Steam & Excursion > A couple more of the UP9000 night shoot at Rail Giants.

Something a little different here from the night photography shoot at Rail Giants, last Saturday.

Don Winslow
Glendora, CA
http://www.donwinslow.net/Railroads

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I must admit that the night photos look MUCH better than the daytime photo at the top. The lack of jacketing REALLY show up in that top photo.

Those engine shots of 9000 sans jacketing makes it look like a prickly pear.  It is what it is.  Anyway, nice effort.  Are there any plans to put jacketing on this engine or is that more than the museum can handle?

CRS

They don't want the jacketing on the engine.

1) asbestos

2) water under the jacketing plays hell with rust

3) after a while the jacketing rusts out and looks even crappier than the exposed boiler shell

Just a thought, no flames please.

Have fun, be safe,
Bruce "Doc" Jones Sierra Madre CA

Who are the "subjects" in the photos?

DocJones Wrote:
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> They don't want the jacketing on the engine.
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> 1) asbestos

That was removed; it's why the jacket is gone.  They don't
need to put it back.

> 2) water under the jacketing plays hell with rust.

If the lagging is gone (as in this case), fabricate a skeleton of
angle iron welded to the boiler to support the jacket about the
same distance from the boiler shell as it was with the lagging.

Blast and coat the boiler shell, the skeleton, and both sides
of the new jacket, then coat with a heavy epoxy primer.

Install the jacket.  No need to finish coat the skeleton, boiler
shell or the back side of the jacket as neither will be visible, but
they will then be protected from rust for a very LONG time,
especially in that climate. If it gets rained on it will just drain right
out the bottom.

Finish coat the exterior of the jacket.

> 3) after a while the jacketing rusts out and looks
> even crappier than the exposed boiler shell

See above. That's because the lagging holds water.
Won't happen if you do these steps.

> Just a thought, no flames please.

None intended. 

BTW, get an asbestos removal contractor to complete the job by
cleaning under the cab and all pipe wrapping.  This was overlooked
on the 4014 and it wasn't until it got to Cheyenne and the workers
discovered it (they refused to wallow in it) that it was confirmed (over
the objections/denials of the manager) by hazmat experts and properly
abated by a contractor.  They might want to do the same with that SP
engine.

Also get it off from under the cylinder jackets and the steam ends of the
air pumps.  Those jackets can then be put back on and painted.

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> Have fun, be safe,

By all means!

> Bruce "Doc" Jones Sierra Madre CA



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 08/22/16 10:37 by Realist.