Odds and Ends, June thru September 2014

Considerable drilling had to be done through wood and metal to fasten the end platforms securely to the car framing.  In the first photo Lenny is using the magnetic drill to drill a bolt hole through the steel that is reinforcing the inner sill as well as the steel on the inner platform sill.























The next two photos show the eight bolts in place securing the wood sills and steel angles of the car and platform together.

This photo was taken of 0252/470 in Chama prior to moving it to our work site in Colorado Springs.  I am showing it to show the vertical window trim on each side of the the windows.  It is grooved in a pattern that is not readily available currently.  (Click on the photo to enlarge.)

The pattern is duplicated on this planer/moulder knife, and stock was run through to obtain matching material.

New on the left and old on the right.

Finally, Craig picked up the bolsters from Strasburg, CO where Urich fabricated the arched part that was removed from the car.The straight piece beneath was left on the car.  They will be installed with the arch down and bolted together.

The bolsters are fastened under the car at each end where the truck pivot pins are located to provide support and stiffness.  The bolster is colored red in this diagram, and is oriented transversely across the car.  Many hours were spent fitting these, but  more on this later.