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Flue sponsorship

Please help us with the restoration of the 2926's boiler.
Each 3.5 inch flue tube is 21 feet long and contains a superheater tube that is 20 feet long (folded over on itself in four lengths= 80 feet!). Each unit weighs about 100 lbs.

The 2.5 inch flues are 21 feet long and do not contain a superheater tube.
All donations go to the 2926 restoration project.

$300.00 per 3.5" flue sponsorship
$200.00 per 2.5" flue sponsorship

Flue Size

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Pulling a flue tube. Every hole has one of these 21 foot long, 1/8 inch thick, 100 pound pieces of steel. And they All have to be replaced.

Flue Tube Assembly Sponsorship
(flues are assigned by date sold)
Tube # Name
1 Charles Vertrees
2 Major Bill Helwig
3 Abby Gerstle
4 Samara Gerstle
5 Ben Gerstle
6 Julian Gerstle
7 Mark Montague
8 Robert Blair
9-10 George Trevor
11 Larry Lukash
12 Bill Giesenschalg Jr.
13 Ken Dusenberry
14-23 Mike Hartshorne
24 Robert Blair
25-28 Bob Baron
29-31 Dave Traudt
32 Don MacCormack
33-36 Albert Leffler
37 John Palafox
38 Robert Frank
S1 Robert Frank
39 Don Wolfel
S2 Don Wolfol
40 Earl Rosner
41 Brad Black
42 Andy Rutkiewic
S3 Michael Hadaway
43 Robert Jones
44 Robert Burket
S4 Walter Plath
45 James Booth
46 Warren Scholl
S5 Jeff Phelps
47 Nathaniel Messimer
48-49 Jim McClure
50-51 Robert Blair
52 Alberrt Narath
53 Robert Emmons
54 Arthur Liphard
55 David J Johnson
56 Scott Clark
57 Holly Water & Whiskey Band
58 Dave Traudt
59-73 Jim Hills *Member Donations In Memoriam*
74 Prescott Grey
S6 Jim Hills *Member Donations In Memoriam*
S7 Sara M Clark
S8 Jordan Webster
75 Timothy Flinn
S9 Warren Janke
76-86 Pierre F. Hartshorne *In Memoriam*
87 Payne P. Phegley *In Memoriam* by Bill Giesenschlag, Somerville, TX, (Mr. Phegley was an AT&SF conductor)
S10 Bill Giesenschlag, Jr
88 James Booth
89 Don MacCornack
90 Matthew Strader
91 Don Wofel
S11 Don Wofel
92 Loren Martens
S12 Loren Martens
S13 Warren Janke