No operating date has yet been set but East Broad Top 2-8-2 No. 16 is nearing completion of its restoration, Trains magazine reported on its website.
The Baldwin-built Mikado type locomotive is one of six on the roster of the historic Pennsylvania narrow gauge railroad.
An EBT official told Trains that work on the boiler is complete and the locomotive successfully passes a Federal Railroad Administration hydrostatic test.
EBT master mechanic Dave Domitrovitch told Trains the next steps include timing the engine and finishing the air-brake work.
That will be followed by reinstalling the locomotive cab and painting the firebox with heat-resistant stove paint.
The tender for No. 16 has been painted with a flat-black base coat but still needs a finish coat and orange “E.B.T.” lettering to be applied.
EBT began its 2022 operating season on May 6 with diesel motive power pulling trains on Wednesday through Sunday.
The story and photographs can be viewed at https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/work-on-east-broad-top-2-8-2-no-16-nearing-completion/
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