tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47070449354081491282024-02-07T18:49:58.708-08:00OBRM Yardwork UpdatesThis is an update of what is going on down at the rail yard of the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum!!
The Oyster Bay Railroad Museum in scenic Oyster Bay, NY is dedicated to preserving the rich legacy of Long Island's railroad history. The goal of the museum is for our visitors to experience what it was like to work, ride and be a part of life on the railroad.OBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-35456968692494944642019-04-17T07:09:00.000-07:002019-04-17T07:09:11.197-07:00Been a long time since I posted a blogHi folks, didjamiss me?<br />
Sorry, but that's my native Queens tongue coming out.<br />
Anyway, here's where we are.<br />
Our new (used) forklift arrived and we tore into it to get it prepared for our use.<br />
Body work, a new custom exhaust due to the nature of a seaside use in East Hampton, all new window glass, a new battery, a cleaned out gas tank and fuel filters.<br />
We still have not drained the oil or hydraulic fluid, which we will do over the next few weekends.<br />
WE were informed by our rigger that we should be getting delivery of our boxcar from the LIRR Dunkirk yard in a couple of weeks and we should be getting our old blue Hyster forklift back as well.<br />
The motor is in great shape but the clutch/transmission is shot.<br />
We'll remove and salvage the engine for sale and scrap the rest for $$$<br />
Unfortunately, during the delivery the steering went a bit wonky and we had to have a forklift repair tech, Joe come up to take a look and upon inspection, he determined that there is something amiss inside the steering box itself. Our rigger was called and will take the unit to his Hauppauge warehouse where the repairs can be made. Joe will also address the master cylinder as the brakes do not work and will adjust the clutch for us.<br />
Our old forklift didn't have brakes either and we were able to get around just fine for over ten years!!<br />
Work has been progressing quickly on the cab repairs and Turntable work has been slow due to the weather and safety issues having to crawl up onto the bridge to do most of the work.<br />
This coming Saturday, 4/20/19, we hope to have all 8 of the power feeds connected on the contacts inside the box on top of the bridge. If this can be accomplished, then ALL future work will take place on the ground or in the turntable pit.<br />
Our dinky #398 has been readied for start up and was found to have no leaks. We will attempt a clean out of the sanding system/tanks so we can blow out the concreted sand that has been sitting inside for so many years.<br />
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Keep the faith<br />
GaryOBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-47532059124670880122019-01-21T06:45:00.001-08:002019-01-21T06:45:49.063-08:00Baby, it was cold outsideBut shockingly, not a disaster!,<br />
George, Fred, Steve T and Gary braved a cold day that was to wind up late after 5pm.<br />
As Fred and John P have been working diligently to finish up the sub floor steel work on the cab of #35, all that was left to fabricate and install were 2 more pieces of angle iron. After Fred measured and created the 2, he welded them in and then moved on to fabricating a new step riser for the North East stairwell of the Ping Pong Coach. This top riser was so badly deteriorated at the top edge where it was welded to the diamond plate platform that there was no way we could weld anything to it. SO!, We made the decision to cut it out and replace it. We have found that we will also need to do the same thing with the opposite side top riser, next week.<br />
As to #35's cab, at this point, I believe that we will need to remove the piece of diamond plate that is in one of the parts storage trailers to fit it up onto the new sub floor and measure for anything that will need to be added/replaced/removed. Our goal is to be able to add the shaker bars, firebox doors and seats in their original places to create another simulator.<br />
We still need to complete the needle scaling of the interior and the paint removal on the exterior so that both John and Fred can continue their fantastic pace of restoration.<br />
As for the Ping, after the riser is removed, we will be able to focus solely on installing metal on the interior.. THIS is a great thing.<br />
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We should be able to re-start working on the turntable collector box above the turntables arch as our electrician is scheduled to return from his winter vacation this week. As I can see, we need to hook up the 4 wires coming in from the power supply side through the underside of the collector box and the 4 wires that run inside the slip ring of the turntables delivery side. This will/should leave us the opportunity to actually energize the motor directly to see if we can move the turntable. IF all goes well, we then have to wire up the control stand and resistor bank to the motor. Hopefully, if all goes well, we can be completed by summer.<br />
Gary<br />
<br />OBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-35274647460464380182019-01-14T14:00:00.001-08:002019-01-14T14:00:51.358-08:00Weather? we don't need no stinking weather!Actually, we don't care about the weather (to a degree).<br />
Last Saturday wash a washout, so what to do?<br />
Have a volunteer jam session on Sunday!!<br />
It's been a long time since that happened and although I missed out at my local Historical Society day, , it proved to be a boon for OBRM.<br />
We had quite a few hardy souls arrive to continue working on the cab of #35 which has seen tremendous strides over the course of 2 weeks. I'm writing this on Monday January 14th 2019 so this is right after this past Saturdays session where we had about 10 volunteers up and ready to move the cab project and the Ping Pong Project forward.<br />
Back to the Cab's progress.<br />
When we began this project , Steve Nappy was working out the steel reinforcements for the frame while John Petsche was going like gangbusters on #398, our GE 25 ton diesel locomotive.<br />
Steve got very sick and needed time off to recuperate which I am very happy to say, he is. It was a long haul, but seeing him this past Saturday was great.<br />
after #398's heavy work was completed, John P took over the cab work and fell in love with the planning and execution for this project. He took the BULL by the horns and ran with it even to the point of busman's holidays at the RR Museum of Pa to gather photographic proof of how the cab was erected.<br />
with these and blueprints , he embarked on the cab restoration.<br />
He planned his work and is working his plan using the talents of Fred Rubin who is our master fabricator and welder. Fred worked for the Staten Island Ferry and is using his many years of experience to create the parts needed to make our repairs.<br />
as of right now, the lower frame for the ca has been created from 3+1/2 in steel angles to which were welded 1+1/2 x 3+1/2 in steel angles to create a 5 inch channel with 3+1/2 inch flanges. Both sides and the rear have been completed and n extra 5 inch channel was fabricated and welded across the cab from side to side effectively boxing out a portion for the installation of the floor material.<br />
Our volunteers began to needle scale the interior surfaces to remove the many ears of crappy insulation and coal dust/tar. this will allow safer and cleaner welding.<br />
John's plan is now going to focus on the front sheet which goes over the boiler, then I believe the roof will be next..<br />
Both lower walls on the engineers and fireman's sides have been completed with all new steel and the lowere rear wall sections have been drawn out to be fabricated this coming weekend. Assuming that we do not get the predicted 14 or so inches of snow, this is very doable!.<br />
Until next time folks!<br />
Gary<br />
<br />OBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-14196095318386907652018-11-24T13:11:00.002-08:002018-11-24T13:11:26.192-08:00Baby, it's cold outsideBut not up in Oyster Bay!<br />
You heard me right.<br />
After a few really freakin' cold days, we had a "warm" one.<br />
Since our weekly "call to arms" didn't go out on time, only 3 hardy souls were able to show up.<br />
I had a plan to install ALL of the cross pieces that our master fabricator/welder, Fred Rubin previously fabricated.<br />
Since Fred texted to tell me he wouldn't be able to come over, we took it upon ourselves to "work my plan", so to speak.<br />
We brought out a loaner 120 volt MIG welder (thanks you John Petsche for leaving this for me) and welded tabs to the tops of the cross pieces, so we could drop them all in place.<br />
Since I am, in no way, a welder, this was a good opportunity for me to practice.<br />
We laid out every piece on the South half of the car and began to grind the metal and tabs clean to ensure good penetration of the welds. These were only tack welds but still needed to hold a lot of weight. This side went well but slow, so after a slight break, we tackled the North side.<br />
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Same sequence of events, however, I had more confidence and I predicted a finish time of 1:30.<br />
The last piece of steel dropped into place at 1:33.<br />
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After we finished, we cleaned up, locked up and went over to the visitors center in order to remove the display of Railroad Advertising that we had for the year.</div>
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We finished off before 3 and on my way home I dropped off some raffle prizes to Dodds and Eder to be packaged for the Holiday Express Weekend that we are holding Saturday and Sunday December 8&9 at the visitors Center. We have held this event for many years and look forward to it.</div>
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********Saturday we have noted LIRR author/Station Restoration Chairman and all around great guy, <span style="color: red;"><b>Dave Morrison</b></span> signing his latest Arcadia book, <b><u>Main Line East.</u></b></div>
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Sunday we have Santa and on both days, our horse drawn carriage rides.</div>
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<br />OBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-21246215344447380022018-11-10T14:12:00.004-08:002018-11-10T14:12:56.884-08:00everyone knows it's windy!HI folks,<br />
today, George, Bernard, Ronnie and I helped Fred to install the angle braces under the bathroom floor which allowed us to fit up the toilet flange. The flange plate sits on top of these anglse which Fred welded to the perimeter frame and center sill of the Ping Pong Coach.<br />
It never ceases to amaze me about Fred's expertise. He makes it look so easy.<br />
I even had Bernard take a couple of photos of me testing the toilet to make sure it would hold weight!<br />
And yes, I have no shame!<br />
Enjoy the pictures below.<br />
Gary<br />
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<br />OBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-82713287349214795642018-11-05T12:38:00.000-08:002018-11-05T12:38:00.944-08:00do we need service?we did, but know we don't!<br />
As of this past Saturday, we have PROPER 120 and 240 volt service right where we are working.<br />
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So, we took advantage of this and Fred, George, Paul and I installed the first new piece into the Ping Pong Coach. To us it was HUGE!<br />
To most people, they would look at a 3ft by 9 inch sheet of metal and go, hmmmm.<br />
this part was fabricated by Fred and welded into the south west corner under the bathroom floor and will allow us to add the steel angles that were previously fabricated under what will be an installed toilet flange.<br />
Next week! those angle braces.<br />
GaryOBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-12117843829027011362018-09-25T11:11:00.000-07:002018-09-25T11:11:03.747-07:00In the trenchesLiterally!<br />
when you last read about our work, You were able to see a couple of photos of the torn up yard. As of today, Tuesday 9/25/18, except for a very small area by the Ping Pong coach/Tender-the yard looks like it did before all of the digging.<br />
All that is left to do is to run the conductors through the conduit and hook up the circuit breakers and outlets. We will have to fabricate 2 different sized 240 volt/50 amp extension cords to allow us to move the welder inside or under the far side of the Ping Pong Coach/Tender to allow us to weld.<br />
I missed the Volunteer session this past Saturday for a personal issue but can't wait to see what the yard looks like now. In my absence, Steve and Leon had the crew complete many small tasks to update the grounds and for safety sake.<br />
Keep the faith folks!<br />
Gary<br />
<br />OBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-43182149609565785332018-09-17T13:30:00.003-07:002018-09-17T13:30:57.706-07:00It's Electric-Boogie Woogie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The photo above shows the newly installed 1 inch line that we have installed for future power to the front gate area.<br />
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The photo above shows where the 3 new conduits are diverging.The biggest one that just stops is a 2+1/2 inch conduit that will provide for 100 amp service to the north east corner where the proposed engine house will be placed<br />
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This photo above shows the termination point for the 1 inch line and the 1+1/2 inch conduit that will feed the new 120/240 outlets near the tender and ping pong coach.</div>
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Finally, this shot above shows the newly installed 1+1/2 inch line to power the welder and power tools needed to complete the tender and ping pong coach restorations.<br />
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George and I will meet our electrician Wednesday morning to install the rest of the 2+1/2 inch line and complete the "rack" for the 120/240 volt outlet installations at the "station" building corner that you see above.OBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-801848181951968322018-09-14T12:16:00.000-07:002018-09-14T12:16:12.076-07:00wow, it's been a whileHi Folks,<br />
It's been about 4 months since I last wrote on my blog, so let me bring you up to date.<br />
Our contractor has been working diligently to complete the west wall of the Historic Presidential Railroad Station and just last week, using the reclaimed lumber we procured, added all new/old window frames to the exterior.<br />
After all of the window frames were completed, They added all six windows. The top 3 are smaller and actually have the interior hardware that allows them to be opened up for air-flow. The bottom 3 have been sealed up since about 1942!<br />
So, in effect, as it stands today, this side of the station looks exactly like it did back in 1942. Over the last 75 years, these bottom 3 windows have not been seen by the public from the exterior. It sure lets a lot of light into the station.<br />
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When that work was completed, they tackled the creation and addition of the missing Tudor trim that was attached over the stucco in many of the panels above the brick.<br />
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First shot-before re-installation of recreated door and windows<br />
Second photo after the new door and windows are installed<br />
Third photo shows the brick after priming<br />
Fourth photo shows the brick after painting. And YES! this is how the brick looked when the station opened up in 1902.<br />
Bottom photo shows the Tudor trim re-installed as well as all 6 windows.<br />
You can easily see that the stucco with the shells embedded in it has NOT been painted over. Again, this is how it was done in 1902.<br />
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Yes, that's my shadow.<br />
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And Just so everyone knows, we now have Electricity on site.<br />
We had our inspections and PSE&G came in and hooked us up to the grid.<br />
I have posted those photos on our OBRM Facebook page.<br />
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Question for all of you--<br />
I am thinking of not writing this blog anymore due to the fact that I am now on Facebook (a decision that was made for me, not by me) and both Steve and I are administrators.<br />
I would think that if you are reading this, you may also be reading our Facebook page.<br />
Please leave me a comment whether you would like me to continue this blog or are you reading this info on our Facebook page.<br />
I'm sure that I can always have our "OBRM BLOG" be changed to a direct link to "OBRM FACEBOOK" Page.<br />
Thank you<br />
GaryOBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-30139571172862024782018-05-10T13:42:00.003-07:002018-05-10T13:42:34.489-07:00Late yet once againHI folks,<br />
sorry I haven't posted in a few weeks, however, I am busy with work and Museum (2 of them) work that has taken up almost all of my "FREE" time.<br />
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We have finished up the volunteer portion of the Ping Pong restoration and will have the sandblaster come in, in a couple of weeks to blast the car and the tender.<br />
Until then, we can't work. After that is done, we will let the cars rust over and use Loctite Extend to paint over the rust to form a barrier upon which we can then paint on a coat of primer and finally, after all of the steel work is completed---PAINT!<br />
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As for #398, John has been replacing rotted steel that was was hastily installed in order for the LIRR to present them to us. No issues, just time.<br />
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We will begin pulling the cables/wiring for the turntable the first week of June and hopefully without any major snags, should be done by the end of the month with the wire installation. Then the fun stuff begins.<br />
We are hoping to have things wrapped up in time for the Oyster Festival!<br />
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In a week or so, our contractor for rigging, Pedowitz trucking should have been able to finish the movement in the yard to facilitate the arrival and installation of the 2 LIRR simulators. and make room for the future arrival of our 40 ft ex-New Haven RR boxcar.In the meantime, our station restoration contractor, Mario Baldino has finished up repointing the brick wall on the West side of the station and we had the oyster shells examined to see if they were originally painted or if just the LIRR decided to paint them over many years later. Stay tuned for THAT story.<br />
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stay the course!<br />
Gary<br />
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<br />OBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-65427955705933128052018-04-08T08:34:00.001-07:002018-04-08T08:34:26.301-07:00What about us?Since the weather called for a shitty day, many hands remained at home.<br />
I don;t blame them. Heck, If I could have, I would have too!<br />
I'd like nothing more than to stay in bed all day.<br />
Oh well.<br />
BUT!!!<br />
3 folks did make it up to the bay.<br />
George worked in the ping to get it ready for a Pre-Wash to be performed by our local Atlantic Steamer volunteer Fire fighters.<br />
OK, I can hear you. Dog!? what the hell are you talking about?? A pre-wash? Really??<br />
YES, REALLY!<br />
Look at it from my point of view. IF, the sandblaster, who is using a water based blasting media, has to cut through all of the dirt and dust and whatever, it takes more time. AND, more time=more money that we have to spend.<br />
This Pre-Wash (free, btw) will get rid of the crud and most of the excess grease, leaving less to be blasted off by our contractor.<br />
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While George was working in the Ping, Bernard and I were busy restoring windows inside the Historic Train Station building.<br />
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Bernard has just laid out the window and caulked the edges before adding the weatherstripping.</div>
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Here is where we began, by taking apart the window frame to ready it for paint stripping and removal of the the weather stripping and operation mechanisms, which are the latches that are on the bottom of the frames. Your left side of the photo.</div>
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The 2 vertical pieces are wrapped in a felt material that gets stripped off as well and the piece then gets polished as it seems to be stainless steel.</div>
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This is the weather stripping that went around these 2 windows which had come apart. Thankfully, these two are made of safety glass and are lighter than most of the other windows which are not made of safety glass.</div>
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At the end of the day, even spending almost 1+1/2 hours each on the 2 broken frames, we still managed to repair 5 windows. My goal is to finish up at least 6 windows per operating session. That would be awesome.</div>
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On the bottom is the actuating spring and the shiny bar like piece is a brass casting that is the actuating or throw rod. This piece, as you can see, is not straight and will need to be heated and straightened out before re-assembly.</div>
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It's a beautifully snowy day today (Monday 4/2/18) and here is where we stand from this past Saturdays's session.<br />
Fred, John P worked on creating the template for the tender tank extension. Unfortunately, it didn't work as well as they hoped and they will take a different tack next Saturday. The front extension has a compound curve and a straight center section and this area is where there was a small compartment for storage. It was cut off many years before I joined up and has been this way until now. Our steel supplier can roll up to 1/4 Inch thick steel sheets, so we need to provide him with a full size template for him to complete the part.<br />
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George, Joe, the two Danny's and I moved all of the seats from the vestibules of the Ping and stored them inside one of our 40 foot trailers.<br />
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Then, I left George to finish up a few things inside the Coach while Joe Hicksville Danny, Lynbrook Danny and I headed over to the Historic Train Station to set up an assembly line so we could begin to work on the Ping's windows. </div>
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Two of the windows had already come apart, so that made it a tad easier to figure out just how these windows were put together. We removed the glass from both and began to methodically take apart the frames and mechanisms. We cleaned the mechanisms which are simple springs and throws. These throws retract into the window frame and when the latches are released, allow these parts to move into locks in the cars window frames to keep them up or down.</div>
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When work on the two were completed and we had formulated a plan of action with parts and material needed, we broke for lunch. After lunch we packed up and the guys left for the day while I went back to the shop to work on the bathroom door window frames and lock assembly.</div>
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The above photo shows the complexity of the bathroom door lock assembly. You can also see all of the paint thickness. Believe it or not, this piece is solid brass!</div>
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After removing the parts and cleaning every drop of grease/grime off them, I reassembled everything and tested it for ease of movement. Everything worked fine. I then disassembled it again to begin the paint stripping and when completed, it was a shiny brass masterpiece. Then once again, I reassembled it for the final test. Voila! DONE. I then took the 4 window frame pieces and removed all of the (nasty) crusty paint from almost 100 years of service. These parts are now a nice and shiny chrome finish. When we get the car sandblasted, the door will be blasted at the same time and I can then perform the reassembly.</div>
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While I was doing this Fred and Steve were taking care of some minor trailer repairs. We finished up around 4:30 and headed home.</div>
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Another Great Day IN Oyster Bay!</div>
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Damn I love when a plan comes together!!</div>
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<br />OBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-59623787643989201762018-03-25T14:50:00.001-07:002018-03-25T14:50:40.834-07:00That'l teach ya!Hi all,<br />
another successful session yesterday!<br />
Lynbrook Danny, George and Myself started the day off removing the north side windows before being joined by Ronnie and Gerard. After the 17 windows were removed, George removed the inner wall panels from the south side and we all helped to remove the cowling from the upper window frames. We also removed all of the aluminum luggage racks which effectively completes the removal of everything inside of the Ping Pong Coach.<br />
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All the while this was occurring, I had Gerard and Ronnie take all of the cross members which Fred had fabricated out of the Ping and clean all of the grease and grime from them and hit them with a coat of clean primer. This will ease the weld up and finishing when they are installed in a few weeks.<br />
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As if the day could not get any better, as I pulled up to the gate before 9am, I received a call from CJ of C&J Dustless Blasting who wanted to come up to do his test patches.<br />
SO! Hell yes!!<br />
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I set up some scaffolding to test the roof and after he showed up and suited up, he began to measure out 1 foot by 1 foot squares on the car sides and inside of the car in order to time the testing. Shockingly, each square only took 27 seconds which he said was great!<br />
Also shocking was the fact that the roof was NOT covered in a rubberized paint and was easily removed.<br />
Everywhere he did test blasts, everything came off including the rust. When he was done, he took measurements of the car in order to formulate a quote which we hope to have this coming week. IF it comes back within our budget, he will be awarded the job.<br />
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For those of you who do not understand what sandblasting is, here is a short primer---<br />
By using high pressure air to blow a media (sand, glass, metal) onto any metal surface, the media hits the surface and removes anything on it to leave just a slightly textured clean metal surface. Unfortunately, this also produces a ton of dust which is hazardous.<br />
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CJ employs a new technology called "dustless blasting" which is fairly new and catching on where the media is suspended in plain old water so there is virtually NO DUST and this method does not need tenting. Tenting the car could add $20-$25 thousand dollars for material and labor.<br />
When the job is done the dry media can simply be vacuumed up with a shop vacuum.<br />
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Under "Normal" circumstances, an additive will be put into the water to keep the metal from rusting for about 72 hours. However, we WANT the metal to rust as we plan on painting on Loctite Extend Rust Converter which changes the rust to a stable component on which we can then paint on primer and finally a finished paint coat.<br />
This product has been in use for many years in many industries and has a proven track record. We have, in years past, also used it and will attest to its functionality.<br />
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Next week, I hope to be able to continue working on the cab of #35 with Fred Rubin and get our electrician up to give me the final orders of wire for the Turntable. We now have most of the pulling tools and need to get this done!<br />
We also will have Steve T picking up the balance of our steel need for the PPC at our supplier Acquel sheet metal in Harlem NYC.<br />
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Yours in spirit<br />
Gary<br />
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PS-since this is MY blog, I want to shout out to my best friend of over 40 years who lost his life to cancer last week. Jimmy, I love you and miss you. The world lost a good guy and I lost my best man.<br />
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To anyone who may actually read this blog, if you smoke, at the very least, PLEASE get chest x-rays. If Jim would have gotten them last year when he saw a new doctor for a physical, the doctor would definitely have found something and it would have given him a fighting chance for a few years or more with his grandson.<br />
I got to spend the last week of his life at his bedside.<br />
Hoisting a Heine for you pal.<br />
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Now all we have are great memories.<br />
R U in 82<br />
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<br />OBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-24330465044859163492018-03-17T19:05:00.000-07:002018-03-17T19:05:02.401-07:00Here comes the BOOM!Hi folks,<br />
Well, after wrapping up another fantastic day at the yard, all I've got to say is<br />
HOLY CRAP!<br />
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Let me start off by welcoming 2 new volunteers.<br />
"Hicksville" Danny and "Lynbrook" Danny who saw our work session notice on our Facebook site and called to volunteer. I do hope we didn't scare them away!!<br />
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Having 8 people on site allowed us to have a 4 man crew working inside the Ping to remove EVERYTHING from the ceiling and take out EVERY window on the south side of the car.<br />
YES!! you read that correctly.<br />
The 2 Dannys, Bernard and George removed every light fixture and the glass bullet covers, which were put in safe storage, as we accidentally, broke one. Oh well, we have a few more. They also removed every ceiling fan and ceiling mounted sign holder.<br />
Then, the removed every window from the car on the South side to enable us to accomplish a few things.<br />
1-sandblasting-our contractor won't have to fight to keep the media off the windows.<br />
2-will allow us to clean, polish, repair and finally wash, every window to make them fully operable.<br />
3-allow us to do much needed metal repairs to the window areas.<br />
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Before window removal above-During window removal below<br />
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While this was going on Fred and I to work on the final steel underpinning for the Ping. We fabricated 2 new cross members to go under the bathroom. Now all that is left is for us to take the toilet flange, which Fred fabricated weeks ago, and attach it to 2 angle braces which will be welded into place on the 2 new cross members after we determine exactly where the toilet will go.<br />
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Look Ma, no more scrap steel lying around!!-Empty ground in front of the tender-above<br />
Empty ground on the South side of the tender-below<br />
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And just for shits and giggles:<br />
during this time.Leon and Steve loaded up all of the scrap from the Ping and delivered it to a scrap dealer and got us back over $700!<br />
Then, they suddenly had to go to Atlantic City. Hmmmmm. Makes me wonder.<br />
Only Kidding. All of the cash will be deposited into the Locomotive #35 restoration fund account.<br />
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<br />OBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-34179457009894076932018-03-14T09:31:00.000-07:002018-03-14T09:31:02.582-07:00Hot diggity!This past Saturday was another example of dedication and overcoming adversity.<br />
Dedication, in that only 4 of us were there and a whole lotta stuff was accomplished.<br />
John P continued to repair and replace rotted welded metal in Dinky #398. Before this unit arrived, it was hastily patched up and painted by the LIRR for the naming ceremony. As John has been working to get it started, he noticed all of the metal rotting on the lower edge where the wall sheets meet the floor. Upon further inspection, He uncovered a cover up of sorts and has been handling the repairs.<br />
Oh well, better that we found them now.<br />
Upper photo shows the repair on the left with last weeks repair to its right. Notice the rust on the floor. We will need to remove the windows to re-seal them to the body.<br />
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The photo below shows the repair after it was painted in primer and as you will see, another repair was done on the front wall to the right of the previous repairs.</div>
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Repairs will be done a section at a time and then all will be ground down so as to appear seamless.</div>
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This photo shows the area just above the window frame where the window shades live. The extruded steel cover is almost the length of the car and will be visible in another view.</div>
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If you look closely at the rusty cracked "cream" paint, look to its immediate right and you will see the original grey primer. After priming and before paint, this area and others were covered with metal holders to hold the various advertising inserts. We plan on leaving the overhead luggage racks in place until just before the sandblasting begins.</div>
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In the photo above you can see that George has removed both of the window shade covers and they are laying parallel tot eh center sill. They are almost as long as the interior of the car and are resting on top of the cross members from the center sill to the outside walls.</div>
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The plan is to remove everything from the ceiling of the car. Light covers, fans advertising holders, whatever can be unscrewed.</div>
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<br />OBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-31950000832457939182018-03-03T14:57:00.001-08:002018-03-03T14:57:14.081-08:00windy and coldBUT-we still worked our butts off because even after the big Nor'Easter yesterday, we actually had some sun and the ground wasn't sloppy.<br />
SO!<br />
I got there a bit early and began to open up the trailers to remove the generator and set things up for Fred and George.<br />
George showed up first and opened up the back gate for Fred to pull in and get his things ready for cutting and welding.<br />
Since I needed to get a few things done inside the visitors center (VC), I set a finish time of 1 pm in order to give us time to clean up and for George & I to head over so we could finish before 3pm.<br />
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Just so we are clear---I have basically "cut" the car in half from west to east and north to south.<br />
We start measuring from the west and use a measurement from crossmember to crossmember, whether it be a cast one or a channel. So the first opening will be bay 1 and can be either north (n) or south (s).<br />
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We then headed over to the Ping Pong Coach to get measurements of the first 3 south (s) floor bays and quickly realized that we should skip measuring the first bay which is #1s due to the fact that it is the bathroom and will need to be specially beefed up in order to install the toilet.<br />
We measured out bays 2-4 and since I already brought over the steel channel, Fred and I went to cut while George worked inside the Ping to remove the rivets and screws holding up a nearly 60 foot length of custom pressed steel which is the "valance" for the window shade mechanism.<br />
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As we have found throughout the car, American Car and Foundry (ACF) had the cast crossmembers created out of home and delivered to their plant for assembly, a common practice. Unfortunately, the contractor who cast these parts had a wide +/- factor and the flanges are not consistant. we have measured from 1/2 inch thick all the way up to 3/4 inch thick at the front and 13/16 inch at the web!<br />
This makes for a custom cut on every notch and its extremely important to get this correct for future welding.<br />
Thankfully, Fred had his watchful eyes over George and me as we measured 3 or even 4 times!<br />
By the end of this procedure, we'll be pro's.<br />
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Fred and I took the 3 measurements back to the work/welding tables and in less than 3 hours cut, notched, capped and fitted up all 3 newly created crossmembers with only minor finessing.<br />
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Fred is a genius and even though I can really test his patience, I have learned quite a bit how to work within his tolerances.<br />
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by 1pm we were done and began to clean up. Fred went home to warm up while George and I headed over to the VC to move the scale model steam locomotive back to its regular spot and set up the picture board framework so Josh, our curator could set up our new display of RR advertising artwork.<br />
We snuck a peek at the new artwork setups to be installed. It's going to be very colorful!<br />
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So for the next round, we will fabricate the remaining 3 full crossmembers in bays #5s/6s/7s and hopefully, if time permits, cut up some angle iron to start the toilet instalationl inside the bathroom stall. Instead of running the rectangular tubing parallel to the center beam like the rest of the car, we plan on using angle iron perpendicular against the outer bathroom partition wall.<br />
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See you all in the funny papers and comment as you see fit!<br />
Steve Torborg has informed me that this blog and our facebook photos of this restoration are being followed by many people and a few museums. I'm touched and honored. Just another day in Oyster Bay (RR Museum, that is)<br />
Gary<br />
<br />OBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-22510907898887489362018-02-24T15:03:00.000-08:002018-02-24T15:03:11.506-08:00Today at the yardHi folks,<br />
Well, we had another phenomenal day of weather to get some much need work done.<br />
AND WORK WE DID!!<br />
Fred, George, John P, Ronnie, Gerard and I, fabricated and test fitted the remaining 4 new cross members on the north side of the Ping Pong Coach.<br />
To bring you up to speed---<br />
Last Saturday:Fred, George and I fabricated Bays1/3/7 and test fitted the same<br />
Today:Fred, George, Ronnie, Gerard and I fabricated Bays 2/4/5/6 and test fitted the same.<br />
All of these are now ready to be welded in AFTER the interior is sandblasted.<br />
While all of this was going on, John P was bust fitting in new lower sheets and supports to replace the crappy ones which were hastily installed by the LIRR crews to make #398 look pretty for the hand off of the unit to us.<br />
Listen, I don't blame them, they are NOT in the restoration business. They are in the Transportation business.<br />
Love them or hate them, I for one cannot do my job without them AND I cannot travel into NYC for the price I pay for my weekly ticket. I still have to use NYC Transit and occasionally, taxis. YES, I know they now have Lyft and Uber, but I find comfort in being able to hail that taxi dammit!<br />
Just like I like to read a real book, not look at one on my Iphone.<br />
Enjoy the following photos of work inside the ping.<br />
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Fred is instructing us on a better/easier way to hold up the new cross member<br />
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Ronnie, Fred and I are test fitting the new cross member in bay 6<br />
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Fred hard at work. This man is a creative genius!! We couldn't do this without him.<br />
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measuring to find out that the car isn't square.<br />
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Yes, that's me inspecting the notch which will slip under the cross member flange on the left of the photo<br />
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Inside view of the new section of lower wall welded up by John P<br />
And here's the same area from the outside. A much stronger patch and weld.<br />
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And now a little something from the Historic Presidential Railroad Station!<br />
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A sump it hidden inside the basement-for what purpose? who knows<br />
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The east wall in the basement-the foundation actually. Notice the newly poured concrete. All of the dirt that had to be removed in order to under pin the foundation came from the area under it.<br />
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And here is the south east corner of the station building. This is where all of our problems came from.<br />
because of the undermined soil in this area, the entire corner of the foundation and building has dropped considerably. We have been asked why we didn't just jack up the building. Well after over 100 years, underpinning was the proper way to fix this area with creating any more stress on the affected area. We will re-point the bricks on the bathroom addition as we get to it.<br />
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You can see the crew hard at work. They had piled up all of the soil that was removed inside the coal bunker under the building and were forced into a bucket brigade to bring it up to the surface. They then dumped each bucket into a wheelbarrow and then dumped the wheelbarrow into our dumpster, which is provided by TOB.<br />
Hats off to Mario Baldino, our contractor, for bringing in the right folks to do the job.<br />
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AND finally, if this all weren't enough.......<br />
when we began this particular phase of the restoration work, we focused on the west wall in order to get it completed so everyone will be able to see, just how good the restored building will look. From the beginning, we planned to open up the lower 3 (larger) windows on the west wall which have been sealed up and stuccoed over since the early 1940's when the passenger sheds were removed.<br />
Mario's crew opened up the sealed areas and removed the leaded glass windows and we had Chris Foster come down from Rhode Island to take them and the upper 3 (smaller) windows back to his shop to do repairs. They have arrived back to Oyster Bay and are now in storage inside the south bathroom.<br />
When all of the construction is completed the window frames will be repaired and then finally installed in their respective openings.<br />
With the completion of the underpinning, Mario can now focus (weather permitting, of course) on stripping the remaining paint, cutting out the stucco repairs in order to install the missing wooden half timbers, and then final stucco repairs which will need to include the insertion of new Oyster Bay Oyster shells!<br />
The wood will be sealed, primed and then finally, painted in the original colors which will be a cream/yellow, green and white combination<br />
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I almost spent as much time uploading and downloading these photos, writing this blog as I spent at the site today!!<br />
I'm beat and need food, so<br />
Sayonara & origato folks. This means sushi for dinner.<br />
Keep the faith<br />
Gary<br />
<br />OBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-65000270291278261492018-02-18T19:01:00.001-08:002018-02-18T19:01:11.567-08:00wish you were thereWhere?<br />
Up at the display yard in Oyster Bay, of course. Well, at least yesterday.<br />
Yes, I know its winter, BUT, believe it or not, we have had amazing luck with the weather as we have been working inside the Ping Pong Coach!<br />
Yes, I know that there is absolutely NO FLOOR, however and Yes, I know that we are cutting the steel and welding outdoors, but still, it's been pretty darn good.<br />
Last week it was basically just the 2 of us and this past week, it was George, Fred and me.<br />
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Fred Rubin, our master fabricator/welder/all around good guy and teacher was able to take a crappy situation using the steel tubing that we had accepted instead of the angle iron that we ordered and made it all work out. Unfortunately, this also means that the job of fabricating 14 new cross members for the flooring will take 3 times as long. OH WELL, what can we do.<br />
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George Schlicter has been a steady volunteer and is great to work with. The weather doesn't faze him and he has a great eye.<br />
He'll jump in/on/around like a 10 year old. I wish I had 5 more of him at every session, as I'd be able to take it easy-NOT!<br />
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This is part of the new flooring that will be installed on top of the new cross members. On top of this is where the seat frames will be bolted down and then all will be covered with newly poured concrete.</div>
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George fitting up the newly fabricated North #1 bay cross member.</div>
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While Fred is camera-shy, George isn't and has been dedicated to seeing this through despite the winter weather!</div>
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North #3 bay crossmember being fitted in place. This is the largest open floor bay in the car.</div>
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Not too surprisingly, none of the openings widths match each other! Lets hope that as we measure the South bays, we get the same length measurements as the North side.</div>
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This is the North #7 bay which is at the east end of the car. You can clearly see the truck assembly (bogie) under the car.</div>
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And finally, a long interior shot showing both #1&3 bays being fitted up.</div>
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A similar interior arrangement of a p-54 from a plan.</div>
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Keep the faith.</div>
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Gary</div>
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<br />OBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-87170549003780433802018-02-10T12:06:00.001-08:002018-02-10T12:06:43.100-08:00Another Saturday night and I ain't got my bodyYes! That's correct. I ain't got my body.<br />
Unfortunately, today my body failed me. I wish I knew why. But that's for another day and another doctor.<br />
What's been up at the Yard??<br />Plenty.<br />
Last week, George and I removed all of the little scrap pieces of the old corrugated flooring and took off the rivet heads in the Ping Pong Coach.<br />
The corrugated steel flooring was held down to the center sill and the outside channel using rivets. On the center sill, we just chiseled off the heads and using a punch, knocked the rivets out under the car.<br />
Unfortunately, on the outer wall channel, we cut off the upper head and lower head with a grinder and found that we COULD NOT punch out the shaft. UH OH BATMAN! What to do??<br />
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Enter Fred Rubin, who today, came up with a solid solution.The hell with the rivets. Let's see if we can just tack weld the corrugated steel to the channel!! By the way, YES WE CAN. Fred found the perfect welding rod and welder setting and tested the job on one of our steel workbenches.<br />
That will save us from using the plasma cutter and burning out almost 200 rivets.<br />
The steel for the ping pong floor frame arrived and we will be cutting it up next week to fit the pieces from crossmember to crossmember.<br />
We have a sandblaster coming in to test areas of the body to be better able to give us a quote. One company came in and gave a quote which blew our minds, so we need to have this quote to balance the costs.<br />
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While we were busy doing that, Fred was busy cutting steel for the bathroom floor and John Petsche kept busy cutting steel and welding in new wall supports in dinky #398.<br />
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When we received #398, there was a lot of rotted steel inside the cab which was hastily patched by the LIRR. We knew that we would get to it........eventually. The most important pieces are the corner posts which John is taking care of. The first piece went in today on the engineers side and he already started to fabricate the fireman's side piece until we called the session due to the rain starting.<br />
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At the same time, OBRM President, John Specce, continued to dismantle the body on our golf cart. For the past few years we have hired out the operation of a "trackless train" for our annual Holiday Express. It's cost us greatly and we felt that if we could somehow create our very own, we would save a bundle.<br />
He will be having a new body fabricated out of corro-plast, which is corrugated plastic. The printer will make it look like a LIRR DE/DM-30 diesel locomotive and we will be using trailer frames to create the "passenger cars"<br />
He has already created a caboose which we used for last years Halloween parade in town. It looked way cool!<br />
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No photos folks, but trust me, even in the dead of winter-STUFF GETS DONE!!OBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-68731094732170219732018-01-27T13:02:00.004-08:002018-01-27T13:02:27.706-08:00Busy, Busy, BusyHi folks,<br />
I'm still stoked from today!<br />
George met me up at the yard at 9am for what turned out to be another ass kicking day!!<br />
Yes, 2 exclamation points for today!!<br />
Well, what happened to make it such a great day?<br />
If George and I getting all of the rivets out from the center sill wasn't enough, John Specce stopped by with 2 new tires for the golf cart, which we put on. There's more-John Petsch stopped by around 10 to go over plans for metal replacement inside the cab to stiffen it and we actually have most of the steel. Kaching! He also installed a block heater on the engine. This can be plugged in to keep the blocks coolant warm enough to facilitate easy starting.<br />
But wait; there's even more!<br />
We had a sandblasting contractor come in to look over the job of blasting the Ping Pong Coach (PPC). He's planning on bringing his equipment up to make some test strips in order for him to fully evaluate the job.<br />
We also had a local concrete contractor come up around the same time to look over and give us a quote to pour a new concrete floor over the soon to be installed corrugated steel floor.<br />
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WOW. What a day. Started at 9 and left at 3. 6 straight hours.<br />
It's funny how determined people can get the job done!<br />
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Next week we plan on working inside of the PPC to remove the remnants of the old corrugated steel that are still riveted to the outside wall channel/grind the remnants of the screws that held the stainless steel heating covers and remove them from the heating vent in order to drill and tap for new screws.<br />
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Next week I also intend to pickup the corrugated steel for the floor and place the order for the rest of the steel for the car to be delivered in a couple of weeks.<br />
Gonna be a busy winter in Oyster Bay!!!-yes 3 exclamation points for this.<br />
No photos today, sorry.<br />
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GaryOBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-28607812552712153652017-12-06T12:15:00.001-08:002017-12-08T10:58:14.246-08:00Ping Pong History<span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hi Folks,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">after being worked on for the past few months, I would like to bring you up to speed on our Ping Pong Progress.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Built by AC&F-American Car and Foundry in 1923 as a P54E steam car as car #433, it was then converted to an MU trailer in April of 1925 without a change in car number. It was then modernized in March of 1958 and given the class P54D and changed to #7433. It was officially "scrapped" on 12/21/1974.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">#7433 was then sold to Steamtown Foundation, Bellows Falls, VT, 12-21-1974. Refurbished in 1976 and named Colonel Seth Warner for use on the Vermont Bicentennial Steam Expedition. It was again Sold to the Knox & Kane RR in Marienville PA. It was auctioned off and sold for scrap, 10-10-2008. Sold to Oyster Bay RR Museum, Oyster Bay NY, 11-2008 and was subsequently readied for its travels up to Oyster Bay NY for inclusion in the Museum display yard.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">**The information above was compiled by Ed Koehler from List Chapter NRHS***</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In September of 2017, we began the restoration by removing the seats, seat frames and finally all of the concrete and steel corrugated floor. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ecf3f7;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Our plans are to add steel channel reinforcements between the floor cross members, cover with all new corrugated steel then add new studs and bolts for the seat frames and finally, pour all new concrete floors. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; font-size: 13px;">From b&w photos, we will re-create the light/dark vinyl tile floor pattern with new 9x9" tiles.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; font-size: 13px;">We are in contact with a paint stripping company who will be contracted to sandblast the interior and exterior with a new type of "dustless blasting" system that utilizes recycled glass media in a water solution. They are certified for lead abatement as we believe that there is lead paint under the latex and cannot take any chances.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; font-size: 13px;">After that we will treat the metal with a rust converter like Loctite Extend and then Prime and finish paint the entire car.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; font-size: 13px;">We have been throwing around the concept of Tichy Gray with a gray/silver roof, natural aluminum window frames and white lettering. A color palette that we do not currently have in our collection.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; font-size: 13px;">A photo of work being done inside our car</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; font-size: 13px;">On another matter-</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; font-size: 13px;">Work has begun on Phase 2 of the Station restoration to complete the West wall. all 6 windows from the upper part of the building; 3 small squares that were visible and 3 large rectangular units that have been covered up by stucco since around 1942, have been removed and picked up by our contractor in Rhode Island for restoration. Hopefully, we will get them back by February for re-installation.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The contractor will also re-install wood trim embedded</span><span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> in the stucco, that has also gone missing since the 1940's.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ecf3f7; color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">All of the paint is being stripped and new sealer, primer and paint will be put on to finish up the facade on the West wall only.</span><br />
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I'm sorry that I haven't posted since the beginning of October- 10/8, to be exact, however, here is my OBRM update!<br />
Oystefest during the weekend of October 13 & 15 went ok. For some unknown reason, the weekend wasn't as great as years past as the foot traffic seemed down considerably and we didn't make as much money as usual.<br />
Oh well, we did what we could. We were not open at all that weekend and resumed our work session on Saturday the 21st.<br />
Fred, George and Bernard ganged up and finished removing the rest of the rotted corrugated steel flooring.<br />
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As of yesterday, November 4th, we are (were) ready to begin the installation of the new corrugated flooring-one hitch, though. Do (did) we need a custom pressed floor sheet made or can (could) we use something stock.<br />
After a lot of research, I found a steel master in East Harlem who could custom press whatever we needed. While my company was on strike, I was out visiting some upper Manhattan accounts and made a pit stop at Aquel Metals on 2nd ave between 118th and 119th streets to meet with Said. He took my sample and was able to give me options.<br />
1-use a stock corrugated galvanized that he could give us for $600, which would be enough to cover the North half of the car OR-----<br />
2-he could custom press the same amount in galvanized steel for $1200.<br />
I took a sample back to the Ping Pong coach to attempt a fit up and after the guys placed the 2 halves into place, we realized that the stock pieces would work VERY WELL!!<br />
So, I guess we go with the lower priced option.<br />
NOT!!!<br />
As George was attempting to break up the thin coat layer of concrete, he broke through rotted flooring on the South half of the car. SO! now we will have to remove the rest of the concrete and all of the (rotted) steel flooring.<br />
What this now means in terms of our budget is that we will now have to spend the entire $1200.<br />
But that's OK as we do have a $10, 000 budget which will also cover the steel channel that we will have to purchase to connect the cars frame to the cross members UNDER the new corrugated steel floor. NO fall throughs!! This budget may also cover the job of sandblasting the exterior of the car. We will have Restora Blast come out to give us a quote. They utilize a new procedure called "Dustless Blasting" which I know from the auto industry.<br />
This process uses a water base with recycled ground glass as the blasting media. NO free silica dust so we DO NOT have to tent the car (save money!) and no vacuuming. everything outside of the car can be blasted which will allow us to also blast the seat frames. The car will be left to rust so we can then roll on a coat of "Extend" which is a rust converter. This gives us a great base for primer and paint. Before the "extend" goes on, we will cut out the rust and flush weld new steel to repair the car. Fred is very excited at this prospect.<br />
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The guys removed all of the seats and stacked them in the vestibule of the coach which opened up the interior so we could remove the seat frames from the South half. Even though WE were hosting a group of folks from SPLIA -the Society for the Preservation of Long Islands Antiquities at the Historic Train Station while work was going on a bit shorthanded, George and Fred and Leon and Jack and even me, were able to get everything except the part of the seat frame which is bolted to the steel floor stock, out of the coach.<br />
Next week, we will remove the concrete and the steel straps with the seat frames intact as a unit and continue until all of the steel is gone from the car. This will be a multi week job which will take us into the winter. We can always hook up space heaters to keep some warmth inside of the steel car.<br />
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George removing the seat frames on the South side of the Ping Pong coach---<br />
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As for the visit from SPLIA?<br />
John Collins, our Historic Architect began the visit with an overview of what was going on from his standpoint, after which, Dave Morrison, my co-chair on the Station Restoration Committee spoke about the station building and Teddy Roosevelt. Then I took over and made my video presentation which went over well. Bill Sheeline, another member of the Station Restoration Committee was able to provide additional information during the presentation.<br />
Dave Morrison speaking--<br />
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SPLIA members---<br />
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The SPLIA members were very impressed and really enjoyed themselves. After the presentation, we walked over to the display yard to show off #35 and our collection. The turntable impressed all.<br />
the day was long and fun. TODAY, Sunday November 5th, we are hosting the PRRT&HS at 4pm. Steve Torborg will be the host.<br />
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As though all of this wasn't enough, Doug from Pedowitz Trucking called me about moving the simulators and our boxcar from the LIRR and I asked him who repairs his forklifts. Turns out that his company has an in-house department that does all repairs in NJ.<br />
I told him of our issues on our forklift and he offered to pick up our Hyster unit and bring it in for an inspection and depending on what was found, repairs as well. DONATED!!<br />
Holy Crap!<br />
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More work and more words to come.<br />
See ya.<br />
GaryOBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-26963322691949091272017-10-08T17:43:00.000-07:002017-10-08T17:43:28.238-07:00almost on timeHi folks,<br />
so it's only Sunday and I'll take that as writing on time.<br />
Yesterday, Fred and I dove right in on continuing our good luck with the fuel system on the forklift.<br />
When we left last Saturday, the forklift was cutting out and we weren't too sure whether it was the newly installed fuel pump or something electrical.<br />
We hooked up the gravity feed can and the motor started right up and ran until we shut it off, so we knew it was the fuel pump.<br />
It turns out that the 90 degree fitting on the outlet side of the pump was loose and sucking air.<br />
I had already purchased a straight fitting and Fred installed it in minutes.<br />
We then changed out the fuel line for a new one and hooked up a new filter.<br />
We crossed our fingers and then hit he key.......<br />
Success! It started and ran smoothly until WE shut it off. <br />
Smooth sailing, so we thought.<br />
Later, after we moved onto something else, we came back to start the forklift again and found that it was cutting out again.<br />
We were SO pissed off that Fred decided it was time to leave and clear his head. I agreed as I was to leave at 1:30 to get back home. I had to take over the desk at my local Historical Society in Baldwin from 3-5.<br />
Before I left, I decided against Fred's better judgment to advance the ignition timing.<br />
I bumped it about 2 degrees advanced and started the engine. It fired up and kept running.<br />
I remembered many years ago that this engine seemed to like more timing and just took a shot.<br />
I called to tell Fred and we both laughed.<br />
There's still a chance that it could be vapor lock, but this never happened before and I can't believe that it is the cause of our issues. Who knows??<br />
While this was going on, George and Bernard were continuing their work on removing the floor in the Ping Pong Coach.<br />
They are almost done and there is a very good chance that we could begin welding in cross pieces in a few weeks.<br />
These pieces will divide the width of the open sections where the new corrugated steel will be placed and will provide good structural rigidity for the new concrete pour.<br />
A bit more steel removal and we are ready to go!!<br />
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Next weekend will be the annual Oyster Festival and most areas of our campus will be closed in order to focus on our fundraising efforts at our booth.<br />
The following Saturday will be our annual meeting at the Station and our second memorabilia sale.<br />
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Any comments?<br />Feel free to post<br />
Keep the faith!<br />
GaryOBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-44636380572029616722017-09-26T15:12:00.001-07:002017-09-26T15:12:29.866-07:00late againHi folks,<br />
so it seems that I'm late yet again!<br />
2 weeks ago,<br />
George and Bernard continued to remove the concrete floor in the ping pong coach by using electric jackhammers!<br />
I figured, why work harder, so, I went to Baldwin tool rental by my home and picked up the 2 breakers. Needless to say, we decided to work smarter.<br />
All of the concrete was gone by end of day and I'm sure that the 2 of them were feeling good the next day compared to last week!<br />
While this was going on, Fred and I continued to work on the forklift. This is a big, big deal as we will need to get this unit going. We need to move the crossing shanty and the steam engine so to clear out the areas for future expansion of displays.<br />
at the same time, Paul got busy needle scaling the vestibule and staircases on the ping.<br />
Divide and conquer, I say! by doing the job ourselves, we will be able to save on sandblasting costs.<br />
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Last Saturday,<br />
Our day began at the station where we removed all of the loose lumber inside and stacked it all under a tarp out on the track side. Georg, John V, Paul, Steve T and John Specce really got dirty.<br />
At the yard, <br />
Fred and I continued our work on the forklift while Steve Torborg got our compressor re-situated. He also got us fuel and diesel for the compressor.<br />
John V and George worked on cutting up the corrugated steel floor. By removing all of the floor, we will be able to clean all of the steel and treat it in order to prepare it for the new steel installation.<br />
This is a full press restoration. Floors, walls and then paint removal!<br />
We believe that we can get this job done by end of year 2018.<br />
It's funny to see that the coach is cockeyed to the South.<br />
Paul continued to needle scale the vestibule and we believe that we are more than halfway there.<br />
If you ain't here, you just ain't!!<br />
Any comments??<br />
Bring 'em on.<br />
Gary<br />
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<br />OBRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670530231201502486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707044935408149128.post-79432303221593999132017-09-03T15:31:00.000-07:002017-09-03T15:31:10.774-07:00Another great day in Oyster BayHi folks,<br />
let's get right to it, shall we?<br />
So, while we were formulating a plan to remove the rotted floors inside the Ping Pong Coach,<br />
reality intervened and told us what to do.<br />
George and Bernard, found out that the false floor underneath the coach was made up of thinner steel sheets which were bolted to each other and then bolted up to the center sill.<br />
Trying to remove them from the underside like we had hoped to do, proved impossible, SO!, these two gents figured out that just breaking up the concrete from the inside of the car, proved the best way.<br />
This process released the concrete from the rotted corrugated sheet that it was poured into, forming the floor and allowed them to then cut up the corrugated steel. After this process, they were then able to remove the false floor which now is all gone for about 15 feet of the car. Starting from the West end of the car they also began to remove the concrete over the center sill, which is a channel with a depressed, solid steel top. They figured out that the steel plates which they found underneath the seat mounting frames is actually bolted down to the center sill. By cutting the few attachment points, they were able to remove the one plate which was empty.<br />
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The photos above show what needed to be done .<br />
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In order to facilitate the cleanup, they first had to tarp the outside of the car to be able to trap whatever fell underneath the car.<br />
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Since we began the restoration of this valuable piece of equipment, we have made the car off limits to our guests. We hope that we can get this North side of the floor out by spring and begin the re-installation of a new corrugated steel floor and concrete. Afterwards, we can then repeat this process on the South side of the car. Then we plan on putting 12x12 vinyl or linoleum tiles back as the original floor was made of one of these materials.. We found a small piece under the seat frame while it was being removed.</div>
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While this was going on these past weeks, we also began to strip the paint from the west vestibule and stair cases. While removing paint last week on the North stairwell, I found some interesting paint colors. the brighter red caught my eye as it appears to be directly over the primer coat.</div>
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And if all this wasn't enough, yesterday, Fred Ruben finally got the forklift to fire up. We are still a ways away from declaring victory in order to use and abuse it, however, we were told that this unit would never work again, so, nuts to all of those naysayers out there!</div>
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We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Fred and John Petsche who worked tirelessly to help get this unit back to operating condition.</div>
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Nappy started the ball rolling and they kept it moving. Thanks guys!</div>
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Hopefully, we can have it working next week.</div>
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Enjoy the labor day holiday and I'll speak to you next week.</div>
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