BN 5383 has a really good compressor, so you have to release lots of air to stop it from the tailhose. C&NW 7700 used for the first run of the day because we had a passenger in a wheelchair (we have a hand-crank lift we can wheel over).
A pair of Rock Island commuter coaches, not sure which specific ones, we have a bunch. Kept one locked all day and loaded everybody in the rear car.
As it turns out, the link I gave for a Rock Island car is one of the ones we used. The other was 2582.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
C&NW 7700 used for the first run of the day because we had a passenger in a wheelchair (we have a hand-crank lift we can wheel over).
Why hasn't someone creative made this into an air or electric powered one yet? You have plenty of air on a train and electricity too, as long as it self locks, to prevent sudden descents as it goes up and down, it would be a lot easier. Plug it in and you're good to go.
The lift is basically the same thing Amtrak uses at most of their stations other than major terminals (and even some of those). To use air would require fitting the car with a decidedly inaccurate (historically) connection by the baggage door. And with the exception of the Nebraska Zephyr and the C&NW bilevels, electricity is NOT something we have on the loco-hauled cars. Some of the cars still had functioning generators and batteries when they first arrived at the museum, but these have looooong since quit working and been disconnected (removed in the case of the batteries; don't want acid leaking all over the place). We just purchased a steam generator car with the idea that eventually we can do winter operations with the cars steam heated, but this will require years to A: restore the steam car to function; and B: inspect the steam lines in the coaches and repair the inevitable leaks. Anyway, the steam car also has a small electrical generator, but it's only intended to operate lights and perhaps a PA system, not heavy loads.
Sorry I figured of course that each card at least had lights in them. And as for the air I didn't realize you could run a 'totally historically accurate' rail car with passengers these days, sorry my mistake.
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My original point: my feet and legs are killing me today, and my arms aren't much better.
I would not have made it after all that walking, my feet hurt even when just sitting down. I can power thru the pain for a bit, but definitely pay the price afterwards. I have some old timey looking ice bags with screw on tops I got online and they always travel with me everywhere I go, almost everyplace has an ice machine someplace.
I can usually handle the pain, but for some reason my steel toed shoes cause excruciating pain in my big toes. Even if I change to my regular shoes at the end of a day at the museum, my toes still kill me. They still hurt now, two days later. Even barefoot, they hurt some. I need to see a podiatrist about this.
And it's not that the steel shoes are pressing on my toes, either. They have plenty of room to move around in there. I've tried padding them, but it didn't help.
Does the top of your big toe hurt? If so you could be lifting and pressing on the steel toe part as you walk, I had that many years ago, in the Navy, and it never went away, I just got used to it. I never had the problem in the FD though and we wore steel toed boots all the time.
I can usually handle the pain, but for some reason my steel toed shoes cause excruciating pain in my big toes. Even if I change to my regular shoes at the end of a day at the museum, my toes still kill me. They still hurt now, two days later. Even barefoot, they hurt some. I need to see a podiatrist about this.
And it's not that the steel shoes are pressing on my toes, either. They have plenty of room to move around in there. I've tried padding them, but it didn't help.
Does the sole of the shoe flex much at the position where your big toe joint sits within the shoe ie. where the toe meets the foot proper ?
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
The lift is basically the same thing Amtrak uses at most of their stations other than major terminals (and even some of those). To use air would require fitting the car with a decidedly inaccurate (historically) connection by the baggage door. And with the exception of the Nebraska Zephyr and the C&NW bilevels, electricity is NOT something we have on the loco-hauled cars. Some of the cars still had functioning generators and batteries when they first arrived at the museum, but these have looooong since quit working and been disconnected (removed in the case of the batteries; don't want acid leaking all over the place). We just purchased a steam generator car with the idea that eventually we can do winter operations with the cars steam heated, but this will require years to A: restore the steam car to function; and B: inspect the steam lines in the coaches and repair the inevitable leaks. Anyway, the steam car also has a small electrical generator, but it's only intended to operate lights and perhaps a PA system, not heavy loads.
Sorry I figured of course that each card at least had lights in them. And as for the air I didn't realize you could run a 'totally historically accurate' rail car with passengers these days, sorry my mistake.
You can at a museum, where you don't have to worry about meeting all the interchange rules (primarily, it has to have roller bearings, which the car in question does) and Amtrak inspections and all that (I would NOT try to run it at 110 MPH). As long as the car's brakes work and the wheels and other working parts are okay (and we have our own standards for the safety of the seats, windows, steps... don't want to get sued, after all), we can use it on our own railroad. Since we have a connection to the national rail network, federal regulations do apply, mainly to inspecting the brakes and such, but they aren't onerous and rarely cause conflicts with history. If you want to run on the back of Amtrak, there are all sorts of requirements, not the least of which is to have head end power, at least pass-through. Then there are annual inspections, and after a certain age the trucks have to be rebuilt, and other parts probably have maximum ages too. Anyway, historical accuracy aside, using the hand crank lift isn't that big a deal for as little as it gets used. Powering it wouldn't be worth the effort (or cost), and as a hand crank, we can just wheel it up to any car we want to lift someone into.
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My original point: my feet and legs are killing me today, and my arms aren't much better.
I would not have made it after all that walking, my feet hurt even when just sitting down. I can power thru the pain for a bit, but definitely pay the price afterwards. I have some old timey looking ice bags with screw on tops I got online and they always travel with me everywhere I go, almost everyplace has an ice machine someplace.
I can usually handle the pain, but for some reason my steel toed shoes cause excruciating pain in my big toes. Even if I change to my regular shoes at the end of a day at the museum, my toes still kill me. They still hurt now, two days later. Even barefoot, they hurt some. I need to see a podiatrist about this.
And it's not that the steel shoes are pressing on my toes, either. They have plenty of room to move around in there. I've tried padding them, but it didn't help.
Does the top of your big toe hurt? If so you could be lifting and pressing on the steel toe part as you walk, I had that many years ago, in the Navy, and it never went away, I just got used to it. I never had the problem in the FD though and we wore steel toed boots all the time.
Good morning everyone!!
Yes, the top does hurt, right next to the nail. It makes contact there sometimes, but not often and not hard.
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Does the sole of the shoe flex much at the position where your big toe joint sits within the shoe ie. where the toe meets the foot proper ?
I'll check that more closely the next time I wear them.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
Back at the top, and
Back at the top, and WINNING!!!!! :-)
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RE: BN 5383 has a really
As it turns out, the link I gave for a Rock Island car is one of the ones we used. The other was 2582.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
Back at the top, and
Back at the top, and WINNING!!!!! :-)
TimeLord04
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Just watching the news I see
Just watching the news I see a Amtrak derailed in Philly a few hours ago.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/05/12/amtrak-train-crashes-in-philadelphia-several-people-appear-to-be-injured/
RE: RE: RE: C&NW 7700
Sorry I figured of course that each card at least had lights in them. And as for the air I didn't realize you could run a 'totally historically accurate' rail car with passengers these days, sorry my mistake.
Does the top of your big toe hurt? If so you could be lifting and pressing on the steel toe part as you walk, I had that many years ago, in the Navy, and it never went away, I just got used to it. I never had the problem in the FD though and we wore steel toed boots all the time.
Good morning everyone!!
RE: I can usually handle
Does the sole of the shoe flex much at the position where your big toe joint sits within the shoe ie. where the toe meets the foot proper ?
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Good morning everyone. :-)
Good morning everyone. :-)
TimeLord04
Have TARDIS, will travel...
Come along K-9!
Join SETI Refugees
RE: RE: The lift is
You can at a museum, where you don't have to worry about meeting all the interchange rules (primarily, it has to have roller bearings, which the car in question does) and Amtrak inspections and all that (I would NOT try to run it at 110 MPH). As long as the car's brakes work and the wheels and other working parts are okay (and we have our own standards for the safety of the seats, windows, steps... don't want to get sued, after all), we can use it on our own railroad. Since we have a connection to the national rail network, federal regulations do apply, mainly to inspecting the brakes and such, but they aren't onerous and rarely cause conflicts with history. If you want to run on the back of Amtrak, there are all sorts of requirements, not the least of which is to have head end power, at least pass-through. Then there are annual inspections, and after a certain age the trucks have to be rebuilt, and other parts probably have maximum ages too. Anyway, historical accuracy aside, using the hand crank lift isn't that big a deal for as little as it gets used. Powering it wouldn't be worth the effort (or cost), and as a hand crank, we can just wheel it up to any car we want to lift someone into.
Yes, the top does hurt, right next to the nail. It makes contact there sometimes, but not often and not hard.
I'll check that more closely the next time I wear them.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
Hi all, Just popping in to
Hi all,
Just popping in to say hi. I've been offline for a bit. I'm in Georgia attending engine school and will be here until the end of May.
Laters,
Phil
RE: Hi all, Just popping
Cool. Learn well. Best foot forward and all that .... :-)
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal