Thursday was another productive day at the Museum.
Brand new third-rail beams have been installed on the 460. A couple of them still had the fuses unattached at one end, so they were sort of waving in the breeze, and might pose a hazard. I was asked to fix that, as seen here.
Work continued on the 319's beams. #1 got its sleet scraper attached, and #2 got its shoe assembly installed.
Then there was more painting to do. Yeah, I know, you've seen one, you've seen 'em all.
But you haven't seen this before: Jack is building a new vestibule door for the UP doodlebug. On the table, it looks very short and fat, but that's because it opens over the stepwell. And of course the doodlebug isn't designed for loading from high-level platforms like our L-compatible cars.
My next priority is to get new springs made for the 36. Here's the crate I made at home, which is custom fit to a single leaf spring and will be shipped to the manufacturer as the guide to making new ones.
Out in the shop, the 306 crew (in this case, Fred and Gerry) were working on pilots. They need some body and fender work.
The east end control stand is essentially finished and in its original configuration -- something nobody has seen for about 90 years.
Work continues at the west end of the car.
And last but not least, Tim is making sure all of the clerestory windows open and close properly.
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