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February 14, 2017 at 5:20 am #8225clemmie_doris12Participant
Indeed, my wife was the foreman on this job. She supervised and ran the tractor while my neighbor and I unloaded and distributed the ties. She made sure that we got all of the ties equally spaced and properly lined up. She helped distribute the plates, also.
March 27, 2017 at 5:20 pm #8260clemmie_doris12ParticipantHere are some current photos of the track that the caboose will sit on at my farm. We are very near to having it completed.
[attachment=1:1t16mk37]2017-03-25 16.49.59.jpg[/attachment:1t16mk37][attachment=0:1t16mk37]2017-03-25 16.50.07.jpg[/attachment:1t16mk37]March 28, 2017 at 2:31 am #8261benjamintickell53ParticipantLooks really good for display track, almost like there is room for more than one. What weight is that rail?
Bill Pollard
March 30, 2017 at 7:38 pm #8262clemmie_doris12ParticipantThanks, Bill. I’m trying to make it look as realistic as possible. The two ties in the foreground are going to be replaced with switch ties that will hold an MP main track switchstand off of the Carthage Sub. When we get it surfaced all the way, I am going to spread 2″ granite ballast on top for looks. The rail is 110 pound. I intend to rattle spike it and add anchors. It is two sticks of rail in length – 78 feet. So, it should be good for another cab or maybe a locomotive.
April 3, 2017 at 4:48 pm #8266clemmie_doris12ParticipantThe track is almost complete.
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April 29, 2017 at 2:06 am #8284clemmie_doris12ParticipantThings are getting closer to the final day.
Decals are being applied.
[attachment=1:1luz089z]2017-04-27 17.57.36.jpeg[/attachment:1luz089z]The track is getting ballast.
[attachment=0:1luz089z]2017-04-15 23.01.01.jpg[/attachment:1luz089z]May 24, 2017 at 3:03 am #8328clemmie_doris12ParticipantOutside of the shop after decal work is finished.
[attachment=0:2i5mv0bt]2017-05-04 10.00.00.jpg[/attachment:2i5mv0bt]June 13, 2017 at 11:30 pm #8353clemmie_doris12ParticipantHere is a recent photo of the caboose while we were out on a “test run.” It’s coupled to a GP20 which, unfortunately, is not of MP descent.
[attachment=0:2nt6y4hh]2017-06-08 15.01.07.jpg[/attachment:2nt6y4hh]October 3, 2017 at 3:17 am #8485clemmie_doris12ParticipantHere is a photo of my cab at its new home.
[attachment=0:99oz2nyf]2017-06-25 13.11.13.jpg[/attachment:99oz2nyf]October 18, 2017 at 1:09 am #8499John GaravagliaParticipantBeautiful!!!!
October 28, 2017 at 1:36 am #8510clemmie_doris12ParticipantHere are a few interior shots.
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[attachment=0:3plm9qow]Conductor’s Desk.jpg[/attachment:3plm9qow]October 28, 2017 at 3:05 pm #8511peggyrothschildParticipantWow! Very nice restoration. You’ve certainly got the best ‘man room’ I’ve ever seen.
October 28, 2017 at 6:04 pm #8512clemmie_doris12ParticipantI still have a few details to work on. I intend to refurbish the stove to make it look almost new. And, a friend and former co-worker has promised a new lamp for the conductor’s desk.
I’m still waiting on the crew from Midwest Locomotive to come down and put the smokejack and radio antenna back on the roof. They have a few minor paint blemishes to touch up, also.
The electrical system worked at the shop. I need to get a battery and check it out for myself. Once I get a compressed air line run out from my shop, I should have a functioning toilet.
October 29, 2017 at 4:53 am #8515benjamintickell53ParticipantThis has to be perhaps the premier MP caboose restoration around. The interior is immaculate. Did it even look that good when it arrived from the builder?
Bill Pollard
February 16, 2018 at 2:02 am #8673clemmie_doris12ParticipantThis is going to be next year’s Christmas card.
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