Painting the 308

Usually I work at the Museum on Saturdays, but it was icy in the morning and Sunday was predicted to be better, so I went out there today.  It's time to start repainting the grey and the red on the 308. 

As we look back on it, these colors on the car's exterior probably haven't been repainted since 2002, and the grey in particular has become rather discolored with age.  None of the paint has started to peel, so it's just a matter of sanding it down and putting on another coat.  Or maybe two.

Before and after:

Removing the windows would be a time-consuming task, and it appears the railroad did this very seldom during the car's service history.  So we will just paint the windows and trim from a ladder, moving the windows up and down as necessary: 

And by the end of the day, about 2/3 of one side has been finished.

Of course, there were many other things taking place today, but I'll let Frank cover them.