Illinois Terminal 1702 Update

Thanks to our intrepid roving reporter Gregg for sending along another update of the rapid progress on IT line car 1702:

As reported recently, work has begun on repainting the underbody components. Here is one of the three group switch covers being rehabbed. In the background is the end castings of the small cover and what is left of the sheet metal.

On the right is the small group exposed. The two contactors to the right act as a line breaker. In the middle and to the left are the individual contactors.

A close up view of the contactors seen within their arc chutes.

This is the rebuilt reverser from years ago. It needs all of the wires reattached to the terminals. Unfortunately the tags on all the wires are so old they can't be read anymore. So, tracing out circuits will hopefully identify the proper order for attaching them.

Here are the components for the small cover before assembly. The new sheet metal shell is in gray primer.

Between the back of the group box and the front cover there is this half cover hinged to the other two. These are getting rebuilt for obvious reasons.

Another candidate for rebuilding.

In the foreground is the small cover with its half cover (in primer) getting test fitted and then painted. In the back is one of the large covers already painted. The red is Glyptal insulating paint.