The Line car is now at the museum.
heres the irm list report
With all the incredable moving of cars in the last few days, the usual
correspondents are very busy getting ready to unload 1100 and 460 this
morning. And with a late finish yesterday, no one's had a chance to
post loading 1100 news. Yesterday went well, with everybody collected
by about 10:00, with me arriving last, by train. We had to borrow a
pair of air jacks from CSS Freight to do the lifting safely. With that
done, the front dolly (but rear of the car) was attacked first and went
pretty easily. Manuvering inside the shed was interesting for the rear
dolly, which needed to go in at an angle, and then get rototed under the
car. That part took the most time, trying to bump, bounce, yank and
plead with the dolly. That's the one with a steerrable feature, that
was extremely important to get out of the property. Finally, about 4:00
we were able to pull the car outside. While the lot had been plowed
that morning, it was still somewhat slippery, and Donny, the driver,
used his expertise to manuver the 94 ft. rig on a postage stamp, backing
out to Sheridan Ave without a hitch. He stayed there over night and was
planning to leave at daybreak this morning, for an estimated 9:30 --
10:00 arrival at the zoo.
The rotating deck, which is about 23 ft. long, was loaded onto a
Cloverleaf Garage flat, along with the 2 roof boxes, to wait in Mich.
City until Nick gets them next week. The reason the deck is about 50%
longer than 604's is so you can work on an adjacent track's wire,
allowing trains to pass without needing to duck into a siding. The
front (actually rear) coupler was removed for shipment, and went back in
the pickup with Stan and Pete.
The car ran in the yard the morning it left 4 years ago, and with very
little body rot, the one potential issue is the usual -- a new canvas.
And like 604, doing a Linecar would take a back seat to root canal work.
Sooo much crap on the roof -- about 40 saddles for various boards, deck
supports, etc. We have the pan, lightning arrester, etc., to make it
absolutely complete and functional. What to do about adding a trolley
pole will be fodder for some time to come, so who wants to be first?
The IRM participants were Nick, Stan, Charlie, Pete and Dan, all
veterans of multiple 'Body Snatchings.' What's next ? ! ? !
Dan
