tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post7276574109347358072..comments2024-03-24T11:33:56.203-05:00Comments on Hicks Car Works: Boxed Up and Ready to GoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-14218909777068170722015-06-04T05:03:44.764-05:002015-06-04T05:03:44.764-05:00When the grids get hot ( and they do get hot) the ...When the grids get hot ( and they do get hot) the paint would just burn off the grids making a bad stink if not a fire. The idea is to get rid of the heat, not hold it in. Getting them too hot would hasten their failure. The key is keeping them cool.<br /><br />Randy StahlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-4988642533166637632015-06-03T19:33:01.751-05:002015-06-03T19:33:01.751-05:00We have never tried painting grid elements, mainly...We have never tried painting grid elements, mainly because it wasn't done that way. I think the main problem is usually melting (and sometimes cracks due to thermal stress) rather than rust. And I suppose you would have to paint the elements after the box was assembled, but that doesn't sound easy. Perhaps we could try it sometime as a science experiment. I like experiments.Randall Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246581917018679919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-58013820474378058622015-06-03T00:19:18.108-05:002015-06-03T00:19:18.108-05:00Yard 1 was always a motley assortment. Why change...Yard 1 was always a motley assortment. Why change the tradition? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-80538758914773680382015-06-02T18:03:06.487-05:002015-06-02T18:03:06.487-05:00Randy I am curious about the resistor boxes you ar...Randy I am curious about the resistor boxes you are rebuilding. Would anything be gained by painting the resistor elements with a high temperature paint to retard or prevent them from rusting and breaking? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-27802163035263108202015-06-02T15:45:33.464-05:002015-06-02T15:45:33.464-05:00Bob, you're correct, the cars next in line aft...Bob, you're correct, the cars next in line after 1992 will definitely not be scrapped (though the Boston PCC isn't owned by IRM so I don't know what the plans for that one are). The L3, 63 and 18 are all intended to be preserved. The 63 is operational now, though it would need work to be usable in regular service, and the 18 is due to be unwrapped and (hopefully) made operational as soon as the next barn is built.<br /><br />Josh, the two CTA 2000s in the pseudo-historic livery were acquired because the CTA was going to scrap them and IRM wanted to salvage components from them to help keep our pair operating. The 2007-2008 (aka 1892 and 1992) had been modified by the CTA after removal from service and had already been stripped of some parts such as motors.Frank Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05577228910617578573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-5376096789795023272015-06-02T15:36:35.043-05:002015-06-02T15:36:35.043-05:00Is next in line after 1992 - meaning that those pi...Is next in line after 1992 - meaning that those pieces will be scrapped as well? The wording can be taken two ways. <br /><br />I presume the cars "next in line" are there for storage - and not scrapping. Shaker 18 hasn't even been unwrapped. I would assume that 1991 is next? Good that those two cars will serve the purpose of supporting 2153 and 2154 with lots of extra parts.<br />Bobpatentablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824098558990739013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-89190226919517412192015-06-02T13:32:30.101-05:002015-06-02T13:32:30.101-05:00So I'm curious, why does the museum scrap cert...So I'm curious, why does the museum scrap certain pieces? Are they just not worth saving?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921120821857916015noreply@blogger.com