Buzz Morisette sends us an illustrated explanation of how the Berlin sander was moved out of the car shop! He writes:
After acquiring a newer, more powerful Delta Unisaw last year a decision was made to have both our saws set up in the wood shop. With no more space available, and the very limited use of the big Berlin sander, we decided to put the sander into storage. At a total weight of close to 5 tons it involved some big help.
At the same time, our track department scheduled the replacement of barn track 34. And the shop storage car, the B&O 374065 wagontop boxcar on display in barn 3 would be outside, making it easier to load into.
So in April, Tim and I disconnected the Berlin sander and packed up the components. Several shop helpers were there to help stage it in the new barn 4 addition.
It took a few months to have the weather, yard clearance, switch crew, and big lift people available at the same time. On Saturday June 29th all came together to safely store the sander away. Special thanks to all involved.
Long range plans for an interpretative historic shop display or building could be the Berlin's final destination.
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| On blocks |
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| At the shop door |
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| Parked |
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| Moving... |
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| moving... |
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| Switching |
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| Almost there... |
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| Motors go in first |
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| And it just fits! |
A shame that the CB&Q SW wasn't used to move the B&O boxcar around. It could have created for a neat impromptu photo opporotunity. Still, it is cool to see the B&O boxcar actually being used for something beyond just being a display piece.
ReplyDelete-Matt Maloy
When will replacement of track 34 be completed?
ReplyDeleteAndy Oswald