BUFFALO CREEK #43
ALCO HH660
Updates 2012
| Its time for an update on the restoration of WNYRHS Buffalo Creek Locomotive. With the decent fall and winter weather we enjoyed in Western New York, work on #43 has progressed quite nicely. No decisions have been made on the type of batteries we will use. We would like to see if we can “jump start” the engine with the help of a Buffalo Southern locomotive before we commit to the big purchase. Late last summer we bought a pneumatic “needle scaler” to remove the thick grime and paint from the trucks from Harbor Freight and it works great! It is very efficient on the cast parts but also does well on sheet metal. Air consumption is very low and I highly recommend it for getting into nooks and crannys. |
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The entire hood and the roof has been painted in urethane black after many hours of prep work and priming. It seems that the two previous paint jobs didn’t address the need to lift the four “sand hatches” or the two engine hatches to paint under the weather lip. This allowed the rust to creep under three layers of paint and pop off large areas of paint. | ) |
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We really like the “KemBond Red Oxide” primer from Sherwin Williams. It has excellent adhesion and drying properties. After the roof line was complete, we needle scaled and primed the side frames, brake rigging and tires on both sides of both trucks. | ) |
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Years of flaking paint were removed down to nice clean cast iron. All four steps have been scaled and primed as well as both the side battery covers. The effort and results speak for themselves. | ) |
| The WNYRHS greatly appreiciates all the generous donations to this project to date. However, we could still use your help! All Donations to the WNYRHS, Inc. are Tax-Deductable! If you would like to mail in a donation, send it to WNYRHS Inc., PO Box 416, Buffalo, New York 14231-0416 or |
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