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by JKreider
Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:46 am
Forum: Build Log
Topic: Nickel Plate 762
Replies: 237
Views: 177470

Re: Nickel Plate 762

The 762 will be at the Riverside meet this weekend. It may not be running yet however.

Jim Kreider
by JKreider
Sun Apr 16, 2023 9:15 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: Barber-Bettendorf Swing Motion Caboose Trucks
Replies: 2
Views: 1984

Re: Barber-Bettendorf Swing Motion Caboose Trucks

If you are looking for 1-1/2" scale, are you aware of Ben Viola and his swing motion caboose trucks? He is the owner of “The Roundhouse” in southern Ca., His phone no is 714-717-8726 (cell) and email is btrainman1@aol.com. Give him a call. He has sold many pairs of his trucks.
Jim Kreider
by JKreider
Sat Apr 01, 2023 5:56 am
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: 1-1/2" Scale Re Railer Sets
Replies: 13
Views: 5638

Re: 1-1/2" Scale Re Railer Sets

Okay Andy. We are going to do them in 3/4" scale.

Jim Kreider
by JKreider
Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:38 pm
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: 1-1/2" Scale Re Railer Sets
Replies: 13
Views: 5638

Re: 1-1/2" Scale Re Railer Sets

Kind of an interesting story on these. When Jack and I needed these for the Berkshire, the guys back on the 765 took the prototype rerailing frogs, loaded them into the back of a pickup truck and took them to be scanned. The sent me the scans which I cleaned up and had Shapeways make the masters fro...
by JKreider
Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:32 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: Harold “Nick” Wantiez
Replies: 2
Views: 876

Re: Harold “Nick” Wantiez

It was probably late '80's or 1990 when Nick called me and wanted to meet Irene Lewis. So I called Irene, and Charlene and I met Nick at her home (Little Engines) where I introduced Nick. Nick had a very enjoyable visit. In typical Irene fashion, Irene asked me if we had eaten dinner and I told her ...
by JKreider
Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:26 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: filling a hot boiler
Replies: 51
Views: 14198

Re: filling a hot boiler

That's what I said - kill the fire, walk away, have a donut (spelled beer).......

Jim Kreider
by JKreider
Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:18 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: filling a hot boiler
Replies: 51
Views: 14198

Re: filling a hot boiler

pat1027: The intent was to be able to immediately refire the locomotive. The scenario would have gone something like this. - Blowdown valve leaking at around 40 psi. - Bring boiler up to full pressure and see if the leakage of the offensive blowdown decreases to an acceptable and manageable level, o...
by JKreider
Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:24 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: filling a hot boiler
Replies: 51
Views: 14198

Re: filling a hot boiler

Levity indeed!
I misspoke.
Jim
by JKreider
Sat Dec 10, 2022 4:40 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: filling a hot boiler
Replies: 51
Views: 14198

Re: filling a hot boiler

Well somehow I survived. I'm glad this post has generated some brevity.
We need it sometimes.
Jim Kreider
by JKreider
Tue Dec 06, 2022 9:55 am
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: filling a hot boiler
Replies: 51
Views: 14198

Re: filling a hot boiler

I’d better renege on making that video as I would probably make a mess of things next time I tried it. I will admit that I do walk away for at least an hour after the pressure is zero before I do the change out. To digress for a moment from the topic of this post, it would not be the first time when...
by JKreider
Mon Dec 05, 2022 10:10 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: filling a hot boiler
Replies: 51
Views: 14198

Re: filling a hot boiler

Well, I guess I've done a lot of foolish things in my life. I let the pressure get down to zero, or very near it, put on the appropriate hand protection, and swap away. I usually walk away and let things cool down a bit more after the pressure reaches zero, but there is still hot water in boiler. At...
by JKreider
Sat Dec 03, 2022 3:43 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: filling a hot boiler
Replies: 51
Views: 14198

Re: filling a hot boiler

Blowdown-1.jpg I agree with Marty and Berkman. Dropping the firebed would not have even been part of my methodology for the situation at hand. I would have brought the engine up to full pressure to see what the offending blowoff cock did. Those blowoff cocks leak, by design, when there is no or lit...