The process of converting Locomotive 493 from coal-fired to oil-burning continues. Excellent progress is being made with a great deal of work beginning to come together. Highlights include finishing up portions of the valve motion, rebuilding the rear tender end beam, laying out of the shoe and wedge, finishing UT numbers on the boiler, doing […] The post Locomotive 493: Conversion from Coal-Fired to Oil-Burning Update appeared first on Official Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Train.
