Running Gear Tune-up (Do you need one?)

• Do you have a brass locomotive with a hitch in it's giddy-up?

  • Your locomotive may require lubrication

  • Drivers may need to be quartered (see below)

  • Side rods may be bent

  • Crosshead guides may be mis-aligned

• Do you have a brass locomotive that shorts out while trying to run down the track?

  • This is caused by the insulated metal wheels on the locomotive or the tender touching the brass frame.

• We can perform any type of tuning or repair to make your brass locomotive run smoothly

  • Evaluations and estimates available

  • Work is charged on an hourly basis, with a minimum of one hour

Quartering

• Steam locomotives must have their drivers properly quartered to run smoothly.

• Quartering means the drivers' crank pins on one side of the locomotive is exactly 90 degrees ahead of the crank pins on the opposite side.

• More information about steam locomotive quartering can be found here.