I now have a lakeside cabin with none of the comforts of home, but the lease rates are reasonable, so I hope you're all envious. Watch your step, and let's check it out.
Hmm, if these walls could talk, they'd be asking for 9-1-1.
After a few hours of work, new woodwork is going in place, and getting another coat of primer. And after it was done, I decided that I really ought to replace at least the rest of the paneling in the upper-right corner of this picture. The problem in situations like this is knowing when to stop. However, in this case the other three interior walls of the structure are not too bad, so maybe the end is in sight.
I've also had a gallon of paint matched to the final original color, so once the weather warms up a bit I'll be able to start repainting the interior.
Meanwhile, the other weekday projects were going along nicely. On the 306, Phil continues to work on arranging the woodwork for the door engines, so the piping can go back in next week.
Gerry and John continue work on the seat frames.
And Tim continues on the interior of the 1268. The ceiling of the east vestibule is being stripped:
The west vestibule has already been stained, and looks ready for varnish.
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What is the weathered little shanty to the left of the Jewell Road shelter in your first picture?
That's a CRT gateman's shanty from Chicago. By the way, our fabulous website has a listing for every structure on the property. Here's the link:
https://www.irm.org/player/crt-gatemans-shanty/?roster_type=custom
Hooverville is looking nicer these days!
Speaking of that CRT shanty, I'll point out that we have thus far been unable to figure out exactly where it came from. Our best guess is that it may have come from the Met, possibly even the Westchester branch, but we don't know. It isn't a precise match for anything we've found of a photo of yet.
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