05-11-2021, 06:53 PM
Here's a wash rack for steam locomotives.
However, I'd think that steam locos, in the steam age, of course, would have been cleaned using a steam jenny.
In the steel mill where I worked, Thursday day-shift was a down turn, and if there was a roll change, the rolls being removed for re-turning were cleaned using chemicals, in conjunction with the steam. The same process was used for pretty-well all machinery that needed cleaning before going into the shops.
They may have had cleaning racks for passenger cars in those days, but they wouldn't likely have worked with steam locos, due to the locos' irregular shapes. Similar or maybe the same ones, could be used on cab-unit diesels, as they had sides similar to the passenger cars. Hood units were another issue altogether.
I believe somebody did offer a wash rack...perhaps Walthers?
A quick search shows that Walthers did (or does) offer such an item, although there's no image shown.
Wayne
However, I'd think that steam locos, in the steam age, of course, would have been cleaned using a steam jenny.
In the steel mill where I worked, Thursday day-shift was a down turn, and if there was a roll change, the rolls being removed for re-turning were cleaned using chemicals, in conjunction with the steam. The same process was used for pretty-well all machinery that needed cleaning before going into the shops.
They may have had cleaning racks for passenger cars in those days, but they wouldn't likely have worked with steam locos, due to the locos' irregular shapes. Similar or maybe the same ones, could be used on cab-unit diesels, as they had sides similar to the passenger cars. Hood units were another issue altogether.
I believe somebody did offer a wash rack...perhaps Walthers?
A quick search shows that Walthers did (or does) offer such an item, although there's no image shown.
Wayne