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A subset of the Friends of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with the mission of preservation, restoration, and interpretation of CTSRR historic assets. The Springs group is primarily involved in restoration. See below for blog archive of older postings.

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

July 2016

Fastening the siding boards to the ends of the car presented a challenge because of the steel bracing that was added.











Craig's solution was to make a panel of the siding boards by gluing them together and then routing out grooves for the steel braces as shown in this photo.









The panel fit over the braces as shown here.  Wood strips were nailed and glued onto the framing so that screws could be used to hold the panel in place.















This photo shows a closeup of one of the wood strips with a screw into the siding.












After the fitting Ron applied primer to the inner surface.











Mean while work continued on the under side with cutting and fitting the moisture barrier.  Bob is cutting in this photo.











At the same time cedar boards were installed over the moisture barrier.  Bob is doing the  measuring and cutting.











Bill K. is under the car doing the nailing while Bob is measuring for the next piece.

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