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Re: February 2019 Work Reports
« Reply #45 on: February 23, 2019, 07:19:52 PM »
I wish I saw what Jay was working on, and would have taken a picture of that..





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Re: February 2019 Work Reports
« Reply #46 on: February 24, 2019, 10:07:55 AM »
I am impressed with how quickly the flatcar is coming together. Who had the honor of treating the sills?

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Re: February 2019 Work Reports
« Reply #47 on: February 24, 2019, 11:15:33 AM »
Fred was in last Sunday and did a lot of the copper napth (the green, abbreviated because the real word is way too long for me to remember) and finished it during the week, and Start did the priming.
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Re: February 2019 Work Reports
« Reply #48 on: February 24, 2019, 11:21:36 AM »
Love to see Zack's work come together.  Can't believe its going so fast.  When do we start the next one?
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Re: February 2019 Work Reports
« Reply #49 on: February 24, 2019, 03:07:39 PM »
Al also did copper nap.

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Re: February 2019 Work Reports
« Reply #50 on: February 25, 2019, 10:04:20 AM »
Fred, it seems like you and Al are becoming the experts on copper nap application.

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Re: February 2019 Work Reports
« Reply #51 on: February 25, 2019, 11:21:31 AM »
What is left to do on the flatcar? Besides trucks, decking, couplers and brakes.

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Re: February 2019 Work Reports
« Reply #52 on: February 25, 2019, 04:55:40 PM »
Brian, Couplers were mounted on the car frame while frame was upside down. Only knuckles need to be installed.

The brake wheel will be installed.

Deck planks may need painting or wood treatment.

Trucks. The B&SR marked trucks from box car 57 will go under B&SR flat car 34.
At some point in time the B&SR  marked trucks under museum built flat car 126 will go under Box car 57.  Car 126 when built by museum, was built with bigger size timbers than car 119. Museum wants to build a new pair of heavy duty trucks for flat car  126.

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Re: February 2019 Work Reports
« Reply #53 on: February 25, 2019, 09:11:02 PM »
oh, last i saw there was only draft gear on the car.  Super cool to see it moving along.  Any idea how much longer till we have a functional flatcar?

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Re: February 2019 Work Reports
« Reply #54 on: February 25, 2019, 09:21:39 PM »
maybe the last picture wasn't detailed enough but I didn't see any buffer springs in the draft gear box.  Am I blind?
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Re: February 2019 Work Reports
« Reply #55 on: February 25, 2019, 09:45:39 PM »
lets test to see if you are blind, how many fingers am i holding up?

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Re: February 2019 Work Reports
« Reply #56 on: February 26, 2019, 09:05:49 PM »
Hey guys I have a question, is the milk car 65 back at WW&F for winter storage or is it not there this year?
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Re: February 2019 Work Reports
« Reply #57 on: February 26, 2019, 09:20:37 PM »
65 never made it back to Sheepscot, it's still in Wiscasset.  It may need to return at some point, as Maine DOT is doing some reconfiguring work in the area this year.