Article says less than a year from being done. He has several irons in the fire, like 1744, 61,
and the full-time gig, but it appears he has lots of willing helpers.

News article:

Chehalis-Centralia Railroad Museum’s century-old steam train needs extensive repairs

Friday, Feb 5th, 2021

The Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum’s century-old steam train has been offline
for nearly two years as it needs costly and time-consuming repairs.

Over the weekend, the locomotive received its “1472 inspection,” an examination that
happens only after 15 years or 1,472 service days, whichever comes first. It’s
considered the most comprehensive inspection of all for the trains.

Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Operations Manager Stathi Pappas, who has been
working on trains for about 15 years, conducted the evaluation of the Chehalis-Centralia
Railroad & Museum’s 1916 Baldwin locomotive No. 15.

The steam train has not been up and running since it was taken offline in March 2019.
Repairs to the train’s boiler were originally estimated to cost about $150,000, and the
CCRM secured a grant of $154,000 from the state’s 2020 supplemental capital budget in
April 2020.

Through Pappas’ routine inspection, he found additional repairs that are needed in the
boiler, but the exact cost of those repairs is still being determined.

“We were evaluating some additional conditions to make sure there were no more discoveries
that would come up later as we were working on it. We did find some additional scope of
work,” he said.

There are a lot of rusted materials throughout the locomotive’s boiler that have become too
thin and need replacing, Pappas said. Since the locomotive is a pressure vessel, it has to
be kept up to standards set by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).

“In general, I’ve certainly seen a lot worse and this is all very achievable. The
institution is staying serious, having secured some of that state funding and then is doing
some additional capital campaign work. I think this is all very achievable,” Pappas said.

Using all of the proper techniques and materials, the replacement could take about six to 12
months, Pappas estimated.

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