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| Author: | Andy Nold [ Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | What is it - what is it off of? |
I made a purchase mistake this weekend. I relied on the seller's description and I didn't look closely at the picture. Also, the item looked smaller in the picture than it is. This gage was described as a trolley/streetcar air gage. The lens bevel is 6 inches across, so it's a little bigger than the duplex gages I am used to seeing. The black needle is marked train line and the red is reservoir and they have separate "fields". The black needle sweeps down and the red needle sweeps up. It is marked General Electric, but would it have been off of a railroad car or possibly an interurban? The seller bought this at a church rumble sale in Midlothian, Texas about 15 years ago and knows nothing else about it. The Fort Worth interurban ran motor/trailer combinations on the express train, but I don't know if this would have been on the trailer or the motor if at all. I see no markings on the outside other than the face of the dial and the markings on the nipples that say "brake-cyl." and "reservoir". ![]() Bonus picture of the rest of the stuff on my desk. Most of this is destined to be used in our NTT No. 560 project. ![]() Thanks, Andy |
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| Author: | S. Weaver [ Wed Sep 09, 2009 1:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What is it - what is it off of? |
It would make a lovely cupola gauge for a caboose, monitoring just what the crew would need. |
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| Author: | Andy Nold [ Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What is it - what is it off of? |
How common were GE brake systems on non-electric rr equipment? This item is probably headed to eBay unless someone has a project they need it for. I suppose I'll go throw it out on the ARM parts since I have gotten so little information here. |
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| Author: | Dave [ Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What is it - what is it off of? |
Train Line and Brake Cyl are the same - so it seems likely that it came from an electric car that was equipped with a train line for use with a trailer. Given the equipment used with it, either straight or automatic is possible - but MU systems with multiple powered cars might also be an application. Simplest would be a straight air powered car pulling a straight air trailer. What systems were used in the area it came from? Other possibility - TRAIN LINE might not have been used as labeled, and it just read res and cyl pressures for a single car. Depending on the equipment to be used in the car you are building, it might work fine. Seems a pretty useful gage for trolley application in any of the above cases. dave |
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| Author: | Chris Chestnut [ Wed Sep 09, 2009 3:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What is it - what is it off of? |
Does anyone consider the fact that GE built electric locomotives before they built diesel locomotives. I bet this came off of a GE Locomotive. If you would like to donate it towards the restoration of a GE locomotive, The Connecticut Trolley Museum has the first successful GE built double truck electric locomotive in its collection, Black Mariah, 1893. We are presently seeking funding to start the restoration of this locomotive. I am sure this gauge would look right at home inside the cab of this locomotive. |
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| Author: | Andy Nold [ Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What is it - what is it off of? |
Good luck with the project. If you can provide me with a picture showing the same style gage in the cab of that loco, I might consider it. Andy |
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| Author: | Andy Nold [ Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What is it - what is it off of? |
OK, from the responses I have received through the ARM Parts list, this seems to be a gage typical of GE equipped freight locos. Don Curry from Seashore showing that the newly restored ASL 100 is equipped with two such devices. Thanks for the responses. I am looking for photos to see if I can confirm its use on NTT #411 and if so we will probably install it. |
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