Thursday Update

                           We know there's trouble and turmoil these days, everywhere you look.

  But you don't need to lose your head.  Or whatever.

Anyway...  at IRM the rest of us are still at work.  Here, for instance, we see Tim painting rattan seats.

And here are more interior trim pieces ready for installation in the 306:

John was working on wiring:

And he wanted to show off the soldering iron he's using.  Probably older than the car itself.

One of our main projects right now is replacing the upholstery in the three CA&E St. Louis cars.  I was working in the 451.  New seats have been received and are still in their plastic bags.

It turns out to be much easier to remove the backs from the frames that rotate.  The seat frames that are set against the bulkheads are more challenging, but it can be done.

And after some work I was able to get all of the remaining seats out of the smoker.    Since the main compartment has just as many stationary seats, and I now have the necessary tools and experience, it should take just part of another day.