Steam railroading to return to Alaska!
- Dick_Morris
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Re: Steam railroading to return to Alaska!
It's the stand for the positive train control (PTC) display. The screen is a non-functional mock-up being used to get the location right and reserve space for the PTC equipment.) FRA rules and the Alaska Railroad's implantation of them make PTC required if we are to ever get onto the main line. In addition to the electronic equipment, becoming PTC compliant the brake control system is being replaced and upgraded at a cost of several tens of thousands or dollars.
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Awesome stuff.
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No 6ET brake? The 26L looks out of place to my ancient eyes……
Keith
Keith
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We overhauled the 6ET with every intent on using it. If it wasn't for PTC that's what we would have used.
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Dick, when I started on the Lehigh Valley RR many years ago…..the diesel version of the number 6 brake was still common.
It is what I learned on and it was a very good brake. No pressure maintaining with a No.6 brake. To get the same effect we would crank back the feed valve and let the train line leakage make the brake pipe reduction. Running an ore train was a lot of fun back then!
Keith
It is what I learned on and it was a very good brake. No pressure maintaining with a No.6 brake. To get the same effect we would crank back the feed valve and let the train line leakage make the brake pipe reduction. Running an ore train was a lot of fun back then!
Keith
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November's status report has been posted. https://www.alaskarails.org/pix/former- ... index.html
I really like this aerial photo taken by Bill's drone, Sancho.
I really like this aerial photo taken by Bill's drone, Sancho.
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December's status report has been posted to https://www.alaskarails.org/pix/former- ... index.html.
Doing a trial fit of the valve crosshead.
Doing a trial fit of the valve crosshead.
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The most recent status report is posted at https://www.alaskarails.org/pix/former- ... index.html.
Big news - the contractors will be on site in early March to start the installation of the tubes and flues. In the photo one of our volunteer crew is preparing the rear tube sheet ready for their installation.
Big news - the contractors will be on site in early March to start the installation of the tubes and flues. In the photo one of our volunteer crew is preparing the rear tube sheet ready for their installation.
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Re: Steam railroading to return to Alaska!
Dick:
Were the firebox sheets replaced with thicker material sheets than originally built?
Thanks.
RussN
Were the firebox sheets replaced with thicker material sheets than originally built?
Thanks.
RussN
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From memory, yes, slightly.
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I am always surprised that the thickness of those sheets is the same or perhaps not significantly more than what we use. Somehow part of me thinks they should be proportionally more, even though my other brain cell knows that they are OK.
Greg Lewis, Prop.
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Celebrating 35 years of turning perfectly good metal into bits of useless scrap.
Eyeball Engineering — Home of the dull toolbit.
Our motto: "That looks about right."
Celebrating 35 years of turning perfectly good metal into bits of useless scrap.
Re: Steam railroading to return to Alaska!
I read ( true?) that those war-time locomotives used 3/8" thick steel for the firebox sheets, due to Government limitations on materials.
Normal would be closer to 1/2" thickness, which is my personal experience rebuilding steam locomotives.
RussN
Normal would be closer to 1/2" thickness, which is my personal experience rebuilding steam locomotives.
RussN