Passenger Car Department

Work continued on the second exhibit car. Kevin Kriebs sanded all day in the vestibule between the two exhibit cars to take off the high spots. Later Mike Baksic primed all the bare metal exposed by Kevin's work so that the area is ready to paint. 

Kevin Kriebs in the vestibule

Kevin removing the high spots in the vestibule

In the second exhibit car entryway a storage closet door which was not properly seated was taken down and metal pieces were removed in preparation for shaving off about 3/8" from edges of the door so that it will fit better. Work on this will continue next weekend.

Mike and Kevin removing metal from door

Mark Gellman removed a cabinet (which wasn't needed) from the furnace room of the second exhibit car. While Mark was doing this, Mike Baksic measured and cut holes on each side of the furnace for air vents to allow better airflow.

The former cabinet to the left of the furnace

Mark Gellman removing cabinet legs

Cabinet without legs

Mark removing the remainder of the cabinet

Mike Baksic measuring for a vent opening

Mike cutting one of the vent openings

Vent opening cut as seen from inside the furnace nook

Mike and Shelly apply a vent cover to the new opening

Jon Habegger took pictures in the second exhibit car and the Ely to show progress, then he helped Shelly Vanderschaegen finish up odds and ends in the second exhibit car.

Shelly Vanderschaegen continues baseboard cleanup

Our department photographer, Jon Habegger

Mike McCraren continued working in the Pacific Peak. He was sanding in the morning and priming in the afternoon.

Buzz Morisette has continued work on the Ely dining room ceiling. One really cool thing he has done is to leave notes on the tops of the boards he has installed so that when the roof is rebuilt in the future the crew will be able to read what needs to be added to the carline where the ceiling is now shimmed. Buzz also noted when bringing up the carline that the roof is coming away from the walls. There are obvious cracks and separation indicating a new roof is badly needed. Buzz has epoxied the areas for more strength but this is a temporary solution. Donations specified for the Ely restoration fund will help make a new roof possible.

Notes on Ely ceiling boards left by Buzz Morisette

Looking toward the berths

Original metal strips every 12 in the Ely

Hip sanded, ready to be primed and painted

Buzz Morisette looking up at his work

Roof separation areas epoxied for strength