As usual not everything ran flawlessly during the last OPS session and so maintenance was required.
Three switches were having electrical problems; one in White Hall, one in Hopkins Spring and one just east of Brooke. (One in Lacey Springs was also having problems but that was fixed during the session.) I could recreate the issues in White Hall and Brooke and both got fixed but the one in Hopkins Spring was elusive and will have to wait for another session.
Two engines needed attention, #33 and #31.
#33's sound was not loud enough and therefore needed some adjustment which it got and is now back in Thorny Point and ready for the next session.
#31 developed an annoying vibration sound while going forward. (It doesn't have this sound going in reverse.) I tried adjusting the cam spring and the pickup wiper on the cam wheel hoping it was something simple. No such luck. So #31 is now back in the workshop and will be pulled down once again to see if we can determine and fix this problem. (#31 was the engine that had the broken motor lead that took all day one day to fix.)
White Hall yard was sorted and the first train of the next session made up and placed on the departure track.
Next thing to do is stage the layout.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
After OPS maintenance day
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