Travis, Nick and Justin working on Hortense

Everything about steam is heavy and Hortense is no exception. Here it takes teamwork to tear the working gear down so that the eccentric and strap for the Woolf valve gear (for variable steam cutoff –analogous to a “throttle”) can be built up and turned down. We hope to have her up and running for the 2012 Rollout. Come join us on Wednesday nights to get in on the action!