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Since
the
last
update,
the
X201
has
had
a
complete
mechanical
overhaul
-
brakes
and
trucks.
The
truck
was
then
temporarily
reassembled
because
the
date
with
the
crane
was
fast
approaching.
Using
the
services
of
Steel
City
Cranes,
I
made
the
swap
on
May
12.
As
you
can
tell
in
the
photo,
X201
looked
rather
different
with
her
new
wheels!
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Due
to
the
different
suspension
design,
X201
now
sits
about
2"
closer
to
the
rails.
After
making
the
swap,
X201
was
raised
with
jacks
and
placed
on
cribbing
in
order
to
rebuild
the
other
set
of
trucks.
I
am
currently
in
the
process
of
repairing
the
stress
cracks
in
the
other
truck.
In
the
meantime,
a
local
shop
is
fabricating
new
shims
for
the
swing
hanger
pins
in
both
trucks.
As
soon
as
the
shims
are
finished
and
the
cracks
are
repaired,
this
truck
will
go
back
under
X201.
I
will
have
to
make
one
final
raise
to
install
the
swing
hanger
shims
in
the
first
truck,
add
fresh
brake
shoes,
and
replace
the
center
pin
with
a
new
one.
Then
X201
will
be
ready
for
service,
at
least
from
a
mechanical
standpoint.
In
a
particular
note
of
interest,
an
examination
of
the
roller
trucks
from
X458
proved
that
one
of
the
trucks
had
seen
service
under
at
least
two
different
cars.
I
found
stencils
on
the
bolster
reading
X458.
Under
the
X458
stencil,
a
second
stencil
reading
X604
can
be
detected.
What
happened
to
caboose
X604?
Was
it
scrapped,
was
it
wrecked?
I
plan
to
re-stencil
both
trucks
to
read
X201
since
they
have
found
a
new
home.
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