Installing a New Boiler on Steam Locomotive C&NW
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- On September 26, 2019 the new boiler for Mid-Continent Railway Museum's steam locomotive, Chicago & North Western #1385 was delivered and installed on the locomotive's frame. The new boiler weighs 41,000 lbs. Work on the locomotive is taking place at a machine shop near Madison, Wis. For more information on the work to return 1385 to operation, visit www.midcontine...
Video by Randy Long (Long & Associates Creative Services, rdlgraphics.com) with additional editing and aerial views by Jeffrey Lentz (MCRM)
Music: "Inspire" www.bensound.com.
How amazing that brand new steam locomotive boilers are now being manufactured in the US. It's about time we caught up with the UK in that respect, but better late than never!
im excited for the steam train to come to the museum
I would call her because of her new Boiler "The Newborn of Steam"
I can't wait for it to be restored to operational when I go to Wisconsin one day!
Absolutely amazing! Kudos to MCRHS for such a quality ,"in depth" restoration. Though I have to ask, how much does a new boiler for a 4-6-0 go for these days?
Usually around 108 years or so
would you do Class es pacific that's streamline number 134.
when will the 1385 be up and running again
what is going on here rebuild
Where is 1385's aux tender?
It is at Mid-Continent Railway Museum - parked near the water tower.
what will happen to the old boiler?
The old boiler has been recycled. The idea of turning it into a display was considered, but decided against because its value as a display would have been limited. The tubes had reached the end of their useful life and were removed and recycled years ago (some of the tubes now form the railing around our passenger platform and flower garden). Other key components like the superheater, branchpipes, throttle, etc., are all being installed in the new boiler. With all that removed, all that was really left of the old boiler was the outer shell.
Will she run the 2023 season
Thanks for commenting. We too are excited for the locomotive's return to service. Due to the large number of variables at play when it comes to funding and performing the repairs, as well as the subsequent testing and adjustments that may be needed before it pulls its first passenger train, it is extremely difficult to provide a completion date estimate with any real accuracy. Since we do not wish to mislead anyone, even if accidently, our policy has been to not give out estimates and predictions for the locomotive's completion. You can, however, follow along with the project's progress on our museum website's Steam Status page.