To start with, we have an answer to the question last time about the door that was being surgically rebuilt. Dr. Morisette is the expert repairman, and the door comes from the private car Ely, one of the real jewels of the collection from the earliest days.
To keep going on my door for the 460, I was able to cut the piece of rubber hose to the right length, drill the holes, and attach it to the new bottom rail for the door. It was then painted black and left to dry; I won't be able to paint any part of it once it's inside the door.
And then I turned to the third rail shoe assembly that I acquired from the material yard last time. It needed a lot of wire-wheeling.
And then primer. It looks newer, if not new.
Several other projects were in progress, of course, but I didn't have the time to photograph them. However, Victor and Bill stopped in, and here's the drinking water tank that will go into the Pennsy tool car. I wasn't thirsty enough to try it out-- neither was anyone else!
And I did some cleaning and arranging in one of our storage cars, but more about that some other time. Finally, the third rail beam is nearly done, as seen here.
This is the first "summer beam" I've made. The empty holes are painted black so they won't rot out in service. It's just about done except for painting the shoe assembly and the bolt covers on top.
By the way, I don't know what the current official number is, but I think we're approaching four miles of track under cover, which is more than most other museums' total trackage.
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