A Visit from the Car Cleaners

We went straight from winter to summer, so I pulled the two cars out into the sunshine in order to start a final coat of paint on the ceiling of the 309. There's just no substitute for natural lighting when you want to do the final coat, since that's the way our visitors will be seeing it. I also made a list of minor touch-up issues we need to take care of on the 308.

AND.... today was one of the car cleaning days. The 308 got the royal treatment, since it's essentially ready for service once inspection is completed. There were several members who showed up for this important part of getting ready for revenue service; I don't know all of them, but here's who worked on the 308:
Dan and Chris Buck (left) and Jim Nauer (below) were doing windows.

Then, John and Dan Myhre vacuumed and mopped the floor. Thanks, guys!

I spent the day painting most of the ceiling in the main compartment. The cars hadn't moved since last September, so just getting outside was rewarding. And as a milestone, the 309 is now certainly over one hundred years old, and still runs just fine. At least it didn't collapse into a pile of dust like the One-Hoss Shay!