Monday, June 14, 2021

Saturday update

Bill Wulfert was out at IRM on Saturday the 12th and sent in some news updates. Thanks, Bill!

All photos by Bill Wulfert.

The west end of Met car 2872 is still very much in the initial "demo" stage. Here Tim goes at the car with a cutting torch, apparently.

One exciting bit of news is that the two WH 567 motors that we sent out to get rebuilt have returned from the motor shop, looking as good as new. These motors will go into the Baldwin MCB motor truck now undergoing major overhaul in the "lean-three" portion of the electric car shop and will then go under 'L' car 1754. The 1754 is currently operational but it's got the wrong type of motor truck, and the wrong type of motors, under it, so this will rectify that situation.

Beautiful!

The "second shift" mechanical team was working on the Electroliner over the weekend. Here, the east end of the train is jacked up to insert some shims in the center bearings. Other truck work that is being worked on includes some adjustment of the coil springs and installation of correct-type brake hoses to the trucks.
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2 comments:

  1. Matt MaloyJune 14, 2021 at 8:57 PM

    I was out there on Saturday, and had a peek in to the car shop. I saw Commonwealth Edison 4 was parked out back behind the shops and was online. I was very curious to see what you guys were doing with it, but I never saw it move while I was there.
    -Matt Maloy

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  2. AnonymousJune 15, 2021 at 5:21 AM

    Matt- Moving the Electroliner to and from the barn with it! No point in moving CE 4 back to its house just to bring it back the next day. Besides, it got a bath.

    R. W. Schauer

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