Work Progresses on former NJT PCC Car #10

As mentioned in previous posts on this blog and in official RTY publications, Rockhill Trolley Museum has made an agreement with this car's owner to return it to operational condition.  In support of this effort, Maintenance Department volunteers Bill Monaghan, Jerry Evans, Budd Blair, George Rich, Jim Walsh, and Matt Nawn took part in a three day effort from October 12-14 to get this car closer to operating condition.

Work completed during this period is as follows:

- Complete blow down and overall cleaning of all electrical equipment (final cleaning and servicing is being done as each component is inspected as readied for testing)

- Removal, cleaning, and painting of interior surfaces of all electrical access panels and motor covers with Glyptal insulating paint

- Installation of new batteries.

- 600VDC main circuit testing. 

- Cleaned, inspected, and tested the MG set to verify proper operation and tested the voltage regulator. The regulator and 32VDC charging circuit are the current focus of work as the voltage is not being properly regulated at this point.

- Meggar tested all 4 motors. 

- Cleaned and inspected the backup controller. 

- Cleaned the car interior of all debris and all loose paint chips.

Next tasks are to continue to troubleshoot and repair the 32VDC charging circuit, followed by servicing of all high and low voltage contactors, line breaker test, contactor sequence test, motor and brake test, complete repairs to backup controller, and finally test of all ancillary systems (such as doors, lights, gong, horn, etc.).

A short video clip is attached below.  The MG is running and the taillights are flashing because the brake pedal is depressed (which was a modification done by Public Service Coordinated Transport for use in the Newark City Subway).

Finally, Harry Donahue provides a shot from his collection of PSCT #10 at Orange Street, Newark, NJ in 1954 taken by the late Ernie Mozer.





RTY Maintenance Department volunteers are happy of the work they are doing to return another former NJ Transit PCC car to operating status.