Session F1 photos from the chroniclers 20 and 21 July

[Sharon Evans]

Here are the day 1, July 20, photos from Pat Maufrais.

Session F1 registration along with items for sale

The required morning temperature check is being done

The line up of the Friends working in session F1

Working on the motor of MW02

Working on the milling machine in the CRF

Work continues on the new walkway to the station

Stenciling on caboose 5635

The hopper in caboose 5335

One of the new period wooden passenger car trucks

Moving a completed truck assembly

[Sharon Evans]

The pictures from 21 July focus mainly on 2 subjects with a few general, I will put the general ones first in this thread and start new threads for each of the others.

Bob and John sit for their portrait

Sharon McGee gets her picture taken

Lunch is almost ready

A protective material is placed on the metal of 6214 before the planking is placed

Steel flat car 6214 is ready for its new decking

The planking boards for 6214 get placed

The brake wheel on caboose 5635 gets new white paint

Some touch up painting on caboose 5635

The new water pump in caboose 5635

Walk boards have been placed for the new path to the station

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[Sharon Evans]

This thread will show a series of before picture for the MW02.

The front of MW02 prior to its removal

Right side of MW02 is sitting outside the CRF waiting for the sides to be removed

The back of MW02 showing the fuel tank prior to removal

The left side of MW02 before its removed

A look at the inside of the left rear door on MW02 before removal

A look at how bad the roof of MW02 is prior to rebuild

The old ceiling on the MW02

Another look at the ceiling inside MW02

Further showing the condition of the ceiling in MW02

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[Sharon Evans]

In this thread we will see how the rebuilt truck that we saw being done during session E is placed under tank car 11036.

The loader has come in and is getting ready to lift the tank car off its old truck

The tank car has been lifted off the old truck and its ready to roll out

Cribbing in place the old truck is being lifted off the track

The old truck is gone so the new one is placed onto the track

The new truck is now on the tracks and ready to be placed under the tank car and the loader is in place to lift the car off its cribbing

With the rebuilt truck ready to roll under, the cribbing is removed

With the cribbing removed the new truck is rolled under the tank car

The tank car is being set back onto the new truck

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