Most of the vertical tie rods (see previous posts) are rusted and all are being replaced. Craig located the stock locally, but they needed to be cut to length and threaded. George, John, and Bob were busy at this last Saturday.
On the left, above, on the plywood platform, Glenn found what looks like a penny in these photos, but in fact is a WWII era ration token. It may be possible to make out the lettering "OPA" and the number "1" in the photo on the right. For those of you with less gray hair than most of us, these were used to obtain food during the wartime shortages when rationing was in effect. Glenn recalls counting these out, and said this was a meat token. This car was in maintenance-of-way service with the D&RG at this time, and was used as a REA office for a period as well. One can only speculate where the token came from, but presumably fell from above during the removal of material from the roof or end of the car.
Finally, Tom and I built steps into the pit for access to the underside of the car. These were built with "requisitioned" materials, but turned out quite nicely.
More of the roof decking was removed, and I believe most, if not all of the decking will be replaced. Some is in fair shape but probably not worth keeping. On the right above, the war council (John, Tom, Glenn, and Craig) is holding a pow-wow to plan further activities. Notice the plywood on the end platform of the car that Tom is standing on, and see below.
On the left, above, on the plywood platform, Glenn found what looks like a penny in these photos, but in fact is a WWII era ration token. It may be possible to make out the lettering "OPA" and the number "1" in the photo on the right. For those of you with less gray hair than most of us, these were used to obtain food during the wartime shortages when rationing was in effect. Glenn recalls counting these out, and said this was a meat token. This car was in maintenance-of-way service with the D&RG at this time, and was used as a REA office for a period as well. One can only speculate where the token came from, but presumably fell from above during the removal of material from the roof or end of the car.
Finally, Tom and I built steps into the pit for access to the underside of the car. These were built with "requisitioned" materials, but turned out quite nicely.
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