Somthing I'm in to, we figure about another 5-6 years, the tender is 90% done, and will be reassembled this year the loco is next...... http://www.nmrhs.org/ Gunns [ November 09, 2005, 06:35 AM: Message edited by: Gunns ]
A couple of Photos, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aac.full=1 View of the smokebox with the Builders Plate patternabove the mounting points. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aba?full=1 A view over the side rods from the last driver. Note all bearing surfaces are timkin roller bearings........ http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aaz?full=1 A view of the rear tender truck, <a 8 wheel buckeye> the oil bunker in the background. A4-8-4 comparison page..... http://www.sbrhs.org/484com.html Gunns edit, still havent got the image thing down yet.... Gunns [ July 25, 2005, 11:30 PM: Message edited by: Gunns ]
Gunns, welcome aboard. I would love to see a 2900 run and it looks like you guys have the best (only?) shot at it. I was associated with the 2912 group but they have given up on the restore to run plan. In case you guys didn't notice, the 2900 tender trucks have eight wheels. This is a BIG engine with a BIG tender. Best of luck to you and the rest of the crew.
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Wends. July27,05 Sorry about the Hiatus, was vacation time <G>. Today saw much accomplished, with the Inspection of the valve seat for the emergency fuel shut off valve being the highlight. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/abe The inspection was accomplished with a viedio camera that was lowered in to the valve well and recorded for our records, the valve seat was found to be in undamaged condition and needs no servicing. Also compleated was much of the prepretory painting for the reassembly of the tender, the exterior of the tender will be painted after reassembly, but all surfaces that will be inaccesable need painting now. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/abg The Foot plate, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/abh The front of the tender where the foot plate is mounted, and a look in to the Oil Bunker well. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/abi The Oil Bunker, note moved crib work and <not visable> installed brackets for the wood dunnage that seperates the bunker from the water tank. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/abj The Tool Boxes that mount under the Tender sides, that will be remounted as the last part of the reassembly. Also nearing compleation is the wood dunnage, which has recived its first linseed oil coating, and will get a secont coat then will be stacked until the assembly to prevent warpage. In the Office cataloging and scanning of the Folio drawings continues, with the PDF files of the drawings and Maintence folio being made interactive with our "Parts removed, and location" forms. This allows us to remove a part and tag it <with a metal "Shoe Tag"> and also link it to the drawing and folio pages associated with the repair / restoration of that part. Also the finshing touches were applied to the Hanger that holds the "Claper" in the bell, the fabrication of the part was made much simpler by the drawings made avalible from the folio. Work on the claper continues, with the determination that mild steel is suitable for the part. More to come, Gunns
It is wonderful to be able to watch as the restoration continues. Your photos and descriptions show just what it takes to restore a locomotive. I look forward to the continuing story
Gunns, you have a great eye for documentary photos. Best of wishes for your restoration. I wish that I lived closer....!
Thanks for the kind words, I also post the restoration progress on the RPvN < rail way preservation news> and so I put the photos upp as links for them. If Ya'll want I can convert the images to photos for us in here. And if you get tired of waiting for posts all my train Images are in my album at Railimages.com This on is called "Next time take the Train", an A/C shroud off of a RV came off in front of me and hit my hood near Acoma Pueblo in NM... Gunns <Hmm lots of offs in there>
Sat. 30 July 05 Lots of visitors to day, Cut, set up, and started cutting the clapper of the bell. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/abn Cutting http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/abq Cutting http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/abr Close up Out side we reinstalled the foot plate on the tender, welded wear plates on to the tender trucks, and applied another coat of linseed oil to the Dunnage that will seperate the oil bunker from the water tank. Also a Bolt that had resisted mightily was finally removed from the oil bunker fill door, and much paint was applyed to the underside of the tender. Inside the Office copys of the drawings were numbered and placed in the ready rack, also the program that will keep track of parts removed was further refined. <this will get us off of the two nail system <<G>>> Word has it that the bearing steel has arrived and will be avalible Wends... Lots of bearings on the way. More to come, Gunns The hanger for the Clapper
Wends, Aug 3, 05 Today we assembled the bell and Rang it for the first time in 40 years. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/abs?full=1 http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/abt?full=1 http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/acd?full=1 Where the bell lives also work continues on the tender truck #4, the last brake Cyl mount has been removed and the springs removed. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/abz?full=1 Compleated brake rigging mount http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aca?full=1 Freshly removed mount http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/acb?full=1 Wear bearings and wear on the rocker arm http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/acc?full=1 Broken Spring, the only one found so far. Also also a few pictures, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/ace?full=1 Note 3 cylinders, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/acf?full=1 Some of the drawings for the bell clapper http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/acg?full=1 working on the infastructure http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/ach?full=1 Our whistle http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aci?full=1 the brake cyilnder rebuild http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/acj?full=1 a look in to the mud ring http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/ack?full=1 the spedometer..... http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/acl?full=1 Feed water injector More to come Gunns
Kevin, I just took a look through your album - amazing pics! By the time you have finished the whole locomotive, you will have thousands of photos Brilliant way to document locomotive restoration
Sat Aug 6 05 Busy today, We had another saftey class, for new members, with 5 attending, the bell was cleaned and the inside painted, work started on the dunnage that goes between the oil tank and the water tank, the original wood, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/acn?full=1 The replacement <not yet compleated> http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/acm?full=1 The #4 truck continues to recive attention, with the springs removed from the front right side and the wear plates welded in, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/aco?full=1 In the Machine shop tooling is being produced to allow the replacment of the bearings that are in the truck brake rigging, http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kevinevans/acb?full=1 All in all things are going well, more to come, Gunns
Keep 'em coming, Gunns. This is good preservation/restoration stuff. I'll add a photo from the collection of Harold K. Vollrath. It's not 2926, but her sister 2921, a long time ago. 2921 is not likely to run again after being flooded several years ago at Beardbrook Park in Modesto, CA. Anyway, this is what you guys want to see, right?
Fritz, With luck the 2921 may not be so bad off as all that, according to this site, http://www.barstowrailmuseum.org/2921_1.html they managed to drain and refill all the bearings before major damage set in, at least it moved to its new location Gunns
