BUSY DAYS IN ANTONITO AND CHAMA - AND, HARD TO BELIEVE, ONLY ONE MORE DAY OF WORK SESSION A! Ed Lowrance has provided us with a good variety of photos from the Antonito side today to show the volunteers' progress.
He also made it over to the old visitor center near the corner of Highways 285-17 where the Antonito merchants are establishing a museum. Headed up by Antonito businesswoman Sandra Gray, this initiative will include exhibits from the Friends as well as those from the San Luis Valley.
Here are Thursday's photos:
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WORK SESSION A - Thursday, May 22, 2014
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WORK SESSION A - Thursday, May 22, 2014
by Linda Smith » Thu May 22, 2014 8:29 pm
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- Friends' Board Chairman Craig McMullen finishes painting the ceiling in Cook Car 053. One set of the trucks being made by the Friends are planned to underpin this car.
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- A new use for the pallet jack: Grant Ball is using it as a portable adjustable height layout table! Thank you, John Cole. That is a truck part for Tourist Sleeper 470 restoration that Grant's working on.
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- Antonito businesswoman Sandra Gray, in collaboration with some Antonito merchants, is spearheading a museum in the old Visitor Center building. The Friends are supporting this effort with photo exhibits and a donated train model. L-R, Friends' Intern John Ferrell, Friends' President Tim Tennant, Sandra Gray, and Board member Bob Ross are shown in the soon-to-open building.
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- Ed Lowrance power washes the potty/concession car (3244), removing loose paint in preparation for painting during Work Session B.
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- When Rider Gondola 1357 flooring was removed, severely compromised sills were judged to be unrepairable. C&TSRR President John Bush helped make that call. This car will not be repaired as a full teardown is required. John will send a new car over on the Saturday train for rehabilitation. The railroad plans to use it for the Geology Charter. Volunteer Clyde Putman is already eyeing parts he can remove and put on other cars!
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- Russ Hanscom is repairing an area of the potty/concession car that had some rot in a corner post. The repair area is now covered with standard siding.
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- Y'ALL COME TO JOIN THE FRIENDS FOR A FUN TIME! Look what was on the dessert table today!! Better than a cruise, folks! Patty Hanscom and Mary Jane Smith set out carrot cake, prune cake, chocolate cake, lemon cake and "sock-it-to-me" cake. A sugar high had by all!
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- Jim McGee and Chuck Deuker build a framework for the Antonito Car Shelter's south gable end. They wear safety harnesses for this skylift work, but no hard hats as they are welding.
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Re: WORK SESSION A - Thursday, May 22, 2014
by John Cole » Sat May 24, 2014 5:40 am
Does this mean the rider gon in going to be scraped, or just put aside until later when it can be rebuilt.
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Re: WORK SESSION A - Thursday, May 22, 2014
by Ed Lowrance » Sat May 24, 2014 1:51 pm
1357 is being sidelined for the indefinite future as is the additional car John Bush to ought we might make into a rider gon # 1159 perhaps. Instead a flat car is in the Saturday Chama train which we will make into a rider gon - by Friday. A tall order.
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Re: WORK SESSION A - Thursday, May 22, 2014
by John Cole » Sat May 24, 2014 2:00 pm
Hi Ed, how many sills are BO? I assume the end sills need replacement as well.
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Re: WORK SESSION A - Thursday, May 22, 2014
by Ed Lowrance » Sat May 24, 2014 4:32 pm
Basically a new car is needed from the railhead up!
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Re: WORK SESSION A - Thursday, May 22, 2014
by John Cole » Sat May 24, 2014 6:16 pm
In automotive terms we would say 'unscrew the radiator cap and drive a new car under it'. 
It seems that many of the cars the Friends have been taking on the last few years require an extensive, (expensive) rebuilds. Thank goodness for the CRF as you get much more done with the right equipment not working out in the weather.
It seems that many of the cars the Friends have been taking on the last few years require an extensive, (expensive) rebuilds. Thank goodness for the CRF as you get much more done with the right equipment not working out in the weather.
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