B&SR Box Car 56 - Official Work Thread

[Bill Reidy]

Marcel was soldering metal roof panels today (June 24th).

[James Patten]

Good to see Marcel is soldering on....

[Gordon Cook]

Good one, James. 

[Carl G. Soderstrom]

Will interior get any paint or preservative? Just the inside of vent doors?

[Bill Reidy]

Marcel was busy working on the soldering today.  In the afternoon, he was working on the center seam.
 

[Bill Reidy]

While I was busy updating the public signboard this morning, Marcel was busy milling boards for the car's roof walkway and end platform, with assistance by Brendan Barry.  After I was done, I walked over to shop bay 3 to get this photo of the milled boards.

[Bill Reidy]

This morning, Marcel was installing newly received washers on one end of the car.


A close-up showing the new washer to the left of Marcel's hand.

[William Simonton]

"OG" Washers

[Bill Reidy]

Thanks, William!  I couldn't remember the term for these washers.

Marcel painted the town boxcar red today, with the help of 7 friends from the Bridgton & Saco River Railroad Museum.  At the start of the day:



The painting was completed by mid-afternoon.  Marcel takes a last peak at the sharp-looking car.

[John Kokas]

Will there be a second red coat or clear coat for durability?

[Ted Miles]

Has a decision been made about what trucks will go under that car? I thought some freight trucks from under at passenger car were going under the #56; but I think that project has gone in another direction. I am looking forward to seeing the B&SR #56 out on the rails!  TM WW&F Member

[Bob Holmes]

Stunning in Red!

[Bill Reidy]

A few photos from today. the second day of Fall Work Weekend.

Marcel Levesque, center in white t-short, guides a roof walk plank through the planer after Brandan Barry (background) has fed the plank into the planer.


Jeff Schumaker paints No. 56's truss rods as Zack Wyllie looks on.


The boxcar received a second coat of red paint today.

[Bill Reidy]

A couple of photos from yesterday, Saturday, November 11th.  Marcel has been busy completing the metalwork (grab bars) for the car.  His work yesterday focused on reproducing the shape of this grab bar, on one end of the car.  A matching grab bar was needed for the other end of the car.


Marcel found another available grab bar that was about the right length.  Here he's heating the bar to make the right bends.  Amazingly (at least to me), his first test fit matched the required bolt pattern.

[Bill Reidy]

Marcel Levesque test fitting No. 56's brake rod today before final assembly.  Zack Wyllie looks on, as the invisible man (Dave Buczkowski) holds the ladder.