Located at Penitentiary
Glen
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Frank Foti brought in his passenger cars so he could relocate the bolster support farther from the end of the car so the trucks would clear the steps. Frank had a bar that had a hole in it for the bolster bolt, welded to the main support tube. |
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In this picture you can see how far the new bolster support was moved back from the existing location and the difference in the height of the support to accommodate Tom Bee trucks. Frank talks to Bonnie Zaken as he works on one of the three cars he brought to Hose Master to rework. |
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Frank's conductor car also got another coat of paint and will soon be able to take its place on the rail being hauled by East Wind. Bonnie, Dick Clark and Edith Hacker take time out and for a break. |
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A close-up of the bolster bolt showing the bronze sleeve bearing that will be lubricated and then the trucks will slipped over the bolt. Wayne Boron continues to work on the wiring of the club's GP 38 as Joe Banzer and Ken Brook oversee what he's doing. |
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Work continues on the wiring and you can see that the new battery position is lower than the air cylinder and Dick has joined the group to see what they're doing. Dick has a number seven switch frog machined from aluminum bar in his hand and is touching up the notches with a file to fit our rail. |
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A view of the frog on the table that is machined complete with holes for fastening it down to the wooden ties that will support it. Dick Clark brought in his flatcar that needs work too, which is sitting here with its trucks in "kit" form. |
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Frank using the cutoff wheel to shorten the old bolsters back closer to the main tube. A close-up of Frank using the cutoff tool. |
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Frank putting on a new set of Tom Bee trucks to the reworked bolsters as Ken watches. Ted Nyland is using a scissor jack to lift the front of the Park engine as Joe watches with Bonnie in the foreground of the picture. |
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Ted checking out the sprockets for the chain drive between the axles as to their condition for wear. Frank shortening up the bolster bolt after he had put on the washer and a fiber locking nut to see how much run out of the bolt was required. |
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