Cleveland Transit System 4223

Small Window

Rich Witt started out with one of the small side windows for this car, working by hand to remove dirt, crud, and corrosion.  We are still experimenting to try to make better use of power tools for this job.

Large Window

By Saturday Rich has completed some of the small ones and attacked the first of the larger sash.  This car has two sash for each side window, something that may seem foreign to Chicago natives.  The smaller one fits in the bottom of the window opening and is fixed in place to prevent arms and elbows from hanging outside the car.  The larger one rests on top of that and can be raised and lowered.

Other work continued on the project with drawings prepared and orders let for new sheet metal fabrications needed to complete the side window work and interior trim.  It all goes together like a puzzle, with the bottom wainscotting the first piece to be installed.  Lorne Tweed also did some painting in the front dash area and worked to make jigs and fixtures for installing the first piece of interior headlining.