Restoration Project Reports

RAILS always has a focus on restoration of parts when possible, and finding those skilled craftsmen who can replicate parts that can’t be rescued.

Made it to Seattle…the ocean leg is complete- Sept. 10 - Just a quick note to the Team, the Board & misc Friends of Corry RAILS. As of 7pm eastern Thursday,… …
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Back in Seattle…41 years later - A-313 is now off-loaded in Seattle... She was last in Seattle... ummmmm... Nov. 1979, almost 41 years ago. Here's how… …
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10-11-2020 The A313 is Almost Home! - Hi all.... the next to the last magic hour of Phase I has happened.... About 5:15 this afternoon A-313 entered Pennsylvania… …
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First Alaska Rescue Trip Video - WELCOME to "Rescue Team 313" and Hello to all Friends and Fans of Corry RAILS, Climax, and Geared & Articulated… …
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We’ve Unloaded the Container - We are a few steps (and lifts) closer to the work of restoring the Climax A313 Locomotive. Since its return… …
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June 2021 Work and Visitors - This Summer is moving along way too fast for me. Everyone is busy with postponed activities from the "2020 Covid… …
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Our Engine Heading Out for Repair - In the area around Corry there are a large number of talented machinists and of them there are a few… …
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November Work Session - NOVEMBER 2021 WORK SESSION - Finally Caught up on my Posts!!! After our return from a successful trip to Alaska… …
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Kicking off 2022 with a Work Session - FIRST WORK SESSION OF 2022 Finally!!! the snow left us long enough for us to get in a very quickly… …
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Work Session #2 for 2022 - Report on last weekend's Work Session #2: 5/7/2022 Steve and Grady working on and welding arch-bars and number stamping the… …
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July Work Session - On Saturday the 9th of July we had a group of 13 Volunteers show up for the work session on… …
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