Roundhouse Reports Roundhouse Report – Summer 2021 Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum — Mechanical Department Restorations Work continues on former McCloud/Yreka Western #19, 2-8-2 locomotive this spring. The interior of the boiler is in the process of being descaled and inspected for any repairs or adjustments. The preliminary inspection shows the boiler courses to be …
Roundhouse Reports Roundhouse Report – Spring 2021 Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum — Mechanical Department Restorations The winter of 2020-2019 has been very busy here in the shop with work concentrating primarily on locomotive #19. This former McCloud River RR /Yreka Western 2-8-2 has been undergoing heavy repairs at AoSRM for quite some time, and, …
Roundhouse Reports Roundhouse Report – Winter 2020 The year 2020 has been challenging for the entire world’s population, with effects of the COVID-19 pandemic reaching proportions that no one could have envisioned a year ago. With that being said, the Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum has been able to meet these challenges and continue pushing …
Roundhouse Reports Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum Receives Its 23rd Steamer Previous Next Earlier today the Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum in Sugarcreek, Ohio, safely unloaded its newest acquisition, a rare Reading Railroad “Camelback” steam locomotive #1187 constructed in 1903. It is the 23rd steam locomotive acquired for Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum’s collection, and …
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Roundhouse Reports Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum acquires a rare steam locomotive The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum in Sugar Creek, Ohio, is happy to announce that it was the high bidder for an unusual “Camelback” steam locomotive in a sealed-bid auction held on July 15, 2020, at the Strasburg Railroad in Pennsylvania. The amount …
Roundhouse Reports Bessemer & Lake Erie No.643 Update Boiler and Chassis separated643’s Tender in the Back ShopThe Tender’s “Doghouse” Previous Next The winter months and holidays have slowed the movement of B&LE #643 running gear and boiler arrival to the Roundhouse. However, behind the scenes efforts continue to work out all the intricacies with local …
Roundhouse Reports Latest News on the Bessemer & Lake Erie No.643 Disassembly and pre-movement planning for “The King” (former Bessemer & Lake Erie 2-10-4 #643) The first highway tractor trailer filled with parts removed from former Bessemer & Lake 2-10-4 #643 (nicknamed “The King”) was unloaded last week at Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum …
Roundhouse Reports Bessemer & Lake Erie No.643 – September Update http://www.ageofsteamroundhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/643-First-Movement-small.mp4 The initial study of how best to move Bessemer & Lake Erie 2-10-4 #643 from McKees Rocks, Pa., to The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum in Sugarcreek, Ohio, has been completed by AoSRM employees and our 643 project manager. Nicknamed “The King,” the 643 …
Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum Acquires Bessemer & Lake Erie No.643 The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum (AoSRM) in Sugarcreek, Ohio, is excited and pleased to announce that it has successfully acquired B&LE 643, which is the only remaining 2-10-4 Texas Type steam locomotive of the 47 built for the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad. …
