Niles Canyon Railway SP 1744 Update Wheels Are Turning

[@patricknoveski6409]

I just love to hear all this stuff about the steam engines. Quite amazing the PLA has such depth to their program. These people are heroes to restore history of Railroads. 😮

[@bobyar2001]

Stathi Pappas is a very good speaker. as well as a steam restoration expert. I hope he appears in more videos.

[@tsgmultimedia]

I hope so too!

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

@@tsgmultimediadidn’t I hear some of the drive wheel centers would need replacement or just new tires

[@4hillines67]

The Sacramento Shops are such a valuable resource! Thank you for taking folks in for a peek at what they offer. More to come? !

[@nathancorcoran5347]

I hope to see Southern Pacific 1744 in operation soon, since I live in San Jose, California not too far from Sunol, California.

[@zaklex3165]

How interesting, Mr. Steinheimer's photo of the engine being worked has 1744 on the left side of the frame.

[@jwrailve3615]

More and more steam is being restored across the country and it’s so nice to see. Matter of time before we bring them all back as modified steam/electric behemoths back ruling the lines over the wretched boring 70ace and toasted variations on every train on current major railroad main lines here today

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

Would be nice to see 1269 be evaluated at Sacramento locomotive works

[@JackBWatkins]

I believe the Iowa’s were the first US Battleships that the hulls were welded and not riveted. They didn’t trust welding that much so they really over did it. But what I saw in the video was why they did not trust welding due to the methods employed. I also noticed they riveted the cab instead of welding it.

[@stanfischer6175]

Yeah, by the forties electric welding was better under stood after 20 years of development. One story I heard was the Bismark sunk due to the wrong electrodes for the material the Germans were using. Victory and Liberty ships were all welded by (more often than not by women) and had problems also.

[@Mrdoctile]

The wheels on the Choo-Choo go round and round Round and round, round and round The wheels on the Choo-Choo go round and round All day long

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

15:53 new inner firebox installed

[@Fedora5957]

Hay...That guy Alan looks good enough to be one of them there movie actors, maybe play Casey Jones (he he he).My best to Gavin & Mary.

[@cheezart895]

While 1744's wheels were being worked on, how's the sister engine of 1744 aka 1771 in the Sacramento Locomotive Shops going and are there plans for cosmetic restoration for it to be displayed in the CA State RR Museum?

[@cheezart895]

I might be wrong about 1771, it could be a classified M-8 I’m not sure but please let me know if you have any information on it because I couldn’t find any

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

@@cheezart895heard the boiler is Swiss cheese.

[@cheezart895]

dang that sucks, tho it would make a great display at the museum if worked@@nicholasmedovich8691

[@davec9244]

rivets, then welding can say about what years welding came around? My guess around 1940 thank you all stay safe

[@paulrinehart4262]

Steam engine 👍👍👍👍

[@sparky107107]

so the wheels on a steam loco are like the rings of a tree. can tell what kind of year it had, or work done

[@michaelbozzini900]

It's not like a tree ring. But you can tell how things went.

[@mr.shadestrains6033]

:-)👍

[@paulrinehart4262]

Diesel 👎👎