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Sunday, March 3. 2013

Rock Island 2612.....We're workin it Posted by Roger Kramer in Passenger Car Department at 20:31

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Rock Island 2612.....We're workin it

Yes, the latest coach, RI 2612, is begining to look like a coach once more!! Matter-of-fact one of the electric car members visited yesterday and even remarked it sure looks a lot better!!!

Notice the curtains in the windows

The interior before we touched it. Just to refresh your memory

This is the interior last week

Here are the amazing results of just a few hours efforts. Warren Newhauser and Paul Cronin are watching the old paint just fall off the celiling

Scaping the peeling white paint

Another Rock Island fan and new volunteer, Brian Patterson, really got into peeling the old carpet off the wall. In many places it peeled off right to the bare metal. Thanks for your help, Brian. See you next time,when it's a little warmer. BTY, as you can see in this picture, Warren was working without his coat. After I removed the gray curtains the sun came thur and warmed the entire car. It was quite comfortable.

Yes, That WAS RED CARPETING

Here we all are working away this last Saturday Feb 2, 2013

All the xmas boxes are gone

Looking better

Hey, Paul, is the floor swept?

A final surveying of our progress

The results of one days efforts

As you can see with just two days of work the car has been transformed into a work of? NO, not yet! Much work to be done. Next, removing the green fabric on the indidvidual seats and scraping more paint; then sweep,sweep and more sweep. Want to help? Please come out on a Saturday and/or Sunday and stop by Barn 3 to say hello. If you can't make it please consider a donation to Rock Island 2612 fund to help pay the track storage fund. Remember, with all our efforts this Will happen....................... More good news is coming.... Roger Kramer

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