Pull Up a Seat

Bill Wulfert sends us another project update, this time on L car 1754:

You might be interested in how the Pullman style seat backs get their distinctive contour. It’s a combination of different length coil springs under the spring steel under the padding and rattan.

I should add that completely rebuilding seats like this is very labor-intensive. Tim, Bill, Frank Kehoe and several others have put in a lot of time on rebuilding seats for various cars over the winter.