Friday of Session G - a huge work wrap-up day!

[Ed Lowrance]

The Osier Team drilled holes and mounted safety flags on sign standards which will hold interpretative signage. Tom Hiscox, Bill Lowes (not pictured) and Tom and Kay McConnell. The McConnells also inventoried the bolts and screw shelves.

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Greg Coit & Michael Rheinberger shaping an air line for 783 in the Heavy Duty hydraulic pipe bender

Need a coupling - find one and borrow it!

Replacement wheel set for caboose 0579 moved into the CRf for safekeeping

the Antonito shop and office crew joined up for lunch on thursday!

Patty Hanscom found a unique way to eat the toast for our spaghetti lunch Friday

Car Shelter siding completed - well we were sort 2 panels

Russ is welding while Bill James is cleaning up welds on the Flying bolsters!

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[Craig Kumler]

Thanks to everyone for all the great pictures and narrative and a big thumbs up to the workers in session "G"!

[John Cole]

Thanks Ed for all the great photos, it is hard to imagine how much work got accomplished in a 'bonus session', the regular sessions would be hard pressed to top this.

That siding should sure help protect the cars from the elements, am I to assume that next summer will see the other side covered?

Looking at all that brake hardware and the chain for the hand brake really puts the frameless tanker within striking distance of being finished, and I would suspect that the next two tank cars will go faster now that the learning curve is over.

Well done all!

[Ed Lowrance]

No additional siding is scheduled on the Car Shelter. When Chris left the CRF e happily put a note on the Tank car stating "Brakes Set"
Ed.

[John Cole]

Chris says that the R/R's crew who are putting together the new car rehab structure came over for lunch with the Friends which kept the Mary Jane and her kitchen crew VERY BUSY!

[Craig Kumler]

ED: I hope the BOD will decide to enclose the entire CSF at some point in time as that will keep people from vandalizing the cars. JMO!