Bob and List, Sounds like good advice, I never did hear much about the prep
work on the 3007 at Quincy. Does anyone on the list have anything on this?
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Yarger" <bobyar2001@y...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 11:22 AM
Subject: [BRHSlist] Don't pull the 3001 forward until....
> 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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