tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post8117688737393745932..comments2024-03-24T11:33:56.203-05:00Comments on Hicks Car Works: Change for the Better - UpdatedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-57263129455882637132014-06-18T10:43:18.770-05:002014-06-18T10:43:18.770-05:00Randall,
I forgot about the Shelborne Fall...Randall,<br /> I forgot about the Shelborne Falls combine. Which has seats in it; but does not run between towns or cities.<br /> <br />I think the C A & E # 20 is the oldest Interurban until something else comes along.<br /><br />We have a 1903 car, Petaluma & Santa Rosa #63 at RJV which is also rather ancient.<br /><br />The elevated cars have the Interurbans beat. Car G at Shore Line Trolley Museum is 1878 and Key #561 and %63 at RJV are built in 1887. But I do not think any of the three can run. <br /><br />The C A & E 20 and 36 have another claim for long running because they ran from 1902 to 1957, the entire life of the railway. <br /><br />Ted Miles<br />IRM Member Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-80569394479743062632014-06-17T20:06:34.590-05:002014-06-17T20:06:34.590-05:00Ted: Honesty compels me to admit that the 20 is un...Ted: Honesty compels me to admit that the 20 is undoubtedly older than the 36, by a few months. It was delivered from Niles on July 29, 1902, and operated on the first day of passenger service, August 25. The first cars from Stephenson were completed late in 1902, delivered in early January, 1903, and entered service shortly thereafter, but we don't have exact dates. <br /><br />As for who has the oldest operational interurban, this seems to have no clear answer. Frank and I cannot even agree on this simple question. I would say it's the Shelburne Falls combine #10, built in 1896, but Frank denies that this is an interurban car, and would class it as a streetcar of some sort. The next oldest candidate is CA&E #20. Which is it? You decide!Randall Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246581917018679919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-37478996153566497002014-06-17T15:05:29.226-05:002014-06-17T15:05:29.226-05:00Randall,
the Elgin & Aurora #20 is at...Randall,<br /> the Elgin & Aurora #20 is at your other nearby trolley museum.It came from the same builder and the same order as IRM's #36.<br /><br />Is there a way to tell which one was built first. Usually they did not build the cars in a given order in numerical order. Any thoughts?<br /><br />Who has the oldest operational Interurban in North America? <br /><br />Ted Miles<br />IRM MemberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-37484918860315747362014-06-16T17:58:59.786-05:002014-06-16T17:58:59.786-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Randall Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246581917018679919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-48048241350551381502014-06-16T17:58:44.933-05:002014-06-16T17:58:44.933-05:00Randy: Good questions! There's no noticeable e...Randy: Good questions! There's no noticeable effect when the truss rods are removed; I believe on these cars, with their 9" I beam side sills, the truss rods are mostly there for esthetic effect. There's seldom any problem in turning the buckle, but if you tried to tighten it enough to actually deflect the carbody, I'd bet the rod would break somewhere first. Randall Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246581917018679919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-56782681232013234722014-06-16T17:38:07.158-05:002014-06-16T17:38:07.158-05:00Glad to see that you got the compressor changed ou...Glad to see that you got the compressor changed out on the 36. When you dropped the truss rod did you have any sag in the side sill? Also what kind of problems did you have cracking loose the turnbuckle to relieve the tension in the rod?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278688690220520162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-65948949865675560592014-06-16T14:01:37.904-05:002014-06-16T14:01:37.904-05:00That's Steve I Believe! working on the 4 with ...That's Steve I Believe! working on the 4 with BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-26949851849613544322014-06-14T23:12:25.232-05:002014-06-14T23:12:25.232-05:00The picture of the disassembled air compressor is ...The picture of the disassembled air compressor is a Westinghouse Air Brake D3-F from CTA car 4412. The compressor that you just put on CA&E 36 is a D3-EG, most likely from a CRT wooden 'L' car or a Baldy. Bill WulfertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com