Friday of sessio was an amazing day of accomplishment

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Friday of sessio was an amazing day of accomplishment

Unread postby Ed Lowrance » Sun May 31, 2015 5:32 am

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0579 woodwork nears completion.JPG
Team members swarmed 0579 painting, replacing woodwork, completing the roof walk
newly silvered grab rails.JPG
Most grab rails and hand holds were removed to be silvered.
ANother truck casting needed a little TLC.JPG
Truck castings often need a bit of touchup - these bits have been through the mill
fitting more pieces on the flying bolster almost a full half..JPG
The flying bolster truck halves are becoming seriously heavy with the addition of more sections
New window frames glazed and installed..JPG
0579 Window frames were largely deteriorated so replacement were made , glazed and installed,
steel for truck parts is being workd all over the CRF.JPG
Truck car steel seemed to being worked all over the shop
All thread as a rasp.JPG
1357 DBG was scheduled for 2 weeks - the team finished work in one week ao got a huge head start on DBG 783 - Here using apiece of all thread as a rasp to try and align a wandering hole - Ask Russ what a Banana Bolt is!
CRF formal entrance - pines looking good after 3 years..JPG
The gardening crew created a formal entrance for the CRF three years ago - the plantings and tress are doing well
trimming DBG 783 side posts.JPG
783 side posts trimmed to fit
working 783 side sill.JPG
783 sill and side posts in place - ran out of bolts!
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Re: Friday of sessio was an amazing day of accomplishment

Unread postby John Cole » Sun May 31, 2015 5:52 am

Great photos Ed, I don't think that there is a thing that Russ Hanskom and Marshall Smith cant make out of metal as long as they have enough raw material for the job.

Fearless leader Craig McMullen (brownish hard hat), can sure do the same with wood, so the Friends are well covered with both materials. :smiley24:

It must have been a good feeling to be ahead of schedule finishing up projects long before you planned and have to look for more to do, that doesn't happen often, so you want to savor the moment. Team leader Warren Ringer (orange hard hat) deserves much of the credit for getting-R-done. Says a lot about the high quality people we get to work with in the Friends.
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Re: Friday of sessio was an amazing day of accomplishment

Unread postby Fred L. Kuhns » Sun May 31, 2015 1:27 pm

John, I believe that our team leaders as well as all our great volunteers have one thing in common what is best for the friends and railroad. The group working together for one common goal of making the Cumbres & Toltec one of the leading railroad museums in the USA.
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Re: Friday of sessio was an amazing day of accomplishment

Unread postby John Cole » Mon Jun 01, 2015 9:49 am

Very true Fred, it is the PEOPLE you work with the reason work sessions are so enjoyable. Doing a good work to help perserve our narrow gauge history makes it even better. BTW, when are ya coming out?
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