Wednesday Report

This will be brief.  Most of the Wednesday regulars were at their usual jobs.

First, a couple of views inside the historic TM container car.  Gerry and John were moving parts in and out for storage.  The doors were open on one end... 

and you can see various parts stored there.

Inside the car, you can look down towards the container, the only one in existence, I believe.  The wooden doors on the container itself have rotted away, but you can see the strap hinges.  In the foreground, the floor is partly rusted away, but one of the rollers is visible on which the containers would be winched into and out of the car.

And I did some more switching, to put the 308 and 309 at the door.  Memorial Day weekend is coming up, of course, and on Saturday the 308 and 309 will be operating, and the 36 and 319 on Monday.  And it's time for some formal portraits in advance of this.

After switching was done, the 309 was at the door.   I also rechecked the compressors and removed excess parts from the interiors, and so on. 

Meanwhile, progress continues around the property.   The old bookstore tracks are gone, and most of the area is leveled out.  Most but not all of the concrete squares have been removed.  I can remember when these concrete squares were considered a great step forward in improving the property.

Pete Galayda has installed the rebuilt door on the Class B.  The drop sash will be inserted soon.

Work continues on the interior of the Electroliner.  John Arroyo is finishing work on every square inch of the motorman's compartment.  This might make him look like an accident victim, but I can assure you he's OK.

And as I say, many of the other regulars were hard at work, as usual.  This weekend will have lots of equipment operating, so don't miss it!