Bus Day Bulletin

Today was the Museum's annual Bus Day, and we had a good crowd of visitors enjoying the opportunity to ride several different buses.  We have the only operating museum trolley bus line, and one of the best collections of motor buses in the country, so there's a lot for bus enthusiasts to see.

 

We even had a visit from a privately-owned London double-decker.  It drove here from an undisclosed location in Indiana.  Evidently there was a radiator problem, but we can hope it gets fixed.

And the Bus Stop Shop was doing a good business, as usual.

Back on the railroad, two wood L cars were providing main-line service...

And the Shay was pulling the coach train:

I took some time to sort parts, and then did some more scraping and sanding on the north side of the Jewell Road shelter.  I started with a first coat of white primer, until I ran out of paint.  This represents a little less than a quart.  We'll want to see how well this holds up.

Nearby, Matt Gustafson was working on the Burlington scale test car.  There's a lot of chipping and other metal work to be done before painting starts.

And here's a view of the interior.  Presumably known weights can be loaded into the car to bring it to the desired value for calibrating scale tracks.

These two iron slabs were found inside, along with miscellaneous junk, but they don't look very calibrated to me.

And back in the car shop, Gregg continued on the line car.  Since he can't easily take a picture of himself working, I'm glad to help out!