Our faithful freelance reporter, Gregg Wolfersheim, is hard at work on Union Pacific doodlebug M-35 once again, and he's sent along this report of recent progress.
Following up with our last report, the big red tank on the doodlebug has been identified!
With the removal of the rear train door, paint stripping commenced. Here, Jack is needle chipping the doorway.
A closeup of the area. The yellow steps in the back are part of the new mezzanine addition in the Diesel shop.
The doorway now has primer on it.
Meanwhile, the door has been partially sanded and the loose joints have had epoxy applied to strengthen them up.
The floor plate was removed and the area below it was cleaned up. One of the buffer spring assemblies has been removed for repairs.
The pocket has been reattached and is ready for the springs standing upright behind it. Damp proof red primer has also been applied to everything.
The left side door is now being stripped and getting its epoxy treatment. Jack also has made measurements of this door. We will have to create an opposite version for the right side. Many years ago it was falling apart. Sometime in the 1980s, it was removed. Probably someone had intentions to rebuild it. However, we don't know where it went, hence a new one needs to be made.
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Awesome work from Gregg and the team. Hopefully we'll see the doodlebug return to the mainline someday.
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