"old" photo of the week...

[Stephen Hussar]

...but it was only 5 years ago, so it's not really that old. Just think of all that has been accomplished in the past 5 years...it truly is amazing.  

[Duncan Mackiewicz]

I remember that time well but I never would have thought it was already 6 years ago. 
Duncan

[Vincent "Lightning" LeRow]

Wow, Old Smokey still didn't have number plates or couplers!

[James Patten]

If memory serves it was July 12, 2004 or right around that date.  #10 was in the very last stages of it's 1.5 year overhaul.  That day was "Pleasure Island Day" at the railroad, celebrating #10's 100th year and its years at Pleasure Island.  A whole bunch of people showed up to celebrate but I think #10 only pulled one or two trains that day.

[Stephen Hussar]

Is it possible this was the Friday before the event...an afternoon test run?

[James Patten]

No, it was the Saturday of the event.  The engine's first fireup since 2002 was that day, which happened in the morning, it underwent a test run to AC, returned, they had to kill the fire to get in the smokebox to fix something, then fired it back up again.  It pulled at least the last train of the day and was in service for some portion of Sunday.

[Paul Horky]

Steve have you had any luck getting Your photo filles back that were lost?

[Stephen Hussar]

Hi Paul, I think everything is back to normal now, thanks.

[Keith Taylor]

I guess this picture is a little bit older than yours Stephen!

Keith

[Gordon Cook]

Well, I guess I've been around long enough to add some historical photos....

The date was July 10, 2004, first steam up of #10 after the rebuild.

Pressure builds, note the color of the cab interior:


The pop lifts for the first time:


First trip up the line:


And, a gasket let go on the joint from the dry pipe "T" to the steam pipes and that got replaced. It was a sooty and hot job but otherwise everything worked pretty well.:


Ahh, the good old days!

[Stephen Hussar]

Ah Keith, this was to be my next photo! Gordon, the cab interior color...you sure that isn't from 1904?