South Shore 13 Project. Winter 2005

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South Shore 13 Project. Winter 2005 - Spring 2006

In the Autumn of 2005 the East Troy Railroad was having some problems with various pieces of equipment being out of service for major repairs. Many of these repairs required outsourcing and the fabrication of new parts. It was during this time that we needed another piece of equipment to carry passengers for the coming 2006 season.
South Shore 13 was the perfect candidate as it was painted a few years prior and mechanically was in good shape. Mechanically the car needed to be converted from 1500 volt operation to 600 volt operation for our railroad. This work would consist of installing a 600 volt air compressor and resistors to charge the batteries for the control circuit. The interior needed the most work as the window sills needed replacement along with everything in between and below the windows. The project was finished in March of 2006 and 13 has been used frequently since then.

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Size: 9 items

The work no one can see...

Tony Pignaloni works on hooking up the battery charging circuit. Resistors were installed because the Motor Generator Set that charged the batteries ran off of 1500 volts. We needed a 600 volt alternative and resistors perform the job which allow the 36

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Before Work Began

The interior before any work was done. You can see how badly things had rotted from the cars retirement in 1983 to the beginning of the project in 2005.

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Before Work Began

Another look at the rotted wood and such before work began.

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The Crew

The core crew of guys who got South Shore 13 fixed up and running. Left to right, Alan LaCosse, Chris Lanning, Eric Zabelny, and Tony Pignaloni.

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Painting

Ed Zabelny paints one on the interior walls.

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Painting

Brother Terrance Bullock paints one of the window tracks.

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The Finished Product

The interior after all the rotted materials had been replaced and painted.

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Test Run

South Shore 13 at the Elegant farmer in March of 2006 on a test run.

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CSS&SB 13 pulling into the yard

South Shore 13 pulls into the East Troy Yard in March of 2006. This was during its conversion in making the car part of the museum's operation fleet. South Shore 13 is now one of the work horses of the East Troy Railroad

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