What is the cleanup required from a flood like that? Do the traction motors dry out, or do they need a rebuild? Also, I see the fuel tank is under water, but the fill cap is above water, however, it looks like the water line was above the fuel cap. Is that water tight?
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It will mostly need drying out. The journal boxes will need to be flushed with fresh oil. As far as I know, the water never reached high enough to mix into the fuel.
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| Posted by Tugboat on April 21, 2013 | |
Thats a heartbreaker for a line that looks like it can barely afford to put fuel in the tank as it is.
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| Posted by Gary on April 21, 2013 | |
Traction motors will need stripping. The water gets deep inside the field windings. As soom as power is applied, it will trip the power earth fault relays and you'l go no where.
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AT LEAST its NOT salt water which would seriously destroy anything electrical.
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It seems to me that the 5 didn't start when it mattered. An old 567BC can be difficult to start sometimes. Trouble finds you when trouble knows you don't want him around- Old country saying.
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| Posted by icr on April 21, 2013 | |
I guess this CF7 wanted to become a tugboat .
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Come on, train, this is no time for a swim.
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| Posted by Rahul on April 22, 2013 | |
Residing close to Mumbai which is prone to flooding, we have seen WDS-4 shunting locos which are diesel hydraulic locos push or pull trains out of flooded areas where diesel electrics or electrics take over.
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| Posted by Barry on April 22, 2013 | |
Looks like an old CP rail engine that has been around. What is saying Ridden hard and put away wet! It doesn't matter she deserves better than this. A little TLC and paint goes a long way.
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Poor little guy, looks scared.
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I worked as a ATSF engineer out of Fresno,CA from 81 until 86 and they assigned these junkers to the Fresno-Stockton local (Morman Yard Turn) I was on. ATSF (Route of the Super Cheap) wouldn't buy new SW 1500's,they thought they were real smart and spend 10k a pop converting old covered wagons into these things.Exhaust fumes came into the cab all the time.I complained so hard the RFE rode with us and agreed,and they were banned from the job.It looks good right there,let it sit.
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Certainly folks new the flooding was on its' way. So why on earth wouldn't you move the locos to higher ground and out of harm's way???
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Hard job shipping goods
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