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Getting
Ready for Rail Car POWER!
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B.G.M.U.
completed
an on-site planning meeting at the Railcars Friday
August 16, 2002 and discussed with our volunteer electrician
Jim Lockwood, the plans on getting power to the cars.
Two options were evaluated, one option was to bring
power from the Kentucky Street side. The other option
is to come from the 6th Street side. Once power
is on site, Jim will be designing and installing a
main power distribution system that will have separate
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BGMU
Engineer Bill Borders
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panels
in each car. BGMU will supply 3 phase power
and the plans are to install the distribution system
in the center car, the Diner car. The diner
car will present the largest load with the Pine sleeper
presenting the second largest load. The Presidential
car probably draws less current than either of the
other cars.
The task of powering the cars is complicated by the
variety of power supply requirements. Some cars
are 32 Volt DC, others 64 Volt DC and there are a
variety of conventional power sources needed for powering
other systems such as air conditioning blower motors
and the electrically operated pneumatic doors on the
Pine sleeper car. The Pine has a 6 Volt DC supply
that operates the porter paging button. A variety
AC voltages, 110, 120, 220, 230, and 480 Volt systems
are used for various lighting circuits, and motor
circuits.
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Seeing
the BGMU truck on site with Bill Borders, engineer
with BGMU, and our Jim Lockwood is a great scene!
This is just the beginning of getting power
to the cars. The approvals for needed from property
owners where poles will be set and the approval from
the highway department for going over 6th are next
on the agenda. This could take as long
a 3 months to complete., so in the mean time a temporary
service will be run from the depot building.
This will enable restoration crews to power heavier
equipment needed in preparing the exterior of the
cars.
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Reinforcements
arrived! Commissioner Jim Bullington (on the right)
arrives at the depot in the rain and demonstrates
his multi-tasking capabilities. Jim Bullington
is checking on who owns the property and is contacting
the highway department to ,move forward the approval
process to go over 6th street.
Thanks to Jim Lockwood and Jim Bullington, the power
issues are being made to happen.
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Special
thanks to everyone at BGMU for helping to power
the rail cars.
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