Passenger Car Department

                    This was a first in the coach dept.   Saturday, October 19th saw 4 volunteers working on the 2612 but I was the only male volunteer in the group.  Yes, I was happily outnumbered by three ladies working in the coach.  Jane Blackburn, Nancy Ring and a new volunteer, Sarah Meuller all worked on 2612 project.  Sarah's friend, Dave, volunteers in the Steam Shop.                            I, not to be outdone, was disassembling one of 32 brass window frames.   Removing two window latches from each frame is quite time consuming.   It would be easy if they were fastened to the frame with brass screws but that is not always the case.   Many times when they were repaired by the RocK Island maintenance crews they use anything they could find.   That includes the steel screws which, now, I am  having so many problems.   The screws are rusted into the frame.   Its very time consuming and difficult to remove.   To date almost all the latches have been removed.     Happy Halloween to everyone!   I hope all of you came out to enjoy the " Terror on the Train" this year!    It was sccarry!!                         When your out visiting Irm  please stop by the 2612 project.                                               Thanks  for reading,   Roger