Thursday 8/3/2017

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Thursday 8/3/2017

Unread postby Joe Kanocz » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:43 pm

Here are some Chama pics

The sandhouse has come back to life!

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These cars have been repaired and are now lettered RGS for the September charter

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Kitchen crew is inside during a thunderstorm
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Making metal walkways for the September charter
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Re: Thursday 8/3/2017

Unread postby Rick Calkins » Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:50 pm

Joe, thanks for posting these pictures. It looks like the folks are standing in awe as they look up at the cyclonic separator. I join them in the moment. Rick
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Re: Thursday 8/3/2017

Unread postby Robert Brigham » Thu Aug 03, 2017 9:13 pm

Joe,
It is wonderful to see the sandhouse coming together. What (if anything) else is needed to make it fully functional ?
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Re: Thursday 8/3/2017

Unread postby Doug Frederick » Thu Aug 03, 2017 10:59 pm

It's fully functional. The crew had to fine tune the flapper valve on the bottom of the hopper, and will re-install it tomorrow, but it should be good to go. It wasn't stopping the flow of sand completely, due to being slightly bent from long time use. The Cole Compressor is only being used in lieu of locomotive air pressure, which will normally be use to charge the system. The hopper should hold enough sand for 3-4 locomotive fills.
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Re: Thursday 8/3/2017

Unread postby Rick Calkins » Fri Aug 04, 2017 8:30 am

Doug Frederick wrote:It's fully functional. The crew had to fine tune the flapper valve on the bottom of the hopper, and will re-install it tomorrow, but it should be good to go. It wasn't stopping the flow of sand completely, due to being slightly bent from long time use. The Cole Compressor is only being used in lieu of locomotive air pressure, which will normally be use to charge the system. The hopper should hold enough sand for 3-4 locomotive fills.

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Doug, thanks for the update. I understand the sand is then fed into the locomotive sand dome through a hose. Is this accomplished by gravity or is the sand under locomotive air pressure, or maybe both?
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Re: Thursday 8/3/2017

Unread postby Joe Kanocz » Fri Aug 04, 2017 9:36 am

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Here are some pics of the equipment needed to make it happen.

Johnny Coal's mega compressor(kudos! You done good!)

Also, a big reservoir tank is needed.

The locomotive compressed air will do the job too.
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Re: Thursday 8/3/2017

Unread postby Jim Davenport » Thu Aug 10, 2017 7:24 pm

Is RGS #1714, the newly painted boxcar here, formerly D&RG # O4258, the Sectionmen's Car, project 1295 ?? The chimney for the stove is the clue.
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Re: Thursday 8/3/2017

Unread postby Markus Hagemann » Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:23 am

Hi Jim, it is #4258, no doubt. Looking forward to see it again in September.
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