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Tuesday, February 7. 2012TMS Project Update - February 4-5, 2012A lot is happening very quickly on this project. As reported previously the next step is to do repair and rebuilding work on the dismantled truck now in our shop. The immediate focus is on the pins and bushings which hold together brake rigging, the slack adjusters, etc.  Pedestal Liners Before we get into the details of that work we were pleased to note that an entire set of new pedestal liners has been fabricated and delivered. These are wear parts to allow the journal boxes to slide vertically as needed, when the car is in motion.  Engineering Jeff Brady has been busily engaged for some weeks as the truck is dismantled, taking careful measurements, and tabulating the needed new parts.  Schematic Jeff created this schematic to help keep track and identify the complex connections and pieces. Note that there are 78 bushings and 26 pins, needed for EACH truck assembly!  Pressing Task Greg Kepka was pressing out the old bushings from the various rods and levers. It was somewhat disconcerting to hear screeching and clanking like breaking glass as the rusted old bushings broke free and became loose.  Links Here are some of the links, old bushings, and newly loosened bushings that Greg was working on.  As the Rod Turns Rod Turner was turning new alloy steel rod to size in the small lathe.  Some Like It HOT Here is the new small furnace/oven for heat treating newly fabricated pins and bushings to case harden them. Four of the new pins are on the bench in front of the oven, having undergone their particular version of a trial by fire. Tuesday, February 7. 2012CTS 4223 Update - February 4, 2012 Wainscotting Work continues. Perhaps the most visible and exciting thing to happen was delivery of new fabricated panels for the interior of the car. Eric Lorenz went to work quickly to start installing them. These are the panels which go below the windows and are pre-painted the correct interior color. Why now? Well, the puzzle of the car construction as designed by the builder requires these to be installed, to allow window post caps to be installed in the interior, to then allow installation of the window tracks, and ultimately the windows.  Finished Windows Alex Randow began the day stripping masking from many of the sash which have by now been cleaned and clear coated.  Back to Cleaning Alex pitched in on a few other tasks then went back to never ending job of cleaning the aluminum frames on still more sash. Tuesday, February 7. 2012Wood Shop Update - February 4, 2011 Planning Gwyn Stupar, Victor Humphreys, and Greg Kepka are working on a project to produce new cab windows for Norfolk & Western 2050. We initially tried to trace the frame outlines on flimsy cardboard, used those to create working drawings, and now this crew is tracing and cutting thin plywood templates. After those were made, they climbed up on the running boards and into the cab to confirm size and shape. The result is some minor edits to the drawings, which should make these window just right.  In a Jamb Buzz Morrisette has made all new jambs and sash trim for the 14 new windows he is making for caboose ATSF 1400. He painted the red finish color on all those pieces and on most of the new sash.  Clearly Then Buzz and Frank Sirinek cut twenty eight pieces of glass for the project and washed and cleaned those.  Sharp Buzz is looking over a new machine recently donated and added to our shop arsenal of tools. It is a mechanized saw blade sharpener, I think able to take up to 20 inch diameter blades, and it has several settings to allow it to file different positive or negative hook angles on the teeth. Anyone want to give it a run? |
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Thu, 01-29-2015 11:34
Well, happy birthday, David. If I had known, I would have come. My birthday was on the 3rd.
Mon, 01-26-2015 12:08
The 2015 IRM annual meeetings; Rules,safety,election of board members, & any other business, etc. will be held on the 3rd. or 4th. saturday of [...]
Sun, 01-25-2015 20:52
multiple questions concerning this department: 1. Operating stance on RDC9933? 2. will SP 1518 (Eventually) be repainted into its black widow [...]
Sat, 01-24-2015 17:23
Since you have plenty of 645 part laying around, why hasn't anybody worked on the ATSF FP45? Also, when will you cosmetically restore SP 1518? I think [...]
Mon, 01-19-2015 20:52
Thanks Jamie; It's so good to hear some news from the diesel dept. I check here a couple times a week looking for updates. Any news on any of the [...]
Sun, 01-18-2015 19:37
I too would like to see the Electroliner fully restored - and in fact - I'd like to see every car/steam loco, diesel, etc on the back lot operable - [...]
Sun, 01-18-2015 19:13
When you donate funds, you may specify what they are used for. In this case the funds were donated specifically for this acquisition. If you think the [...]
Sun, 01-18-2015 11:14
Buying another relic when the money should be spent on what you have; like electroliner
Sat, 01-17-2015 21:36
how is that gonna work?
Mon, 01-12-2015 16:48
Hello Ted. I am embarrassed to tell you but the "bag" is still not here. We have about 2/3 of the $15K needed to move it. Now w/a new curator things [...]
Sun, 01-11-2015 19:12
Folks, speaking of new cars. What happened to that C,B & Q heavyweight baggage car that was waiting in Denver? Did it ever get to [...]
Sun, 01-11-2015 19:08
Hello Brian L You are correct in all points. We need steam to test the cars. The 1630 will be able to provide that function. Testing may even [...]