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the historic durango train's blog series conserving a national treasure. the process of converting locomotive 493 from coal-fired to oil-burning continues. excellent progress is being made with a great deal of work beginning to come together.   highlights include finishing up portions of the valve motion, rebuilding the rear tender end beam,  laying out of the shoe and wedge, finishing ut numbers on the boiler, doing flush patch work on the firebox, machining driver boxes, and finishing up the spring rigging and reinstallation of various other parts.  cab steel work is now complete as is the front. locomotive 493: work continues on its conversion from coal-fired to oil-fired. locomotive 493: conversion from coal-fired to oil-burning arrival of locomotive sp-18. as discussed in previous posts, the durango & silverton narrow gauge railroad’s locomotive #493 is in the process of being converted from coal-fired to oil-burning at the durango depot in durango, colorado. but the actual mechanical work to restore and convert this locomotive to oil fire is only one aspect of being able to successfully operate the #493 on the d&sng line.  crew training, fueling logistics and estimating fuel consumption are also key elements in the transition from coal to oil. for this reason, the d&s railroad has leased a. locomotive 493: conversion from coal-fired to oil-burning conversion update. work on the locomotive 493 conversion from coal-burning to oil-burning continues. here’s the latest on this process. all wheels have now been re-profiled. the one nearest the camera has a new axle; the others still need the journals turned and liners faced.. locomotive 493: conversion from coal-fired to oil-burning tender tank construction. conversion of locomotive 493 from coal-fired to oil-burning here is the tender tank for locomotive 493 under construction in durango. the tender tank is nearing completion off site with construction of the drop-in 2485 gallon oil tank beginning soon thereafter.