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Friday, February 5. 2016More on the Dover Strait
The Dover Strait has received much attention in January in spite of all the cold, snowy, and rainy weather. Dale and Mark have been working away at removing much of the old three layers of paint in bedrooms A and B. We have committed ourselves to removing as much paint as possible from these last two bedrooms before the Spring weather sets in. Myself along with Mark, Dale, Bob, Austin, Jane and Howard have worked on this project either in barn 3 or in the heated wood shop extension.
 While looking for other parts in the Floyd River I came across this specialized removable table.  This table, seen here, was used in club lounge cars such as the Dover It fits perfectly and will provide a pattern for two more we need in this lounge  The old paint removed from this door from bedroom B in the Dover  Bob Olsen working of the removal the old paint from the bedroom A door  Austin and myself are also working on the paint removal  Results of the days efforts  Dale has made it his mission to remove as much old paint as possible before the weather turns warmer  What a difference a hard days work will make  All this was accomplished at the end of the day. Thanks Dale It really looks a lot better Tuesday, January 12. 2016Dover Strait Restoration ResumesHey, the cold weather is again upon us and the coach dept has come up with a great winter project for the 2015-2016 season. We have decided to work on the Dover Strait and try and finish it for the new year. This includes repaints of both Bedroom B and Bedroom A, prepping the cement floor for carpeting and finally the reupholster of the period furniture. An enormous goal, but well obtainable considering our lack of a heated shop. This idea evolved from the positive response we received when operating the Dover, for the first time, last fall. The decision was made to first remove all old paint from Bedroom B and if time and volunteers permit, from Bedroom A. November saw the completion of the RI 2612 ceiling repaint project. We then began the job of removing various parts from the Bedroom B walls. They were labeled, marked for their position, and then placed in plastic bags for future restoration. That began our focus and from then on we have been steadily working on the Dover.  Dale and Rick are busy scraping old paint from the room.  Removing the furniture from the lounge  Here is Rick removing layers of old paint from the upper berth  Our small work crew consists of, top, Austin and Rick and, bottom, Dale and Howard. I took the picture.  Mark Hoffman takes a rest after cleaning and sweeping the floor in bedroom B  All furniture is now removed in the lounge  Here is Bob Olsen stripping off the old paint on one of the tables belonging to the DOVER Monday, October 26. 2015Dover Strait L&N 2726 and Showcase Weekend
I have been quite busy with the Mt.Harvard move but now it's time to catch up on some important September activities. We in the Coach Dept were very happy to finally run the Dover Strait as well as the L&M 2726 diner in a nine car passenger consist the weekend of September 19 and 20 . The highlight of the nighttime festivities was having three cars lit for operations. Thanks to Warren Newhauser, Brian La Kemper and their team for operating the dynamometer and supplying electric power for the Dover.
It sure was thrilling to see the lounge lite and operating at night!!
 The Dover Strait crossing Olsen road  Tom Schneider of steam dept fame admiring the Dover  Inside the car in day light. Recognize anyone in this picture?  Crossing Olsen Road with the entire consist  Gene Mackowiak and Bob Hunter came out to visit a couple of days after the Dover ran Those two guys made its restoration possible!  Exterior view of the car lite up at night. What a difference  The lounge lite up at night  Another interior view  Our steam locomotive 1630 pulling the entire consist  Even though we were not serving food people still loved to sit in the 2726  Left to right DMIR 84, LN 2726 and the Dover Strait  The diner at the station Friday, August 21. 2015The Dover Stairt in the sunlight
You haven't seen the Dover Strait outside for a long time! That's about to change. Last week we moved it outside along with the L&N 2726 to do an inspection to determine the status of its air brake system. Paul and I found an air leak inside the Pullman and will repair it as soon as time permits We would like to run it for either Labor day weekend and/or railfan weekend. It and the 2726 will make a good looking consist.
 The Dover in the lat afternoon shadow  The Dover willook even better once will polish the sleepers exterior.  In the scaffold but it still shows up nicely. Tuesday, May 5. 2015Dover Strait restart
 Photo of the lounge before curtains were installed  April 1, 2015 found Brian Paterson spray painting some parts to be used in the Dover  Dave Cook sanding a large frame sign holder  Jane stopped by and scraped some paint in bedroom B  Shades installed on both sides  With all the shades installed  Another look with shades. Tuesday, April 19. 2011NYC DOVER STRAIT Update - April, 18, 2011We are again fortunate to have some images from Roger Kramer, this time to give you a peek inside the DOVER STRAIT. To start out, here is repeat of a roster shot photo taken with the car newly painted and lettered.  Roster Shot The DOVER STRAIT is heavyweight passenger car riding on six wheel trucks manufactured by Pullman in 1924 to a six double bedroom-buffet-lounge floor plan. The above picture was taken shortly after completion of its exterior restoration and lettering. For those not familiar with the work, go to the category listing on the right hand side of these BLOGS and click on the small plus sign in a box to expand the Passenger Car Department CATEGORY, then click on the DOVER category to see the entire log of entries for this car.  Lounge Photo As you enter the car you are greeted by a framed NYC poster. Bob Hunter is the Project Manager and he has been assisted by Gene Mackowiak. Other assistance has come for special tasks from the Freight Car Department, the Steam Department (yes), and the Wednesday Special Projects Group. After largely completing the exterior work, efforts have been focused on the interior, and it is getting close to completion.  Lounge The car will be stunning as can be seen from this recent photo of the lounge - repainted, trim installed, and lighting working. Of course, you will expect a request for donations. In this case funds are needed to acquire and install the carpeting, table lamps, furniture, other furnishings, and finishing touches. The fund is RDOVER. |
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Comments
Tue, 08-07-2018 00:43
Hey Paul, Sorry I didn't get back to you earlier . It was always great working with you . I miss giving you new hats every once in a while . We not [...]
Fri, 07-27-2018 20:54
It is great to see the work on the #428! But how about osme news from the Electric car Department? Their part of this blog has not been updated in [...]
Mon, 07-16-2018 16:53
When is shy 5 running this year. Sincerely, Ethan A.
Thu, 07-12-2018 17:14
It was nice to see Roger's post on the successful steamup of J. Neils Lumber Company #5/Shay. I have been out of the area for over 41 years and sadly [...]
Mon, 07-09-2018 15:57
It was test fired July 3rd Nathan. Please refer to my blog post.
Sat, 07-07-2018 13:46
Good job guys and gals. On to UP 428
Tue, 05-22-2018 21:26
Nice to see 1630 in action. Having said that, what is the holdup with the Shay since the front end is reassembled and the shaker grate system is [...]
Tue, 05-22-2018 15:51
I see the web cams don't have the timelaps any more will that feature return?
Tue, 05-22-2018 11:46
Good for you guys to offer the C&NW baggage car to other museums which is 100+ years old; before scrapping it!
Sun, 05-13-2018 20:30
Painting up a ic pass car and am looking to find out what color the stripe is. I model in 1.6 scale. I have the brown and orange. Thanks to [...]
Tue, 05-08-2018 18:34
I bet those cars made some interest noises when they started moving.
Thu, 05-03-2018 12:57
Folks, Over in the news section, I see the C&NW 8728 heavyweight baggage car has been retired from retail duty. I see that the car is not [...]