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Sunday, August 24. 2014
Freight Department Summer Update Posted by Pauline Trabert
in Freight Car Department at
13:10
Comments (3) Freight Department Summer UpdateFilling in for Bob K. with help from Pauline Trabert this is Buzz with a Freight Dpt. Summer progress post. The photos are all from Wednesday August 20th. I worked on several various items this week including lamp shade repair for the X-38, patching holes in Soo-5001's roof, and testing a wood sealer on CNW 10494 wood caboose. Over the last year Dave H and I worked to cover our CNW 10494 wood caboose with recycled barn sheathing. It was a low cost and low maintenance way to preserve this car for future restoration. Next to treat and paint the ends. Dave seen here has started chipping, brushing, and priming under the south wing of the X-38 snow plow. Hot hard work here, I think he needs a hand. Victor was inside the plow continuing to paint the restored interior car siding.
This picture from last June shows the hole from removing rotten floor boards. Behind Victor you can see the repaired and painted closet door and the repaired floor with the reservoir tanks back in place. It took some planning to jack the heavy tanks up off the floor and then replace the floor under them safely. The Wednesday crew was making good progress on prepping our ICG caboose for new paint. Bill and Rick stopped for a moment for me to snap a picture. Working on the south side of ICG-199458 Lee brushes the far sill while Dan sands below the cupola. Ed was working the high iron brushing under the roof edge. This caboose received new wheels last year and is popular with operating crews and passengers because of the open vestibules to stand out on. Also saw Bill again at the X-38 plow getting ready to start lettering the north side. Bill offered to fill in for Bob K. who is still recovering from a broken leg. We miss you Bob, get well soon!! August 24th, 2014 Buzz Morisette. Thursday, May 15. 2014
Wood, Car, and Freight Shop Update - ... Posted by Pauline Trabert
in Freight Car Department at
18:12
Comments (2) Wood, Car, and Freight Shop Update - May 14thBuzz Morisette wrote and took pictures for the following post: With Bob K. out with a bad leg I thought I would update the Wood, Car, and Freight Shop Blog with a few photos from Wednesday. The CGW Plow has seen a lot of progress even with the cold wet weather this spring. Exterior almost completely painted. The stove is now back in place. Victor H, project manager, looks like he is waiting for the stove to produce some hot coffee. Dave R is coming up the ladder. Dave and Chris R. checking their cameras, you can see the new toolbox and the completed car siding and ceiling work from this last winter. On the way back to the shop I caught Randy Hicks in the pit inspecting CA&E 309. Pete G. in the shop painting parts for Charles City Western 300. He and his crew have rebuilt a 600 volt compressor this winter. Just checked out OK last week and ready to be installed. 300 looks great with fresh orange paint and rebuilt grids being wired in. Over in barn seven I found Gery D. (L) and John F. (R) measuring TMER&L D-13 dump car roof for replacement car lines (Rafters). The Gery and John team have also finished the 810 roof painting back in barn 4 Also busy in the shop today were Lorne T. prepping and painting interior panels for the Cleveland 4223 PCC. And last but not least Rich W. working up plans for the arch window frames we need to make for the Boston and Mane wood diner. Tim was not around today but I don’t know when the CRT 1024 was last updated. The photo below shows the new sign roll box, roofing, end platform, beam work, and special cast running lights next to the sign box. Tim and Frank just started cutting the new T&G car siding that’s set up in the shop. I need to finish the sign roll graphics for this project. Thanks for looking, (get well soon Bob - I don’t like to type) Buzz Morisette, May 15, 2014. Monday, October 14. 2013
Tank Car Restoration Progress - ... Posted by Robert Kutella
in Freight Car Department at
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Comments (9) Tank Car Restoration Progress - September - October 2013
I continue to lag behind on these posts since I have been involved in other projects, including the location shooting for the upcoming Chicago Fire episode on NBC. So this will serve to get you a peek at another major milestone in our restoration efforts. Great Northern X-1390 was a company service tank car in relatively good condition, that was in great need of restoration. At 20,000 gallons capacity it is our largest tank car. Starting on September 23, a contractor provided services to clean and repaint the car. None of these efforts are without DRAMA, but the job is now complete. What follows is a sort of photo essay with captions providing most of the information. Of course donations to cover the work and provide seed money for future indoor storage, you are all encouraged and welcome to send your support to fund RX1390. Thanks. (Did I say this would be a LONG report??)
I am having a difficult time getting pics formatted for easy viewing so bear with me. OK I give up and will just post the pics centered in a long line. Next - - -
Paint is next - - - The color makes a big difference. This is our first look at the orange - - - It did not take long for all the orange to glow on the dome. It was just too exciting for my shutter button went off at a moments notice We relocated the worksite to the south of south junction so the trolley power could be restored. Always safety conscious, we turned that off when the painters were working under our overhead wires. At last the car is painted, but hard to see the full impact with all the wrapping and masking still in place. Ask and you will receive. We will close with two shots of the train pulling the car along with DODX 12661. Still wet, the car is to be placed temporarily inside a Barn.
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