Re: NNG old engine

From:
[www.angelfire.com]


Sent to the repair shops of the Strasburg Rail Road in February of 1998, the locomotive was completely gone over and meticulously restored. The William Mason received new flues along with a new metal cowcatcher to replace the deteriorating wood pilot. One pair of tires were replaced on the driving wheels while the smokestack and cab were rebuilt. Air brakes were installed on the tender along with an air tank in the toolbox at the rear of the tender. There is no air compressor on the locomotive; instead, the air reservoir is filled from an outside source. Internally, the firebox was converted to burn wood. In previous years, the engine burned coal and carried a false load of wood above the bunker. The most noticeable changes, however, are the abundant brasswork and new paint scheme.