Wood Shop

This report is more along the lines of NO REPORT.  I have been trying to deal with some health issues so had a short half day at IRM and no opportunity to take pics.  There was a shorthanded crew on duty and we were stymied on some work.  I had hoped to place some more lettering on our GN X-1390 tank car but the weather set this off.  All week it was pretty cold and the 30 tons of steel that we call a tank car got all the BTUs sucked out of it.  By Saturday it had warmed up to unseasonal temps with the result that the cold tank car was a lot like a can of your favourite adult beverage in the summer.  Condensation and wetness.

We saw other work including Victor Humphreys and I roughing out stock for seven new windows for our Pennsy wood caboose; Buzz Morisette continuing work with new wood for the private car ELY; Eric Lorenz working on Cleveland Transit System 4223; John Faulhaber painting the canvas roof for the Lake Shore Electric 810; Tim Peters, Bill Wulfert and Dan Fenlaciki working on parts for Chicago Rapid Transit 1024; Rich Witt working out the details for new drawings and plans for various new windows and doors; and Randy Hicks passing through the shop as he continues roof work for Chicago Aurora and Elgin 319.