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During the summer of 2010, former Rochester Gas & Electric GE 45-tonner No. 1941 was nearing the end of a multi-year rebuilding and restoration at the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum. As you dig into a project as complex as rebuilding a locomotive, it can sometimes be hard to see the "light at the end of the tunnel."
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Fast-forward to 2006, when an influx of new volunteers helped revive the project. Of course, the hardest part of picking up where someone else left off is documentation! Some parts had to be tracked down, but once found, were clearly labeled and easy to iden- tify. In 2007, work resumed on the damaged engine, allowing it to be turned over for the first time in nearly ten years. One challenge was getting the two prime movers to play nicely together. While they are both Cum- mins HBI-600 diesels, one is original from 1941, while the other is a replacement from 1957. As such, the throttle linkages needed some finesse to balance each other out. With major work completed on the prime
movers, additional body repairs were made in 2010, including fabricating new exhaust bowls. These key items collect and draw wa- ter away from the stacks, avoiding the po- tential for internal damage. Cab finishing continued
with a general cleanup and
restoration of the brake stand and console, along with the installation of all-new win- dow glass and seals, thanks to a grant from the Amherst Railway Society. By that April, No. 1941 was operated out of the shop under her own power for the first time since the project began. The volunteers had hoped to have the locomotive ready to run in time for the regular operating season, but a few mi- nor mechanical and electrical adjustments had to be made before that could happen. With the end in sight, work continued on finishing the locomotive and getting it ready to return to active duty. Exterior paint and finishing continued through the summer of 2011, helping to restore the locomotive’s original coat of Brewster Green with yellow pilots and handrails (again, thanks in part to a grant from the Amherst Railway Socie- ty). The museum had hoped to debut the lo- comotive during the annual “Diesel Days” event in August to celebrate its 70th birth- day, but a few last-minute electrical grem- lins prevented that from happening. Howev- er, with fresh paint and full lettering applied,
the nearly-restored locomotive made a fine sight parked on the siding, en- gines idling and air whistle blown in salute
to passing trains throughout the event. Work continued through 2012, but with the majority of the mechanical work com- plete, volunteers began to turn their atten- tion to other projects. Everyone was all smiles when RG&E 1941 was officially de- buted to the membership at the annual Members Picnic that August! While there are still a few minor tweaks to be done (aren’t there always?), everyone was pleased to mark this project as “complete.” While it took a few more years than expected, the end result was worth it. With new volun- teers gaining valuable restoration experi- ence in the process, they were already look- ing forward to new challenges.
As the major work on RG&E 1941 drew to
a close, the museum was in the process of ac- quiring Lehigh Valley 95100, a “Northeast- ern” caboose just days away from being cut up at a local scrap yard (see April 2012 LINE- SIDE LEGACY). Not only was the caboose rele- vant to the museum’s collection, having been assigned to the Rochester area, but it re- tained nearly all of its as-built wooden inte- rior, making it an excellent candidate for restoration and offering extra capacity. The steel body was rusted; the last paint
job was applied by Conrail most likely in the late 1970s when the entire caboose was re- conditioned with new trucks. Though she was solid inside and out, this project was going to take more than just new paint and windows to make ready for active service. Coming off the experience with the RG&E 1941, the museum decided that careful organization was going to be key to this restoration. What’s more, the project managers would be responsible for raising the funds to pay for the work as the project progressed. Once the caboose arrived in October 2011, some quick repairs were made to the air brake system to allow the car to safely travel up to the restoration shop. The caboose was placed into the shop in January 2012, and im- mediately volunteers removed loose rust and paint from the exterior with air-powered nee- dle scalers. Throughout the winter and spring, work continued on the exterior and slowly moved to the interior. Volunteers
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