Sandblasting
- Primer A new sponsor -
West Coast Industrial
Maintenance
on Franklin,
donated the sandblasting and primer
coat to us. .Dan Parsons reported January 9: "The parts are back from West Coast Industrial Maintenance. Sand blasting and prime coat is done. Dan painted the tender frame satin black. Some parts still need cleaned up and painted before assembly of the loco and tender. We must decide what colour to paint the loco and tender. It's now time for work parties to start.
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Gas Engine
Status Dan is pleased to report the loco engine which we
thought required replacement may in fact be ok. He had only to spray
in some carb cleaner, and away it went on a few pulls. By April it was
fully tested and works well.
Nanaimo
Package Acquisition - Dec 2011 - After
the PRFMS executive approved the purchase; Dan and his son Todd and went
to Nanaimo Dec 10 to pick it up. It took them all day Saturday;
equipment was in three locations, and the long pieces of rail had to be
cut to 20' to get them in Lynda's horse van which conveniently was on
the island needing a ride home. On Sunday Dec 11, the package was
unloaded by Dan, Shaun Coburn and Bob Johnson at the Parson's ranch on
McLeod Road. After looking the equipment over in detail, Dan reports
that although on the surface the equipment looks rough, (requiring
replacement of much of the wood, and sand-blasting and painting of metal
parts); the underlying design and quality of the trucks, bearings etc
are excellent. The earth-hauler red shown above has been converted into
a caboose, and the aluminium earth hauler will become a ride-car
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