tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15728036457837886842024-03-17T22:59:33.949-04:00Bytown Railway SocietyEquipment Restoration Blogjrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.comBlogger504125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-40898799210457755622024-02-21T11:55:00.006-05:002024-03-04T12:06:40.860-05:00Restoration Update - Winter 2024 - Den Jakupi<p>The Society has had a busy start to the year, working on two main projects: replacing the batteries on T&NVR #10, patching the metalwork on the locomotive sides, and repainting the cab, as well as restoring the signal box protecting the CN/CP diamond in Delson, Quebec. The latter will be used to house the crossing signal relay for the crossing gate that will be installed on the museum’s grounds this summer.</p><p>Details for T&NVR #10:</p><p>The batteries on the locomotive were no longer holding a charge and needed the use of our heavy-duty railway battery charger to start. The type of 8V batteries on the locomotive, for the 32-volt system, have been discontinued, and during research, a replacement was found manufactured by Rolls Battery (Type 8 CH 17 E). However, these batteries are taller than the older style, therefore the need to modify the box became apparent. During the process, we found extensive corrosion of the sheets due to moisture seeping in and battery acid leaks throughout the years. We also noticed that the box was not original but also modified at different points in the locomotive's career. In addition, some rust holes on the fireman’s side were noticed and are being fixed. Due to the extent of the work required to correct those issues, we also decided to cosmetically restore the cab's appearance. </p><p>The pictures below show the progress to date.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieI9GX5nqwgVe_SbuQRWqMYfyB0AwUtjNpbG0RQHf5XiuLsu_QZM68GmiN1OLufiCMqumoflVnpIXHmQtnUc2SXIfgqr_IITHHdAAFgOkVs1oy8VP99s5n_jT7JYYOF8oay0HHeQpJsgkSt5Xhbm9M-dStohXgEVLximkl1PuB-foX1GG74ejm-E4UzAY/s2048/429548260_781692420662004_3018690487869542354_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieI9GX5nqwgVe_SbuQRWqMYfyB0AwUtjNpbG0RQHf5XiuLsu_QZM68GmiN1OLufiCMqumoflVnpIXHmQtnUc2SXIfgqr_IITHHdAAFgOkVs1oy8VP99s5n_jT7JYYOF8oay0HHeQpJsgkSt5Xhbm9M-dStohXgEVLximkl1PuB-foX1GG74ejm-E4UzAY/w640-h480/429548260_781692420662004_3018690487869542354_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inspecting the layout of the old batteries.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyh9IFMQQpEtLvM6ERRzChkfbWdhqEW-zpbIQHqhOn6CDwkUo5lETMWkseg010BPQSgyGO3fWctmjzFX7r6HOK73DH4DMW2zrIhpJxvOwwaIDBRJI4WmSRa6rwX0A87xHXunjeH6LZwtuDplcTQponGsuPO-RCujwRbY1IasYhcw-q_El5z4F_aDpChDU/s2048/429548223_781692430662003_74462750890371580_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyh9IFMQQpEtLvM6ERRzChkfbWdhqEW-zpbIQHqhOn6CDwkUo5lETMWkseg010BPQSgyGO3fWctmjzFX7r6HOK73DH4DMW2zrIhpJxvOwwaIDBRJI4WmSRa6rwX0A87xHXunjeH6LZwtuDplcTQponGsuPO-RCujwRbY1IasYhcw-q_El5z4F_aDpChDU/w640-h480/429548223_781692430662003_74462750890371580_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the battery box was removed.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisH8P63Dk-Dcb4Nz__JjElUc24oAipFe3FeGYobux7djJRYbNQCjfMzqgcc1XhfR4BE_7lB9YrOnTy-O3PrrMMjrf9DmU-c-nA-5mPhhp5Ew6ow0v-iwpQOSnYdyp4dwd5ek2NykB2P6BhOGNzwfYUefDw-KvgFP_YhOL6-h97oU-biRkmEDqO3rpSw6Q/s2048/429487458_781692927328620_7797747424869596440_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisH8P63Dk-Dcb4Nz__JjElUc24oAipFe3FeGYobux7djJRYbNQCjfMzqgcc1XhfR4BE_7lB9YrOnTy-O3PrrMMjrf9DmU-c-nA-5mPhhp5Ew6ow0v-iwpQOSnYdyp4dwd5ek2NykB2P6BhOGNzwfYUefDw-KvgFP_YhOL6-h97oU-biRkmEDqO3rpSw6Q/w480-h640/429487458_781692927328620_7797747424869596440_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rear cab heater was also found to be leaking coolant and removed for repair.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJs5GDXYpoW1WiurXYdbjzSKos4P4peI5jyf21aPnW0qa7Cn_J2Ep4w0x59ZOn3G1GJxAxDZsqJNrCUMbn3b-m4x8NB35ik4OSC8Y2kJlPlxhxII6iGw7KNPmN9L7B64ZR2tuRG0uolNeMYrH4MhRVS95icbwtUB0vOfvm1f8RU1N46yLzRXHBLMG3f8M/s2048/429526921_781692867328626_3170470563158109816_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJs5GDXYpoW1WiurXYdbjzSKos4P4peI5jyf21aPnW0qa7Cn_J2Ep4w0x59ZOn3G1GJxAxDZsqJNrCUMbn3b-m4x8NB35ik4OSC8Y2kJlPlxhxII6iGw7KNPmN9L7B64ZR2tuRG0uolNeMYrH4MhRVS95icbwtUB0vOfvm1f8RU1N46yLzRXHBLMG3f8M/w640-h480/429526921_781692867328626_3170470563158109816_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holes on the fireman’s side of the cab.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzQynLGlvQyqnpGtJnTSz5YBmCykP0tX1j4c4FrzI3jRXEXsVvAkNbQPbnzWCj8Yqk9USBk4ODKGdU0b3G0ES1NSCrR7DX706vHWbefuooGY6fUSyhfxS14Js5TqdqicbSMcflVsYotMsEynuxXxaPklYMNhI83qnGaLTVQFkuWyUSkATZikr-MyOrcA/s2048/429507746_781692880661958_87206711914869555_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzQynLGlvQyqnpGtJnTSz5YBmCykP0tX1j4c4FrzI3jRXEXsVvAkNbQPbnzWCj8Yqk9USBk4ODKGdU0b3G0ES1NSCrR7DX706vHWbefuooGY6fUSyhfxS14Js5TqdqicbSMcflVsYotMsEynuxXxaPklYMNhI83qnGaLTVQFkuWyUSkATZikr-MyOrcA/w640-h480/429507746_781692880661958_87206711914869555_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floor has been needle scaled, photo is facing towards the engineer’s seat.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0s7tMk7LcIkV9ZR3Ap2ZSuqHXHENwrR6f9OAqtef_NvhkepbqpEtofxceRvXhB_wFnRBKUHZq9a-7YwvOen9CULxsZx7nipynDGjiEkWCn0SPz9eZSz6MqSNXtJcjcC6o6pN20rgYw32rbnYfxkDmTH28pHixMZUFqU70diPmatvQ6Otj7po0M3ZcMg/s1920/429477891_781692920661954_8650937525079660331_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0s7tMk7LcIkV9ZR3Ap2ZSuqHXHENwrR6f9OAqtef_NvhkepbqpEtofxceRvXhB_wFnRBKUHZq9a-7YwvOen9CULxsZx7nipynDGjiEkWCn0SPz9eZSz6MqSNXtJcjcC6o6pN20rgYw32rbnYfxkDmTH28pHixMZUFqU70diPmatvQ6Otj7po0M3ZcMg/w360-h640/429477891_781692920661954_8650937525079660331_n.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The signal box at Exporail during the Summer of 2023 waiting for transport to Ottawa.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL293f-rGkJ7tdvAjotH7wa6QKkqIeuXEO3GEFV4MHiDPqijz85fUOcYNDBjKTX-zqQ5-UpxDqEx4rZjg9liu1JF-ZnCbzlf7aOGWK_qWTAsXxIE6sjvq_KvX8B88J2cylwjPHvNBtConLj-s3kxkp1nR8FFk2htBzBJx9EWKCck2XU4580JpGyrcvkLg/s2048/429526494_781692900661956_1635709995219042128_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL293f-rGkJ7tdvAjotH7wa6QKkqIeuXEO3GEFV4MHiDPqijz85fUOcYNDBjKTX-zqQ5-UpxDqEx4rZjg9liu1JF-ZnCbzlf7aOGWK_qWTAsXxIE6sjvq_KvX8B88J2cylwjPHvNBtConLj-s3kxkp1nR8FFk2htBzBJx9EWKCck2XU4580JpGyrcvkLg/w640-h480/429526494_781692900661956_1635709995219042128_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The innards prior to dismantling.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBcSnPknoGp812b_z1QqIO9lDJE3Zz2ziAH8tUx1HpPYIQDGLvO_HRxkJ27Suuc5xGqMImzIHyvnkppL2j_sVV46ltH7Q7mOt5VcPu9M-ynrfMYoFtS1qxjOBbNoAxHvv-2GSHcBccRYyn0sE7D0UxDWTEF0db5fdEWblgSK8BcidQoo7m_PfEQIquAE/s2048/429526349_781692943995285_4396072194921191959_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBcSnPknoGp812b_z1QqIO9lDJE3Zz2ziAH8tUx1HpPYIQDGLvO_HRxkJ27Suuc5xGqMImzIHyvnkppL2j_sVV46ltH7Q7mOt5VcPu9M-ynrfMYoFtS1qxjOBbNoAxHvv-2GSHcBccRYyn0sE7D0UxDWTEF0db5fdEWblgSK8BcidQoo7m_PfEQIquAE/w480-h640/429526349_781692943995285_4396072194921191959_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The box features a top and bottom cast iron piece. They are held together by four metal rods. The wrapping is steel and will be replaced to stainless. Photo by John Halpenny.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhInolpGoeMuwVsv2GHhPstvXbz01Fk5bs8chAvZaAQMr6oxy8e0e0EN_eHHhyE-zAXaAfzmL_lWoCEQAa1StymUYJV1CWr7Jcb9bM_QALY4CkEe8MlL4ZhBAcJfvPFHss2hutjJscVRIWJFIzjrzdQo0-jCJhcBPOqEfyq_xQOAvt4sxYiicuGp_s86M/s2048/429578689_781692907328622_4367240873581740295_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhInolpGoeMuwVsv2GHhPstvXbz01Fk5bs8chAvZaAQMr6oxy8e0e0EN_eHHhyE-zAXaAfzmL_lWoCEQAa1StymUYJV1CWr7Jcb9bM_QALY4CkEe8MlL4ZhBAcJfvPFHss2hutjJscVRIWJFIzjrzdQo0-jCJhcBPOqEfyq_xQOAvt4sxYiicuGp_s86M/w480-h640/429578689_781692907328622_4367240873581740295_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Door casting wire wheeled and ready for welding of some cracks. Photo by John Halpenny</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-40786157484320073332023-11-17T12:08:00.001-05:002024-03-04T12:14:27.412-05:00Fixing a Hole where the rain gets in - DHC Activity 2023 Nov 15 - Jack Loucks<p> Some final work on the Boom Car roof this week.</p><p>Unless otherwise noted, all photos by John Halpenny</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIiqngNRIBHo5zV71-VmpLoqCQXx2scsPnRJHpAxcssaM-HVHxitq3Z3gfyR3yncYzYRVrPxY2X3rlmaKeGKxCMjPxKItXOiy9egnbcHTlRlUeHKJGA3firITMg_xhO5Ktcok0lRFt8jSzSHnVbjEZJbix-aZSCb890IBhAwJaeds2dXYiQAoceMcuLo/s2048/402111717_721358686695378_3334707214577947836_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIiqngNRIBHo5zV71-VmpLoqCQXx2scsPnRJHpAxcssaM-HVHxitq3Z3gfyR3yncYzYRVrPxY2X3rlmaKeGKxCMjPxKItXOiy9egnbcHTlRlUeHKJGA3firITMg_xhO5Ktcok0lRFt8jSzSHnVbjEZJbix-aZSCb890IBhAwJaeds2dXYiQAoceMcuLo/w480-h640/402111717_721358686695378_3334707214577947836_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1" copper nails were installed along the Boom Car's drip edge in a staggered pattern. The nails are only for cosmetic purposes to match the nailing pattern on the original roof.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCK1s6tB8LHeaXLkoQBKNsCo5CqgknbhmGNwGocqiGe3-C-TeDbYYVTn2noqo6_4obR3BsVacz6jqqAjn6YbIpY2gNIQEfQZca7Q6Q3nFocmAkhwV3P6rcafAapH9VBhzAK_QZ0jV_5jyBZqW0jfO7b96JeP9ejKimh3e4_H1AhTwupDzF7XrVyAtrLJ4/s2048/402865374_721358700028710_5438205018600583387_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCK1s6tB8LHeaXLkoQBKNsCo5CqgknbhmGNwGocqiGe3-C-TeDbYYVTn2noqo6_4obR3BsVacz6jqqAjn6YbIpY2gNIQEfQZca7Q6Q3nFocmAkhwV3P6rcafAapH9VBhzAK_QZ0jV_5jyBZqW0jfO7b96JeP9ejKimh3e4_H1AhTwupDzF7XrVyAtrLJ4/w480-h640/402865374_721358700028710_5438205018600583387_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up of a finished corner and John Halpenny's corner wrapping technique with the EPDM.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVB30N7GysntVzWsx5yJ6srM-6BwmQKXHvETYzus7a0wKx-PBtqeddbxX79ZkBWOuDo-N3Q6qJM2amx7mW5JQEJUSX699G-B4fxMb3Ke8iuKXTNL5wpyO_kEwiWbEsKqdqWr91oVckUE3ahySSvExvC6ccj2cynwlwgpvi0engTU6OvueT4Xv7Sl7eZ0o/s2048/402052971_721358703362043_3645600141229000246_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVB30N7GysntVzWsx5yJ6srM-6BwmQKXHvETYzus7a0wKx-PBtqeddbxX79ZkBWOuDo-N3Q6qJM2amx7mW5JQEJUSX699G-B4fxMb3Ke8iuKXTNL5wpyO_kEwiWbEsKqdqWr91oVckUE3ahySSvExvC6ccj2cynwlwgpvi0engTU6OvueT4Xv7Sl7eZ0o/w480-h640/402052971_721358703362043_3645600141229000246_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave Stremes nailing on one side.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxQI14lO7kPKJwMjp02gCwO6Vl98Xqgpt1kNNELEmyAp82cAVea26kQmPO7j_uyVwu6cBHXYizQhoVX37RgpUD-zQfU5fVkY_yT-LlQIkFZPzGZ58PLt3Mr89pFzQDyMSBSnNFppFPN-JTMBQuCkDds14KDCtGJSSj2HLxIZTW3AY8s8rYBOEnrN_cHw/s2048/401853635_721358820028698_2583804703471851059_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxQI14lO7kPKJwMjp02gCwO6Vl98Xqgpt1kNNELEmyAp82cAVea26kQmPO7j_uyVwu6cBHXYizQhoVX37RgpUD-zQfU5fVkY_yT-LlQIkFZPzGZ58PLt3Mr89pFzQDyMSBSnNFppFPN-JTMBQuCkDds14KDCtGJSSj2HLxIZTW3AY8s8rYBOEnrN_cHw/w480-h640/401853635_721358820028698_2583804703471851059_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andy Cameron working on the other side. Here we can see Andy using the nailing template that Paul Bown crafted for this work. Pilot holes were drilled using the template as a guide, and then the copper nails were hammered in.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzY7JGBkTbSMUXjOH1nhvLpnzfPjBUoIm9oO1dOwZkcLyZaXM1FU_nTA7FxCwpVlJJc6s9uBjsLm2ONuZ39H0wAjPZ8M9Win4DZ16Mdg3cnz6-KDRsurSqihhpGXW5D0_MN8Xlfkmqffqw1U6WvZzOLLLwH2os5kwezydJGEqfBqdMTUeCyPfiyr94c14/s2048/402097238_721358713362042_4031006425141268115_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzY7JGBkTbSMUXjOH1nhvLpnzfPjBUoIm9oO1dOwZkcLyZaXM1FU_nTA7FxCwpVlJJc6s9uBjsLm2ONuZ39H0wAjPZ8M9Win4DZ16Mdg3cnz6-KDRsurSqihhpGXW5D0_MN8Xlfkmqffqw1U6WvZzOLLLwH2os5kwezydJGEqfBqdMTUeCyPfiyr94c14/w480-h640/402097238_721358713362042_4031006425141268115_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boom car.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguq3hClmcH5iPSoODbVo9Zhggv4bDMCkZ_KAMDIjLI6lf_7OOCazBtOKocHnVEV0Trs-mG-jlpIVaqr2EI2Q0BKtmfiin8T15Xf9Lv2VWHQQrbmnkZXYqUNkZMeS-BHk7ldYCHNaChqbiAdvA7wgGR6ezVrlqRg-Xs3VWUXCRl4IIUt7bSG-ilIpz5hq0/s2016/402059697_721361586695088_3723868575518162245_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguq3hClmcH5iPSoODbVo9Zhggv4bDMCkZ_KAMDIjLI6lf_7OOCazBtOKocHnVEV0Trs-mG-jlpIVaqr2EI2Q0BKtmfiin8T15Xf9Lv2VWHQQrbmnkZXYqUNkZMeS-BHk7ldYCHNaChqbiAdvA7wgGR6ezVrlqRg-Xs3VWUXCRl4IIUt7bSG-ilIpz5hq0/w640-h480/402059697_721361586695088_3723868575518162245_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The benefit of finishing the nailing was we were able to remove the Boom Car from the shop and replace it with TNVR #10. This is also providing us with a bit more room. Photo by Den Jakupi.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-40470387100433482782023-09-23T12:16:00.005-04:002024-03-04T12:25:27.697-05:00Canadian National 6200 Final Move - Part 1 - Den Jakupi<p> With the construction of the permanent berm completed for the locomotive. Members of the Society began the work of installing the rails with the support from Akman Construction crews.</p><p>Bridge rails had to be used to connect the locomotive from its current spot to the newly built concrete berm. We thank the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario for allowing us to borrow high-quality ties once used on the Canadian Pacific Winchester Sub for this project.</p><p>Unless otherwise noted, all photos by Den Jakupi</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXBpw2BUCkV46pXkA_3wZqktxZlZ74p1thRqQaAPFSh5iE3ZHm-Tp2RTZoBzDWG12X1MDJXZQU43Y8vxQEm30THN9jDW3G14ahuR7Xr9apUAsY43h0fAImG9AWhqPaZPuhRZhYmTKnRw6-0HU2TRWibVhxjUrXCUFGjfoVzKyLwxYrvPHKG2BCyr2UxI/s2048/382240309_687420076755906_622159245825256445_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXBpw2BUCkV46pXkA_3wZqktxZlZ74p1thRqQaAPFSh5iE3ZHm-Tp2RTZoBzDWG12X1MDJXZQU43Y8vxQEm30THN9jDW3G14ahuR7Xr9apUAsY43h0fAImG9AWhqPaZPuhRZhYmTKnRw6-0HU2TRWibVhxjUrXCUFGjfoVzKyLwxYrvPHKG2BCyr2UxI/w640-h480/382240309_687420076755906_622159245825256445_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BRS crew from L to R: Phil Jago, Dave Stremes, Andrew Cameron, John Bryant and Den Jakupi<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVeO8ZvQuHtv0BFHua7ot_yQn6OowZfOqnuPN6VWPwvzg-oMG13fEDqtjuz4yDHczDefbDy-EBGybYt3-pUtR92vuJrSzpqxTyKSyGRwWc9BGPVB_TaU4of5bieqTySEXYB4icT_Ik3JoWLukOoF3I_Hqmr_l9p9KYbBICVEQE_-bvXVLJo_pmdNGy60/s2048/380272827_687420113422569_433905442794245376_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVeO8ZvQuHtv0BFHua7ot_yQn6OowZfOqnuPN6VWPwvzg-oMG13fEDqtjuz4yDHczDefbDy-EBGybYt3-pUtR92vuJrSzpqxTyKSyGRwWc9BGPVB_TaU4of5bieqTySEXYB4icT_Ik3JoWLukOoF3I_Hqmr_l9p9KYbBICVEQE_-bvXVLJo_pmdNGy60/w640-h480/380272827_687420113422569_433905442794245376_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Bryant marking the distance of 600mm between the stainless steel fasteners used to secure the rails to the concrete.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvg5eoNNF9Iy42hw9kbhT2kQQwPkIBxrgorSpi6WTLBed2m2OCRjkAWaSSQMVxxrP1ejRGZoaT_fJI2Q-Dbsca-QkqAmtVsZF2QMizOBz0Bn4sQrAVv9AwWqiAr9OMRISc2YlwCoCjFq3p9pumgkZKqKGRZcclrcTScb5dwsOh7mHUtIxLJSAiqrkW5g/s2048/380262604_687420346755879_7320893167614417514_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvg5eoNNF9Iy42hw9kbhT2kQQwPkIBxrgorSpi6WTLBed2m2OCRjkAWaSSQMVxxrP1ejRGZoaT_fJI2Q-Dbsca-QkqAmtVsZF2QMizOBz0Bn4sQrAVv9AwWqiAr9OMRISc2YlwCoCjFq3p9pumgkZKqKGRZcclrcTScb5dwsOh7mHUtIxLJSAiqrkW5g/w480-h640/380262604_687420346755879_7320893167614417514_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Phil Jago spiking the first rail to the tie to ensure alignment moving forward.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePvGzPWYE80VR2SSf_fDtoeAO2LGcHXok3UJeOCMgwsjEsX7x6q349iQOTIJ00Z6hhQq9Q5iiPOmhO-QKm1eVvoF0OrMTBlHTsjz5iqRMFR8XGkVEDFKeLHWH8z7W_EF37ACICo09lGHeeejG2bo6DWFgo04arlcGDXLnRNgb8y2Ht4iG7oGpt_DblNQ/s2048/380270984_687420120089235_647006938405608154_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePvGzPWYE80VR2SSf_fDtoeAO2LGcHXok3UJeOCMgwsjEsX7x6q349iQOTIJ00Z6hhQq9Q5iiPOmhO-QKm1eVvoF0OrMTBlHTsjz5iqRMFR8XGkVEDFKeLHWH8z7W_EF37ACICo09lGHeeejG2bo6DWFgo04arlcGDXLnRNgb8y2Ht4iG7oGpt_DblNQ/w640-h480/380270984_687420120089235_647006938405608154_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave Stremes securing the fishplates at the joint between the temporary berm and the bridge rail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9hwK_VZKA_bSD5b16fHlutf0ssInLwgZCFDor1KURdV5SwipjaiUSj_qiAaR8ryI17JKGgGNjDUIBRI3TrRH6FeRrsXKoOkegngF0Bz0ogDQMiY3mM-SVMEq20iM1KpmzCahl_u9UmacLNb3ad7TZ8K4WxMD5v-A8LCGOX1t4uPf2KBqWBXaoHM5rQk/s2048/381159000_687420130089234_8805304396776860395_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9hwK_VZKA_bSD5b16fHlutf0ssInLwgZCFDor1KURdV5SwipjaiUSj_qiAaR8ryI17JKGgGNjDUIBRI3TrRH6FeRrsXKoOkegngF0Bz0ogDQMiY3mM-SVMEq20iM1KpmzCahl_u9UmacLNb3ad7TZ8K4WxMD5v-A8LCGOX1t4uPf2KBqWBXaoHM5rQk/w640-h480/381159000_687420130089234_8805304396776860395_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First rail sitting on the new permanent berm.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9Z3xXY1EXjqldYHURSN_oVIABqRrDv0cfnp3QqsVO08_ZAHfqA-LDmuOsbYTm2cfvDfFlvaI9UdY8Y43hczhDWccT465Id7xs-IGcviLE5Lsyj_NEuomW05O4gP1wPfZAL_6e01XY_X5iI5pWtCAMUm4aDqsBVK_NdkJPhGl3iZyWB-NP58EqT2KdKo/s2048/381150019_687420083422572_6930247608837592316_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9Z3xXY1EXjqldYHURSN_oVIABqRrDv0cfnp3QqsVO08_ZAHfqA-LDmuOsbYTm2cfvDfFlvaI9UdY8Y43hczhDWccT465Id7xs-IGcviLE5Lsyj_NEuomW05O4gP1wPfZAL_6e01XY_X5iI5pWtCAMUm4aDqsBVK_NdkJPhGl3iZyWB-NP58EqT2KdKo/w640-h480/381150019_687420083422572_6930247608837592316_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew Cameron looks on as Dave Stremes secures the fishplates.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBaVrZ3ySl3EuK2Ry7GJSdfuZ-Qx9QFDl38X8-fvn_cyKXZcKdUe36NzSw8DWLwprXGavOIxIJOguFBW8P4MY5S3eGlfYJrSYf_IZrTEzg5M6K3eASBRDuN66usz3F7zDYReevBir-CiOXU2-qKWaDnJMJ9nUId7xFw2Bt_torp33J5P2EmAqap2bI2g/s2048/382238400_687420336755880_850268019446124548_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBaVrZ3ySl3EuK2Ry7GJSdfuZ-Qx9QFDl38X8-fvn_cyKXZcKdUe36NzSw8DWLwprXGavOIxIJOguFBW8P4MY5S3eGlfYJrSYf_IZrTEzg5M6K3eASBRDuN66usz3F7zDYReevBir-CiOXU2-qKWaDnJMJ9nUId7xFw2Bt_torp33J5P2EmAqap2bI2g/w640-h480/382238400_687420336755880_850268019446124548_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Akman crews bring a 39' section of rail to the berm.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8YKC47ebPZfErLNtvEl6k6n7NfoIZVcgd1aOmn5VIbaIl_FGJbJz7lFE8JBokX0FXycegveSNrmQDkfakOHEP7UbV0_I5m1E2t_88duBkxgOvxfWcVEkJGH6zDpLwtkN3TcaGa6dDcZc3Jfx7EPCuEUYVyhbjA5pqZGMCUKH_QRhIF57bb0ElQtnePb4/s2048/381388550_687420100089237_4967599916211972230_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8YKC47ebPZfErLNtvEl6k6n7NfoIZVcgd1aOmn5VIbaIl_FGJbJz7lFE8JBokX0FXycegveSNrmQDkfakOHEP7UbV0_I5m1E2t_88duBkxgOvxfWcVEkJGH6zDpLwtkN3TcaGa6dDcZc3Jfx7EPCuEUYVyhbjA5pqZGMCUKH_QRhIF57bb0ElQtnePb4/w640-h480/381388550_687420100089237_4967599916211972230_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stainless steel fasteners used to secure the rails to the concrete.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ett2deDmsG7XPIgwW2tOPgoAOGCP_xcucfazEKDxl13jNad9QaIXQEQOMjo6AXxd7txd_JhJI6f3sdpTskKJwd9hyphenhyphena21C1eDkGWF0xYAoTv60gnu8HdlRFHO0Mag02ytSHDb9v7RPEU8hd5FCf-0fDJto3PShnAQlpPIC9HA_tdQz3NlRZKQTVNO_Ag/s2048/381377170_687420366755877_742289984310450724_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ett2deDmsG7XPIgwW2tOPgoAOGCP_xcucfazEKDxl13jNad9QaIXQEQOMjo6AXxd7txd_JhJI6f3sdpTskKJwd9hyphenhyphena21C1eDkGWF0xYAoTv60gnu8HdlRFHO0Mag02ytSHDb9v7RPEU8hd5FCf-0fDJto3PShnAQlpPIC9HA_tdQz3NlRZKQTVNO_Ag/w640-h480/381377170_687420366755877_742289984310450724_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A depiction of how they would be mounted.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bcEM8MfO1Dd335pmrCip9XMqzxKRf-jzcYbWFVAC_1Qq33rhMEqsOgi2pELq6IijN_RKQiLcIw12ovwaGUSe7ST-FAGWR6Iek1NMxleGX3mGvA0LHD2quHx9esUmTPnjdxKDarA9mDgXnDkTUEqEtcHPi1r2RJnwv00Y6NQtUf0Wz9U3537OMjBhv5g/s1284/382583469_687419730089274_1849160160173708792_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="1284" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bcEM8MfO1Dd335pmrCip9XMqzxKRf-jzcYbWFVAC_1Qq33rhMEqsOgi2pELq6IijN_RKQiLcIw12ovwaGUSe7ST-FAGWR6Iek1NMxleGX3mGvA0LHD2quHx9esUmTPnjdxKDarA9mDgXnDkTUEqEtcHPi1r2RJnwv00Y6NQtUf0Wz9U3537OMjBhv5g/w640-h424/382583469_687419730089274_1849160160173708792_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Track completed and secured.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-80578758127771813572023-08-23T13:18:00.001-04:002023-09-07T13:29:02.325-04:00New Life for an Old Coach August 23, 2023 - Phil Jago<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-q8UX5R5scsIGkwGgjQrQqulWhEpEO_GYnv_lybD4QgwELTMqRsPFSplvvjq8OuZYOBzi4xe_NGjqAKTbXZn4C7IbQHBL7QQGPzm6i66z8CsVpM5M8Il3a1F9v_gE6n8JK0JHjGwTQr7I54ii7OsugGLfOJQTt-pvtzG1S9IHYQfygFQ1VRJWbMLgs4/s2016/371312384_2806234452852089_5376552724544609760_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-q8UX5R5scsIGkwGgjQrQqulWhEpEO_GYnv_lybD4QgwELTMqRsPFSplvvjq8OuZYOBzi4xe_NGjqAKTbXZn4C7IbQHBL7QQGPzm6i66z8CsVpM5M8Il3a1F9v_gE6n8JK0JHjGwTQr7I54ii7OsugGLfOJQTt-pvtzG1S9IHYQfygFQ1VRJWbMLgs4/w640-h480/371312384_2806234452852089_5376552724544609760_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norm Kummer fastens down the plywood along the ridge of the 4313 Cabin roof. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGaDzwT8phkt3LBPURafu8EtGILDEQbhSMf4jW3ALY0HvBrRAjjo50qrLigSjMrjSxkJ-5T0Ky_de2vd9G2Efsrpl-WFZSbB8rmS9WS_HgxDLhRFlZDuKl5tdlo9iuyDoToPITOn0pBMxhIHxIK8dN0zu4OXmA3Z5zednok2weUAocmUNVVuFdf_EJwc/s2016/371445855_2806234442852090_4112378273835061288_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGaDzwT8phkt3LBPURafu8EtGILDEQbhSMf4jW3ALY0HvBrRAjjo50qrLigSjMrjSxkJ-5T0Ky_de2vd9G2Efsrpl-WFZSbB8rmS9WS_HgxDLhRFlZDuKl5tdlo9iuyDoToPITOn0pBMxhIHxIK8dN0zu4OXmA3Z5zednok2weUAocmUNVVuFdf_EJwc/w478-h640/371445855_2806234442852090_4112378273835061288_n.jpg" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When the top sheathing was installed on the 4313's roof, we just ran it out over the edge. Here Norm Kummer begins to trim off the "B" End edge. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mqvSryI8efrIWQDIA9tGIMgoiFbLxIvV2XvYscS-eQbmEyUuYXpHFMfvbPE8ByiZYxZ_cWCQbNlkZSGcbN3Hn_KhRn7YUY5dTVls2VBsi-FAHSfRqpQjWOWKSMYqHZ0cSTaiiouhsfq-uQtkdAH1-X6hgCoHewmgjrIcD1BDDLOFZPn7Wz0Se9qPvUs/s2016/372687756_2806234476185420_2278685403828700695_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mqvSryI8efrIWQDIA9tGIMgoiFbLxIvV2XvYscS-eQbmEyUuYXpHFMfvbPE8ByiZYxZ_cWCQbNlkZSGcbN3Hn_KhRn7YUY5dTVls2VBsi-FAHSfRqpQjWOWKSMYqHZ0cSTaiiouhsfq-uQtkdAH1-X6hgCoHewmgjrIcD1BDDLOFZPn7Wz0Se9qPvUs/w640-h480/372687756_2806234476185420_2278685403828700695_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All kitted out in safety gear, Jack Loucks heads out to ex-CN No. 6200 to rough in wiring for its lighting system. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWtRojlce7GCQByYrgkktMEc9snk1p8bAJ3HKBJ1Ie9AZMaUwiO8Q3ChwMXHM6NG2_8n49wbZzawOfKRZ87SZVwr69dnaYuQ7408xGSiIa0edY32lYcmp45D_798Y9MTMahOFeA2GRhowbzoHL765_4n0zv8sFLNSBEaIDL2ofW2mCRDl6LLK2zGkpi8/s2016/370354705_2806234432852091_5463943728497897003_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWtRojlce7GCQByYrgkktMEc9snk1p8bAJ3HKBJ1Ie9AZMaUwiO8Q3ChwMXHM6NG2_8n49wbZzawOfKRZ87SZVwr69dnaYuQ7408xGSiIa0edY32lYcmp45D_798Y9MTMahOFeA2GRhowbzoHL765_4n0zv8sFLNSBEaIDL2ofW2mCRDl6LLK2zGkpi8/w640-h480/370354705_2806234432852091_5463943728497897003_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Timber!!" Norm Kummer finishes the final cut to the "B" End of the roof. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wnjnDYRsajxa14n6sK9DEBaF0Ah3gC3-1n03VaZ2LefgNnbLqkU7wWoNO3WAm08LoNgmyIxgJz5n4yn2k6dxTkbfwg4544JgcKVG7p517MoU_0qwyki__PXp7R20uNqkwkjAFMtMrokPDqdrhjPqzd4b3XysfQ5UUEx3pBgqR1Wn1Le1gp3fDR8Gh5U/s2016/371341932_2806234616185406_4307811633042794315_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wnjnDYRsajxa14n6sK9DEBaF0Ah3gC3-1n03VaZ2LefgNnbLqkU7wWoNO3WAm08LoNgmyIxgJz5n4yn2k6dxTkbfwg4544JgcKVG7p517MoU_0qwyki__PXp7R20uNqkwkjAFMtMrokPDqdrhjPqzd4b3XysfQ5UUEx3pBgqR1Wn1Le1gp3fDR8Gh5U/w480-h640/371341932_2806234616185406_4307811633042794315_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Den Jakupi and Andrew Cameron (on the bench) clean up the mast for the gated crossing signal that BRS is restoring for the Museum. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu0Gac48N6xO5u5pIxsDGG-zmCUOZHKg_PzP78v4JDl8pdUb827YiPZeoDIDH3Q4P5lr4kTTS3Wj3ul73BZjjrjsIf2srdNVKoTTFGtVyRXVoovtWcTwjqJsH22YmryHjEmHe-D0tP-OpLTdetFfAD9MqM8eBtx4l5xvLxof_Yr_IgknIkzZVCnzZvlg/s2016/372631752_2806234576185410_8145866329723690262_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu0Gac48N6xO5u5pIxsDGG-zmCUOZHKg_PzP78v4JDl8pdUb827YiPZeoDIDH3Q4P5lr4kTTS3Wj3ul73BZjjrjsIf2srdNVKoTTFGtVyRXVoovtWcTwjqJsH22YmryHjEmHe-D0tP-OpLTdetFfAD9MqM8eBtx4l5xvLxof_Yr_IgknIkzZVCnzZvlg/w640-h480/372631752_2806234576185410_8145866329723690262_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To prepare the boom roof surface for the application of the EPDM membrane, Norm Kummer used his router to round off the perimeter. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJowu0DVvQev8-_AbVfQp30ucg_Rc7Nnc2BgjIBVL3BGfSPVs5KPaHZ0SpuE91dB0kRong18JCvhFPwfDEQ9NqYL5YUmbDHhDRePLLzZBNBRy3MAD21sUjc-Nchubj7XMTXhhAnzwLjntDHBfLjjP8OLEvdUV2o83XXfQV0f3bMdcdb7gUiOePhKJGkQQ/s931/371521416_2806234556185412_7591440635546854658_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="698" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJowu0DVvQev8-_AbVfQp30ucg_Rc7Nnc2BgjIBVL3BGfSPVs5KPaHZ0SpuE91dB0kRong18JCvhFPwfDEQ9NqYL5YUmbDHhDRePLLzZBNBRy3MAD21sUjc-Nchubj7XMTXhhAnzwLjntDHBfLjjP8OLEvdUV2o83XXfQV0f3bMdcdb7gUiOePhKJGkQQ/w480-h640/371521416_2806234556185412_7591440635546854658_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew Cameron works on the flashers for the gated crossing signal. Photo by Jack Loucks</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7xx7zIsAIoSOFiE1UqMpKL4h8KfCFpRx7AgTAt91VCnemaar9zNslG3DNNU0CFgw_QweQeoDCs_IQVPkE5gBBxHESMpnqioSce5_g2GOjb32I6BIW5MgM1c6zJM_WFjBWL6PqXGlpKy5oho-lzBSpdhG5rvQ2e0fIrjdBfnh9wIpvYBAWGON0dwWMPE/s1241/372642083_2806234666185401_6769221500869961748_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="1241" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7xx7zIsAIoSOFiE1UqMpKL4h8KfCFpRx7AgTAt91VCnemaar9zNslG3DNNU0CFgw_QweQeoDCs_IQVPkE5gBBxHESMpnqioSce5_g2GOjb32I6BIW5MgM1c6zJM_WFjBWL6PqXGlpKy5oho-lzBSpdhG5rvQ2e0fIrjdBfnh9wIpvYBAWGON0dwWMPE/w640-h480/372642083_2806234666185401_6769221500869961748_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close up of the female plug used on 6200 class lights. Pin 1 is negative (black). Pin 2 is positive (red). Photo by Jack Loucks<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcml8yV513jJuI_9g72tLBakawR36nN-8bLo4Njh1r0KBHq3wfXnxocvJ7H_D7Q-b9LYDNN9Mz5Gzmh5Pr3xaPu_enPUgj_PhkNDf6G-MpaHrE3R7tc4gQOKvtyGFEYmCQ7yXI4_fjiO1IjpXNqTf1QY6dkG6umBmOMp57FI0-vrGb10eDZw_Of2k1EQ/s1241/370496933_2806234649518736_8589290298178563596_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="1241" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcml8yV513jJuI_9g72tLBakawR36nN-8bLo4Njh1r0KBHq3wfXnxocvJ7H_D7Q-b9LYDNN9Mz5Gzmh5Pr3xaPu_enPUgj_PhkNDf6G-MpaHrE3R7tc4gQOKvtyGFEYmCQ7yXI4_fjiO1IjpXNqTf1QY6dkG6umBmOMp57FI0-vrGb10eDZw_Of2k1EQ/w640-h480/370496933_2806234649518736_8589290298178563596_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nside the number box on the 6200, Jack Loucks has installed an outlet box and lamp holder. Photo by Jack Loucks<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3Xy1HWIBnlk6LohFW2p9a7am_Nvr9QZ4qzVZ0TFHWA8FHUDWorFEwamvD2b8OBxytnVoOgilAaaZtteqbRW3hM6_oFu_5n5ZAUnmfMnJTIu2ldPYDub89Qoo9YbWyvU87x2lTX5ONH9y0gYFnKm8RC_cjCdsBgqg40z64A-b_-ZCrGGVk5o9oEJAjps/s931/371484988_2806234692852065_4716927619338092993_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="698" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3Xy1HWIBnlk6LohFW2p9a7am_Nvr9QZ4qzVZ0TFHWA8FHUDWorFEwamvD2b8OBxytnVoOgilAaaZtteqbRW3hM6_oFu_5n5ZAUnmfMnJTIu2ldPYDub89Qoo9YbWyvU87x2lTX5ONH9y0gYFnKm8RC_cjCdsBgqg40z64A-b_-ZCrGGVk5o9oEJAjps/w480-h640/371484988_2806234692852065_4716927619338092993_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Engineman's side between tender on the left and cab on the right on the 6200. Looking for solar power cable routing options. Photo by Jack Loucks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYliuaFRsmawSmS9onemO_st-p8L9SnXlg_R9DcTYMVbRxPxwAe3hOgJhak48nKguIkvx3MMvNVqv_BN065qVnakYYhkKNeGfGP_OETso-nwfhjj-RFnF4UmwgPD0WV200VAzKl7MFXEpW08yGoWA6aPya6SeK9C83BEnvPDqU74jk23GDMTiZWErKI-4/s1241/371376755_2806234742852060_5203936330202678167_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="1241" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYliuaFRsmawSmS9onemO_st-p8L9SnXlg_R9DcTYMVbRxPxwAe3hOgJhak48nKguIkvx3MMvNVqv_BN065qVnakYYhkKNeGfGP_OETso-nwfhjj-RFnF4UmwgPD0WV200VAzKl7MFXEpW08yGoWA6aPya6SeK9C83BEnvPDqU74jk23GDMTiZWErKI-4/w640-h480/371376755_2806234742852060_5203936330202678167_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fireman's side of the stoker. Again looking for cable routing options into the cab. Photo by Jack Loucks</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkviM-pWXJx3d03ODZhjKGEkdf7YZbVYYICUL2aY0Yq4Hdgzmloez3KIJe9ZWELk7VTc0zGPkOAOHWWlrgdocAr950tgaKvBSOx8bAvuSjn5pmpLT1JQtNKtIVpNuIdRnBmyu05NiIMkJdNBqJdJgCaI3BtrqXjKzxUBFwqsH7Am7f1KYYLXJPH2pQSQ/s931/372685999_2806234776185390_8964704621065474261_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="698" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkviM-pWXJx3d03ODZhjKGEkdf7YZbVYYICUL2aY0Yq4Hdgzmloez3KIJe9ZWELk7VTc0zGPkOAOHWWlrgdocAr950tgaKvBSOx8bAvuSjn5pmpLT1JQtNKtIVpNuIdRnBmyu05NiIMkJdNBqJdJgCaI3BtrqXjKzxUBFwqsH7Am7f1KYYLXJPH2pQSQ/w480-h640/372685999_2806234776185390_8964704621065474261_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fireman's side running board. There is a straight conduit run along the top of the running board into the cab. This conduit run is a potential candidate to house the 12vdc cable run from the cab to the smoke box. Photo by Jack Loucks<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZuJgMsEVLDuBCWGm28dOa2r8wQl-Q9iaDh3B_Kpj4JZvU1QPH7kpMgco9UPC3glvTK08hV5QbqrcMaQdJvjldD_YYioKH9qXfo6kLixasdcHbNAgGLC3qgIg1sXNkXBR5uSc6n1tlV2WkhWcW-synFJ2k1k1kFX92J-wNt3HrLIN9iuem4pjmLtbpI0/s1241/370602507_2806234809518720_3502475073727290348_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="1241" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZuJgMsEVLDuBCWGm28dOa2r8wQl-Q9iaDh3B_Kpj4JZvU1QPH7kpMgco9UPC3glvTK08hV5QbqrcMaQdJvjldD_YYioKH9qXfo6kLixasdcHbNAgGLC3qgIg1sXNkXBR5uSc6n1tlV2WkhWcW-synFJ2k1k1kFX92J-wNt3HrLIN9iuem4pjmLtbpI0/w640-h480/370602507_2806234809518720_3502475073727290348_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Connector housing missing off 6200 headlight power cable. Photo by Jack Loucks<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvQcuUxYP2zVmfMcubZ_rdR7Orfmyc909JiKq6fWT_vEqiCqDjhjqy0B8IX6W55jqu9-1gstxu_QtVTXYT77QZKF9ey5MW9aqyy0ea-NiwI-sOe9RECWLj_W8GHbmJj8aLY8j6qBsqOI_YEZi2wJ5UiUKckzwOUjaw5eXRC4grhq_owNzLSnmGKy22U4/s931/371334351_2806234842852050_5502980870168896659_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="698" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvQcuUxYP2zVmfMcubZ_rdR7Orfmyc909JiKq6fWT_vEqiCqDjhjqy0B8IX6W55jqu9-1gstxu_QtVTXYT77QZKF9ey5MW9aqyy0ea-NiwI-sOe9RECWLj_W8GHbmJj8aLY8j6qBsqOI_YEZi2wJ5UiUKckzwOUjaw5eXRC4grhq_owNzLSnmGKy22U4/w480-h640/371334351_2806234842852050_5502980870168896659_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following all Norm Kummer's sawing and "routing", John Halpenny diligently cleaned the sawdust off the 4313's deck. Photo by Jack Loucks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-91128925609156541272023-08-09T14:15:00.003-04:002023-08-17T14:26:24.634-04:00Lighting up 6200 - Jack Loucks<p>Dirty Hands Club volunteers were busy shuttling a Schramm Air Compressor and taking an exploratory look at 6200 in consideration of installing Solar Power LED lights to the head-end.</p><p>Unless otherwise noted, all photos by Jack Loucks.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-vEpfC_I44ofs-_N9Si4u918Xltbqev--TUUa1wHLxTd-DxlV_Zt0l_UinSM1r9aiGFlQVemTS3B3odfxbNlQWDzSFhN-9I_qWkZqYsLKFPwXvQLbJLdKmN52M5lIYc7RzUyvA-jFmvYaWrcel3QDwM7cVZVfjh757PuNgB7RSMC_VpFd66JQrZY8eM/s4032/PXL_20230809_130510705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-vEpfC_I44ofs-_N9Si4u918Xltbqev--TUUa1wHLxTd-DxlV_Zt0l_UinSM1r9aiGFlQVemTS3B3odfxbNlQWDzSFhN-9I_qWkZqYsLKFPwXvQLbJLdKmN52M5lIYc7RzUyvA-jFmvYaWrcel3QDwM7cVZVfjh757PuNgB7RSMC_VpFd66JQrZY8eM/w640-h480/PXL_20230809_130510705.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave Stremes operating forklift to place Schramm Air Compressor into the BRS-protected "compound".<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrEmZrkzh_U5XYQY7f1xjfYhwVtrN-IfcLLg4VVhjwIb3U0MO1F8ykyZNYoPghn2uifnSwOwghNShPg0maCsfDN0wjRo79XMITUP0cjXm2MlqTi0pFZfLYYT-_Dn0qJHHT_02uGmd2KXkfqF8nsIIvkV3Ao3olFYZ0bud-CBNu__obJfS1UzpmMmqae6g/s4032/PXL_20230809_131001524.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrEmZrkzh_U5XYQY7f1xjfYhwVtrN-IfcLLg4VVhjwIb3U0MO1F8ykyZNYoPghn2uifnSwOwghNShPg0maCsfDN0wjRo79XMITUP0cjXm2MlqTi0pFZfLYYT-_Dn0qJHHT_02uGmd2KXkfqF8nsIIvkV3Ao3olFYZ0bud-CBNu__obJfS1UzpmMmqae6g/w640-h480/PXL_20230809_131001524.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Schramm Air Compressor new resting place. James Clark looks on.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtMrTkfqq2z_oBTpm9oEC7VFU9Jibw9CgM1RAZe7uNtlDn1WDYB68IIrp0e6oHrw6k774NU2D7FK81hRFFpGfljRvGZP-xK8c9zL80bsSIXzkWcYs0CRFRpzaY4ooXayLao4_B7tiCw91TKokNqn5Q2X8nvy1ImU3qV6R2ooQ-svvR-WHw-hts78eGbU/s1298/20230809_095257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="1298" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtMrTkfqq2z_oBTpm9oEC7VFU9Jibw9CgM1RAZe7uNtlDn1WDYB68IIrp0e6oHrw6k774NU2D7FK81hRFFpGfljRvGZP-xK8c9zL80bsSIXzkWcYs0CRFRpzaY4ooXayLao4_B7tiCw91TKokNqn5Q2X8nvy1ImU3qV6R2ooQ-svvR-WHw-hts78eGbU/w640-h480/20230809_095257.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top of 6200 Tender's Coal Bunker, looking south towards locomotive. This was the original location considered to install the solar panel. Out of sight. Photo by Mike Gilligan.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek5GhLiqp97jajbamPMp0SDuOJQ9uK54EeP07HheC9h0Wd0bM50RrpXLEzyoNdL2VEBsCXLgZkuxn7r4yh9cLTWe_lT8eB4I8bcFqVmPomeJXFBWBYBTwx9E6xNSjayuVY8dKt6DOKXP1IlDvkpit2DFrAadmhE6SWuxQ04VB3DBnBil--dDbS_AVYEY/s1198/20230809_095306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1198" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek5GhLiqp97jajbamPMp0SDuOJQ9uK54EeP07HheC9h0Wd0bM50RrpXLEzyoNdL2VEBsCXLgZkuxn7r4yh9cLTWe_lT8eB4I8bcFqVmPomeJXFBWBYBTwx9E6xNSjayuVY8dKt6DOKXP1IlDvkpit2DFrAadmhE6SWuxQ04VB3DBnBil--dDbS_AVYEY/w640-h480/20230809_095306.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top of Water Tank on 6200 tender, looking north. This is another possible location for the solar panel. Lots of possible mounting options are available here. However, the solar panel will be (more) visible to the public, and require a longer cable run back to the locomotive cab. Photo by Mike Gilligan.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkr4I8FptC9ZbsoeMD-Up7LuCfvZ-fke08zfu7lupixXjqQTWM8gc7OVEwbRCw6KZfkOTOOodQc7B5W_gIdkfr-c44aiUu9p-taR4gcZ4fzxfQub4DCTAR4osLg2Ayw0-cIPFVo0Z44j46eBOe7qCIMNahdFlYVfrjDR-1TxBFI5AVYtvgpEzQYPeCXhc/s4032/PXL_20230809_134745835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkr4I8FptC9ZbsoeMD-Up7LuCfvZ-fke08zfu7lupixXjqQTWM8gc7OVEwbRCw6KZfkOTOOodQc7B5W_gIdkfr-c44aiUu9p-taR4gcZ4fzxfQub4DCTAR4osLg2Ayw0-cIPFVo0Z44j46eBOe7qCIMNahdFlYVfrjDR-1TxBFI5AVYtvgpEzQYPeCXhc/w480-h640/PXL_20230809_134745835.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Den Jakupi opening up 6200 Number Board for inspection.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5RzjHOgD0K-C0xGVDCPXKZeFZDqWMXWZAk53F-YC9nOk2hSdGmdNz1VqHhE44MIeBS-ewHI2DufleBI666hKj_zThAz-S804fnoNR38cc7wX5cGhWInQW3JEqyHxaJ9GkOZwBzoRvSp7IU2AcFCV2qfoLQe22RB7joiw1IFM46ICZ6RqFpkX8jC4oZk/s4032/PXL_20230809_135653919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5RzjHOgD0K-C0xGVDCPXKZeFZDqWMXWZAk53F-YC9nOk2hSdGmdNz1VqHhE44MIeBS-ewHI2DufleBI666hKj_zThAz-S804fnoNR38cc7wX5cGhWInQW3JEqyHxaJ9GkOZwBzoRvSp7IU2AcFCV2qfoLQe22RB7joiw1IFM46ICZ6RqFpkX8jC4oZk/w640-h480/PXL_20230809_135653919.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside view of 6200 Number Board. No light fixture is to be found. A non-metallic outlet box and plastic lamp holder could be installed here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA75AJltzZ3QXpX7Rs502l7fm2aD2F_EXRvqLHu262drcaOvMD-TiOu-BjHG5Q8noTchkdXY6r1Wyf95IC8t33F6zdSsQjfLMH4D2k2DwMoCmVSco9vc70E_9F3mpzcYbO2tKl3DWcx2Ivl-D7pkJI2r5Sz6OdKIESS8IJkVb_b3iwydX2jYGvY_6Zfvc/s4032/PXL_20230809_135756481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA75AJltzZ3QXpX7Rs502l7fm2aD2F_EXRvqLHu262drcaOvMD-TiOu-BjHG5Q8noTchkdXY6r1Wyf95IC8t33F6zdSsQjfLMH4D2k2DwMoCmVSco9vc70E_9F3mpzcYbO2tKl3DWcx2Ivl-D7pkJI2r5Sz6OdKIESS8IJkVb_b3iwydX2jYGvY_6Zfvc/w640-h480/PXL_20230809_135756481.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top of 6200 Number Board.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsY8ooHCNUxDVy1ImE7Mmkhmb5N3h8llBys-rC-pc-I6-daCLclb_P4PLisRLaep-sNmdrndXkf0rQUASl2eOfO9wDdA4a6kjmjHzlBA6-gSZ7hO0Hp-fTkKEhnKD3V0-5MPUns6F9pIPXBXAAQsp05wwHzHnSH3dlyZGQdt8UyD5vI1YAVHmPuMGuwk/s4032/PXL_20230809_140653415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsY8ooHCNUxDVy1ImE7Mmkhmb5N3h8llBys-rC-pc-I6-daCLclb_P4PLisRLaep-sNmdrndXkf0rQUASl2eOfO9wDdA4a6kjmjHzlBA6-gSZ7hO0Hp-fTkKEhnKD3V0-5MPUns6F9pIPXBXAAQsp05wwHzHnSH3dlyZGQdt8UyD5vI1YAVHmPuMGuwk/w480-h640/PXL_20230809_140653415.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike Gilligan inspects 6200 Fireman side cab door welds while Den Jakupi and Andy Cameron look on. The solar lighting control system will be installed in the cab. But first, we need to open the door.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpW1klV3INL7G3CjxNilDrcyIRqQz8OM4TbaF4R7QQct8gvvgtkgt2J4Ufjvvid_vud5VIXFGqeb9aDsNuLpi82yu4OA7Zyy0WnHPYHDMSF96h3gOnN5o7fylh4-Fzb5e6jwkOahjE3aPIzz_lmDE7D2BE343wqsuV_fKvL_vE5OleDoLXAApQqdfDjg/s4032/PXL_20230809_142248837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpW1klV3INL7G3CjxNilDrcyIRqQz8OM4TbaF4R7QQct8gvvgtkgt2J4Ufjvvid_vud5VIXFGqeb9aDsNuLpi82yu4OA7Zyy0WnHPYHDMSF96h3gOnN5o7fylh4-Fzb5e6jwkOahjE3aPIzz_lmDE7D2BE343wqsuV_fKvL_vE5OleDoLXAApQqdfDjg/w480-h640/PXL_20230809_142248837.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike Gilligan (L), Den Jakupi and Andy Cameron (R) inspect a candidate bell for 6200 re-installation.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0Scientique, 1867 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON K1G 5A3, Canada45.4035099 -75.618905917.093276063821158 -110.7751559 73.713743736178856 -40.4626559tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-22386750680003708372023-07-31T10:33:00.062-04:002023-08-03T11:33:27.635-04:00If you build it, 6200 will come - Den Jakupi/Phil Jago<p> A French message will follow / Un message en français suivra</p><p>Yesterday was a memorable event for the Society. It marked the successful move of Canadian National 6200 to its temporary berm. The Society spent hundreds of hours preparing the locomotive, laying the track and then leading the move. We thank the Canada Science and Technology Museum / Ingenium for involving us in this project and we look forward to what the future brings. </p><p>The pictures below show the work the Society carried out during the last two weeks leading to the move.</p><p>...</p><p>La journée d’hier a été un événement mémorable pour la Société. Il a marqué le déplacement du Canadien National 6200 vers sa location temporaire. La Société a passé des centaines d'heures à préparer la locomotive, à poser des voies puis à diriger le déplacement de la locomotive. Nous tenons à remercier le Musée des sciences et de la technologie du Canada / Ingenium de nous avoir donné la possibilité de participer à ce projet et nous attendons avec impatience ce que l'avenir nous réserve.</p><p>Les photos ci-dessous montrent le travail effectué par la Société au cours des deux dernières semaines avant le déplacement.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEseHMS53PRB5wsW-wqIwD2OwgntqQhpV4awFDJpoTcs57zVoKDCPKsO2uXjAaQ6XMDj2_Kg8ilgcu2w9lkI_5p4si9oeI7Ms_A4v14vyQk_v65XIbrCF7H91uZ169HdqJxN23jKN06Wquuve4oLSGp8DpoySrFaEG2ph3JmxFCGJ8KpD4Jo74lnxoXk/s2048/364218598_657266693104578_4328819394646048125_n%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEseHMS53PRB5wsW-wqIwD2OwgntqQhpV4awFDJpoTcs57zVoKDCPKsO2uXjAaQ6XMDj2_Kg8ilgcu2w9lkI_5p4si9oeI7Ms_A4v14vyQk_v65XIbrCF7H91uZ169HdqJxN23jKN06Wquuve4oLSGp8DpoySrFaEG2ph3JmxFCGJ8KpD4Jo74lnxoXk/w640-h480/364218598_657266693104578_4328819394646048125_n%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew Cameron (L) and John Bryant get ready to drill holes in the existing track under the 6200 to connect it to the new track. Photo by Den Jakupi<br /><br />Andrew Cameron (L) et John Bryant se préparent à percer des trous dans la voie existante sous le 6200 pour la connecter à la nouvelle voie. Photo par Den Jakupi</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLhC5IMymn6BMfiomTzrREkvfX41gfx3_YJw0-UiAW-8fHW7I3EQliMoF3uAYQ1h_O6FWoCwS-orfDnj1aJV8_AFGRD12bThUJmQ_fuObUhhWq9eYY3V92Inoe_-ZdWNVn7nM2oz5mWf5mUqlYNht7dHhgwMzMrZLQaaoCdvyUO-Bhlq9jp_hhcDEcYY/s2016/363396819_657266589771255_3031110059692920152_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLhC5IMymn6BMfiomTzrREkvfX41gfx3_YJw0-UiAW-8fHW7I3EQliMoF3uAYQ1h_O6FWoCwS-orfDnj1aJV8_AFGRD12bThUJmQ_fuObUhhWq9eYY3V92Inoe_-ZdWNVn7nM2oz5mWf5mUqlYNht7dHhgwMzMrZLQaaoCdvyUO-Bhlq9jp_hhcDEcYY/w640-h480/363396819_657266589771255_3031110059692920152_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With 2 short connecting rails in place, Track Foreman Andrew Cameron gives a quick tutorial on track laying. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br />Avec 2 rails de raccordement courts en place, le contremaître des voies Andrew Cameron donne un rapide tutoriel sur la pose des voies. Photo par Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oGb8KfDQghCP0roEZM4Cv2QRxr2dBTTAix4w628dwrR05iwFB_rCnfYTqO22OZShgLAOeRxVVNDLpPZEWvaAAsVHJc66sBFVoSoTyOa-W56FBdblSb-5z-NwTNOp-jS-aMUK3C2YbA8GVFRzCOsN5K54LQRu3owWzEM0h9ATFJnuCRV2NIrlRTei10I/s2016/365170965_657266843104563_3467339426897610081_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oGb8KfDQghCP0roEZM4Cv2QRxr2dBTTAix4w628dwrR05iwFB_rCnfYTqO22OZShgLAOeRxVVNDLpPZEWvaAAsVHJc66sBFVoSoTyOa-W56FBdblSb-5z-NwTNOp-jS-aMUK3C2YbA8GVFRzCOsN5K54LQRu3owWzEM0h9ATFJnuCRV2NIrlRTei10I/w640-h480/365170965_657266843104563_3467339426897610081_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Felicity Harrison gets a bucket of spikes ready. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br />Felicity Harrison prépare un seau de crampons. Photo par Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-R20hL2AB9dDUOMhJNZzW8SIOMV5s9feaMsmrUm1A-9JsqNQKzvLkimjrs7TFgZj4_RRG6TWYXqz5Eumldwsu6HR5xyUvHAETcvYwOxfjI4CbnFy8IHmEcZ8gMDaSM1m9gEJ_St3G2mIfCcbg2TtwVMbkTb8L1cPi2X7f0KSFmJCtx11f_6RKAy75rQE/s2048/363390452_657266773104570_5405185833804850430_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-R20hL2AB9dDUOMhJNZzW8SIOMV5s9feaMsmrUm1A-9JsqNQKzvLkimjrs7TFgZj4_RRG6TWYXqz5Eumldwsu6HR5xyUvHAETcvYwOxfjI4CbnFy8IHmEcZ8gMDaSM1m9gEJ_St3G2mIfCcbg2TtwVMbkTb8L1cPi2X7f0KSFmJCtx11f_6RKAy75rQE/w640-h480/363390452_657266773104570_5405185833804850430_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before you can lay rails, you need ties. Here they, roughly laid. Philip Jago is making some minor adjustments. Photo by Den Jakupi<br /><br />Avant de pouvoir poser des rails, vous avez besoin des dormants. Les voici, grossièrement posés. Philip Jago procède à quelques ajustements mineurs. Photo par Den Jakupi</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPMRLNLjZHzfNzxJgPCR9D6fySVK_SUFGzX4vpVMZwZJg49Y7zTYrMQlxkRvtTf4qmqNCeGuJeD7XGg7OgkgGDaUSp1ic9H-AyBfCfq-la82zG6QQ0MUcQ23j5UcRlcQ1Q96jsCQ9w8hVTZRkPvXoalCo7IirqjQV97LaYCIj4iwghf1ojkPC4ngwxnY/s2048/365110533_657266719771242_2169044603670684153_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPMRLNLjZHzfNzxJgPCR9D6fySVK_SUFGzX4vpVMZwZJg49Y7zTYrMQlxkRvtTf4qmqNCeGuJeD7XGg7OgkgGDaUSp1ic9H-AyBfCfq-la82zG6QQ0MUcQ23j5UcRlcQ1Q96jsCQ9w8hVTZRkPvXoalCo7IirqjQV97LaYCIj4iwghf1ojkPC4ngwxnY/w640-h480/365110533_657266719771242_2169044603670684153_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working with the Bytown Railway Society was a crew from Akman Construction Inc., of nearby Carlsbad Springs who have the contract to redo the entrance to the Museum as well as the new plinthe for the 6200. Photo by Den Jakupi<br /><br />n collaboration avec la Bytown Railway Society, une équipe d'Akman Construction Inc., de Carlsbad Springs à proximité, a obtenu le contrat de refaire l'entrée du musée ainsi que la nouvelle plinthe pour la 6200. Photo par Den Jakupi</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1HnRETlIz_njxhShkZJEGAtecsBC6bUUBYSQ2UxB1iLFrJmsL9KRgaYkzfgLQCAImYca-pLjd52CuCLM3gy-z9oBnzXdXK-zmwEmY9cCzSZiX4vjigldjB0l5UTBoaaT4jTKHV0LEAnWkZQZJ--2Y3v--EABjupDfjXcTT9h5o8Pwb75ddaCf2gl1g0/s2016/364032629_657266669771247_2505485906348263799_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1HnRETlIz_njxhShkZJEGAtecsBC6bUUBYSQ2UxB1iLFrJmsL9KRgaYkzfgLQCAImYca-pLjd52CuCLM3gy-z9oBnzXdXK-zmwEmY9cCzSZiX4vjigldjB0l5UTBoaaT4jTKHV0LEAnWkZQZJ--2Y3v--EABjupDfjXcTT9h5o8Pwb75ddaCf2gl1g0/w640-h480/364032629_657266669771247_2505485906348263799_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Bryant bolts together the first two full sections of rail. In the background, Felicity Harrison and Den Jakupi tighten the angle bar connection to the connecting rail. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br />John Bryant boulonne ensemble les deux premières sections complètes de rail. En arrière-plan, Felicity Harrison et Den Jakupi resserrent la connexion de la cornière au rail de connexion. Photo de Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzky42KatrcfspyOOboDPLsb03SYDOgYkLhVk6gWhEuR9hgspW2sGnikkZ38UPVc-ybODYdEg8aXOa01kD_iRxMN1Y7McmAZVLmiMYhnDKRAST5HWO1cdKL9_55XmsfLg3S85FeQamWLjkeu6GG6ClkHTAEKtdQz6SrOP7-ceDgjwYmksM6Co0pgdhc4Y/s2048/364143470_657267009771213_2707586781738556313_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzky42KatrcfspyOOboDPLsb03SYDOgYkLhVk6gWhEuR9hgspW2sGnikkZ38UPVc-ybODYdEg8aXOa01kD_iRxMN1Y7McmAZVLmiMYhnDKRAST5HWO1cdKL9_55XmsfLg3S85FeQamWLjkeu6GG6ClkHTAEKtdQz6SrOP7-ceDgjwYmksM6Co0pgdhc4Y/w640-h480/364143470_657267009771213_2707586781738556313_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Philip Jago drives the first spike. James Clarke (blue helmet) provides a few words of guidance. This was a special time for James as his father had serviced the 6200 on many occasions while he was Locomotive Foreman with CN at Brockville, Ontario. Photo by Den Jakupi<br /><br />Philip Jago enfonce le premier crampon. James Clarke (casque bleu) donne quelques conseils. Ce fut une période spéciale pour James, car son père avait entretenu la 6200 à de nombreuses reprises alors qu'il était contremaître de locomotive au CN à Brockville, en Ontario. Photo par Den Jakupi</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65_DISRU3sP1wb5y7WZjZZqbH-h3Oy_OX8YEMzZAeRxkl9OBJG02RodBeRpZPp2D8u5lLIva5wEZMqK46OTAAoBg54S9l5A4e7eJb5Pdt2ShP4NHsUqHodEOALBrE-W75zqpHKrZJ7vKZGjTRLW5CGGthSpReDQM43HYwT0wOjGCIgvdRxmxRHQiPFgw/s2016/365146466_657266599771254_2818897662587279455_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65_DISRU3sP1wb5y7WZjZZqbH-h3Oy_OX8YEMzZAeRxkl9OBJG02RodBeRpZPp2D8u5lLIva5wEZMqK46OTAAoBg54S9l5A4e7eJb5Pdt2ShP4NHsUqHodEOALBrE-W75zqpHKrZJ7vKZGjTRLW5CGGthSpReDQM43HYwT0wOjGCIgvdRxmxRHQiPFgw/w640-h480/365146466_657266599771254_2818897662587279455_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Akman Construction's super "Bob Cat" was a Godsend when it came to shifting the rails into their proper position. Photo by Den Jakupi<br /><br />Le super "Bob Cat" d'Akman Construction était un Don du ciel lorsqu'il s'agissait de déplacer les rails dans leur position appropriée. Photo par Den Jakupi</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIG3qJo0oZWIZ2jLiJ8QoW93lpff5qHx_pmCyEgABSalhGQmJyzZZf5_51To3JHVp-zJsh1kVSKlhP2I6AGfQtvwlyk1ZID2tvIcFnj7SDM03jG5ln4aErQcWZl-qNFhH-DOW6Pv74HVuPHeaPdl5l8Hbge355hrw4TPvopJikAyhOFgiUzTAxf_QPFTk/s2048/365080242_657267926437788_8553216056696114359_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIG3qJo0oZWIZ2jLiJ8QoW93lpff5qHx_pmCyEgABSalhGQmJyzZZf5_51To3JHVp-zJsh1kVSKlhP2I6AGfQtvwlyk1ZID2tvIcFnj7SDM03jG5ln4aErQcWZl-qNFhH-DOW6Pv74HVuPHeaPdl5l8Hbge355hrw4TPvopJikAyhOFgiUzTAxf_QPFTk/w640-h480/365080242_657267926437788_8553216056696114359_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We thank the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario for allowing us to borrow their pneumatic spiker. Photo by Den Jakupi<br /><br />Nous remercions le Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario de nous avoir permis d'emprunter leur cloueur pneumatique. Photo par Den Jakupi</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYltEmxp7qYUpgmKmCtdOJiRkLaAJFf-IDcoxGYnyEt5x3IDVqLWqLcj5jMKEoivJ9-3X63fJNWCn3bizZ1QlDjouieUi5zGlyMPOiYPT6U4OTt8V2GSNL9iXa_WdxxhP5Z7q1RDTrKq-4VZJV6z2nweEDZ3Junz26270Z2HTFylpWdXQ3I1qD15JvQnI/s2016/364799645_657266786437902_5332508821418036644_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYltEmxp7qYUpgmKmCtdOJiRkLaAJFf-IDcoxGYnyEt5x3IDVqLWqLcj5jMKEoivJ9-3X63fJNWCn3bizZ1QlDjouieUi5zGlyMPOiYPT6U4OTt8V2GSNL9iXa_WdxxhP5Z7q1RDTrKq-4VZJV6z2nweEDZ3Junz26270Z2HTFylpWdXQ3I1qD15JvQnI/w640-h480/364799645_657266786437902_5332508821418036644_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew Cameron and one of the Akman workers keep a tie steady while another member of the Akman team drives home a spike. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br />Andrew Cameron et l'un des travailleurs d'Akman maintiennent une égalité constante contre un dormant tandis qu'un autre membre de l'équipe d'Akman enfonce un crampon. Photo de Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVX7NGPeptEX1LXV6iyl99fhrbVBsg_Lh54TCbNLaPY-Ma8r336NIuJPw_uPbs_9YKiScY8j0gHjmW4S0PU7S9HNiy8fjA1f2megHcBPDjMtGEC6VD9Qgkn2a1RyAe7R4BewR6c4W_i39Iruvll-A49YiPLq_IXLnYThkZ3GSV5zrxp_7Ix0b3loMkEs/s2016/364255701_657266963104551_4971307529599146380_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVX7NGPeptEX1LXV6iyl99fhrbVBsg_Lh54TCbNLaPY-Ma8r336NIuJPw_uPbs_9YKiScY8j0gHjmW4S0PU7S9HNiy8fjA1f2megHcBPDjMtGEC6VD9Qgkn2a1RyAe7R4BewR6c4W_i39Iruvll-A49YiPLq_IXLnYThkZ3GSV5zrxp_7Ix0b3loMkEs/w480-h640/364255701_657266963104551_4971307529599146380_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foreman Andrew Cameron hammers home the second last spike. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br />Le contremaître Andrew Cameron enfonce l'avant-dernier crampon. Photo par Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilhSVk26-mVbtghKfYsCSAlHNT71gUzcHcpXPp8Owd0J3PIe5rYdkWdJGM5CNh4v-ZPx55HGKgWo0VGIAvSIt4GubIKMhLzotHwj9zUuLAD3JP6Boxo9uIUd6bQMC3KpK5zQe3AqloShA0DoKAUvaICAG91b1z1p_5DzVOeR7B9xfgZt3qvqrTO0ynYw/s2016/365083343_657267036437877_8338718444424930751_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilhSVk26-mVbtghKfYsCSAlHNT71gUzcHcpXPp8Owd0J3PIe5rYdkWdJGM5CNh4v-ZPx55HGKgWo0VGIAvSIt4GubIKMhLzotHwj9zUuLAD3JP6Boxo9uIUd6bQMC3KpK5zQe3AqloShA0DoKAUvaICAG91b1z1p_5DzVOeR7B9xfgZt3qvqrTO0ynYw/w640-h480/365083343_657267036437877_8338718444424930751_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Philip Jago hammers home the last spike. Photo by Dave Stremes<br /><br />Philip Jago enfonce le dernier crampon. Photo de Dave Stremes</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FRJH_D5dN12QTFCWjzz0TcDCKZOA9oZSEvhGEH6JnvPEKHtwiLFXXs12ERwyDg_Xlnh3dEvs4BRgR31zgBjSK1wFhLSsewtlc_Uh6Bol1a6f1FvIXjPDS_BASAHV2P2WXJpZHacqfHjBwJs7p_ZC5BYHpUyaYMck0X4NvWZquVIy_ySJ1msH9hlhr0s/s2048/365099270_657266959771218_5660948783235813275_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FRJH_D5dN12QTFCWjzz0TcDCKZOA9oZSEvhGEH6JnvPEKHtwiLFXXs12ERwyDg_Xlnh3dEvs4BRgR31zgBjSK1wFhLSsewtlc_Uh6Bol1a6f1FvIXjPDS_BASAHV2P2WXJpZHacqfHjBwJs7p_ZC5BYHpUyaYMck0X4NvWZquVIy_ySJ1msH9hlhr0s/w640-h480/365099270_657266959771218_5660948783235813275_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the track in place, Akman installed the ballast, using a "Jumping Jack" tamper to pack things into the cribs between the gauge. Photo by Den Jakupi<br /><br />Avec la piste en place, Akman a installé le ballast, en utilisant un sabotage "Jumping Jack" pour emballer les choses dans les berceaux entre la jauge. Photo par Den Jakupi</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7mMfGjSQoWBajE02ogNexa4-UMdWRCi0nHNdqQo2D8uUJnjUvYoZjGdMsoAF8GfdSqvClhYKPSD947FV5t3LXX4atTUdhTk0STdFZnt3ujssJRw4kabdGkG2fjTOdWN6uCLVelWGvrm3EBoed7fS62ARaG9vS6awDEoqDvJmuCxV_Ba4biL454bNEmQ/s2048/363378954_657267186437862_1194962598069906508_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7mMfGjSQoWBajE02ogNexa4-UMdWRCi0nHNdqQo2D8uUJnjUvYoZjGdMsoAF8GfdSqvClhYKPSD947FV5t3LXX4atTUdhTk0STdFZnt3ujssJRw4kabdGkG2fjTOdWN6uCLVelWGvrm3EBoed7fS62ARaG9vS6awDEoqDvJmuCxV_Ba4biL454bNEmQ/w640-h480/363378954_657267186437862_1194962598069906508_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we are at the end of Day 2, with the track in place, the 6200 is ready for the big move. Photo by Den Jakupi<br /><br />Nous voici à la fin du jour 2, avec la piste en place, le 6200 est prêt pour le grand déménagement. Photo par Den Jakupi</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqF52JSIDQ4qAuwWPEY1-9yjiPkvpTXypr9AuLYYjEOuOVB4YZyUOEpMEnnDEvIDJNMvDAiZEU8TMWPAxwxXDCTCEQY0fuk2AGLUxaVd0FCvnoritGupL7XHRUSSDfvJLigJ6orkuakOVgsXbPCSS7yCZa12wJzb4BGXZr-d9-JO8-4c5ufAyRblwyzpU/s2048/364017325_657267039771210_1591197649456789043_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqF52JSIDQ4qAuwWPEY1-9yjiPkvpTXypr9AuLYYjEOuOVB4YZyUOEpMEnnDEvIDJNMvDAiZEU8TMWPAxwxXDCTCEQY0fuk2AGLUxaVd0FCvnoritGupL7XHRUSSDfvJLigJ6orkuakOVgsXbPCSS7yCZa12wJzb4BGXZr-d9-JO8-4c5ufAyRblwyzpU/w640-h480/364017325_657267039771210_1591197649456789043_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we are at the end of the day and job well done using the combined efforts of Akman and the Bytown Railway Society, Inc. According to BRS President Den Jakupi, "This project truly exemplified our team's dedication, cooperation, and determination to succeed." From right to left in the back, Dave Stremes, Philip Jago, Andrew Cameron, John Bryant, and Mike Gilligan. On the right front are Felicity and Den Jakupi. Missing for Day 2 was James Clarke who provided us with invaluable technical knowledge about the 6200. Regrettably, we did not get the names of the Akman Team but it was a real pleasure to work with them. Unidentified photographer, collection of Den Jakupi<br /><br />Nous voici à la fin de la journée et du travail bien fait grâce aux efforts combinés d'Akman et de la Bytown Railway Society, Inc. Selon le président de BRS, Den Jakupi, "Ce projet a vraiment illustré le dévouement, la coopération et la détermination de notre équipe à réussir. " De droite à gauche à l'arrière, Dave Stremes, Philip Jago, Andrew Cameron, John Bryant et Mike Gilligan. À l'avant droit se trouvent Felicity et Den Jakupi. Manquant pour le jour 2, James Clarke nous a fourni des connaissances techniques inestimables sur le 6200. Malheureusement, nous n'avons pas obtenu les noms de l'équipe Akman, mais ce fut un réel plaisir de travailler avec eux. Photographe non-identifié, collection de Den Jakupi </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-3446656478910117552023-07-15T08:26:00.005-04:002023-07-21T08:47:47.510-04:00New Life for an Old Boom Car - Phil Jago<p>July 15, 2023, we posted a photo of Bytown’s Business Car 27 and Diesel Locomotive No. 10 outside the Canada Science and Technology Museum’s conservation facility. Normally, Car 27 is stored inside the building, in light of its delicate nature. For the next few weeks, however, 27 will be outside, replaced indoors by ex-Central Vermont Boom Car No. 4313, a companion to ex-Central Vermont Steam Crane No. 4251. </p><p>The 4313 is inside to facilitate the installation of a brand-new roof, including sheathing and an EPDM membrane. In a remarkable two-day work blitz on July 18 and 19, members of the “Dirty Hands Club” stripping the deteriorated double-ply roof sheathing, finishing the milling of new ceiling material, cleaning out the boom car of unnecessary flotsam and jetsam, and installing the first layer of new roof sheathing. </p><p>Further information is available in the accompanying photos.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQ64WEgXc8JYw9QlQ75CrrpgSsfNvHMtyon9_iquNfPLM1SznglozaDpEd5-DySfvigM7y60xN4lJRVm2j-v17JNuaU6lNs9Pf0e7igaWaSqkPh0XuM_Z8oGBdOLyXJKOVM4q8emRqOVLgKE0QA6HOfEhVNwmI-GREdPR_U57Q4dHo8V5Di0cLgXgCcI/s1371/362674219_651016417062939_7264150746615140949_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="1028" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQ64WEgXc8JYw9QlQ75CrrpgSsfNvHMtyon9_iquNfPLM1SznglozaDpEd5-DySfvigM7y60xN4lJRVm2j-v17JNuaU6lNs9Pf0e7igaWaSqkPh0XuM_Z8oGBdOLyXJKOVM4q8emRqOVLgKE0QA6HOfEhVNwmI-GREdPR_U57Q4dHo8V5Di0cLgXgCcI/w480-h640/362674219_651016417062939_7264150746615140949_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The inside "wythe" or layer of sheathing is 1"x4" V-joint tongue and groove pine lumber with a centre "V" joint. We started with rough boards that were planed and finished at Norm Kummer's shop in Smiths Falls. The final piece of the puzzle involved the centre "V" joint with the milling done in the Museum's shop using a special router bit and this jig that was specially made up by Norm. Photo by Mike Gilligan<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7oRfyDSl-_HpzqI-Dlh9Ks2aiqb09DdImMpDEcHtV5MrPMyNwsO6NfOrUAB9SR2stydddqV4-_ELFTtnj0F63DX6jcozxAFJqd3n4Zlyh8t5mlz1xKQA0hWNNz9E0ycikWcMw_oqMhAYZOYS0ExKVtZkc_84zw034RdFi9_c0JuPj57EsWKI0qEtpto/s2016/362605279_651016403729607_3434632843625143395_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7oRfyDSl-_HpzqI-Dlh9Ks2aiqb09DdImMpDEcHtV5MrPMyNwsO6NfOrUAB9SR2stydddqV4-_ELFTtnj0F63DX6jcozxAFJqd3n4Zlyh8t5mlz1xKQA0hWNNz9E0ycikWcMw_oqMhAYZOYS0ExKVtZkc_84zw034RdFi9_c0JuPj57EsWKI0qEtpto/w640-h480/362605279_651016403729607_3434632843625143395_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at the deck of the 4313 from the "B" end. Note how the deck is accumulating items that were stored inside the cabin. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlC2rkGM8xLSfTCuJnbIkk2uWVd0u58wMWHR7fED07JL7Ks9UQwm7BunkAd9a8kexNvZrbJnODe-EmxCW5QT_1EEdYddc15imHo5kncLj0JixTB_auJICqdb_CWkTIbXYqxvTZaMIBn9uYl4geU-iy-DSkkzRkqtYnNp9d0TAo3Lf4kWyV8nMOt-XWG44/s2016/362670028_651016463729601_5912411182910453751_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlC2rkGM8xLSfTCuJnbIkk2uWVd0u58wMWHR7fED07JL7Ks9UQwm7BunkAd9a8kexNvZrbJnODe-EmxCW5QT_1EEdYddc15imHo5kncLj0JixTB_auJICqdb_CWkTIbXYqxvTZaMIBn9uYl4geU-iy-DSkkzRkqtYnNp9d0TAo3Lf4kWyV8nMOt-XWG44/w478-h640/362670028_651016463729601_5912411182910453751_n.jpg" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike Gilligan and BRS President Den Jakupi examine one of the ex-CV 4251's injectors as they go through the various items in storage in 4313's Cabin. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tVUSqAjDi-FD0QaJPZigO7aD6jifbK2x4NJZHtYrMdCqu1aoFdNgXdpoYuMxFI0W-qk1jL_rLmo4I8yh53TOwKD7w9076xxru19_yoQwsqZHUUIA9qxmY-R1Fwj1TB0ku5917iGjA9OpgxkryWbVKgXHI_f96cjd7d2tjvZ9t-75YPc-CEzSnov4UxQ/s1080/362656061_651016263729621_569178255972667383_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tVUSqAjDi-FD0QaJPZigO7aD6jifbK2x4NJZHtYrMdCqu1aoFdNgXdpoYuMxFI0W-qk1jL_rLmo4I8yh53TOwKD7w9076xxru19_yoQwsqZHUUIA9qxmY-R1Fwj1TB0ku5917iGjA9OpgxkryWbVKgXHI_f96cjd7d2tjvZ9t-75YPc-CEzSnov4UxQ/w480-h640/362656061_651016263729621_569178255972667383_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cabin of the 4313 certainly held a lot of material. The 4313 was one of the earliest equipment acquisitions for the Bytown Railway Society back in the mid-60s and for a number of years, did double duty as a storage area for the Society's growing list of tools, etc. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfwd-ZQ9fqhjf5uGo5E1V5n4aceCYdeFTZWyR90rMctq_4U5r0F1VKHyBwA7ahAHHxs96QJHZNYE8deexP-ohOX9hrJM3uR8WVjyhaUJ8adIDJzN3YtUUCMXcNkoV0XvWUvlTwq6ALzZ5AsrxYu1suLj5XG-h4lENJ12I4W9r6PbPzZbZI7ji0dqtNUI/s1080/362608208_651016257062955_5048554132951753936_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfwd-ZQ9fqhjf5uGo5E1V5n4aceCYdeFTZWyR90rMctq_4U5r0F1VKHyBwA7ahAHHxs96QJHZNYE8deexP-ohOX9hrJM3uR8WVjyhaUJ8adIDJzN3YtUUCMXcNkoV0XvWUvlTwq6ALzZ5AsrxYu1suLj5XG-h4lENJ12I4W9r6PbPzZbZI7ji0dqtNUI/w480-h640/362608208_651016257062955_5048554132951753936_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clean shelves inside the 4313. Note how the shelves are deliberately set on an outward slope to prevent things from falling on the floor while the car is in transit. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicd9FWq85pEbNeCO4vsE2O2ivng8Ov-EqFUKSppRwlcI2JqtopPo5E42QeucxYcTv18yno__jXLAFh2aZCpoBfJ_IySj85ReHAqEUGSCwqRBJwr8ApiyZmBHib3Hq2W-c3eoOmbyiMRpTElj4agNJG2kle22WY8Q3rrUgCvXRL5O7qSYE-DkBGlgua_8Q/s2016/362626479_651016547062926_4096915614133720182_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicd9FWq85pEbNeCO4vsE2O2ivng8Ov-EqFUKSppRwlcI2JqtopPo5E42QeucxYcTv18yno__jXLAFh2aZCpoBfJ_IySj85ReHAqEUGSCwqRBJwr8ApiyZmBHib3Hq2W-c3eoOmbyiMRpTElj4agNJG2kle22WY8Q3rrUgCvXRL5O7qSYE-DkBGlgua_8Q/w640-h480/362626479_651016547062926_4096915614133720182_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at the roof framing system of the 4313. In spite of the rotten sheathing, we were very fortunate that the framing was still solid other than one minor section of wall top plate that required a patch. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8Kz_0PxIDaUjq-QO4n5VckV13SrMKHFHDP8cM94m7KKwBORePvrmTsujiIkQqu3ccCcOqC9CRbbfn9git1cQ1Mb63d1nRbzRJVkXQsPaco68W3QM8Iu3FlcvRb-hzIQiXuAnBvO5gHmvcavEhixEei0tFN61dATz1VIftyTeRQZLhTUnKnMM4dNu7AY/s1008/362288060_651016340396280_8413114403699281419_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8Kz_0PxIDaUjq-QO4n5VckV13SrMKHFHDP8cM94m7KKwBORePvrmTsujiIkQqu3ccCcOqC9CRbbfn9git1cQ1Mb63d1nRbzRJVkXQsPaco68W3QM8Iu3FlcvRb-hzIQiXuAnBvO5gHmvcavEhixEei0tFN61dATz1VIftyTeRQZLhTUnKnMM4dNu7AY/w640-h480/362288060_651016340396280_8413114403699281419_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew Cameron and John Halpenny begin to install the tongue and groove inside sheathing while Felicity Harrison discusses the next move with Den Jakupi. Note how the sheathing hangs out over the edge. Afterward, a skill saw was used to trim everything flush. Photo by Mike Gilligan
</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7AyDXOxk6Xs04GSLZMPo0xgsR0DQdHsviU9Jt0KGq0DSGVU7SPI4PCd5cprRrS-UOJWS7uNPtsWxZA74AulbAArqpND9Mc-Qy4xKl1k12PwpCKR-iZOe6TG5vPCfnwOL-Xqa2wGcnSwLAosAfk5D3dxweMj1L59kcKeM72LvEcR5E43QazINaKdOzJk/s1080/362624100_651016260396288_8128422079407910282_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7AyDXOxk6Xs04GSLZMPo0xgsR0DQdHsviU9Jt0KGq0DSGVU7SPI4PCd5cprRrS-UOJWS7uNPtsWxZA74AulbAArqpND9Mc-Qy4xKl1k12PwpCKR-iZOe6TG5vPCfnwOL-Xqa2wGcnSwLAosAfk5D3dxweMj1L59kcKeM72LvEcR5E43QazINaKdOzJk/w480-h640/362624100_651016260396288_8128422079407910282_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew Cameron and Norm Kummer check out new inside sheathing. Photo by John Halpenny<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEK2V7osxLJW5GX_CtQra_z0QkXal9_gIgC1bTZlY3bsJ6-v9apG0kv5s16M0LxWkKWk6i_m21emYNSY_ynp1Qmk5vgY64SHt14PXeF7fTyvK2dYreGH2fhx4mfpA8dpg3jt6hsqzeiK9Qt9RxzeeTkqOIvH0HadOdcNXkqq-c8-IiJmasdI7ZaOIbHes/s1080/362618921_651016253729622_4882397197524299446_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEK2V7osxLJW5GX_CtQra_z0QkXal9_gIgC1bTZlY3bsJ6-v9apG0kv5s16M0LxWkKWk6i_m21emYNSY_ynp1Qmk5vgY64SHt14PXeF7fTyvK2dYreGH2fhx4mfpA8dpg3jt6hsqzeiK9Qt9RxzeeTkqOIvH0HadOdcNXkqq-c8-IiJmasdI7ZaOIbHes/w480-h640/362618921_651016253729622_4882397197524299446_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at freshly inside sheathing that will be the finished "ceiling" for the cabin. Although the top side layer of wood was originally just tongue and groove, we will use 3/4" marine plywood to create as smooth a surface as possible for the EPDM membrane. Photo by John Halpenny</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-85517921595756369312023-05-27T08:29:00.040-04:002023-07-12T08:38:52.320-04:00More Prepping of CN6200 for it's move - Den Jakupi<p>Work continues on preparing Canadian National 6200 for its move to a temporary pad for the build of the new display berm. This morning the focus was to free the welded brake shoe from the number one driver. This was done years ago as a safety measure to prevent the locomotive from moving. The weld was eventually removed and, using a hydraulic jack the shoe was freed from the tire.</p><p>Due to safety concerns, the move of 6200 will not be made public. However, the Society is aiming to film it and then share it on the page. </p><p>Another restoration update comes from Car 26. On Mother’s Day weekend, the combination vacuum and fuel pump malfunctioned due to a worn diaphragm. This resulted in no fuel flow to the carburetor. As finding a rebuild kit proved difficult, a NOS AC Delco refurbished combination pump was located and installed. Interestingly enough for an American-built Pontiac, the original fuel pump in Car 26 was made in Canada while the new one was made in the USA.</p><p>All photos by Den Jakupi, unless otherwise noted.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ttzX29VeP0OB7gViH6K-i7oCSRizNINBI0fhOQubaDecGYmc2Uv0O7Xswc_AwPpv1unpqyZaR6Zt4Sz1GEX1vneUf3whIv9fmxq1jS291VoUHh4AagVfmjt64Ye9VPsq1nP3cpJOy3kx60NjBfx_ndKm9gV72LBDepePVG3nOquvZgBHhShR-_7-KXs/s600/350260466_1287722495480639_1187695305628618062_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ttzX29VeP0OB7gViH6K-i7oCSRizNINBI0fhOQubaDecGYmc2Uv0O7Xswc_AwPpv1unpqyZaR6Zt4Sz1GEX1vneUf3whIv9fmxq1jS291VoUHh4AagVfmjt64Ye9VPsq1nP3cpJOy3kx60NjBfx_ndKm9gV72LBDepePVG3nOquvZgBHhShR-_7-KXs/w640-h480/350260466_1287722495480639_1187695305628618062_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two Canadian National veterans side by side.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8b232tbNfTjqKjCb6FRcQJrMxikqBiiSN4Ir8__MCEZ3a4Qvh9RhrpzLLi1pNKaT9NvkjYkcfCnQJrLemkE3UPw__unyiWsF6dLJrSAxB7klEbTCq8_x2L57ltAIpB1o1OEqXdp11EXhUjq33ZAb1Jr3tCYeo2JCymQNRgNxiLgqQpk_EbmH9599Jao/s2048/350328478_228473863237233_7748280262409212523_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8b232tbNfTjqKjCb6FRcQJrMxikqBiiSN4Ir8__MCEZ3a4Qvh9RhrpzLLi1pNKaT9NvkjYkcfCnQJrLemkE3UPw__unyiWsF6dLJrSAxB7klEbTCq8_x2L57ltAIpB1o1OEqXdp11EXhUjq33ZAb1Jr3tCYeo2JCymQNRgNxiLgqQpk_EbmH9599Jao/w640-h480/350328478_228473863237233_7748280262409212523_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael Gilligan grinding the weld free from the number one driver.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYySMcvjl_a9ceZMFjvFAXWiEAKB825LaZcni6JOedxUmoQqWDUgzg4308HheQrNqxrLDPDQRhVi6jGt1Y5yc8jjmn9NtJCoHZTVkQNov-UIHQh77jW0_lmYLZJnDvLL3XwKVwVd6i1h93imcu8bffkbjPxCWzm3G5hUP6O_r1OGnhkAeRxTm5Bw9G1ng/s2048/350312531_218199567666843_4805521983322175175_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYySMcvjl_a9ceZMFjvFAXWiEAKB825LaZcni6JOedxUmoQqWDUgzg4308HheQrNqxrLDPDQRhVi6jGt1Y5yc8jjmn9NtJCoHZTVkQNov-UIHQh77jW0_lmYLZJnDvLL3XwKVwVd6i1h93imcu8bffkbjPxCWzm3G5hUP6O_r1OGnhkAeRxTm5Bw9G1ng/w640-h480/350312531_218199567666843_4805521983322175175_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Free at last.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-GNBMjT1TIjJebJw3cPg4Stg89ERWKVFckawcVYVjd5mVqEto5PHQlCaRFXge2R9dcyNsT-OBRkq2ZGq0rYZlrMyPFEVDgVys6ZycEiMD0BbwbGrnEl99Jxif3sMINNHVh-fbbl5dbzt3uZdbMot9g75AW67cilx-t6tEZSVR3eQoi5xKq5fR305qzs/s2048/349625645_263118992892017_667230560168105188_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-GNBMjT1TIjJebJw3cPg4Stg89ERWKVFckawcVYVjd5mVqEto5PHQlCaRFXge2R9dcyNsT-OBRkq2ZGq0rYZlrMyPFEVDgVys6ZycEiMD0BbwbGrnEl99Jxif3sMINNHVh-fbbl5dbzt3uZdbMot9g75AW67cilx-t6tEZSVR3eQoi5xKq5fR305qzs/w640-h480/349625645_263118992892017_667230560168105188_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Alemite grease gun used for lubrication.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEcTXiBDWd581WBQcBBVNurB8U311krI6NMBJoB2M6UrKKH2728cU0qakK4ZAJ53eicV3C_Zx7bQ4CdqWMq2IGu3gi4XVW7NoUXhalcrzmYEBZIfYDNXd3YlpbBBVxKheQO8tkVvi0yhNI9kx4AvW-zqE37qSNCwAZgnDDkTjKbvXfYzBAn-9XxTANr4/s1008/350263672_1282569722645616_248965696508745272_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEcTXiBDWd581WBQcBBVNurB8U311krI6NMBJoB2M6UrKKH2728cU0qakK4ZAJ53eicV3C_Zx7bQ4CdqWMq2IGu3gi4XVW7NoUXhalcrzmYEBZIfYDNXd3YlpbBBVxKheQO8tkVvi0yhNI9kx4AvW-zqE37qSNCwAZgnDDkTjKbvXfYzBAn-9XxTANr4/w480-h640/350263672_1282569722645616_248965696508745272_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alemite grease gun fitting. Photo by Michael Gilligan.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45iEJDZ_bWDab0oa8tovtrUYcCel0Mujp5fAHW9EVMHzyV6WQC78WQ5kDk8kdA_VY6xfgkoWdaWwSIZzCD1dUSpW83SXVbhexj0lC4KRkukxeo_JirXs7dLAMQ46qYcx_w9rWjBHNPlx7EFTtcg3bvlp_YgLJQGsS_KgqghVIBpXnkdZmD9Cg3CvpKpI/s1008/350353725_632419895604905_7505268801326437255_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45iEJDZ_bWDab0oa8tovtrUYcCel0Mujp5fAHW9EVMHzyV6WQC78WQ5kDk8kdA_VY6xfgkoWdaWwSIZzCD1dUSpW83SXVbhexj0lC4KRkukxeo_JirXs7dLAMQ46qYcx_w9rWjBHNPlx7EFTtcg3bvlp_YgLJQGsS_KgqghVIBpXnkdZmD9Cg3CvpKpI/w480-h640/350353725_632419895604905_7505268801326437255_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original grease found once the fitting was removed. Photo by Michael Gilligan<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUc_WEHenMBfNLM3RT0WRas3if3Ma00v5FeMwnY3ttw96tfUHf9txh6qqpEISN7W5EKkAU99B_QC5bbpHsBWd7ksEpfGdsAELlwY78AOtNSdlZe99h5Z0jpIwFN1IhojYbeRfDViP5m8Imsw23xHIqtKW4xLbRMo5pIpnoCR4kufxB-lENCtAoL6Bleg/s2048/350016009_202090622775810_3722854904338135457_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUc_WEHenMBfNLM3RT0WRas3if3Ma00v5FeMwnY3ttw96tfUHf9txh6qqpEISN7W5EKkAU99B_QC5bbpHsBWd7ksEpfGdsAELlwY78AOtNSdlZe99h5Z0jpIwFN1IhojYbeRfDViP5m8Imsw23xHIqtKW4xLbRMo5pIpnoCR4kufxB-lENCtAoL6Bleg/w640-h480/350016009_202090622775810_3722854904338135457_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The defective fuel pump is on the right and the NOS rebuilt one on the left.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0Scientique, 1867 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON K1G 5A3, Canada45.4035099 -75.618905917.093276063821158 -110.7751559 73.713743736178856 -40.4626559tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-7029449656208534332023-05-21T14:16:00.002-04:002023-07-12T08:28:59.654-04:00CN 6200 Relocation - Den Jakupi<p>The Bytown Railway Society was asked by the Canada Science and Technology Museum to prepare Canadian National 6200 for its move to a temporary pad 100 feet down from its current resting spot. This is for a new berm to be built where it has sat for more than 50 years. Members of the society began the work today to ensure the engine is well lubricated before the move. </p><p>Details of the process can be found on each picture’s description. </p><p>Follow our page for further updates on this project. </p><p>Anyone interested in joining our organization is encouraged to reach out to us via Messenger.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrVoxofl-FEf9hmPFOGY4rsZ6VRmvY2ySTdEsKxHDXBPpiTaSJQgCHA8DxgBuoxfFUsVvw0FpxNnSXmo5aGSqyV9QyvEYFaNavMXj52IYALlCKv3OmYTjy17hZ0gUkGBCk2lKmlRkklKmKM4kVdcs8euOV-r01I6iVi4oRgGNgxJKEg7JZhXRaZfH/s2048/348585807_1593772221107869_7235367708961950650_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrVoxofl-FEf9hmPFOGY4rsZ6VRmvY2ySTdEsKxHDXBPpiTaSJQgCHA8DxgBuoxfFUsVvw0FpxNnSXmo5aGSqyV9QyvEYFaNavMXj52IYALlCKv3OmYTjy17hZ0gUkGBCk2lKmlRkklKmKM4kVdcs8euOV-r01I6iVi4oRgGNgxJKEg7JZhXRaZfH/w640-h480/348585807_1593772221107869_7235367708961950650_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James Clark is seen using an angle grinder to cut the welds securing the journal box covers shut.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgBMQOKls_gttEq_t6UWynVP8Pibc2f9TpjL9UsfiJLXahf4ublTB-gcq2d-suiXD9Qgfq1Y5Ehok1DXI0-1ZfvJEJYRY4xpd6PLo9RLbOzuFL264bpkqeR2cGqhdnSm5PqcNVPkcXAHVhgsenj8skIfRBFEziefWp_cpwpTrxyP6sJvbVmJxlK6d/s2048/347628126_648336343804915_8478872022351165161_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgBMQOKls_gttEq_t6UWynVP8Pibc2f9TpjL9UsfiJLXahf4ublTB-gcq2d-suiXD9Qgfq1Y5Ehok1DXI0-1ZfvJEJYRY4xpd6PLo9RLbOzuFL264bpkqeR2cGqhdnSm5PqcNVPkcXAHVhgsenj8skIfRBFEziefWp_cpwpTrxyP6sJvbVmJxlK6d/w640-h480/347628126_648336343804915_8478872022351165161_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave Stremes grinding the welds off the journal box covers.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieH_8LY52Y6Ma3h-tBNmLyjcah7rhCaQTvhP6qZ3WDA7cB2N_FYeWwEm6S-XQIw_cilNlwLJJDetEJY0UseNWOiyC_Y1RLQojzL_O1fDWzD28btxPPTFbiWuMqd3KHVSbNlBTuLiGwXMDjf08c9fngQ1fFtoqTo80k33X9IRqWZnkIPxGkvG3byCh2/s2048/347627750_967758518001178_975100942388087101_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieH_8LY52Y6Ma3h-tBNmLyjcah7rhCaQTvhP6qZ3WDA7cB2N_FYeWwEm6S-XQIw_cilNlwLJJDetEJY0UseNWOiyC_Y1RLQojzL_O1fDWzD28btxPPTFbiWuMqd3KHVSbNlBTuLiGwXMDjf08c9fngQ1fFtoqTo80k33X9IRqWZnkIPxGkvG3byCh2/w640-h480/347627750_967758518001178_975100942388087101_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Opened for the first time in decades, no oil was left.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUywLFKPlEQP5JcvESLzB_AXu9mr0YpIGcNLOWJVKl7pMl9sAemNx6xTZknIn4Gmje7ZCLNlfwJ3CXSXObKiUFrdbFRpB6NtUX3RuoYue9xLKsHZ4gUkZVpe4d2SmlvcaqT-pciccDL4y-LNuvN1XUThGRLVSN_NmLJXfKYvCL9ruYgYYVdXVLHZS1/s2048/348714285_811576273906295_1916179234885636590_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUywLFKPlEQP5JcvESLzB_AXu9mr0YpIGcNLOWJVKl7pMl9sAemNx6xTZknIn4Gmje7ZCLNlfwJ3CXSXObKiUFrdbFRpB6NtUX3RuoYue9xLKsHZ4gUkZVpe4d2SmlvcaqT-pciccDL4y-LNuvN1XUThGRLVSN_NmLJXfKYvCL9ruYgYYVdXVLHZS1/w640-h480/348714285_811576273906295_1916179234885636590_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very dry bearing.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JTbm8qTY8hss_TDR3zDTCoAIXY5E8DHV2x4ipyGR0W6FqCK-stILovNRGpgU6x6y5m-X9Ys30tATBF2Ap627kzDP_fwDloGLxYIr298hAh9RKt9d1LrAz2v-7cBe6ANAoxzaBMTdoEikQONV5n798rB4fTNDtKq72o1_1qvJytdtAmcuB3x1FibE/s2048/348553900_1520144948792481_6685084359771762737_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JTbm8qTY8hss_TDR3zDTCoAIXY5E8DHV2x4ipyGR0W6FqCK-stILovNRGpgU6x6y5m-X9Ys30tATBF2Ap627kzDP_fwDloGLxYIr298hAh9RKt9d1LrAz2v-7cBe6ANAoxzaBMTdoEikQONV5n798rB4fTNDtKq72o1_1qvJytdtAmcuB3x1FibE/w640-h480/348553900_1520144948792481_6685084359771762737_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Philip Jago is seen checking the trailing truck Timken roller bearings for oil. The bearings were found to be full.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUWYvhiRvtxkMlzmy_6OjjR-CxCuXeSPLUsWmh2rKVKztwI2S0rSd0whEUrGrjEmuLHXGhC_iJgUd-wt26b17v9Wn4w8dd88AcUuL73NLpuuEkKLHCy8EuB-vCHoiYLPOnaRXH0BYrSaCLyQTnBTgW0APBTZnvDAQKRgjXfKzBHn9OW5p6Fu6EVQM/s2048/348824533_1296895491238859_7645276270885402892_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUWYvhiRvtxkMlzmy_6OjjR-CxCuXeSPLUsWmh2rKVKztwI2S0rSd0whEUrGrjEmuLHXGhC_iJgUd-wt26b17v9Wn4w8dd88AcUuL73NLpuuEkKLHCy8EuB-vCHoiYLPOnaRXH0BYrSaCLyQTnBTgW0APBTZnvDAQKRgjXfKzBHn9OW5p6Fu6EVQM/w640-h480/348824533_1296895491238859_7645276270885402892_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A stuck Alemite grease gun fitting required the use of the oxy-acetylene torch to break it free. Den Jakupi is found doing the honours.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFpGCXnrc-36MPXcWHQ_zbvK8c9rF8Do5z832IXMZt26_giHoc_aCEL3YN5RbeSuwbiNYuSsRy7YhKn6jnag8fO3uITL0nG8anrjwuqJAG7-t9hzg2dJmBvCw_fXUWBDWtrhBqotdeJH4l3y2tfHKI4WxQNlYzOSSz7K_JFXiublnOr7x91FUuypN/s2048/348569665_225956093478049_8248151802800090626_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFpGCXnrc-36MPXcWHQ_zbvK8c9rF8Do5z832IXMZt26_giHoc_aCEL3YN5RbeSuwbiNYuSsRy7YhKn6jnag8fO3uITL0nG8anrjwuqJAG7-t9hzg2dJmBvCw_fXUWBDWtrhBqotdeJH4l3y2tfHKI4WxQNlYzOSSz7K_JFXiublnOr7x91FUuypN/w640-h480/348569665_225956093478049_8248151802800090626_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The problematic grease fitting was removed.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7c24c6-RiTVid0Gnk2hF26cUxxY2I9mmds6JGDVvke1vI23gZPkWpCG_gkxKyzIf3NC2wUSj7Olc7bPAPDzEQrKF7nWJzBiOquOyunXYMNedOpXTh_R8_aN-KYAwLA2Ygx5a5m2Enzk6AUvbsFhVQ0U-QSmET9x6kD5MqMOZ5wCKumdv6xInO7yU/s2048/348324712_576368087914378_7620794255504598052_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7c24c6-RiTVid0Gnk2hF26cUxxY2I9mmds6JGDVvke1vI23gZPkWpCG_gkxKyzIf3NC2wUSj7Olc7bPAPDzEQrKF7nWJzBiOquOyunXYMNedOpXTh_R8_aN-KYAwLA2Ygx5a5m2Enzk6AUvbsFhVQ0U-QSmET9x6kD5MqMOZ5wCKumdv6xInO7yU/w640-h480/348324712_576368087914378_7620794255504598052_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still some old grease left. Michael Gilligan cleaned and prepped the fittings for lubrication using the Alemite grease gun.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIigcpWDspNLHkHLL0_6AS0KsKftcd9SFrl72ptSBY6AnVJdWLxve1rwNg5zvseTyvYWoWUUCXPICXgVr_4-SFRWXnW8jRbWYW_c58FFNVEa2Z-0CSHbIsOZJuUwBYccymAeAT-62sxXvgHwW9ZNIJ93C8F9wIysxqXyV_e-2Y45MKS8IaE3ICDNso/s2048/348725922_892101375221568_302531894357408054_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIigcpWDspNLHkHLL0_6AS0KsKftcd9SFrl72ptSBY6AnVJdWLxve1rwNg5zvseTyvYWoWUUCXPICXgVr_4-SFRWXnW8jRbWYW_c58FFNVEa2Z-0CSHbIsOZJuUwBYccymAeAT-62sxXvgHwW9ZNIJ93C8F9wIysxqXyV_e-2Y45MKS8IaE3ICDNso/w640-h480/348725922_892101375221568_302531894357408054_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A brake shoe was welded to one of the wheel sets. Charls Gendron is grinding the weld free.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyeZs3KHWQX00R5S474YXUQ0Y8Q-VNXTOa_JD44yf5XXFvwgcIYZ_H6Jvzetpigk6Whe1RGxbuiaUOhckBpXMyd7cUngCrH26KUvcAYPu4n1MAwabVh2qkfiEKbENkrTNhaYOM5sSYF2MKl-gj1J1OkBl1t-MnyawvfMj_9ySGHh6_6uX3oY8UH12/s2048/348650579_754779363004362_44060858322394974_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyeZs3KHWQX00R5S474YXUQ0Y8Q-VNXTOa_JD44yf5XXFvwgcIYZ_H6Jvzetpigk6Whe1RGxbuiaUOhckBpXMyd7cUngCrH26KUvcAYPu4n1MAwabVh2qkfiEKbENkrTNhaYOM5sSYF2MKl-gj1J1OkBl1t-MnyawvfMj_9ySGHh6_6uX3oY8UH12/w640-h480/348650579_754779363004362_44060858322394974_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A well lubricated bearing.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAW8cLmEJo7CgmMaNrotE79DB1khvWp7mTixhiy7hcX1KzfvWPsH64okGjRHw9JJIxvjpNmdfYByzxqvEkhB1h-d9WvZD0vc-EK_S0T5dKf5hD9TQ0J7shq_z1AFadk8C_5Tf1C2ZO_K4-hAniOqpeOfGaBB8qd5jirDnEOb5RHa5blioZ27gYpYtj/s2048/347878966_3695969460633722_2943690640375359270_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAW8cLmEJo7CgmMaNrotE79DB1khvWp7mTixhiy7hcX1KzfvWPsH64okGjRHw9JJIxvjpNmdfYByzxqvEkhB1h-d9WvZD0vc-EK_S0T5dKf5hD9TQ0J7shq_z1AFadk8C_5Tf1C2ZO_K4-hAniOqpeOfGaBB8qd5jirDnEOb5RHa5blioZ27gYpYtj/w640-h480/347878966_3695969460633722_2943690640375359270_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave Stremes and Den Jakupi using the Alemite grease gun on the connecting rods. The grease gun in use has also lubricated Canadian Pacific 1201 during its excursion career with the Society.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLTeSj6sC5OtgAd1tYSuObtUCruLlXxB6sriuTD_CEZnkESAissleCM6gP8O13KrAxZ46rjtEkgtB7Ly0ad6q7lBTChJSd--NY0e-bOQe8QCYA2HnAiL5m4Z4-xwEQPyw0lcm14LDMdtoDVC0RHcUYKEfLJg9F23PkiOK2kl3kQH1XFiV18KyPd3x/s2048/348727302_1409430616561964_6640816804973192126_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLTeSj6sC5OtgAd1tYSuObtUCruLlXxB6sriuTD_CEZnkESAissleCM6gP8O13KrAxZ46rjtEkgtB7Ly0ad6q7lBTChJSd--NY0e-bOQe8QCYA2HnAiL5m4Z4-xwEQPyw0lcm14LDMdtoDVC0RHcUYKEfLJg9F23PkiOK2kl3kQH1XFiV18KyPd3x/w640-h480/348727302_1409430616561964_6640816804973192126_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Philip Jago and John Halpenny are seen loosening up the Alemite grease fittings in preparation for cleaning and lubrication.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-71687887393624784812023-05-12T14:14:00.001-04:002023-05-23T14:16:31.196-04:00DHC Report - May 12th, 2023 - Den Jakupi<p>The weather has called for Car 26 to return to the road or rails once again! Below Den Jakupi is completing its annual oil and filter change. No need for jacks when you have a Hy-Rail! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2OdkPN6iZw2WoeAaYIzk5bxrafABCWnYxgtPucc70j6ffkYmbdXIS4HYLxSvmEWAJudfIsy6hMQRlb9DyjChdpDiHtpTojBSJNNIMNQ0fBwRY1INtAFhEAAjqrPTVUMbP1WdlnewQwPSmDTffe2bHbIfc5Ej4pYJOR5asg2azE-xWEbGo5cXR8t1/s1008/346477398_697625455469455_2115282211662395667_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2OdkPN6iZw2WoeAaYIzk5bxrafABCWnYxgtPucc70j6ffkYmbdXIS4HYLxSvmEWAJudfIsy6hMQRlb9DyjChdpDiHtpTojBSJNNIMNQ0fBwRY1INtAFhEAAjqrPTVUMbP1WdlnewQwPSmDTffe2bHbIfc5Ej4pYJOR5asg2azE-xWEbGo5cXR8t1/w640-h480/346477398_697625455469455_2115282211662395667_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Michael Gilligan.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-6054005460172651412023-04-08T14:09:00.002-04:002023-05-23T14:14:22.909-04:00DHC Visit to Exporail - April 8, 2023 - Den Jakupi<p>Members of the DHC Andrew Cameron, James Clark, John Bryant, Michael Gilligan, and Den Jakupi were at Exporail working on getting the former Northern Alberta Railway tamper E-32 back into operation for use on track maintenance at their site, on Saturday, April 8th. </p><p>Members of the Society refurbished and rebuilt the carburetor for the flathead Chrysler engine and it was placed back during the work session. The spark plugs were also changed and the firing order was corrected as per manufacturer's specifications. All in all, a successful day however, more adjustments are to be made before it is made fully operational. </p><p>The team is excited to continue this partnership with Exporail further in support of Canadian railway preservation.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmFfaLI6bSZzWOjVHOdIt5IYYkShYlgr-ZpsVU3LIknLXSf_w2ELGWJ8_gOUXSyNUVgKhqi1hUYdgMP6aqJHyQ28Q90C2KzZu0szMI26m30Xo5V7mVUsrL7uvGR5BlvvZqPNLx3bQ-Errgqvc9E18-uxfoEzkJdI-Vc13dY262cLuJD6dYMl12THp/s2048/340437653_179544238251705_3726820157087619155_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmFfaLI6bSZzWOjVHOdIt5IYYkShYlgr-ZpsVU3LIknLXSf_w2ELGWJ8_gOUXSyNUVgKhqi1hUYdgMP6aqJHyQ28Q90C2KzZu0szMI26m30Xo5V7mVUsrL7uvGR5BlvvZqPNLx3bQ-Errgqvc9E18-uxfoEzkJdI-Vc13dY262cLuJD6dYMl12THp/w480-h640/340437653_179544238251705_3726820157087619155_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Refurbished Carter BB Carburetor</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2eHzAvw5V5zPCgcaG0vDj_XdR8FH7NsemqlWiUMYE3hjB6ipoD1KEbUfCn0A2_7JrsLGrHVIJ19RSODxTgUQzFVc63Kp4RgmzsYtVfsbFPqJdT4MkOwqgA1NmDB2yK0Jrbf0537GxXKkO_wBLnIDwJSjV1Pl0-ladm9qPj7WRJGXuuQ93mtcK7Hh/s1280/340451132_535235382131440_2556770147801430452_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2eHzAvw5V5zPCgcaG0vDj_XdR8FH7NsemqlWiUMYE3hjB6ipoD1KEbUfCn0A2_7JrsLGrHVIJ19RSODxTgUQzFVc63Kp4RgmzsYtVfsbFPqJdT4MkOwqgA1NmDB2yK0Jrbf0537GxXKkO_wBLnIDwJSjV1Pl0-ladm9qPj7WRJGXuuQ93mtcK7Hh/w640-h480/340451132_535235382131440_2556770147801430452_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-5301574913944171892023-02-04T16:09:00.001-05:002023-02-05T16:25:28.769-05:00Dirty Hands Club Smiths Falls Shop Work - Den Jakupi<p>Members of the DHC met today in Norm Kummer’s shop, in Smiths Falls, to mill the lumber required for the restoration of ex-Central Vermont Boom Car No. 4313. The work today focused on milling the boards needed for the interior roof.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ70AeNpjtq9QnZ1M7SW-2KSEw9-Oyrvn5_Os8UW9d1-nDjSwKgAhzV-EHip8ZdWROYaWlsJelf0plehaU2nAbMoofDfQDyUq_Hx0ZHCushp03VKy3BRuJBNVHFl9yZbacZt56i5bItcn_To3N1f0Pn0hoxuOeBDYgf6W-TKzCIC0DPN1Nc05aAm_-/s2048/328514400_873172827339800_4375332505418945943_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ70AeNpjtq9QnZ1M7SW-2KSEw9-Oyrvn5_Os8UW9d1-nDjSwKgAhzV-EHip8ZdWROYaWlsJelf0plehaU2nAbMoofDfQDyUq_Hx0ZHCushp03VKy3BRuJBNVHFl9yZbacZt56i5bItcn_To3N1f0Pn0hoxuOeBDYgf6W-TKzCIC0DPN1Nc05aAm_-/w640-h480/328514400_873172827339800_4375332505418945943_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boards being cut in half to 5' pieces.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OIwtoNUFiKAbyNuZpgyebJmxc_5mSdONnddWmZRGOGRGOl-yGB4ZW_4DjgE0M1xedfjjaJqj6eLyxKRV2Mt0smIJInB8g5Ec4dn0CnUErAjtlHuN2yOHqpmThO7I-OE1urE3iSP6gChdbAtJ7ZUIwBIw58kQF2ssMFB-HdtVYOCfGKh76vc5JWAh/s2048/328894789_739460060922203_208996914458566126_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OIwtoNUFiKAbyNuZpgyebJmxc_5mSdONnddWmZRGOGRGOl-yGB4ZW_4DjgE0M1xedfjjaJqj6eLyxKRV2Mt0smIJInB8g5Ec4dn0CnUErAjtlHuN2yOHqpmThO7I-OE1urE3iSP6gChdbAtJ7ZUIwBIw58kQF2ssMFB-HdtVYOCfGKh76vc5JWAh/w640-h480/328894789_739460060922203_208996914458566126_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using the planer to reduce thickness to 3/4"</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpcbeMj7ZPbqqvNu_0JzBqFrPSZHYsTkxKr84HYJVFWK53RbrCm6miSevbOkAJKkCh81_anf2QrS29itlNdfyG4m2xHEUvlhtDd9C2DMOMAkEuUcda0vKuWZUfrctpKK8rS2pCJBwk-X91FfKS5LTPN_tn5hWEtxR6gEjMl82Eye_1e10TWqHTSqh/s2048/329023634_3434069590212408_2245528737258347294_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpcbeMj7ZPbqqvNu_0JzBqFrPSZHYsTkxKr84HYJVFWK53RbrCm6miSevbOkAJKkCh81_anf2QrS29itlNdfyG4m2xHEUvlhtDd9C2DMOMAkEuUcda0vKuWZUfrctpKK8rS2pCJBwk-X91FfKS5LTPN_tn5hWEtxR6gEjMl82Eye_1e10TWqHTSqh/w640-h480/329023634_3434069590212408_2245528737258347294_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the planing was completed.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHdDX6ITBm4Xc8VZmcZiagsYyAN0BaIdUiKoJKVo_oh3Lx3X5z4Y6dEzsRKu-Xkz0CMXv2rCUCjDJ9cDQA0XoyfjJ39Hn6n2OiqAWiWVTOoTgzPJ44RzVQAq8brxOX3Z9gIUlPHu2yjqo5vX3a-uTRLwZKeqLJ5rMYNpBnfvuzEiKTUUUa-VyxPLd/s2048/329382290_6246248415409955_795504328091226554_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHdDX6ITBm4Xc8VZmcZiagsYyAN0BaIdUiKoJKVo_oh3Lx3X5z4Y6dEzsRKu-Xkz0CMXv2rCUCjDJ9cDQA0XoyfjJ39Hn6n2OiqAWiWVTOoTgzPJ44RzVQAq8brxOX3Z9gIUlPHu2yjqo5vX3a-uTRLwZKeqLJ5rMYNpBnfvuzEiKTUUUa-VyxPLd/w640-h480/329382290_6246248415409955_795504328091226554_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew Cameron and John Bryant using the jointer to ensure a square face for the tongue and groove.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6zNNI6ATGQkwZwswa5fm0bZvi1lkW9pF7aZ-lbbn12AjYwwd7Wouwpq_GBcdAINPLbiWSOZgKbD09zYeevPIOClEcTVbkKDM4ufUIwBChld9xPcWInMMDcTS-RFlfWtnIxTgdWGCoH_jgiun0nlNAFepjlJms_9cGcylvQCtItEhSR5ddIzV62gt/s2048/329130168_930750455035759_507028334570922365_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6zNNI6ATGQkwZwswa5fm0bZvi1lkW9pF7aZ-lbbn12AjYwwd7Wouwpq_GBcdAINPLbiWSOZgKbD09zYeevPIOClEcTVbkKDM4ufUIwBChld9xPcWInMMDcTS-RFlfWtnIxTgdWGCoH_jgiun0nlNAFepjlJms_9cGcylvQCtItEhSR5ddIzV62gt/w640-h480/329130168_930750455035759_507028334570922365_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting with the tongue for the tongue and groove joints.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHQ9ekeVj2FKKNq2ZzVyihKA9MWphi5s-oOrKd8_weLqhTx3wzUVj3cKC8ATRJCloful0N-8lcMQmPVAzr3oxV_Gx0Okdu2Xh8mHJiaEZivuhfriXW3gropuV5-TvAmCNM6lu8YwISMTg-1aDBXfphYzgtfrUri4TSrlxZQhhg5tp6V453A2Z1T61/s2048/329020782_1430101144401039_7948683061598042358_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHQ9ekeVj2FKKNq2ZzVyihKA9MWphi5s-oOrKd8_weLqhTx3wzUVj3cKC8ATRJCloful0N-8lcMQmPVAzr3oxV_Gx0Okdu2Xh8mHJiaEZivuhfriXW3gropuV5-TvAmCNM6lu8YwISMTg-1aDBXfphYzgtfrUri4TSrlxZQhhg5tp6V453A2Z1T61/w480-h640/329020782_1430101144401039_7948683061598042358_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norm Kummer cutting the groove.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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All that remains is the V groove in the center.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmD71VvirHc4ZfQfDPVMju3786arxgomMWOI56oyd-sW3rlR57zIl-YW5tt05j1rZHqYQBD2hou3dFXE_2BVAgomi-iPAvjnyCC8dFOykJLMrcex2tHERvg_-NVBymNVoaMF_MXUfwoSzYefaoknbaj4aaHZjB4NR6rMCHvOQMmiTjdEre8uuRl7aY/s2048/328994692_1371902536902395_6014792936902859563_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmD71VvirHc4ZfQfDPVMju3786arxgomMWOI56oyd-sW3rlR57zIl-YW5tt05j1rZHqYQBD2hou3dFXE_2BVAgomi-iPAvjnyCC8dFOykJLMrcex2tHERvg_-NVBymNVoaMF_MXUfwoSzYefaoknbaj4aaHZjB4NR6rMCHvOQMmiTjdEre8uuRl7aY/w640-h480/328994692_1371902536902395_6014792936902859563_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Work party for the day. From left to right: John Bryant, Michael Gilligan, Andrew Cameron, James Clark, Norm Kummer and Den Jakupi.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-63003773948637276022022-12-13T14:44:00.008-05:002023-01-06T15:09:32.367-05:00A Dirty Hands Club Christmas 2022 - Phil Jago<p> Absent several years due to the changes at the Canada Science and Technology Museum and the ravages of the global pandemic, an old tradition, Christmas Brunch in Car 27, was revived by the Bytown Railway Society’s “Dirty Hands Club”.</p><p>Credit for the initiative goes to Den Jakupi with the able assistance of Michael Gilligan and Dave Stremes. A “pot luck” feast was laid on featuring bacon, eggs, quiche, toast, beans, muffins, gallons of coffee and tea and other delectables, all prepared on Car 27’s galley stove and companion compartment heater. </p><p>For the first time in many years, the air smelled of coal smoke from 27’s ever-faithful circa 1907 cooking range which comes with its own hot water system. Meanwhile, we took advantage of a quantity of scrap lumber to feed the appetite of the stove that heats the car’s lounge area. </p><p>It took a lot of planning to pull this one off; this planning included the complete cleaning of 27’s interior plus its move from warm indoor storage into the bright sunshine of the Canada Science and Technology’s back parking lot. Garlands and wreaths were also strategically placed on the car’s exterior to mark the occasion.</p><p>For all of us, including guests from the staff of the Science and Technology Museum, it was a time to remember past events involving 27 when it was in use during a progressive restoration at the now-closed shops of the Thurso and Nation Valley Railway in nearby Thurso, Quebec, and its latter career carrying thousands of excited museum patrons along the former Museum yard tracks with motive power provided by either Merrill and Ring Shay No. 3 or the Bytown Railway Society’s ex-TNVR GE 50-ton locomotive No. 10. </p><p>All in all, a great day, and kudos to Den for all of his efforts. </p><p>Merry Christmas to all and best of wishes for 2023.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZj3hYWMwd4EvrpakOl88HaPkJBdjWuuJadmALurwV1QmXQTYgnkZT_sd1KRg4pHmXgdM6e9tJNOu1D95ge-37RzYi0l4u9ZtEsuVmtJTHP2OnSZYndyO7dyzKiqFXDBlUfP9cA2w-Hsq878l5o3jWu8HqXdm6vHud_gRMfM-3dDybs4NAudZI-TFM/s2016/320102000_1110549642996354_7724548716192167558_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZj3hYWMwd4EvrpakOl88HaPkJBdjWuuJadmALurwV1QmXQTYgnkZT_sd1KRg4pHmXgdM6e9tJNOu1D95ge-37RzYi0l4u9ZtEsuVmtJTHP2OnSZYndyO7dyzKiqFXDBlUfP9cA2w-Hsq878l5o3jWu8HqXdm6vHud_gRMfM-3dDybs4NAudZI-TFM/w640-h480/320102000_1110549642996354_7724548716192167558_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Car 27's lounge area received a special cleaning as part of the preparation work. Photo by Den Jakupi<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQteuMfTTq4cHGD2wgKTj0AKkj6vGg-Lnngd1cuzGN2yVp4ASIHXOFmHIJyOQR5XqebbRzRJERSwUPVyI8d6i7pHQXMcX319vFU_3GAKu46uq53sFuBdD4yxbOWfeG4AqjdzF9-gqSa_fDDKObgQHiY9lwUPamntss2C9-tG3Dc9EJ33pGSn0ahzw/s2016/320035847_546384994017106_2956421482510161919_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQteuMfTTq4cHGD2wgKTj0AKkj6vGg-Lnngd1cuzGN2yVp4ASIHXOFmHIJyOQR5XqebbRzRJERSwUPVyI8d6i7pHQXMcX319vFU_3GAKu46uq53sFuBdD4yxbOWfeG4AqjdzF9-gqSa_fDDKObgQHiY9lwUPamntss2C9-tG3Dc9EJ33pGSn0ahzw/w640-h480/320035847_546384994017106_2956421482510161919_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wreath and a plaque from the "Bytown", all that remains of a locomotive of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Railway occupy the table which soon "groaned" under the weight of the sumptuous feast. Photo by Den Jakupi<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dSfrbJZ1pLx7iQrvL8RW0sjeca0xw9lYAff7fpL3Lzyd4LlTzYtQZINcm4UmZMm_Vwco6sCdwOWx6fci11RrOACnAO8tt3aWsna7r3L0-UDpFuATULzNA0jF8inFHvt3kV8yunhSoq1yVNv0JaWymVRhl_RcPR4TupO4HDSUXkMhmbFBjpxOKHVf/s2016/320153269_884729149608547_7852323378373322879_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dSfrbJZ1pLx7iQrvL8RW0sjeca0xw9lYAff7fpL3Lzyd4LlTzYtQZINcm4UmZMm_Vwco6sCdwOWx6fci11RrOACnAO8tt3aWsna7r3L0-UDpFuATULzNA0jF8inFHvt3kV8yunhSoq1yVNv0JaWymVRhl_RcPR4TupO4HDSUXkMhmbFBjpxOKHVf/w640-h480/320153269_884729149608547_7852323378373322879_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The party was held outside so that Car 27's stoves could be fired up. Here the car is shoved from its storage place in the Museum Shop by the local forklift "switcher. Photo by Den Jakupi<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GyB2og3SCa5e_GCPR5wH3pMa-VHolYQD_BONun7Iow1zkCTSA42_tXOlMmgri747xKpBbHirj4BPzkb_tRG83MOt_rDTb4PV_pqJB_k9LLQQ8pHFy4gyvyHsnTEER6ZklJWqkusLqJeaMAZJoCz5fEDW19uSNRrKEzcCKjrEZgCyOaDstwk8Etdt/s2016/320042359_694532132088537_7383419628237700532_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GyB2og3SCa5e_GCPR5wH3pMa-VHolYQD_BONun7Iow1zkCTSA42_tXOlMmgri747xKpBbHirj4BPzkb_tRG83MOt_rDTb4PV_pqJB_k9LLQQ8pHFy4gyvyHsnTEER6ZklJWqkusLqJeaMAZJoCz5fEDW19uSNRrKEzcCKjrEZgCyOaDstwk8Etdt/w640-h480/320042359_694532132088537_7383419628237700532_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close-up look at the observation area as No. 27 sits outside the Museum shop. Photo by Den Jakupi<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzmS9L5wULYY2kgSAyQdpCMWZO4GHayYd4QR5EQzPVZYQUBVtR0M0viqM7DBMBTvSu_cQTJHFmDGPAHaiT01n5JrbTyzgBDyK1DvUA9QroSPmP47rgDdbJkNddzPBL_wZKpi7apwSKeBCaT-tRF0aRgWHzqxDZHr_37eOvx-GgzoJ9S5HcabVeyV3/s2016/320012336_512886870908055_8138676582276125958_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzmS9L5wULYY2kgSAyQdpCMWZO4GHayYd4QR5EQzPVZYQUBVtR0M0viqM7DBMBTvSu_cQTJHFmDGPAHaiT01n5JrbTyzgBDyK1DvUA9QroSPmP47rgDdbJkNddzPBL_wZKpi7apwSKeBCaT-tRF0aRgWHzqxDZHr_37eOvx-GgzoJ9S5HcabVeyV3/w640-h480/320012336_512886870908055_8138676582276125958_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The December sun lights up the right side of No. 27. The blank area marks the cupboards, lockers, ice bunker and cold area storage areas of 27's galley. The window with the frosted glass provides light to the fully-equipped washroom. Photo by Den Jakupi.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTiczhoZuF9n64iZuTopfkmyZGFjzMeZdnqMdkmQ1XgBmWqA6sGcA2H26asn-o54p3NUeJFgNfxsLtvvB88wirVUn8kbWcKqQKzJOej0RTBezDTqvlytj5eaeo3Zm5z_5KI7Uqhv22pY5YABreGjCtCRX6NsaUEQotJvRscl3Yl1oDHbKts1mev0g/s2016/320084377_537292334988894_41130214178433901_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTiczhoZuF9n64iZuTopfkmyZGFjzMeZdnqMdkmQ1XgBmWqA6sGcA2H26asn-o54p3NUeJFgNfxsLtvvB88wirVUn8kbWcKqQKzJOej0RTBezDTqvlytj5eaeo3Zm5z_5KI7Uqhv22pY5YABreGjCtCRX6NsaUEQotJvRscl3Yl1oDHbKts1mev0g/w640-h480/320084377_537292334988894_41130214178433901_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garland festoons the "A" End hand rails on this 1907 product of the CPR shops in Farnham, Quebec. Photo by Den Jakupi<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_9eGfrju-eShFkt2XhJe6NKa1_21vCLI_ZqjZln5pYO7WFCl-7FEiGJRQdUe7zz9tftpmGrisFEHik-bk_0YWelLLHuzIxAMHxKOhC8t032j7sO1Ju2Bo29Eqd0rsY-339sRPnOypFGHE4rK_dQtFEvQYnlJR6yd_xfQO0kZlzXRLSBfgaizEJ6Q/s433/319713012_1304105083762312_4446759899771412960_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="433" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_9eGfrju-eShFkt2XhJe6NKa1_21vCLI_ZqjZln5pYO7WFCl-7FEiGJRQdUe7zz9tftpmGrisFEHik-bk_0YWelLLHuzIxAMHxKOhC8t032j7sO1Ju2Bo29Eqd0rsY-339sRPnOypFGHE4rK_dQtFEvQYnlJR6yd_xfQO0kZlzXRLSBfgaizEJ6Q/w640-h506/319713012_1304105083762312_4446759899771412960_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Christmas wreath and 27's marker lamps adorned the "B" or observation end.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtkKk8_K552Ku_KdLiIEpZ5T4L9-vd59l4DhXar3M71JxpjYjWwTcY-gU9XbzYqffZWZ14RTCN2vhyVzEja6CBsmUCYhmnbPb5NnCPWOQKKlzFyYQmwu-NH5NXT09Q-XyxsJi6o4Y2jmtjGMZRb2LEMxBXzuPqNd_uzk4pulL174JCLAqVQ4SdKn2/s2016/320205619_842867190136856_8090417897046129147_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtkKk8_K552Ku_KdLiIEpZ5T4L9-vd59l4DhXar3M71JxpjYjWwTcY-gU9XbzYqffZWZ14RTCN2vhyVzEja6CBsmUCYhmnbPb5NnCPWOQKKlzFyYQmwu-NH5NXT09Q-XyxsJi6o4Y2jmtjGMZRb2LEMxBXzuPqNd_uzk4pulL174JCLAqVQ4SdKn2/w640-h480/320205619_842867190136856_8090417897046129147_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at the left side of 27. The small window is over the galley sink while the galley range is in the windowless area of the wall. Photo by Den Jakupi<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sSQE9zhu7lGFPb2GurKkpmtGaBUZtUlTT_ykqVuh-IcyYH7-2ImcKBWrjPiK9LcxZvhCUyv3XOGjA6ELk59UltDoAt438MSnv2nMJq4aooE6x4Y77Y2uZdPp_c9CJwpI7fcdQOQW88Dc_hIDOIW1APoLwMfVSO5QHG-vRTMUJM8jmbLY2MsLZDaF/s2016/320039848_866403721178663_8706044729103712572_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sSQE9zhu7lGFPb2GurKkpmtGaBUZtUlTT_ykqVuh-IcyYH7-2ImcKBWrjPiK9LcxZvhCUyv3XOGjA6ELk59UltDoAt438MSnv2nMJq4aooE6x4Y77Y2uZdPp_c9CJwpI7fcdQOQW88Dc_hIDOIW1APoLwMfVSO5QHG-vRTMUJM8jmbLY2MsLZDaF/w640-h480/320039848_866403721178663_8706044729103712572_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at the coal fired range. inside 27's galley That copper device on top is the coil for heating water which is stored in a gleaming overhead copper tank. Photo by Den Jakupi.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRFzxIGd0Mdz3SepvSO6tFI9W9ab4IHITpsE5zYzmItntWVQwzDfjWsXipMGi8EsNE48uhmJf2prhXqWQpyMCL-koV0FFXx5K_eXThzjAIhTXDSVSx_DEFyxsAUUidZP4t5Li8nh62ltlYkzCDwHeG2nExaFOsSCFgJdNBB7iH0CRycQ6DBEMBrln/s2016/319748033_705818397589947_3637716796855238000_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRFzxIGd0Mdz3SepvSO6tFI9W9ab4IHITpsE5zYzmItntWVQwzDfjWsXipMGi8EsNE48uhmJf2prhXqWQpyMCL-koV0FFXx5K_eXThzjAIhTXDSVSx_DEFyxsAUUidZP4t5Li8nh62ltlYkzCDwHeG2nExaFOsSCFgJdNBB7iH0CRycQ6DBEMBrln/w640-h480/319748033_705818397589947_3637716796855238000_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sink area features both hot and cold "running" water. Photo by Den Jakupi</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKhBSe-dgUp5oc8AWjWJ5EzgLTuthZE67M-k5ZGGZI88BpxG1iRNq0ZT8D-4zuJHG2mhLOs5r1kwoM0fc3jvjGTxKiQhvZU3FtGcTbiHB8qTIstcjZyhQ_NPsB0d-Gowj2bTjxT6dACzlmrrhyZYqhZPd0MPKsawj6iRTDEMkJmg8o9P9Okkzv6ND/s2016/320087343_678530106981985_6402786153761341318_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKhBSe-dgUp5oc8AWjWJ5EzgLTuthZE67M-k5ZGGZI88BpxG1iRNq0ZT8D-4zuJHG2mhLOs5r1kwoM0fc3jvjGTxKiQhvZU3FtGcTbiHB8qTIstcjZyhQ_NPsB0d-Gowj2bTjxT6dACzlmrrhyZYqhZPd0MPKsawj6iRTDEMkJmg8o9P9Okkzv6ND/w640-h480/320087343_678530106981985_6402786153761341318_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave Stremes cooks up a mess of bacon on the coal-fired range. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9qgs3GToINXiUtPPBKO0bzTK8rQy9dKzXGhSFfrbN0RgWRfhMWKbp9Nj-Zt7cTi_ygH1rRnfCEmhffdmFoIZ18GLYG-o32GammHK3vfyH6ByCvYmJNcSRU6JKQfjQXbKyqQYkoGXmSe6KAcqkvnxGyxo5GUXcIib8XeoRsEZ4kp0KbqZAxL7Yawz/s640/320067197_660462605865684_2198415911591347092_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9qgs3GToINXiUtPPBKO0bzTK8rQy9dKzXGhSFfrbN0RgWRfhMWKbp9Nj-Zt7cTi_ygH1rRnfCEmhffdmFoIZ18GLYG-o32GammHK3vfyH6ByCvYmJNcSRU6JKQfjQXbKyqQYkoGXmSe6KAcqkvnxGyxo5GUXcIib8XeoRsEZ4kp0KbqZAxL7Yawz/w480-h640/320067197_660462605865684_2198415911591347092_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Den Jakupi gets the scrambled eggs ready. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUamT4hiJhIelSQtw5um9QZBM9Hnv7VKlYgA9FBT6VNx_FwW_TuwtXYlyyU4Fjcvx9ZpuggG4V-fG5opDg4eUXs-JNxNKA8yx4NwpURG1WYqJjEJOr1HgFnI5pJVi_0W2k2IU9WhYQsx2KLpgmpDNkTw4Y4ZrW4pSY0bWfxPRuekIGzzkAXaSnNwO/s2016/320067867_1522871498231093_5280101106795001903_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUamT4hiJhIelSQtw5um9QZBM9Hnv7VKlYgA9FBT6VNx_FwW_TuwtXYlyyU4Fjcvx9ZpuggG4V-fG5opDg4eUXs-JNxNKA8yx4NwpURG1WYqJjEJOr1HgFnI5pJVi_0W2k2IU9WhYQsx2KLpgmpDNkTw4Y4ZrW4pSY0bWfxPRuekIGzzkAXaSnNwO/w640-h480/320067867_1522871498231093_5280101106795001903_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pair of Quiche platters occupy the warming oven. Photo by Den Jakupi.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Hz1pQbUlaascMaEI33gKuTi0uJDqMoTW38U3RmKDQMRFoJFfbNNwC0sM-1eK0-kgRWFznK4_ADbSqbT5L5gnnn8AXDC1N9mybZD7QG4Bl8WrQWJSn2EAYjjooUKGXZZtqAHz0slo9JgnhNUb50QPCU8UZr32ioVPwb7FHacwALsh263UYoJsWrfH/s2016/319993472_1084710758891184_2347577230968513110_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Hz1pQbUlaascMaEI33gKuTi0uJDqMoTW38U3RmKDQMRFoJFfbNNwC0sM-1eK0-kgRWFznK4_ADbSqbT5L5gnnn8AXDC1N9mybZD7QG4Bl8WrQWJSn2EAYjjooUKGXZZtqAHz0slo9JgnhNUb50QPCU8UZr32ioVPwb7FHacwALsh263UYoJsWrfH/w640-h480/319993472_1084710758891184_2347577230968513110_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All cooking was done using original cast iron pots and frying pans. Photo by Den Jakupi.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTi91YslciMJLBVdP_iE92fOPTKDSwhgnq4qBI9rBSZPle_tQe8lqbOqluLpT1LvfgaK_fL2XPI-FzBNCH6XrJErKOStc-hHFFG5stMtmV1KoZgZfSrlvb6tqNcO1ACj5XXHrm-SW7dNMBUPhrbjux8wc6t91ZyeLfVQ4MdRz02trFErlF_twDm1V/s2016/320032372_861381361672716_3895344674980879348_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTi91YslciMJLBVdP_iE92fOPTKDSwhgnq4qBI9rBSZPle_tQe8lqbOqluLpT1LvfgaK_fL2XPI-FzBNCH6XrJErKOStc-hHFFG5stMtmV1KoZgZfSrlvb6tqNcO1ACj5XXHrm-SW7dNMBUPhrbjux8wc6t91ZyeLfVQ4MdRz02trFErlF_twDm1V/w640-h480/320032372_861381361672716_3895344674980879348_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a traditional feast. Someone even remembered to bring along baked beans. Photo by Den Jakupi</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEYS90_zCFlsV6vwsfclTOilKVP5WMV9LcQpXy0kLuS4gktj2uPQPG85ifoAf4fDMHY0Dkb30GlmNih0k3HTVIL-C8J7taGkGtXQspo_IlJNZo0m587_aD4I-HpMnAZs7WmmWJoqFvKWJBj7upYccz8zyzr3WQ5KQIdlABthW9ZalbjSPd-NijkRv/s640/320057385_1609664252783582_1791729179016565785_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEYS90_zCFlsV6vwsfclTOilKVP5WMV9LcQpXy0kLuS4gktj2uPQPG85ifoAf4fDMHY0Dkb30GlmNih0k3HTVIL-C8J7taGkGtXQspo_IlJNZo0m587_aD4I-HpMnAZs7WmmWJoqFvKWJBj7upYccz8zyzr3WQ5KQIdlABthW9ZalbjSPd-NijkRv/w480-h640/320057385_1609664252783582_1791729179016565785_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the lounge area looking towards the observation end. Appetites are building in proportion to the number of tall tales being told. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxmdHBbZryHtOi8JIwUP-ZCPv63OXvWYfzA404PopbN5AzCECCxZHarwas2Xg1HfidNy7bn7b8ZzLzK4Gc_3jPsZrZT79ZH6p85FRB4-mL30lpFLhwLqjOK7c92vLw7uE_rtQ4FbXdXtdTnhphBxOazHlmRuZfEof-Y1a5cT96C6PZQGq2oybA-0ZD/s640/320101988_1544053819432653_7128181224995597507_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxmdHBbZryHtOi8JIwUP-ZCPv63OXvWYfzA404PopbN5AzCECCxZHarwas2Xg1HfidNy7bn7b8ZzLzK4Gc_3jPsZrZT79ZH6p85FRB4-mL30lpFLhwLqjOK7c92vLw7uE_rtQ4FbXdXtdTnhphBxOazHlmRuZfEof-Y1a5cT96C6PZQGq2oybA-0ZD/w640-h480/320101988_1544053819432653_7128181224995597507_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back towards the Steward's Quarters and Galley, one can also see a part of the feast laid out on the lounge table. Photo By Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6m_epYWPAcHBEn5efgZjW69BmRrRfsoHsXT7unosPjdyyb3P0Ai66qSZzt3hCHCr1svNQUFS0fgJfQ70RdJH4FqgoQ_dUuUjZ8mFdpBR6f1ycDirZHLxw-5Vc-ubzvlRPZ02XwlxFKrmRvABhcN2IvT4TDoHaaY01eUro8hxqYiczjolGeX0YswC/s2016/320059027_516730820414632_1647473444092925657_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6m_epYWPAcHBEn5efgZjW69BmRrRfsoHsXT7unosPjdyyb3P0Ai66qSZzt3hCHCr1svNQUFS0fgJfQ70RdJH4FqgoQ_dUuUjZ8mFdpBR6f1ycDirZHLxw-5Vc-ubzvlRPZ02XwlxFKrmRvABhcN2IvT4TDoHaaY01eUro8hxqYiczjolGeX0YswC/w640-h480/320059027_516730820414632_1647473444092925657_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the end of the day, 27 was pulled back into the Museum Shop, to sleep away the winter in climate-controlled comfort. Photo by Den Jakupi.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhOadXEA3IvIN26Ef7aSKyQgz7V5zH_Z6x2oXG3jPtJixo01-wMFFHOJSNPpvPLrmDIU32KOyToc2c6N8W0lR6SPCi9xa8P7AJ00l-1_fWm7gfxZf0_kRs7E1sypAmDZ1LrqL5WOtD3ylsU7sf89ek1vfP-QFMLIyiQzzEU_-W2cGm04alJcHQ_w1/s478/320048923_649445696977924_3034218788291097897_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="478" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhOadXEA3IvIN26Ef7aSKyQgz7V5zH_Z6x2oXG3jPtJixo01-wMFFHOJSNPpvPLrmDIU32KOyToc2c6N8W0lR6SPCi9xa8P7AJ00l-1_fWm7gfxZf0_kRs7E1sypAmDZ1LrqL5WOtD3ylsU7sf89ek1vfP-QFMLIyiQzzEU_-W2cGm04alJcHQ_w1/w640-h578/320048923_649445696977924_3034218788291097897_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Merry Christmas from the Bytown Railway Society's "Dirty Hands Club." Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-77096704510774779792022-11-08T09:26:00.033-05:002022-11-21T09:41:13.866-05:00New Life for an Old Coach - October 2022 a busy time for the "Dirty Hands Club" - Phil Jago<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrB0REQPPhqH0Gzp1ES7OcxfDdS-3lcjDV2sg2dFKgJckdDNjacjqmvKTXhNkwfdgr9pYybtwwje5ekozmVNnmNeHnc1uwylyKuW7wYuoH7D7uvaK_8NcKaBoN3tprAqa1uAK-kveBVNPpvpUKVp7jDI75RjKTIEJrG37FEjo8gGQOKfK5jo4XDG_/s600/314995372_2568511023291101_3271379173381287049_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrB0REQPPhqH0Gzp1ES7OcxfDdS-3lcjDV2sg2dFKgJckdDNjacjqmvKTXhNkwfdgr9pYybtwwje5ekozmVNnmNeHnc1uwylyKuW7wYuoH7D7uvaK_8NcKaBoN3tprAqa1uAK-kveBVNPpvpUKVp7jDI75RjKTIEJrG37FEjo8gGQOKfK5jo4XDG_/w480-h640/314995372_2568511023291101_3271379173381287049_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting has been completed on the left side of ex-CP Van 436436. Photo by Mike Gilligan<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkwjy6jiGHvB5B0B4MknJFdYA-yH29ko6SxKipD_cD0FekvCtINgY5HRxV5dCQFEfL-isDA0V541XIrPBEOZHT6MF-KEplxivei19zT5h5wAnjReMjSZGv-tSG1dNDM7xoiW1mRKxC_cjx0GsT_Iz8jgxETPLvBj3Eh1xhI2rszXLzBaZAaUi2WBu/s1440/314972537_2568510733291130_6544814165233565259_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkwjy6jiGHvB5B0B4MknJFdYA-yH29ko6SxKipD_cD0FekvCtINgY5HRxV5dCQFEfL-isDA0V541XIrPBEOZHT6MF-KEplxivei19zT5h5wAnjReMjSZGv-tSG1dNDM7xoiW1mRKxC_cjx0GsT_Iz8jgxETPLvBj3Eh1xhI2rszXLzBaZAaUi2WBu/w640-h480/314972537_2568510733291130_6544814165233565259_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final touchup primer has been applied to ex-CN Coach 4977, courtesy of the handiwork of Charls Gendron. Photo by Charls Gendron</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3N73nenSLd6AnnmxTI3ptXO2uSzzy1DPEo1OdhxKiv0LIHB5MjiHU4W7Q0nPZ58DyoJgAEka6bTOzSpkpcaJPkhoJcse75MFgFqysWQlvc-oOhwm8JY6YldPFC6Do5YgbxcHT2-o42MAsfx-dVA5MsEY3fcV86xith_HxotNMdzVVtghNLdg7InTq/s572/315033553_2568510703291133_8943729608705731251_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="572" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3N73nenSLd6AnnmxTI3ptXO2uSzzy1DPEo1OdhxKiv0LIHB5MjiHU4W7Q0nPZ58DyoJgAEka6bTOzSpkpcaJPkhoJcse75MFgFqysWQlvc-oOhwm8JY6YldPFC6Do5YgbxcHT2-o42MAsfx-dVA5MsEY3fcV86xith_HxotNMdzVVtghNLdg7InTq/w640-h404/315033553_2568510703291133_8943729608705731251_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norm Kummer's truck provided a handy way to move the EPDM roofing for ex-Central Boom Car 4031 from the Roofmart outlet in east end Ottawa to the shop. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtz61hmXC4KK_MMgrHPpZKU4fxX38J5pOP_Uzzpn37D93fXd9JLHBcF7gptnV90Ox1rrRO1-FqrTpeyvN0eTiw8g5eT2uOQqpAeM7GKRa0-BOYpjzNpP5llIs9sYNnxsQlbK53XczNJausyFke_j9oK67D-h3FsDJhSOuIkqCsb_7cZmwKP7TWGKX_/s640/315086294_2568510689957801_3717068605352545736_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtz61hmXC4KK_MMgrHPpZKU4fxX38J5pOP_Uzzpn37D93fXd9JLHBcF7gptnV90Ox1rrRO1-FqrTpeyvN0eTiw8g5eT2uOQqpAeM7GKRa0-BOYpjzNpP5llIs9sYNnxsQlbK53XczNJausyFke_j9oK67D-h3FsDJhSOuIkqCsb_7cZmwKP7TWGKX_/w640-h480/315086294_2568510689957801_3717068605352545736_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A final look at ex-CV Crane 4251 and companion Boom Car 4031 prior to their move on October 17. For a look at the move, go the following link: https://normkummer.smugmug.com/.../20221017-Crane-and.../ Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjei9vChEKaZgeZ4jbFC-BT2MyGXQUFcntxvG4Qu9c3dH9p3pncXZwliiVi7ABvhUSB4y_xCgTgyCu34OLIFTJ8JktZ1Cjkh800IozSD04DB-bpddoLS49b22fUUTctedCXnUHXEloHIzepPh4nD46d_V0kcE6y1tELfd4AyxxOTtAioGU_CMXovpz9/s640/315004668_2568510783291125_768718523368899517_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjei9vChEKaZgeZ4jbFC-BT2MyGXQUFcntxvG4Qu9c3dH9p3pncXZwliiVi7ABvhUSB4y_xCgTgyCu34OLIFTJ8JktZ1Cjkh800IozSD04DB-bpddoLS49b22fUUTctedCXnUHXEloHIzepPh4nD46d_V0kcE6y1tELfd4AyxxOTtAioGU_CMXovpz9/w640-h480/315004668_2568510783291125_768718523368899517_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The removal of the old heavy rolled roofing and edge flashing from the 4031 revealed a number of surprises. We really should not have been surprised; the roof was in bad shape. This looks towards the "B" end of the car. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04glqJAAZQwNh6IKiQTxtCzvcLerms11QAARGz9tlpph2Ja0cWHl5e_wm3UREn-5kUPxku5covfbSMWX92PXRd1tUh1VEOCHsQs9LWP9C6HiUPUT0Heokmf7OkjAHMoREpi3xFPl54mMOmeMHF2CM512ja0_vYUX20RkMhhGm9yh1uXZ6uVSP6gL5/s640/314888258_2568510793291124_6059083101406215289_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04glqJAAZQwNh6IKiQTxtCzvcLerms11QAARGz9tlpph2Ja0cWHl5e_wm3UREn-5kUPxku5covfbSMWX92PXRd1tUh1VEOCHsQs9LWP9C6HiUPUT0Heokmf7OkjAHMoREpi3xFPl54mMOmeMHF2CM512ja0_vYUX20RkMhhGm9yh1uXZ6uVSP6gL5/w640-h480/314888258_2568510793291124_6059083101406215289_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look towards the "A" end of the 4031. Things don't get any better.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJztOT3ELpd7oob1ihim8K0TSZ0PpcjcSWtj5HLHHYeL8Y_oC1p_F_K5wDgnnZPpGvlGKkbbvvD9XYOaGaK223hI5oW4H2W0TmoGt0yrO8aEvobU147AAbV2_VHZbSg_RWQPcpG3pub7bANylz3sEXzwC7afBvVcfJUSsUuETeLivGcdE79FAFvbdk/s640/314827238_2568510813291122_4417300461583862044_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJztOT3ELpd7oob1ihim8K0TSZ0PpcjcSWtj5HLHHYeL8Y_oC1p_F_K5wDgnnZPpGvlGKkbbvvD9XYOaGaK223hI5oW4H2W0TmoGt0yrO8aEvobU147AAbV2_VHZbSg_RWQPcpG3pub7bANylz3sEXzwC7afBvVcfJUSsUuETeLivGcdE79FAFvbdk/w480-h640/314827238_2568510813291122_4417300461583862044_n.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />A close up of the "rot" along the edge of the tongue and groove roof sheathing. Photo by Philip Jago.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLg_dz4GcwnMrQ2ATQkx6GfVZrvshwZJV8h10TbGhmZy2wsZuoaX8J3Za1ZpCOYIhn7Bd5Sb42f0A5GZ7dQDshQE7RxTvilCuQw8lm28MeJgeMTjU9YcD2MIv7KKtFvx3E1C16aHfxsj3I0AiyceoSsz47n1PS32zwcNZvRyVEe_0bJiQ0RVl2Q0Tg/s640/315011630_2568510879957782_2138450538622675350_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLg_dz4GcwnMrQ2ATQkx6GfVZrvshwZJV8h10TbGhmZy2wsZuoaX8J3Za1ZpCOYIhn7Bd5Sb42f0A5GZ7dQDshQE7RxTvilCuQw8lm28MeJgeMTjU9YcD2MIv7KKtFvx3E1C16aHfxsj3I0AiyceoSsz47n1PS32zwcNZvRyVEe_0bJiQ0RVl2Q0Tg/w640-h480/315011630_2568510879957782_2138450538622675350_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The roof is double ply, with a finished tongue and groove ceiling beneath the top layer. The two layers of wood are separated by roofing felts, a common practice. Although I did not have time to get photos of the interior, there are a number of dark spots along the edges of car's ceiling. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMU55oba0wOneWYmX5xHfIJl2pMoP8desCjMUfNFxJv-FJnjoYvwLIw50zvKJfM58B9lwUkAeCrRr-GIo0-nkiW81-dIOtj1YDLAWDFpO7o6uxa97nkOru8Ks7ecVl9Mhuofru7B8p9xS5aCfIXUhl-hH9nb8R9hRpC3oIT37KgqtAJxJZG7GpfN6O/s640/314947894_2568510906624446_6112186939186880859_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMU55oba0wOneWYmX5xHfIJl2pMoP8desCjMUfNFxJv-FJnjoYvwLIw50zvKJfM58B9lwUkAeCrRr-GIo0-nkiW81-dIOtj1YDLAWDFpO7o6uxa97nkOru8Ks7ecVl9Mhuofru7B8p9xS5aCfIXUhl-hH9nb8R9hRpC3oIT37KgqtAJxJZG7GpfN6O/w480-h640/314947894_2568510906624446_6112186939186880859_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wet rot, dry rot and what looks like the ravages of carpenter ants. We have it all. This is a lesson for all preservationists: keep your powder err. roof dry and in good shape. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBr0698896vsMAYJUPctkTSzAh_nDyJ6DItMdgpiXG4KTLX5QeMS75Ay_9chupg22sV6mPMRLxtCfonBaCJ0ZtMS4IwnxMEEL93r0OHWdh_mqHV9AtenGWYIOiKfFV-L-e9IcGYoOA34f2FSNoyrnthkLYISL1r-smHlpsILrANWELY-XFBABaOt3Z/s640/313869591_2568510919957778_1666188085434232455_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBr0698896vsMAYJUPctkTSzAh_nDyJ6DItMdgpiXG4KTLX5QeMS75Ay_9chupg22sV6mPMRLxtCfonBaCJ0ZtMS4IwnxMEEL93r0OHWdh_mqHV9AtenGWYIOiKfFV-L-e9IcGYoOA34f2FSNoyrnthkLYISL1r-smHlpsILrANWELY-XFBABaOt3Z/w640-h480/313869591_2568510919957778_1666188085434232455_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another shot of the "B" end. The right hand edge of the car was in better than the left. Those paired angle bars were and are used to weight down a temporary cover until we can apply the new membrane. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2a7k2whGmSgsKk1KoMFx3n71urvm1yfLttgwP-8vB7_lj6mBeusZYkBMthHAbMRjU0u_2QQl-eH2NGBFqEcCR6PhOVq4DMltU0Qk4QbmNBXmcB8jgEtdWxfhyBQ6S6NcdqfIemR2sKFdNvnhLx9xv9SP9gd3PFKLQXlGXUs4hkfRgyLpg5kG1EycE/s640/314997930_2568510979957772_1824324348587527121_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2a7k2whGmSgsKk1KoMFx3n71urvm1yfLttgwP-8vB7_lj6mBeusZYkBMthHAbMRjU0u_2QQl-eH2NGBFqEcCR6PhOVq4DMltU0Qk4QbmNBXmcB8jgEtdWxfhyBQ6S6NcdqfIemR2sKFdNvnhLx9xv9SP9gd3PFKLQXlGXUs4hkfRgyLpg5kG1EycE/w640-h480/314997930_2568510979957772_1824324348587527121_n.jpg" width="640" /></a>Looking towards the 4031's "A" end. Note the "B" end of the 4977 and where Charls Gendron has applied a primer "patch" to some of the finish paint that had bubbled here. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYX810TklbBLrH_2MmRS_-DB6kjQP_kakaL5QOUWhtuFZrOa8S5vj7Zxse9LglfTcwder6U1v0AQ4jd9bSmX_DXjlGjU0JcDwbc1k-0NgUD5eLxztClLBIBFvnYkNssVYoAktft2UJRmXbfY-fGLGIfXXF0zBwi0bCeNoEZOcEUAH5HOsTPNRWRrz/s640/315051639_2568510996624437_6659772115300448910_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYX810TklbBLrH_2MmRS_-DB6kjQP_kakaL5QOUWhtuFZrOa8S5vj7Zxse9LglfTcwder6U1v0AQ4jd9bSmX_DXjlGjU0JcDwbc1k-0NgUD5eLxztClLBIBFvnYkNssVYoAktft2UJRmXbfY-fGLGIfXXF0zBwi0bCeNoEZOcEUAH5HOsTPNRWRrz/w640-h480/315051639_2568510996624437_6659772115300448910_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Den Jakupi, facing, and John Halpenny (rear) clean up the roof deck prior to applying a temporary cover. Here is hoping that the weather stays good until we can finish patching the wood and applying the new membrane. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-56926337065966241332022-09-20T10:05:00.001-04:002022-09-22T10:32:29.874-04:00New Life for an Old Coach, September 20, 2022 - Phil Jago<p> An overview of the past few work sessions of the Bytown Railway Society's "Dirty Hands Club". At present, the projects include the restoration of ex-CN Coach No. 4977 and repairs and painting to ex-CP Van 436436 and ex-Central Vermont Boom Car 4313. Work sessions take place on Tuesday and Saturday mornings at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKC2TUJQYKh7YBgr1FeGos5i2Y4RmY04mC7a3tNZoMcDDYLPtxKAbSd1DpiTJVHp6g1oJEbmhKQ1iQLG5K9i1E98oH6GgAA33JlVOIqkxi3C2yXuwZJ0KPh868zRp3M-TAFQObmpIRxc7QcvNXs84t7aBhwVhrTbJLBZxhwhA9T1BvLNmBQ_jt7e15/s2048/308380675_2520042718137932_9000878315845030997_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKC2TUJQYKh7YBgr1FeGos5i2Y4RmY04mC7a3tNZoMcDDYLPtxKAbSd1DpiTJVHp6g1oJEbmhKQ1iQLG5K9i1E98oH6GgAA33JlVOIqkxi3C2yXuwZJ0KPh868zRp3M-TAFQObmpIRxc7QcvNXs84t7aBhwVhrTbJLBZxhwhA9T1BvLNmBQ_jt7e15/w640-h480/308380675_2520042718137932_9000878315845030997_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 10: Charls Gendron "buffs" up the side of ex-CN 4977 as we continue to replace the primer paint on the lower right side of the car. Photo by Paul Bown</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCiAyFhTRl-Bc592w-JmtpTulKJ_qQ03GldV9dRj4jUdm7WdxU5eCtegOGeiECkEm0GXWMzD7PQ5vDJ0mySYGrhQzPq8dN4nIJo3VA95yjyWQZChVyvRPOtmy3AsrQWvbeIDdw_FUTE3oE5-ButkY_x6MePh105Wpfjn4-Hx3nuMuRxSAFSY7ano1/s2048/308206870_2520042714804599_8166040821781647501_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCiAyFhTRl-Bc592w-JmtpTulKJ_qQ03GldV9dRj4jUdm7WdxU5eCtegOGeiECkEm0GXWMzD7PQ5vDJ0mySYGrhQzPq8dN4nIJo3VA95yjyWQZChVyvRPOtmy3AsrQWvbeIDdw_FUTE3oE5-ButkY_x6MePh105Wpfjn4-Hx3nuMuRxSAFSY7ano1/w640-h480/308206870_2520042714804599_8166040821781647501_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 10: Andrew Cameron is making good progress on the first coat of primer paint on the left-hand side of ex-CP Van 436436. Photo by Paul Bown<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT52FTaaztyR9Fqn-T7zmaChZD2jmPxZOQXCPTvK4BywFyyRXiUvylSOjXncop0eHr3MIXq4HZaLxGSZmthkolV-sbIaDYOOcBLXyRJGztRlprtwji13GwjhjzfqQzU5bKqOllAYNaoI5HBU2Yzi1tdtV0zrSiD7358O2tk94bYtgCKLcO2inI-uh7/s640/308356405_2520059708136233_8064724019582561876_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT52FTaaztyR9Fqn-T7zmaChZD2jmPxZOQXCPTvK4BywFyyRXiUvylSOjXncop0eHr3MIXq4HZaLxGSZmthkolV-sbIaDYOOcBLXyRJGztRlprtwji13GwjhjzfqQzU5bKqOllAYNaoI5HBU2Yzi1tdtV0zrSiD7358O2tk94bYtgCKLcO2inI-uh7/w640-h480/308356405_2520059708136233_8064724019582561876_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 13: prior to applying the second coat of primer paint, we decided to even up the bottom edge of the re-installed siding on the 436436. A height was established, a chalk line snapped and yours truly got the job of carefully removing about 32 feet of tongue and groove siding, with very little margin of error. Fortunately, all went well, notwithstanding the rough ground cover that my knees had to withstand. Photo by Norm Kummer<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnd2sFOLNo3F2YVSOQyzfHemt7DjUPjxHRmyCTOt7_bsR_nm7SiVvFXWOm4KnYddTNTg2bKT2F6huPI-L6bSOcVyh5Lcd4aPKZOmPH5Si0h0Tbaqo8HqOqMPROAV5RKJZr0lE2xhMp-6rygYeEPCsC1RJx_Tzj33YlfRu7zo7PqdZ2-dz9nFWUqLt/s640/308189102_2520042758137928_2608339211573562700_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnd2sFOLNo3F2YVSOQyzfHemt7DjUPjxHRmyCTOt7_bsR_nm7SiVvFXWOm4KnYddTNTg2bKT2F6huPI-L6bSOcVyh5Lcd4aPKZOmPH5Si0h0Tbaqo8HqOqMPROAV5RKJZr0lE2xhMp-6rygYeEPCsC1RJx_Tzj33YlfRu7zo7PqdZ2-dz9nFWUqLt/w640-h480/308189102_2520042758137928_2608339211573562700_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 13: a look at the 436436 with a full first coat of primer paint and a partial second. Note the freshly trimmed bottom of the siding. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLhBhjKXtfKzDlYoe1C2dbKdiNbWIrXm_ozrjjsCNDRg7CRxv6dPAZFG7-jYo6g-kc81DS3ueic3bcMkDVo7sXWkOduN4lgZ0tVeZbaGgF43T1wN97Wpmj7KDvl54sY3S0tAKIudy-tSLXqfPcBg4dXV0kyoeW5ysIq1phaT2cS2gdRy8n-hLYJmJ/s640/308385907_2520042671471270_8262565800570220568_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLhBhjKXtfKzDlYoe1C2dbKdiNbWIrXm_ozrjjsCNDRg7CRxv6dPAZFG7-jYo6g-kc81DS3ueic3bcMkDVo7sXWkOduN4lgZ0tVeZbaGgF43T1wN97Wpmj7KDvl54sY3S0tAKIudy-tSLXqfPcBg4dXV0kyoeW5ysIq1phaT2cS2gdRy8n-hLYJmJ/w640-h480/308385907_2520042671471270_8262565800570220568_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 13: James Clarke (facing) and Steve Stephen Harling discuss how to replace one of the armrests on a seat frame in the 4977. Does anyone out there want to donate several of these items? They must be finished in black. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQe-QvP1veAMdZTAUQ3GcwdxNfsofDBOA_6CX5zAQVGCg9x5ymGZnsQa1eZbrE1M_8WenA-Yw-cLDCFcapzgJcnm5no5COljeM1D-2exL6emYC4g9j8XXI-nd9Y6GHx9W91lA1M4ujCYPb45fozukQ4XLNLmhYvdoXJtmg-T9lbpY_o2bv35J8vRR/s640/308341068_2520042661471271_5171287532102913608_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQe-QvP1veAMdZTAUQ3GcwdxNfsofDBOA_6CX5zAQVGCg9x5ymGZnsQa1eZbrE1M_8WenA-Yw-cLDCFcapzgJcnm5no5COljeM1D-2exL6emYC4g9j8XXI-nd9Y6GHx9W91lA1M4ujCYPb45fozukQ4XLNLmhYvdoXJtmg-T9lbpY_o2bv35J8vRR/w640-h480/308341068_2520042661471271_5171287532102913608_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 13: Paul Bown and Norm Kummer (standing) plan the next project inside the 4977. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbdvr_F54FKWD9xkba5Z2sAIhM_DcWyUFY4k4IewR5DTZtwbqroKffVTgK_in18NwSJVQ2iXyQV9osKkSbLbkKUPjTq52Sb4bDIcO5saLvxduEML2th9inD_5vX1SZC5oqk6zjp_cjEUF971ob1MUa0fjDoED21IMpRREXpJfhcf-aRmcrf0mcCaS/s640/308357804_2520042768137927_6355707613242609220_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbdvr_F54FKWD9xkba5Z2sAIhM_DcWyUFY4k4IewR5DTZtwbqroKffVTgK_in18NwSJVQ2iXyQV9osKkSbLbkKUPjTq52Sb4bDIcO5saLvxduEML2th9inD_5vX1SZC5oqk6zjp_cjEUF971ob1MUa0fjDoED21IMpRREXpJfhcf-aRmcrf0mcCaS/w640-h480/308357804_2520042768137927_6355707613242609220_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 13: not much to say about this photo other than more paint has been stripped from the "A" end of ex-Central Vermont Boom Car 4313. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMIJ5jnWfgcyfs4LlIG9hc6phxtWvkPa0UGfPOgJyRnTodciR5ZykyHr7JfKUxVfe82g17V382G2cqPjtxkmN842ci7nDpOFkoPUp4f540VdcnUnAtrczLFJ-AX41ajSFOqJtn0oDllMB2Y-eGbQ_o3DtnS8WC4ADzQfBOlb0wpU9K_f-ajZ-SO3Q/s640/308197464_2520057698136434_8371882249487460719_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMIJ5jnWfgcyfs4LlIG9hc6phxtWvkPa0UGfPOgJyRnTodciR5ZykyHr7JfKUxVfe82g17V382G2cqPjtxkmN842ci7nDpOFkoPUp4f540VdcnUnAtrczLFJ-AX41ajSFOqJtn0oDllMB2Y-eGbQ_o3DtnS8WC4ADzQfBOlb0wpU9K_f-ajZ-SO3Q/w480-h640/308197464_2520057698136434_8371882249487460719_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 17: one of the end walls of the snack bar area in the 4977 has a fresh coat of paint courtesy of Felicity Harrison. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi444A3VtiCUZ10bRYabEil2APgL11iBh8kkqGRU6rGJkfaZcWIhH7OaGZUBcqDh_DaTUjQBrPa9AbWh1WVog6fc1DzJxi6tRBZODAjGbdSX1gtIT2l_b4BtedjNrA001P3_iUMTEABSrLe0-WabMsdK8tpSNOfDLowN8uVMHdu7e0rj2SAJiE_Fi1D/s640/308103912_2520042828137921_1594022554564501950_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi444A3VtiCUZ10bRYabEil2APgL11iBh8kkqGRU6rGJkfaZcWIhH7OaGZUBcqDh_DaTUjQBrPa9AbWh1WVog6fc1DzJxi6tRBZODAjGbdSX1gtIT2l_b4BtedjNrA001P3_iUMTEABSrLe0-WabMsdK8tpSNOfDLowN8uVMHdu7e0rj2SAJiE_Fi1D/w640-h480/308103912_2520042828137921_1594022554564501950_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 20: inside the 4977 and looking towards the "B" end. The newly-installed seats give a whole new look to things. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tlrIxE7rYUNnuZXwlLT62MyZSMEqFNisqD_HSYxV1BPDBeBtTib1WX-wJJUOFytmV7eEBPfvEydLfaS0-h42J-Sx5KSl5neNaEVn_m5mQEdOTqeWP4EkRE56pjlq185PC51yVMNDlYl6SqyrfOB1nnQrm2apc274aD-Gkf9kUsMs9W3P6KqfQk4q/s640/308342203_2520042861471251_2031960965479788613_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tlrIxE7rYUNnuZXwlLT62MyZSMEqFNisqD_HSYxV1BPDBeBtTib1WX-wJJUOFytmV7eEBPfvEydLfaS0-h42J-Sx5KSl5neNaEVn_m5mQEdOTqeWP4EkRE56pjlq185PC51yVMNDlYl6SqyrfOB1nnQrm2apc274aD-Gkf9kUsMs9W3P6KqfQk4q/w640-h480/308342203_2520042861471251_2031960965479788613_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 20: those long metal rods wait to be installed as safety barriers to protect the windows in the "A" end corridor. I am not sure that these are the originals, probably some piping that was installed when the 4977 was downgraded to a commuter car. I wonder if the originals were done in either brass or bronze, the latter to match the luggage racks. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJTyu03KqQL2cfI5FoC9jU45sX1d5elugjFbgCLpkqPd_7J_AzZszUNxq_dosy7QFvqBqb-E_v4tup1rK_ej2EEcpS4N0B7xq3kQSlqSM5QIC2ylcYkllECOy1t5u409WHdleZOtyZ-Ub8MxcwA9b8ZN4Xjk13ieDzBVhbnaY7rS8se6EM8KGL7zD/s640/308421168_2520042904804580_7725851723154047064_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJTyu03KqQL2cfI5FoC9jU45sX1d5elugjFbgCLpkqPd_7J_AzZszUNxq_dosy7QFvqBqb-E_v4tup1rK_ej2EEcpS4N0B7xq3kQSlqSM5QIC2ylcYkllECOy1t5u409WHdleZOtyZ-Ub8MxcwA9b8ZN4Xjk13ieDzBVhbnaY7rS8se6EM8KGL7zD/w640-h480/308421168_2520042904804580_7725851723154047064_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 20: a look towards the "A" end of the 4977. Photo by Philip Jago<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Afwpge64dODf3psKEk8lY-veVqGmWRiIN5LqIMycgjdToK5mDfFBlEzU0ofpMFxQS-zkTXfTnsGqe16ngNrsM4fHLTmAOe0PFNHqQQSJ9BLO-m3nY4RY98HMTmlwAnswkLmhFe3SBOxr7Ls8wL24Iv_stcU47puQVgcEVhx02WYoiN7mSK--tFeG/s640/308419743_2520042918137912_2681538314688634622_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Afwpge64dODf3psKEk8lY-veVqGmWRiIN5LqIMycgjdToK5mDfFBlEzU0ofpMFxQS-zkTXfTnsGqe16ngNrsM4fHLTmAOe0PFNHqQQSJ9BLO-m3nY4RY98HMTmlwAnswkLmhFe3SBOxr7Ls8wL24Iv_stcU47puQVgcEVhx02WYoiN7mSK--tFeG/w640-h480/308419743_2520042918137912_2681538314688634622_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 20: I dodged a lot of raindrops to get almost all of the "A" end stripped on the 4313. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-47085012393391535602022-09-03T09:23:00.001-04:002022-09-07T14:46:58.513-04:00New Life for an Old Coach, September 3, 2022 - Phil JagoWork continues on the restoration/upkeep of several pieces of rolling stock held by the Bytown Railway Society's "Dirty Hands Club". The equipment is located at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in east end Ottawa, Ontario. This post is a summary of activities between the last post and 3 September 2022 with most of the photos from 3 September. I thank my colleagues for being on hand to take them. I missed the September 3 session as it was the start of training camp for my Rockland Nationals U18 AAA hockey team. I'll let the captions do the talking.<div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zUiut7RMSx7JMv9caSX3R84Gc3hvpr8wzfMT1vDGLPvo5d9KvTsn-vnEtPfA3X6fT2-fAgeG5Yv7b-gKiiRxCJ20AAOm9qu1qUFVPG_rCPIr-BLNmn7ZZc9OTJD2rdbFpJQCt_SK_AVLVTZ9xO0LcCmAHnpUSW9spC5xLuoYvcKdTT9fsLWTd7Nu/s640/305568238_2506460196162851_7172849081348784185_n.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zUiut7RMSx7JMv9caSX3R84Gc3hvpr8wzfMT1vDGLPvo5d9KvTsn-vnEtPfA3X6fT2-fAgeG5Yv7b-gKiiRxCJ20AAOm9qu1qUFVPG_rCPIr-BLNmn7ZZc9OTJD2rdbFpJQCt_SK_AVLVTZ9xO0LcCmAHnpUSW9spC5xLuoYvcKdTT9fsLWTd7Nu/s600/305568238_2506460196162851_7172849081348784185_n.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Several days ago, yours truly was able to remove a sizeable amount of deteriorated paint from the "A" end of ex-Central Vermont Boom Car 4313. I would hope to have been painting the opposite side by now but an unusual spate of wet weather has prevented the wood from drying out so I continue to remove the paint. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div> </div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKL_iHhcf7DT1JGe1IohSvBOPbqb_3clfFFO-x9jkaYGf7tHCxBVrmbwPPEtod5GF7y64VJ2L_mIGdoFpGZ2dF3eq7WGwr8wkqN1w64EAUhgP6D2ACW-dw3wc8mms5RrxiPILu2HsjyQFz8Nx83NyHr8_7JighYpFB1n49kDeEyMc72ByPfoF7zxT/s2048/305569541_2506460106162860_343262005685429092_n.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKL_iHhcf7DT1JGe1IohSvBOPbqb_3clfFFO-x9jkaYGf7tHCxBVrmbwPPEtod5GF7y64VJ2L_mIGdoFpGZ2dF3eq7WGwr8wkqN1w64EAUhgP6D2ACW-dw3wc8mms5RrxiPILu2HsjyQFz8Nx83NyHr8_7JighYpFB1n49kDeEyMc72ByPfoF7zxT/s600/305569541_2506460106162860_343262005685429092_n.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Several days ago, Charls Gendron touches recently applied primer paint to one of the panels beneath the belt rail along the right-hand side of ex-CN Coach No. 4977. Photo by Paul Bown</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlKZIn_3OlLZtaTs1oTji-IHBhIgDXq3aMN0ao4IY5pY_b9lA07hx-3WoaQuAQjrxSoqJr2bWaUhmsbbjTVX0mprU-r4Caw5rlq6Rm8l6f3xw_WoaNz4a-EXp2Obpnv67duvUC4BqlXMIJyiFg0Ze6oTbehKmxxWfksAGesSuLbo4_9SGsbDbsU0_/s2048/305885930_2506460082829529_7800303748622534432_n.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlKZIn_3OlLZtaTs1oTji-IHBhIgDXq3aMN0ao4IY5pY_b9lA07hx-3WoaQuAQjrxSoqJr2bWaUhmsbbjTVX0mprU-r4Caw5rlq6Rm8l6f3xw_WoaNz4a-EXp2Obpnv67duvUC4BqlXMIJyiFg0Ze6oTbehKmxxWfksAGesSuLbo4_9SGsbDbsU0_/s600/305885930_2506460082829529_7800303748622534432_n.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James Clark works on the finish installation of the seat frames on the right-hand side of the 4977. You will recall from an earlier post that the right-hand side window rails are now installed, clearing away for final seat installation. Photo by Paul Bown</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg684StYa5xhumFcpiE7wncNsOTUmvTDAd8uelGPNB0qt10cXk4DusEK63APZ05SZsXwrnKwaKsOJQO4TIDHaIhp7Sa08xtiVjQRFopiDwk5Cqmfzk5Ub6B_J015gl0uLfb-JABBZI09usKMRhgwHhhT7hMf5hUws3vfpI9xEACac0aDUXHYEVohINT/s2048/305400590_2506460059496198_3387076743353027736_n.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg684StYa5xhumFcpiE7wncNsOTUmvTDAd8uelGPNB0qt10cXk4DusEK63APZ05SZsXwrnKwaKsOJQO4TIDHaIhp7Sa08xtiVjQRFopiDwk5Cqmfzk5Ub6B_J015gl0uLfb-JABBZI09usKMRhgwHhhT7hMf5hUws3vfpI9xEACac0aDUXHYEVohINT/s600/305400590_2506460059496198_3387076743353027736_n.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The seat frames fully installed, it was time to bring in the seat cushions for the right side. This is an important milestone in the ongoing saga of bringing new life to an old coach. The seat cushions began life on Budd Cars owned by the Boston and Maine Railroad. Photo by Paul Bown</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBPXTjQhNSl_TO1lbSvBqwjptfjRy3XRDYuHN8RSo7IO0lJCwNLHCn3HvRd36suJcGvKA7AoysX8OQjltivsG2IDUr9z7gl7FSOyyeH9RIGKCuSlCToQnU0yRhcVoKaWOn2HPMoqAmjNqsXREe9k5p69dUUeruzw1Zzl6lRmnS7e_gWkWtfkRwxbA/s2048/305118084_2506460122829525_1244452912367108259_n.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBPXTjQhNSl_TO1lbSvBqwjptfjRy3XRDYuHN8RSo7IO0lJCwNLHCn3HvRd36suJcGvKA7AoysX8OQjltivsG2IDUr9z7gl7FSOyyeH9RIGKCuSlCToQnU0yRhcVoKaWOn2HPMoqAmjNqsXREe9k5p69dUUeruzw1Zzl6lRmnS7e_gWkWtfkRwxbA/s600/305118084_2506460122829525_1244452912367108259_n.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Halpenny, Den Jakupi, and Felicity Harrison continue to remove the "failed" primer paint from beneath the right-hand belt rail on the 4977. Photo by Paul Bown</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoW3fw8dIJZo0Fgy7ilq-aM4veYABOOBMu9FA9LiCQexxjsDFZrK_rEX_RF9uZLtOqrjhP2jnVkFdAe8ZUGA8gkfdHAA4B3htuE_LOgtQHuSqY9-IBfY57pniEaaxKkBw8V0k0MBFBupqPBXfAJziwtO2yrv7X96714HAFoQikxHxwPYsPapXBED3p/s2048/305586803_2506460252829512_6467685396154412656_n.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoW3fw8dIJZo0Fgy7ilq-aM4veYABOOBMu9FA9LiCQexxjsDFZrK_rEX_RF9uZLtOqrjhP2jnVkFdAe8ZUGA8gkfdHAA4B3htuE_LOgtQHuSqY9-IBfY57pniEaaxKkBw8V0k0MBFBupqPBXfAJziwtO2yrv7X96714HAFoQikxHxwPYsPapXBED3p/s600/305586803_2506460252829512_6467685396154412656_n.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By the end of the day on 3 September, very little primer paint was left to be removed. How many others have experienced primer paint "failure"? Photo by John Halpenny</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
</div>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-51472637645597442612022-08-16T16:00:00.056-04:002022-08-29T16:20:22.242-04:00New Life for an Old Coach, August 16, 2022 - Phil Jago<p>Continuing on with the Bytown Railway Society's "Dirty Hands Club" in Ottawa, Ontario as it continues work on 3 pieces of equipment: ex-CN Coach No. 4977, ex-CP Van No. 436436 and ex-CV Boom Car No. 4313. The captions provide the work description.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCCT6BgKfOYCgEVphTnkl_GhBgvJifRRviEt7lpiJm-FfpFbUby-qduqtBcPdDlxpHJNp6Q0Q-F-1XLCnurYI1wANWD9_icogiHe-u1lY0Gl3mUUwetq_t16xUP0ygAOLky2S7uXo6grgktO6ug6zYZKrVYo_FiUzqOPsV-tlogAV4QYmw7ALstas/s640/301670055_2497562897052581_6449023968178723278_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCCT6BgKfOYCgEVphTnkl_GhBgvJifRRviEt7lpiJm-FfpFbUby-qduqtBcPdDlxpHJNp6Q0Q-F-1XLCnurYI1wANWD9_icogiHe-u1lY0Gl3mUUwetq_t16xUP0ygAOLky2S7uXo6grgktO6ug6zYZKrVYo_FiUzqOPsV-tlogAV4QYmw7ALstas/w640-h480/301670055_2497562897052581_6449023968178723278_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Work continues on the removal of failed primer paint below the belt rail on ex-CN 4977. Seen here are Stephen Harling, John Halpenny and Felicity Harrison. The former two using needle guns to remove the first primer layer and the latter with a rotary brush mounted on an angle grinder. Down at the "B" end, you can already see some of the new primer paint, applied the previous week by Charls Gendron. Photo by Philip Jago<span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEbW7hbyNdizmw_Lj6PPwtippOetvwq5i--F3ioZp3Lq-NLPJ2-OZfSvEfAQvpaoxtax7swqtEfvxv-rObtcXYBox6gWAXJD3owpcHlzPXjKnvweMJyMrGNHWdB_FsqFr8pmsbX9kdNwjJ_r0vSkYZd3iBt3XqzfFyzrVebZ7KWqQzroqPlHPd3Ha/s640/301955600_2497562930385911_1353419154591921466_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEbW7hbyNdizmw_Lj6PPwtippOetvwq5i--F3ioZp3Lq-NLPJ2-OZfSvEfAQvpaoxtax7swqtEfvxv-rObtcXYBox6gWAXJD3owpcHlzPXjKnvweMJyMrGNHWdB_FsqFr8pmsbX9kdNwjJ_r0vSkYZd3iBt3XqzfFyzrVebZ7KWqQzroqPlHPd3Ha/w480-h640/301955600_2497562930385911_1353419154591921466_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norm Kummer (kneeling) and John Bryant carry out last minute installation on the 2 windows on the left side of the 436436. Photo by Philip Jago<span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39TAhiEjA3krVrsGvabrbduSyE-SEpQ19dHL0_r8osVqcH74k6_TgQqInjXg4ZCN57oNvdxlVht1UdsEJaB3gBhdkzVX0HZMHl-wiVA-9tMs_9d7eCFSjptVRT4CCpsesie7Ut4UvX8YSwyZyX_Q2Zfl8vPrsSlGEfIlbaCywYaGatwHMfzxKx8rs/s640/301779506_2497563083719229_1704669552842916287_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39TAhiEjA3krVrsGvabrbduSyE-SEpQ19dHL0_r8osVqcH74k6_TgQqInjXg4ZCN57oNvdxlVht1UdsEJaB3gBhdkzVX0HZMHl-wiVA-9tMs_9d7eCFSjptVRT4CCpsesie7Ut4UvX8YSwyZyX_Q2Zfl8vPrsSlGEfIlbaCywYaGatwHMfzxKx8rs/w640-h480/301779506_2497563083719229_1704669552842916287_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at the 436436, with the tongue and groove sheathing re-applied to the left side. It is time now for some crack filling and another coat of paint. Here is hoping that there will be no further buckling. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><!--more--></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48EDpJgM_h9M2lg_dO92i72n_MguqlxQ9pPG2RU7m78olfKcSLrRVzVVHIMzDRS3omRldgesgEwLMUyGFkdBrXgQ8ihjvJ0QeGYFnFKsb6wpS7881P5cqiA5NH7NSr4KccKfA1tfbSHmU_SBNxXzIPLU-TPnKjT7EkZNw7ko2RwjKcduKlyOvu09D/s640/301818777_2497562973719240_1017714444345609141_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48EDpJgM_h9M2lg_dO92i72n_MguqlxQ9pPG2RU7m78olfKcSLrRVzVVHIMzDRS3omRldgesgEwLMUyGFkdBrXgQ8ihjvJ0QeGYFnFKsb6wpS7881P5cqiA5NH7NSr4KccKfA1tfbSHmU_SBNxXzIPLU-TPnKjT7EkZNw7ko2RwjKcduKlyOvu09D/w480-h640/301818777_2497562973719240_1017714444345609141_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tongue and groove replacement: the bottom of the blue tape serves as a guide for the use of a multi tool to remove a deteriorate piece of tongue and groove sheathing from the 4313. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4Ni0pwN9AvsFVoQ1LjQXNn3EZYo9j53JH9nySMseOyqa19eKx6YLRXnUtplfVzin3l-7JsVQ0EXYiLUPbtdpsFJGxzocMLgF8uuViraa0hCkdFyXh3Qrep4-1jv9UNjuP6jvqflcGgwuAwkjpMOdjImES66c02MVp2N-wQLY4X6qCxmrANdvVwZX/s640/302011430_2497562807052590_2409762950433274883_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4Ni0pwN9AvsFVoQ1LjQXNn3EZYo9j53JH9nySMseOyqa19eKx6YLRXnUtplfVzin3l-7JsVQ0EXYiLUPbtdpsFJGxzocMLgF8uuViraa0hCkdFyXh3Qrep4-1jv9UNjuP6jvqflcGgwuAwkjpMOdjImES66c02MVp2N-wQLY4X6qCxmrANdvVwZX/w480-h640/302011430_2497562807052590_2409762950433274883_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tongue and groove replacement: having made a successful cut, it is now time to remove the faulty piece. A few whacks of hammer serve to get things going. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaya568IIjf7P9EzyHOvPCYIIzjEekikhg4BA_hsbVST0dn3PI4ZxPjrSBZpdgZSV-j8Ohfl6ISwKaQDJWLVXn-RjsX88mPWPpprrX3KC3Se-8pOhFskZoS7cqnte7W2cvSKqCCbvaAtaAeJW0rvpSYXXmPCJ7-zT29JeBNtvoacrtjGmCS8pOjJj/s640/301937395_2497562820385922_8430734287925834555_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaya568IIjf7P9EzyHOvPCYIIzjEekikhg4BA_hsbVST0dn3PI4ZxPjrSBZpdgZSV-j8Ohfl6ISwKaQDJWLVXn-RjsX88mPWPpprrX3KC3Se-8pOhFskZoS7cqnte7W2cvSKqCCbvaAtaAeJW0rvpSYXXmPCJ7-zT29JeBNtvoacrtjGmCS8pOjJj/w480-h640/301937395_2497562820385922_8430734287925834555_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tongue and Groove Replacement: I am not sure why I included this photo, the empty space is getting larger. I am glad that the bad board was not over the stake pocket. That would have meant more cutting with the multi tool. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cHOvKPScrczKbhPvDwqJPeHdNq9yIOEiJmj7s-Od811bsvMN6eA5LzP4DtMG-I9Pb-3OfSQ1xXroDgTsMXMJvEEtRt-LzhteZx-Om-qdih4Mp8d76xby11Xims_43oXbuKxMgIffYJEFGCjpxG0YSOfgx4M0Gt61AXUjUOwdbFTZLCeUGG_7J4fG/s640/301883801_2497562983719239_2623588999077712422_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cHOvKPScrczKbhPvDwqJPeHdNq9yIOEiJmj7s-Od811bsvMN6eA5LzP4DtMG-I9Pb-3OfSQ1xXroDgTsMXMJvEEtRt-LzhteZx-Om-qdih4Mp8d76xby11Xims_43oXbuKxMgIffYJEFGCjpxG0YSOfgx4M0Gt61AXUjUOwdbFTZLCeUGG_7J4fG/w480-h640/301883801_2497562983719239_2623588999077712422_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tongue and Groove Replacement: the defect piece is gone. The replacement straddles 2 stake pockets. It is just a simple matter to insert the new piece back in the slot. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zSgxEgdbOpk0ckl6Aj2JaNlX3SxD66rmIQlYXKUKg7tdjvGt5T2A25AGQCVsjJSm3okeaUv8eEP3lZyVtoH_umxnajNjaRs8WzJtSXD1Q72fO75eb6SNvglpQyfQ67HWRn5nKyqlELE9Y7efrrgEZ2UFsSbt57_NhwIViM_vQM6_yOWUhrEKDIQc/s640/301884163_2497562797052591_9023487384445229536_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zSgxEgdbOpk0ckl6Aj2JaNlX3SxD66rmIQlYXKUKg7tdjvGt5T2A25AGQCVsjJSm3okeaUv8eEP3lZyVtoH_umxnajNjaRs8WzJtSXD1Q72fO75eb6SNvglpQyfQ67HWRn5nKyqlELE9Y7efrrgEZ2UFsSbt57_NhwIViM_vQM6_yOWUhrEKDIQc/w480-h640/301884163_2497562797052591_9023487384445229536_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tongue and Groove Replacement. With some exterior filler to seal the joint, the replacement piece of sheathing is now in place. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1uo0L1nNCaLqUtGnKvxcIRvmhyNZ5ULl9yCH_WzHMZ-_Bnlv-H9gyLjV9ddM12mTI8w1TuHJbTCiLQ41FpiF5-c7lcgUuNCnSuxG_wbu_PJWytGYOitb19akcNZrcf2BQidQDTYJBvl5Rpr3Y1__MB-O4dpb88I66_XruBc9ScbE22i0Vn5HRFYp/s640/302049196_2497562997052571_7011392931548604909_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1uo0L1nNCaLqUtGnKvxcIRvmhyNZ5ULl9yCH_WzHMZ-_Bnlv-H9gyLjV9ddM12mTI8w1TuHJbTCiLQ41FpiF5-c7lcgUuNCnSuxG_wbu_PJWytGYOitb19akcNZrcf2BQidQDTYJBvl5Rpr3Y1__MB-O4dpb88I66_XruBc9ScbE22i0Vn5HRFYp/w640-h480/302049196_2497562997052571_7011392931548604909_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tongue and Groove Replacement: I opted to install all of the replacement pieces and let the bottoms hang "proud". I then went around, applied masking as a guide to ensure a uniform bottom cut and then went to town with the multi-tool. Photo by Philip Jago.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjCsTnO2rhzuqgbGQCr4SNANgfGlhVP2BYQCIJcouuAfY-L3RUKxZ8NeM674cmCK3QUthg7AjRoKwn0iC_LOw6gSS3NyuzxTk6tOIw-qA6BClAEsg7w380q03kLwF-SKy5xE5ZpO3PRs0uoyZo0hXO1eA5XsDNna1xKAv-WeNNuQsFNgfCF8kRmlh/s640/301813365_2497562817052589_8912354623518962695_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjCsTnO2rhzuqgbGQCr4SNANgfGlhVP2BYQCIJcouuAfY-L3RUKxZ8NeM674cmCK3QUthg7AjRoKwn0iC_LOw6gSS3NyuzxTk6tOIw-qA6BClAEsg7w380q03kLwF-SKy5xE5ZpO3PRs0uoyZo0hXO1eA5XsDNna1xKAv-WeNNuQsFNgfCF8kRmlh/w480-h640/301813365_2497562817052589_8912354623518962695_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at the "A" end trim. Although the bottom of the board was solid, the top was in desperate shape. The deteriorated piece became the pattern for a new piece - fashioned by Norm Kummer - which will be installed in a subsequent post. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP64M6D50T5cC0Bu7TzBV9raaxEfXaFWwCKyCHp7tanApWCJzv7yubWi4kulBhAYCV-W_YAmGPhH2BIPSla3GEfCOMh8h3JjS7i82uol9FaIJPBQldO9L1P3MbneJAynxBRf0-PQwuYRQDLgBN_hxy-KBmw3UhsaC8vPgFOB25fDK8qsGIn1ZMpi9b/s640/301858767_2497563060385898_4209732085049673_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP64M6D50T5cC0Bu7TzBV9raaxEfXaFWwCKyCHp7tanApWCJzv7yubWi4kulBhAYCV-W_YAmGPhH2BIPSla3GEfCOMh8h3JjS7i82uol9FaIJPBQldO9L1P3MbneJAynxBRf0-PQwuYRQDLgBN_hxy-KBmw3UhsaC8vPgFOB25fDK8qsGIn1ZMpi9b/w480-h640/301858767_2497563060385898_4209732085049673_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having completed the right hand side paint removal, it is now time to concentrate attention on the "A" which includes a door and a lot of ancillary hardware. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIysa32lf7_mdD37daIG5LezbmROgt8Z4ZGD3VLQ81iFMLmtZrJko_AcTisaDoJMhW3D2GfscJNQUZJ3fAjCr9-8p9Xv0DTCNBCrp433ncy8Cn9As_VNMVJo9s7RYixg3wPdT7y6SUgSKTKUGX7WOjby--83q11jQaTmtDseVdRYZf7fgsyAeMYE2g/s640/301482751_2497563080385896_1429868067666499726_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIysa32lf7_mdD37daIG5LezbmROgt8Z4ZGD3VLQ81iFMLmtZrJko_AcTisaDoJMhW3D2GfscJNQUZJ3fAjCr9-8p9Xv0DTCNBCrp433ncy8Cn9As_VNMVJo9s7RYixg3wPdT7y6SUgSKTKUGX7WOjby--83q11jQaTmtDseVdRYZf7fgsyAeMYE2g/w480-h640/301482751_2497563080385896_1429868067666499726_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at one of the baggage car hinges that adorn the doors at both ends of the 4313. Any readers from the Buffalo area? Is this company still in existence? Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-50253018351659717912022-08-02T09:31:00.001-04:002022-08-25T09:39:23.131-04:00New Life for an Old Coach, August 2, 2022 - Phil Jago<p>The Dirty Hands Club of Ottawa's Bytown Railway Society, Inc., continues to make progress in the restoration/repair of several pieces of its historic railway rolling stock. Each of the photos has a description of the work which is now occurring on a regular basis on Tuesday and Saturday mornings. More posts to come.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwfehOzFzw87ifrpsKSl-I6QI0sV5Zoygw5A-StXbgsOF8JTpXigwmhVY23dVvjEzfTWaZg2mux7TPSopLh0oiX1RWntau_K6O3nRZkimqY5cFxWIxu2xeuWdMI9q1u6Qbob8-0j4EbymjWUGRP6IvqkcGDJlTOYFpY67HJKN888L1Xhb2MbGQE1O/s527/299731901_2488138474661690_841361239153154567_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="527" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwfehOzFzw87ifrpsKSl-I6QI0sV5Zoygw5A-StXbgsOF8JTpXigwmhVY23dVvjEzfTWaZg2mux7TPSopLh0oiX1RWntau_K6O3nRZkimqY5cFxWIxu2xeuWdMI9q1u6Qbob8-0j4EbymjWUGRP6IvqkcGDJlTOYFpY67HJKN888L1Xhb2MbGQE1O/w640-h382/299731901_2488138474661690_841361239153154567_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With most of the paint removed from the right side of ex-Central Vermont Boom Car 4313, it was time to repair several defective pieces of siding. In this case, the whole piece had to be scrapped in favour of a new one which is being temporarily held in place by James Clark. This job has proven to be a lot easier than anticipated. I am using an oscillating saw (multi-tool) to cut out sections of the defective material and then either sliding or popping the replacement piece in place. Photo by Philip Jago </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQl2hIoVIG76HfEe3q7NS6Yjmf_-ZCp5SEZw5138QJJyqzpXljJqVmJfrCSV3SwxvHqRJy4vXTZMwn210DB2U544kRFQFA3CnWHoKAN9UW14YEgYvEla2010LgOG8TrpNjbHaELktrEJw4kaJPD3rJNDRzIr7KMf1gU30xJmKgW97QyMOkw0JF4bPZ/s481/299943179_2488138444661693_5761192391280701696_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="478" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQl2hIoVIG76HfEe3q7NS6Yjmf_-ZCp5SEZw5138QJJyqzpXljJqVmJfrCSV3SwxvHqRJy4vXTZMwn210DB2U544kRFQFA3CnWHoKAN9UW14YEgYvEla2010LgOG8TrpNjbHaELktrEJw4kaJPD3rJNDRzIr7KMf1gU30xJmKgW97QyMOkw0JF4bPZ/w636-h640/299943179_2488138444661693_5761192391280701696_n.jpg" width="636" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Felicity Harrison uses a rotary wire brush on air grinder to remove the last layer of "original" primer paint on the "B" end of ex-CN Coach No. 4977. This was on too thin for a needle gun but had to come off as we suspect that it was somehow reacting with the paint that we had applied. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXcul41nfwvk8Etn2ug2VxYxQa1GAkyWauuEWzXTQQNWnGxGqHzvlWsq1HU4Tgvs1sFy8JTXA5-8KQzhUBYHin8Gx1lrSTEyDRg0PdZLSlebzr6XHkOacwJf8bFJfVFFtm8JWvJp1_L636TJaUaEFxErRDZOrgpIXADoQW3dX23cj14_PuWBc3oXf/s527/299984880_2488138424661695_4278346127131312330_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXcul41nfwvk8Etn2ug2VxYxQa1GAkyWauuEWzXTQQNWnGxGqHzvlWsq1HU4Tgvs1sFy8JTXA5-8KQzhUBYHin8Gx1lrSTEyDRg0PdZLSlebzr6XHkOacwJf8bFJfVFFtm8JWvJp1_L636TJaUaEFxErRDZOrgpIXADoQW3dX23cj14_PuWBc3oXf/w574-h640/299984880_2488138424661695_4278346127131312330_n.jpg" width="574" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, down at the "A" end, we find Stephen Harling hard at it with the needle gun. Eventually, he will meet up with Felicity. Stay tune for further installments. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqOa1HN0HU57n0FIEUTyXcr5kyLkl6ugoR5KlSOjIFcRxgmrQwxtA850dynZTMycHEKgqBPI7m06XLbRHHPor2-dfJwjpZ9SKwqb9wx9F5bFOHmqm4STz9eZx3-rFBYDUMQBp06e-150ucqFApA1STqeTZnXr0lQJgRbQcb9z7HCayt_VukCfkhgb/s475/299816518_2488138434661694_6064051120992091520_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="475" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqOa1HN0HU57n0FIEUTyXcr5kyLkl6ugoR5KlSOjIFcRxgmrQwxtA850dynZTMycHEKgqBPI7m06XLbRHHPor2-dfJwjpZ9SKwqb9wx9F5bFOHmqm4STz9eZx3-rFBYDUMQBp06e-150ucqFApA1STqeTZnXr0lQJgRbQcb9z7HCayt_VukCfkhgb/w640-h606/299816518_2488138434661694_6064051120992091520_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You will recall the decision to re-install the siding on the right side of ex-CP Van 436436. Of course, this required the temporary removal of the window trim and frames. Norm Kummer, inside, and Andrew Cameron are putting things back in place. This job was not quite as easy as it appeared to be. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU2A3prrfcQMc01xr8PhvWqt0i19q_6piqLDNuCaUQ-BnprOZITTKbbKQ9oQHfgkPdK-0oJzgOybB74oqZQcxUq33HynHTy8h3K4cX93mAU6UuKndw_DdyhY8n6U-wQ9vayS1V_OAK_6fkcAQsOq9TZryXc2VDAzEmSpPo0jgBwTRmjuwXTALxEwL/s541/299862762_2488138521328352_5119760495998175436_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="428" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU2A3prrfcQMc01xr8PhvWqt0i19q_6piqLDNuCaUQ-BnprOZITTKbbKQ9oQHfgkPdK-0oJzgOybB74oqZQcxUq33HynHTy8h3K4cX93mAU6UuKndw_DdyhY8n6U-wQ9vayS1V_OAK_6fkcAQsOq9TZryXc2VDAzEmSpPo0jgBwTRmjuwXTALxEwL/w506-h640/299862762_2488138521328352_5119760495998175436_n.jpg" width="506" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A the crew got closer to the "B" end of the 436436, the decision was made to stop siding removal and to deal with minor bulges using good-old fashioned counter sunk #8 Robertson Screws. Witness John Bryant drilling a pilot hole. Only time will tell if this proved to be a good decision. Photo by Philip Jago </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-9151187799087230442022-07-26T09:25:00.004-04:002022-08-25T09:30:09.538-04:00New Life for an Old Coach, July 26, 2022 - Phil Jago<p> A quick look at the Bytown Railway Society's "Dirty Hands Club" work session on July 26, 2022. Information is provided in the individual photos.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJksmoNM4m9AkUH0BVWjmrDQKIFx-Brz9EXb9RR0Gvmt5ZriHPoEziba_IgH94lD5aftxdp4QH_IEQitQHa71e1_EAsLLs2G_f4_ECdr05zI_Hnjojz9H0_2wAJ93ytkuxFz6BVbJGL3JArhM-xpHu0J4npY3NqooAP7zZ0fhfoF3ZG4M6b7uei9mU/s417/298002858_2480044088804462_1639849985870779355_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="417" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJksmoNM4m9AkUH0BVWjmrDQKIFx-Brz9EXb9RR0Gvmt5ZriHPoEziba_IgH94lD5aftxdp4QH_IEQitQHa71e1_EAsLLs2G_f4_ECdr05zI_Hnjojz9H0_2wAJ93ytkuxFz6BVbJGL3JArhM-xpHu0J4npY3NqooAP7zZ0fhfoF3ZG4M6b7uei9mU/w640-h480/298002858_2480044088804462_1639849985870779355_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew Cameron (on the scaffold) and John Bryant are seen redoing the exterior tongue and groove siding on ex-CP Van 436436. At the time the siding was applied some 3-years ago in the former shop under the aegis of your truly, everything was nailed well and tight, using very dry lumber. Fast forward through a couple of years of outdoor storage, exposed to the elements and the siding on the left side took on some pronounced buckles. The rework started in the vicinity of "A" end. Fortunately, most of the material was able to be re-applied, not as tightly as the original job. We are hoping that this will keep the siding from acting up. The joys of materials. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqTGmuU0HeUk9egRIh0QnoW4wHKR8CdWORbiY7P1xjfreuP4VtpsLowlmMP_i80gOd9BCN5jVzhePpHyDCp9S4y2UvUqpIlndUrBCOaBd_GzfGm4GwGSzbG248ftFvchNbV9Z3fbk6wZS94g8dYFg37i2n-3W1UDAV_QdeCQZ0UK4qmvVH-7fqFi1/s620/297812873_2480044085471129_1867206437334176494_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="620" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqTGmuU0HeUk9egRIh0QnoW4wHKR8CdWORbiY7P1xjfreuP4VtpsLowlmMP_i80gOd9BCN5jVzhePpHyDCp9S4y2UvUqpIlndUrBCOaBd_GzfGm4GwGSzbG248ftFvchNbV9Z3fbk6wZS94g8dYFg37i2n-3W1UDAV_QdeCQZ0UK4qmvVH-7fqFi1/w640-h358/297812873_2480044085471129_1867206437334176494_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As noted in the post from July 23, we have had to remove the primer paint below the belt rail on the right hand side of ex-CN Coach 4977. For some reason, our primer was not compatible with the that yellow primer that see on the coach. Den Jakupi is using a needle gun to remove our primer while a rotary brush in an angle grinder is being used to get the remove primer. Paul Bown and Stephen Harling look to be in some type of strategy session. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4e3QYhX4WmKMv0fybbGB6PGdgveNWXIzO35tY6iGB9iRmHMQgl961SMiUFSP8_r5f9uTBERS8wMGCWbWBbfWEveQn2OqnvNudzmBs5c9-zNCs-JoF8XeOoDXxsmUdJgjQ8OLJ8lILXXQ83BdIL5XByuddYUYzKe8t3W-PYKtK3-lwOPk__x_t3oJE/s640/296608749_2480044092137795_3532547889868863371_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4e3QYhX4WmKMv0fybbGB6PGdgveNWXIzO35tY6iGB9iRmHMQgl961SMiUFSP8_r5f9uTBERS8wMGCWbWBbfWEveQn2OqnvNudzmBs5c9-zNCs-JoF8XeOoDXxsmUdJgjQ8OLJ8lILXXQ83BdIL5XByuddYUYzKe8t3W-PYKtK3-lwOPk__x_t3oJE/w640-h480/296608749_2480044092137795_3532547889868863371_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As noted last week, I have been given the task of removing the paint from ex-Central Vermont Boom Car No. 4313. As of July 26, the job was completed for this side although I didn't take a picture until the following work session on July 30. As you can see, it was a cloudy day. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-55666020453106512412022-07-23T09:14:00.000-04:002022-08-25T09:24:46.374-04:00New Life for an Old Coach, July 23, 2022 - Phil Jago<p> This post is a bit of "back of the future" approach. It has been some time since I have documented the actions and activities of the Bytown Railway Society's "Dirty Hands Club." The simple truth is that we find ourselves in a new post-Pandemic environment, working outdoors on our collection and having to rely on "off-grid" approaches for power. By off-grid, I speak of portable electric generators and portable air compressors, the latter which you will see in one of the accompanying photos. In any event, I finally decided to jump back into the fray with a few shots of activities from July 23, 2022. It was an epochal event: the first time for a Saturday work session in over 3-years. I won't say any more about that since I want to focus on the positive. The pictures help to tell the tale: some rework on the primer paint on the right hand side of ex-CN Coach 4977, using a combination of needle guns and rotary brushes in an angle grinder and the ongoing cosmetic repair/restoration of ex-Central Vermont Boom Car No. 4313 whose wood siding was in desperate need of attention (the curse of outdoor equipment storage). The DHC has been working since last summer and I have photos to prove it. At some point, I will get them into some type of formal presentation. They include some repairs to interior and exterior of ex-CP Van 436436 and a little more work on the interior of the 4977. This Pandemic has not been easy but let's just call this "one small step" as I climb back into the writing saddle.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgej80AdArZLvW9CpglJu-Q5_Z_lNfK3GYH-2peFOGatm0x03uZA5F05ezQURBcqUfUnTF3N-pCq-AJmcqpZobo4TAdPDkKMuIOOvmDaHxTMQNkmvz7B1oQzGH0-mPCrc9NxaWYpfrAt9j8_mIPC3xso53TZvirsEiCRqIDrMQJREzfReBV-tLFBUiO/s638/297318569_2477833432358861_8323662696203097201_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="638" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgej80AdArZLvW9CpglJu-Q5_Z_lNfK3GYH-2peFOGatm0x03uZA5F05ezQURBcqUfUnTF3N-pCq-AJmcqpZobo4TAdPDkKMuIOOvmDaHxTMQNkmvz7B1oQzGH0-mPCrc9NxaWYpfrAt9j8_mIPC3xso53TZvirsEiCRqIDrMQJREzfReBV-tLFBUiO/w640-h296/297318569_2477833432358861_8323662696203097201_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at one face of ex-Central Vermont Boom Car 4313. The paint was so bad that we opted for remove it using a heat gun. This task has kept yours truly quite busy over the course of the summer. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYmWBbtZR35ievAhktp1Dq_xOJtpK87E0i56UhD3zxoxj1LvqCfYcmcuii5xhCa8CVJYsMvDBAaBk1t0QTOfYD1rEg4HZpnEa0XH9TGG2g7FURkB5TFpqlGu5XUsJtaMtRDDXVqVcR7XdFO-cgT_q8w954Dtd_zK0Svw2o_1gor2cedYk05NO73lI/s511/297473272_2477833425692195_1345015059285250626_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="479" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYmWBbtZR35ievAhktp1Dq_xOJtpK87E0i56UhD3zxoxj1LvqCfYcmcuii5xhCa8CVJYsMvDBAaBk1t0QTOfYD1rEg4HZpnEa0XH9TGG2g7FURkB5TFpqlGu5XUsJtaMtRDDXVqVcR7XdFO-cgT_q8w954Dtd_zK0Svw2o_1gor2cedYk05NO73lI/w600-h640/297473272_2477833425692195_1345015059285250626_n.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bytown member Dave Boyd is an accomplished graphic artist and responsible for much of the letter on our equipment. Here he eyes the data on the 4313 in order to plan out a future relettering project. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaWGJ6xxJgvYN6n0IufC21FpmGW7WjfmkxO_b4pb3AQNABPx3fTP8XDda90AB95LGFonUkzi9o-fTlOmXfM6Egsl-CKbSAM-qQmQstOCV_7jJY8DliTlyZuslN1TLeZt7O_kYaX2oMbMyVt7I9qsLyeLh3SbOh0YB9HGYAlGkMqrvLgjxRSFWK0hy/s489/297550164_2477833429025528_7701112884451910254_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="489" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaWGJ6xxJgvYN6n0IufC21FpmGW7WjfmkxO_b4pb3AQNABPx3fTP8XDda90AB95LGFonUkzi9o-fTlOmXfM6Egsl-CKbSAM-qQmQstOCV_7jJY8DliTlyZuslN1TLeZt7O_kYaX2oMbMyVt7I9qsLyeLh3SbOh0YB9HGYAlGkMqrvLgjxRSFWK0hy/w640-h506/297550164_2477833429025528_7701112884451910254_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave Boyd measures the overall letter size on the 4313. Hopefully, we can get things refreshed before the bad weather sets in. Photo by Philip Jago</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQNLXX70zzC4yLU3JTew_iiCWv2pYN14SVuD1IMkqtpQ7PPAVe2lS2nSATRcFpsisfR08h1-1TcZ8jy81hlpDUUQjCkoFaleYFP3Ozf_4LYgTuM12cSSHXRgeEECxx-7egD-cD5PWW8pmRhE8U0z1tuUyufDx6IQsIx3WvJIHGsr7WNDZWaAdgZLc/s640/297599395_2477833422358862_1129662786613999670_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQNLXX70zzC4yLU3JTew_iiCWv2pYN14SVuD1IMkqtpQ7PPAVe2lS2nSATRcFpsisfR08h1-1TcZ8jy81hlpDUUQjCkoFaleYFP3Ozf_4LYgTuM12cSSHXRgeEECxx-7egD-cD5PWW8pmRhE8U0z1tuUyufDx6IQsIx3WvJIHGsr7WNDZWaAdgZLc/w640-h480/297599395_2477833422358862_1129662786613999670_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I mentioned off-grid power in my description. In the foreground, a reconditioned Schram portable air compressor. Back in the day, one of its chief functions was providing air for the blower and atomizer of steam locomotive 1201 when she was "cold" on light up. Here the machine is providing air for needle guns being operated by Den Jakupi and Charls Gendron. Earlier this year, we noticed severe checking in the undercoat on this side of the 4977. Long story short, it was decided to take everything back to bare metal and start over again. We were unable to do as the Schram was out of service. It is now fixed and away we go. Photo by Paul Bown </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0Scientique, 1867 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON K1G 5A3, Canada45.4035099 -75.618905917.093276063821158 -110.7751559 73.713743736178856 -40.4626559tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-35020147587707611682022-07-16T09:43:00.019-04:002022-08-25T10:04:17.390-04:00Car 26 participates in "From Velocipede to Railbike" Event at ExpoRail - Den Jakupi<p>Today was the first time in more then 50 years that the Bytown Railway Society’s CN Hy-Rail 26 was in Montreal. And to mark that occasion the vehicle participated in a special event for the cars used by Trackmen. </p><p>Car 26 performed flawlessly during the event and was a highlight to visitors seeing it operate. A true testament to the work done and continues to be done by the members of Bytown Railway Society. </p><p>Little is known about the working history of the vehicle however, a motor vehicle registration issued by the Quebec Department of Transportation and Communications in 1965 and addressed to Canadian National Railways, Central Station, Montreal gives a clue that its last years of operation were based around that area. In a 1981 response to a work history inquiry made by the Bytown Railway Society, CN indicated that the vehicle had been assigned to the Great Lakes portion of the old CN Central Region, for use of senior engineering personnel conducting track inspections. A more detailed description of its history is in the works.</p><p>The video below is of the vehicle doing a run from Des Bouleaux station to the museums yard. Joining me for the trip was conductor Alain Gadouas. </p><p>An interesting aspect of the operation at Exporail is the track occupancy system. Note how the manual semaphore signal protects the diamond crossing for the streetcar track.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='596' height='496' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyS8YCiY4U_zFF8ka2osHUC8PKEX9F_WsyaHUQJjtOicBCi7tQikZfPUkcTae9tt6SBkAQF3yCvTR9CLsCY8Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxvXWtGvaJRoxAmhMJTm8KOUuNj93BcZ-S30HXcdhCISdYFc26EeT8jgUyWeU2Bzvx5eWdlI0hyTkdi-gZwrwZfesMWAMEeNz7uqMFnTUZcvquOdsnnZqFATA_paRqxfITdLHRJgFOhCjti-Czsw4A8ZiwPJ7L2p7Gt_3SFEsCX3D8V_KpP0OZG6x/s2048/293991125_6355799301103498_2894467826853783249_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxvXWtGvaJRoxAmhMJTm8KOUuNj93BcZ-S30HXcdhCISdYFc26EeT8jgUyWeU2Bzvx5eWdlI0hyTkdi-gZwrwZfesMWAMEeNz7uqMFnTUZcvquOdsnnZqFATA_paRqxfITdLHRJgFOhCjti-Czsw4A8ZiwPJ7L2p7Gt_3SFEsCX3D8V_KpP0OZG6x/w640-h480/293991125_6355799301103498_2894467826853783249_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Des Bouleaux Station</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwmROFW3Fw6HSbovrXu2xwLPg-yRwhHjJuwwynRHGwTjPCjEdwcYV9925VUnprDbAoSo1eyZkN1GzVf-15H5SxOEykiFgASLo2WH937yqZ-ckWrLx6X29ljLxjog0qdzBUXW9gNyGB6zomwWqVKjVE4vdt4u47uHhLdZgpZPr4cILI5Iou7X0V4mi/s2048/294062374_6355799134436848_7843677987639841465_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwmROFW3Fw6HSbovrXu2xwLPg-yRwhHjJuwwynRHGwTjPCjEdwcYV9925VUnprDbAoSo1eyZkN1GzVf-15H5SxOEykiFgASLo2WH937yqZ-ckWrLx6X29ljLxjog0qdzBUXW9gNyGB6zomwWqVKjVE4vdt4u47uHhLdZgpZPr4cILI5Iou7X0V4mi/w640-h480/294062374_6355799134436848_7843677987639841465_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0giDRNIV029LZfIlZpmYTAYZjhnCdLEc5Bu6BOM0H_4cXeX5Zlkz3ib_VHVdkjw5qDqWuWYpT0BVWU9fHkbqZSST9zX8ASW4isPZv37i2PR2RDj7BFwiqT-TVfR_nCAOgvykGZhkZ8D02QhQGqK169x5Z_aif7377FRegrX0RVyh0nznCtBMKM11/s2048/294142978_6355799374436824_6824490576628112950_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0giDRNIV029LZfIlZpmYTAYZjhnCdLEc5Bu6BOM0H_4cXeX5Zlkz3ib_VHVdkjw5qDqWuWYpT0BVWU9fHkbqZSST9zX8ASW4isPZv37i2PR2RDj7BFwiqT-TVfR_nCAOgvykGZhkZ8D02QhQGqK169x5Z_aif7377FRegrX0RVyh0nznCtBMKM11/w640-h480/294142978_6355799374436824_6824490576628112950_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Conductor Alain Gadouas</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0110 Rue St Pierre, Saint-Constant, QC J5A 1G7, Canada45.3753689 -73.56477459999999320.739953940840227 -108.72102459999999 70.010783859159773 -38.408524599999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-62661316385092546372021-08-31T10:12:00.037-04:002021-09-03T10:20:28.200-04:00New Life for an Old Coach, August 2021 - Phil Jago<p> Here we are at the end of August. As I noted in my previous post, the Bytown Railway Society's "Dirty Hands Club" is back in business - in a limited way. </p><p>So far the main focus of our efforts has been the continued restoration of ex-Canadian National Coach No. 4977. We continue to install window rails along the car's right hand side and, with any luck, we might have all of the rails in place by the end of September. After that time, we will need to remove them and see to them stained and lacquered and then re-installed. </p><p>It has also been time for some property clean up and some of the "gang" has been moving left over rails and ties from the previous track layout at the museum. I am not sure of the final destination of any of this but I have been told that it will not be an electric arc furnace. </p><p>Some attention has also been paid to ex-CN No. 26, our 1958 Pontiac hi-rail station wagon. Den Jakupi has seen to the complete restoration of the vehicle's light bar which gives us the luxury of class lights as the car once carried. Shortly the car is due to get a new gasoline tank. </p><p>At the end of August, we also had the opportunity to move ex-CP Van 436436 over to the compound area that we have been allocated by the Museum. It was good to see the car back among us and one of our first tasks in resuming its restoration/rehabilitation is the painting and installation of its hand rails. </p><p>Not much else to report on at the moment, I will let the photos tell the rest of the story.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhLV8tAe8hJfum639pbTzmsLvywyb1nxpvamw5cNStCQjfRFZ8XHzm5ogOhIVvY0_STbUrBbYbhyfhQTnWJs62sTmd6OB5uMCiQa9J12OV5TR_wS6qGx1Ixqrpjwv7R_6CQZvfRhrv8g/s260/241160009_2202327953242745_3484961731464572033_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="146" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhLV8tAe8hJfum639pbTzmsLvywyb1nxpvamw5cNStCQjfRFZ8XHzm5ogOhIVvY0_STbUrBbYbhyfhQTnWJs62sTmd6OB5uMCiQa9J12OV5TR_wS6qGx1Ixqrpjwv7R_6CQZvfRhrv8g/w359-h640/241160009_2202327953242745_3484961731464572033_n.jpg" width="359" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yours truly laying out one of the window rails. The rails were cut to fit by Norm Kummer and Felicity Harrison with me coming along behind drilling out holes for the mounting screws (#6 brass oval heads) and then installing the actual piece. Photo by Norm Kummer<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ggogQyghILRJhVcKtk1LIaB5z2Bf9p-B1hcDn89jutkHCarWjF7mWuevyWp30FKU7Z539RtPtWc3kLsAQSr_eI68YMXa4oBFl_2j890P1F0AmWqdEqZYt2px6qaTIhtfUhrjj1FdtEg/s2000/240983443_2202328209909386_5451865557908907894_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ggogQyghILRJhVcKtk1LIaB5z2Bf9p-B1hcDn89jutkHCarWjF7mWuevyWp30FKU7Z539RtPtWc3kLsAQSr_eI68YMXa4oBFl_2j890P1F0AmWqdEqZYt2px6qaTIhtfUhrjj1FdtEg/w640-h480/240983443_2202328209909386_5451865557908907894_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Felicity Harrison notches the top end of one of the window rails. Each of the rails requires a custom treatment at the top due to the vagaries of the top of the window openings.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bZ2RidZhRNo6gTQ_aG0__SDjgIfaFHUdz3eQ8abIKoa6_5Z8EzF_JjUGYZEC82f2LCsveU9MJ6vPrD8fJwazIld23aynkLvbD9jaAWaJ9n_S-fz7AuAXe7sLKtmiFHyh2o6VfbSydwI/s2000/241026815_2202328156576058_3621430104692167916_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1488" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bZ2RidZhRNo6gTQ_aG0__SDjgIfaFHUdz3eQ8abIKoa6_5Z8EzF_JjUGYZEC82f2LCsveU9MJ6vPrD8fJwazIld23aynkLvbD9jaAWaJ9n_S-fz7AuAXe7sLKtmiFHyh2o6VfbSydwI/w476-h640/241026815_2202328156576058_3621430104692167916_n.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Felicity Harrison and Norm Kummer discuss how they will mill up one of the window rails in the "A" end corridor. Regrettably, the car so many modifications that everything must be custom cut to the various openings.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3J-oubiIzMzLGtduV3zFmKNa94MOOxAEamMlq49r3CP7T1glKYXGNRVWyJFP86RiuyxioBjdtNySFm2JnKMNHZdH8HGCam_YHf5auQVR1fb4Vs-JoYHzCekRJ06XvhZbuGWiZUF73cwo/s2000/241003591_2202328256576048_5469001869493979441_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3J-oubiIzMzLGtduV3zFmKNa94MOOxAEamMlq49r3CP7T1glKYXGNRVWyJFP86RiuyxioBjdtNySFm2JnKMNHZdH8HGCam_YHf5auQVR1fb4Vs-JoYHzCekRJ06XvhZbuGWiZUF73cwo/w640-h480/241003591_2202328256576048_5469001869493979441_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the way, we picked up a tenant or tenants. Fortunately, the wasps are on one side of the glass and we are on the other and never the twain shall meet.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifilwzksidyQDAxZT_KXfq6VEjBXsdfssSCdv1i7aRk9g7LAPKNWfgnS-fUid4N0ky0oJRfB3pDDA7jkxE62OkwR2Q5g2A7mFKPI43TYm1iEdnrQcpZfojhaPBdecma3W42ksgBLW8QPo/s2000/241059729_2202328239909383_7764637527736500630_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1488" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifilwzksidyQDAxZT_KXfq6VEjBXsdfssSCdv1i7aRk9g7LAPKNWfgnS-fUid4N0ky0oJRfB3pDDA7jkxE62OkwR2Q5g2A7mFKPI43TYm1iEdnrQcpZfojhaPBdecma3W42ksgBLW8QPo/w476-h640/241059729_2202328239909383_7764637527736500630_n.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close up view of one of the window openings with freshly installed window rails. My apologies for the lighting effects. The right side of the car gets the full brunt of the morning sun. Not only is it bad for photos but it also poses challenges when installing the window components.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgYkN-2URfSDscB5hB1M7MoPoK5eRqRVlKyRF8_9sT5dJMmj4gxchr5-DebBtPvRSaHnr4UptVscEkNxSKGbPAal987MN0qsJGkZWsQO9Xx9wfp42_4PGFjefoVD9EwyqmOHGdk4NA2o/s2000/241157652_2202328129909394_1514656288048726076_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1488" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgYkN-2URfSDscB5hB1M7MoPoK5eRqRVlKyRF8_9sT5dJMmj4gxchr5-DebBtPvRSaHnr4UptVscEkNxSKGbPAal987MN0qsJGkZWsQO9Xx9wfp42_4PGFjefoVD9EwyqmOHGdk4NA2o/w476-h640/241157652_2202328129909394_1514656288048726076_n.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Den Jakupi puts the finishing touches on the last piece of ceiling trim in the snack bar area. This clears the way for painting the ceiling and walls in this area.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRs3i3jMypNmVsycBj_rxdN8z5mLzayiFK-lvujjNxK_DU-xLvcw3ACzwKYwQZF2XmDSDqji0ZDoOTKWgQHmg5sVHhrLh5FRn40fcxZYq5BnfwAOxj8-XdtFKmXrQs-yrZ9SFj3ckCL1w/s800/240991193_2202327999909407_1267620355634206748_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRs3i3jMypNmVsycBj_rxdN8z5mLzayiFK-lvujjNxK_DU-xLvcw3ACzwKYwQZF2XmDSDqji0ZDoOTKWgQHmg5sVHhrLh5FRn40fcxZYq5BnfwAOxj8-XdtFKmXrQs-yrZ9SFj3ckCL1w/w640-h480/240991193_2202327999909407_1267620355634206748_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ex-CN Car 26 has proven to be a real hit with car buffs and rail enthusiasts, alike. Photo from the BRS Collection</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAxmGIvhpnU5Laud_Qmp8TqaiBqbP7Ds9NivdJSJAcR_I7vTXAW3u81u8DB2NNGjnJ9SIzXgp7AiaSb7YK0KmYTqVXWFpBcC2Mg7bbilL6xBqhDiWafumbKXGwTiwolHFGwAVoyVTK0k/s261/241003683_2202327973242743_1025805930725313388_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="196" data-original-width="261" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAxmGIvhpnU5Laud_Qmp8TqaiBqbP7Ds9NivdJSJAcR_I7vTXAW3u81u8DB2NNGjnJ9SIzXgp7AiaSb7YK0KmYTqVXWFpBcC2Mg7bbilL6xBqhDiWafumbKXGwTiwolHFGwAVoyVTK0k/w640-h481/241003683_2202327973242743_1025805930725313388_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption">The restored light bar (thanks to Den Jakupi) boasts working classification lights as well a lighted triangular number board.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLBUlCblmT6ESoGRdJMHJyvPvRlBa5XNUkatZdKuZogNj6qKbFDWerNbU40Jnx025NXAG_PQ76OjggecsB7MUDw_C6c80_DBvoyjJVq9FwRFrdIZTvkjtR-T_B0jVKIL0I2aFit5RgBI/s2000/241017182_2202328316576042_5829246926479358600_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLBUlCblmT6ESoGRdJMHJyvPvRlBa5XNUkatZdKuZogNj6qKbFDWerNbU40Jnx025NXAG_PQ76OjggecsB7MUDw_C6c80_DBvoyjJVq9FwRFrdIZTvkjtR-T_B0jVKIL0I2aFit5RgBI/w640-h480/241017182_2202328316576042_5829246926479358600_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paul Bown and Mike Gilligan see to some grounds keeping as they pile up surplus ties.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewd2ZVe7X9QwJgIuJLndhs4UgnGaKlDWiA4TAocUkyIXVZaCYc1d5GUKBTsj-lv2VhyphenhyphenE8OJAhUjtKmvHJ6ZjpSW0wM-sIcj7vVTMrj7Ah-44FHAYBX-P-PGtDlfTlCNmaGcGKfMpWnPE/s1994/241124613_2202328046576069_7252075492034434267_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1994" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewd2ZVe7X9QwJgIuJLndhs4UgnGaKlDWiA4TAocUkyIXVZaCYc1d5GUKBTsj-lv2VhyphenhyphenE8OJAhUjtKmvHJ6ZjpSW0wM-sIcj7vVTMrj7Ah-44FHAYBX-P-PGtDlfTlCNmaGcGKfMpWnPE/w640-h340/241124613_2202328046576069_7252075492034434267_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On August 30, ex-CP Van 436436 was brought into the BRS compound facilitating future work on it. That's Mike Gilligan and Norm Kummer plotting future strategy.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-22476765530282923352021-07-31T09:59:00.052-04:002021-09-03T10:12:01.922-04:00 New Life for an Old Coach, July 2021 - Phil Jago<p>The Bytown Railway Society’s “Dirty Hands Club” celebrated the month of July by resuming equipment restoration activities on a limited basis. The key area of focus was ex-Canadian National Coach No. 4977 with a couple of milestone achievements: the installation of finished window rails along the car’s left hand side and the installation of the vestibule lights in both ends of the coach. With respect to the window rails, the work was culmination of a project in the summer of July 2020 where I applied stain and lacquer to them within the confines of my garage. I do not have photos of the working vestibule lights – that will come later – but be assured that they work and we did seize the opportunity to check out the car’s lighting system courtesy of a portable Honda generator. In other work, we did some re-arranging inside former CP boxcar 51246 which will now be storage space in addition to installing seats along the left hand side of the 4977, freeing up valuable storage space for other items in ex-CN Baggage Car No. 9246.</p><p>It may not seem like a lot in the grand scheme of things but, to quote George Costanza in the television sitcom “Seinfeld”: “We’re back in business, baby!”</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFXH8KVdtkJ4to-Rg9Za-nG84BpjgeqvEvIgjNqGyxzf0bEEXDhShMvp_p58fc3B-d_hKxZ1nhvdtWV1iwA_CyBfknpQSfWKeekw37AnKWeY-vMoy18UfnXLfdSsAsHm123jDPTb6-fQ/s600/230295875_2175827279226146_2916002952544870688_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="447" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFXH8KVdtkJ4to-Rg9Za-nG84BpjgeqvEvIgjNqGyxzf0bEEXDhShMvp_p58fc3B-d_hKxZ1nhvdtWV1iwA_CyBfknpQSfWKeekw37AnKWeY-vMoy18UfnXLfdSsAsHm123jDPTb6-fQ/w476-h640/230295875_2175827279226146_2916002952544870688_n.jpg" title="A look at one of the unfinished window openings on the left hand side. Photo by John Halpenny" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at one of the unfinished window openings on the left hand side. Photo by John Halpenny<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWT33u9uFUNEjO4OfVmBhqwxISe6npCerBQT-dhqgsIjErS15ALCaP5528LbPMtyWMNdsJaxs2u_nHV62vy7EMyfNgBtZ4tleExgNtNmWM1Sfp6hyOETNJCMKF1uR0WExhzv0PRmvmUs/s2040/229888443_2175827309226143_5235380221945945047_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="1520" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWT33u9uFUNEjO4OfVmBhqwxISe6npCerBQT-dhqgsIjErS15ALCaP5528LbPMtyWMNdsJaxs2u_nHV62vy7EMyfNgBtZ4tleExgNtNmWM1Sfp6hyOETNJCMKF1uR0WExhzv0PRmvmUs/w476-h640/229888443_2175827309226143_5235380221945945047_n.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Halpenny installs one of the window rails on the left hand side. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBe80BY2XavVC1iWsd16dIDMHW7MnqyEe45-I6ebUUywq3sojqadCbv49aU-bdOn78IpXqnySOd4UWU2O02w9friAcJ0ywzwd4Jj5VXIaS0tX1Gu4Ed0XP2fYU7-LJ5fAT_fnnpE9W0E/s2040/230738570_2175827259226148_4234634675853990719_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="1520" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBe80BY2XavVC1iWsd16dIDMHW7MnqyEe45-I6ebUUywq3sojqadCbv49aU-bdOn78IpXqnySOd4UWU2O02w9friAcJ0ywzwd4Jj5VXIaS0tX1Gu4Ed0XP2fYU7-LJ5fAT_fnnpE9W0E/w476-h640/230738570_2175827259226148_4234634675853990719_n.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at the finished window opening. Photo by John Halpenny<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKBkMBRqORavnBItBWRNj1QQdryaVjIfoZLOC92J8S5FIvdTJhB8XdXp8tp0jIlvXwQLvYrBK8ywjfsGtNWUYiGBoZCqF5Y_uD7uW2bV5jjUjtnbPwvcAjLoTGPPiP6pIaZ5asR0o6Bo/s2000/230577892_2175827472559460_7951677618758421733_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1488" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKBkMBRqORavnBItBWRNj1QQdryaVjIfoZLOC92J8S5FIvdTJhB8XdXp8tp0jIlvXwQLvYrBK8ywjfsGtNWUYiGBoZCqF5Y_uD7uW2bV5jjUjtnbPwvcAjLoTGPPiP6pIaZ5asR0o6Bo/w476-h640/230577892_2175827472559460_7951677618758421733_n.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Den Jakupi pulls long air hoses into place inside ex-CP Box Car 51426. The hoses were used to supply compressed air to both steam locomotive 1201 and Shay No. 3 to help in raising steam.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmt-CxfFO8uyMiux4m2ZBhUgqcKnDtf8oQ9n-kjiBZpbijbpEkbomMjK7JZU_5aB09sVgsuyKCaK-7aoUzksL_AUT22iNKea5rVdyqICiO8urttPoumiZqeqABoDg9Icziu2ryF3IqFLg/s2000/230199816_2175827449226129_5883428733398227895_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1488" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmt-CxfFO8uyMiux4m2ZBhUgqcKnDtf8oQ9n-kjiBZpbijbpEkbomMjK7JZU_5aB09sVgsuyKCaK-7aoUzksL_AUT22iNKea5rVdyqICiO8urttPoumiZqeqABoDg9Icziu2ryF3IqFLg/w476-h640/230199816_2175827449226129_5883428733398227895_n.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Felicity Harrison checks out some of the stores inside the box car.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQu83pyFpRC2Ougmuog6xvfMbWKY_73m7zrKEYpKAsZ2Tr_KHmu37DB47W-_NtzAuS7YHMQuTyt0Q0QW0Rrpw2T5pIqdHoKmWA26Jo3qFQhUt-TQaFQ-ThKUDfLUyZujhEV8FAHC98WU/s2000/230018709_2175827402559467_1347862473398652486_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1488" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQu83pyFpRC2Ougmuog6xvfMbWKY_73m7zrKEYpKAsZ2Tr_KHmu37DB47W-_NtzAuS7YHMQuTyt0Q0QW0Rrpw2T5pIqdHoKmWA26Jo3qFQhUt-TQaFQ-ThKUDfLUyZujhEV8FAHC98WU/w476-h640/230018709_2175827402559467_1347862473398652486_n.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norm Kummer and Michael Gilligan (left) discuss how some items should be arranged in the box car.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53vU2fu7B0F8emuAgvXlH575IhcUCAqGjByZETUszpCptX6HWjh6K6toS0_P61HCus9zIpzj0Sc_gcjhKOH3NBRPF3_h3WsMEpOx0LdThsGicze8e4ogfQig2Vst-EtaMFwtAkzWiAbU/s2000/230442084_2175827515892789_8204136989038850347_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53vU2fu7B0F8emuAgvXlH575IhcUCAqGjByZETUszpCptX6HWjh6K6toS0_P61HCus9zIpzj0Sc_gcjhKOH3NBRPF3_h3WsMEpOx0LdThsGicze8e4ogfQig2Vst-EtaMFwtAkzWiAbU/w640-h480/230442084_2175827515892789_8204136989038850347_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Break time: Norm Kummer and Felicity Harrison take a "socially-distanced" coffee break.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBe9LhEPjZ0uI1SlG0EbRxP8r0I7pwG-ign1-F6nXoVXJ9MPj4rlaDV94sW8T_HeoZ9gLGBz1X1yaobD6bsfiJfa9Q_LBYOu7G_qr9Lhf8gHcQ1kLstWm4RnihhKamUFcGmlbRW9IbJO4/s2000/230164189_2175827559226118_6164725718738526637_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBe9LhEPjZ0uI1SlG0EbRxP8r0I7pwG-ign1-F6nXoVXJ9MPj4rlaDV94sW8T_HeoZ9gLGBz1X1yaobD6bsfiJfa9Q_LBYOu7G_qr9Lhf8gHcQ1kLstWm4RnihhKamUFcGmlbRW9IbJO4/w640-h480/230164189_2175827559226118_6164725718738526637_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Bryant, Norm Kummer and Den Jakupi see to the closing of the door on Bytown's ex-CP box car. This was the first time in many years that the door on this side had been opened. It took a little persuasion with a "come along" to initially get things moving.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUNqLHLEBGPvD3XKbJOmG-HT2MCUUQAFGWXFaxNKK0nojN2P-wuahR9UTw9WALyIE7kjFiNtGkqMG2eXCDyb3L99Ey3qMW42EykAKPs1kpJc_zJl1Njeu11YSzrJ9xdmdZWOQTqTNhIE/s2016/230045412_2175827585892782_6549591954476498100_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUNqLHLEBGPvD3XKbJOmG-HT2MCUUQAFGWXFaxNKK0nojN2P-wuahR9UTw9WALyIE7kjFiNtGkqMG2eXCDyb3L99Ey3qMW42EykAKPs1kpJc_zJl1Njeu11YSzrJ9xdmdZWOQTqTNhIE/w640-h480/230045412_2175827585892782_6549591954476498100_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside Coach 4977, the lights are on, the left hand window rails have been installed and the seats are now back in place on the left hand side. Felicity Harrison, Den Jakupi and Andrew Cameron get ready to tackle the completion of the right side. Photo by Michael Gilligan<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJypGRTYaqIK6QYlA2CXiRfBJNaAM6dM_Jxpq5Wu7f2ngZywMhihUzre5PNzqsHvBM1rTnNUqyFGYU4kiT7Scgb1hKidHxq-w_6EwQ6o1h804C6lKjA6wPeYlVmI7Qc5lkwnkNb_nun_k/s2048/230767418_2176386372503570_5666343523023509423_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJypGRTYaqIK6QYlA2CXiRfBJNaAM6dM_Jxpq5Wu7f2ngZywMhihUzre5PNzqsHvBM1rTnNUqyFGYU4kiT7Scgb1hKidHxq-w_6EwQ6o1h804C6lKjA6wPeYlVmI7Qc5lkwnkNb_nun_k/w480-h640/230767418_2176386372503570_5666343523023509423_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lights in the vestibules give a whole new look to the 4977. This is in the "A" end. Note the portable Honda generator. Photo by Den Jakupi<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHmBXjmNiNZo_tG1UMkqdFc8-P9aT1kvFWgfhDQrgEj6XkkzYGU1cwzwE-EINxwbX8xWAA8MWIzCkx2iquW2_akIu9j6kn_mCpu3ia76kVX47VcO9sOqS3BGzJ8Xu7S6u8y3_3Foil9k/s206/228068942_2176386339170240_6573450418227031370_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="155" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHmBXjmNiNZo_tG1UMkqdFc8-P9aT1kvFWgfhDQrgEj6XkkzYGU1cwzwE-EINxwbX8xWAA8MWIzCkx2iquW2_akIu9j6kn_mCpu3ia76kVX47VcO9sOqS3BGzJ8Xu7S6u8y3_3Foil9k/w482-h640/228068942_2176386339170240_6573450418227031370_n.jpg" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close-up of one of the vestibule light fixtures. Photo by Den Jakupi</td></tr></tbody></table>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-59706723176056916132020-11-24T10:50:00.003-05:002020-11-25T11:03:24.101-05:00New Life for an Old Coach – Car 27 - Phil Jago<p>The discovery of several photos of ex-TNVR Official Car 27 from back in the day from a variety of sources got me to thinking. It has been quite some time since we provided readers with a perspective on one of the “crown jewels” of the Bytown Railway Society’s collection of motive power and rolling stock.</p><p>Briefly, Official Car 27 was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway in its shops at Farnham, Quebec, way back in 1907. It is a 42-foot wood-framed truss-rodded car that rides on composite 4-wheel wood and steel trucks. Just to make things more interesting, one of the trucks has a wheel set that includes bolted on tires. Car 27 was assigned to officials in what today we would call the middle manager category and came fully equipped with sleeping and dining/reception quarters as well as a steward’s space and fully equipped galley including a fairly substantial coal stove that also included a heating coal for the production of hot water supplied by gravity from an overhead tank in the galley ceiling.</p><p>To the best of our knowledge, the car spent most of its career on the eastern part of the system in Maine and New Brunswick. Car 27 was purchased by the Singer Sewing Machine Company in 1929 for use on its recently-opened Thurso and Nation Valley Railway (construction began in 1925) in Thurso, Quebec and was used for many years as a mobile hunting and fishing camp.</p><p>Executives from New York would take the train to Thurso; Car 27 would be either tacked on the rear of an upbound log train or be run as a special and the car would be deposited somewhere along the line’s 57 route miles to allow management to spend a quiet weekend hunting, fishing and contemplating the Laurentian wilderness.</p><p>At some point in time, interest in the use of the car declined but it was kept on the roster in operating condition, although its appearance and condition declined significantly over the years. </p><p>Following a Bytown Railway Society excursion over the TNVR in the fall of 1979, discussions about the car took place resulting in it being donated to the Society later on the year with the company generously allowing the Society to keep it at Thurso and to have access to its railway maintenance shops on the weekend to restore the car to its former glory. </p><p>To make a long story short, over the next four to five years, members of the BRS “Dirty Hands Club” made Saturday and other pilgrimages to Thurso to work on the car, starting initially with its consolidation and then with the rebuilding of the composite truck under the car’s galley end (A end).</p><p> Following the closure and dismantling of the TNVR in 1986, the car and ex-CP Van 436436, acquired by the Society in 1983, were moved to Ottawa. Car 27 initially went to the National Research Council’s Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory and then finally to the Canada Science and Technology Museum where it joined up with the 436436 which was already there and undergoing significant restoration. </p><p>To conclude this piece, Car 27 and the 436436 were used in “excursion” service on the grounds of the Museum, hauled either by the Museum’s Shay No. 3 or Bytown’s ex-TNVR GE 50-tonner No. 10 from about 1995 until the cessation of operations in 2014 as the Museum underwent a significant rebuild and expansion.</p><p>Car 27 was recently moved from outdoor to indoor storage in the Museum’s newly restoration shop. For further details about Car 27, one can consult back issues of “Branchline” on the Society’s web site at: https://www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca/index.php/branchline/branchline-pdf-files. A comprehensive history of the TNVR was also prepared by Colin Churcher and the late Larry Hurd and can be found at this link: https://churcher.crcml.org/thurso/tnvrmenu.htm </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrp5mQTgMCXl-1EIGROJMAeLQy3o9uMgeg01IS6gaEqI4biJHM6uhjBoC8G60ZZRK2qRD-JnQm2rz77gXADTlX5QRvmq8MTiSJV2WgSqCw-gFDBx8cevAuMlCbG1LpSR8G1tFhJS2N2M/s1455/127598324_1967112260097650_987102876067090181_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1085" data-original-width="1455" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrp5mQTgMCXl-1EIGROJMAeLQy3o9uMgeg01IS6gaEqI4biJHM6uhjBoC8G60ZZRK2qRD-JnQm2rz77gXADTlX5QRvmq8MTiSJV2WgSqCw-gFDBx8cevAuMlCbG1LpSR8G1tFhJS2N2M/w640-h478/127598324_1967112260097650_987102876067090181_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An overview sketch of Car 27, one of a number of Official cars built by CP for use by middle managers in the days before hi-rail automobiles and trucks<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCldgJ6pVL_DiRbq6bK6v5cqN2NNA9W-zJgZJBG2izJpy2WolGavs2Pi-tqHhoOL9Pc8qVM-XJRtnFZ2MG_NUIWFcaev9_W6v05WW6G_3Gg5hN5zcpM43Cc3SjsYHET4atCC7kxn2Ohy0/s1949/126805571_1967112330097643_5277008040580587820_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1949" data-original-width="1462" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCldgJ6pVL_DiRbq6bK6v5cqN2NNA9W-zJgZJBG2izJpy2WolGavs2Pi-tqHhoOL9Pc8qVM-XJRtnFZ2MG_NUIWFcaev9_W6v05WW6G_3Gg5hN5zcpM43Cc3SjsYHET4atCC7kxn2Ohy0/w480-h640/126805571_1967112330097643_5277008040580587820_o.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The initial stages of restoration saw the consolidation and stabilization of the car - see elsewhere - as well as the restoration of the composite truck under the "A" end. Although the car had been used for the 1979 excursion, a look at the truck revealed that it had a cracked bolster. The truck was removed with the objective of redoing the bolster and getting it back into shape. A shop truck was place under the "A" end and the proper truck chained to the car for movement to and from the shop by the TNVR yard crew. In one of the moves, the truck was damaged resulting in the need to replace one end spreader as well as two spreaders that go on either side of the bolster. We had no choice but to take the whole apart and rebuild the parts, using the damaged ones as patterns with lumber supplied by the TNVR. Here celebrating the restored truck about to go into service in the spring of 1980 are from the left, yours truly, Ian Walker, the late George Viens, the late Duncan du Fresne, Douglas N.W. Smith (seated) and John Halpenny. Note the white paint on the bolted on tires. Photo by Bruce du Fresne <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARQlWno04pEvbmo4-AyZHuxQmGGSHZHcMJFulnTrZj5JkNOhBfAsJ4-_xYYGxL6067ga-PJ53-DFTRuK1NDreH3d8SIO2lsfL_lzwgpKrnxuDARWi2Xx7V-z4fms4piK8xiYaYMTd5Cc/s2016/127598321_1967112303430979_3174042695657403575_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARQlWno04pEvbmo4-AyZHuxQmGGSHZHcMJFulnTrZj5JkNOhBfAsJ4-_xYYGxL6067ga-PJ53-DFTRuK1NDreH3d8SIO2lsfL_lzwgpKrnxuDARWi2Xx7V-z4fms4piK8xiYaYMTd5Cc/w640-h480/127598321_1967112303430979_3174042695657403575_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This photo was taken on the day that the restored "A" end truck was given a road test on a rainy spring 1980 day in the Thurso yard. The photo provides an excellent look at the condition of the car and our stabilization efforts, with a canvas tarp over the roof and numerous pieces of sheet metal and plywood over holes in the siding. Although the car looked pretty rough, its bones were good and we proceeded accordingly. Photo by Bruce du Fresne<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjG0k8jJLiPDu0JsoynxkgHQkz3T-WsYxlANY5iUJbO-YYWIZMBYwnY6WoocOoJWkx6B5msbOs_l_r0U_3wBRuzyEkICv-q3VMCzqmSn6ZAvW821cL0G5dTDmn8WfoywS0g_oSHsHNtrQ/s1140/127280260_1967112240097652_8688766142595431996_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1140" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjG0k8jJLiPDu0JsoynxkgHQkz3T-WsYxlANY5iUJbO-YYWIZMBYwnY6WoocOoJWkx6B5msbOs_l_r0U_3wBRuzyEkICv-q3VMCzqmSn6ZAvW821cL0G5dTDmn8WfoywS0g_oSHsHNtrQ/w640-h406/127280260_1967112240097652_8688766142595431996_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As the condition of Car 27 improved, we began to use it in week day and weekend service on the TNVR. The car would be attached to the rear of the regular log train and would either cycle up and back on the same day or, in the manner of those Singer executives of yesteryear, would be spotted somewhere along the line to allow memories a pleasant weekend of fishing, yarning and enjoying some culinary delights as one can read in a history of the line by Colin Churcher. It is the weekend of August 18-20, 1984 and we find left to right in the front row: Paul Bown and Mike Nowell. In the rear left to right are Steve Hunter, Colin Churcher, the late Joe Toscas and Jack Scott. Note the condition of Car 27, a new tar and canvas roof as well as replacement roof sheathing; new end buffers, new siding on all but the observation end and tuscan red paint courtesy of Canadian Pacific. The canopy on the observation end is original in the car; we found it one day in one of the storage lockers in the galley. Accompanying Car 27 is ex-CP Van 436436 which was acquired in 1983 and had yet to be restored to its former glory. Photo by Duncan du Fresne<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFVy7C7cB3ZGOAh_NQ24O712pMNgfSUvc2xm9dLlfseibXCw7zhYVMd0PlBx_Ysp_GM-0LgbXgKMFfYiDynhirNBfb2o0zWsaITshB4dalD3RA4njS9wYrLJ892nNwcWxAQscocnPucs/s514/127582742_1967112200097656_4836639792274883192_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="514" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFVy7C7cB3ZGOAh_NQ24O712pMNgfSUvc2xm9dLlfseibXCw7zhYVMd0PlBx_Ysp_GM-0LgbXgKMFfYiDynhirNBfb2o0zWsaITshB4dalD3RA4njS9wYrLJ892nNwcWxAQscocnPucs/w640-h256/127582742_1967112200097656_4836639792274883192_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fast forward a few years and we see Car 27 and Van 436436 being pulled in "excursion service" in the yard of the Canada Science and Technology Museum. This would be sometime around 2010 or 2011 as I had just obtained my first electronic camera. Motive power is the Museum's Shay No. 3. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-UY1V6vBJIDkI9rm5MGY1zndRPlUKW507ZZmuLznIaWM5g0EVMW7FmYQ_rI0BrLEqkOjkLLm0Pk8wD2tYbiK5TrqwgccmrCKdEkdzPCTnDmZDFuVgjeHJqCKms_Fsb8_hGMgl6lRBGM/s1600/127637364_1967112220097654_8022755519205054555_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="1600" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-UY1V6vBJIDkI9rm5MGY1zndRPlUKW507ZZmuLznIaWM5g0EVMW7FmYQ_rI0BrLEqkOjkLLm0Pk8wD2tYbiK5TrqwgccmrCKdEkdzPCTnDmZDFuVgjeHJqCKms_Fsb8_hGMgl6lRBGM/w640-h256/127637364_1967112220097654_8022755519205054555_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were times when Car 27 was hauled ex-TNVR GE 50-tonner No. 10. On this occasion we see the train getting ready for "Doors Open Ottawa on June 1, 2013. At the controls of No. 10 is James Taylor while on the ground from left to right are Tim Young, James Clark and Dave Taylor. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_A2VkhSazA4s9tKH3LG_Vnd6FiTYTHrD39wBycQmnZ0m2mCWo9eTMUfuETT7Jn0yOdWy93ZruKnooKfzOx1MIL6dFTclyOZ7rrdzwS4UxWQjdqD146rCz_b3HzMYkRQUzZCriKKT5Fks/s2000/127600833_1967112296764313_7384202767228356313_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_A2VkhSazA4s9tKH3LG_Vnd6FiTYTHrD39wBycQmnZ0m2mCWo9eTMUfuETT7Jn0yOdWy93ZruKnooKfzOx1MIL6dFTclyOZ7rrdzwS4UxWQjdqD146rCz_b3HzMYkRQUzZCriKKT5Fks/w640-h480/127600833_1967112296764313_7384202767228356313_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As noted in my text, Car 27 has recently spent some time in outdoor storage at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. This is a not a good thing for a car of this vintage and condition. Indeed, I come from the school of thought that believes in operating preserved equipment but in also trying as much as possible to protect it from the elements with some form of indoor storage when not in use. Photo by Philip Jago<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoBdMdmowrm-R71LBv5QFxRq4j6OVnyxok91F6p3Jw3LcRLwl8XfYi5PYJnGCEAb5OMAkm5tK1HFxP1WJ3TW03l8TFvP7StMh9inNZ1BwmloJFfIKUEFO2b3GNguJKCtzGmJhq3dHxUM/s2016/127444142_1967112346764308_722717833774714925_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoBdMdmowrm-R71LBv5QFxRq4j6OVnyxok91F6p3Jw3LcRLwl8XfYi5PYJnGCEAb5OMAkm5tK1HFxP1WJ3TW03l8TFvP7StMh9inNZ1BwmloJFfIKUEFO2b3GNguJKCtzGmJhq3dHxUM/w640-h480/127444142_1967112346764308_722717833774714925_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As we conclude, we find Car 27 tucked in for the winter and, hopefully, many more winters in the restoration shop of the Canada Museum of Science and Technology here in Ottawa. You can read more about this move and other activities of the Bytown Railway Society's "Dirty Hands Club" in my next posting. Photo by Michael Gilligan.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com01867 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON K1G 5A3, Canada45.4035099 -75.618905917.093276063821158 -110.7751559 73.713743736178856 -40.4626559tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572803645783788684.post-18467838601044111172020-10-15T09:12:00.004-04:002020-10-20T09:31:55.910-04:00New Life for an Old Coach – Caboose Capers, October 15/16, 2020 - Phil Jago<p> A small representation from the Bytown Railway Society’s “Dirty Hands Club” spent the mornings of October 15 and 16, 2020, working on ex-Canadian Pacific Van 436436, with the objective of covering its white-primered exterior with appropriate CPR steam-era van colours. The work was carried out in anticipation of the car being moved from the shop for winter storage in order to allow for the indoor and climate-controlled storage of ex-Thurso and Nation Valley nee Canadian Pacific Business Car No. 27. </p><p>The October 15 work involved the prepping of the car for the finish paint including the trimming of some miscellaneous pieces of tongue and groove siding, the final trimming of the EPDM roof membrane and some general cleaning and prepping work . As well, a first crack at the painting took place with one coat being applied to the car’s “A” end. </p><p>On October 16, with no further prep work required, real progress was made with the sides and “B” end receiving their first top coat. One last piece of painting remains before the car heads out doors – the exterior of the restored cupola. This will happen after a select few undergo working from heights training which is due to take place on 23 October. </p><p>It was great to see progress on the Van as work had been largely halted by the Covid-19 pandemic. We were able, however, to get the job and fulfill all Covid requirements with respect to masking and social distancing. These are indeed curious times but somehow, we are finding a way to keep moving forward, even at a reduced pace.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS3gsRfn0l1MPWXZ-70kJ1X4DIRdfZ5XkZZEuwjyJdTGD6frgB49y0nB9B6U4EtcaYQOQhFYDxtZEIo_jCqaHzA1TEE4qd8k3cEZWiR9gzxD-2CDFwSJDMohW3ZCXYdBypzdYwF_bbts/s2040/122148881_1930341553774721_7253190625716281900_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="2040" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS3gsRfn0l1MPWXZ-70kJ1X4DIRdfZ5XkZZEuwjyJdTGD6frgB49y0nB9B6U4EtcaYQOQhFYDxtZEIo_jCqaHzA1TEE4qd8k3cEZWiR9gzxD-2CDFwSJDMohW3ZCXYdBypzdYwF_bbts/w640-h480/122148881_1930341553774721_7253190625716281900_o.jpg" title="Prep work prior to painting involved the trimming of the edge of the EPDM roof membrane. Photo by Michael Gilligan" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div>Prep work prior to painting involved the trimming of the edge of the EPDM roof membrane. Photo by Michael Gilligan</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlxXqIE1s2GMHKMnyCqpv-6Sy7bwmXZPaHeaeiMxHc9tPEGW-uWcIUu7y6NF-gyGwUGSXi2htX7gY81vMi94ZZNR9osHPkXsYwLClsGVJLzbIJTUVWMl0wXLeWGSMPckXbdFyOAOM1Ag/s2016/122158856_1930341677108042_8616250874667687076_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlxXqIE1s2GMHKMnyCqpv-6Sy7bwmXZPaHeaeiMxHc9tPEGW-uWcIUu7y6NF-gyGwUGSXi2htX7gY81vMi94ZZNR9osHPkXsYwLClsGVJLzbIJTUVWMl0wXLeWGSMPckXbdFyOAOM1Ag/w480-h640/122158856_1930341677108042_8616250874667687076_o.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Halpenny, responsible for installing the roof membrane trims along the right hand side. Photo by Michael Gilligan<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYB-rAfnFMDtRfbMWQjSmtghaBELAU55z7aHj0iZodnIkHtKjyA1LEmSZSWNBX0upalAQnRr6_LNa9SHEHK9__VXmxeUjIcI-x4Hvazfnd-ARBjFtKRbXh8sdTAPyRMj1W18qG4PmLFU/s2016/122155378_1930341630441380_8674525053902026602_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYB-rAfnFMDtRfbMWQjSmtghaBELAU55z7aHj0iZodnIkHtKjyA1LEmSZSWNBX0upalAQnRr6_LNa9SHEHK9__VXmxeUjIcI-x4Hvazfnd-ARBjFtKRbXh8sdTAPyRMj1W18qG4PmLFU/w480-h640/122155378_1930341630441380_8674525053902026602_o.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In our haste to get the roof on before the move from the former restoration shop, the left corner of the membrane at the "A" end was not properly detailed. Here John Halpenny tends to things. Photo by Michael Gilligan<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVSDPyzbm7SGKE5Sch80lK8PJKpaXgd-B2hEvFckao5hNBJVZ7Ijn8t4V9fRrxLs7vGePCkOrBe44rudlsZPaN144T7OQpnkM1SjZfpOjxuVP-4kP6xnyZVF2MjrxqeQs2ShaYFrZ5eY/s2016/122177712_1930341717108038_2091225456301293538_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVSDPyzbm7SGKE5Sch80lK8PJKpaXgd-B2hEvFckao5hNBJVZ7Ijn8t4V9fRrxLs7vGePCkOrBe44rudlsZPaN144T7OQpnkM1SjZfpOjxuVP-4kP6xnyZVF2MjrxqeQs2ShaYFrZ5eY/w480-h640/122177712_1930341717108038_2091225456301293538_o.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yours truly sees to the clean up of the letter board where some glue from the membrane had spilled on to the wood. This task proved to be not as easy as it sounded.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqoMgzIB1kK0cNhLK6sq4FCnf4HezDIZxDZT1iSRhT3B13ZpBktTphPDDsCMgoY-bOhKaHZJQ0wXEXPf3gr0-zBKyJYyzUX9kv9xJxX-umXPo47-oqC1X3WjH18u5ujPTuUWzyxXYu8MM/s2016/122153345_1930341647108045_5976459726833899270_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqoMgzIB1kK0cNhLK6sq4FCnf4HezDIZxDZT1iSRhT3B13ZpBktTphPDDsCMgoY-bOhKaHZJQ0wXEXPf3gr0-zBKyJYyzUX9kv9xJxX-umXPo47-oqC1X3WjH18u5ujPTuUWzyxXYu8MM/w480-h640/122153345_1930341647108045_5976459726833899270_o.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Bryant begins to apply the first coat of finish paint on the "A" end. Photo by Michael Gilligan<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKiZMAkkEs943QBSKIPltrH7ydXXsJ4BlQqlzXW2B_xt-VhOHNt6fYVCHtqkjBjeXaWpNVDBIdpYKQu-a83hEqrYDtTyp-uYXT29lieeHLo-4nf_zFnmEOFOfLjdb6H51z4h17qixjLqg/s2016/122202333_1930341743774702_4098414764270560645_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKiZMAkkEs943QBSKIPltrH7ydXXsJ4BlQqlzXW2B_xt-VhOHNt6fYVCHtqkjBjeXaWpNVDBIdpYKQu-a83hEqrYDtTyp-uYXT29lieeHLo-4nf_zFnmEOFOfLjdb6H51z4h17qixjLqg/w640-h480/122202333_1930341743774702_4098414764270560645_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By the end of the morning of October 15, the roof edge had been cleaned up and the "A" end was boasting a brand new coat of finish paint. Photo by John Halpenny<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9GgdiZnfpAHPWDSiBsulKD0-lffqdX3JHpONKZHMG-8eHqLhdr_xePSjZQj38vBrwm9o1vA6EOyMqT7S1RSd_DTbxE_MsRIv7ssTKhP-WkvU8l2shET_ftC9QAnQ5ld5PB0p73pRirQ/s2040/122084527_1930341547108055_5962093410315321493_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="1520" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9GgdiZnfpAHPWDSiBsulKD0-lffqdX3JHpONKZHMG-8eHqLhdr_xePSjZQj38vBrwm9o1vA6EOyMqT7S1RSd_DTbxE_MsRIv7ssTKhP-WkvU8l2shET_ftC9QAnQ5ld5PB0p73pRirQ/w476-h640/122084527_1930341547108055_5962093410315321493_o.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">October 16, as Bill Weiler applies a second coat of paint to the "A" end, Andrew Cameron starts in on the left side. Photo by John Halpenny<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cvboC4JZAhylEiBD5ZU9IF6OQ-G694aTsYc_iaK-B6_Cd3MxkIrUbpsYA8ZLEGavdwB_kbv-A7il6K0AvCw9sqbBlBidZvsubxVkBylutm6ufsbKk08yMo7f_fCrL1iqDSGgTJjbxJs/s2016/122179292_1930341737108036_2356102168171023035_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cvboC4JZAhylEiBD5ZU9IF6OQ-G694aTsYc_iaK-B6_Cd3MxkIrUbpsYA8ZLEGavdwB_kbv-A7il6K0AvCw9sqbBlBidZvsubxVkBylutm6ufsbKk08yMo7f_fCrL1iqDSGgTJjbxJs/w480-h640/122179292_1930341737108036_2356102168171023035_o.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although the clearances were not the greatest, the gang still succeeded in getting the right side of the van painted. Photo by Michael Gilligan<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsd4_67GC9K6TLCgwCU66Geo982plUjujgM7LL7yf-JM_ZIOWde_1NwtB5avHCONtkt_2N-lCNXRgsdtplzbHXv2W9k_2trre2QcPdmScwFHSDZnMgSuXMnfdpoHQT7TKvVgwYOvtOUw/s2016/122191958_1930341790441364_8721122345448621914_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsd4_67GC9K6TLCgwCU66Geo982plUjujgM7LL7yf-JM_ZIOWde_1NwtB5avHCONtkt_2N-lCNXRgsdtplzbHXv2W9k_2trre2QcPdmScwFHSDZnMgSuXMnfdpoHQT7TKvVgwYOvtOUw/w640-h480/122191958_1930341790441364_8721122345448621914_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By the end of the work session on October 16, the gang also managed to paint the "B" end as well as both sides of the van. As you can see, there is still a little work to do along the edge of the roof. Photo by Michael Gilligan<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>jrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328888524804849269noreply@blogger.com01867 St Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON K1G 5A3, Canada45.4035099 -75.618905917.093276063821158 -110.7751559 73.713743736178856 -40.4626559