All, after nearly a decade of searching, researching, fundraising, and restoration, the Pullman Palace Car "Sunbeam" has arrived at its new home at the Hildene estate in Manchester, Vermont. Hildene was the summer home built by Robert Todd Lincoln, eldest son of our 16th President. In addition to being Secretary of War under Rutherford B Hayes, Robert Lincoln was later president of the Pullman Co. Sunbeam was built in 1888, and exquisitely restored by Bob Willetts and crew at the Lancaster & Chester shops in South Carolina.
This is a quick clip...but here's Dave Kloke's "Leviathan" doing a high speed run by at the Illinois Ry Museum. This is a good test track for Leviathan! This locomotive was built using patterns Dave borrowed from the National Park Service, making Leviathan a nearly identical copy of the "Jupiter" at Golden Spike NHS in Utah. Dave is currently building a copy of the 119, which he is naming "York," using the NPS' 119 patterns. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9g_cpiiktg
A couple of Saturday's ago I tried 4 times for a specific shot at Alna Center. We had a beautiful day, blue skies, etc. Yet everytime I set up for this shot, just as the train would arrive a cloud would cast a shadow on this scene!! Word spread quickly and it became rather funny...anyway here is the best of the bunch.
Would it be possible to add Lempor-style ejector to No 9, keep it invisible, and would there be any advantage to doing so? Also, is there room in the smokebox for a No 10-style drafting spark arrestor, and Lempor system?
Adorned with historic photos of the Wiscasset waterfront, the AA heads north on Rt 1 Josh, Beth and Steve passing by the original General Offices of the W&Q Stewart and Cindy cruise by in the newest member of their fleet! Alna Vol Fire Dept! driven by museum board member Roger Whitney!
I'm thinking many of us are aware of some phenomenal restorations. While this is not news, here are two images of the British Railways "Duke of Gloucester" -on her way to the Barry docks in 1967, and then after restoration in 1995. Amazing, especially when you consider her cylinders (among other items) are missing in the '67 photo! http://www.flickr.com/photos/taffytank/4030146788/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/taffytank/3340680569/