Chesapeake & Ohio Steam Locomotive 614 on Reels

Chesapeake & Ohio Steam Locomotive 614 on Reels

🚂✨ C&O 614 — October 2025 Restoration Update is Here! ✨🚂 In this month’s update, you’ll get a rare look inside 614’s boiler following the complete removal of all tubes and flues, revealing the interior of the boiler barrel and firebox, and exposing some of the staybolts, now ready for detailed inspection. Preparations are also underway for the cab removal and the upcoming lift of the locomotive so that all driving, pilot, and trailing wheels can be rolled out for inspection and servicing — a s

🚂 September C&O 614 Restoration Update – Now Public! 🚂 The September update video is here! 🎥 This month’s progress at Strasburg includes: 🔧 Completion of boiler jacketing and lagging removal—the boiler is now fully exposed for inspection 🔥 Firebox work—tubes and flues coming out to allow close examination and prep for repairs 📏 Ultrasonic testing—the interior firebox UT work has been completed, giving us critical data on sheet thickness and areas requiring renewal 🚞 Running gear plans—Soo

C&O No. 614-T (1985)