Baltimore & Ohio 374065 Wagon Top Boxcar

This was a very productive day for accomplishing a much needed repair to the car.  There were a lot of players including some of our SKILL LEVEL experts.  The problem:  the door on what is now the south side of the car could not be opened.

It Moves

The roof framing and door track on the top of the car had been bent downward and inward at some time in the past, resulting in a bind that prevented the door from moving at all, at least with the resources available to mere mortals.  Lots of cribbing, timbers and a heavy duty pneumatic jack on the inside of the car got some upward pressure to free it up.  John Faulhaber is marveling at the open door, an unseen mystery of the ages.  And of course not be missed is the rare shot of this car on Track 41 at the east end of Barn 4.

Fully Open

With the door fully open, it was time to make 'adjustments'.  The crew is here engaged in a further tweak of the frame and door track upward, more jacking, a little heat from the torch, and it is much better.