Despite Saturday being yet another cold day, the rest of the weekend turned out great. Not much went on Saturday, just some planning, discussing work projects for the spring. Allan was out on Sunday working on the Flanger, and managed to get all the fascia boards up on the north side of the Flanger. We are currently working on getting the proper paint colour and will be painting the car as soon as the weather allows. The rebuild of CN 56323 has been a lengthy one, but the work has gone much smoother, and faster with Allan working on it. The roof will need some significant work, but that will likely wait until the fall, after RailDays. We look forward to seeing the project completed.
Ken was out on Family day, taking advantage of the 10 degree weather to work on the cab of CN 9173. Things tend to start a lot easier when it’s not freezing cold out, especially the compressor. Working with the needle scaler and air sander, the cab nose lost the remainder of the CN noodle, and the old flaking paint. The cab is planned to have a new coat of paint, again, as soon as the weather permits. Still trying to figure out how we’re going to fix the huge dents in the nose from a previous move. We believe the grab irons were ripped out of the nose when someone tried to life the 17ton cab by them. The cab will be restored to the Orange/black paint scheme it wore when in service on the steel trains.
And as a final note, we are extremely pleased to report that the Niagara Model Railway Show is SOLD OUT!! This was far more than was expected, and we hope to get a lot of people through the door to support our vendors. The show is just 2 weeks away on Sunday, March 6th.
