More from Tuesday, 9/26
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 11:28 amIt was still "Beat the Clock" with rain in the forecast so everyone was busy:
- First thing Tuesday morning, #488 moved Flat Car #6601 to the CRF for some final work before the Friends turn it over to the railroad...
- ...but they didn't quite spot it on the new concrete pad so Greg and crew had to move it "manually." It's a lot easier to move with a locomotive.
- A zillion nuts underneath the flat had to be double-nutted...
- ...and bent stake pockets removed for replacement.
- Disassembly of #5774 continued with rusted bolts and bent nails
- The primer was dry on 0306 so the joints could be touched up and the grab irons painted "Safety White."
- And Patti could apply the final lettering.
- Lunch Time!!!!!
- Over at the C&TS shop, Stathi Pappas and crew continued the riveting of the new "scratch built" tender for D&RG # 168. About 2,500 rivets in all. Thank god for ear protection!
- Red hot rivets are placed inside and Stathi attacks them with the rivet gun on the outside.
- Chris and Randy work on a brake wheel assembly for Tank Car #11050
- Lean-to siding is almost complete! And rain is on the horizon!
- New pipe was installed at Lava Pump House
- But John's pump was having trouble priming...