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| Behind the Scenes of the 2002 Winter Games |  | John Rimmasch gives us the details on what it took to keep 3 2-8-0s running for the thousands of Olympic spectators that used the Heber Valley Railroad to reach the Soldier Hollow venue. (1 May 2002) |
| PRR K4s 4-6-2 1361 |  | Wayne Laepple begins a series on the extensive boiler work being done to this Pacific. (1 March 2000 - updated 5 January 2002.) |
| Repairing SLSF 1522's derailment damage |  | New! En route to a performance at Galesburg Railroad Days in June 1999, Frisco 4-8-2 1522 was derailed in north St. Louis, just 20 miles after an 18-month, back-to-original-spec overhaul. The running gear work starts from scratch again. Follow it here in photos provided by Scott Lindsay of Steam Operations Corporation. (Updated 23 November 1999) |
| The Running Gear Repair of Soo 2719 |  | Updated with new photos! The unfortunate damage to ex-SOO 4-6-2 2719 in May 1999 had one beneficial side-effect; the repair to the locomotive's running gear has been well-documented by the Locomotive & Tower Preservation Fund and Steam Operations Corporation. Thanks to the generosity of several people connected with the repairs, SteamCentral has put together a comprehensive summary of the work. (16 June 1999; updated 1 December 1999) |
| Nevada Northern 4-6-0 40 |  | Scott Lindsay begins a new series on the work being done to this 4-6-0. (1 March 2000) |
| FRA 49CFR230 | The steam community and the Federal Railway Administration have collaborated to revise the oversight regime of steam locomotives, which begin to take effect on 18 January 2000. Read about the process and get a copy of the documents here. Official document now available. (Updated 1 December 1999) | |
| Riveting |  | The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society has put up its "Around the Shop" page where photos and information on repairs to Nickel Plate 2-8-4 765 will be posted. This is a brief but interesting selection of photos illustrating the installation of rivets. (7 July 1999) |
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