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CRIP 19135 TRANSFER CABOOSE

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CRIP 19135 RESTORATION SEQUENCE WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. NEW PHOTOS ARE POSTED TWICE A WEEK, AFTER EACH DAY'S WORK.

08.13.06 - CRIP 19135 SITS AS IT WAS BROUGHT IN FROM THE STORAGE YARD. NOTE THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR ON THE DECK AND THE BARREL OF OIL. THIS CABOOSE WAS ASSEMBLED IN 1965 FROM A ROCK ISLAND BOXCAR, NUMBERED 140867. THE BOXCAR WAS BUILT IN THE 1930'S.

12.14.07 - THIS PHOTO, BY ROBERT KUTELLA, SHOWS THE CONDITION OF THE INTERIOR PRIOR TO RESTORATION. IT HAD NUMEROUS FIVE GALLON PAINT CANS, PART OF A RADIAL ARM SAW, A DEHUMIDIFIER, A COAL STOVE IN PIECES AND OTHER ASSORTED JUNK INSIDE. WINDOWS AND DOORS WERE BROKEN, THE WOOD SIDING WAS ROTTEN AND LEAKING AND THE ROOF LEAKED.

10.08.06 - THE EAST END OF THE CAR, WITH TEMPORARY DOOR IN PLACE TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT WAS KICKED IN, PRIOR TO WORK COMMENCING.

10.08.13 - KIRK WARNER HAS STARTED TO REMOVE THE ROTTED SIDING. NOTE ALL THEH FIVE GALLON CONTAINERS OF PAINT INSIDE THE CABIN. THERE WERE OVER TWENTY OF THEM IN THE CAR THAT HAD TO BE REMOVED.

08.13.06 - CRIP 19135 SITS AS IT WAS BROUGHT IN FROM THE STORAGE YARD. NOTE THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR ON THE DECK AND THE BARREL OF OIL. THIS CABOOSE WAS ASSEMBLED IN 1965 FROM A ROCK ISLAND BOXCAR, NUMBERED 140867. THE BOXCAR WAS BUILT IN THE 1930'S. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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12.14.07 - THIS PHOTO, BY ROBERT KUTELLA, SHOWS THE CONDITION OF THE INTERIOR PRIOR TO RESTORATION. IT HAD NUMEROUS FIVE GALLON PAINT CANS, PART OF A RADIAL ARM SAW, A DEHUMIDIFIER, A COAL STOVE IN PIECES AND OTHER ASSORTED JUNK INSIDE. WINDOWS AND DOORS WERE BROKEN, THE WOOD SIDING WAS ROTTEN AND LEAKING AND THE ROOF LEAKED. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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10.08.06 - THE EAST END OF THE CAR, WITH TEMPORARY DOOR IN PLACE TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT WAS KICKED IN, PRIOR TO WORK COMMENCING. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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10.08.13 - KIRK WARNER HAS STARTED TO REMOVE THE ROTTED SIDING. NOTE ALL THEH FIVE GALLON CONTAINERS OF PAINT INSIDE THE CABIN. THERE WERE OVER TWENTY OF THEM IN THE CAR THAT HAD TO BE REMOVED. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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10.08.07 - KIRK WARNER HAS THE NEW WOOD CUT, MILLED, PAINTED AND READY TO APPLY.

10.08.06 - KIRK WARNER HAS APPLIED THE FIRST FEW ROWS OF NEW SIDING.

10.22.06 - KIRK WARNER HAS APPLIED MORE NEW SIDING.

10.22.06 - CONNIE BELL STARTS NEEDLE CHIPPING.

10.08.07 - KIRK WARNER HAS THE NEW WOOD CUT, MILLED, PAINTED AND READY TO APPLY. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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10.08.06 - KIRK WARNER HAS APPLIED THE FIRST FEW ROWS OF NEW SIDING. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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10.22.06 - KIRK WARNER HAS APPLIED MORE NEW SIDING. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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10.22.06 - CONNIE BELL STARTS NEEDLE CHIPPING. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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11.26.06 - WORK HAS NOT COMMENCED ON THE WOOD FOR THE WEST END. THE FUEL TANK IS STILL IN PLACE. NEEDLE CHIPPING AND PRIMING HAS STARTED ON THE SIDESILL.

10.25.06 - VICTOR HUMPHREYS READYS METAL FOR PAINT.

10.25.06 - THE WOOD REPLACEMENT IS COMPLETE ON THE B END.

11.26.06 - THE INTERIOR, VERTICAL DOOR SUPPORTS ON THE B END WERE ROTTED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY WERE COVERED BY THE CEILING NAILER SUPPORTS, WHICH HAD TO BE REMOVED.

11.26.06 - WORK HAS NOT COMMENCED ON THE WOOD FOR THE WEST END. THE FUEL TANK IS STILL IN PLACE. NEEDLE CHIPPING AND PRIMING HAS STARTED ON THE SIDESILL. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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10.25.06 - VICTOR HUMPHREYS READYS METAL FOR PAINT. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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10.25.06 - THE WOOD REPLACEMENT IS COMPLETE ON THE B END. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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11.26.06 - THE INTERIOR, VERTICAL DOOR SUPPORTS ON THE B END WERE ROTTED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY WERE COVERED BY THE CEILING NAILER SUPPORTS, WHICH HAD TO BE REMOVED. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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12.20.06 - THE CEILING NAILER SUPPORTS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO ALLOW FOR REPLACEMNT OF THE ROTTED VERTICAL DOOR SUPPORTS.

12.20.06 - KIRK WARNER HAS REMOVED THE FUEL TANK AND AND STARTED WOOD REPLACEMENT ON THE A END

12.13.06 - JOHN NELLIGAN AND BOB KUTELLA ARE TESTING THE FIT OF THE MORTISES AND TENONS WHICH WERE JUST COMPLETED ON A NEW DOOR WHICH THEY ARE MAKING.

12.20.06 - JOHN NELLIGAN & BOB KUTELLA COMPLETE THE MORTISES AND TENONS ON A NEW DOOR. THEY ARE VERY HAPPY THAT IT FIT!

12.20.06 - THE CEILING NAILER SUPPORTS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO ALLOW FOR REPLACEMNT OF THE ROTTED VERTICAL DOOR SUPPORTS. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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12.20.06 - KIRK WARNER HAS REMOVED THE FUEL TANK AND AND STARTED WOOD REPLACEMENT ON THE A END - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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12.13.06 - JOHN NELLIGAN AND BOB KUTELLA ARE TESTING THE FIT OF THE MORTISES AND TENONS WHICH WERE JUST COMPLETED ON A NEW DOOR WHICH THEY ARE MAKING. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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12.20.06 - JOHN NELLIGAN & BOB KUTELLA COMPLETE THE MORTISES AND TENONS ON A NEW DOOR. THEY ARE VERY HAPPY THAT IT FIT! - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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12.27.06 - KIRK WARNER NOW HAS MOST OF THE WOOD ON THE A END REPLACED. IT IS NOT SECURED AS THE WOOD TO THE LEFT OF THE DOOR HAS TO BE JACKED DOWN INTO ALIGNMENT PRIOR TO SECUREMENT.

01.03.07 - MORE NEW WOOD HAS BEEN APPLIED OVER THE DOOR. THE FINAL PIECE WILL BE MADE AND ADDED IN LATE SPRING 2007. THE NEW INTERIOR DOOR SUPPORTS WILL BE MADE AND ALL OF THE HORIZONTAL WOOD WILL BE LINED UP AND SECURED. THE FIRST GRAB IRON ON THIS END HAS BEEN APPLIED. HORIZONTAL WOOD WILL BE LINED UP AND SECURED.

01.03.07 - NEW DOOR FRAMING HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE B END IN PREPARATION FOR HANGING THE NEW DOORS. ONE HANDHOLD HAS BEEN APPLIED.

01.07.07 - JOEL AHRENDT IS NEEDLE CHIPPING THE EXTERIOR FRAME. THE FIRST STEP IN PREPARING FOR PAINT, PRIOR TO NEW SIDING APPLICATION. JOEL IS SPENDING HIS EIGHT HOUR WORK PERIOD IN THE FREIGHT CAR DEPARTMENT AS HE WORKS TOWARD REGULAR MEMBERSHIP AT THE IRM. IT IS JANUARY 7, 2007 AND THE WEATHER IS COOPERATING!

12.27.06 - KIRK WARNER NOW HAS MOST OF THE WOOD ON THE A END REPLACED. IT IS NOT SECURED AS THE WOOD TO THE LEFT OF THE DOOR HAS TO BE JACKED DOWN INTO ALIGNMENT PRIOR TO SECUREMENT. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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01.03.07 - MORE NEW WOOD HAS BEEN APPLIED OVER THE DOOR. THE FINAL PIECE WILL BE MADE AND ADDED IN LATE SPRING 2007. THE NEW INTERIOR DOOR SUPPORTS WILL BE MADE AND ALL OF THE HORIZONTAL WOOD WILL BE LINED UP AND SECURED. THE FIRST GRAB IRON ON THIS END HAS BEEN APPLIED. HORIZONTAL WOOD WILL BE LINED UP AND SECURED. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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01.03.07 - NEW DOOR FRAMING HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE B END IN PREPARATION FOR HANGING THE NEW DOORS. ONE HANDHOLD HAS BEEN APPLIED. - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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01.07.07 - JOEL AHRENDT IS NEEDLE CHIPPING THE EXTERIOR FRAME. THE FIRST STEP IN PREPARING FOR PAINT, PRIOR TO NEW SIDING APPLICATION. JOEL IS SPENDING HIS EIGHT HOUR WORK PERIOD IN THE FREIGHT CAR DEPARTMENT AS HE WORKS TOWARD REGULAR MEMBERSHIP AT THE IRM. IT IS JANUARY 7, 2007 AND THE WEATHER IS COOPERATING! - Kirk L. Warner (kwarner)

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