Climax Locomotive A-313
Day No. 6 of Rescue 313 - Saturday at the worksite near Palmer Alaska saw us moving parts around and filling in inventory sheets.... Grady and Steve were deep into the bowels of the container pulling out parts and pieces while Norm was helping sort parts into groups... We had several visitors show up to …
Day No. 5 of Rescue 313 - This morning we started with a short briefing with the whole crew in our hotel room before heading downstairs for breakfast. Since Tom and I were unable to get through all of the off-site storage units yesterday where some of the parts have been stored, we again split …
Well, I am not sure that there are any brass tacks....Now that the full rescue team is on-site, the work of removing everything from the storage container where it had been placed following the death of Keith Christenson (who had begun restoration in 1980) has begun. I am sure that Carl W. will continue his …
Day No. 4, Rescue 313 - Today was a very fast paced day for Tom and me... there wasn't much to show with photographs, so none are included here. We started out by heading to several stores to pick up supplies... some Sterlite rubber totes, zip-lock bags, duct-tape, ...that kind of stuff. We were also …
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Day No. 3, Rescue 313 - It was a beautiful day for our third day of prep-work... the sun came out... no rain here in Palmer and in the low 70's for heading to the worksite and repositioning equipment. Erik was able to get a tractor and driver to move our trailers around... we had …
Continue reading "Day 3 of the Rescue (Wednesday)News from Carl…."
Day No. 2 of Rescue 313 began this morning with a breakfast meeting with Donnie & Tonya Rosie, Erik Christenson, Tom and myself just to bring Donnie and Tonya up to speed on what the plans for the day were. Overcast but not raining here in Palmer looked to be the order of the day, …
The advance team made their way to Palmer yesterday. Carl shared an update on progress from Rescue Day 1 on Facebook. If you have a Facebook account, you can see continuing updates there. But, since not everyone can follow the progress there, those updates will be shared here as well. Day 1 on the ground …
The advance team has arrived in Alaska and spent the night in a motor home in Anchorage. The motor home has been provided to them by friends there and will go to Palmer to serve as a base during the rescue. They will be in Palmer today and, I am sure, will be anxious to …
....we're goin' north, the rush is on.... The advance team will be heading off tomorrow (August 23) to go to Alaska to bring back our Climax A-313. They will be joined in Alaska by several volunteers and knowledgeable folks who will assist in the process of packing up our engine for travel.Later in the week, …
It's happening! We are heading to Alaska to bring the A-313 Climax Locomotive home to her birthplace in Corry. With all of the uncertainty we are facing, extra diligence in planning and preparation has been needed. Frustrations, headaches, hesitations...but more than those...determination, excitement and focus have been our companions over the last few months. The …
