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Posted: **Mon Jul 29, 2019 12:40 pm**

Antonito for Thursday and we begin with Don Anderson's shots.

: 2019.08.01 Boring in the countersink on the drop bottom gon (1 of 1).jpg (86.32 KiB) Viewed 3120 times

: 2019.08.01 Lunch is served in Antonito (1 of 1).jpg (150.44 KiB) Viewed 3120 times

: 2019.08.01 Working on the new passenger car trucks at CRF (1 of 1).jpg (126.76 KiB) Viewed 3120 times

: More on this process from Pat.; 2019.08.01 Bending new outside straps for the Gramps tank car (1 of 1).jpg (137.06 KiB) Viewed 3120 times

More Antonito photos done by Pat Maufrais.

: 2019.08.01 Heating up the angle iron so it can be bent to a right angle (1 of 1).jpg (108.98 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

: 2019.08.01 Three strong men work hard to bend that metal (1 of 1).jpg (131.31 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

: 2019.08.01 Checking to ensure its correct (1 of 1).jpg (98.11 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

: 2019.08.01 Final check by placing it over the original (1 of 1).jpg (80.67 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

: 2019.08.01 The new one is in place and ready to attach to the frame (1 of 1).jpg (79.47 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

: 2019.08.01 Looks like some final adjusting using a hand torch and clamps (1 of 1).jpg (76.12 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

: 2019.08.01 Continued work on the rail on the Gramps tank car (1 of 1).jpg (68.71 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

: 2019.08.01 Boring in the countersink on the drop bottom gon (1 of 1).jpg (86.32 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

: 2019.08.01 Doing some measurements on the drop bottom gon (1 of 1).jpg (88.43 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

: 2019.08.01 Lunch is served in Antonito (1 of 1).jpg (150.44 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

: 2019.08.01 Working on the new passenger car trucks at CRF (1 of 1).jpg (126.76 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

: 2019.08.01 Putting new roof timbers on the tender of OY (1 of 1).jpg (83.54 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

: 2019.08.01 Looks like a threatening sky over these guys attaching the boards (1 of 1).jpg (88.85 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

: 2019.08.01 Pulling the metal off the roof of OY itself (1 of 1).jpg (75.17 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

: 2019.08.01 Taking one of the steps apart from the OY (1 of 1).jpg (107.96 KiB) Viewed 3117 times

: 2019.08.01 Priming this metal at CRF (1 of 1).jpg (106.51 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

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Posted: **Sun Aug 04, 2019 8:26 am**

Cumbres Pass work on the car inspectors house.

: 2019.08.01 The car inspector's house is now gone so foundation work can begin (1 of 1).jpg (104.35 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

: 2019.08.01 Using the backhoe to pull up the walkway between the house and out buildings (1 of 1).jpg (113.44 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

: 2019.08.01 The walkway is up and out of the way so clean up can begin (1 of 1).jpg (114.99 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

Posted: **Sun Aug 04, 2019 8:31 am**

Chama work on Thursday.

: 2019.08.01 Interior sheathing work is ongoing inside box car 3476 (1 of 1).jpg (85.05 KiB) Viewed 3117 times

: 2019.08.01 Two happy Friends inside box car 3476 (1 of 1).jpg (86.7 KiB) Viewed 3117 times

: 2019.08.01 Painting the cut level on the 483 (1 of 1).jpg (105.01 KiB) Viewed 3117 times

: 2019.08.01 The 483's engineer side cylinder looks good in new black (1 of 1).jpg (82.42 KiB) Viewed 3117 times

: 2019.08.01 The 483's cylinder details (1 of 1).jpg (75.56 KiB) Viewed 3117 times

: 2019.08.01 Doing priming paint on rider gon 1204 (1 of 1).jpg (82.38 KiB) Viewed 3117 times

: 2019.08.01 Painted decking boards are nailed to the 1204 (1 of 1).jpg (97.79 KiB) Viewed 3117 times

: 2019.08.01 In the woodshop they are building new windows for a car (1 of 1).jpg (98.1 KiB) Viewed 3117 times

: 2019.08.01 Finishing sanding before paint goes on (1 of 1).jpg (93.14 KiB) Viewed 3117 times

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Posted: **Sun Aug 04, 2019 1:43 pm**

Big thank you to all the folks that keep us informed in internet land!

Posted: **Fri Aug 16, 2019 7:08 am**

I was there this day and managed to get the camera network restored to service. Though, that reprieve proved to be short-lived... unfortunately.

Special thanks to Michael Mee, Craig McMullen, and Bob Reib for making my job a bit easier. I'm pretty sure Michael saved my life and Bob definitely saved my back. Thank you, gents. I owe ya one. :cheers:

Update: the new network gear has been ordered. Tentative plans are coalescing to get this gear installed and restore the cameras before the end of the season. Stay tuned...

Posted: **Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:34 am**

You really picked a great spot to locate those cameras Jason, years ago when Nan Clark and Sharon McGee climbed 73' up to the sheve house and took those birds eye photos of the yard it showed great panorama, but it was too high for much detail.

BTW, you are looking more Amish all the time with that beard. :-)

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