05-07-2017, 05:28 PM
Hello all again. More progress to talk about.
The repairs to 663 are now complete, the Steamtown crew will give her the 92 day inspection during the week , and she will be placed on the caboose hop . This will be sort of a shakedown run as to make sure that all the bugs have been worked out after sitting still for three years.
The Delaware Lackawanna has given Steamtown permission to cross over the Chamberlain to access the rest of the yard during weekday hours only. This means that the normal yard shuttle is back up and running Monday to Friday. But, on the weekends, we are back to only the caboose hop. Things like excursions and the Carbondale branch are still out of the question until this is resolved.
During yesterdays work session we stripped all the wire from the conduit near the end door on the "B".
This was then replaced with new and all the devices tested and reinstalled. The larger wire to the left is from the now unused MU receptacle that was over the end door and a receptacle used to connect the dynamic brakes to other engines. The switches seen here are for the headlight and engine room lights. We will do the same to the other end possibly next week, depending if we get a crimper to install the terminals on the battery cables we installed last week. We are also planning on reinstalling the generator brushes as soon as we can get them in. The only difference will be that the other end will need a spot to plug in the pre-lube pump.
While this was going on another member did some copper work replacing the air line to the horn. This was stolen by copper thieves while the unit was parked in south Jersey. Sorry for the strange angle but it was the only way to get it all to fit in frame. I drew an arrow pointing to the horn valve.
It was a very Rainy day yesterday, as it has been for the last week or two. During a quick break from the rain I ran out to the board walk to catch 664 on the caboose hop.
The repairs to 663 are now complete, the Steamtown crew will give her the 92 day inspection during the week , and she will be placed on the caboose hop . This will be sort of a shakedown run as to make sure that all the bugs have been worked out after sitting still for three years.
The Delaware Lackawanna has given Steamtown permission to cross over the Chamberlain to access the rest of the yard during weekday hours only. This means that the normal yard shuttle is back up and running Monday to Friday. But, on the weekends, we are back to only the caboose hop. Things like excursions and the Carbondale branch are still out of the question until this is resolved.
During yesterdays work session we stripped all the wire from the conduit near the end door on the "B".
While this was going on another member did some copper work replacing the air line to the horn. This was stolen by copper thieves while the unit was parked in south Jersey. Sorry for the strange angle but it was the only way to get it all to fit in frame. I drew an arrow pointing to the horn valve.
It was a very Rainy day yesterday, as it has been for the last week or two. During a quick break from the rain I ran out to the board walk to catch 664 on the caboose hop.
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