2007 Work Session B Photos

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Work session leader Bob Ross welcomes volunteers at the Monday morning safety meeting.		Herbert Knoesel, Bob Reib, Jim McGee, and Terry Rahne move a log for placement on the rear wall of the Chama log bunkhouse. Their work is part of the foundation repair project.
John Pool and Ron Horejsi scape the east wall of the Chama depot in preparation for painting.		Art Randall removes wadding from the journal housing of a freight car as George Bergstresser examines the bearing that was just removed. The bearing is in poor condition and will need to be replaced before the car can be placed into service.
Jim Kyser and Russ Hanscom remove an eye bolt as part of the process of reconverted passenger boxcar 3244 to a boxcar.		Dick Pennick uses a pry bar as Mark Valerius (left) and Terry Rider (right) work to try to get the piston with new seals into the cylinder on Jordan spreader OU.Ê Bob Meckley works from underneath.
Mark Valerius and Terry Rider at work on OU.		Terry Rider (on the ladder) and Mark Valerius hook the slink straps to the clevis on the backhoe bucket in preparation for removing the right wing cylinder from the Jordan spreader.
A large number of the wood strips for the coal tipple top house siding replacement have been undercoated but there are still many to do.		This photo shows the cut out area a one of the side sills on boxcar 3244. New wood will be spliced into place.
The A end left side sill insert is completed on boxcar 3244.		Jim Kyser fits a coupler rod into the end door sill on boxcar 3244.
Tarry Rahne, Jim McGee, Herbert Knoesel, John Sutkus move logs into position on the Chama log bunkhouse.		Ron Horejsi and Rich Muth paint the trim on the north end of the Chama depot.
Bob Reib and Herbert Knoesel apply heavy coats of undercoating to the wood boards that will eventually be painted and mounted as the exterior walls of the coal tipple top house.		Mark Valerius scrapes off a layer of grease and mud from the right wing cylinder of the Jordan spreader. He will clean the piston and the cylinder and replace the old seal.
Dick Pennick uses a cutting torch to remove a stubborn bolt from the deck of the Jordan spreader as Bob Meckley looks away from the cutting flame.		Terry Rahne and Dick Seelye installing logs to repair the foundation of the Chama log bunkhouse.
Installing the interior walls on caboose 05635.		John Pool, Ron Horejsi and Rich Muth paint the trim on the east side of the Chama depot.
The disassembled left wing cylinder of the Jordan spreader.		View from the southwest of the two storage reefers and the newly constructed compressor/ dust collector shed with the newly poured sidewalk visible. This is located on the west and north sides of the CRF in Antonito.
Overall view of the CRF in Antonito, looking from the northwest showing the various new concrete sections and the storage reefers and compressor/ dust collector shed in relation to the main building.		Bob Reib, John Sutkus and Herk Knoesel with boards laid out that will eventually be placed on the coal tipple top house.
New seat board in rider gondola 6205.		Marshall Smith, Donald Bayer, Les Clark, and Russ Hanscom form a new ladder support for caboose 05635.
Marshall Smith and Les Clark form a new ladder support for caboose 05635.		Nan Clark, Bill Strathearn, Ron Horejsi, and Bob Reib install the new donor board in Chama.
Jim McGee trims the west base log on the Chama bunkhouse.		Herb Knoesel with a stack of boards to paint for the Chama coal tipple top house.
The cylinder for the left wing of Jordan spreader OU has been rebuilt and the bolt holes re-aligned for proper placement.		Bob Meckley removes the flange bolts from OU’s right wing cylinder as Mark Valerius (background) and Dick Pennick look on.
Repainted south side of the Chama depot.		Finished B end left side sill insert on boxcar 3244.
Finished interior walls in caboose 05635.		Marshall Smith welds ladder rungs for caboose 05635.
Volunteers insert a log on the south foundation of the Chama log bunkhouse.