Time out to install the new truss rod on OB at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden.
We picked up the new hardware this morning, and were fortunate to have help from one of the Museum guys with a backhoe to help raise and position the rod. Right above, inside the cab the pieces came close enough to engage the turnbuckle. Left middle, we had to do the reciprocating saw thing again to get things to line up with the plate on top of the corner post. Right middle, after securing the forward plate to the deck (pardon the nautical terms), and tightening the turnbuckles, the rear plate was easily pulled into place and the bolt straightened and the nuts tightened. The lower two photos show the (straight) rod now in place, before and after painting. She is structurally sound again, ready for steam. More cosmetic work to come.
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