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Thursday, May 2. 2013CGW X38 Update - May 1, 2013We celebrated May Day working outdoors on the Chicago Great Western X 38 snowplow. At 82 F it was the warmest day we have seen in SEVEN months!  Prep Work Victor Humphreys sands and cleans up new interior lining wood while Dave Rogan primes them as soon as they are ready. Dave also primed the two new interior framing timbers made last weekend. Several of these short pieces were installed inside the plow next to the south doorway, even as the paint continued to dry.  Cupola Roof Jim Leonard is a champion - he volunteered at once to continue body cleanup and repairs outdoors on the plow body. The first area to be attacked was the cupola, as completion here will allow for installation of new windows made in the shop over the winter. In this pic he is wrestling with a pneumatic air scaler to remove old paint and rust from the roof.  Priming With the weather holding favorable into the afternoon, Jim wire brushed an area clean and began applying fresh primer to the roof.  Meanwhile I could ill afford to let such nice weather be wasted. So we began the complicated task of hand painting the famous CORN BELT ROUTE herald on the north side of the plow. Paul Cronin assists in lining up the pattern and tracing the artwork.  Prep Work John Faulhaber helped me out while planning which part could be done in the time remaining and masking areas that lent themselves to the task. Just like the old game show - BEAT THE CLOCK.  On to Painting The first word we painted was of course CHICAGO. If you are not familiar with this iconic herald stay tuned. Weather permitting more will appear each week.  Stripes Below the CHICAGO there are four horizontal stripes, which could largely be masked off for painting.  End of Day The stripes were completed as the sun sank ever lower. I suppose this looks disconnected and puzzling. I guess it is - I know where we are going, yet it is hard to visualize. I stayed on task while the other members of the crew worked on installation of more interior lining and applying steel capping to the doorway weatherstrips. Thursday, May 2. 2013Wood Shop Update - May 1, 2013There was a lot of work done today, but I was outdoors working on another project. But here are a few images I caught walking through the shop early.  Toy Boxcar John Faulhaber is putting the finishing touches on the boxcar he is building for the Ray Bellock children's program this summer.  Washington Blue The repaired and restored door for Chicago Aurora & Elgin 36 received its first coat of blue, earlier in the week. It really looks good.  TM Green Henry Vincent is applying the shade of green used by the TM in their Cold Spring Shops as the table saw restoration continues.  Interior Eric Lorenz and Lorne Tweed are making good progress working on the interior of the Cleveland Transit System 4223. As mentioned before, it is a puzzle of sorts and many of these pieces and parts must be sorted out and installed to allow installation of the side windows. Simon Harrison helped throughout the day. Other work included the Michigan Electric 28 crew of Jeff Brady and Norm Krentel working on a new roof, and completion of a new door for our 1851 depot building. |
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