We know what you're thinking - "please, please tell me the Green Bay & Western car is still in Barn 4 being worked on!" Well, we're all in luck, because it's right where it's been for the last hmhmbhm months, in the Electric Car Shop - and our faithful freelance reporter, Gregg Wolfersheim, has the scoop on what's been happening with this restoration project:
In our last episode of the big green car in barn 4, we were in the process of sanding the floor. Here is a close up showing the holes where the old picnic benches and seats were in the upper left of this photo. More in the center you can see the outline of the original car seat pedestal by the oval indentation.
Some of the components of a gas overhead light being refurbished. We have two and a half sets. I'm "kit bashing" them to make a complete one. This will be installed in the middle of the car as a display. Originally the car had five of these.
The tin cover was removed on the ceiling, providing this blast from the past! A little clean up and painting before the lamp is mounted is progressing.
At the east end of the car, the toilet compartment was removed many years ago by the railroad. The roof overhang existed, but minus the windows that allowed lighting into the area. Ralph and Jack installed an unused wooden door that the General Manager had found a few years ago. It fit with very little modification to provide us with a wall partition.
Here we see Jack and Ralph playing craps. Actually, they were finish sanding with small orbital sanders some stubborn areas that the big floor sander couldn't correct.
Later, I began applying some epoxy to fill in the various screw holes, gouges and other imperfections in the floor. Next will be primer and then a coat of paint.
The numbers are now on both sides.
The main part of the lamp fixture with one of the pots re-soldered on.
If you recall the last post from February, I showed a piece of pipe being heated, and bent. The closest one is the finished product for the east stove guard. Behind it is the one from the west stove used as a guide. Once the floor is all painted, these two will be mounted.
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