Frank writes...
Sunday afternoon I was able to run the 36 over to the pit lead once more for the year to finish up needle-chipping the car's side sill. Below is a "before" photo showing the section at the near corner yet to be done. Unfortunately I neglected to take an "after" photo but I'm sure you can imagine what it looks like now. I also chipped the paint off of half of the side sill on this side of the car. Next year I'll try and get more of the car's underbody chipped and painted black, but getting the side sill done will go a long way to making the car look presentable for service next year.
And I also got to take a look at 2153-2154 in Barn 2, where removal of the CTA stickers and decals is already well underway. These cars should look pretty sharp in green and white.
While we're railfanning around the property, why not stop by the Schmidt Cutoff? Bob Olsen informed me that the tamping on this new piece of track is now done. It looks great!
And we had a request from one of our regular readers for an update on Michigan Electric 28. Jeff Brady was doing touch-up painting on the roof, as seen below left. This shot is taken looking back from the front right corner. The black smoke jack at right is for the car's Peter Smith water heater. Roof work is nearly done; all the car still needs are the rope guard on the rear end and rain gutters. The toilet ventilators were installed just a week ago, completing installation of ventilators on the car. The "lobster trap" at the rear end (below right) is complete, as is installation of the headlight at the front end. Jeff said he was relieved that the roof project on this car, which has stretched six years in all, is finally about done.
3 comments:
Hey Frank- 2153-54 were originally assigned to the Douglas-Milwaukee line and got Wabco cab signals in 1969. Thanks for helping move that stuff!
R. W. Schauer
Oops! Thanks for the correction... fixed!
Frank,
thanks for a look at the michigan 28; as I expected that is going to be a great restoration.
That Peter Smith heating stove is a real rare item.
Is there a set of seats available for the car?
Ted Miles
IRM Member
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