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Thursday, October 27. 2011Steam Report - October 22, 2011ASSOCIATE CORRESPONDENT Nigel Bennett sent in this report. Note: He has been promoted from cub reporter to associate correspondent. Work on Frisco 1630 (2-10-0) has continued the last couple of weekends. The job of knocking out the old tube ends has progressed steadily thanks to the efforts of Collin, Jason, and particularly new volunteer Chris who contacted us through the BLOG and visited last Saturday with his brother Eric. Through their combined efforts we now have about 2/3 of the plus 200 tube ends removed from the front tube sheet - so about 1/3 of the total.  Front Tube Sheet That is Collin wearing the green hat with white polka dots. The next sequence of photos show how it works with Collin inside the boiler with a pneumatic chisel collapsing the tube plug that was left when the tube was cut out. These three pics show one tube in particular on its way out. Can you sharp eyed viewers spot which one?  Plug in Place  Plug Coming Out  Gone In this last shot Chris and Eric demonstrate what a day in the boiler can do for you!! Thanks guys - that was probably a record first day in the Steam Shop!!  Dynamic Duo In parallel with this Bob and I have largely stripped the boiler back head fittings and lagging to give access to the firebox for testing. Mike, Bob and others have now removed all but two of the rivets that must be taken out to allow the area of the patch to the firebox corner to have the steel removed and replaced. Nigel Bennett Thursday, October 27. 2011GN 70104 Update - October 26, 2011PARTY HEARTY!  The Gang We celebrated the milestone event of getting this car sandblasted and painted with a shop luncheon. THANKS TO EVERYONE. Lots of the volunteers helped on this, and none of the others were left out. The highlight of the lunch was 7 pints of gourmet ice cream donated by the local CULVER'S. Just think - pizza and ice cream. All of the five basic food groups were covered.  Trucks Ray Pollice started the process of cleaning the truck sideframes a few weeks ago, and Victor Humphreys added his efforts. Then it was time to apply primer.  Old Grime Nancy Ring is convalescing from a recent hospital procedure. What is the best way to do that? Come on out to IRM and wield a power wire brush to clean a truck on the hopper!  Reporting Marks I managed a little more painting on the hopper, adding this block of lettering for the reporting marks. We also added a second coat of white to more of the previous GREAT NORTHERN large letters. Thursday, October 27. 2011News and Views - October 26, 2011 Display Henry Vincent continues to work on the display for a vintage Pennsylvania Railroad sign/mural. Rich Witt was helping Henry trim the large item. The rest of the day, Rich worked on priming several windows for CA&E 36.  Barn 4 Visitor Lat Sunday CRT 1268 was operating, providing rides for our visitors. Now it is visiting Barn 4 for a change of all of its windows, backdating to an older style. Our resident guru of wood rapid transit cars, Tim Peters, has a new set of windows already produced for the change. The current 1268 windows will find a new home in CRT 1797. |
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Sun, 05-19-2013 22:13
Hello again. I had an idea that was (somewhat rudely, mid-sentence) dismissed in talking to a museum volunteer a few years back, but here it goes [...]
Thu, 05-16-2013 21:52
Looking good Bob! I hope to come out soon once I'm done with school.
Wed, 05-15-2013 21:28
I was not around at the time. General discussion suggests that it was "pretty marginal" in a number of areas. Nigel
Mon, 05-13-2013 11:08
"THUMBS UP!"
Fri, 05-10-2013 02:15
No, it will not be necessary to hold any of the work waiting for the plow to be turned, end for end. Weather will be the major factor, but there will [...]
Thu, 05-09-2013 19:54
The CGW X-38 plow is really coming to life. Bob Kutella and Vic and crew need to be very proud of your collective efforts. I am very appreciative of [...]
Thu, 05-09-2013 15:20
The snowplow looks great! Are you going to apply the door and upper windows befor it is turned to continue work?
Thu, 05-09-2013 09:09
Max, Is there any progress to report yet, in regards to the installation of the poles and overhead wires? Have a good day, sir.
Wed, 05-08-2013 18:40
Thanks for the update! I still don't understand why Commonwealth #5 was removed from service. Do you know why?
Tue, 05-07-2013 09:28
Mr. Kolanowski.....I was just wondering if the Spaulding webcam will be up and running soon for us stay-at-homes. Thanks!2FP
Mon, 05-06-2013 23:04
Max, Has work begun yet on the construction phase of erecting the poles and putting up the wire? Wish I could be there to watch it happen.
Mon, 05-06-2013 23:02
Keep up the good work, Bob. Wish I could be there to help!!!!!!!