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Friday, December 9. 2011BN 9908, more of the same...Here we are again with the update from Thursday nights progress... we had help from Riley Ladd, Thomas Rubeck, Jim West and myself tonight. Riley and Thomas continued on the surface/paint cleanup on the engineers side from the cab all the way back. Riley moved on to the MILW 33C after completing a few more panels and Thomas spent the remainder of the night completing this side. Jim West began painting the floor inside the engine room, starting with some of the trim areas. I continued on the nose repairs, welding two more pieces. One on the door hinge support and the other on the lower left side of the door. I also prepped the opening on the last spot on the engineers side nose corner. A few pictures are below, with moreĀ shown here with the most recent being shown first.
Wednesday, December 7. 2011BN 9908, more steel...Tuesday night several more steel parts were measured and cut out into the shapes that are needed for the patches around the nose. A couple of them will need a 95 degree bend for the nose door opening. One of the patches was welded into place on the firemans side of the nose. A few other areas that will never be accessible again were cleaned up and primed and/or undercoated. There are a few photos of the before and after on the carbody paint cleanup. There are more photos available shown here with the most recent being shown first.
Wednesday, December 7. 2011USA 8537 cab workThe United States Army 8537, a GE 45 ton diesel locomotive, was brought into the shop at the same time as the BN 9908. The purpose is to finish updating the cab interior by installing the new cab lights, a two way radio, permanently wiring the cab heaters, finish the painting inside the cab, and several other items. On Saturday the 3rd, the cab lights were installed, which are a standard EMD style. This required pulling all the old wire out of the conduit to the existing cab light and roof beacon and pulling it all back into the conduit, just to add one wire to provide constant power to the new lights. The lights are done now, along with the wiring to the cab heaters, which was run along the existing wiring in the electrical cabinet. They had been temporarily wired last year just to get heat in the winter months. A number of years ago, Dan Currens installed a DC to DC isolated converter that took the 36V positive ground loco system to a 12V negative ground. The truck stlye cab heater motors, a priming fuel pump, and the two way radio run off the 12VDC system. The next step will be to wire in the radio and mount the AAR radio plate to the console. After that, more painting in the cab.
Monday, December 5. 2011
BN 9908, shining and new steel Posted by James Kolanowski
in Diesel Department at
12:35
Comments (0) BN 9908, shining and new steelThere was a bit of progress made on the 9908 in the past few days. On Thursday, the first section of new steel was formed and welded into place on the firemans side of the nose. This was done by cutting a flat sheet to the correct dimensions and placing a close bend to fit the horizontal curve of the nose. The flat portion was welded into place on the side, and then some relief cuts made in a few places to allow the patch to bend on the vertical curve. All the seams were V'ed and welded into place. On Friday night, Riley and Jeron began to wipe the panels on the engineers side, making them shine right up. The BN used Imron paint, so some rags with lacquer thinner does a great job cleaning off the rust streaks and dead paint. They completed about 4 side sheet panels in a short time. There are many more photos available than are shown in this blog, and are shown here with the most recent being shown first.
Thursday, December 1. 2011BN 9908 progressOn Tuesday night, Kyle M worked to remove some additional rot spots on the engineers side of the nose. This takes some time since there are a few layers of steel skin and angle iron supports to cut through, and not hit anything behind it all. Meanwhile I started to weld some new steel supports around the firemans side nose, along with adding some support to the side of the mount for the cab signal box. A new sheet has been cut to wrap around that side, and will be fitted and installed in the coming days. There are many more photos available than are shown in this blog, and are shown here with the most recent being shown first. This photo album will more than likely be updated more often than the blog, but we'll do our best to keep both up to date.
Monday, November 28. 2011
Burlington Northern 9908 body work Posted by James Kolanowski
in Diesel Department at
01:33
Comments (5) Burlington Northern 9908 body workOn Sunday, November 20, we moved the BN 9908, an E9Am, deep into the shop to begin some steel work around the cab and continue interior prep, prime and paint of the floor. Jim West has spent the summer working on sealing up some of the water leaks around the carbody and engine room, and needle chipping, sanding and cleaning the engine room floors, under the cab, and in the nose. It is all primed and is about ready for paint, but needs the heated shop to complete it. E units are pretty close to F units in where they rust and rot around the nose and sides of the cab. Our plan is to spend one month doing as much steel work as we can before other projects will need the same space in the shop and 9908 will have to be moved out. Back in 2006 we were able to do all the same steel work on the CNW 411 in about five weeks. That story is available here in a photo album. After the work is done on the 9908, it will be painted back to its existing green and black scheme for the short term. Sometime in the future, it will be restored back to CB&Q 9976 with stainless steel side panels and will be used as backup power for the Nebraska Zephyr. Some of the typical places of rust and rot are around the lower base of the nose steel against the anti-climber, and where the sheets were welded together along the beams of the cab side, and all around the nose door. Also around the sand fillers and step wells on both sides. We are starting around the anti-climber and nose door and will work our way backwards as these areas are completed. There are many more photos available than are shown in this blog, and are shown here with the most recent being shown first. This photo album will more than likely be updated more often than the blog, but we'll do our best to keep both up to date. Sunday, November 27. 2011
Fuel filter housing installed in GBW ... Posted by James Kolanowski
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22:44
Comments (0) Fuel filter housing installed in GBW 2407On the evening of November 18th, Jeron G, Riley L and myself installed a used primary fuel filter housing in GB&W 2407. We decided to standardize on a common element on several locomotives to reduce costs for stocking several styles of fuel filter elements and eliminating the really expensive ones. We removed the two housings and the fuel lines going to them, cut and welded some brackets to hold the new housing in a good angle to be able to change elements without hitting other parts in the engine room. All that remains is replacing the fuel lines to the filter housing. Afterwards, Jeron and Riley moved on to an oil leak on the oil strainer housing, making and replacing a couple of gaskets. Be sure to visit this album for photos of other recent shop work. Also, donations to the RSD15 are still needed to replace cab glass and repair the turbocharger. |
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Mon, 02-06-2012 14:59
The layout as built is wired for DCC. We are a long way from raising the needed funds to construct the building and re-assemble the layout. One [...]
Sun, 02-05-2012 20:50
Will visitors/members be able to run trains as they wish? Also, is the layout DCC (Digital Command Control) or DC (Direct Current)? Greetings from [...]
Mon, 01-30-2012 13:01
Lorne really looks excited to be working on those windows fixtures too.
Mon, 01-30-2012 02:10
Any chance the 9908 will have its 4 port side windows replaced that BN removed when the E9 was rebuilt for commuter service? Also its missing mars [...]
Sun, 01-29-2012 15:56
The layout that was donated and moved to IRM will occupy 2500 sq ft and is HO scale. We are a long way from getting the building designed, financed, [...]
Sun, 01-29-2012 07:02
What scale would the layout be? Or will there be more than one scale? Example O scale HO scale and so on. I have some cars that are O scale that [...]
Mon, 01-23-2012 19:57
The last time I saw the 33C it didnt even have body panels. I'd say its better to tackle the smaller jobs and get the locomotives out there rather [...]
Sun, 01-22-2012 15:02
Hello everyone, I'm an IRM member who lives up in Minnesota. I have an HO Guage Digitrax DCC powered layout at home. My interests are primarily the [...]
Tue, 01-17-2012 02:00
I, from a distant perspective, think that a model railroad exhibit at IRM has significant potential. The general public actually has more interest in [...]
Mon, 01-16-2012 19:53
Thanks Jeron. If the weather is as forecast next Saturday I will try to get a good supply into the shop
Mon, 01-16-2012 01:47
Nigel, in case you didn't hear already, Jamie and I switched the cars this afternoon. They're just blocked by a little snow, now.
Mon, 01-09-2012 00:51
Matt, if you've been following the articles on 9908 from the beginning, you would've read "Sometime in the future, it will be restored back to CB&Q [...]