Properly repaired, reliable and smooth-running machinery under your locomotive can make the difference between a successful, profitable season and one filled with headaches caused by delayed and canceled trains. Once properly overhauled, a steam locomotive's running gear can last for many seasons with minimal expense, provided it is cared for and operated in a responsible manner.
The Strasburg Rail Road's back shop is equipped and staffed to perform the entire range of work that may be required to return a locomotive's machinery to excellent condition.
Wheels for a 2-6-2 in our shop for tire turning, journal turning, one new axle and crankpin quartering.
Walschaert link and block blanks, designed by the Strasburg Rail Road, ready for case hardening, final finishing and assembly.
The Strasburg Rail Road has the tooling necessary to accurately grind the radius into Walschaert and Stevenson links and blocks.