Work continues on the SP&S 700 to get it back to operating condition. The black jacketing that covers the boiler insulation is now covering the locomotive above the catwalk. Individual sections are being bolted down, a slow process. Next are the bands or straps that cover the many seams of the big sections of jacketing.

The feedwater pump, which puts warm water into the boiler of the 700, has been removed from the front of the locomotive and has been shipped to Tennessee for repair. It is a big, heavy piece of equipment (1,500+ lbs.) that was mounted on a heavy pallet and covered in a heavy box for shipment (woodwork by Phil Barney, ORHF volunteer). It should be back and ready to install early this summer.