08-06-2017, 09:01 AM
The two girls are on the road again.. We did a few shakedown runs and worked out some bugs, so it looks like all is good to pull some trains. 663 had a few sticking contactors that needed cleaning and a few valves that needed to be exercised to get her back into working order from her three year nap. That was taken care of yesterday, along with some house cleaning . Both units were MU'd and load tested from each cab , brakes were checked, and each unit received a nice bath.
One other thing that got attention was the "environmental tanks", as we call them, were drained. This is waste oil that seeps into the sump and normally drips onto the tracks . We capture it in PVC tanks located between the fuel tank and battery box, collect it, and send it out to be recycled.
All cleaned and ready to go.
One other thing that got attention was the "environmental tanks", as we call them, were drained. This is waste oil that seeps into the sump and normally drips onto the tracks . We capture it in PVC tanks located between the fuel tank and battery box, collect it, and send it out to be recycled.
All cleaned and ready to go.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew