Thanks to our intrepid freelance reporter Gregg Wolfersheim, who has sent along another trove of photos detailing recent progress on the Green Bay & Western coach that is still located in the Barn 4 Electric Car Shop.
A few weeks ago work started on the north side of the coach. Where the bay window was, a frame work is now.
Much of the sill on this side is in rough shape. Without totally removing the siding and rebuilding all of the structure under it, we have to replace just the worst. This side had a lot of repairs made to it, probably while it was in tourist railroad days. It wasn't always like the original construction.
On the south side, I painted the screens on the clerestory black. Then the letterboard got a coat of Pullman green.
Tim has been sanding much of the outside.
The window frame area is now in primer. The sill required three applications of epoxy to fill in the cracks and holes. Soon, the sash will be painted and then put back into their tracks.
Ralph is splicing in wood where the sill should be. Notice the bay window area is now enclosed.
Ralph and Jack working together rebuilding the sill.
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