2008 Work Session E Photos

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Bill Jacobs and Dan Robbins stand near RPO X54 and listen as Don Bayer (Team Leader) has a discussion with Rob Lenicheck.
Dave Ferro (Team Leader) and Lee Harp spread the base dirt out around the base of the old construction in order to fit the new boards in place, as part of the Cumbres car inspectors house outbuilding reconstruction.
Bob Conry, Sam Schechter and Marshall Smith removing protective metal plate on the west side of coal tipple.
Rob Lenicheck, David Barrett and Dan Robbins removing side framework on RPO X54.
Jim Nissen, Larry Jennings (inside), Phil Nissen and Michael Kennedy removing the door on the left side of the B end of long reefer 169.
John Sutkus (Team Leader), Bob Conry, Sam Schechter. Marshall Smith and Kevin Robertson removing wood paneling on the west side of the tipple.
Bob Conry cutting rotted beam in preparation for new cement sill for the Chama coal tipple.
Eric Mead and Andy Ross paint sealer on the planks for the new decking under the water tank of water car W462.
Michael Kennedy removes hardware from the rotted door from the long reefer 169.
Colleen Wilson uses a pick axe to remove alfalfa from the planned patio area that is south of the steps going from the train yard to the main street in Chama. The picture is made from the northeast.
Pushing the tie support on top of the installed new deck planks at the B end of water car W462 are Ron Ross and Chuck Cover on the left side and Bill Pratt and Andy Ross on the right side. The picture is made from the left side of the B end.
John Sutkus (Team Leader), and Bob Conry plumb the southwest corner of the coal tipple.
Michael Kennedy and Phil Nissen drill bolt holes for the new wooden sill for the door on the left side of the B end of long reefer 169.
Bob Reib, Kevin Robertson (in background), Marshall Smith, Sam Schechter, Bob Conry, Ron Schmitt (hiding), and Wendell Schweitzer. The cement forms for the new sill are being constructed in the foreground.
Chase Kepner fits one of the many cross struts that were replaced on the cook car 053.
Working on X54, Bob Reib holds onto the back-up wrench as David Barrett tries to break the rusted bolt loose.
Bob Conry (in back of John Sutkus), John Sutkus (Team Leader) and Wendell Schweitzer watch as Ron Schmitt, Kevin Robertson, Marshall Smith and Bob Reib set the horizontal rebar on the west side of the coal tipple.
Don Bayer (Team Leader) points out some fine details on the X54 drawings as David Barrett, Dan Robbins and Rob Lenicheck listen attentively.
Larry Jennings and Phil Nissen take apart the old door (left side of B end) on long reefer 169.
Geof Gordon and Dave Ferro (Team Leader) at work on the Cumbres car inspectors house outbuilding reconstruction.
Karen Garnier, Dick Garnier and Dick Caldwell letter double-deck stock car 5674.
Richard Howell uses a drill to place a screw in a pilot hole. Matt Jameson is getting a drill ready to make another pilot hole. They are installing hinges on blocks and a hatch at the B end of short reefer 55.
Bob Reib on south side of tipple, Wendell Schweitzer drilling into the cement forms on the west side of the coal tipple with John Sutkus (Team Leader), Marshall Smith and Kevin Robertson looking on. Sam Schechter moving to the right as Phil Nissen is walking to the right behind on his way to the long reefer 169.)
Ron Ross removes a rotten roof walkway saddle on long reefer 169. Bill Pratt is working to free a piece of hardware that will be reinstalled later. Chuck Cover is positioning himself to remove more hardware from the hatch on the right side of the roof walkway at the B end.
John Sutkus on the left and Don Bayer (across from him) are using shovels to move cement into the foundation form. Bob Conry is giving directions to the cement truck driver. The picture is made from the west.
John Sutkus (Team Leader), Don Bayer and Bob Conry guiding cement into west wall cement forms.
Dave Ferro (Team Leader) leans into the board that is bracing the one that Terri Shaw is nailing into place.
Working on long reefer 169, Ron Ross is cutting the head off of a bolt going through an angle brace that holds down the ice platform support beside the hatch at the right side of the B end. The angle brace must be removed so that the wooden support can be used as a pattern in making more supports. The picture is made from the right side of the B end.
Don Bayer (Team Leader) works with a sawzall trying to cut off a stubborn metal step on RPO X54 as Rob Lenicheck assists by holding the loose end.
Don Bayer (Team Leader) and team members Bill Jacobs, David Barrett and Dan Robbins move the new beam replacement for RPO X54 into position as Work Session Leader George Mattson looks on.
Bucket brigade passing sand up to the patio as part of the Chama landscaping project. Bob Goin, (Naomi Sublette in back), Lyla Howell, Lucinda Lenicheck, Andy Ross Carol Mackey, Becky Robbins, Jennifer Robertson, Colleen Wilson, Peter Lenicheck and possibly a few unnamed.
Ron Ross nails a piece of siding in place below the door threshold of 169 after a hole was cut in the siding for the bolt to fit through. The picture is made from the left side of the B end.
Kevin Robertson, Marshall Smith and Don Bayer remove cement forms from the west side of coal tipple.
West side of coal tipple showing the new cement footing. John Sutkus (Team Leader) and Marshall Smith on left.
Dick Garnier letters drop side gondola 728.
Don Bayer (Team Leader), David Barrett, and Dan Robbins at work on RPO X54.
James Okeefe (Team Leader) works in the background as Chase Kepner helps Warren Ringer and Bill Kepner works on the steel sub-surface of cook car 053.
Concrete bases for the poles of the Antonito pole barn lined up good and straight with pole adapters lying close by. The pole barn will be constructed on the south side of the CRF.
A good overall view of the steel bracing that has been constructed on the flat car surface of 053.
Cumbres car inspectors house outbuilding reconstruction. Terri Shaw drives in some finishing nails as Howard Bunte helps clean up the construction site at the end of the session.