As much as I hate to post an entry with prose only, I just seem to have had no time to stop the work I was actually doing to take pics yesterday. You can see work on the new windows for IC 9792 on the Hicks Car Works site. Thanks Randy.
Other work in the woodshop/Barn 4 area included Rich Witt essentially completing the new sign box sash for CA&E 409, Frank Sirinek glazing four of the new windows for CA&E 451, continuing work on CCW 300, the ever present Henry Vincent helping as always on shop maintenace and repairs, and Randy Hicks doing CAE 319 window restorations and hardware cleanup.
We walked down to our erstwhile 'paint shop' to inspect the CA&E 319 and noticed some misses on the south side of the car. I was told a second coat of grey is to be applied there.
Victor Humphreys continued outdoors after the morning rain, working on the URTX 26640 roof and door track painting.
The bulk of the day was doing maintenance and an annual inspection on caboose ICG 199458. Thanks to all who helped, especially Gerry Dettloff. A number of defects were noted and repairs will be made pending ordering of new parts as needed.
Comments
Fri, 07-25-2014 16:47
Shane, Clean rain water is certainly possible. The snag is that you would need a BIG collection and storage system. We are using around 8000 [...]
Fri, 07-25-2014 16:42
John, Yes. Sadly the tender is in poor shape. She should go under cover as part of the new barn project. There will be much discussion around [...]
Thu, 07-24-2014 00:01
I will commit something to 2702 if I see a specific fund for it. Supposedly the owners made an effort to keep it original, other than removing seats. [...]
Wed, 07-23-2014 19:54
Hi Nigel, I have some suggestions to enhance the experience of steam railroading for museum visitors: 1) In September 2002, I visited on the [...]
Wed, 07-23-2014 00:17
while watching the Diesel Days parade, i noticed a detail on UP 1848 that stood out to me. it was its cab number, i could tell it had a previous [...]
Mon, 07-21-2014 17:48
The hydraulic drawbar on X-5000 works. Its operation was determined Saturday evening and successfully used all day Sunday. The car measured up to a [...]
Sun, 07-20-2014 13:56
2702 would definitely be a project of a massive effort. It has some sort of giant roadside casino sign installed on it. The interior is completely [...]
Sat, 07-19-2014 21:02
Great show today; 100% improved from last year. Ran at a faster pace which kept it interesting. Also, the brief synopsis of each loco made it very [...]
Sat, 07-19-2014 19:39
Missed the push me pull you this year. If you guys do a high noch engine pulling dynamic breaking load the X-5000 should go in the middle. Chuck said [...]
Sat, 07-19-2014 16:42
Roger, Is IRM going to pursue acquisition of RI commuter coach 2702 -- the one for sale for $11,000? It's an important link in the development of [...]
Sat, 07-19-2014 14:59
Nigel, thanks for all your continued work on the blogs! I'm a member living in NJ so it's always good to hear what's going on back home. Anyways, [...]
Sat, 07-19-2014 12:19
Nigel is there any possibility of using rainwater in the boiler to lessen the amount of treatment that needs to be done to it?