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[e-paw]

Thanks gents, I do like Alco's idea on how they mount the generator a bit better then the EMD way. Alco mounts the generator directly to the prime mover so there is no " lining up " like on an EMD that bolts to the floor. The EMD generator also has an AC winding that the Alco doesn't have, so the Alco genn is much smaller. There are lots of cool differences between the builders. When you start getting into them you can see the different ways they solved the same problem. I haven't had the chance to get my hands into a Baldwin or FM,,,, that would be fun.

Today we moved some stuff from our Lehigh Gap building up to Scranton. It's nice that our Boxcar has a custom crane built into it for loading and unloading. If this keeps up we will need a bigger box car.
   

We started to button up the compressor by hanging the after cooler and putting the mesh screen back on the generator blower. The other plumbing parts for the compressor should be delivered soon.
   

I also drilled out the holes and mounted the pressure switch and gauge for the main reservoir. Some cooper piping and power will be added later. I removed the warning bell from it's clapper,( that thing next to the shinny box that's the pressure switch.) and repainted it . It will get reinstalled next weekend after it's dry.

   

We also uncovered a wiring issue in the main cabinet. We tried to bump the fuel pump to see if we had any leaks in the lines, we were trying to save a little work and reuse some of the control wiring that pulls in the fuel pump contactor,,,,it went badly. The NS wire caused a dead short , and went up in smoke. Now that will now come out and get redone .
I still have an open invite for anyone who would like to come up and spent the day with us, just send me a pm if your interested.