Car Shop Progress

Now that work has restarted at the Museum, we have a lot of pent-up energy to apply to the active projects.  Remember that the property is still not open to visitors, and only working members are allowed, with the approval of your department curator.

Here's just a few of the current activities in Barn 4.

On CA&E 451, the newly-painted running boards have been installed, and I'm working on attaching the various hardware pieces, such as trolley hooks, grab irons, rain gutters, etc.  The boards are actually a nice, shiny black; what you're seeing in these pictures is the green reflection from the skylights in the wall of the barn.  I assure you the boards are not really a hideous green.

And across the aisle, the roof of the 1754 is pretty complete.

Work has resumed in earnest on the Fox River 306.

Here Gerry is welding up a replacement piece for the side wall of the car.

And John Sheldon is installing the new floor.  It's really looking great!

And Tim, of course, continues work on the 1754, which is nearing completion.

Here he shows off some new metal parts recently fabricated in the blacksmith shop.

And the interior is being finished up nicely.

Well, it's nice for us to have progress to report once again.  Stay tuned!