2008 Work Session D Photos

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Linda King, Karen Stover and Richard Caldwell (team leader) prepare gondola 1268 for lettering.
Dave Sherburn, Richard Dick, Kathy Toms, Margrethe Feldman and Pete Hogan scrape one of the storage reefers in Antonito yard.
Dave Sherburn, Lee Parks and Dan Parks dismantle derelict gondola 1062 to salvage its metal parts.
Scott Stover hands materials to Scott Hardy as he nails cedar shakes to the south end of the Chama log bunkhouse roof. Mike Wissler uses a nail gun to apply roof asphalt sealant to the north and east sides of the chimney. The picture is made from the northeast side of the bunkhouse.
Becky Everitt affixes the lettering stencil to tank car 12918 with masking tape.
Bob Ross (team leader) hand paints milepost 344 in the early 1900s style for its new/original site in the Chama yard.
George Berkstresser (team leader) and Bill Kern apply wood preservative on the floor of drop bottom gondola 791.
Bob Ross (team leader), Jim Milheim, Jeff Toms and Andy Toms topple the old milepost marker in the Chama yard, in preparation for installing of its replacement.
Scott Hardy sprays U.V. Plus wood preservative on the newly installed cedar shakes on the Chama log bunkhouse roof.
George Berkstresser (team leader) and Bill Kern apply wood preservative on the walkway of Lobato trestle.
Karen Stover letters a freshly painted freight car.
Terry Boardman, Bill Feldman and Donald Bayer (team leader) are install side posts on X54. They are working under the large plastic sheet that hangs on the wooden structure that was built around the car to protect it from the elements.
Jim Herron (team leader), Doug Christensen, and Edwin Barsachs discuss repairs needed on the Chama scale house.
Daniel and Guy McGonagle tie wiring cylindrical rebar cages for pole footing reinforcement for the new demonstration pole barn being erected in Antonito.
Margrethe Feldman spray paints one of the storage reefers in Antonito.
Dismantling of gondola 1062 is well underway in this view on the second day of Work Session D. Lee Parks and Bob Osborn are in background.
Becky Everitt paints the lettering on tank car 12918.
Scott Stover, on the scaffolding, waits to hand roofing cement to Ron Horejsi, as Mike Wissler and Scott Hardy prepare to apply the roofing cement to a roll of mineral surface roofing. They are patching the roof on the east side of the Chama depot at the south end.
Kathy Toms sprays boxcar red primer on a highside gondola in the Chama yard while team members Richard Dick (background), Peter Hogan and David Sherburn await their turn.
Linda King paints the "Flying Rio Grande" logo on high side gondola 1534.
Don Storm chisels a mortise to fit the purlin on RPO X54.
David Priddle primes the cupula windows on caboose 0503.
Robbie Bodman and Ginny Bodman check the plants along one edge of the meditation area planned for the west side of the drive beside the Chama depot.
Don Stewart applies the finish coat of paint on the Antonito storage reefer.
Susan Dick and Alta Berkstresser arrange the drip hoses in the flowerbed near the path leading from the railroad yard to Terrace Ave. in Chama. In the background, Mike Wissler, Scott Hardy and Ron Horejsi prepare to remove the old roofing on the west side of the depot.
Pete Hogan paints the underside of drop bottom gondola 859.
Becky Everitt and Linda King perform touch-up work on drop bottom gondola 798.
Karen Stover places lettering stencils on caboose 1 (formerly 05635), named in honor of long-time Friends volunteer Bob Tully, who would pass away on July 4.
George Berkstresser (team leader) sweeps the carpentry shop deck while Bill Kern applies wood preservative to the clean planks.
Mike Wissler and Scott Hardy apply roofing cement on the east side of the Chama night watchman's house while Scott Stover waits on the ladder to assist. The picture is made from the east.
Jon W. Cox and Dan McGonagle position a Sonotube footing form for the Antonito pole barn, while Daniel McGonagle fills footing hole.
Greg Lawrence welds pole support strip to pole pipe support fitting plate for the Antonito pole barn.
Terry Boardman and Bill Feldman grind a bolt off the roof of RPO 54.
On X54, Terry Boardman, Bill Feldman and Todd Frazier lift the purlin with a jack in order to install a vertical brace.
David Priddle trims the roof covering on caboose 0503.
Margrethe Feldman and Don Stewart (team leader) watch as Kathy Toms sprays primer on drop bottom gondola 801.
Bill Kern uses a gasoline-powered pole saw to cut a low hanging limb from a tree on the south side of the steps leading from the railroad yard to Terrace Ave. in Chama. George Berkstresser holds the limb steady.
Todd Frazier (on the ground) discusses with Terry Boardman and Bill Feldman the installation of a new purlin on RPO X54.
Completed pole pipe supports awaiting their uses on the Antonito pole barn.
Warren Ringer and Bob Mundis cut the side sill of cook car 053 for scarf splice replacement of rotted wood.