Eden Springs Park Locomotive Works

Eden Springs Park Locomotive Works An offshoot of the Eden Springs Park at House of David page which will focus mostly on the railroad.

This page is an offshoot of the main Eden Springs Park at House of David page which will focus primarily on day-to-day happenings and improvements to the Park Railway and it's equipment.

(Pic for attention only)We've received some great sounding news from Detroit this morning.Number 7s Boiler has passed it...
03/31/2026

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We've received some great sounding news from Detroit this morning.

Number 7s Boiler has passed its initial testing and checks. This means with a bit of care it'll be receiving out in Detroit, it'll be ready for a few more years of service with us once it comes back home.

It'll still be another month or so before the boiler comes back, but in the meantime the shop crew is going to start putting together a battle plan on repairs to the running gear and other bits in preparation for the boiler to return.

Realistically we might have #7 back together and ready for the car show in the fall, but schedules and grouchy old mechanical parts will be our real deciding factors.

Stay tuned for updates

Number 7s Boiler is headed off this morning bound for Detroit Boiler Works out in Detroit. Fingers crossed for good news...
03/16/2026

Number 7s Boiler is headed off this morning bound for Detroit Boiler Works out in Detroit. Fingers crossed for good news and a few years more of service before we have to plan out a new boiler.

We'll keep posted with what news we can share once we start getting updates.

Happy "spring" everyone. Though we haven't fully shaken off winter yet, it's that time of year where projects start happ...
02/28/2026

Happy "spring" everyone. Though we haven't fully shaken off winter yet, it's that time of year where projects start happening again in the shop. We're still waiting for warmer days to tackle some new projects, but for now:

Today a few of the shop crew spent the day removing boiler and preparing it for a trip over to Detroit to have some work done. We are still aiming to have a new boiler made someday, but in the short-term our re-plumbing work last fall showed that we had a couple small updates that we couldn't handle in-house.
So in that vein, we're sending the boiler off to specialists in Detroit in the hopes that we still have a few more years left before outright needing a new one. They have all the fancy tools and know-how to tell us exactly how much (operational time) life is left in the boiler.
We're hoping to have #7 back in service later this year if all goes well, but if it's time finally then at least the boiler will be somewhere that can start the design work for a new one and tell us what kind of price tag we'd be looking at.

But nonetheless, today's activities were notable for one fact above all else: By our best guess this is the first time in almost 80 years that #7 and her boiler have been separated in this way. This will also give us ample time in-house to go through the chassis and running gear as best we can for the return of the boiler.

12/06/2025

Holiday/Christmas Train Rides begin this evening!!The lights and decorations look great with the recently fallen snow. As a reminder, the train coaches are not heated…so be sure to dress for snow and chilly temps. We will have a cozy fire to warm up by, as well as our heated museum. Hope to see you here!

Note: Train rides today and tomorrow, 5:00 - 8:00 pm. Rides are $5.00 each, kids three and under ride free. Cash Only

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789 M-139
Benton Harbor, MI
49022

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