Thursday Progress

 While there were relatively few volunteers today in the Car Shop, there was still a lot of activity all around the Museum.  Contractors were working on several fronts.

First of all, there were a couple of guys putting in extensions to the Main Street sewer system.

This is west of the current end of the pavement, beyond the MPB.

And we haven't looked at the North Western building for a while.  The windows have all been closed up with plastic sheeting so work can continue as it gets cold. 

And peering in the back door, we see that interior wall framing and utilities are being installed.

There's always a lot that has to be done.

And beyond that, I believe that Volkmann was working out on the main line, though of course I didn't get a picture of that, and Bakely was continuing to finish the grading in Sector 12.  Whew!

Meanwhile, among his other activities we see Tim spray-painting the seat pedestals for the 1808.  You shall observe the freshly painted ones behind him on the rack.

They should be an improvement over the sticks currently holding up the frames.  But Tim's helpers have been doing a fantastic job restoring the various parts of the interior here.

And I spent the day painting the roof of the 460.  First I had to finish reattaching the plastic covers where they had come loose.  Then I was able to put a first coat on the lower west end, the lower north side, and the rest of the top.

Everything except the east end has at least one coat; the end still needs some more ironing.

And of course you will notice that with only one coat it's still somewhat uneven, although that's partly because the paint was still drying.  A second coat will be needed, but that should go quicker.

John was out working on various parts of the 306, but I didn't get a picture.

And as usual, that was probably just a sampling of what was being accomplished.