Entries by Roger Kramer

                                                      The trucks for the Silver Pony, Irm's dome passenger car, are finally assembled!!   The next task is the unloading of the dome from the flat cat unto the trucks with two cranes.    After a long and ardent process Mike,  Ray, and Mark Gellman have completed the assembly work last weekend.   For those of you that are keeping "track"  of the progress it has been nearly three years, give or take a few months, when the project was started.                                       The crew spent the summer repairing and assembling the all important brake parts.  These trucks have a modern disc brake system. The knowledge learned on this job will be useful in future acquisations.  And, there will be more!                                             All this reassembly work was done outdoors where the trucks now sit.   The coach dept does not have a shop.  All the more impressive was the efforts from MIke and his crew.                                              On a sad note...  Phil Stepek  passed away two weeks ago.               He was the one member who was instrumental in working on, and raising funds for the restoration of the Silver Pony and the Silver Beaver.  His efforts and  kind heartedness will be missed......"We will take care of things for you, Phil"              NOW....   The process of unloading will be VERY expensive.    Please consider a donation to the SILVER PONY FUND.    Please also consider a donation to the  Barn 14 building fund.   Phil,   would have liked that.....      Thanks            Roger  Kramer 

     "Smilin Jack" Biesterfeld says... "Progress is our......"  If you're old enough to remember this saying it's from an advertisement for General Electric in the early television days.          It could well pertain to 2012-2013 efforts on the Boston and Maine#1094 wooden  cafe-coach.                                                                   Still to be accomplished is the removal of this last large oil tank.  That will take some effort.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        It just takes small bits of progress like you have seen above to will make this restoration more complete.   Jack's next piece of the puzzle is the manufacturing of the two missing semi oval wood washroom window frames.    Estimated costs for time and materials is $350.00   Jack is doing a great job with limited funds.   Help  "Smilin Jack" smile more.    Yes, we need to see more of "SMILIN JACK! "   Please consider a donation to the  BM 1094 restoration fund!     A N D while your act it, please  send a donation to the Barn 14 Building Fund.      Thanks   Roger and "Smilin Jack"

                                                                                                           "Progress..... is our most important product"     What company used that "lick" in there advertising?  It seems the coach department has taken up that moniker with the Ely project.   Buzz and Shelly are moving right along in the effort                                                                                                    For two more pictures one each of Buzz and Shelly hard at work, please refer to the WOOD SHOP BLOG dated 1-12-13                                                                                                  Remember... Donations to BARN 14