There was a work session the Saturday after Thanksgiving which I missed, as we were visiting family in North Carolina. The day was devoted to raising the car in preparation for removing the rotted sill on the north side. The crew used hydraulic jacks, blocks of wood, and railroad ties to elevate the car three ties higher than it was, allowing for room to work and drop the old sill down from its attachments.
In the photo on the right, above, Craig is cutting a horizontal truss rod that goes through the old sill to be removed. Bob Kohler, who joined us recently, ponders the situation. Bob worked in the City yards next door to us, saw activity that interested him, and became involved after retirement.
There were long bolts through the 2x10 framing at the interior base which passed through the bad sill and had to be pulled up out of the sill. The vertical tie rods were loosened from below and pulled up as well. The horizontal tie rods were cut as they will be replaced anyway. We will have to roll up the structure sides and remove them to the south as the roundhouse building is adjacent to the north side.
The next step was to screw small pieces of wood into the under side of the sill to act as a shelf for the replacement piece in order to accurately mark the length as well as some of the holes, etc. for fastening. The new sill can be seen on the floor next to the north wall.
The last two photos show some work that Craig had done earlier on the moulding below the windows as well as the window frames. The long piece is now fastened in place. Spring clips have been made to retain the windows in the open or closed positions.
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