Due to a computer failure I've not been able to record the sessions that followed this one.  So I will summarize the events that followed.
The Tinkerman Transport Company (TTC) flew to Six Gun Junction, the primary city of Little Texas.  
There they got in contact with Petrolux Oil Company that works the sole oil well in the Hinterlands to get some quality, high temperature oil as detailed in Tinkerman's notebook.  
They checked on the order for the finely tooled seat covers that the professor had left with Hempstead Fine Leather Goods and found it finished but warehoused, so they ordered it brought to the store for inspection.
They went to The Foundry to purchase some more weapons but found little to their liking since most weapons were designed to fit in well for the 1890's time period that Little Texas emulates.
A surprise visit from a stranger prompted Professor Silas to return to the Airport.  There he met the CEO of New Horizon's Construction Company who needed his expert assistance in developing a superior explosive to aid their bid for the first railroad that Little Texas has ever had. After seeing how much money this could be for TTC as well as a way to get NHCC to pay for the very expensive lubricants they wanted Petrolux to make for them, he agreed and travelled to their compound.  Turned out that they made their own explosives so the lab he needed was well equipped, but a number of workers seemed suspicious.  Silas confronted the head machinist Bingo and made an enemy for life.  That night someone tried to blow up Silas's hacienda.  Only the quick actions of his bodyguard Alpha saved his skin and allowed them to dispatch the assassin.  Sadly the Animal cat, Machen Meow, lost most of her litter of kittens, but she solaced herself by eating the eyeball she had ripped from the assassin's face during the battle.
Meanwhile the rest of the TTC had a wonderful evening at the Kickapoo casino.  Benjamin Reiher and Natasia made a little money at the black jack table.  Jason the Pig cleaned up at the poker tables.  Dan McCoy displayed his weapon prowess at the arcade and set up a special shootout exhibition for the next day.
The next morning as they were leaving their floor of the casino suites, they ran into two gunman.  Desperately trying to protect Jason, they ran to the fire escape but found a blaze of gunfire from the street right after they pushed Jason into the escape tube.  Throwing caution to the wind, Benjamin leaped down to the next floor and managed to grab Jason before he slid out of reach but suffered multiple gunshot wounds for his effort.  Dan and the casino guards arrived in time to chase off the kidnappers.  Dan pursued someone he thought was involved and almost caught him but only managed to grab his duster.  Fortunately the varmint's wallet was in the duster.  In the wallet was a decent amount of silver coin and a premium ticket for the Wild Bill Shootout Extravaganza that Dan had set up.  The ticket indicated that it was part of a group purchase.  Trouble at the shootout?
Dan hired a fast ride to Wild Bill's ranch and checked out the site for details on the competition and for possible ambush locations by the kidnappers.  The shootout was to take place in a ghost town set rife with clockwork mechanisms and pressure traps.  Wild Bill told him the competition against two of the greatest shooters Little Texas had ever known was the following:
1. Mechanized arcade bottle shootout2. Dollar toss shoot (any dollars hit are kept by the shooter - dollars are worth $35 US - up to 200 targets were tossed at a time but practically only 12 could be hit).3. Match Lighting - hit a number of Rube Goldberg contraptions that would ultimately light a match or light them