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The most beautiful bridge I have ever seen at a live steam track.
The Skookum 2-4-4-2 Mallet, a true compound locomotive, was restored by Paul Pool and Sam Pool in 2010. From that time well into 2011, I ran this engine and made many good memories on her. Sadly, after a rather bad wreck in late 2011, she was silenced for an in-determinate time, and when Paul moved the Florida, the engine's future appeared in doubt.
The day I heard of the wreck, I had promised to return this engine to life and rekindle those beautiful memories of time spent with this engineering work of art. On Friday, I voyaged up to find a crashed locomotive. I began work at 9:00 AM, and by 2:00 PM I threw a fire into the firebox of what we had made into a steamable locomotive. AMong other things were a repair to the smashed pilot truck suspension, and the re-soldering of a water pipe fitting that had been completely destroyed.
My dear friend Phil Christopher and I took charge for the weekend. Thank you to Paul and Sam Pool for this opportunity and letting us spend the time to breathe new life into our big blue double-expansion friend.
The Skookum 2-4-4-2 Mallet, a true compound locomotive, was restored by Paul Pool and Sam Pool in 2010. From that time well into 2011, I ran this engine and made many good memories on her. Sadly, after a rather bad wreck in late 2011, she was silenced for an in-determinate time, and when Paul moved the Florida, the engine's future appeared in doubt.
The day I heard of the wreck, I had promised to return this engine to life and rekindle those beautiful memories of time spent with this engineering work of art. On Friday, I voyaged up to find a crashed locomotive. I began work at 9:00 AM, and by 2:00 PM I threw a fire into the firebox of what we had made into a steamable locomotive. AMong other things were a repair to the smashed pilot truck suspension, and the re-soldering of a water pipe fitting that had been completely destroyed.
My dear friend Phil Christopher and I took charge for the weekend. Thank you to Paul and Sam Pool for this opportunity and letting us spend the time to breathe new life into our big blue double-expansion friend.
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1600x1200px 471.01 KB
Make
NIKON
Model
COOLPIX S3500
Shutter Speed
10/800 second
Aperture
F/4.0
Focal Length
8 mm
ISO Speed
80
Date Taken
Jul 26, 2014, 5:06:09 AM
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wish I could have come along....