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Monday, January 6, 2014

2013 Maintenance Department End of Year Wrap Up

Dear Volunteers, Friends and Visitors:

Thanks again to the dedicated help of our volunteers, Rockhill Trolley Museum Maintenance Department ended 2013 successfully.  Here is a summary of work accomplished from mid-October through December:

October 19, 2013 Work Session

Matt Nawn and Joel Salomon completed removal of the old resistor grids from under the 804A1 end of Liberty Liner Independence Hall.
 
November 16, 2013 Work Session
 
Volunteers Budd Blair, Fred Wagner, Nicholas Brightbill, Rick Hoffmeister, Joel Salomon, and Matt Nawn worked through the day (and into the evening) ensuring our cars were well prepared for the winter Operations events.  A summary of work completed is as follows:
 
  • Serviced both controllers on JTC #355
  • Serviced "deadman" foot pedals on JTC #355
  • Serviced inbound brake value on JTC #355
  • Inspected/topped off bearing oil levels on JTC #355
  • Serviced governors cars 355, 163, 1875, 172, and 249
  • Installed fuses and turned on heat in P&W #205
  • Tested feel of brake valves car 1875; no lubrication needed at this time
  • Inspected/topped off bearing oil levels on York #163
  • Inspected shoes/carbon inserts cars 355, 163, 1875, 172, 249, 205
Thanks to everyone who helped get so much done this day!
 
It takes hard work to keep York #163 running in 2013, just like it did in the 1930s
 
December 7, 2013 Work Session
Afternoon patronage at the museum's annual Santa Trolley Event slowed down enough to enable several volunteers to be relieved of Operations duties and work on other projects.  Thus, Budd Blair, Joel Salomon, George Rich, and Matt Nawn went to work on the following projects:
 

  • NJ Transit #10 was made ready for truck removal and eventual shipment to its new owner.  Crews hostled equipment in between revenue cars to get #10 over the pit, disconnect all motor leads, actuator wiring, and track brake wiring, along with the kingpin covers, so it can be lifted off its trucks in 2014. 
  • All brake linkages on STCP #249 were lubricated and exercised after sluggish brake shoe release was reported and observed
  • A frozen air system on STCP #172 was dealt with
 
Once again, thanks to the volunteers who make all this possible!
 
Work completed for the day, NJT #10 sits under the lights on December 7, 2013
 
 
 


 


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