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They did re-rail them dude, thats whats gonna happen when they make it back to the pit before they go out again.
Okay, so, James asked...
"Yeah, but why not just rerail them? It did not look that bad....."
To wit, UPRR Engineer replied...
"They did re-rail them dude, thats whats gonna happen when they make it back to the pit before they go out again."
(Arriving fashionably late in his usual style (i.e. the "ninja smoke bomb" entrance) Komachi taps James on the shoulder and points to the above comments by Jtgshu and ExEMDLOCOTester...
Jtgshu said...
"They will rerail the loco, either with a crane or dragging it back on the rails using re-railers and or wooden blocks, take it to the closest shop and inspect the loco for any kind of damage - I believe there are FRA regs as to what must be inspected after a loco has derailed."
ExEMDLOCOTester echoed...
"Gear case covers (the gears if the cover is damaged), Traction motor covers (I don't know what they would to AC motors), Traction motors if the covers have been compromised, Traction Motor cables, Traction motor bearing covers, Axle bearing caps on the traction motors, Journals, Brake Rigging, Brake shoes, Fuel Tank, Air lines, Sanding hoses, da, de, da, da .........."
Got it? Good.
Oh, and ExEMDLOCOTester,
Man, you had to remind me of that Volkswagon commercial from the early 90's (seen here on Youtube...)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=soalZ7wB_WM
There was a parody commercial done shortly thereafter featuring Steve Jobs and Bill Gates driving a similar model Gulf. But, instead of a chair, they pick up an old computer. And speaking of cars...
James commented...
"I like Bondo. My grandpa still has a few bottles around....."
Okay, James. May I ask if you really know what Bondo is? You seem to think of it as a glue-like substance. It is not. It's a two-part epoxy/plastic like substance that comes in a big can. If you've ever watched an episode of "American Hot Rod" where they show the project car being prepped for paint, that stuff they're smearing all over the car and then sanding down is Bondo. It's good for filling in dents and augmenting any other body work you are doing on a car. Or, as I pointed out, much of the nose of the NKP 190 was patched with Bondo. See here...
http://nkp190.com/scans/Brooklyn/pa1.jpg
http://nkp190.com/scans/Brooklyn/pa7.jpg
http://nkp190.com/scans/Brooklyn/pa8.jpg
See all that tanish colored stuff on the nose of the PA? That is Bondo. It helps make this...
http://nkp190.com/scans/Brooklyn/pa4.jpg
http://nkp190.com/scans/Brooklyn/pa2.jpg
http://nkp190.com/harvphotos/harv2.jpg
Look like this...
http://nkp190.com/scans/Brooklyn/bluebird.jpg
http://nkp190.com/harvphotos/bluebird.jpg
http://nkp190.com/scans/Assembly/sheetmetal2.jpg
http://nkp190.com/scans/012806/190pic10.jpg
(Mind you, a lot of that is sheetmetal work, but grinding and pounding only get things so smooth. Put a little Bondo over that, and everything is nice, clean and sharp!)
So, unless your grandfather is big into restoring old cars, I don't think he'd have "a few bottles" lying around.
Now, enough about the Bondo (sheesh, one joke and it persists so many posts later...).
"Yeah, but why not just rerail them? It did not look that bad....."
To wit, UPRR Engineer replied...
"They did re-rail them dude, thats whats gonna happen when they make it back to the pit before they go out again."
(Arriving fashionably late in his usual style (i.e. the "ninja smoke bomb" entrance) Komachi taps James on the shoulder and points to the above comments by Jtgshu and ExEMDLOCOTester...
Jtgshu said...
"They will rerail the loco, either with a crane or dragging it back on the rails using re-railers and or wooden blocks, take it to the closest shop and inspect the loco for any kind of damage - I believe there are FRA regs as to what must be inspected after a loco has derailed."
ExEMDLOCOTester echoed...
"Gear case covers (the gears if the cover is damaged), Traction motor covers (I don't know what they would to AC motors), Traction motors if the covers have been compromised, Traction Motor cables, Traction motor bearing covers, Axle bearing caps on the traction motors, Journals, Brake Rigging, Brake shoes, Fuel Tank, Air lines, Sanding hoses, da, de, da, da .........."
Got it? Good.
Oh, and ExEMDLOCOTester,
Man, you had to remind me of that Volkswagon commercial from the early 90's (seen here on Youtube...)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=soalZ7wB_WM
There was a parody commercial done shortly thereafter featuring Steve Jobs and Bill Gates driving a similar model Gulf. But, instead of a chair, they pick up an old computer. And speaking of cars...
James commented...
"I like Bondo. My grandpa still has a few bottles around....."
Okay, James. May I ask if you really know what Bondo is? You seem to think of it as a glue-like substance. It is not. It's a two-part epoxy/plastic like substance that comes in a big can. If you've ever watched an episode of "American Hot Rod" where they show the project car being prepped for paint, that stuff they're smearing all over the car and then sanding down is Bondo. It's good for filling in dents and augmenting any other body work you are doing on a car. Or, as I pointed out, much of the nose of the NKP 190 was patched with Bondo. See here...
http://nkp190.com/scans/Brooklyn/pa1.jpg
http://nkp190.com/scans/Brooklyn/pa7.jpg
http://nkp190.com/scans/Brooklyn/pa8.jpg
See all that tanish colored stuff on the nose of the PA? That is Bondo. It helps make this...
http://nkp190.com/scans/Brooklyn/pa4.jpg
http://nkp190.com/scans/Brooklyn/pa2.jpg
http://nkp190.com/harvphotos/harv2.jpg
Look like this...
http://nkp190.com/scans/Brooklyn/bluebird.jpg
http://nkp190.com/harvphotos/bluebird.jpg
http://nkp190.com/scans/Assembly/sheetmetal2.jpg
http://nkp190.com/scans/012806/190pic10.jpg
(Mind you, a lot of that is sheetmetal work, but grinding and pounding only get things so smooth. Put a little Bondo over that, and everything is nice, clean and sharp!)
So, unless your grandfather is big into restoring old cars, I don't think he'd have "a few bottles" lying around.
Now, enough about the Bondo (sheesh, one joke and it persists so many posts later...).
~Erik Paulson
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Your welcome, James did ya see those pics i had of those motors that hit a RR car and then tipped over and slid on there side? They limped that power about 20 miles into town, compared to those scratched BN units.
Last edited by UPRR engineer on Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:09 am, edited 1 time in total.
No I did not UP. Sorry.
Erik> What I meant was re-ail them and send them on their way? I could understand if the whole traction motor was screwed up or the locomotive would not "turn-over". And yes, I did know Bondo was a 2 part epoxy. I use it on my handmade model rockets all the time. Yeah, grandpa was kinda a car guy too, except I never learned much about older cars... LOL.
Erik> What I meant was re-ail them and send them on their way? I could understand if the whole traction motor was screwed up or the locomotive would not "turn-over". And yes, I did know Bondo was a 2 part epoxy. I use it on my handmade model rockets all the time. Yeah, grandpa was kinda a car guy too, except I never learned much about older cars... LOL.
Hey Guys...
EJ is gonna get a brain complex if we keep slapping him around ....
EJ is gonna get a brain complex if we keep slapping him around ....
