Passenger Car Department

A beautiful warm opening day! Michael Baksic and Shelly Vanderschaegen plugged in car lights in Barn 3 for anticipated visitors.

Kevin Kriebs and Shelly then started changing light bulbs in cars as needed while Mark Gellman, Michael McCraren, Ray Mormann, and Michael Baksic ran air brake tests on an RPO and a Rock Island coach.

Mark Gellman and Ray Mormann hook up air to the RPO

Mark checking the air pressure

The first train of 2014 coming into station track 1

Mark making an adjustment to the RPO

Lunch was in the Birmingham as usual. Bob Hunter came to visit again and talked about linoleum and the later carpeting needed for the Dover Strait. Jim Windmeier and Buzz Morisette also came to visit for lunch. Michael McCraren was in charge of taking pictures.

Jim Windmeier and Buzz Morisette at lunch in the Birmingham

Barn 3 Curator Michael Baksic with Shelly Vanderschaegen at lunch in the Birmingham diner

Michael Baksic and Ray worked on electrical issues in the Birmingham after lunch while Kevin and Shelly were with Buzz in the caboose in front of the Exhibit Cars removing Pullman mattresses. The mattresses were then put into storage. After that, the three went to the Ely where Shelly took pictures, Buzz was paintiing and talking about the ceiling. Kevin was standing by while Buzz explained options about what to do with the lower part of the Ely ceiling.

Ely dining room ceiling painted

Buzz Morisette painting the lower part of the Ely dining room ceiling

Gold leaf showing through where paint was scraped off

Later Kevin and Shelly finished cleaning the Streamliner cars.