Re: NG Vulcan Restoration in Ontario
| May 04, 2020 08:51AM |
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Restoration Continued.....
My wee role is to not touch anything important, and to clean parts that have been caked with a hundred years of quarry dust. In November the boiler was test fitted to the chassis, but there is obviously still a lot to do.
The end goal is to have a small oval of track for operation on the property, as there isn’t a lot (isn’t any!) 3’ gauge trackage anywhere nearby. Joining the Vulcan this past summer was a late 1920s Plymouth gas switcher, which will also see eventual restoration to operation.
Visitors are welcome, but of course not until the coronavirus eases up. Advance notice is required, and group tours are offered on a limited basis. Email is wjsteam@execulink.com.
Cheers all,
Ralph
My wee role is to not touch anything important, and to clean parts that have been caked with a hundred years of quarry dust. In November the boiler was test fitted to the chassis, but there is obviously still a lot to do.
The end goal is to have a small oval of track for operation on the property, as there isn’t a lot (isn’t any!) 3’ gauge trackage anywhere nearby. Joining the Vulcan this past summer was a late 1920s Plymouth gas switcher, which will also see eventual restoration to operation.
Visitors are welcome, but of course not until the coronavirus eases up. Advance notice is required, and group tours are offered on a limited basis. Email is wjsteam@execulink.com.
Cheers all,
Ralph
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
The NGDF was started by Don Richter and is currently operated in his memory by Nathan Holmes and others. Others who have contributed to the upkeep of this board are (in no particular order): Charles McCandless, Everett Lueck, Ted Wilton, Cole Adams, James Bane, John Moellmer, Jon Bentz, Linn Moedinger, lloyd lehrer, Rod Jensen, John Craft, Steven Forney, Herb Kelsey, Bill Ramaley, Russ Sperry (El Russo Loco), Josh McNeal, John West, Jim Armstrong, Bob Bergstrom, Greg Scholl, Blake Forbes Doug van Veelen and Mark Fuller.