Repairing of the Mt. Hrvard Exterior

The matching grant provided by the Milwaukee Road Historical society has made it possible to begin this phase of the Mt. Harvard restoration. Paul Cronin and I formulated a plan of action before the exterior work was even started. We decide to repair all the damaged and rusted sections all in one time frame. By removing all the "problems" we could then purchase enough steel and supplies at one time helping to reduce the costs of materials. Paul contacted Gregg Wolfersheim and a work schedule was formulated to remove the old damaged steel sections. This is what you will see with these photos.

Gregg and I removed the vestibule door and trap to reveal the wall condition.

This is the area where the new stars will be secured and installed.

Here he is cutting out the old steel to be replace with new.

An overall look of the damaged section.

Here is what it looks like after Gregg removed and cleaned the area.

This is another job that needs to be repaired. The rusted area was partially removed when the sleeper was at Mid Continent RR Museum. Now we intend to remove and repair the entire area.

Gregg removed even more rusty steel to reveal a much larger area to restore.

The length of this repair is about 25 feet. Not any easy job to fix!

Gregg is smiling after his job has been completed.

Top view of the vestibule with the floor tile removed.

The rubber floor tile has been removed showing the thin floor steel.

This is a view of the other side of the Mt. Harvard with the trap and vestibule door having been removed revealing more rusty steel.

Remember there is still time to contribute to the match! Act by December 31 to double your impact! Your support will help accomplish our goal for the Mt. Harvard!      Thanks  Roger