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Dan Robirds

October 10, 2005 02:11PM

I heard that both the new and old cars were under 5 feet of water. There are efforts already underway to find a qualified contractor to rebuild them. Any electronics are toast, all electrics need to be cleaned, baked and all bearings replaced. Each carbody will probably have to be completely stripped, repaired, sealed, and all wood replaced. And as a very knowledgable friend of mine in the traction field asks "What was in the water?" There could be extreme corrosion problems if the rebuilding is not thorough.

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New Orleans Trolley	Pat	October 09, 2005 07:01AM
Re: New Orleans Trolley	El Coke	October 09, 2005 11:57AM
Check here	Bruce Pryor	October 09, 2005 12:59PM
And here, with photos	Bruce Pryor	October 09, 2005 01:03PM
St Charles cars may be o.k.	El Coke	October 09, 2005 03:30PM
Re: St Charles cars may be o.k.	Pat	October 10, 2005 05:33AM
But not the Canal Street cars......	Charles	October 10, 2005 07:42AM
Re: But not the Canal Street cars......	Boris Serena	October 10, 2005 08:51AM
Canal Street cars azre probably toast....	El Coke	October 10, 2005 10:46AM
Re: Canal Street cars are probably toast....	Dan Robirds	October 10, 2005 02:11PM
Re: Canal Street cars are probably toast....	Charles	October 10, 2005 03:17PM
Oh no	El Coke	October 10, 2005 06:16PM

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