04-30-2017, 08:29 AM
Morning!!
After another fine day at the shop I have a few more pics for ya. First off here is the After shot of the generator after being cleaned. You can now see the red insulating paint that was hidden under the compressor oil and carbon grime.
A new gasket was cut for the pump that I have been working on at home. She will be permanently installed into 664 as a pre-lube pump once the motor comes back from the rebuild.
The big job that was accomplished on the "B" this week was to rewire the battery feeds from the boxes to the main cabinet, and to run new cable from the starting contactor to the generator. On locomotives like this, there is no starting motor as in a car. You back feed power from the batteries to the generator to get it turning like an electric motor. This provides the rotation of the engine block to start the diesel engine. The rewire went very well only a few sticking points, like this one...
In the pic that little nut holding the wire clip to the underframe of the "B" doesn't look like much until you realize that it's here.
tucked waaaaaay up over an air tank next to a frame member. The wires in the pic are the positive battery cables running to the battery boxes.
While all of this was going on the crew from Tri-State was working on the compressor plumbing for 663. They were having some gasket issues and may need another week to get the proper parts to finish up.
Due to some kind of dispatching dispute between the park service and the Delaware Lackawanna RR. Steamtown is not able to cross over one of the tracks called the Chamberlin branch. This section of track runs next to the roundhouse and completely cuts the yard off from the rest of the park property. So for the time being the only park operation will be a caboose hop from the turntable to the tower near bridge 60 at the north end of the park. 664 and 26 will provide the power for this 1/2 mile round trip. Hopefully this will be resolved soon as this has already interfered with this years excursion season, cancelling a few trips.
Here's a shot of the 26 on the table getting ready for the days work.
After another fine day at the shop I have a few more pics for ya. First off here is the After shot of the generator after being cleaned. You can now see the red insulating paint that was hidden under the compressor oil and carbon grime.
A new gasket was cut for the pump that I have been working on at home. She will be permanently installed into 664 as a pre-lube pump once the motor comes back from the rebuild.
The big job that was accomplished on the "B" this week was to rewire the battery feeds from the boxes to the main cabinet, and to run new cable from the starting contactor to the generator. On locomotives like this, there is no starting motor as in a car. You back feed power from the batteries to the generator to get it turning like an electric motor. This provides the rotation of the engine block to start the diesel engine. The rewire went very well only a few sticking points, like this one...
While all of this was going on the crew from Tri-State was working on the compressor plumbing for 663. They were having some gasket issues and may need another week to get the proper parts to finish up.
Due to some kind of dispatching dispute between the park service and the Delaware Lackawanna RR. Steamtown is not able to cross over one of the tracks called the Chamberlin branch. This section of track runs next to the roundhouse and completely cuts the yard off from the rest of the park property. So for the time being the only park operation will be a caboose hop from the turntable to the tower near bridge 60 at the north end of the park. 664 and 26 will provide the power for this 1/2 mile round trip. Hopefully this will be resolved soon as this has already interfered with this years excursion season, cancelling a few trips.
Here's a shot of the 26 on the table getting ready for the days work.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew