First Day - Work Session C

[Ted Smith]

Much of the work focus today was at Antonito - completing the pairing of the steel trusses and erecting the first truss for the roof of the shelter. Ted Norcross' team made some good progress, as evidenced by the photos. Russ Hanscom spent the day in Antonito to complete the welding of the trusses. He will return to Chama on Tuesday to lead the team working on the restoration of Derrick OP.

Tomorrow, we'll post more photos of the work on-going in Chama, including RPO 054 restoration, installation of the HDTV camera system, maintenance of wheels, brakes and safety appliances, and derrick OP restoration work, among many other tasks, including the support functions.

Ted and Linda

Pineapple dumps ballast on center rail of new car shelter

Center track ballasted early in the day!

Chase Kepner spray paints a truss pair - this is BOXCAR RED???

Russ Hanscom directs turning of truss so he can weld opposite side

Mike O'Nele, Chase Kepner and Bill Kepner - the consequences of painting in the wind!

Nancy Norcross prepares for the lunch rush!

Steel purlins (horizontal structure members) for the trusses - these plus roof sheeting costs over $15K!

Bill Kepner puts in first bolt which connects truss to post

Mike O'Nele operates equipment lifting truss into place

THE FIRST TRUSS PAIR, BOLTED INTO PLACE! YEA, TEAMS!

[Jason Rose]

OUTSTANDING!

Thanks Ted.

That last photo is great.