Satisfying Saturday

 Saturday saw a lot of things going on across the Museum, so as usual this is just what I happened to capture inside the car shop.  We'll start by letting others show off their work.

Buzz continues to make new parts for the O'Mahoney diner.  Here is part of the replacement booth:

And Gregg helps by carefully holding an end so you can see what it will look like.

Later, Buzz was helping Gregg make new footboards for Public Service 7, our first steam locomotive.  As you might have noticed, he's working on several things at once.

Tim is turning out new letterboards for the 1808.

Paul and Ed were working all day on the Cleveland PCC truck, but Ed ran away before I could get a picture of him.

The truck itself is nearing completion:

As for me, mostly what I have to show is what is no longer there, so you must use your imagination.  Several more saddles and some trolley board sections were removed, with lots of canvas.  Looking west:

From closer to the west end:

I removed the first of the three ventilators.  These are held in with a large number of tiny wood screws, each of which has to have its tar scraped off, so it takes a while.

But it's satisfying to have at least one out of the way.

Some other parts were removed, and more of the side tack molding was cleaned off.

It was cold and damp outside, and I'm trying to keep to a schedule, so I didn't have time to wander around and see what other departments are doing.  If anyone wants to send in pictures of what they're accomplishing, we'll be glad to publish them.