I missed this work session, but obtained photos from Glenn Hall, as well as taking a few the following week myself.
Planning has begun for beefing up the framing with steel, as well as obtaining trucks in order to operate the car on the rails. The photo on the left, above, shows the pivot point for the the truck in the bottom of the photo near the center as viewed from above. On the right, the pivot point is seen from below. Steel will be used to reinforce the floor beams as well as the superstructure (not historically correct, but necessary by current standards).
In the photo on the left, above, the beam just above the rail, and parallel to it is tied to the frame of the car, and cantilevered out of the end to support the end platform. On the right, above, Rich is working at removing this as it will be replaced. Most of the floor framing is going to stay, except for the lower sill at this end of the car on Rich's left. The plan is to replace this with a laminated beam that we will make, which will be spliced into the sill, replacing approsimately 1/3 of the length that has deteriorated.
Meanwhile, Craig was left with a pile of wood scraps from making new window frames, and had some time on a few snowy days, so constructed this model of the framing of 0252 (470) as it stands currently. It is beautifully done, and an accurate reproduction to scale. Great job, Craig.
Finally, Tom continued work on the steps into the pit. A future safety railing can be seen in the background to the left.
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