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It's a good question. The Maud L was in Paul Boschan's shop beginning in the fall of 2004, and it emerged as the Ward Kimball pulling it's first train less than a year later. That engine was completely rebuilt from the ground up, including an all-new boiler and new driver centers and tires. There a...

Throttle packing too tight?

A 20 psi difference is still pretty big. Boilers like consistency. The fuel will need to be turned up when the engine is running so the fire isn't chuffed out, but if it is not turned up enough, the pressure will drop. Everything I read and oil burner fireman I know talk about keeping a 5-10 psi dif...

Per these links the boilers are 150 psi.

http://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomo ... isplay=338

http://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomo ... isplay=337

http://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomo ... isplay=336

http://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomo ... isplay=339

When I was visiting a couple weeks ago, I sat right behind the engine and could see the pressure gauge. I saw that between stations the pressure would drop about 50 psi, down around 100 psi, and then climb when stopped at the station. I saw this on two different engines. Is this practice, letting th...

Just remember that the engineer on Gettysburg 1278 was very experienced (by years that is) and still didn't know how to properly blow down a sight glass and didn't recognize a problem when the water in the glass maybe moved 1/2" while the engine was working uphill for 10 or so minutes with the ...

From a liability standpoint I could understand why they would want computerized systems on the engine. If the engine crew forgets to turn on the injector, the water level could drop out of the glass. If the engine crew doesn't notice that the glass is reading a false high level, the water valve wasn...

Forgive me for asking but what is the issues between Strasbourg and WDW? Regardless I'm excited to hear Lilly is on her way home!! My connects have told me that there are a lot of rumors floating about the railfans/foamers and they enjoy reading how the engine is "being held hostage" and ...

Why? If the running gear is done, she would just need to be re-assembled.

"I wonder how long the "delivered shortly" timeframe is?!:"

lol, I don't think it really matters as long as the customer is satisfied...