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Friday, July 29. 2016

More on DLW 556 Posted by Roger Kramer in Passenger Car Department at 20:34

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More on DLW 556

Here is another progress report of the 556. Included are a few scenes from other important restoration projects. We have accomplished so much in the first to weeks of July that I will be giving you a detailed report on the RI 2602 next week.

Heres Howard taking a little break before he starts priming the roof on the 556.

As I have previously mentioned we are upgrading the 556 from top to bottom.

We rigged a temporary awning so that Sandy could prime one truck on the 556

Here is a wider view of our restoration site in back of barn 3.

Howard is standing next to the recently primed 556 truck

Here Jeff has shifted his attention to the needle chipping of the last truck on the 556.

Remember the truck that Sandy had finished painting? Well, here it is all painted gloss black

Yes, this is a museum team effort. Victor is priming the battery box that was needle chipped the first week of July.

Do you recognize this coach? Very possibly not! Its the interior of our CNW combine 7700.

This is the interior of the CNW 7700 combine. After all these years its floor has been finally been painted

We painted the floor June 29th and what a difference it makes.

Here is Jane and Sandy in the process of painting the floor.

Yes, it now makes a big difference in the appearance of the interior. We have expanded our work schedule to include this upgrading of the combine. By all accounts it surely needed it! First, Sandy sanded, primed and then applied two coat of gloss black to all the window sills while it was stored in barn 3. During the same period Sandy also sanded, primed and coated gloss black to all the wooden arm rests. Lastly, we painted the floor and steam heat pipes all an indian red color! It so dresses up the combine that you will be amazed at the difference! Still much to do including a ceiling repair but that might happen when funds become available in the coming years. In the meantime, it should be kept indoors, when not in operation, to prevent anymore more damage from rain leaking into the ceiling from the roof.

Although Rod is not in the picture he is operating the fork lift and lowering one of the huge motors in to the truck.

Another view. This is just for a test fit. Some modifications were made to accommodate the motors

These two picture's proudly show the rebuilt motors for the 1024 "L" car that Tim Peters has been restoring for the past 4 years!

The weather has been somewhat cool for the first two weeks in July so BIll and Victor have resumed painting the wagon top box car

Another view of the freight car crew painting the B and O wagon top box.

Lastly, Rich and Henry are manufacturing special contour wood beading. The wood pieces will used for the future installation of mirrors in the Dover Strait, John McGloughlin, and Mt. Harvard.

That's the round up for the first two weeks in July, 2016. As you well know, the last two weeks of July were very, very hot but we kept working as you shall see in the next blog. Thanks Roger

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