The past couple of weeks have had especially brutal weather around here. Twice I've set out for the Museum, and then turned around when the driving was just too dangerous. But there are usually a few things that can be done at home. The bottom rail for the 460 train door was a good project.
The old rail had all its tenons broken, so that's been fixed, and the new rail fits perfectly into the patch piece for the hinge-side stile, which will be attached with screws and epoxy. And I will make sure it clears the threshold so this doesn't happen again. Much less frustrating than trying to repair the reverser on an AF wide gauge locomotive, for instance. Everything's riveted together, so it can't be disassembled. Postwar designs were much better, but I digress.
I've also checked the train doors on the 451. The #1 end seemed fine, but the #2 end was rubbing slightly on the threshold. That will be the next focus. It also needs new weatherstripping. It's always nice to have productive things to do at home.
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