IRM Photo Gallery :: CGW 601 CABOOSE RESTORATION

CGW 601 CABOOSE RESTORATION

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Album: Freight Car Restoration Progress

1.17.00 - THIS IS THE CAR SHORTLY AFTER RESTORATION COMMENCED. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN BY PETER SCHMIDT IN 2000. NOTE THAT THE END CUPOLA WINDOWS HAVE HAD STEEL PLATES WELDED INTO THE WINDOW FRAMES. THE CAR CARRIES CGW AS ITS REPORTING MARK AND 10500 AS ITS NUMBER, WHICH WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CNW.

07.12.04 - VISTOR HUMPHREYS AND KIRK WARNER DISCUSS THE NEXT STEP IN THE RESTORATION OF THE CCBOOSE. THE STEEL WINDOW PLATES WHICH HAD BEEN COVERING THE CUPOLA WINDOWS HAVE BEEN CUT OUT AND BLANKED OFF WITH PLYWOOD..

09.10.04 - THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR HAS BEEN NEEDLE CHIPPED TO REMOVED THE OLD PAINT. KIRK WARNER IS WIRE WHEELING THE METAL PRIOR TO APPLYING PRIMER.

09.11.04 - OVER ONE HALF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN PRIMED. KIRK WARNER AND VICTOR HUMPHREYS (PARTILLY CUT OUT OF THE PHOTO) DISCUSS THE RESTORATION. PART OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE IS NEEDLE CHIPPED; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT WIRE WHEELED OR PRIMED.

1.17.00 - THIS IS THE CAR SHORTLY AFTER RESTORATION COMMENCED. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN BY PETER SCHMIDT IN 2000. NOTE THAT THE END CUPOLA WINDOWS HAVE HAD STEEL PLATES WELDED INTO THE WINDOW FRAMES. THE CAR CARRIES CGW AS ITS REPORTING MARK AND 10500 AS ITS NUMBER, WHICH WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CNW. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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07.12.04 - VISTOR HUMPHREYS AND KIRK WARNER DISCUSS THE NEXT STEP IN THE RESTORATION OF THE CCBOOSE. THE STEEL WINDOW PLATES WHICH HAD BEEN COVERING THE CUPOLA WINDOWS HAVE BEEN CUT OUT AND BLANKED OFF WITH PLYWOOD.. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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09.10.04 - THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR HAS BEEN NEEDLE CHIPPED TO REMOVED THE OLD PAINT. KIRK WARNER IS WIRE WHEELING THE METAL PRIOR TO APPLYING PRIMER. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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09.11.04 - OVER ONE HALF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN PRIMED. KIRK WARNER AND VICTOR HUMPHREYS (PARTILLY CUT OUT OF THE PHOTO) DISCUSS THE RESTORATION. PART OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE IS NEEDLE CHIPPED; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT WIRE WHEELED OR PRIMED. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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09.19.04 - IN THIS PHOTO, BY JAMIE KOLANOWSKI, THE ROOF, CUPOLA, TRUCKS AND MOST OF THE LEFT SIDE HAVE RECEIVED THEIR FIRST COAT OF FINISH PAINT.

09.19.04 - IN THIS PHOTO, BY JAMIE KOLANOWSKI, THE B END IS PARTIALLY NEEDLE CHIPPED, WIRE WHEELED AND PRIMED; HOWEVER, MUCH OF THE END PREPARATION AND PAINTING STILL NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED.

09.19.04 - BOB KUTELLA IS NEEDLE CHIPPING ON THE A END OF THE CAR WHILE JOHN NELIGAN OBSERVES. VICTOR HUMPHREYS WIRE WHEELS PART OF THE B END OF THE CAR. THE HERALD HAS NOW BEEN APPLIED WITH STAINLESS STEEL STUDS AND NUTS. THE NEW CUPOLA WINDOWS HAVE BEEN APPLIED.

02.13.05 - VICTOR HUMPHREYS SHOWS ONE OF THE NEW WINDOWS FOR THE CAR

09.19.04 - IN THIS PHOTO, BY JAMIE KOLANOWSKI, THE ROOF, CUPOLA, TRUCKS AND MOST OF THE LEFT SIDE HAVE RECEIVED THEIR FIRST COAT OF FINISH PAINT. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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09.19.04 - IN THIS PHOTO, BY JAMIE KOLANOWSKI, THE B END IS PARTIALLY NEEDLE CHIPPED, WIRE WHEELED AND PRIMED; HOWEVER, MUCH OF THE END PREPARATION AND PAINTING STILL NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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09.19.04 - BOB KUTELLA IS NEEDLE CHIPPING ON THE A END OF THE CAR WHILE JOHN NELIGAN OBSERVES. VICTOR HUMPHREYS WIRE WHEELS PART OF THE B END OF THE CAR. THE HERALD HAS NOW BEEN APPLIED WITH STAINLESS STEEL STUDS AND NUTS. THE NEW CUPOLA WINDOWS HAVE BEEN APPLIED. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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02.13.05 - VICTOR HUMPHREYS SHOWS ONE OF THE NEW WINDOWS FOR THE CAR - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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02.13.05 - VICTOR HUMPHREYS SHOWS THE AB PORTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN RETURNED FROM BEING CLEANED AND TESTED PRIOR TO REAPPLICATION TO THE CAR.

02.13.05 - A NEW CUPOLA WINDOW HAS BEEN INSTALLED. THE STEEL BEHIND THE WINDOW WHERE IT SLIDES WHEN OPENNED HAS BEEN NEEDLE CHIPPED, WIRE WHEELED, PRIMED AND FINSH PAINTED. THE METAL ROOF INTERIOR AND WOOD SIDING HAVE PEELING PAINT THROUGHOUT THE CAR.

02.13.05 - THE AREA NEAR THE CONDUCTOR'S DESK AS RESTORATION COMMENCES. NOTE THE AREAS THAT HAVE HAD INTERIOR WOOD REMOVED DUE TO ROT FROM WATER LEAKS AT THE WINDOWS. HOLES NEAR THE CONDUCTOR'S DESK WERE FROM WHERE THE AIRBRAKE CONTROL VALVE HAD BEEN MOVED TO WHEN THE CUPOLA WINDOWS WERE SEALED WITH STEEL PLATES. NOTE THE SOOT ON THE WALLS AND CEILING FROM THE KEROSENE LAMP WHICH WAS USED TO LIGHT THE DESK AREA.

02.13.05 - VICTOR HUMPHREYS AND BUZZ MORISETTE INSTALL NEW INTERIOR SIDING WHICH BUZZ HAD MILLED FROM RAW WOOD.

02.13.05 - VICTOR HUMPHREYS SHOWS THE AB PORTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN RETURNED FROM BEING CLEANED AND TESTED PRIOR TO REAPPLICATION TO THE CAR. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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02.13.05 - A NEW CUPOLA WINDOW HAS BEEN INSTALLED. THE STEEL BEHIND THE WINDOW WHERE IT SLIDES WHEN OPENNED HAS BEEN NEEDLE CHIPPED, WIRE WHEELED, PRIMED AND FINSH PAINTED. THE METAL ROOF INTERIOR AND WOOD SIDING HAVE PEELING PAINT THROUGHOUT THE CAR. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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02.13.05 - THE AREA NEAR THE CONDUCTOR'S DESK AS RESTORATION COMMENCES. NOTE THE AREAS THAT HAVE HAD INTERIOR WOOD REMOVED DUE TO ROT FROM WATER LEAKS AT THE WINDOWS. HOLES NEAR THE CONDUCTOR'S DESK WERE FROM WHERE THE AIRBRAKE CONTROL VALVE HAD BEEN MOVED TO WHEN THE CUPOLA WINDOWS WERE SEALED WITH STEEL PLATES. NOTE THE SOOT ON THE WALLS AND CEILING FROM THE KEROSENE LAMP WHICH WAS USED TO LIGHT THE DESK AREA. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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02.13.05 - VICTOR HUMPHREYS AND BUZZ MORISETTE INSTALL NEW INTERIOR SIDING WHICH BUZZ HAD MILLED FROM RAW WOOD. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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02.13.05 - AN ORIGINAL WINDOW LATCH IN THE FOREGROUND, USED AS A MODEL, WITH COPIES MADE BY THE LATE BUTCH LANPHIER.

05.01.05 - THE CAR IS BEING JACKED UP BY THE TRACK DEPARTMENT MEMBERS TO CHANGE A DAMAGED PAIR OF WHEELS.

05.01.05 - THE TRACK DEPARTMENT IS USING A CRANE TO HELP DISASSEMBLE A TRUCK TO CHANGE THE WHEELSET.

05.09.05 - THIS IS THE BROKEN COLLAR ON THE AXLE THAT HAD TO BE CHANGED. IT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A WORN JOURNAL BEARING WEDGE THAT ALLOWED THE AXLE TO POUND FROM SIDE TO SIDE.

02.13.05 - AN ORIGINAL WINDOW LATCH IN THE FOREGROUND, USED AS A MODEL, WITH COPIES MADE BY THE LATE BUTCH LANPHIER. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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05.01.05 - THE CAR IS BEING JACKED UP BY THE TRACK DEPARTMENT MEMBERS TO CHANGE A DAMAGED PAIR OF WHEELS. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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05.01.05 - THE TRACK DEPARTMENT IS USING A CRANE TO HELP DISASSEMBLE A TRUCK TO CHANGE THE WHEELSET. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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05.09.05 - THIS IS THE BROKEN COLLAR ON THE AXLE THAT HAD TO BE CHANGED. IT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A WORN JOURNAL BEARING WEDGE THAT ALLOWED THE AXLE TO POUND FROM SIDE TO SIDE. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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