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Engine 103: Restoration 199820th Century, Circa 1998
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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For eight years, a rotating crew with a solid core of committed individuals appeared at Westfield on Saturday and Tuesday mornings like clockwork, regardless of the vagaries of weather and funding. Local businesses like Stelco, BlasterMaster, Mammant Manufacturing, Coolsaet Pipeline, and Samuel Steel Plate generously donated material and expertise. The dogged determination of the 103 Restoration Crew carried the project over hurdle after hurdle. It took years to break the locomotive down to the point where real repairs could begin and when it reached its lowest point it looked like scrapping it would have been a mercy.16
Engine 103: Restoration 199820th Century, Circa 1998
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: Restoration 199720th Century, Circa 1997
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: Restoration 199720th Century, Circa 1997
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: Restoration 199920th Century, Circa 1999
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: Restoration 199820th Century, Circa 1998
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: Restoration 199720th Century, Circa 1997
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: Restoration 199720th Century, Circa 1997
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: Restoration 199920th Century, Circa 1999
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: Restoration 199820th Century, Circa 1998
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Major elements of the locomotive's steam and air pressure systems, the entire cab, boiler jacket, and firebox door assembly had to be removed to allow for soda blasting of the locomotive's chassis. Soda blasting and then professional grade epoxy-primer was seen as the best and most certain way to extend the life of the engine. Rust never sleeps and the 103 had been outside in the weather for ninety years at that point. The hoped for completion date of Spring 2000 was pushed forward to May 2005.26
Engine 103: Restoration 199920th Century, Circa 1999
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: Restoration 199920th Century, Circa 1999
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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