Capable of withstanding over 300 PSI of pressure, the front tube sheet is an essential component of the boiler, the beating heart of the new

Made of ductile iron and cast in Maryland, 5550’s fire doors were cast in a batch that was split beween Norfolk & Western 611, Chesapeake

As the original T1s continued to vanish through the mid-1950s, the late Art Audley, then a young man, found himself exploring #5543 as it awaited

The Trust’s supporters came through once again and helped to fund the third section of 5550’s massive boiler, made by Continental Fabricators in Saint Louis,

In May 2018, the T1 Trust made a visit to Altoona, Pennsylvania in order to attend the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society (PRRT&HS) Annual

The tube holes were cut at Gemini Industrial Machine in Dover, Ohio with work donated to the Trust. The holes were cut with a water