BSM Track Updates . . . by John LaCosta
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aturday (2/12)
Ed Amrhein and I checked out the traction motor on 3550 to verify that its
field coils were wired properly. After testing both motors were placed in
service and 3550 was back to being a two motor car.
Sunday (2/13)
Dan Lawrence was Dispatcher with Buster Hughes, David Navjokas, Chris Howell
and Rick Williams as crew.
Saturday (2/19)
Saturday was a special opening with members of the BSM and other streetcar
museums invited to enjoy the day at the museum. We had visitors from a number
of museums in Pennsylvania and as far away as Maine.
Paul Ritterhoff displayed the headlight for the crane that he built from
scratch to match the original one so that both ends of the crane would have a
headlight. Can you tell which is which?
I spent the early part of the day doing cleaning and adjustments to the
controllers on 1050, 417, 1164 and 264.
Sunday (2/20)
Ed Amrhein was Dispatcher with Bernie Sachs, Justin Thillman, M Bates, Chris
Howell and Jim Robertson as crew.
Saturday (2/26)
Chris Howell stared to clean up trash along the line from the substation to
the south end of the freight shed.
Ed Amrhein was Dispatcher with Chris Howell as crew for a charter.
Sunday (2/27)
Chris Howell continued his clean up alone the line at 28th street.
I was Dispatcher with Sharon Higgins, Bob Cohen, Chris Howell and David
Navjokas as crew. This was David's last day as a student Motorman and was
qualified as a motorman during his set of runs.
En Amrhein adjusted the Visitor's Center sliding gates and Justin Thillman
cleaned and lubricated the yard switches.
Rick Obbink continued to work at the shop getting the shaper ready to work on
1164's journal boxes.
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