When the 3985's cab was removed in early 2023, we reached out to our friends at Crawford Company in Rock Island, IL to inquire about re-constructing the cab floor of the locomotive. And in August of 2024, the brand new floor was delivered to RRHMA-Silvis.

With the cab floor now in place on the locomotive, this will allow the steam restoration crew to complete previous projects and begin new ones. With the floor installed, steam crews can now begin to install necessary appliances for a hydrostatic test (i.e. water column, water glasses, steam turrets, etc.). The new floor will also allow our shop crews to begin measuring and re-constructing the full cab of #3985.