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Tuesday, July 23. 2013More SPC News; RI 2612
Following Pauline's fine report on the restoration of the ACL diner, Birmingham I will update the reader with a small report on the other coach department project, the Rock Island 2612. Like Mike and his crew I have been leading another small crew in restoring to operation the 2612. We are finally seeing some progress towards that end. This coach will be used to help the museum make more $ from future events such as this years Thomas Days. Here then is the latest news.
Other projects being worked on in the coach dept are the EL 556 interior, and the CB&Q 1923 RPO buffer. The Birmingham needs further funds to continue the fine work Mike and crew have accomplished. Won't you consider a donation the next time you send a check to Irm? Again, please don't forget the Barn 14 building project!!. I am sure more news will be forth coming about this important project once the summer season ends. Please don't forget it. Thanks Roger Kramer Tuesday, July 23. 2013
July Progress in the ACL Birmingham ... Posted by Pauline Trabert
in Passenger Car Department at
13:04
Comment (1) July Progress in the ACL Birmingham DinerClean up work has continued through July in the Birmingham diner following the repair of the floor in the galley corridor area. On July 7th Mike Baksic and Shelly Vanderschaegen worked on an empty corner where a cabinet had been removed many years ago. A sander was used to get down to the bare surface of the walls prior to painting them. On July 14th Mike and Ray Mormann replaced the threshold between the galley area and the dining room and Ray secured a piece of trim which wrapped around the rounded corner near the threshold. Shelly and Pauline Trabert washed down the corridor walls and ceiling outside the galley area. Linoleum will be installed in the future over the plywood which covers the repaired floor. Shelly and Pauline did a basic clean up in the close quarters of the galley with the shop vac. On July 20th Mike, Ray, and Mark Gellman focused on windows. Several windows had been put in upside down at some point in time and these were corrected. Deterioration around a couple of windows in the galley corridor had allowed water to seep inside the car which had caused the floor damage repaired earlier in the month. A scaffold was rolled around to the side of the car so sealant could be applied to the reseated windows to help prevent future leaks. Meanwhile, Shelly and Pauline cleaned all surfaces in the galley from top to bottom and then scrubbed down the floor. Things are starting to look pretty good in the Birmingham once again.
Friday, July 12. 2013
RI 2612, more progress on July 7 ... Posted by Roger Kramer
in Passenger Car Department at
15:47
Comments (0) RI 2612, more progress on July 7 &10
I will make this entry a two-for....The crew has accomplished quite a bit in the last two sessions. We are well on the way of accomplishing our goal of making the 2612 available for Day out with Thomas and the event of the year, the 4-Day Labor Day Extravaganza. Last Sunday, Brian Patterson and myself worked on sanding, prepping and priming two panels on the long wall. Each side of the car has a total of nine panels. With two more primed we only have two left on that side to work on. This last Wednesday was a very beautiful day with low humidity. I guess that's the reason the crew successfully completed the last two panels on the one side and have now switched to the remaining side. Loraine started the day by painting parts of 15 seat frames. She then switched to her favorite activity of scraping paint off the wall. She loves it! Dan, her husband, and Brian Patterson spent most of the day sanding the two remaining panels. Brian also began sanding on the other side. Meanwhile, Ray Erickson spent the day stripping off layers of upholstery on three seat cushions revealing the old brown layer. We will use that material in this car for the foreseeable future. I then also help sand and wire wheel many hard to reach areas. Lastly, I then primed the last two panels at the end of the day. Now, there is still plenty of time to join our crew! Please consider coming out to support the museum
by volunteering your time on a project. Like one of the team said " Now, you can see progress!"
The 2612 team meets every Wed around 11am either east of barn 3 or by the entrance to barn 11.
Won't you consider joining us? Please also remember to send in a donation to the Barn 14 Building Project. Thanks Roger Kramer
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