Fernwood, Columbia & Gulf M4

Restoration to Operating Condition

M4 in the Engine House shortly after arriving at Long Leaf.

Passenger area

Cab/Engine area

Sandblasting

Louis Saillard donated the M4 to the SFHM. Here he is posing with her prior to painting.

Painting

Nearing completion

Finished and out for a spin around the Long Leaf Loop.

February 10, 2010

The Tom E. Dailey Foundation gave a grant for the M-4 which paid for rebuilding

the rear axles, installing new bearing seals, bearings, and brakes. 
 

February 10, 2010

These two photos are from February 2010 when we replaced the plain bearings built by the Fernwood Lumber Company. The lead truck from the M3, which had Roller Bearings, was installed in its place.

The original truck had at least one and possibly two bad bearings and we had no way to replace them. The M-3 truck had been saved and dumped out in the weeds when the car was moved to Reader. We found it had been stored in 4-6" of mud. It would hardly roll, so we figured that it was shot. Larry greased it up one day just to see what would happen and it rolled away from him down a grade that we could hardly see. Thus we decided to swap it out. It has been a good decision.

In the pictures, we have removed the M4 truck and the M-3 truck is on the tracks waiting for us to rebuild the kingpin assembly under the car as everything was (as expected) quite different because both cars were home-built by the FC&G.

Louis Saillard, donor of the M4, operates her for the first time.

May 23, 2010