CWR (California Western Railroad) Steam Locomotive #45 – Her Regeneration in 1988

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The great picture of Wendling in the last blog was supplied by Greg Checkal. Greg also supplies this wonderful picture of CWR’s Steam Locomotive #45:

Greg Chekal's picture of CWR's #45

Greg Chekal’s picture of CWR’s #45

A very old club member, John Skinner, came by the other day with a bunch of really neat historical stuff. One of the items that John dropped off was a booklet celebrating the “regeneration” of #45. The key parts of the booklet are reproduced below:

Front Cover of a Booklet on the Regeneration of CWR's #45 in 1988

Front Cover

Pics of the Transformation of CWR's #45 in 1988 - Page 1

Pics of the Transformation Page 1

Pics of the Transformation of CWR's #45 in 1988 Page 2

Pics of the Transformation Page 2

Thanks Greg. Thanks John.