Currently, the main projects include:
-Repairing the pilot.
-Reassembling the side panels on the right side.
-Rebuilding the brake rigging.

During the past 2 months we picked up some new and much needed help. New members Guy Kelley, Luke Kelley and Mhat Bernstein have been showing up just about every week since  January.

Don McPherson and Jon Vlasak have been hard at work on the pilot. The upper curved part of it was so badly damaged that it was decided to cut that section off and replace it with new metal. That has proven to be quite a job. We had some metal formed at a metal shop, then Don had to come up with a way to create the other curve. A little hard to explain here, but suffice to say it's been quite a project. He did come up with a way to stamp in the other curve. The left side is almost done.

During January, the brake rigging on the lead truck was removed. Bushings will need to be made to replace the old ones that were badly worn. There was some very noticeable slop in the parts that caused uneven and premature wear on the brake shoes and some parts.

The new stainless bolts that will be used to hold the side panels in place arrived on 2/28. Cork gasket material was placed between the panels and the frame. Guy, Mhat, Luke and Dan Furtado worked on installing the new bolts on 2/28.