<Grin> Yeah the top cyl allows you to turn off the thttl and still have steam and steam oil in the cyls. allowed large savings on fuel in the mountains. 27 Aug 05 Saturday, well the bell went to the all roads to Albuqurque tricentenial program, along with many club members we were well recieved, and just about emptyed the lobby when we rang the bell <G> http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/adn?full=1 After the program we got back to the work site, work on the Brake bell cranks continued, wit a new wear plate fabricated to replace a worn plate. Once this plate is welded in another finshed bell crank can be installed. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/ade?full=1 all the bell cranks on truck #13 have been removed and inspected, bearings have been renewed, and only one more bearing is needed for this truck. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/adf?full=1 On truck #4 the support bracket that prevents a broken brake beam from falling on the tracks has been renewed and re positioned, apperently thiese brackets on the front of both trucks had hit something on the tracks while in service. Note our two 8 wheel buckeye trucks have number plates on them Id ing them as numbers 13 <rear truck> and 4 <front truck> http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/adg?full=1 With all the remaining springs removed, the springs are being cleaned and coated with preservitive this one by Neadle scaling, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/adj?full=1 and this one in a sandblasting cabinet. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/adk?full=1 This set of springs have yet to be serviced, and are waiting thier turn. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/adl?full=1 Also the crib work under the oil bunker was moved so the last stick of dunnage could be reattached. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/adm?full=1 Lastly, a view into the fire box, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/adi?full=1 and the view from the cab. More to come, Gunns
Needle scaling. Ugh! I've done plenty of that. Both as part of employment. And also historical restoration efforts. That'll leave you with numb wrists, and hands! Ear protection a must! It's louder than you think! You guys are really trucking (pardon the non-RR reference), right along! Boxcab E50
Wends, Aug 31.05 Work continues on the trucks, the last bell crank on truck 13 was refurbished with bearings and installed. Also the felt gasket for the wipers in the brake cyls was fitted to a cylnder. It was also tool repair day, with various handles, and support items being brought to opperating condition. more to come, Gunns
Gunns, once you get the trucks all complete, do you have a crane with enough oomph to pick up the tender body and place it on the trucks?
We have a connection with a heavy equipment mover, http://www.nmrhs.org/p-steamloco/by-year/2004/tender-work.exe this is a link to a slide show showing the tender disassembly. It coms from our web page http://www.nmrhs.org/ where there are a few slide shows showing work from past years Gunns
Saturday 3 Sept. 05 Had a short day today but we managed to re crib the tender oil bunker so that the last spot remaining to be cleaned and painted can be worked on <a 4 x 6 foot area at the front bottom of the bunker.> Also we started to re assemble the brake rigging on truck #13, the back half is re assembled, except for the cylinders and "one more bearing" I found that need replacment. this involved 2 20 ton jacks and a 10 tonner to move all the linkages in to position, so as to allow the bering pins to be re installed. Hopefully we will be able to connect Air to the cyl set next week and opperate/ adjust the last half of the trucks brakes. <2 wheel sets> More to come, Gunns
Wends 7 Sept 05 More trucks to day... made more bearings, installed brake linkage adjusting shoe. Mesured and started fabrication of fuel oil and boiler water supply gaskets. Compleated survey of welding needed before tender reassembly. <We want to get every thing done while the trucks are accessable> More to come, Gunns
Sat 10 Sept,05 Big day to day, Found and replaced yet another Bearing/bushing on truck 13 and reassembled another adjusting rod and bell crank, and am now awaiting welding of wear plates and restoration of the break beam for final assembly. Also we found yet 2 more bushings that need replacment, going to make them Wends. This is the end of the truck with the compleated re assembled brakes. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/adw?full=1 This is a side view of the trucks showing the adjusting rods. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/adx?full=1 This is the mounting area where the brake beam undergoing restoration will be mounted http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/ady?full=1 Meanwhile, the oilbunker recived cleaning of the last 4x6 foot area where the cribbibg was in the way. also some last blocks of dunnage were cut out and oiled for the reassembly. Needlescaling continues on the tender trucks, and the king pins were sandblasted and painted prior to thier reinstallation. In the office the drawings are now beeing sorted and marked for easier location. Also this was our monthly meeting, among other things brought up was the need for a BNSF saftey class so we can opperate on the Main Line. During Lunch, most of the crew went down to the yard to look at the "Rail Runner" cars that have just been delivered from Canada http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/adu?full=1 More to come, Gunns
Wends. Sept.14,05 "When I was younger I went Spelunking a lot, then I got thicker around the waist and thought I would never use the skills again...." We have Heard that WABCO is going to discontinue making brake cyl caps in the 6" to 18" sizes from our Locomotives time period. So we decided that we need to find the sizes we use and order enough parts to supply us for our future needs. We went to the loco and started to count brake cyls, and sizes... Basicly we have 4 cyls that are 14" and 4 that are 8" on the Loco, and 8 cyls 9" in dia on the tender. 3 of the big cyls on the loco are compleatly enclosed by the frame, and our drawings refered us to a WABCo drawing we dont have... Entry into the space under the loco <hence the caveing refrence> http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/ael?full=1 one of the 3 enclosed brake cyls, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aeb?full=1 looking forward from the last driver, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aec?full=1 looking out through the driver at a tender truck, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aed?full=1 the firebox truck pivot point, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aee?full=1 a driver brake shoe, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aef?full=1 last driver crank pin from inside the frame, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aeg?full=1 Travis inside, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aem?full=1 we finaly found the recording marks on the cyls "on top" entry to the top of the frame, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aen?full=1 In spite of the fun, hunting for info, we had work to do, the 2 bushings were made and heat treated, pressed in to the beams, and set up or installation. the parts ready to install, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aeh?full=1 the installation location, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aei?full=1 the parts installed, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aej?full=1 th location wehere the belcrank will be installed, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aek?full=1 Note we have not compleatly connected all the parts as we are awaiting welding on the brake shoe beam and the wear plate. In the office cataloging, sorting, and filing of the drawings continues, now that they have all been scaned in to the data base. <side note, we will eventually have all the drawings avalible on a CD ROM > more to come, Gunns Drawbars --- Hard hat for scale
Yes, we estimate another 5-6 years, faster if we get more money. Our total estimated cost is around $500,000.00. we are doing the tender first, as a skill builder, and hope to be doneby December. Then we will start taking off the appliences, Dynamo, air tanks, ect., and then strip off the boiler jacket and abate the asbestos. After the abatment we will start the FRA form 4 boiler inspection, we have our own NDT ultrasound testers, and will need to take readings every square foot. Progress is slow but steady. gunns ataching dunnage to the oilbunker BTW it may be worth while to plan a trip to ABQ next March April......there are rumblings that some excursions are planed nothing in stone yet though.
Sat 17Sept05 Today we checked the opperation of the spring mounted shock absorbers of truck 4, (one of the tender trucks) of the four only one had been seized and it was freed up with no problems in our 20 ton press. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/afa?full=1 After that we prepaired for some infastructure additions, we are obtaining another 40' shipping container to store tools and supplys, this will allow more room int the machine shop can, and also in the engine parts storage can. Also we made inprovments to our mobile scaffold, adding metal flooring to the deck and attaching a permanent ladder to the side. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aer?full=1 Our clubmember, Mr Atwell, was here and started in in some of the many welding jobs. this allowed us to install the last bellcrank on truck 13. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aeq?full=1 The office crew after a long morning hacking away at the packaged lesson plan project escaped the pffice and started chiping away some of the many layers of paint that were applied during the park years. (in some areas the paint is over 1/8 of an inch thick) http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aew?full=1 Now some additional photos, This is the stack lifter http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aes?full=1 this is the dynamo http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aet?full=1 this is the left side aircompressor http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aeu?full=1 Here are the aircompressors on the pilot deck http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aev?full=1 this is the ATS sensor mount on the trailing truck http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aex?full=1 here is the power reverse http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aey?full=1 and this is the Chassis lube pump http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aez?full=1 More to come, Gunns
