The weekend again had a flurry of activity. CTA 4391 had its inspection completed and was released for service.
IT
415 had a journal bearing (Brass) replaced. It seems that the
Lubricating pads (Sheep) are getting to the end of their useful life
and will all have to be replaced as soon as new ones can be obtained!
The
Sand Springs 68 made three trips around the car line for equipment
testing & Ect. It is one of the cars that are being prepared for
the annual Trolley Pageant on July 4th. There are plenty of cars that still have to be looked over before that event.
Truck
replacement on one of the two New York Subway cars was done over the
weekend as well. For anyone that hasn't seen that done before, it was a
very exciting thing to see. (As much as I could see going around it
every 15 minutes). They jacked up the car, slipped out the old wheel
set, and slipped in the new one.
The wood for the Charles City Western 300 engine is being prepared for the deck around the hoods.
Three windows for the CTA S105 are in their final coat of paint with the rest of the windows following along.
Work on the Michigan 28’s roof continues. Installation of all new tack molding was nearly complete at the end of the day Sunday.
New
ballasts were installed in 4 of our high output overhead work lights!
Charlie Strong of the Car Dept. skillfully rehung the Fixtures and
thanks to his help, for the first time in many months, all of them are
is service again!
CTA 22&41 had some interior lighting
repairs made and an a height adjustment made to one of the Pilots. They
found out that the Pilot was brushing some of the newly spread ballast.
The work on the "Baldy" CTA 4146 continues as well.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joel Ahrendt
Comments
Sun, 03-01-2015 16:46
That was sprayed on the cab while at East Troy. The locomotive is TE-1. It was built for Toledo Edison, and worked there its entire life until [...]
Sun, 03-01-2015 07:14
Thanks Roger... It seemed too good to be true. Bill McCoy Strasburg, PA
Sat, 02-28-2015 21:28
Hello Bill I hope someone from the Electric Car dept will respond to your question. I believe one of the members wrote that on the engine. It [...]
Sat, 02-28-2015 21:24
Hello Mr. Fan. I was wondering if you ever had conveyed your interest to the team restoring the plow? Not being involved but knowing the members [...]
Sat, 02-28-2015 18:16
while 428's cab is still on the ground, there could be some premature painting and decals that could go on the outside of the cab
Sat, 02-28-2015 15:50
The last picture in the woodsshop report shows the Electroliner and a yellow steeple cab with a CNS&M monogram and spray painted number 454. Could [...]
Fri, 02-27-2015 16:26
Thank you Nigel! We look forward to seeing 1630 in operation this season. Good luck with the repairs!
Fri, 02-27-2015 12:17
The UP sticker could be for a truck trailer. The headlight is neat. However for the accuracy nut, the plow originally had a style of Pyle [...]
Fri, 02-27-2015 11:44
Mike, Yep. We always like to think she may have been operated by Casey ...... but we will never be sure. Nigel
Fri, 02-27-2015 11:42
Zach, At this time we will not be offering "Take the Throttle" on 1630 this year. The issue is that, after not running for a number of years, we [...]
Fri, 02-27-2015 09:34
I am curious as to whether or not you will be offering cab rides on 1630 this coming season. I understand you did not offer any last year, as it was [...]
Wed, 02-25-2015 22:04
Hey I saw on the home page on the scroll ad for mother's day,is that shelter in the picture new? It looks as if it is right across the mainline by the [...]