Progress report for the Saturday's February 26, 2022 GGRM workday at Schellville

 The Saturday February 26, 2022 GGRM workday was focused on the following items at the Victory Station Yard and the Sonoma Rail storage site at Schellville.

 

The primary emphasis was on the tasks required to get the 145 seat bi-level gallery cars and #141 Oakland Business Car ready for operation.

 

Thanks go out to the GGRM volunteers listed below who helped make the February 26th Schellville workday productive:

 

David Waterman, Nico Dacong, Steve Coon, Steve Rusconi, Jay King, and Ron Vane.

 

Below is the progress report for the Saturday February 26, 2022 workday.

 

At the Victory Station Yard worksite:

1.           The GGRM EIC is required to send a text to NWPCo General Manager Ryan Martin when flag and derail protection has been set at the Victory Station Yard and the north leg of the Schellville wye.  Done by Jim Prettyleaf. 

2.           Install rubber diaphragms in #2472’s tender water hose connections to prevent water from leaking into the locomotive’s injector and the feedwater pump.  Done by David Waterman.

3.           Weather permitting continue stripping, repairing, and painting the roof of the #141 Oakland Business Car.  More progress made by Nico Dacong and David Waterman.

4.           Install the new copper pipes required for the #141 Oakland Business Car’s new Northwest Rail Electric air conditioning system.  Steve Rusconi, Jay King, and Jim Prettyleaf started this project by removing a patch of concrete from behind the Bedroom A mirror.  Steve Rusconi found the expansion valve that calls for use of R407C refrigerant.  Jim Prettyleaf photographed the nameplates on the receiver and the refrigeration compressor for distribution to the volunteers that are working on this project.

5.           Continue the electrical wiring installations that are needed to get the #141 Oakland Business Car running again.  No action taken during the Feb 26, 2022 workday, the new pressure and suction lines for the air conditioning system need to be installed before more wiring can be completed.   

6.           Obtain the hoses and adapters required to connect fire hoses, to the strainer, the resin trap, the water meter and the Evoqua water softener vessels that will be used to treat #2472’s boiler feedwater.  Owners are Jim Prettyleaf, David Waterman, and Steve Rusconi, work is progressing mid-week in between the Saturday workdays. 

7.           New safety glass and rubber seals have been obtained to replace the broken windows in the #6752 Diesel Shop car and the Fairbanks Morse #1487 locomotive.  New windows were installed in #1487 by Steve Coon.  The new window for fireman’s side door of F-M #1487 will be installed during the next Schellville workday.

8.           Continue sorting out and reorganizing the contents of the #6752 Diesel Shop Car and the #5131 Steam Shop Car prior to the start of operations.  No action taken during the Feb 26, 2022 workday. 

9.           The GGRM EIC is required to send a text to NWPCo General Manager Ryan Martin when flag and derail protection has been taken down at the Victory Station Yard and the north leg of the Schellville wye.  Done by Jim Prettyleaf. 

 

At the Sonoma Rail worksite in Schellville:

1.           Air up #3722 and test the repaired doorway occupied sensor switch for the pneumatically operated door located at the south end of the car.   Done by Jim Prettyleaf.

2.           Verified that the end-doors in the #3720 gallery car work 100% correctly.  Done by Jim Prettyleaf.

3.           Determined that the door occupied sensors in #3720’s end doors work correctly but are difficult to trigger because the rubber door seal boots are old and stiff.  Jim Prettyleaf recommends that future action will be needed to replace these stiff door seal boots.

4.           Determined that both end doors in the #3722 gallery car have problems that will require additional troubleshooting.  Done by Jim Prettyleaf.

5.           Need to develop a troubleshooting plan for the #3722 gallery car’s end doors.  In progress by Jim Prettyleaf.

6.           Complete the repairs and cleanup needed to make the toilets in #3720 and #3722 functional.  The RV toilet in #3722 has been repaired by Steve Rusconi and Jay King.  Repair of the RV toilet in the #3720 gallery car is expected to be completed during the next Schellville workday.

7.           Install the good sink cannibalized from #3714 into #3722’s restroom.  Done by Steve Rusconi and Jay King. 

8.           Continue vacuuming and washing seats and mopping the floors of the #3720 and the #3722 cars.  No action taken during the Feb 26, 2022 workday.

9.           Inspection and cleaning of the window shades in the #3722 and #3720 gallery cars.  No action taken during the Feb 26, 2022 workday.

10.       Make a list showing the location and number of window shades that will require replacement.  No action taken during the Feb 26, 2022 workday.

11.       Continue the work needed to select the gallery car with the least number of problems and concentrate on bringing #3720 or #3722 up to operational status.  In progress by Jim Prettyleaf.

12.       Inspect #3720 and #3722 and make a list of any parts that are missing, broken or inoperable.  No action taken during the Feb 26, 2022 workday.

 

Ongoing Offsite Projects that Support Schellville Workday Objectives

 

  1. Located a supplier for the 0.080” inch thick fabric backed rubber sheets need to make new sliding door boots.  Ordered by Jim Prettyleaf on Jan 21, 2022 as Grainger item # 36TA33, delivery was expected before Feb 10, 2022 but is currently on backorder.  Jim Prettyleaf started looking for a second source on Feb 17, 2022, contacted Texas Belting and Supply Incorporated using the following website https://texasbelting.com/pages/conveyor-belt-quote-form?contact_posted=true#contact_form .  Also contacted Michigan Industrial Belt Incorporated at http://www.mibelting.com/conveyor-belt-light-duty.html . 
  2. Order the hoses and adapters needed to complete the treatment system for #2472’s feedwater.  In progress by Jim Prettyleaf David Waterman and Steve Rusconi.
  3. Find and purchase a currently available functionally equivalent power contactor to replace the three-phase contactor that was cannibalized from #3714’s north end low range electric resistance heater.  In progress by Seth Adams, and Jim Prettyleaf. 
  4. Manufacture and install of replacements for the arm rests that have been cannibalized from #3714.  In progress by Jay King.
  5. Repair the broken sink that was removed from #3722.  Owner Steve Rusconi. 

 

Objectives that have been deferred until a future time.

 

  1. The restoration of the #3714 gallery car
  2. Working on the air conditioning system of #3720 and #3722 per the written plan submitted by Seth Adams. 
  3. Creation of a written record of the repairs needed for the #3720 and 3722 gallery car’s CO2 fire systems prior to a visit from AAA Fire Suppression Services. 
  4. Prepare the gallery cars for painting. 

If anyone has questions about upcoming workdays you should contact the GGRM’s Schellville Site Manager using the information provided below.

Regards,

 

Jim Prettyleaf

GGRM Schellville Site Manager

 

Email:         jim.prettyleaf@ggrm.org

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