Wood Shop

I suppose you will not see much in the way of folks working in the wood shop in this ENTRY, but a lot was going on, folks passing through, and the magnetic pull of the steam whistle causing many to put down their work and venture south to the steaming area.  But, back to business.

More Color

More color has been applied to the CTS 4223 PCC car.  A few posts ago you saw that the bottom dark yellow (?) had been applied and above it you can now see the first coat of the next band of color below the window belt rail.  This area is all on the north side and toward the front of the car.

Bumper Rails

Still on the topic of CTS 4223, we can see Ed Waytula spraying primer on the set of side rails for this car.  These are about 4 inch high plates of steel that wrap around the body and stand off of it a half inch or so.  I suppose these greatly reduced marring of the sides with tire rubs from passing vehicles and a myriad of bumps and dings.

Those Are the Brakes

In the Electric Car Shop, Ray Weart and Joel Arendt were repairing a brake cylinder for the Commonwealth Edison 4 locomotive.  Nothing runs forever, and inside the cylinder was a broken piston spring.