Kjell Benner from Pennsylvania brought two warthog mills for milling off the welds on the tubes in the firebox of 3985. Milling down the welds helps cut down on the amount of grinding that has to be done. ©AJ Murphy 
Kjell Benner from Pennsylvania brought two warthog mills for milling off the welds on the tubes in the firebox of 3985. Milling down the welds helps cut down on the amount of grinding that has to be done. ©Erik Hoofnagle 
Kjell Benner from Pennsylvania brought two warthog mills for milling off the welds on the tubes in the firebox of 3985. Milling down the welds helps cut down on the amount of grinding that has to be done. ©Erik Hoofnagle 
Kjell Benner from Pennsylvania brought two warthog mills for milling off the welds on the tubes in the firebox of 3985. Milling down the welds helps cut down on the amount of grinding that has to be done. ©Erik Hoofnagle 
Once the welds were milled the tubes were cut on the backside of the firebox sheet. ©AJ Murphy 
Once the welds were milled the tubes were cut on the backside of the firebox sheet. ©Alex Beams 
Once the welds were milled the tubes were cut on the backside of the firebox sheet. ©Alex Beams 
Prepping pulling devices to pull the tubes from the 3985 boiler. ©Alex Beams 
Volunteers assisting in pulling tubes from 3985 boiler. ©AJ Murphy 
©AJ Murphy 
Inside of boiler of the 3985 with some of the tubes removed. ©Alex Beams 
©AJ Murphy 
©AJ Murphy 
Inside of boiler of the 3985 with some of the tubes removed. ©AJ Murphy 
Inside of the 3985 boiler with all the tubes removed looking towards the smoke box. ©Alex Beams 
Inside of the 3985 boiler with all the tubes removed looking towards the smoke box. ©Alex Beams 
Cleaning out the smoke box on the 3985. ©Alex Beams