June 1999

Tweetsie Railroad Shop

Les and Mary Jo Walker, owners of Webster Classic Models out of St. Louis, ponder some "Pepto-Bismol pink" drivers. Whew! The Tweetsie Shops do work for many other steam railroads across the country. These drivers were from another engine that they were overhauling in their shop. I'm not supposed to say who the engine belonged to, but it came from Orlando from a park that starts the letter "D". They assured us that this paint was only a primer for the red finish coat that would be applied later. The engine was completely torn down, and anything that was subject to any wear was being refurbished. Cylinders, journal boxes, axle bearings, you name it. An impressive operation inside for such a seemingly small shop building.