Progress report for the Saturday April 9 ,2022 GGRM workday at Schellville

 The Saturday April 9, 2022 workday was focused on the GGRM passenger cars located at our museum’s storage sites at Schellville Junction.

 

The primary emphasis was on the tasks required to get two of the 145 seat bi-level gallery cars ready for operation.

 

Thanks go out to the GGRM volunteers listed below who helped make the April 9^th Schellville workday productive:

 

David Waterman, Nico Dacong, and Seth Adams.

 

Below is the progress report for the Saturday April 9, 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.           Weather permitting continue stripping, repairing, and painting the roof of the #141 Oakland Business Car.  No action taken during the April 9, 2022 workday.  

3.           Install the new copper pipes required for the #141 Oakland Business Car’s new Northwest Rail Electric air conditioning system.  No action taken during the April 9, 2022 workday.

4.           Continue the electrical wiring installations that are needed to get the #141 Oakland Business Car running again.  No action taken during the April 9, 2022 workday.

5.           Put water in the cooling systems of the GGRM’s GP9 diesel-electric locomotive.  Done by Seth Adams.  Locomotive batteries needed to be charged before the prime-mover would start. Completed successful static load test.

6.           Remove the tarp from steam locomotive #2472.  Done by David Waterman and Nico Dacong.

7.           Clean up and verify the operation of the new heating and air conditioning controller in the 2979 Tavern Lounge Car.  Done by Seth Adams.

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 April 9, 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.           Charge the batteries on the #3722 bi-level gallery-car.  Done by Jim Prettyleaf and Nico Dacong.

2.           Start working on the air conditioning system of the #3722 gallery-car per the written plan submitted by Seth Adams.  In progress, Seth Adams spent hours cleaning dirty power contactors in the #3722’s air conditioning control locker.

3.           Find and eliminate the problem that is causing the erratic rpm and spontaneous shutdown of the #3722 gallery car’s gen-set.  Done, the problem was found and eliminated thanks to everyone that attended the April 9^th workday.  Dirty switch and relay contacts continue to be the leading cause of problems.  Tracking down the source of the trouble with no schematic and no documentation can be done but is the major time consumer.  All of the gory details will be shared in a separate email discussion, so if you desire more information respond to this progress report and your name will be added to the distribution list.

4.           Continue vacuuming and washing seats and mopping the floors of the #3720 and the #3722 cars.  No action taken during the April 9, 2022 workday.

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

6.           Make a list showing the location and number of window shades that will require replacement.  No action taken during the April 9, 2022 workday.

7.           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.  Done by Jim Prettyleaf and Seth Adams, based on the existing information #3722 will be brought up to full operating status first.

8.           Inspect #3720 and #3722 and make a list of any parts that are missing, broken or inoperable.  No action taken during the April 9, 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.  Found McMaster-Carr can supply 3/32” (0.094’) thick by 36” wide ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) sheets that can be water jet cut into the 6” wide strips needed to make the new sliding door seals (boots).  When using McMaster-Carr part number 8610K33 EPDM rubber sheets the estimated cost to replace the door seals for each gallery car will be roughly $182.  Jim Prettyleaf needs to obtain permission to fund the purchase of this material.
2. 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 Seth Adams, and Jim Prettyleaf. 
3. Manufacture and install of replacements for the arm rests that have been cannibalized from #3714.  In progress by Jay King.
4. 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. 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. 
3. 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.

 

The next regularly scheduled Schellville workday will be held on Saturday April 16, 2022.

 

Regards,

 

Jim Prettyleaf

GGRM Schellville Site Manager

 

Email:         jim.prettyleaf@ggrm.org