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Work and Events / Re: Coach 9 - Official Work Thread
« on: November 14, 2025, 05:55:07 PM »Pictures of the seats partially assembled in place with cushions are on FacebookNot all of us are on Facebook.
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Volunteers / Re: July 2025 Work Reporting
« on: July 22, 2025, 06:42:08 AM »..and you also supervised the telephone repair work that Christopher Gilbert and IJohn…technically a “station” is not a building. The usual accepted definition of a station is any location listed in the employee timetable by name.
did on the TOM telephone. Thanks! You had me mystified when you mentioned the TOM “station” but I guess that’s what that building is.😀
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General Discussion / Re: Oil Headlights - Sourcing Information on Light Output
« on: July 01, 2025, 12:54:18 PM »
Dante, you ae correct that the Baldwin order for 23 calls for an oil headlight.
I look at things from the view point of a retired locomotive engineer (fifty plus years ago) and I would always vote for the brighter light!
In my experience mostly a headlight allows the engineer to see exactly what he is going to hit. But hit it you will. The main purpose of a locmtive head lamp iis not to see….but to be seen. At track speed if you can see it….you will hit it unless they see you and move out of the way.
Keith
I look at things from the view point of a retired locomotive engineer (fifty plus years ago) and I would always vote for the brighter light!
In my experience mostly a headlight allows the engineer to see exactly what he is going to hit. But hit it you will. The main purpose of a locmtive head lamp iis not to see….but to be seen. At track speed if you can see it….you will hit it unless they see you and move out of the way.
Keith
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General Discussion / Re: Oil Headlights - Sourcing Information on Light Output
« on: July 01, 2025, 10:30:44 AM »
Dante, I don’t believe the Sandy River was overly concerned about aesthetics and would change headlights just to look like the other newer locomotives. You change headlights because you are forced to do so. The change to electric headlights was due to ICC mandates
Railroads didn’t spend money unless they were forced to do so.
I have personally seen several headlights of that style and they were all acetylenne gas llamps.
Keith.
Railroads didn’t spend money unless they were forced to do so.
I have personally seen several headlights of that style and they were all acetylenne gas llamps.
Keith.
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General Discussion / Re: Oil Headlights - Sourcing Information on Light Output
« on: July 01, 2025, 07:34:10 AM »
I am not convinced that the headlamp shown lamp in the above photo is an “oil” lamp.
Whe the locmotive was buillt it hhad a box shhaped oil lamp. Why would they upgrade to just another oil lamp when by that time acetylene lamps were avialable?
Keith
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Whe the locmotive was buillt it hhad a box shhaped oil lamp. Why would they upgrade to just another oil lamp when by that time acetylene lamps were avialable?
Keith
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General Discussion / Re: Best steam locomotive wheel arrangement other than 0-4-4/2-4-4
« on: May 20, 2025, 07:53:57 AM »
The “best” steam locomotive is whichever one I am near at the time.
Keith
Keith
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Work and Events / Re: Spring Work Weekend - April 25-27, 2025 - Official Thread
« on: April 16, 2025, 02:48:35 PM »Don't feel bad, NYC does that to folksKatz’s pastrami will do that! GReat stuff….
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Work and Events / Re: WW&F No. 10 - Official Work Thread
« on: January 15, 2025, 10:10:22 AM »Where the flues start...Just to be a litttle bit nit picky. Technically No. 10, as a saturated locomotive does nt have flues. It has boiler tubes. Superheated locomotives have large i.d. flues into which the super heater elements go.
Just a fun fact.
Keith
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Work and Events / Re: Coach 9 - Official Work Thread
« on: December 15, 2024, 06:38:30 AM »I understand that uncoupling requires "slack" to be present (tension removed from the coupler by pushing the cars together) to allow the crewman to operate the cut lever or chain.And that is also true for the standard knuckle (Janney type) coupler.
Keith
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Work and Events / Re: Sheepscot Passenger Platform Reconstruction - Official Work Thread
« on: August 27, 2024, 08:47:15 AM »
Bob, the offset appears to be about five inches…that would be one heck of a reclining position!
And that still doesn't’ address the height of the front legs.
And that still doesn't’ address the height of the front legs.
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Work and Events / Re: Sheepscot Passenger Platform Reconstruction - Official Work Thread
« on: August 27, 2024, 08:29:05 AM »
I don’t think a “work bench” would work as a place to sit. The “table” height is usually at waist height, which means if you sit on what had been the work surface…..nobody (except possibly Paul Bunyan) would have their feet hit the ground.
And if you look at the castings…the feet are at different heights, so you would have to prop the rear legs on some sort of blocking. And the “seat back” is absolutely vertical, which would be quite uncomfortable. Most seat backs are slightly reclined. Work benches are meant to be just that…..and not a place to sit.
Keith
And if you look at the castings…the feet are at different heights, so you would have to prop the rear legs on some sort of blocking. And the “seat back” is absolutely vertical, which would be quite uncomfortable. Most seat backs are slightly reclined. Work benches are meant to be just that…..and not a place to sit.
Keith
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Work and Events / Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« on: August 02, 2024, 10:51:43 AM »Good job of work you guys. The smoke jacks look pretty sound so I wonder how much they weigh.I don’t think I would want to drop it on my toe!
Keith
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Work and Events / Re: WW&F No. 11 - Official Work Thread
« on: August 01, 2024, 04:08:18 AM »Somebody switched them from hand written (in cursive) to block type at some point around then, so unless you can read cursive it's a bit hard to read.
Thanks Bill,
I am old enough that when I was first taught how to write, it was in cursive. And in fact when I write a letter or Christmas card to this day…it is in cursive writing!
Keith
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Work and Events / Re: WW&F No. 11 - Official Work Thread
« on: July 31, 2024, 07:05:33 PM »
Bill,
Volume 31 of what document?
I believe that the Power Boiler Act of 1915 required gauge glasses in addition to the tri-cocks.
So I suspect that No.7 would have had a gauge glass added at that time.
Keith
Volume 31 of what document?
I believe that the Power Boiler Act of 1915 required gauge glasses in addition to the tri-cocks.
So I suspect that No.7 would have had a gauge glass added at that time.
Keith