Wood Shop

I am going to stick with the title and category we have used before, although this entry is spread across many areas of work.  All was in and around Barn 4 and the shops.  A lot of work and effort was invested in presenting operations for Museum Showcase Weekend but the volunteers soldiered on with many projects.

Trolley Boards

Another photo and update from Lorne Tweed - Eric Lorenz is up on the roof of Cleveland Transit System 4223, squeezed in a sort of well in the roof mounted sheet metal shroud.  The new trolley boards are being installed, and here he is fishing a new power cable through the entry fitting.  Some of the trolley board pedestals can be seen on the right side.

Patchwork

Victor Humphreys continues work on our B&O wagon top boxcar.  He has just cut out two more severely rusted out areas, and is fitting a new patch into place for welding.  He also repainted the number one truck frames black, that had previously been cleaned and primed.

A Cushiony Job

John Mc Kelvey is replacing upholstery on many of the cushions in our latest passenger car acquisition, the LAKE CITY.  While much of the interior is meticulously and 100% restored, not so much the case in the worn and torn seat cushions.

And we did make some sawdust this weekend also.  Three new window sill blanks were roughed out, and four new window framing timbers were prepared for our CGW X 38 snowplow.