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Copyright 2009 FOCTS

2009 Work Session F Photos

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Project 230: Food Preparation Project. Jeanne Reib and Maggie McMullen barbeque hamburgers for Thursday's traditional lunch fare.
Project 210: Merchandise Sales. Louise Mattson and Gisela Knoesel help a customer.
Project 260: Chronicling. Top step: Tom Schaffer and Sharon McGee. Bottom step: Gabrielle LaFargue and Sandy Hogan.
Project 700: Landscaping Chama Yard. Garden steps with the new iron railing.
Project 700: Landscaping Chama Yard. Vicky Simpson trims trees next to the walkway after a heavy rain.
Project 760: Miscellaneous Structural Repairs and Painting. Jim McGee and John Berges chink the log bunk house east side.
Project 760: Miscellaneous Structural Repairs and Painting. Don Bolger use a paint roller to cover graffiti on the bridge just north of the Chama yard
Project 760: Miscellaneous Structural Repairs and Painting. Don Bolger gets more paint for the Chama River bridge.
Project 770: Future Job Discovery and Planning. Craig McMullen measures for materials inside Section Foreman's Office Car 4982, in anticipation of the 2010 Friends work sessions.
Project 1004: Restore RPO X54 as RPO 54. The jack that is holding the outside truss rod in place.
Project 1004: Restore RPO X54 as RPO 54. Wally Jones, Don Bayer, Gerry Glancy, Dick Bolger and Larry Loos. Progress of installing vertical studs.
Project 1004: Restore RPO X54 as RPO 54. New corner posts.
Project 1004: Restore RPO X54 as RPO 54. Old wooden stud beams.
Project 1004: Restore RPO X54 as RPO 54. Magazine photo of the RPO.
Project 1004: Restore RPO X54 as RPO 54. Close up of joint splice.
Project 1004: Restore RPO X54 as RPO 54. Most of the verticals studs installed.
Project 1004: Restore RPO X54 as RPO 54. Don Bayer holds a square which shows that the RPO is the only square car in the yard.
Project 1016: Chama Log Bunkhouse Repairs. New chinking of the west side of the log bunkhouse.
Project 1016: Chama Log Bunkhouse Repairs. The bunkhouse ready to be painted.
Project 1016: Chama Log Bunkhouse Repairs. George Pearce and Craig Kumler tape off the left front window of the bunkhouse, while Jim McGee air blows debris prior to primer painting.
Project 1016: Chama Log Bunkhouse Repairs. Don Stewart sprays the left top side of the bunkhouse with mixed "minty-tinty" oil-base primer.
Project 1016: Chama Log Bunkhouse Repairs. Craig Kumler sprays the left side of the bunkhouse with the final application of Rio Grande yellow latex paint, while Peter Hogan holds the ladder steady.
Project 1016: Chama Log Bunkhouse Repairs. Dale Johnson and Don Stewart apply brown trim paint on the front of the bunkhouse.
Project 1016: Chama Log Bunkhouse Repairs. Chama log bunkhouse painting finished.
Project 1017: Restoration of Chama Coal Tipple. John Sutkus in the coal bunker (under grating) scouts out the future project for removing the coal.
Project 1017: Restoration of Chama Coal Tipple. Northwest grate over coal bunker being lifted off. LD Osborn, Sam Schechter, Gene Bailey, Marshall Smith (Kubota driver), John Sutkus. Jack Warner behind John Sutkus.
Project 1017: Restoration of Chama Coal Tipple. South bucket of coal tipple showing the deteriorated bottom.
Project 1017: Coal Tipple Restoration. Coal in northeast coal bunker. This coal will be removed sometime in the future.
Project 720: Chama Freight Car Painting. Dale Johnson and Robert Rosenberger mask off the B end left side of short reefer 55 in preparation for the final application of reefer yellow latex paint.
Project 720: Chama Freight Car Painting. Don Stewart sprays B end left side of short reefer 55 with the final application of reefer yellow latex paint.
Project 720: Chama Freight Car Painting. Don Stewart sprays along the bottom of the B end left side of short reefer 55 with the final application of reefer yellow latex paint, while Peter Hogan holds a mask to avoid overspray to the underside of the car.
Project 720: Chama Freight Car Painting. Peter Hogan finishes the top coat of boxcar red latex paint on the rear coupling of 0503, the only original long caboose on the Cumbres & Toltec property.
Project 720: Chama Freight Car Painting. Judith Rosenberger paints the trim on caboose 0503 A end railings with a final coat of white latex paint.
Project 1026: Restoration of Derrick OP. View of the saved bolts from the OP.
Project 1026: Restoration of Derrick OP. New shim for the needle beam.
Project 1026: Restoration of Derrick OP. Wood epoxy over the Gorilla Glue on the needle beam.
Project 1026: Restoration of Derrick OP. Tim Bristow chisels mortises on an end sill.
Project 1026: Restoration of Derrick OP. Some of the finished mortises.
Project 1080: Restore Stock Car 5995. Current condition of the car.
Project 1080: Restore Stock Car 5995. Overhead sills to be replaced with 4" x 6" beams.
Project 1080: Restore Stock Car 5995. Ken Corwin removes a diagonal tension rod.
Project 1080: Restore Stock Car 5995. Double curved (top) and single curved (bottom) tension rod attachment plates.
Project 1080: Restore Stock Car 5995. Reinstalling the diagonal tension rods. Kevin Corwin (above), Dave Traub (inside), Dan Pyzel.
Project 1080: Restore Stock Car 5995. Carlins and transverse tension rods in place in B end.
Project 1097: Museum Car 3533. Wasp nest inside car.
Project 720: Chama Freight Car Painting. Don Stewart paints the B end top left of the bunk car (Section Foreman's Office Car) 04982, with the first coat of MOW gray oil-base paint, while Dale Johnson moves in to steady the ladder.
Project 720: Chama Freight Car Painting. B end right side of Section Foreman's Office Car 04982 after final coat application of MOW gray oil-base primer.
Project 1112: Install Missing Depot Roof Supports. New boards before being installed.
Project 1112: Install Missing Depot Roof Supports. Tim Bristow and Russ Hanscom strengthen the diagonal supports.
Project 1118: Frameless Tank Car Restoration. Chris Trunk notes the current condition of tank from the southeast corner.
Project 1118: Frameless Tank Car Restoration. Catwalk support brackets to be welded to Frameless Tank Car Restoration.
Project 1031: Los Pinos Warming Shed Rebuild. Yancey Juergenson secures new pine roof sheeting, Tom Gregory scrapes paint, and Don Juergenson cuts sheeting to size on the Los Pinos warming shed.
Project 1031: Los Pinos Warming Shed Rebuild. Yancey Juergenson secures new pine roof sheeting and Tom Gregory scrapes paint on the Los Pinos warming shed.
Project 1031: Los Pinos Warming Shed Rebuild. The broken drain line bubbling up just outside the freezer box under the Los Pinos water tank.
Project 1031: Los Pinos Warming Shed Rebuild. Don Juergenson cuts new pine roof sheeting for the Los Pinos warming shed.
Project 1031: Los Pinos Warming Shed Rebuild. Don and Yancy Juergenson on top of Los Pinos storage shed. Sandy Hogan on water tank ladder.
Project 1031: Los Pinos Warming Shed Rebuild. Don Juergenson nails green roll roofing over black 15-lb. felt to protect the 8 1/2 x 10-foot roof of the warming shed.
Project 1031: Los Pinos Warming Shed Rebuild. Tom Gregory scrapes old paint around the door of the Los Pinos warming shed to prepare it for a coat of Rio Grande gold paint. His rebuilt window and door for the shed are to the right, painted in brown trim paint.