Tuesday 7/31/18

[Sharon Evans]

We can see from this capture of the south tipple cam as 216 departs, the paint car 3686 now has its primer paint.

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The paint car 3686

Brad is spraying the primer on the sides as work on the roof continues

The doors for the paint car are ready to be primed

Brad has finished the priming

The doors are also primed

Car inspector house at Cumbres Pass

Work on some outside boards

Work on the porch roof at the car inspectors house is ongoing

The folks who give us these photographs

The chronicler crew with Sharon McGee in the middle, Mike Mee on the left and Pat Maufaris on right

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[Sharon Evans]

The conversion of P-box 213 to box car 3476

The work on getting the P-box 213 converted to box car 3476 continues

More tightening on the end sill of the coupler

Getting the bolts on the coupler fittings installed yesterday

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[Sharon Evans]

We have a few from Antonito
The Gramps tank car rebuild

Working on a new coupler pocket assembly for one of the tank car rebuilds

Getting ready to lift the couple pocket assemble into the couple body

Drop bottom gon 731

Working on getting drop bottom gon 731 tore down to the metal frame

Getting the frame of 731 cleaned up as much as possible before moving it

OK, if everyone would shove equally this may go quicker

Ah, we have gotten the 731 into the house

Torching off some bolt heads on 731

Using a needle scaler on the frame of 731

Some blacksmithing

If you beat hot metal with a sledge it seems to move

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Think I should hit it again

[John Cole]

Great photos, LOVE the hard hat bump guards on the outer edge of the drop bottom gon. I think Bill Pratt has the only husband and wife team that work on the same project each summer. Lee and Randy also work together out at OERM on our VC2 steam locomotive, and I believe Lee, Randy, and their son Daniel all operate that locomotive. How neat is that?