Mostly Michigan Monday

Monday's news is mostly Michigan, as in Michigan Electric 28, one of the Museum's really long-term restorations.  A lot of work in the woodshop involves interior woodwork and other parts for the front and smoker compartments.

Here we see Pete varnishing woodwork for the ceiling.

And next, one of my favorite details in any old car: the wrecking tool box!   Fritz has put a lot of work into fixing up the tools and the box.  He did this astounding job of lettering the tools.  The car was built for Michigan United Traction, which became Michigan Railways in 1916, and then Michigan Electric in 1923, or something like that.  You have to buy Norm's book to be sure.  But in any case, parts like this would have retained their original lettering.

Of course, you have to wonder how people are supposed to saw or chop their way out of a steel car....

It's not quite complete yet, as the sledge hammer is still to come.  It will be outstanding.

Finally, for a change of pace, Phil was installing doorway parts in the Fox River 306.

And as for myself, I worked on adjusting some of the door stops I made for the 460, and then glued them together.  Pictures next time.  And I spent a lot of time and effort on the next defective seat frame in the 309, without success.  Some of these frames are just going to have to be replaced.