For various reasons it's been a while since I was able to get out to the Museum to work, but I had a few things that needed to be done. Anyway, Thursday was a good day to catch up. I have a few things I want to get done this spring before operations start.
My first priority will be to install the new 309 motor bearings. And I still needed to make the little grooves that allow oil to seep from the axle surfaces to the base that butts up against the wheel. As seen here, there are three grooves on each half. I'm not sure these really do much good, but the originals have them and it certainly can't hurt.
The next project will be to pull out the trailer truck from under the 36 to replace the broken leaf springs, and put a shop truck under the car. To do this, we need to remove the kingpins, which can only be done by pushing up while it's over the pit. But first, I wanted to carefully remove the floor plates over the kingpins.
As you can see, the head of the pin is far below the floor surface
And it's nice to have the lights on again in the 36. Two spades.
The next project will be to develop a convenient system for locking up the 450-series cars, without modifying the cars in any way. Something similar to what we use on the 319 should work. I took measurements and will be making a test version at home. Stay tuned.
Meanwhile, the weekday guys have been hard at work as always. Tim is rebuilding the interior of the 1268 to its original varnished splendor.
Several modifications were made to the interior during service, so it's not easy.
But once he's finished, it will look as good as new.
This mechanism, with its three parallel levers for positioning the back, is more complicated than the type I'm used to on the Chicago cars. But it works.
And then there are parts being painted for other projects: a ladder for the Pennsy tool car:
And steps for Michigan Electric 28:
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