With access now available to the upper part of the car work began on the roofs.
John is rolling up the metal roofing from the clerestory.
Down it comes!
It has seen better days.
Removing old wood from the clerestory.
More of the same.
Many hands!
The ceiling boards on the sides below the clerestory were removed to get access to the rafters in the lower roof.
This is a view from below of one of the main carlines extending from one side of the car to the other. Notice the metal arch sandwiched between two wooden arches. Bolts are placed through the arches to hold the "sandwich" together.
This would be a good place to copy a definition of "carline" from the Car Builder's Cyclopedia:
Carline, or carling. (below) A transverse [cross-wise] bar of wood or iron that extends across the top of a car from one side to the other to support the roof boards. In passenger cars, carlines are divided into several categories: main carlines, which pass completely across the car; short carlines or deck carlines, which are confined to the upper deck of the clerestory; and rafters, which are confined to the lower deck of the clerestory. The carlines of freight cars are sometimes called rafters.
It helps to be tall for some of these jobs!
Decking on the south side is being removed.
This photo shows the ceiling boards having been removed from the lower roof and the roof decking partially removed. A main carline can be seen in the middle of the picture with rafters on either side.
Craig and I have "graduated" from climbing around on these cars. This photo shows him cleaning up the interior wall at the west end.
Looking east, most of the lower roof decking and rafters have been removed from the lower roof on the north side. The main carlines remain in place.
North side looking west.
A closer look at a main carline. Old wood has fallen away from the metal core in the left lower corner of the photo. The clerestory sill rests on the carline providing support for the clerestory.
Lower roof decking remains in place on the south side, looking west.
Looking east.
The lower roof decking becomes part of the overhangs at the ends of the cars. Part of the overhang here is missing with the decking removed.
Craig has been busy making new rafters in his shop.
By the end of March the new rafters were being installed.
More rafters going in.
The rafters are fastened in place with deck screws.
New rafters from above. The metal core from a main carline is in the foreground.
Good progress with the rafters.
Craig has also made the wood pieces for the main carlines to go over the metal cores or struts. These will be bolted to the struts, one on each side.
I would like to credit Glenn Butcher for the use of some of his photos.
