Western Coal & Coke #1 Status Updates –

We had a great work session this past weekend!    On Saturday, the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western cars #425 and #557 as well as the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range caboose C-74 were jacked up to ...

https://www.midcontinent.org/mechanical-department-update-april-13-14-2024/

Early February Mid-Continent members Jason Sobczynski, Dave Wantz, Bob Ristow, Don Angles and Jim Connor traveled to Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga. At the TVRM shops, they assis...

https://www.midcontinent.org/hot-flanging-a-new-door-sheet/

Leveling the WC&C #1 boiler in preparation of upcoming work. Bottom two photos – In the process of rebuilding the tender trucks we are repjacing all of the elliptical springs. Over the years, t...

https://www.midcontinent.org/creating-new-tender-truck-springs/

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Tires for the driving wheels of WC&C #1 have been applied and are ready for shipment back to Mid-Continent. Pictures show completed wheel sets and detail of completed crank pin quartering main dr...

https://www.midcontinent.org/driving-wheels-completed/

The new pilot beam has been fitted to the locomotive frame. This is temporary, but does help determine the positioning of the beam. The new pilot will have to be secured to this beam at a later d...

https://www.midcontinent.org/pilot-beam-fitted/

Bob and Dave have built a crane to lift and position the front tube sheet for the WC&C #1. We test drove the crane last week. Welding on the rear sheet continues as well as work on the frame and ...

https://www.midcontinent.org/crane-built-to-assist-with-restoration/

Bob Ristow devised a drilling guide to ensure alignment of the replacement staybolts in the crownsheet patch. Here are a few pictures of Bob and Dave Lee drilling pilot holes for the staybolts. ...

https://www.midcontinent.org/drilling-guide/

On Friday, Pete Deets, Bob Ristow, Ron Kokemuller, and Jim Connor cleaned up around the boiler and other area’s in the shop. Pete, Bob and I spent some time on the project plan and timeline to ...

https://www.midcontinent.org/measuring-frame-bolts-and-tapping-boiler-stud-holes/

Bob and Dave continued to clean on the frame today and have it for the most part completed. There are a few spots that might need a little touching up. They also completed assembling the last set...

https://www.midcontinent.org/cleaning-of-frame-completed/