The Tubes are in!!

Three days into the work week - Today (June 15) we installed and expanded the last 8 tubes in the boiler of Klondike Kate.   We have one spare, which we will find a good place to store in case we need to replace a tube someday.  All that remains for the tubes is to roll the beads on the smokebox side for the rest of them (30 or so are done already).  

We will have more progress and pics for you at the end of the work week – but for now:

Here’s a picture from front and back of the tubes no longer in Gondola 4319, and now permanently installed in the boiler.

Work Week is going very well

Bonus Pic #1: Largest load of freight in Como in quite a while

Bonus Pic #2: Jonah and Tony Gambone were part of a team hike to the King Wye before work started. Note town of Como in background with roundhouse in center