RESTORATION WORK CONTINUED ON #576, INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF BOILER STAY-BOLTS, BRACES, TUBES AND FLUES. OVERHAUL OF SUPERHEATER, INCLUDING NEW TUBE ENDS. ALL LOCOMOTIVE WHEELS WERE REINSTALLED. SEVERAL APPLIANCES HAVE BEEN OVERHAULED AND REINSTALLED. TENDER WORK CONTINUED INCLUDING OVERHAUL OF BOTH TRUCKS AND NEW WHEELS. AS RESTORATION APPROACHES COMPLETION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS INITIATED PLANNING REGARDING THE SHIFT TO ACTUAL OPERATION. SUBSTANTIAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION WILL BE NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE LOCOMOTIVE AS WELL AS A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY PROGRAM FOR THE PASSENGERS AND PUBLIC DURING EXCURSION EVENTS.