The start of the New Year saw an increase in the number of work sessions in order to ready 470 for the move to Antonito in the spring. Plans are in place during 50th anniversary celebration of the C&TS to run 470 on special trains, so not only must we finish the interior but trucks, brakes, couplers, etc. must be installed, the latter being done in Antonito.
Work continued on installing the ceiling. Here Mike (nailing) and Don are at work. It helps to be tall for this.
Subsequently Don worked on the ceilings in the lavatories. The holes for the vents had to be made so the vents were vertical.
Then the ceiling boards fitted around the holes.
Looks good from below.
Continuing with the lavatories, this is a view of the partitions in the men's area. The toilet will be located in the far area on the right and the hand washing area is on the left behind the seat.
Craig is finishing up the toilet area. The door is hung, and he is closing off the area over the door.
They are not very roomy, but no worse than an airline lavatory.
A view of the area over the door.
Men's toilet in place. Looks good, but non-functioning.
This is the hand washing area next to the toilet. There will be water tanks for washing and drinking on each side wall. A sink will be located in the middle of the platform.
The women's lavatory is nearing completion. It is less "luxurious" than the men's, i.e. the toilet and hand washing facilities are in the same small space. A heater is located in the corner behind the entrance door to the car.
Here is a detailed view of the area over the door.
Craig made doors for the lavatories and is hanging the one on the ladies' in this photo.
The toilet is installed.
The hand washing facility on the opposite wall to the toilet.
The door hardware looks authentic and was available online.
Now on to the partitions between the seats. First the posts were installed. A double ended screw was placed in the top cross member of the seat. Here Craig is using a needle nosed vise grip to turn it in.
Then a brass cap was placed over the screw.
A hole was drilled in the bottom of the post and it was rotated over the screw until it was seated in the brass cup. Here Bill L., Craig and John E. are doing the turning.
The cast iron arch was then screwed to the wall.
Bill L. is checking the plumb, Craig the stability, I guess.
The partitions between seats are mostly in place, but incomplete and supported temporarily by boards cut to length. The posts will provide permanent support for the inner part of the partition.
Trim pieces were nailed to the posts above and below the brass fitting. The upper one will help support the partition while both will help close the opening when the sliding doors are in place. Don is doing the fitting an nailing.
This photo shows how the post is supporting the upper boards of the partition with a piece of wood extending from the post to the underside of the boards.
The space under the arch is filled with boards cut to the form of the arch and routed to fit in the groove of the arch. These were pre-made and glued together.
The arches were loosened and the panels inserted, then the arches replaced.
Here is a closeup of the upper post and partition.
The sliding doors in the partitions between the seats were made by Craig in his shop.
There is a routed out hand hold to slide the doors open and closed. A brass fitting will be placed in it to finish it off.
Metal track will hold the doors in place. The lower track is a squared off "U" shape and the upper track is "Z" shaped.
Here Dean is screwing the lower track in place.
In this photo a door is in the open position. The upper track has not yet been fastened in.
This is the closed position. The gap along the post will be filled with a trim piece.
This photo shows the door partially closed with the brass hand hold installed.
The arm rests were installed on the seats. Here John C. is using a right angle drill in a tight spot.
The arm rests against the outer wall had to be trimmed slightly since there was no room for an overhang.
Those on the aisle are a bit wider. They all have an interesting grain pattern.
The curtain rods to hold the curtains covering the berths were made from pipe fittings. A coupling with the threads removed on one end was place over the protrusion on the base of the arch and the pipe screwed into the other end.
The installation process was a coordinated effort by tall people. John E. and Larry are at work here.
Getting the geometry right for the upper berths was a bit of a challenge. They had to rest on the brass fixture on the posts when down as well as clear the curtain rods above and meet the edge of the clerestory where they will be fastened when raised. Craig made a partial pattern to check the dimensions, here in the down position with the hinge held in approximate location on the wall.
This photo shows the pattern in the up position. It looks like it will work.
Next a full sized prototype was made. The outer framing is in place here.
Platform boards were added and the completed berth looks like this in the down position.
This photo shows the up position and it looks like it fits.
The berths rest on pads which have been inserted into the cavities in the brass casting.
The pads were cut from mounting material (think motor mounts) and inserted over spacers to get the correct depth.
Drawings of the hardware are available and this photo shows the hook catch that holds the berths in the up position. There will be a ring fitting on the berth to fit the hook.
The catches have been cast, thanks to Ron S. In this photo the hook is in the up position to release the berth.
Tom has the flashing on the clerestory windows completed.
Next is installation of water and ice dam material around the pillars and into the window openings. Wood blocks are then placed over the dam material as shown here.
The window frames had to be individually fitted into the openings.
This was mostly a two person job, here Tom is on the outside and John E. inside.
Finally, John E. assembled a couple of the pull cord straps.
This fitting on one end is screwed into the ceiling of the clerestory.
On the other end is a ring with a roller on it for the pull cord to be passed through. There will be several of these along the length of the car.
Thanks again to John E., Tom and Don for contributing photos.
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