Home News 2479 Progress Report - October 28, 2006
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2479 Progress Report - October 28, 2006 |
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Work during the past two weeks has focused on preparing for the coming winter rains. Crews have been trimming brush along the Healy Ave. fence, removed debris that has collected in the round house materials area and installed several patches on the roof of the double wide mobile home.
Slow progress is being made with the locomotive's shoes and wedges. Machining of the wedge for right side of #3 driver was performed. The shoe and wedge must now be installed and measured to determine if any additional machine work is required.
Several additional cracks in the welds that attach wear plates to the pedestals for number 2 driver have been discovered. These cracks are being ground out in preparation of welding.
Both of the organizations large fork lifts have major hydraulic leaks and are close to being unusable. A plan has been created and hopefully in the next several weeks repairs will begin on at least one of units.
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