This week we get two for the price of one. First, Gregg Wolfersheim has several updates on the M-35:
Recently you probably remember seeing this area under window 26 in primer. It's now in tile red, along with the heater pipes along the floor.
Above windows 26 and 21 the two rubber window stops have been applied.
Covering the steel window posts below the sill are wood covers. A brand new one was built to replace the rotted out one. Almost all of the wood components in this car are like this.
Another reproduction next to the original. This piece fits under the window sill under the steel channel.
The two near pieces fit at the bottom right behind the heater pipes. Below them is a pocket filled with horsehair insulation. When all of this got wet years ago, it rotted out all the wood components, as well as forming rust on the side sheets and other steel parts. We'll probably use modern fiberglass insulation when putting these areas back together.
This shows the area below window 26 getting some damp proof red primer applied. Note the area around #25! You can see the water damaged plywood that has separated.
A closer view of 26. Where the work light is sitting is the hot water heating pipes just above the floor.
And as a bonus, we have an update from Tim Peters:
After a half century 1754 has finally seen the light!
Tim adds: "You left too soon!" Sure, but taken to its logical conclusion that would make it difficult to ever leave the Museum. There's almost always something going on!
3 comments:
It's always nice to see progress on the M-35. My one regret as I am not thanking Greg in person for all his hard work, and also not having the time to contribute to this project myself.
I see work has commenced on cosmetically restoring ARMCO B-71. Speaking of the diesel department, I've seen a few photos of the inside of the diesel shop itself, and I've noticed what appears to be a steeple cab on one of the tracks. I think it was on the same track as M-35, sitting behind it. Which steeple cab was that, and why was that in the diesel shops?
-Matt Maloy
The steeplecab was the CTA S-105. But it was moved into Barn 4 a couple of months ago, and it is now on track 42.
The S-105 was in Barn 2 while work was being done on it. When the Diesel Department needed the space back, we made room in Barn 4 for the engine. It's now closer to where the tools are and work is progressing on this historic locomotive. As always, we thank the Diesel department for use of their shop and it also shows that the departments do try to work together to move the museum along.
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