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| Brian Block removes flooring as part of the restoration of drop bottom gondola 724. |
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| Colleen Wilson inspects the roof of the Chama oil house for possible repair. |
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| Don Bayer places cupola grab irons on caboose 05635. |
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| Sam Schechter, John Sutkus (Team Leader) and Wendell Schweitzer lift a beam out of the pit of the coal tipple. |
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| Tim Bristow and Travis Guertin check the fit of a window on the concession/lavatory car. |
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| Bob Mitchell, Andy Hackmeyer and Jim McGee at work on the Cumbres car inspectors house. |
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| Laura Kammerer (Team Leader) and Phil Miller discuss plans at Cumbres. |
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| Cook Car 053 with the siding removed in the Antonito CRF. |
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| The Chama coal tiplle pit is full of water after heavy rains the previous night night. This picture also shows where the bucket railing is cut and the old beam is rotting. |
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| Phil Miller and Laura Kammerer use stiff bristle brushes to scrape the concrete surface prior to putting on a layer of paint in order to more readily identify the marker when the plant life grows. |
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| Don Bayer straightens the brake rod on caboose 05635. |
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| Brooks Wilson places the window eyebrows on the cupola of caboose 05635. |
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| A view from the east showing the full extent of the construction at the Cumbres car inspectors house. Bob Sargent, Andy Hackmeyer and Bob Mitchell are pictured. |
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| John Sutkus (Team Leader) measures the new replacement beam for the Chama coal tipple with Rob Lenicheck, while Sam Schechter and Marshall Smith remove the old rotted timber. |
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| Judy Bigsby, Dick Garnier and Bob Caldwell (Team Leader) letter high side gondola 1232. |
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| Russ Hanscom, Bob Goins, Travis Guertin Tim Bristow install flooring in the concession/lavatory car. |
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| Colleen Wilson pointing the brick on the Chama oil house. |
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| Bill Pratt and Brian Block drill holes on gondola 724 to attach support posts for the rest of the end pieces. |
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| Lucinda Lenicheck updates signage in Depot Garden. |
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| Wendell Schweitzer (above), Rob Lenicheck, Les Clark, Marshall Smith, John Sutkus (Team Leader) (in back), Sam Schechter lowering replacement support beam (for south side) into the coal tipple pit. |
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| Randy Worwag and Matt Jameson paint the roof of short reefer 55 prior to installing ice hatch doors. |
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| At Cumbres, Laura Kammerer (Team Leader) and Phil Miller are mixing concrete and pouring it into the round forms for markers to be placed later. The markers already on the ground show the position of the old Cumbres water tank. |
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| A view facing southwest showing the extent of the construction of the outbuildings behind the Cumbres car inspector's house. Geof Gordon, Jack Warner and Jim McGee (on the roof) work on the end closest to the car inspector's house as Andy Hackmeyer, Dick Mitchell and David Ferro (Team Leader) discuss various construction methods. |
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| All serious business as Bob Schoen and Andy Hackmeyer measure the top of the outhouse for boards and Dave Ferro (Team Leader) and Bob Mitchell wait for the numbers. |
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| Karen Garnier and Naomi Sublett (Team Leader) set ties in the garden. |
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| Dick Caldwell (Team Leader) sets stencils on high side gondola 1456. |
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| Don Bayer and Brooks Wilson work on the cat walk of caboose 05635. |
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| Wendell Schweitzer and Sam Schechter set the replacement planks for the south wall of the coal tipple sheave house in order for numbering. |
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| Lumber (for replacing the south wall) being hauled up to the sheave house of the coal tipple as John Sutkus (Team Leader) guides it up. |
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| Jay Samuels, Matt Jameson, and Richard Howell install sills for the ice hatch on the B end of refrigerator car 55. |
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| From this elevated view towards the east all the roof lines and wall locations are discernible as well as all the rooms and doorways. |
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| This picture of the newly painted markers for the old Cumbres station was taken facing the northwest and shows the location relative to the highway and the car inspectors house. |
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| Roy Blizzard and Art Evans install metal corner pieces on drop bottom gon 724. |
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| Sam Schechter and Rob Lenicheck secure replacement lumber to be hauled up to the coal tipple sheave house.
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| The sheave (pulley) atop the Chama coal tipple, over which the bucket cable rides. |
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| A doubleheader departs Chama, as viewed from atop the coal tipple. |
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| Lee Harp masks the windows and surfaces in cook car 053 for different paint colors, while Howard Bunte (background) paints the clerestory in the front room. |
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| With John Engs (Team Leader) watching, Andy Hackmeyer pushes the metal culvert into the box culvert at the Cumbres snowshed.Ê The box culverts were used for aesthetic purposes and for historical accuracy. |
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| After covering the overlap with protective cloth, John Engs (Team Leader) heads for a shovel as Marshall Smith and Andy Hackmeyer start to back fill the trench. |
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| This picture was taken facing the southwest showing the roofing on the west side already done on the first two sections and the back sections still needing underlay. |
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