I thank God I have lived long enough to see this. What a wonderful achievement by the Wiscasset group to bring this locomotive back to life. Well done to all involved. Such a precious piece of two foot gauge railroading history has been preserved.
Superb restoration. Everyone who was involved deserves great credit for bringing back such an iconic locomotive to working order, and with such obvious care for attention to detail & accuracy; well done!
Such dedication, a labor of love, great teamwork-Great Restoration job! There is such a tremendous sense of pride and ownership with all the time and effort which was spent bringing her back to life. I am totally fascinated by all that has been done in regard to relaying track, ballasting, repairing buildings, bridges, trestles etc. and the volunteer efforts in the rain and the support team who brought out dinner for the volunteers! I salute you all, for such an incredible effort and such a quality work-in-progress!
Thanks to all who put so much effort into keeping heritage steam alive. The industrial revolution and the development of so many countries rode on the backs of steam railways and stationary steam engines. I hope public interest in steam power continues to support active heritage steam so future generations will have the opportunity to feel, see, and hear the magic.
gravelydon Lol thats only a one note whistle. But the pitch changes by how much steam pressure is put though it. Personally my favorite is a Crosby 6" 3 chime. I also like the Chinese 5 chime and santa fe 5 chome thry are very unique. One single chime always sounded like a dying cow to me lol. But some find it good its the sound of the old logging trains and trains the built the west. This gauage is my favorite wish there were more two' guage railroads with nice steamers like this
The steam generator came along in the early 20th century. Prior to that it used a kerosene headlight. The way you made a kerosene headlight as bright as an electric headlight was added a couple of moth balls to the headlight enclosure. Had an long retired B&M engineer told me that. Once they got warm they gave off a gas that increased the candlepower of the headlight significantly. The cylinder cocks were left open I'm guessing so any loose rust can escape the cylinders.
when they moved her out of the engine shed way did the Volunteers park her alongside the fire wood. did they use some of the logs to get the fire going and was she burning wood during the boiler test?
Eric Schade >>> Is the 'steam-powered generator' on the locomotive something it was equipped with in the 19th century, or is it a 20th {or 21st} century addition?
+trainfan5 It certainly is former Edaville stuff. Brian ( don't know his last name ) is restoring it dont know who for, perhaps it will go back to Edaville, he is doing work for them or possibly to the new and revised Maine Narrow Gauge slated for Gray Maine in a couple of years
+Eric Schade I am out of the loop on this. There is going to be another narrow gauge start up soon? Would like to keep hearing about this. Any scoops on it? How big it will be? Where it goes? Websites? Etc. Anything you can sling out to us would be cool! John
+John Crawford I asked for more info. It seems that Brian was given the (derelict) rolling stock by the Maine Narrow Gauge and will restore it and loan it to any narrow gauge who would like to have it. I don't think he has any plans for a new track.
The drain cocks are only left open while the cylinders are "warming" to drain condensed steam. water in incompressable and would damage the cylinders while running.
Just dicovered your amazing railway museum 15 days back .Pretty moving moment the revival of a steam loc. It reminds me the revival of a two foot steam loc in Pithiviers (France) in 1978 but only 14 years after its last run. Musée des transport de Pithiviers See our Web site and Face Book ;
Love all the work force engine n equipment
I thank God I have lived long enough to see this. What a wonderful achievement by the Wiscasset group to bring this locomotive back to life. Well done to all involved. Such a precious piece of two foot gauge railroading history has been preserved.
Superb restoration. Everyone who was involved deserves great credit for bringing back such an iconic locomotive to working order, and with such obvious care for attention to detail & accuracy; well done!
Absolutely awsome to see No. 9 finaly running!
Such dedication, a labor of love, great teamwork-Great Restoration job! There is such a tremendous sense of pride and ownership with all the time and effort which was spent bringing her back to life. I am totally fascinated by all that has been done in regard to relaying track, ballasting, repairing buildings, bridges, trestles etc. and the volunteer efforts in the rain and the support team who brought out dinner for the volunteers! I salute you all, for such an incredible effort and such a quality work-in-progress!
Thanks to all who put so much effort into keeping heritage steam alive. The industrial revolution and the development of so many countries rode on the backs of steam railways and stationary steam engines. I hope public interest in steam power continues to support active heritage steam so future generations will have the opportunity to feel, see, and hear the magic.
Great video, Eric! You can really get a sense of the excitement of the day. And nice job on the whistle blowing! I'm glad you did the honors.
I thank this is a gem of little railway!!!
Absolutely fantastic! Great work!
Beautiful!
Outstanding work!
Great whistle notes.
gravelydon Lol thats only a one note whistle. But the pitch changes by how much steam pressure is put though it. Personally my favorite is a Crosby 6" 3 chime. I also like the Chinese 5 chime and santa fe 5 chome thry are very unique. One single chime always sounded like a dying cow to me lol. But some find it good its the sound of the old logging trains and trains the built the west. This gauage is my favorite wish there were more two' guage railroads with nice steamers like this
Wow. Just wow.
Very Nice, Class act!
Fantastic work - just saw this today...can't wait to ride with her in 2016!!!!
same
Awesome. Hasn't run in 85 years? Pretty cool.
Loved watching the video. Very historic! Great!
That is a beautiful locomotive. Reminds me of the Fred Gurley #3 at Disneyland.
Excellent!
Normally I dislike the single tone whistles, but this sounds great. Nice note and I love the echo.
The steam generator came along in the early 20th century. Prior to that it used a kerosene headlight. The way you made a kerosene headlight as bright as an electric headlight was added a couple of moth balls to the headlight enclosure. Had an long retired B&M engineer told me that. Once they got warm they gave off a gas that increased the candlepower of the headlight significantly.
The cylinder cocks were left open I'm guessing so any loose rust can escape the cylinders.
Boy I’d love to have some property on an old abandoned rail bed for one of these.
best song ever
when they moved her out of the engine shed way did the Volunteers park her alongside the fire wood. did they use some of the logs to get the fire going and was she burning wood during the boiler test?
Eric Schade >>> Is the 'steam-powered generator' on the locomotive something it was equipped with in the 19th century, or is it a 20th {or 21st} century addition?
what was the coast to restore her ? Awesome job !
What is the boiler pressure? Congratulations, btw.
Genuine Question, who does the stock at 16:27 belong too? Looks like lots of ex edaville/B&SR equipment.
+trainfan5 It certainly is former Edaville stuff. Brian ( don't know his last name ) is restoring it dont know who for, perhaps it will go back to Edaville, he is doing work for them or possibly to the new and revised Maine Narrow Gauge slated for Gray Maine in a couple of years
+Eric Schade I am out of the loop on this. There is going to be another narrow gauge start up soon? Would like to keep hearing about this. Any scoops on it? How big it will be? Where it goes? Websites? Etc. Anything you can sling out to us would be cool! John
+John Crawford
I asked for more info.
It seems that Brian was given the (derelict) rolling stock by the Maine Narrow Gauge and will restore it and loan it to any narrow gauge who would like to have it. I don't think he has any plans for a new track.
+Eric Schade Bummer! Well, I am happy for the equipment getting restored, anyway. :) Thanks for the share!
Who is Brian?
Just a question, why do you leave the drain cocks open at the base of the cylinders the whole time? Great restoration by the way.
The drain cocks are only left open while the cylinders are "warming" to drain condensed steam. water in incompressable and would damage the cylinders while running.
Just dicovered your amazing railway museum 15 days back .Pretty moving moment the revival of a steam loc. It reminds me the revival of a two foot steam loc in Pithiviers (France) in 1978 but only 14 years after its last run. Musée des transport de Pithiviers See our Web site and Face Book ;
Russia iron boiler jacket?
Outstanding work!