greenwichlirr wrote:In my opinion, uh....YEAH, it IS.Just as an fyi-Oyster Bay RR Museum purchased #7433 from the scrapper who bought up the K&K.We fundraised to bring her home and after more fundraising with the first donation by Island Rail, we began the restoration hard in 2017 after putting a plan and the right people together.
I'm not making any monetary arguments on who or what if anyone should or could or would have bought them. What I am calling sad is that the cars will end up being razor blades.
I'll say it again. THAT is sad.
Look at the LIRR forum under Preservation News for OBRM updates with photos.
The plan is for
1-removal of everything bolted on in the interior-completed
2-demolition of the entire floor-completed
3-removal of all windows/shades/facias-completed-windows undergoing restoration-ongoing
4-sandblasting of entire car-to be completed in April 2018
5-welding in new floor stiffeners-parts completed to be welded in after sandblasting of the car
6- welding in new corrugated steel floors then bolt on seat frames before pouring all new concrete
This is our 2018 plan
MADDOG
