Re: PRR K4 1361 restoration to operation
Author: Hot Water
Date: 03-04-2020 - 15:13
Dr Zarkoff Wrote:
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> > FRA Part 230
>
> While it's been a while since I participated the
> details of boiler "certification" -- at the time
> the FRA "ruled the roost". Since then the FRA
> adopted many ASME specs and practices into (the
> "new") Part 230, but what's actually in Part 230
> pre-empts everything else when it comes to
> locomotive boilers.
Absolutely, and you can thank the Mechanical Standards Committee, made up of the likes of Doyle McCormack, Steve Lee, Dave Griner, Lynn Modinger, and a host of other professionals (including the FRA and NBIC folks) in the industry, for all the changes incorporated in the "up-dated" FRA Part 230.