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WW&F Railway Museum Discussion => Museum Discussion => Topic started by: Ed Lecuyer on July 03, 2013, 01:38:08 PM
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From:
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10896936.htm
$5,000 to the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum in Alna, ME, to complete the operational restoration of WW&F locomotive no. 9 with a replicated "Russia Iron" style boiler jacket. No. 9 dates from 1891 and is one of only two surviving products of the Portland Company. The restoration of the Russia Iron jacket will employ a new technology that the museum hopes will prove useful to the preservation industry.
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Great news! Many thanks to the NRHS for sellecting the #9 project and thank you Ed for the work you put into getting this grant.
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That is excellent news. There seems to be a great deal of interest in reproducing the appearance of Russia iron on vintage locomotives. The York No. 17 on the Northern Central "Steam Into History" operation in southern Pennsylvania, built by David Kloke, has its boiler jacket painted to look like Russia iron, and the newly restored Detroit & Lima Northern 4-4-0 No. 7 at Greenfield Village also features what looks like Russia iron jacketing. Onward!
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Thanks go also to Jason, James, and John McNamara for helping with the grant. It was Jason's idea to specifically ask for funding for the Russia Iron replication. We're hoping to try an exciting process that could prove beneficial to other restorations.
Finally, thanks to Stephen Hussar for sharing his photos of #9 in the grant application. Two of them were picked up in the press release linked above.
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Trains Newswire now has the story. (You have to be a subscriber to read, though.)
http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2013/07/NRHS%20announces%20recipients%20of%202013%20Railway%20Heritage%20Grants.aspx
It's more or less a reprint of the NRHS press release - but with one of Stephen's pictures of Jason working on #9.
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The NRHS facebook page has the WW&F story and one of Stephens as well. The #9 grant news has gone viral! 8)
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Very nice job, Ed, Stephen and Jason! And yes, a big thank you to the NRHS.
One question: I see in the NRHS press release: "No. 9 dates from 1891 and is one of only two surviving products of the Portland Company." What is the other surviving Portland Company product? (Yes, I'll probably slap my forehead when you tell me).
- Bill
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Well, I'm sure a lot of Portland Company products still exist, (I guess I could have been clearer in the grant application) there are only two locomotives:
1. Our #9
2. Grand Trunk Railway Canada No. 40
See:
http://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=1905
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Great job on the grant application, Ed!
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A new Russia-iron process! What a remarkable way to cap off the remarkable preservation of a rare and wonderful locomotive!
Well done Gentlemen!
Sincerest Complements,
Glenn
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Ed can't get enough kudos for writing such a brilliant application. Thank you Ed!!
We are mid process right now on the jacket project, but hope to have a product which really pops.
Jason
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Fantastic, Ed!! GREAT work!!
Stephen
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I meant to mention that this approach was developed by Jonathan St Mary and I over the spring, with input from others including Steve Cobb, Bob Longo, and others.
See ya
Jason
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An outstanding effort and an outstanding result by outstanding people.
CONGRATULATIONS
Ira Schreiber
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Excellent job guys! And thanks to the NHRS for recognizing the WW&F Ry Museum.
Dave
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This is great!!
-John
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This is fantastic news.
Jeff S.
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You Guys Rule!
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Congrats everyone!
Now, where will the "Russian Iron" be rolled out at?
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Why, deep in the Ural Mountains, of course!
Actually, our approach lies in the combination of specialty suppliers and processors. I'll save the details until after we are a little farther down the road in the process. We will be fitting the jacket ourselves. We have No9's original, which in addition to providing templates, still retains several spots where the original Russia Iron Finish hasn't rusted away and can be seen.
I want to mention that we are not attempting to outdo the results obtained by others in this field. For recent reproduction Russia Iron examples, the Eureka and the Inyo look great and we'll pleased to simply match the end result seen on those locomotives. We feel the novelness in our approach lies on utilizing commercially available products and services.
See ya
Jason
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One of the qualifications that I put in the grant application is that if this process proves successful, we will be sure to share the details with the railroad preservation community - and give credit to the NRHS for helping with the funding. Once we see how it all turns out, I'm sure we'll come up with a way to fulfill this obligation.