Bill and List,
A few years earlier here in Galesburg, David Conrad spent a few days working
on the 3006. Removing the jacket and boiler lagging. The surprise was the
smokebox deep in flyash. Rain had soaked the ash so that year after year,
there developed some deterioration. After the ash was shoveled out, the
stack was covered over as per Conrad's recommendations. The 3001 at Ottumwa
last time I saw it was in really sad shape. Some of the journal lids on the
tender were open and filled with dirt, that kind of thing. You'd think the
city would pull it a bit forward out of the shadows of the depot and display
the locomotive.........Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Allen" <tarfu64@h...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Donated Steam Engines
> Good day to all,
>
> Back in the 80's I helped with some cosmetic restoration projects on the
> 3006 in Galesburg. I can say that from the inside the firebox appears to
be
> sound. The largest hurdle to overcome in restoring the old gal to
operation
> would be replacing the stay bolts, especially the flexible stays over the
> crownsheet as these were quite corroded.
>
> Like Warren the rest is only heresay from my father and a friend of his
who
> worked for the Q from the 40's into the 80's. According to him, the
3000's
> were servicable or nearly so, when they were put on display. I have heard
> that some railroads would replace the brass axle bearings with blocks of
> wood after the engine was on display, but this was not the case with the
> 3006.
>
> Bill Allen
> >
>
>
>
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