Monday, January 30. 2012
CTS 4223 Update - January 28, 2012 Posted by Robert Kutella
in Cleveland Transit System 4223 at
10:50
Comment (1) CTS 4223 Update - January 28, 2012Not exactly making them, but trying to make them new again. Lorne Tweed and Eric Lorenz are going over a pile of them, trying to set aside the hopeless ones. I think there are seven different varieties of these parts for ONE WINDOW, making the scope of this something north of 200 pieces. On the carbody out in the barn, Eric Lorenz continues to install trim and more parts. The headlight is now complete visually, although a new reflector bowl inside and the bulb and wiring remain. The last of the two fold up steps to the roof have come back form the painter and are now installed just to the rear of the mid car exit doors. Eric checks the last screws to be sure they are secure. What would any of these posts be without the ubiquitous window work? Keith Letsche returned to the shop and is working on reducing the large pile of sash that remain to be cleaned, and coated with clear finish. Friday, January 27. 2012Wood Shop Update - January 25, 2011I think I would like to start this report with some eye candy. And I will lump together many projects in this one entry rather than constructing many of only an image or two. Victor Humphreys is holding a stained glass window from a heavyweight Pullman car that Buzz Morisette has expertly restored. This and a few others, were found in a forgotten dusty corner of an IRM storage boxcar by Roger Kramer, painted over and looking poorly. Buzz stripped, cleaned, and refinished this to be glowing example of the carbuilder's design and craft. Victor did some research. Apparently these were stripped from a car we did not acquire, one in very poor shape and destined for the scrapper's torch. It is a good thing these were saved, even if we had no car that needed them. This is from Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe 1332, the SAN MIGUEL, built as a library buffet car in Pullman lot 4254. The car was converted by Santa Fe to a coach combine, used as the caboose on some branchline mixed trains and regrettably was not saved. But a STUNNING example for display someday at IRM. In the most recent TMS Project entry I mentioned the work being done to renew and rebuild the trucks. John Faulhaber is holding a brake lever showing the three new hardened bushings installed. Thanks to some expert work and machinist skills from Rod Turner, all four of these levers are complete, and additional replacement of bushings continues. Installing each one of these new bushings is not a trivial home hobbyist workbench project! Lorne Tweed is cleaning and repairing window tracks for our PCC project, CTS 4223. A dusty pursuit, and one requiring quite a bit of time and patience for each set. 30 plus sets required! Buzz Morisette continues on 14 windows for ATSF 1400. The gluing, sanding, and assembly is about done, ready to begin painting and glazing. Ted Anderson stopped by, from our Pullman Library. Any project usually involves a lot of input and effort from several different departments at IRM. The Wood Shop is creating new windows for the Steam Department (N&W 2050), and Ted is using cadd files created by us to print full sized templates for the new sash. Victor Humphreys is focused on cutting some tricky two tongued tenons for one of our current projects Victor and John F have made the first assembly of a new door, to test fit and see how it is beginning to shape up. Tuesday, January 24. 2012
ATSF 2524 Combine May 2009 ... Posted by Roger Kramer
in Passenger Car Department at
15:55
Comments (0) ATSF 2524 Combine May 2009 Restoration UpdateThis car was last run about 2004, give or take. It was hoped to be used off property for the movie Flag of Our Fathers! Well, upon wheel inspection it was found to have a thin wheel thus the Bad Order tag. We have never fixed the problem by replacing the wheel set! That's the background. After that the conversation started going around to replace the newer seats with the correct walkover style and make it a real Santa Fe combine again. Work began by removing the more modern seats on one side then assessing the situation. One thing rolled into another and Mark Hoffman began needlechipping the wall from sill downward to floor. After much sanding, grinding, primering by Mark, I finally topcoated the area with Sherwin-Williams paint that Shelly Van der Schagen had matched from old color samples. The below pictures were taken in May 2009 and are the results of the teams efforts. In the meantime Mike Baksic and Ray Moorman found the correct style of seat frame. 12 frames, I believe, have now been stripped and repainted to the matched color. Shelly has done a fine job repainting all the frames. They are now stored in the baggage section for future installation. In 2010 work continued but this time removing the seats on the opposite side, Mike, Ray and Mike's dad, Wayne, joined in this task. Mark,again, went through the process of needlechipping etc. The following pictures I took during and after the last paint job. Both walls are now painted. Side wall of ATSF 2544 after being primed. The same day it will be painted with 2 coats of paint. All in a days work, May 19,2009. The first green top coat is still wet. Notice additional plastic to cover area not being painted. It takes more work to mask than to paint. Again May 19 2009 Interior paint job completed! All work accomplished in one day in May 2009. Job well done by Roger! Now on to the next project of repairing the floor. Now you say 'installation of seat frames can begin'. NO not yet!! Lastly, Shelly, Mike and coach dept member John McKelvey are going to purchase new linoleum to finish and repair the floor. When that's complete installation of frames will begin. Next...... new wheels. I hope! Roger |
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