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Engine 901 chassis restoration.

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Engine 901 chassis restoration.

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Boiler for Engine 901.

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Boiler for Engine 901.

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Tender for Engine 901 primed.

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Phil, Bob, Joe, & Dennis bringing coaches to their new home.  (7/9/02)

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Kevin vacuuming the coaches.

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Dennis painting underside of tender.

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Dennis & Jim applying insulation to the boiler.

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Bill & Dennis cutting the boiler's jacket.

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And the piece fits!

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One section done - two to go.

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It's starting to come together - 10/2/02.

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Mr. & Mrs. Boyersmith of Benton Harbor, MI visited 10/7/02.   As a youth, Earl was an engineer of House of David trains and played on their famous baseball team.

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Dennis, Doug, and Jim setting Engine 901 on track early Saturday morning (10/12/02).

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Start of first fire in boiler.

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Pulling out with passengers
(they're sitting to the rear to avoid coal smoke).

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Engine 901 running smoothly on its first day
in over 25 years!

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Earl Boyersmith in the engineer's seat.

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Jim and Dennis at the end of the first trial run 10/12/02.
Many volunteers worked on the train's restoration.

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Engine 901 in May 2003.
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Dennis with Paul Johnson from the Israelite House of David. 
We were very honored by his visit.  (7/20/03)

 

 

 

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