07-29-2013, 06:22 AM
Larry, they have no intentions of interchange of this car, they intend to truck it to the new site. Once there if it remains static, they want something for it to sit on, but if there is a desire to use it it will need to be made safe (probably needs more than bearings). There are many shortlines rebuilding old equipment that is useable on their railroad. Heber Valley in Utah <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://hebervalleyrr.org/aboutus/">http://hebervalleyrr.org/aboutus/</a><!-- m --> has a beautiful selection of old equipment and it is often used in movies.
One of my projects at the Kiski was to get an old CNJ coach (BLT 1925) back to usable condition. It was brought in over Conrail with friction bearings in 1997 and will never leave unless the bearings are changed but it is used 3 days a week. They just removed the trucks and turned the wheels to remove the flat spots that were left from the previous railroad. Rules against interchanging a car does not necessarily make a car unsafe. The brass bearings are not interchanged because the class ones and regionals no longer have enough crewmen
to check the oil in the journals or to watch over a train, not because they aren't safe when properly maintained.
At the Kiski I ran a coach, an Alco S-1, a PRR X29 box car and a transfer caboose (ex NYC) all with brass bearings and never had one overheat.
Charlie
One of my projects at the Kiski was to get an old CNJ coach (BLT 1925) back to usable condition. It was brought in over Conrail with friction bearings in 1997 and will never leave unless the bearings are changed but it is used 3 days a week. They just removed the trucks and turned the wheels to remove the flat spots that were left from the previous railroad. Rules against interchanging a car does not necessarily make a car unsafe. The brass bearings are not interchanged because the class ones and regionals no longer have enough crewmen
to check the oil in the journals or to watch over a train, not because they aren't safe when properly maintained. At the Kiski I ran a coach, an Alco S-1, a PRR X29 box car and a transfer caboose (ex NYC) all with brass bearings and never had one overheat.
Charlie