Sunday, November 03, 2002______________________
NKP190.com (or at least most of it) is online! Some facts about the site: It is designed so that Doyle himself can update it. The latest updates will always appear on the main page while all the updates will be catalogued on the updates page. I hope you enjoy the site!
posted by James Aslaksen on 11/03/2002 01:46:00 PM
Friday, November 08, 2002______________________
The headlights and number boards on NKP190 have been wired. Photos coming very soon.
posted by James Aslaksen on 11/08/2002 01:28:00 AM
Sunday, November 10, 2002______________________
A new photo of the PA with the headlight on has been posted. The full size copy can be found in the Brooklyn Gallery. Thanks to Harvey Rosener for sending the in the pic.
posted by James Aslaksen on 11/10/2002 07:23:00 PM
Friday, December 13, 2002______________________
The latest from Brooklyn Roundhouse:
The electrical cabinet has been shoehorned into place and welded in. This forms the back wall of the cab and contains all the electrical control equipment for the locomotive. Now comes the job of running all the wires to where they need to go. The air compressor has been removed from the organ donor (ex-BCR 688) and is the next big piece to be installed. We are shooting for mid January for the installation of the engine and main generator.
Photos coming soon.
posted by Doyle on 12/13/2002 08:16:00 PM
Monday, December 30, 2002______________________
Fun with the electrical cabinet continues. Meanwhile, we keep making more holes in the former BC Rail B unit as parts are harvested for 190. Link to electrical cabinet photo below; photo of B unit coming later today.
Electrical cabinet fun. Photo by Harvey Rosener.
posted by James Aslaksen on 12/30/2002 11:20:00 AM
Monday, January 06, 2003______________________
The weather in Portland has been cooperating so the PA was rolled outside today so that the work could take advantage of the natural light. Here is a photo.
posted by James Aslaksen on 1/06/2003 10:36:00 PM
Thursday, March 20, 2003______________________
After a few months of silence, I decided it was time to get things rolling on the website once again. I took several pictures last week. Follow the below links to see the electrical cabinet and the control stand mechanism. Look for a new gallery of photos in the next few days. Also, plans are in the works to get regular updates (dare we hope--weekly?) going. Control Stand - Electrical Cabinet
posted by James Aslaksen on 3/20/2003 07:23:00 PM
Thursday, April 03, 2003______________________
Two new galleries have been posted in the gallery section. The first depicts the installation of the electrical cabinet which took place at the end of 2002. The second contains detail shots of the electrical cabinet and the control stand.
posted by James Aslaksen on 4/03/2003 09:52:00 PM
Wednesday, May 28, 2003______________________
Work on the PA is on hold due to the fact that Doyle is in Canada for the month assisting in the operation of Canadian Pacific's Hudson #2816. Before he left, work was progressing on affixing the plastic strips which will hold on the sheet metal "skin" on the sides of the body.
posted by James Aslaksen on 5/28/2003 10:29:00 AM
Saturday, July 19, 2003______________________
On July 17, 2003, "Crane Day" took place, wherein the PA got its prime mover and Doyle's F7 got its damaged prime mover replaced. The Crane Day gallery has now been added to the Gallery section. It contains 29 photos of the PA's prime mover being placed in the engine.
posted by James Aslaksen on 7/19/2003 12:51:00 AM
Saturday, December 13, 2003______________________
Doyle is currently painting the sheet metal pieces for the sides of the locomotive. Click here to see a photo by Phil Barney.
posted by James Aslaksen on 12/13/2003 10:23:00 AM
Sunday, December 14, 2003______________________
Quoth Doyle, "The PA has a voice." That is, the horn has been installed. Mr. Phil Barney has been kind enough to send two more photo-updates. Links to the photos are provided below, along with a link to the photo from the previous update (for those who have not yet seen it). I will make a new gallery for these and other images during the coming week.
The PA's horn.
Sheet metal being applied part 2
Sheet metal (from previous update)
posted by James Aslaksen on 12/14/2003 09:41:00 PM
Monday, March 08, 2004______________________
I have posted a new photo gallery with some images of the "assembly" process, including the installation of the sheet metal and some engine room shots. These photos were taken over the last three months. I have about 20 more images which I will be adding to this gallery in the near future. To view this gallery, follow this link.
posted by James Aslaksen on 3/8/2004 02:20:54 AM
Wednesday, August 11, 2004______________________
The last several months have found Doyle busy with frequent trips to Canada to help run the Canadian Pacific's steam engine, and his time in Portland has been occupied with the Daylight repaint project. Consequently, progress with the 190 has slowed somewhat. Volunteers have finished most of the wiring for the lighting in the nose, including all relevant conduit work. Additionally, the interior of the nose has been painted, and painting continues elsewhere inside the carbody. The compressor and equipment rack have been reseated on bolsters in order to vertically align them with critical parts on the prime mover. When he has found the time, Doyle has been working with the side panels and the cab door frames, where some work remains in aligning the mounting holes on both. I will post more news and images as I receive them.
posted by James Aslaksen on 8/11/2004 09:17:03 AM
Thursday, January 06, 2005______________________
The gallery showing the new work on the PA is now online. Click here to view it.
posted by James Aslaksen on 1/6/2005 05:57:17 PM
Work is once again progressing on the 190 at a brisk pace. Doyle & Co. have nearly completed its "skin" on the engineers side--see photo--and have begun inspecting the piston movement in the engine. A full gallery will appear on the site this evening.
posted by James Aslaksen on 1/6/2005 10:25:40 AM
Tuesday, May 10, 2005______________________
New photo! Taken by Dave Brown, May 7, 2005. Click here to view.
posted by James Aslaksen on 5/10/2005 08:44:00 AM
Tuesday, June 21, 2005______________________
A photo sent in by Chris Fussell shows the progress made on the cosmetic side of the restoration. The side panels are on and painted on the engineer's side. Click here to view.
posted by James Aslaksen on 6/21/2005 10:37:00 PM
Saturday, January 28, 2006______________________
A new gallery of progress photos has been posted. The photos, taken recently by Chris Fussell, show the ongoing work on both the exterior and interior of the 190. Click here to view the Progress Gallery.
posted by James Aslaksen on 1/28/2006 10:19:00 PM
