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Sunday, February 13. 2011Wood Shop Update - February 12, 2011I managed to make a short visit to IRM yesterday and grabbed some photos of the work going on.  Wheels I will start out with an image of a wheel and axle set from our Milwaukee Streetcar TM 972. The car has received a lot of restoration work and we are underway with work on the mechanical systems to get this running again. Look for the exciting full story in the next issue of Rail & Wire, due to be mailed in a few weeks.  Step Well Victor Humphreys has been working on the step well end plates for our ATSF 1400 wood caboose. They require a lot of repair and he is now on step well number three. Above is one of the renewed end plates ready to be prime painted.  Shop Work When the shop space was expanded with an addition to Barn 4 some of the existing systems had to be partially dismantled. Victor Humphreys, John Faulhaber, and Henry Vincent (on the ladder) are 'engineering' how to extend and re-install some parts to our wood chip collector system.  Parts Just like Tinkertoy parts, Henry and Victor have disassembled and are reassembling pieces for the new duct run.  Jointing A fair amount of work was invested in continuing the work for new Passenger Car windows for IC 3996. Eric Lorenz was re-acquainting himself with some woodworking skills, while Bill Moran stands by at left, ready to help. Running this stock through the jointer can help take out any warp or twist in the wood, before it is planed and finally sized. After jointing, Victor and Henry helped push some of these 48 pieces through our planer. Other shop work included Tim Peters back in his window making mode, this current project is CRT 1797. Three new sash were in the glue press and additional frames were being fit and dry assembled. Tim and Rod Turner also worked to replace failed bearings on our disk/belt sander, and it seemed in working order, better than ever, as I left the shop. Frank Sirinek and Mike Stauber were working on seats for the Vera Cruz open car, Bill Wulfert was painting L car parts, and walk through visitors included Randy Hicks, Jim Windmeier, Joe Stupar, Dave Fullarton, and Joel Arendt.
Wednesday, February 9. 2011GB&W 2407 updateTuesday nights work on the Green Bay and Western 2407 was to fix more leaks on some of the water pipes. Jeron Glander, Dave Fullarton, and myself arrived about 6:30pm and spent about four hours working on it. We started in the cramped quarters of the radiator room, using the porto-power to move one of the main water pipes around, bending a mounting bracket straight again and getting 3 main points of the pipe to line up properly. After a lot of adjusting, the sleeve fit perfectly. Then Jeron and Dave wire wheeled the surfaces of the pipe where the rubber gaskets of the coupling will seal and then reassembled the coupling and tightened up all the clamps.  refitted coupling  replaced pipe After that I removed a small 1/2 x 8 inch pipe that was cracked, removed the reducing bushing that had the broken portion of the pipe stuck in it, removed the broken portion and replaced with a new pipe. Naturally, it has to be in one of the worst spots to reach, between the oil cooler and main water pipe, blocked by the drive shaft and eddy current clutch and guards, but we were able to squeeze in there and get it done. Dave did some vacuuming of some debris on the floor before he and Jeron moved on to the engine to start taking off some water elbows between the head and block. There are a number of gaskets on the engine and air compressor that are dried and split and just need to be replaced. I have created a photo gallery of the mechanical work as it progresses. There are also a few photos of the cab and the fogged and bad windows that need to be replaced. These will all have to be replaced with FRA glazing, donations to the RSD15 would be greatly appreciated and will assist in the costs of the restoration.  a bad gasket Wednesday, February 2. 2011 |
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Sun, 05-19-2013 22:13
Hello again. I had an idea that was (somewhat rudely, mid-sentence) dismissed in talking to a museum volunteer a few years back, but here it goes [...]
Thu, 05-16-2013 21:52
Looking good Bob! I hope to come out soon once I'm done with school.
Wed, 05-15-2013 21:28
I was not around at the time. General discussion suggests that it was "pretty marginal" in a number of areas. Nigel
Mon, 05-13-2013 11:08
"THUMBS UP!"
Fri, 05-10-2013 02:15
No, it will not be necessary to hold any of the work waiting for the plow to be turned, end for end. Weather will be the major factor, but there will [...]
Thu, 05-09-2013 19:54
The CGW X-38 plow is really coming to life. Bob Kutella and Vic and crew need to be very proud of your collective efforts. I am very appreciative of [...]
Thu, 05-09-2013 15:20
The snowplow looks great! Are you going to apply the door and upper windows befor it is turned to continue work?
Thu, 05-09-2013 09:09
Max, Is there any progress to report yet, in regards to the installation of the poles and overhead wires? Have a good day, sir.
Wed, 05-08-2013 18:40
Thanks for the update! I still don't understand why Commonwealth #5 was removed from service. Do you know why?
Tue, 05-07-2013 09:28
Mr. Kolanowski.....I was just wondering if the Spaulding webcam will be up and running soon for us stay-at-homes. Thanks!2FP
Mon, 05-06-2013 23:04
Max, Has work begun yet on the construction phase of erecting the poles and putting up the wire? Wish I could be there to watch it happen.
Mon, 05-06-2013 23:02
Keep up the good work, Bob. Wish I could be there to help!!!!!!!