277 Update

Today it was cloudy and unseasonably cool -- perfect weather for working on the roof of the car. All of the saddles are now in place and caulked down. Many more screws need to be installed, but assembly is progressing nicely.

After my knees and back had reached their daily quota of bending, it was time to relax inside the car. I put another coat of primer on the bulkhead, as seen here.

Joel Ahrendt has been refinishing the baggage racks for me, and two of them are done. I carried two more unfinished ones to the shop, and brought back the finished two. One of them I installed as a test on the right side of the main compartment, as seen here. Thanks, Joel, they look great!

I also decided to make a temporary test installation of one of the seats along the right side wall. Here is a picture of it after installing the seat cushion and side-wall arm rest.

Because the 277 is a combine, total seating is rather limited. There are seats for 30 passengers plus a conductor in the main compartment, and seats for 8 more passengers in the front compartment. There are also some benches which can be folded up for extra seating, maybe five or six persons. But for those 38 people, it's real luxury!