I spent most of the morning with the mechanical crew as they did air brake test on some of the cars in south yard. From being with them I have learned a little about air brakes and also now know the track numbering in south yard.
- An air compressor is a vital piece of equipment when testing air brakes
- This is the set up for testing with the air line coming into the actual testing rig that is hooked to the car's gladhand
- This is a close up view of the testing rig. The green valve is the "train line", the red one "emergency application" and the yellow "normal set", it has a needle valve to restrict flow out from it.
- Car's brake cylinder in the release position
- and in the full applied position
- The retainer valve on the older box cars was at the top of the ladder that went up to the brake wheel
Lunch today was the Frito pie with Frito dipping cups, chili, lettuce and cheese and you could add chopped tomatoes, green chilies, sour cream and onions
The conversion of the passenger box car back to a box car which contains benches and can be used in photo freights is coming along.
- One end is done as well as the west side as it sits. The other end, seen here, is just about finished and the other side will be done either this afternoon or in the morning
