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Dale's Depot

Daley Train Log
Page 113

Thursday November 25, 2010 Lethbridge, Alberta

3:30 PM

I took a break from my operating sessions to carry out some maintenance on 8 cars that I had pulled from the layout for poor operating characteristics such as derailing and uncoupling problems.

• UTLX 48238 tank car
  • replaced wheels with Kadee 28" wheels (No. 524).
    
    
• GTW 77942 caboose
  • replace wheels with Kadee 33" wheels (No. 920-21259).
  • remounted many grab irons that had fallen off.
    
    
• CN 507639 boxcar
  • reattach trucks to frame (eliminates side-to-side wobble)
    
    
• GTW 516134 boxcar
  • replace wheels with Kadee 33" wheels (No. 920-21259)
    
    
• CN 475822 boxcar
  • seems okay, will test run it again
    
    
• SRLX 15287 reefer
  • seems okay, will test run it again
    
    
• CN 539027 boxcar
  • seems okay, will test run it again
    
    
• CN 665489 flat car
  • seems okay, will test run it again
  • records in Ship It! need to have a shipper and a consigner for this car.