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Photos of SSW 819 during inspection work at Pine Bluff 1999-2000

 

New Photos

• Daryl Cason and Chad Thompson remove staybolt caps in the cab of SSW 819. Feb. 19, 2000.
• Chad Thompson removes staybolt caps in the cab of SSW 819. Feb. 19, 2000
• Daryl Cason removes staybolt caps using chisel and hammer in the cab of SSW 819 at the Ark. Railroad Museum. Feb. 19, 2000.
• Bill Bailey looks over superheater tubes removed from SSW 819 . Jan. 8, 2000.
• Motorcycle group looks over SSW 819 during tour of Arkansas Railroad Museum, Pine Bluff, Ark. 819 was out having its flues blown clean. April 15, 2000.
• SSW 819 is pulled outside to have its flues blown clean. April 15, 2000.
• Daryl Cason hooks cylinder heads to forklift for removal from SSW 819. Mar. 11, 2000
• Bill Bailey takes a break after working inside of firebox of SSW 819. April 22, 2000.
• Chad Thompson sands the track for better traction so Daryl Cason can use trackmoblie to move SSW 819 outdoors for flue cleaning. April. 15, 2000
• Paul Hoge cleans superheater tubes from SSW 819. Mar. 4, 2000
• Bill Bailey inside SSW 819's firebox blowing out flues during. April 15, 2000
• SSW 819 has flues blown out during inspection work at Arkansas Railroad Museum, Pine Bluff, Ark. April 15, 2000
• Barry Robinson chisels off staybolt caps on SSW 819 . April 1, 2000
• Ron Acheson works on tender/loco connections underneath tender of SSW 819. April 29, 2000

Staybolts

• Staybolts some 3000 in all, row after row after row. June 26, 1999.
• Sorting staybolt caps. October 16, 1999.
• Removing some of the 3000 staybolt caps. All the caps have to be removed. June 26, 1999.
• Bill Bailey checks out the staybolts of SSW 819. June 26, 1999.

Superheater tubes

• Joe McNabb uses a cutting torch in the smokebox of SSW 819. This was in preparation for the removal of the superheater tubes. October 16, 1999.
• Each of the bolts holding the superheater tubes had to be heated to loosen them enough for removal with an impact wrench. November 13, 1999.
• Another view of heating the bolts holding the superheater tubes. November 13, 1999.
• Removing the superheater tubes. Each tube is about 15 feet long. November 13, 1999
• Removing the superheater tubes. Each tube is about 15 feet long. November 13, 1999
• Using a forklift to help gently pull the tubes out. November 13, 1999.

 

Firebox work

• Joe McNabb washes down the interior of the firebox after removing the firebrick. Even without a fire its a bit warm. June 26, 1999.
• Joe McNabb crawls into the firebox of SSW 819 to remove firebrick June 5, 1999.

General Views of SSW 819

• SSW 819 during inspection work at Arkansas Railroad Museum. October 16, 1999.
• Cleaning 819's bell after removing the smokebox door. March 27, 1999
• Overhead view of work on SSW 819. November 13, 1999

"Blue Streak" the cat

• "Blue Streak" the musuem's cat waltzs by the musuem's crane November 13, 1999.

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