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 URTX-26640 INSULATED BOXCAR RESTORATION 
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07.29.09 - DICK CUBBAGE IS CUTTING OFF THE RUSTED/BROKEN PLUG DOOR TRACK MOUNTING BOLTS SO THAT THEY CAN BE DRILLED OUT FOR REPLACEMENT.
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07.29.09- THE CARRAIGE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE DOOR TRIM ARE BEING CUT OFF SO THAT NEW WOOD CAN BE APPLIED.
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07.29.09 - BOB KUTELLA IS APPLYING MORE RAILCAR WEIGHT AND CAPACITY INFORMATION.
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07.29.09 - WHILE THIS SIDE IS MOVING TOWARDS COMPLETION AS MORE STENCIL INFORMATION IS BEING APPLIED, THE OTHER SIDE HAS A LOT MORE WORK REQUIRED.
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07.29.09 - DICK CUBBAGE IS CUTTING OFF THE RUSTED/BROKEN PLUG DOOR TRACK MOUNTING BOLTS SO THAT THEY CAN BE DRILLED OUT FOR REPLACEMENT. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
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07.29.09- THE CARRAIGE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE DOOR TRIM ARE BEING CUT OFF SO THAT NEW WOOD CAN BE APPLIED. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 314 times.
07.29.09 - BOB KUTELLA IS APPLYING MORE RAILCAR WEIGHT AND CAPACITY INFORMATION. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 554 times.
07.29.09 - WHILE THIS SIDE IS MOVING TOWARDS COMPLETION AS MORE STENCIL INFORMATION IS BEING APPLIED, THE OTHER SIDE HAS A LOT MORE WORK REQUIRED. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 315 times.
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07.29.09 - SEVEN OLD BROKEN OR BADLY RUSTED DOOR TRACK HANGER BOLTS HAVE BEEN GROUND OFF AND DRILLED OUT.  SEVEN NEW BOLTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AND ARE WAITING FOR WELDING.  SOME OF THE BADLY ROTTED SIDING NAILER BOARDS WHICH REQUIRE REPLACEMENT ARE VISIBLE.
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08.02.09 - NEW WOOD NAILERS WERE MADE AND A PROTECTIVE COVER WAS ADDED TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED ONE.  THE SEVEN BOLTS STILL NEED TO BE WELDED PRIR TO MORE SIDING BEING ADDED.
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08.02.09 - VICTOR HUMPHREYS IS WIRE WHEELING THE "BR" TRUCK AFTER NEEDLE CHIPPING TO PREPARE THE TRUCK FOR PRIMER.
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08.02.09 - IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET TO ALL OF THE PARTS FO THE TRUCK TO PRIME THE SURFACES.
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07.29.09 - SEVEN OLD BROKEN OR BADLY RUSTED DOOR TRACK HANGER BOLTS HAVE BEEN GROUND OFF AND DRILLED OUT. SEVEN NEW BOLTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AND ARE WAITING FOR WELDING. SOME OF THE BADLY ROTTED SIDING NAILER BOARDS WHICH REQUIRE REPLACEMENT ARE VISIBLE. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 680 times.
08.02.09 - NEW WOOD NAILERS WERE MADE AND A PROTECTIVE COVER WAS ADDED TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED ONE. THE SEVEN BOLTS STILL NEED TO BE WELDED PRIR TO MORE SIDING BEING ADDED. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 355 times.
08.02.09 - VICTOR HUMPHREYS IS WIRE WHEELING THE "BR" TRUCK AFTER NEEDLE CHIPPING TO PREPARE THE TRUCK FOR PRIMER. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 529 times.
08.02.09 - IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET TO ALL OF THE PARTS FO THE TRUCK TO PRIME THE SURFACES. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 540 times.
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08.02.09 - BOB KUTELLA IS CHECKING THE FIT FOR THE NEXT STENCIL TO BE CUT. THE BEVELED SIDING MAKES THIS ONE A DIFFICULT STENCIL TO APPLY. ONE OTHER STENCIL IS CUT AND IS IN PLACE, READY FOR PAINT.  THE DOOR IS OPEN SO THAT WE CAN GET INSIDE TO TAKE MEASUREMENTS FOR THE INTERIOR DIMENSION STENCILS.
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08.02.09 - BOB KUTELLA IS ADDING ANOTHER STENCIL TO THE "AL" CORNER OF THE CAR.
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08.02.09 - HERE IS THE CAR AFTER MORE OF THE STENCILS HAVE BEEN APPLIED.  THE TRUCK IS PARTLY PRIMED AT THIS POINT AND WAS FINSIHED LATER IN THE DAY.
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08.05.09 - NEIL SCHWINGBECK IS WELDING THE SEVEN NEW BOLTS THAT SECURE THE TOP DOOR TRACK.  THE OLD ONES HAD BEEN BADLY RUSTED, REDUCING THE CROSS SECTION SEVERELY.
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08.02.09 - BOB KUTELLA IS CHECKING THE FIT FOR THE NEXT STENCIL TO BE CUT. THE BEVELED SIDING MAKES THIS ONE A DIFFICULT STENCIL TO APPLY. ONE OTHER STENCIL IS CUT AND IS IN PLACE, READY FOR PAINT. THE DOOR IS OPEN SO THAT WE CAN GET INSIDE TO TAKE MEASUREMENTS FOR THE INTERIOR DIMENSION STENCILS. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 544 times.
08.02.09 - BOB KUTELLA IS ADDING ANOTHER STENCIL TO THE "AL" CORNER OF THE CAR. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 494 times.
08.02.09 - HERE IS THE CAR AFTER MORE OF THE STENCILS HAVE BEEN APPLIED. THE TRUCK IS PARTLY PRIMED AT THIS POINT AND WAS FINSIHED LATER IN THE DAY. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 288 times.
08.05.09 - NEIL SCHWINGBECK IS WELDING THE SEVEN NEW BOLTS THAT SECURE THE TOP DOOR TRACK. THE OLD ONES HAD BEEN BADLY RUSTED, REDUCING THE CROSS SECTION SEVERELY. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 486 times.
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08.05.09 - DICK CUBBAGE IS NAILING A SIDING BOARD INTO PLACE.
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08.05.09 - KIRK WARNER IS DRILLING THE NEXT SIDING BOARD TO FIT OVER A BOLT THAT SECURES THE TOP DOOR TRACK.
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08.05.09 - BOB KUTELLA IS APPLYING THE REPACK INFORMATION.
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08.05.09 - BOB APPLIED BOTH THE REPACK AND BUILT DATE INFORMATION TODAY.
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08.05.09 - DICK CUBBAGE IS NAILING A SIDING BOARD INTO PLACE. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 522 times.
08.05.09 - KIRK WARNER IS DRILLING THE NEXT SIDING BOARD TO FIT OVER A BOLT THAT SECURES THE TOP DOOR TRACK. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 500 times.
08.05.09 - BOB KUTELLA IS APPLYING THE REPACK INFORMATION. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 517 times.
08.05.09 - BOB APPLIED BOTH THE REPACK AND BUILT DATE INFORMATION TODAY. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 541 times.
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08.05.09 - BY THE END OF THE DAY, 16 MORE SIDING BOARDS HAD BEEN APPLIED.  THE END OF THE WOOD SIDING REPAIR IS IN SIGHT!
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08.08.09 - VICTOR HUMPHREYS HAS NEEDLE CHIPPED THE BL LADDER.
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08.08.09 - VICTOR NEEDLE CHIPPED, WIRE WHEELED AND PRIMED THE LEFT SIDE, UPPER DOOR TRACK EXTENSION.
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08.08.09 - VICTOR APLLIED FINISH BLACK PAINT TO THE BR TRUCK.
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08.05.09 - BY THE END OF THE DAY, 16 MORE SIDING BOARDS HAD BEEN APPLIED. THE END OF THE WOOD SIDING REPAIR IS IN SIGHT! - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 493 times.
08.08.09 - VICTOR HUMPHREYS HAS NEEDLE CHIPPED THE BL LADDER. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 287 times.
08.08.09 - VICTOR NEEDLE CHIPPED, WIRE WHEELED AND PRIMED THE LEFT SIDE, UPPER DOOR TRACK EXTENSION. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 251 times.
08.08.09 - VICTOR APLLIED FINISH BLACK PAINT TO THE BR TRUCK. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)
Viewed: 272 times.
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