Pacific Railroad
Preservation Assoc.
in the smokebox

This is what it looks like in the smokebox at the start. Photo by Terry Thompson.

in the smokebox

To get the flues out, they are cut on the firebox end (welded, remember) and notched on the smokebox end. This picture shows how they are notched. Photo by Terry Thompson

looking in the smokebox from the boiler

Walt Eisenman in the smokebox notching the next several rows of flues to come out. Photo by Terry Thompson

in the firebox

Walt Eisenman cutting a tube in the firebox so it can be removed. Photo by Dale Birkholz.

in the firebox

Walt Eisenman cutting a tube. Photo by Dale Birkholz.

in the firebox

To get the flues started out, they have to be driven from the firebox with a pipe against the cut end. Walt Eisenman (aka "John Henry") puts some beef into it while John Cox holds the pipe. Photo by Terry Thompson

in the boiler

View of the front half of the boiler. Photo by Terry Thompson

in the boiler

View to the rear of the boiler. Photo by Terry Thompson

outside looking at front of locomotive

Pulling flues out of the boiler. In the foreground are Steve Speer and Terry Thompson. On the pilot is David Thompson. In the smokebox are Bob Vanderbeck, John Rosu, and Jim Vanderbeck. Photo by Dale Birkholz.

outside the roundhouse

Laying the old flues on the pile. Photo by Dale Birkholz.