RGS #20 Fired Up!

NS6770fan · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2018 10:03 am **Posts:** 195

Great job and a well done to the Strasburg Crew! Does this mean all of her rods and pistons are in place now?

Jason Midyette · **Posted:** Wed May 22, 2019 9:44 pm

Very cool! Thank you for sharing

Jason Midyette

PMC · **Joined:** Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:55 pm **Posts:** 2876

Some back story on it: https://coloradorailroadmuseum.org/2018 ... s20update/

I have seen reports that the RGS wrung every last drop out of it, e.g. when it was first disassembled it was found that the main rod shims were not brass but Campbell's Soup cans, the writing could still be seen on them.

robertjohndavis · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:10 am **Posts:** 2499

It may not be the golden age of mainline steam, but it sure as heck is a golden age of steam. Legends coming back. Unthinkable restorations completed and more on the way. It’s quite something. - Rob

J3a-614 · **Posted:** Thu May 23, 2019 12:40 am

robertjohndavis wrote:

It may not be the golden age of mainline steam, but it sure as heck is a golden age of steam. Legends coming back. Unthinkable restorations completed and more on the way. It’s quite something. - Rob

What more can I add? It's a great job, something we shouldn't be seeing--but we are anyway, and not just the only example! (Yeah, No. 4014 is another, and the list still isn't complete!)

Tom F · **Joined:** Mon Jul 02, 2018 8:04 pm **Posts:** 314

I remember reading a story about how this locomotive was traveling though a deep cut of snow in the middle of the night. A drunk man was walking between the rails and the #20 ran him over. It's good to finally see this locomotive back together. I know the Colorado Railroad museum has spent probably more to get this restored then it would have cost to build it from scratch.

Richard Glueck · **Posted:** Thu May 23, 2019 9:02 am

Kelly, ya done it again! Great work, Strasburg shops.

MD Ramsey · **Joined:** Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:52 pm **Posts:** 192

Excellent!

We look forward to it coming home..

MDR

Kelly Anderson · **Joined:** Tue Sep 14, 2004 7:52 am **Posts:** 2477

WVNorthern · **Posted:** Thu May 23, 2019 11:09 am

Will it be returning to Colorado by road or rail (on a flatcar)?

Kelly Anderson · **Joined:** Tue Sep 14, 2004 7:52 am **Posts:** 2477

hadder · **Joined:** Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:21 pm **Posts:** 178

Kelly, is this locomotive compliant with Part 230?

Eric

G. W. Laepple · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 5:10 pm **Posts:** 1182

I saw No. 20 move under its own power about 3 hours ago, and it does make all the right noises! Congratulations to LInn Moedinger, who handled the throttle on the first move, and the entire Strasburg shop team!

PMC · **Joined:** Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:55 pm **Posts:** 2876

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p86CFR8SjJQ