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Sunday, July 22. 2012Signal Maintenance - July 21, 2012I guess I do not have permission to use the category for the signal department. BUT - member/volunteer Frank Carraro has joined the work in that department and generously shares these pics and a short report.  Frank Carraro Photo Bob Olson and Mike Alterio are replacing a failed LED light unit on
the westbound signal at Johnson siding last Saturday. LED units are being
installed because of the high price of the special lamp bulbs used in signals
and the considerable labor in replacing them every year. We are having
trouble with lightning causing the LED's to fail, but we may have the fix for
that now.  Frank Carraro Photo Here we see Bob adjusting and lubricating the eastbound signal at Karstens These antique mechanisms need careful maintenance. This one was acting up. Thanks for the report, Frank. Just goes to show the extent of trying to keep our railroad running, and the many other volunteers working, in many cases invisibly. |
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Mon, 09-08-2025 08:22
Good job on the Burlington Nortern 9976. OK.
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:56
No new news that I have heard of thus far.
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:53
I'll also be doing another update on it soon. Keep en eye out for that.
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:47
A little work was done to it for Diesel Days this year. You'll see photos floating around for the temporary short term job that was done to make it [...]
Wed, 08-06-2025 13:01
Is steam car CN 15444 going to be coming to museum several times it was to be moved to muesum
Sat, 07-19-2025 18:56
Yeah, sadly it's still there as of 7/19/2025
Thu, 06-12-2025 19:14
Its been 14 years guys, where is the unit? Like really? Did you guys misplace it? Or are repairs taking that long? At this point be might we will have [...]
Wed, 04-09-2025 17:40
Jamie Thanks for the update. She's gonna shine like every thing else you guys do! Smeds
Thu, 03-06-2025 16:28
Yes, there is a wye. Those two have been MU'ed on diesel days a year or two ago.
Wed, 03-05-2025 14:04
7009 number boards look good. Is there a way to turn a locomotive around at IRM? In case you ever had a mind to connect 7009 and 6847?
Fri, 03-29-2024 21:26
We're slackers and spend more time working on the equipment in the shop than keeping all you readers updated. We'll work on it, but I'm sure updates [...]
Thu, 03-14-2024 08:02
What happened to the Department Blog? It's been over 2 years and I still regularly check for updates, but nothing comes...