The 3001, nor any other steam locomotive that has been
sitting for some time, should not be moved until all
journals and numerous other parts (cylinders, valves,
crossheads, etc.) have been inspected, polished if
necessary, and coated with a good waterproof grease.
This involves dropping the grease or oil cellars on
the drivers and polishing the journals with an
abrasive cloth (in the direction of rotation only), a
nasty task. On roller bearing locomotives (some are
only part roller bearing), it involves draining the
oil out of the boxes and refilling them with clean
oil. Moving an engine without doing these things
grinds rust into soft bearings and destroys them. On
friction-bearing engines, one-half revolution of the
wheels without proper preparation will grind abrasive
rust up into the bearings above and do horrendous
damage. Thus, before overenthusiastic volunteers set
out to fix up the old engine in the park, they should
consult an expert like J. David Conrad, lest they do
more harm than good.
--- William Franckey <budapest@g...> wrote:
> Bill and List,
> A few years earlier here in Galesburg, David Conrad
> spent a few days working
> on the 3006. Removing the jacket and boiler
> lagging. The surprise was the
> smokebox deep in flyash. Rain had soaked the ash so
> that year after year,
> there developed some deterioration. After the ash
> was shoveled out, the
> stack was covered over as per Conrad's
> recommendations. The 3001 at Ottumwa
> last time I saw it was in really sad shape. Some of
> the journal lids on the
> tender were open and filled with dirt, that kind of
> thing. You'd think the
> city would pull it a bit forward out of the shadows
> of the depot and display
> the locomotive.........Bill
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William Allen" <tarfu64@h...>
> To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 5:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Donated Steam Engines
>
>
> > Good day to all,
> >
> > Back in the 80's I helped with some cosmetic
> restoration projects on the
> > 3006 in Galesburg. I can say that from the inside
> the firebox appears to
> be
> > sound. The largest hurdle to overcome in
> restoring the old gal to
> operation
> > would be replacing the stay bolts, especially the
> flexible stays over the
> > crownsheet as these were quite corroded.
> >
> > Like Warren the rest is only heresay from my
> father and a friend of his
> who
> > worked for the Q from the 40's into the 80's.
> According to him, the
> 3000's
> > were servicable or nearly so, when they were put
> on display. I have heard
> > that some railroads would replace the brass axle
> bearings with blocks of
> > wood after the engine was on display, but this was
> not the case with the
> > 3006.
> >
> > Bill Allen
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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