Wood Shop

New Planer

We just received a new planer for our Wood Shop.  This will expand our capabilities and allow two new projects to proceed, the old planer did not have the capacity.  Buzz Morisette is installing some of the loose parts which came with it.

New Battens

Jerry Lynn and Dave Diamond are just completing installation of new battens on the east end of our depot.  Readers here will have seen the shop crew making these through the cold winter months past, and now they are painted and being installed!

Dark Yellow Paint

Ed Waytula applied the first color to the CTS 4223 PCC car.  It is a dark yellow and was applied to the battery box and some of the skirting on the right side.

Those Crazy Track Guys

Here are Frank Devries and Tom Hunter in Yard 3, repairing and servicing some of our track maintenance equipment.  A never ending task.

Let the Sparks Fly

Tim Peters continues on his marathon to restore wooden el car, CRT 1797.  Here, Ed Waytula is welding a new stud to the steel corner framing.  This will allow new wood corner post stock to be milled and placed on the car.  Most of the posts are badly rotted and deteriorated.

Breezer

And some eye candy to close this entry.  Saturday the Vera Cruz 19 open car was seen carrying passengers while motorman qualification and training runs were being conducted.  On Sunday the car entered scheduled service with full loads seen throughout the afternoon.