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Tim, Bill, and friends have been working away on 1024 1797 Wood EL cars all winter.

The old tag excavated from 1024’s car body - Photo by Buzz Morisette

Hard to see in the photo above, but it is a tag inscribed in pencil “North West Railroad car 1/17/39” The original car No. was N.W. Elevated 24.

3rd rail beams for wood elevated car 1797 that Bill has been working on - Photo by Buzz Morisette

New custom-made quarter sawn oak ply for 24’s ceiling - Photo by Buzz Morisette

Bowling Alley seat frames under restoration for 24 - Photo by Buzz Morisette

Completed seat next to one about to be stripped - Photo by Buzz Morisette

72 new white oak windows manufactured, stained, and glazed by Tim in the shop - Photo by Buzz Morisette

Closer view of a sash with the restored brass hardware - Photo by Buzz Morisette

Bill and Keith working on the light fixtures for N.W. El 24 - Photo by Buzz Morisette

The amazing transformation of said fixtures - Photo by Buzz Morisette

Finally from the Wood El department was Painting and testing of the corner outside marker lamps - Photo by Buzz Morisette

The fixtures seen in the image above have been completely manufactured new from photos, as the originals were removed long ago. Tim made a pattern for the body to be cast and Rod has machined and soldered the cap and lens mounts. A huge effort here to restore the car to original.

Tim here with the lamps being tested - Photo by Buzz Morisette

Inset in the image above is a catalog photocopy that was scaled to the pipe size in order to get dimensions for the parts made.