Two new videos have been posted on our You Tube, click on the link to the left and check them out. One video is actually more of a slide show and was used during our public forums to inform the public on our goals and plans for rescuing the 1913 Corliss steam engine from the former Swift & Co. pork packing plant before the wrecking ball went to work. The second video show the actual removal and transportation of the Corliss engine.
Given a 30 day in which to accomplish this task many obstacles had to be overcome. With an engine that had been left to rust for nearly 40 years nothing came easy in the removal process. Trying to make sure parts were lubricated, cleaned, tagged and documented for the reassembly process has made this quite the project.
Now that all the components are at the roundhouse complex the rehabilitation of this historic steam engine will begin. The new home of the Corliss will be the former Blacksmith/Machine shop building located just south of the roundhouse. Construction on this building will begin in late spring to restore the outer envelope of this building and pour the concrete foundation to support the Corliss.
Check out the videos, you'll find them very interesting.
A periodic look at the progress and events taking place at the Milwaukee Railroad Shops in Sioux City, Iowa
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