Wow! The engine is a K1 Northern and is the second of two built in the Angus shops. The engine was preserved and is on display at IPSCO in Regina Saskatchewan.
Supposedly one of the skills that has been lost is the manufacture of the expansion bolts that hold the boiler together. The challenge was/is designing a bolt that can maintain the correct tension while cold
and at operating pressures and temperature.
I would have liked to been part of the steam age - pretty cool stuff.
Look at the workers - OSHA would be having a fit today!
Johnny
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From: whensley11@comcast.net
Sent: Dec 21, 2014 1:21 AM
To: Fourlanders
Subject: [Fourlanders] OT - making of a steam locomotive
The link and video speak for itself. It's a worthwhile watch! To think what they did back-in-the-day!!!
73,
Kim