Diesel Service Report, December 18, 2022 SP1006 EMC 1939 SW1 SP1006 came to the museum in the late 1980’s. Shortly after its arrival its restoration project began. When we started…
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Diesel Service Report, November 20, 2022 Ray Ballash Ray Ballash passed away this past Friday. For those of us that knew him, he was a gentle soul that offered to…
Diesel Service Report, November 15, 2022 Day Out with Thomas SP1006 and SF108 were used for five days pulling the Thomas the Tank Engine and Thomas’s sidekick locomotive, Percy. SF108…
Diesel Service Report, October 2, 2022 RunOne Program Our RunOne program at the museum continues to have excellent results. SF108 appears to be the favorite of Railfans wanting to operate…
Diesel Service Report, August 15, 2022 SF560 Restoration When both trucks were pulled out from under the locomotive, it was obvious that the wheel flanges were way too tall and…
Diesel Service Report, July 31, 2022 SF560 Restoration In the last report, we mentioned that the wheels had flanges that were too tall and needed to be turned down….
Diesel Service Report, July 3, 2022 SF5704 Restoration As has been well documented on social media over the past few months, SF5704 has been reconfigured and repainted back to its…
Diesel Service Report, May 15, 2022 John Salvini and Richard Berk have finished their work on the SF560 Opposed Piston Diesel engine and are now focusing on maintenance issues associated…
Diesel Service Report, March 28, 2022 UP942, EMD E8 Locomotive UP942 has two Diesel engines. The forward engine powers the front truck, and the rear engine powers the rear truck….
Diesel Service Report, March 14, 2022 SP1006 SW1 Repair The locomotive was reported to not being able to move. The term for that is “Not Loading”. John Stumreiter tracked the…
