Hi all, Here are the latest photo strings. http://www.nmslrhs.org/images/photos/10-13-12/index.html http://www.nmslrhs.org/images/photos/10-20-12/index.html Regards, Kevin
Nice cars! Have always liekd the blue on those '58 Impalas. Wow. All the struggling to get that one bearing correct. I wonder if the AT&SF did their work with as much finesse as you folks? A lot of time being expended to get it right. Would an operating railroad also have put in that many hours?
Thanks for the latest, Kevin. Those bearings look super. So do the cats and the old cars. '58 was a unique year for Chevy. '55 through '57 were about the same body, as were '59 and '60, but '58 was all alone in it's style. If that crosshead is offering so much resistance, why not leave it as is, as it appears to be structurally impenetrable. Is that a word? :happy: :startled:
They had a great set of shops. As I understand it a level five shopping (what we are doing) would take about thirty days. However they had the shops to do it, and could put 200 or more workers on it, in shifts, so it went a lot faster than we can. Grin http://www.wheelsmuseum.org/images/8d27210u.JPG More photos, http://www.wheelsmuseum.org/congress.html As for the crossheads, we want to make everything as perfect as we can. Extra work now means more reliability later. We are really lucky to have the AT&SF locomotive repair folio, and an almost complete set of drawings. Regards, Kevin
First year for the "X" frame. Their first venture away from the old standard parallel rail style, this lasted through 1964. First year the truck motor W-8 was available in a car. People used to the V-8 blew up quite a few engines...
This photo is for the "I wonder what he looks like" crowd. http://nmslrhs.org/images/photos/9-29-12b/slides/DSC_0016.html I am in the foreground with the Orange neck protector. I have to wonder what it says about me, when I realized that it took five or more views of the photo, before I noticed that I was in it. Sigh... Regards, Kevin ps. For the mods, this thing has been running five years tomorrow. Is it time for me to start a new thread? Kevin
Kevin- Quite the gathering. Looks it was a great time. No. You do not need to start a new topic. This is just fine. Please keep passing along updates to us! It all fascinating, at least for me. And I have never before seen a rebuild so heavily documented as your group has done. I'm familiar with some steam overhaul work and even a bit of have hands on experience, but this is showing me things I would have never considered or even imagined.
What Ken said. I was going to ask what the occasion was, but the heading on the photo group told me. Thanks for identifying yourself, Kevin, and now that we know who you are, I think I found you in a couple more of those photos. I agree we should keep this restoration all in one series, as it has been and I'm sure will continue to be fascinating. I am really enjoying it and thank you, Kevin, for keeping us up to date. :startled:
Another set for every one, http://www.nmslrhs.org/images/photos/11-03-12/index.html http://www.nmslrhs.org/images/photos/11-10-12/index.html http://www.nmslrhs.org/images/photos/11-17-12/index.html Have fun, Kevin
Man, your group's attention to detail is impressive. It seems not long ago you were having difficulty removing the crossheads, and now they are all cleaned up and headed for the Grand Canyon RR. I did not know that those crossheads were Babbitted. Love the fact that you fabricate your own tools for the maintenance of the staybolt caps and staybolts. The inside of the boiler looks great. Your photographer is getting artsy, like the sequence with Gail driving the forklift and Bill supervising. All in all, excellent work being done and this locomotive is actually going to be "brand new" when you get her all back together. I vote for making a builders plate that says "Albuquerque Engine Shops, 2012" to either replace one of the Baldwin's or mount underneath it. :happy:
Thanks for the kind words. Here are the latest crop of photos from the club site. http://www.nmslrhs.org/images/photos/11-24-12/index.html http://www.nmslrhs.org/images/photos/12-01-12/index.html http://www.nmslrhs.org/images/photos/12-08-12/index.html Enjoy. In other news the latest novel is finished at 104,000 words, Now for the editing, another three to six months. Regards, Kevin
There are plans for a education / preservation center working off of the turntable in the works. Negotiations are still in progress. However nothing is official yet, that is to the best of my knowledge. The latest photos, http://www.nmslrhs.org/images/photos/12-15-12/slides/DSCN0089.html Regards, Kevin
Yeah, that looks like a cool invention. Merry Christmas to all of you 2926 volunteers. Inspiration to all of us.
Here is the last set for 2012. http://www.nmslrhs.org/images/photos/12-22-12/index.html Regards, Kevin
