Diesel Service Report, Nov 18th, 2020 SF560 Fairbanks Morse H12-44 Restoration Project John Salvini finished cleaning the commutators and brush assemblies in the main generator, auxiliary generator, and exciter generator….
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Diesel Service Report, November 7th, 2020 SF560 Fairbanks Morse H12-44 Refurbishment Project We still need help funding this project. This is a direct link to the museum’s web site for…
AT&SF 560 Fairbanks Morse H12-44 Refurbishment Project Update For the past few months, a great deal of effort has gone into determining if SF560 was economically restorable. The main issue…
Diesel Service Report, October 31st, 2020 This is a summary of the status of the locomotives, other than for the Fairbanks Morse SF560 which was covered in a separate restoration…
Diesel Service Report, Sept 12th, 2020 SF560 Project One of the most important decisions that we must make on the project is the selection of the paint scheme that will…
Diesel Service Report, Sept 5th, 2020 ATSF 560 Fairbanks Morse Our FM H12-44M locomotive was started for the first time in 30 years. Once it was running, the commutators in…
Diesel Service Report, July 21st, 2020 John Salvini spent the whole day working on the Fairbanks Morse locomotive, cleaning and inspecting what he could gain access to. He did an…
Diesel Service, July 18th, 2020 SF560 (Fairbanks Morse 1956, H12-44M) During the week, John Salvini continued cleaning the engine blower. He finished cleaning and wiping down the input to the…
Diesel Service Report, July 11th, 2020 USAF 1601 When 1601 arrived at the museum several years ago, there were two traction motors that were not functional. Both had been electrically…
Diesel Service Report, July 4th, 2020 SP1006 The locomotive was scheduled for operations for both Saturday and Sunday. The museum was open for visitors over the holiday and SP1006…
