I think the white walls add a bit of charm to the locomotives, and if done right, looks outstanding. The Lionel SLSF 1501 model sure makes it look nice at least. I did not know that they added information plates to the 4-8-2 SLSF 1501, such as on the drive wheels, gears, pistons, etc.. I will try to get pictures of them later, but I am assuming they have been on there for a while since the paint is rubbing off of them.
I did talk with the parks director; he did not know about the rod from the bracket to the stack, so he was going to check into it. I have not had a chance to follow up yet.
It also looks like it needs to be notched out to miss the smokebox dog so it will lie flat against the front. Get it all bolted up tight and tack weld the bolts to the frame and pin the bell shank to avoid another jerk from trying to steal it. Also bring the red paint all the way out to the inside rim.
My uncle Herman Stevenson had driven this locomotive many years ago, if anyone finds any records of Engineers.
In a recent article from The Phelps County Focus they mainly talk about what all is happening with University Drive. https://www.phelpscountyfocus.com/news/article_a3b45afe-51cf-11ea-9c69-6fef29e735aa.html However, at the very bottom of the article they mention this: Jernigan listed several projects to be launched by the Parks Department and "potential renovation of the old Frisco train on display at Schuman Park through a grant from BNSF." This is great news! I noticed when I took my senior pictures with the train that vandals took the builders plate from the right side of the boiler, and you can see where they are bending the bars in the fence to get into the area. Hopefully, they amp up security or modify the fence to where people cannot get in.
I have no more specific information yet, but I will query Floyd this Sunday. That builder's plate was gone long before the current fence was erected, but I do not doubt further mischief is afoot despite the fence.
I know a lot of you wished a restoration project could be started on the 4-8-2 SLSF 1501 in Rolla, MO. Big news, restoration of SLSF 1501 is underway in 2020. Here is an article on the project. https://www.phelpscountyfocus.com/t...cle_47db02c2-9a0a-11ea-bf26-370a2fabbe47.html I am part of the team working on the project and will post a large number of pictures this weekend so you can see the before and progress photographs. Let us know you are out there and we will keep the pictures and updates coming!
Big news on the 4-8-2 SLSF 1501 at Rolla, MO http://www.frisco.org/shipit/index.php?threads/1501-restoration-2020.12864/
Sorry for the delay getting some pictures posted. Project has gone great and is nearing completion. Here are some pictures to get you started. 20200515_133822 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 1:12 PM 20200428_132922 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 1:35 PM 20200515_133856 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 1:36 PM 20200515_134916 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 1:38 PM 20200529_153744 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 1:39 PM 20200529_153754 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 1:40 PM
Here are some pictures of the Pullman coach rehabilitation. 20200604_162516 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 4:14 PM 20200604_162516 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 4:14 PM 20200604_162503 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 4:14 PM 20200529_154827 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 4:14 PM 20200529_154808 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 4:14 PM 20200416_150539 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 4:05 PM 20200529_140012 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 3:52 PM 20200416_150545 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 3:52 PM 20200424_093559 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 3:52 PM 20200428_112736 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 3:52 PM 20200416_150556 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 3:52 PM 20200427_140133 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 3:52 PM 20200423_145806 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 3:52 PM 20200416_150551 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 3:52 PM 20200424_105139 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 3:49 PM 20200416_124231 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 3:49 PM 20200423_092500 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 3:49 PM 20200423_092120 by Wndmlr posted Jun 17, 2020 at 3:49 PM
With the rehabilitation officially done and the opening ceremony complete, I guess I must share these photographs with you guys. Everything about the restoration was amazing, from the etched glass on top of the Jim Crow car, to smaller details, like painting the knobs in the cab, and attaching a rope to the bell to make it swing. I loved being a part of the group, even if I did come in a little bit later than everyone else. I enjoyed putting the seats in the passenger car, painting the interior of the car, cleaning off bird poop from the locomotive, you name it. I really wish my great grandpa was able to see what we have done to it, he would have been so proud of it.
I am very happy to see 4-8-2 SLSF 1501 receive some tender loving care again. Congratulations to the Rolla group. Ken
Two things get to me, the white or silver sidewalls and the shade of green on the car. The work is well done, and they even reattached the valve gear.
What is going to prevent vandalism to these beautiful pieces? A fence is not going to suffice. Ken McElreath
The Barners did a terrific job on editing and shooting the video. Some of those shots are just purely beautiful. I hope they publish some of those vintage photographs, I have not seen some of them before. It was also cool to see me in the video. Seeing the 4-8-2 SLSF 1501 and Barney and Smith car on a curve really makes me wish they displayed her in a curve, but I digress!
With the permission of Jim McCarty, our own Big Jim Mac, Editor of Rural Missouri, a magazine published for the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, I present a very nicely written article, Back on Track, excerpted from the October 2020 issue.
From Richard Crabtree on Frisco Rails Across Missouri. Here we see Frisco No. 1501 4-8-2 Mountain Class Locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1923 getting ready for one last trip to her final resting place at Rolla, Missouri in June of 1955. Some of the boys of Frisco Lindenwood Yards, St. Louis, MO posing with SLSF 1501 before her trip.
