Work continued on the interior walls of the car, installing the wood panels between the windows. In this photo Craig is fastening one of the wide panels between the seat backs where there is a separation of sorts (curtain) between compartments.
In a few areas the framing wood had deteriorated to the point where some replacement with new wood was necessary. Here Don is fitting a piece into the framing around a window.
Some old wood had to be cut away and the new piece glued in place.
This photo shows a finished panel between the seats with the trim in place.
Here Bill L. is sanding the clerestory after having filled the nail holes and joints between the boards.
Mike is fastening a piece of trim on the narrow space between the windows which is in the center of two seats facing each other.
The photo to the left shows a closeup of one of the narrow panels. Notice that there are no trim pieces along the edges but decorative milling instead, Craig's handiwork again.
Next the trim boards over the windows were put in place. The butt joints were beveled so as to be less conspicuous. Jim K. and Dean are making this one fit.
After that is the crown moulding that Craig made. He used material that was removed from the car to duplicate the patterns that were original, keeping the original appearance as much as possible.
The last board on this side is partially over a piece of steel so it was glued to the steel as well as nailed to the framing. Here Jim M. is putting some glue on the butt joint for good measure.
Jim M. and Jim K. are fastening the board and filling the nail holes.
In this photo Jim K. is putting up the wall boards at the end of the car.
Here I am sanding after filling nail holes in the board just installed.
Screw holes had to be filled on the outside as well, here being done by Bill L.
Joe has been fabricating the material for the platform railings, here modeled by Bill K. The bend at the lower right is a hand hold for the steps which are just below.
The screw holes in the clerestory decking are being caulked by Don.
Don and Bill K. are making things smooth on top.
The rough spots are caulked on this side.
This is the next layer to go on and the surface underneath needs to be free of sharp edges, etc. that might damage it.
Bill L. started on the paint removal on the overhang on the east end. First he taped the new wood to keep the paint remover off.
Then came the scraping. Kudos, Bill, that is a tough job.
John gave a demonstration of the coupler shock absorbing apparatus. The orange pieces of steel are fastened to the steel brackets on the car that are being installed. The gray piece in the center houses a large spring which allows slight movement in relation to the supports, so that when cars are coupled together the shock is taken by that spring.
This is drawing of a similar coupling system except that 470 does not have the buffering assembly above. The red circle is around the coupling mechanism.
Finally, a picture of one of the patterns for the seat frames made by John Weiss. These are made of wood and will be used for casting the frames to hold the seats and backs that Craig has made. This frame is for a single seat that is at the end of the car.
Thank you, John, for help with providing photos.
Thank you, John, for help with providing photos.
