The weather recently has varied from bad to worse, but the regulars at IRM don't let that stop them.
Pete Galayda is working on window frames for the North Shore 160, among other things.
Vincent and Bill continue work on the Pennsy cabin car. Here they are making new planks for the interior. You will notice the numbers stamped into the wood -- the wood was taken from some old bleachers. Now I would have thought that bleachers would be made from junk wood, but these are actually nice straight pieces of white pine in excellent condition. The numbers will be facing in and will not be visible.
And after painting they look like this:
Chuck continues work on the Shaker Heights truck.
I took some parts for storage over to the 321. It hasn't changed much.
And then I spent some time cleaning up parts for window frames from Cleveland streetcar 18 (1218). I'm thinking that in general it will be easier and better to make new wood, rather than try to strip it all and repair the splits, missing chunks, etc. The windows are held together by the brass channels on each side, and there are no mortise or tenon joints, so the woodworking will be relatively easy.
And I spent some time talking to Gerry about the bearing project. We have come up with some ideas for making the process easier, and we'll be investigating further. So stay tuned.
Randy, did they ever get the crane repairs done to the crane which was blocking access to the 1218 or is it still landlocked?
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I believe the crane is still blocking the track, but at this point, the 1218 might as well be at Flin Flon.
ReplyDeleteActually, I should point out that the B&G guys have done a tremendous job in keeping the property plowed out and everything functioning during the polar vortex. The rest of us owe them a lot of thanks.
Never heard the term "might as well be at Flin Flon" before. Googled it - they have a nice station museum - https://www.travelmanitoba.com/listings/flin-flon-station-museum/7019/ But I bet it's colder there than Union.
ReplyDeleteJust curious, do you know what the track sections that are being built in front of the diesel shop will be used for (they are visible in the Mainline webcam)?
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