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I had missed that one while thumbing through the MI books, but I did have it! With the MI number you gave, it was easy to find. Just what I was looking for. Thanks a million - problem solved!

I have MI's that give test procedure for EI and 3-relay transitions as found on Geeps. In general, the procedure consists of charging the control air on the loco, then with the prime mover shut down, placing throttle, reverser, and all other controls as if running. By applying and removing clip lead...

Chris - let me state that I stand corrected on the state of the "state". I will remember your statement that there is no 'state" in the Museum's name, LOL. At any rate, and by any name, the place is well worth a visit, especially if you are at the R&GV already. While separate enti...

Thanks to those who responded both on and off the forum. Today we tackled another wheel and with the changes above it worked fine. The mistake was in backing way off the slack adjuster on the other wheel on the same side of the truck. Our thought had been to lessen drag and wear as we cut the wheel ...

You are probably refering to the New York State Museum of Transportation, which as noted above is a short distance from the R&GV museum and connected by rail.

Thanks! We considered that but were not totally convinced that was the problem. But we might have found the answer, or part of it anyway. The truck in question is a switcher truck, and has a dual cylinder. So there is a whole 'nother piston, and any time the one we're cutting with has an increase in...

We're cutting high flanges using the special shoes, carbide inserts and wooden block. Using the specified brake cylinder pressure of about 10 lbs, the piston seems to flex in and out as the loco moves down the track. We are winding up with a legal flange at a given spot on the wheel, but maybe 70 de...

The Road to The Future is a thing of the past, but I'm still here. NYC man # 677926. Remember how good it felt to total your hours in the "punitive" (overtime) column instead of straight time?

Actually, don't bother. The car left Victor (not West Victor) on March 30th and is now in Selkirk headed to join the other cars to be auctioned off in New England.

My guess is the auto carriers are stored temporarily until we all go buy new cars, LOL.

And yes, there are people who remember the Red Line, West Local, Lyndonville, Crocketts, and the Hamlin backup.

HOJACK!

OK, on country music videos - years back there was a video with the band "playing the song" as they rode along on a flat car. Power was a South Central Tennessee (if I recall) Alco, perhaps an RS11 or RS36. I seem to recall overhead shots as if from a copter. I forgot the band, only lyrics...

To Roadster: The post above about your deadhead time is correct. Quoting from the 49 CFR 228, Appendix A (this is the Code of Federal Regulations) "DEADHEADING Time spent in deadhead transportation from the final duty assignment of the work tour to the point of final release is not computed as ...

The flanger might bring more intact than for scrap - who is the scrapper and would they re-sell any of the stuff? How do you contact them?

As far as I know the only railroad which did not furnish subway crews was the Erie. One thing I have never heard discussed much is how the crews managed to breath in the underground portions of the subway, when that old ALCO switcher had been belching exhaust for a while. Today's environmentally-awa...

What would you do with the roundhouse? It has holes in the roof and walls, supposedly contains asbestos, and the floor has been poured with a couple feet of concrete, making replacement of track impossible in its present configuration. If you hit the powerball you could get a hoe-ram and break out t...