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Monday, December 2. 2013Wood Shop Update - November 30, 2013 TEST ENTRYThis will be a blog test to see about using different text software to perhaps make entries more readable for old eyes like mine. Comments are welcome to make your preferences known.  The Ceiling
This is the same image of the new ceiling progress in Chicago Great Western X 38 Russell snowplow, as shown in the original BLOG post below. Bill Peterson looks on while Victor Humphreys and Jim Leonard fit the next new board. Monday, December 2. 2013Wood Shop Update - November 30, 2013The Ceiling WOW! Bill Peterson and I walked out the the Chicago Great Western X 38 snowplow to see about the work being done on installing the new ceiling inside it. Here, Bill looks on while Victor Humphreys and Jim Leonard fit another board. As you can see they are within sight of the finish line. At this stage almost every board has to be trimmed, notched, or otherwise fit around supports and other features. And of course to prepare for these steps, there is the invisible work in the shop. Almost every work day, Victor primes more new boards so they will be ready. While winter has arrived, if the weather does not get too bad and there is little snow cover, look for this stage to be finished by the end of the year. I suppose I should not have said that - predictions are almost always the kiss of death.  Windows We continued to work on new windows in the shop for our Pennsylvania Railroad wood caboose. Bill Peterson was introduced to the fussy work of custom fitting each joint for a new sash.  More Fitting In between other work, John Faulhaber took on sash number three and worked on one joint at a time. After lunch two were done pretty well, and we proceeded to set up the glue press and do the final assembly. We started these about two weeks ago and two are assembled already! Of course these are pretty simple compared to some sash we have tackled.  Sign Box Tim Peters continues to work toward making two new roof mounted sign boxes for Chicago Rapid Transit 1024. The originals were removed by about 1914 so these are all new fabrications based on photos and evidence left behind on the roof and carbody.  More Window Work I mentioned John Faulhaber was doing other work. Early in the morning he could be seen at our mortiser machine plunging square holes into stiles for new passenger car windows. These are old machines and a flat leather drive belt finally separated and broke. John and Rod Turner crafted a replacement and by later in the day, the machine was back in service. |
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Tue, 04-15-2014 16:44
Yep. IF there were ever to be incentive or funding to put one of the larger items of the steam collection into operation, my personal favorite would [...]
Tue, 04-15-2014 15:20
yes, i remember one of the guys in the steam shop telling me that the size of 1630's wheels make it difficult to navigate the modern railway. but if [...]
Tue, 04-15-2014 10:50
John, We are not intending to repaint the tender end and sides. No #1630 does not carry cab signaling. (She left Frisco service long before it [...]
Tue, 04-15-2014 10:43
Jeron, I do not think this is something we would seriously consider. The IC car is already part of the collection. It did run on passenger trains [...]
Mon, 04-14-2014 20:42
I don't see any stripping on the tender..will that be repainted too? Also, I'm not sure how relevant this is to the discussion, but does 1630 have [...]
Thu, 04-10-2014 01:58
Nigel, I know the auxiliary water tender for Frisco 1522 was for sale a year or two ago. I don't remember if it was sold, or is still for sale. I [...]
Wed, 04-09-2014 22:32
Yes. We are looking at what it would take to rig it like the existing one to use as a water back up for #1630. It currently lacks the [...]
Wed, 04-09-2014 10:34
It is interesting to see both the milk cars together. I had been wondering if the steam department would use the IC car. The Railway Express reefer [...]
Sun, 04-06-2014 17:53
Perhaps because it would be months of work to lift the tender from the trucks and then ship the trucks to a facility with a bath big enough to do [...]
Sun, 04-06-2014 17:51
Not to my knowledge
Sun, 04-06-2014 15:24
Would the passenger car department be interested in some donated "Pullmman Style" wool blankets and/or travel type pillows for display purposes in the [...]
Mon, 03-31-2014 08:40
I've heard rumors that the museum is trying to get another GTW 0-8-0. Is this true?