Alden, Jim, and Dick worked on the backhead all day, pretty nearly having stripped the left side firebox and complete backhead. One milestone was the release of the throttle lever, which we celebrated with a COVID-era gloved fist-bump. Jim polished the throttle rod and we loosened up the packing gland, in preparation to remove the castings. All the washout plugs were removed as well as several heavy brackets.

Another milestone was met by our regular volunteer Alex Fogg and new engineering student member, Cully Richards. These fellows ground off the heads of the rivets, and punched them through, allowing us to remove all the grab-irons from the old tender tank. This involved some torch work as well, but it secured the original parts for the new tender body.

Last, we have four safety posters which have been added to announce shop safety policies.