NW-Mailing-List Digest, Vol 156, Issue 36
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Today's Topics:
1. RE: Norfolk Southern moving to a Centralized Train
Dispatching Center (NW Mailing List)
2. WAS: THE ARROW and TAF now valve setting (NW Mailing List)
3. RE: Norfolk Southern moving to a Centralized Train
Dispatching Center (NW Mailing List)
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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:05:44 -0500
From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
To: "'NW Mailing List'" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
Subject: RE: Norfolk Southern moving to a Centralized Train
Dispatching Center
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Dispatcher consolidation must be wonderful. CSX did it, and has now done it
again.
Craig Close BORHS/C&A Live Steam
Balimer Merlan
OK: Far West Catonsville
Or: Greater Oella
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Subject: Re: Norfolk Southern moving to a Centralized Train Dispatching
Center
An NS employee told me the same thing this morning. He wasn't happy because
not only does it disrupt the employees and their families, but the
dispatchers loose touch with the local areas.
Thanks,
Richard D. Shell
In a message dated 1/26/2018 10:58:56 AM Eastern Standard Time,
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> writes:
My understanding per multiple NS sources yesterday is that Norfolk Southern
will move all train dispatching for all divisions to the Goode Building in
Atlanta, GA.
Can anyone confirm this?
Ed Painter; NWHS member #70
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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:48:16 -0500
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Subject: WAS: THE ARROW and TAF now valve setting
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Ron, et al
Cannot answer your very specific question about N&W shop practice. It is
unlikely that it was a job entrusted to a single individual.
However, last year as my wife prowled the vendor stands at the Cabin Fever
Model Engineering Expo, she found a small 104 page book entitled "Locomotive
Valve Setting" by Frank Williams, Mechanical Designer for Canadian National
Railways. It is volume 505C of a series published by the International Text
Book Company of Scranton, PA. As I own several live steam locomotives in
scales including 1:32, 1:20.3, 1 in/ft, and 1.5 in/ft; she felt this was an
essential addition to my library.
It has more than I really need to set the timing on my relatively small
locomotives, but I gained much insight into various valve gears and how they
actually work. Of course, "Da' Boss" did not know I already had three other
books on the subject. It is worthwhile have more than one book on a subject
like this as some explanations are more clear than others.
I will freely admit that I rotate my drivers to achieve "top dead center"
and other positions to set the valve events. Even with marks on the ports
and valves, I am not sure how I would accurately set everything on both
sides without moving the valve motion.
I am sure some "old head" has the real answer as to if it can be done.
Sent from my digital telegraph key
Jim Stapleton
> On Jan 26, 2018, at 14:38, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List
<nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Yeah Larry, probably "job security" too , Ron H
>
>
> On Friday, January 26, 2018 10:25 AM, NW Mailing List
<nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>
> Ron
> There?s a great mystic about valve setters, I have talked to old
timers about this. I think in the trades and crafts knowledge was power.
> Not down playing it in anyway but it was just good mechanical and
> machinist skills. Google Books have the books already mentioned .and a
haft a dozen others on valve setting more than you will ever want to know on
the subject.
>
> Larry Evans
> Kenova ,WV
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> From: NW-Mailing-List [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org] On
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 12:03 PM
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> Subject: Re: THE ARROW and TAF
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> Ron
>
> Your question may well be one that no one is positive on an answer to is
why you have not gotten a response.
>
> Your question:
>
> When steam locomotives had a complete overhaul, and was re assembled, did
only one trained mechanic set the valve assembly without moving or rotating
the wheels, and how did he do it ?
>
> Those questions are for the folks who have restored steam today and how it
is handled. My guess for steam era valve setting was handled with several
folks, one lead person and some helpers. It is a science.
>
> I remember "Pappy" Houseman with the 611 restoration in 1982, he knew all
the details from all those years ago.
>
> Best
> Ken Miller
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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 17:26:34 -0500
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Subject: RE: Norfolk Southern moving to a Centralized Train
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Isn?t that what CSX has been doing for a bunch of years now and when there?s
a hiccup, the whole system goes down, instead of just a regional problem?
Phil Miller
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Subject: Re: Norfolk Southern moving to a Centralized Train Dispatching
Center
An NS employee told me the same thing this morning. He wasn't happy because
not only does it disrupt the employees and their families, but the
dispatchers loose touch with the local areas.
Thanks,
Richard D. Shell
In a message dated 1/26/2018 10:58:56 AM Eastern Standard Time,
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:
My understanding per multiple NS sources yesterday is that Norfolk Southern
will move all train dispatching for all divisions to the Goode Building in
Atlanta, GA.
Can anyone confirm this?
Ed Painter; NWHS member #70
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