Frank writes...
I was unexpectedly able to make it out for the afternoon on Wednesday and, against all odds, made some significant progress on the 18's mechanical side.
Jeron also removed and cleaned the 18's motorman's valve on Sunday, which fixed a small leak through while in apply. There is still a small stem leak but that will hopefully be straightforward to fix. The number of noticeable air leaks on the car is getting very small, with the whistle valve probably the most significant item to be addressed on that front. And Joel also helped in switching the 1374 and 4391 out of the way so that we could put the 18 back in Barn 7 at the end of the day. Unfortunately I neglected to get any photos of the 18 while it was outside running. Oops.
As usual, Joel was working on a number of different projects. Here he's heating up the department's go-to tow bar to straighten it out. This tow bar really takes a beating sometimes. Joel was working on a few different projects throughout the day and I also briefly encountered Victor from the Freight Car Department and Tim, still racing along making progress on the 1754.
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