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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: 1638 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: 1419 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: 1390 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: 1481 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: 1338 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: 1409 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: 1353 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: 1391 times.
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07.09.09 - THE UNCOUPLING RODS WERE STRAIGHTENED, APPLIED AND BOLTED INTO PLACE. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 1746 times.
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07.15.09 - NEIL SCHWINGBECK WELDS THE ANGLE COCK BRACKET TO THE ENDSILL. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner) Viewed: 2581 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: 3000 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: 2554 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: 2615 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: 2568 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: 1523 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: 2749 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: 2520 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: 2609 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: 1525 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: 1543 times.
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