Poured Yesterday

Here's something we haven't had for a while: pictures of progress on the MPB.  The sidewalk in front of the building was poured yesterday.  It looks good and will be an essential part of the street scene.

It's on two levels, with ramps at both ends for accessibility.  You will notice that there are holes for a railing along the upper level to keep people safe.

Meanwhile, back in the car shop Gerry Dettloff is back at work, after a month or two off.  He's again helping John Sheldon on the 306, and today they were welding up this new window frame on the car.

It's a two-man job.

Pete Galayda continues work on the 160; here he's stripping the old finish from an interior door.

I spent most of the day completing woodwork on the Trolleyville hole at the #2 end of the 453.  Then I started filling some of it with solid epoxy, since I couldn't get all the boards to align exactly right.  Once it has hardened, it will be sanded down and perhaps some more filler, then it should be finished.

It's good to have one of these gaping holes filled.

Also, I went onto the roof to install a row of round-head wood screws down the middle.   I have a new plan for locating the saddles.

Once the canvas has been stretched and painted, we'll have a row of little bumps down the center.  With a small hole saw, I can go along and cut holes in the canvas over the screws, remove them, and use them for guides to position the saddles exactly.  No more measuring and having to drill small pilot holes to find the exact location.  The holes in the canvas won't matter because the saddles are caulked in place over them.  At least, that's the plan.