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07.05.09 - GATX-33519 NOW HAS ITS' PROPER TRUCKS UNDER IT AND THE SECOND COUPLER HAS BEEN APPLIED. NOW TO THE RIP TRACK TO COMPLETE REPAIRS FOR OPERATION. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 1697 times.
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07.05.09 - THE TRUCKS FOR THIS CAR ARRIVED AFTER THE CAR. THEY WERE SHIPPED IN A COAL HOPPER, WHICH ARRIVED ON ITS OWN WHEELS. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 1464 times.
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07.05.09 - ERIC ZABELNY HAS USED THE LIFT TRUCK TO RAISE THE CAR. NICK KALLAS IS PUTTING THE HORSE INTO POSITION SO THAT THE UNDERFRAME WILL REST ON IT WHILE THE TRUCKS ARE CHANGED. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 1432 times.
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07.05.09 ERIC ZABELNY IS MOVING THE FIRST SET OF TRUCKS TO PLACE THEM UNDER THE CAR. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 1529 times.
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07.05.09 - KIRK WARNER IS GUIDING ERIC ZABELNY TO SET THE TRUCKS ONTO THE RAILS. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 1383 times.
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07.05.09 - THE FIRST SET OF CORRECT TRUCKS ARE NOW UNDER THE CAR AND THE "HORSE" IS BEING REMOVED. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 1463 times.
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07.09.09 - THE CAR IS NOW ON THE RIP TRACK FOR FINAL REPAIRS. JOURNAL BOXES WERE PUMPED OUT AND FILLED WITH OIL. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 1411 times.
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07.06.09 - THE TRAINLINE HAS BEEN SLID INTO PLACE IN THE CONNECTOR SO THAT THE ANGLE COCK BRACKET CAN BE WELDED INTO POSITION. THE BRAKE ROD, SPRAYED WITH YELLOW PAINT, HAS BEEN APPLIED. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 1433 times.
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07.09.09 - THE UNCOUPLING RODS WERE STRAIGHTENED, APPLIED AND BOLTED INTO PLACE. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 1799 times.
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07.15.09 - NEIL SCHWINGBECK WELDS THE ANGLE COCK BRACKET TO THE ENDSILL. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 2661 times.
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07.16.09 - DICK CUBBAGE IS APPLYING A NEW BRAKE SHOE, REPLACING A CRACKED ONE. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 3084 times.
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07.15.09 - AFTER CHECKING FOR LEAKS IN THE AIRBRAKE SYSTEM, WE CHECKED FOR PROPER WORKING OF THE AIRBRAKE VALVES. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 2629 times.
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07.15.09 - NEIL HAS WELDED THE "A" END ANGLE COCK BRACKET AND IS REPAIRING A CRACKED WELD ON THE COUPLER CARRIER - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 2712 times.
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07.15.09 - BOTH THE "AR" AND "AL" JACKING PAD BOTTOM PLATES HAD BROKEN WELDS THAT REQUIRED REPAIR. VICTOR HUMPHREYS IS GRINDING OFF THE OLD WELDS TO REMOVE THE PLATE. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 2641 times.
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07.15.09 - AFTER REMOVAL OF THE PLATES, VICTOR HAS REPOSITIONED THEM AND CLAMPED THEM IN PLACE FOR WELDING. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 1576 times.
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07.15.09 - NEIL IS WELDING THE PLATE ONTO THE "AL" BODY BOLSTER JACKING PAD. IF WE COULD FIND THE MISSING BRAKE ROD, THE CAR WOULD BE READY TO RUN. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 2851 times.
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07.19.09 - A BRAKE ROD FROM OUR INVENTORY WAS SHORTENED TO FIT PROPERLY ON THE CAR. AFTER CUTTING, IT HAD THE JAWS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE LEVERS AND WAS MARKED TO INDICATE THE PROPER POSITION FOR WELDING. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 2585 times.
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07.19.09 - THE ENDS OF THE CUT PIECES WERE GROUND TO A BEVEL SO THAT A FULL PENETRATION WELD COULD BE MADE. THEY WERE THEN CLAMPED INTO A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON IN THE PROPER POSITON, SO THAT THE JAWS WOULD ALIGN WITH THE BRAKE LEVERS, FOR WELDING. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 2687 times.
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07.26.09 - THE CLEVIS PIN CONNECTING THE BOTTOM ROD TO THE BRAKE LEVER WAS MOVED TO THE OUTER HOLE, SO THAT THE BRAKE SHOE WOULD BE PROPERLY POSTIONED ON THE WHEEL. AFTER THIS, THE CAR WAS TAKEN OUT ON THE MAIN LINE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE BRAKES AND AXLE JOURNALS FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 1575 times.
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07.29.09 - THE DEAD LEVER PIVOT POINT WAS MOVED ONE HOLE CLOSER TO THE TRUCK BOLSTER IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE PISTON TRAVEL. AFTER THIS CHANGE, THE BRAKES WERE TESTED AGAIN AND THE TRAVEL WAS AN ACCEPTABLE 7 3/4 INCHES. THE CAR WAS RELEASED FOR REVENUE SERVICE AND WAS MOVED OUT TO YARD 14 TODAY. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 1597 times.
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