Once again, we bring you today's news today, instead of weeks from now. And as usual, we have a goodly number of items to report.
Ed Oslowski stopped by Barn 4 for an inspection visit, before returning to his usual job supervising the Electroliner.
Gerry and John were both hard at work on the 306; here John is applying filler as he continues to fix up the sides of the car. Only a few more acres to go!
I was mostly working on installing more roof parts. Both horns are now in place, and the piping has been hooked up. However, they require wood shims as a base, and these need some more adjustment.
Frank Kehoe was working on putting together his motor truck kit. I even got to help him a little.
You may remember that a while back, Gerry helped with removing the bent handrails on the #1 end of the 453. They were damaged in a collision at Trolleyville. Today I spent some time finding the correct steel rods that we'll need as a replacement, and cutting them to length with Frank's help. Next they just need to be threaded. Here's a before-and-after sort of picture:
We also need to come up with some replacement material for the phenolic tubes covering the rods. If we can find the right material, that'll be phenolical!
I did some more canvas painting, and at the #2 end cut a hole and brought out the cable. At this end the insulation is just fine. And the bushing has been installed.
Tim Peters continued work on 50th Avenue.
Finally, I noticed that B&G today were installing some support rods for hanging signs, as I suppose, to identify the future occupants of the MPB. Just like downtown!
5 comments:
I didn’t see an official IRM announcement about the C&NW Historical Society joining Main Street. Will they occupy an entirely new building or be some of the storefronts of the multi-purpose building?
This is news to me -- when I saw your comment I looked up the C&NW website and saw their announcement. I would have said all the space in the MPB was already taken, and their site explicitly mentions new construction. The little drawing is probably fanciful.
I see on Facebook that IRM has confirmed this, and it is certainly good news for everybody. It can only be our mutual advantage to have similar interest groups adding to the development of Main Street. The CNW society will have its own building, evidently, and the final design presumably depends on their ability to raise the resources.
You are making excellent progress on the new roof for 453. Do you know the current status of 451? When might it go into service?
The 451 is currently on hold due to mechanical problems with traction motors, the compressor, and wheels. You might have thought that because it was in regular service at Cleveland that things would be OK, but noooo..... So there's no estimate on when those issues will be addressed. As far as we know the 453 is much closer to operable condition.
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