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Entries from October 2009

Sunday, October 11. 2009

A brief bit of news 2009-10-09 Posted by Phil Stepek in RDC 9933 at 23:35

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A brief bit of news 2009-10-09

I know it has been a long time for the passenger dept reports, and i apologize.
It will be just a bit longer, I am afraid, mostly because the latter parts of the season found us with a lot of work and only a few hands.

The one item i wanted to announce however, is that for the first time since its arrival in (?) 1991(?), CNW RDC 9933 has entered revenue service on the Halloween train.

http://www.irm.org/gallery/CNW9933

We have been successful in getting the electrical system to function, including number boards, markers and headlights.

Under the current circumstances, as many of you know, I have converted the car from its original 64vdc to 120vac to allow for station wiring, as well as generator power feeds.

Everything is working as expected, and I hope to bring you more information on this and other projects with more frequency after Nov 1 when we will begin to go into "winter repair mode".

Many things have actually been happening on several pieces, its mostly my fault for not having enough time to post info here. Thanks to Bob Kutella and others for sometimes inserting updates in my absence.

Sunday, October 4. 2009

Norfolk & Western Storage Mail ... Posted by Robert Kutella in Passenger Car Department at 05:49

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Norfolk & Western Storage Mail 1458 - October 2009

Finished

The Wednesday Irregulars have completed this car including lettering. I know I have posted images of this work elsewhere on the blogs, but a search has failed me. Enjoy this view under cloudy skies 10/3/09.

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