Due to the forecast of very hot weather with high humidity for Saturday the 23rd the crane will not be steamed that day. We will pick a date for some time in August.
with Steve away here is an update on recent activities in a much drier form than Steve produces.
Shop Activities
The Pontiac Chieftain Hy-Rail Car No. 26:
This project appears to still have a few challenges. A read driver side window was sourced and installed. The shop that produced the window does upholstery work so it may be a place to have the Pontiac redone. New rear view mirrors were obtained (thanks to Ed Sr.) and the one for the driver side has been installed. The windshield wiper motor has been shipped off for rebuild.
In problem areas the car derailed going through the switch in front of the shop (perhaps the new tires are a bit wider) but it appears that a fix to this has been found but not yet implemented. The bottom of the engine and the hydraulic lines were steam cleaned in order to locate a small leak of hydraulic fluid. This search is still to be done
The OCR Woodings CBL Speeder:
The small side triangular windows were purchased and installed. The interior was re-assembled and all critical areas taped and covered. The car has been given a first coat of black and looks really good.
The Spreader:
A repaint of the spreader has commenced. In evaluating the condition of the wood one upright needs some patching. The spreader is back in the shop to have the wood work done and so that repainting can continue not matter what the weather conditions are.
The Baggage Car:
Charles has repaired and given the west side of the car a repaint. End doors have been primered and can be given a final coat of black. The away from the shop end door still needs the door handle installed plus a few other bits of hardware. The end patch has been designed and partially installed thanks to Ross and Dave Elliot. Hopefully this patch can be finished by next Wednesday. Parts are being fabricated (or will be soon) so that the diaphragm can be installed.
Sundry Bits:
More coal was sorted and with one more session this sorting job will be complete. I am sure there are some other items that I have missed but we are rolling along with the smaller sized summer crews. I will send out a revised job list next week.
……….Paul Bown
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