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From: MDelvec952 mdelvec952 AT aol DOT com
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:28:51 -0400
Subject: DL&W F3 Volunteer -- 6/14 -- Paintin' place, and a surprise
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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:39:26 -0400
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Subject: DL&W F3 Volunteer -- 6/14 -- Paintin' place, and a surprise
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Regretably I neglected to copy the e-mail lists on the past two newsletters, so here they come. Lots of exciting stuff happening in Scranton with the F3s, as you'll read. For those who don't get photos embedded, the images can be seen on www.tristaterail.org. The new donation link is on the Tri-State site for those wishing to contribute -- simply point, click and donate. Recent contributions and pledges have gotten us through the painting -- thanks so much to the contributors.

....Mike Del Vecchio





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Sent: Mon, Jun 14, 2010 12:18 am
Subject: DL&W F3 Volunteer -- Paintin' place, and a surprise




Greetings, all,

This weekend's work sessions were productive and goal reaching. We're ready to begin painting, which starts with epoxy primer. The last of the details are complete, including all of the caulking, sanding, scuffing, spot priming, details added, details removed, etc. We even started sanding and sealing the roof, which was work we had planned to do outside. We removed the last of the glass to be replaced, and the new portholes are in Scranton -- beautiful and clean. We had seven people working this weekend, and we got a lot finished.

The people and supplies are in place for painting and masking, but so far the NPS wants just one locomotive outdoors at a time. The ARHS paint crew isn't yet finished with the 664, and we've asked the Park Service for some way to get the 663 out into the sun for paint, offering a few suggestions. The Convention is slightly more than a week away, and we plan to work full-time to get it done. Please, those who can attend during the week speak up now so we can work you into the schedule. Please don't assume that I can remember our past conversations. We can use you, and depending on things we may be staying up there. We've been offered the possibility of railcar lodging, which may appeal to some. The ARHS is planning a paint session on Tuesday, and likely the soonest we can begin is Wednesday. Watch your e-mails each of the next few evenings for updates.

Next, we finally have a donation page up on our website, www.tristaterail.org, click on the F3 progress page. Many thanks to Charles Smith and Mike Finfer for that. We had been trying to get a paypal button working for months. Because of a paypal account that we had for Santa Train ticketing many years ago, and some lost passwords and middle-age memories, and the fact that dealing via e-mail with paypal is at best unproductive, we couldn't start another account easily. Tom Kelcec spent hours on the phone getting past the FAQ reps and finally getting supervisors who could explain what was not happening, that we require photo i.d.s and copies of our bank's signature cards and signed letters authenticating it all, etc. Charles suggested the same Ticket-Turtle system we now use for Santa Train and fantrip ticketing, and Charles then followed through and set it up. Mike Finfer worked out some bugs to get it onto our website, and now we're in business. People and point, click an
d donate. While we have received some mighty generous donations from members and friends, this will make the process much easier than writing and mailing checks. And even the $20 and $50 bills will add up to see DL&W 663 painted and running on the September trips.

Sometimes it's nice to know that so many others think a project is as significant as those who are contributing the sweat and brawn. Our local railfan media have been very enthusiastic about the F3 project. Railpace editor Tom Nemeth started it with a cover photo, an editorial and a page of pictures in the June issue. Tom called our work "the real deal." Since the July Railpace will be available during the Convention, he held a page to the very last minute hoping to get a good image of at least the nose to get into print. Well-known rail photographer John M. Gabriel came to Scranton on Sunday June 6th, while ARHS's Rich Jahn and his volunteers did all they could to complete the nose -- mask for and spray the black, and make up some number boards. But that morning in Scranton the sky was dark and the satellites were showing torrents and hail. By about 10:00 a.m the rain had stopped, the 664 was moved outside and Rich began spraying under pewter skies. When the time came to r
emove the masking, dark clouds still dominated the sky, so a few of us during a 663 break waited for that one spot of sunshine. It appeared for about ten seconds, and Gabriel was off to Railpace headquarters with a happy memory card.

The Railfan & Railroad editors have also been enthusiastic. For its wider audience, Walt Lankenau and I had previously been talking about boxing in a few photos with a couple of paragraphs, which would be a good thing. Walt saw the great photos in our e-mailings and from what Rich Jahn and Tom Kelcec had been sending, and expanded the coverage to a four-page feature. When it came time to pick a cover from all of the features in that issue, our F3 images won out. Managing editor Steve Barry did a great job with the cover layout. The page proof is below, and that photographer in the picture is John Gabriel taking one of his images for Railpace. The number boards had been in place all of ten minutes. I was laying on the shop floor waiting for that spot of bright sun against the storm clouds when John stood in the scene -- made the image "more better." This issue is at the printer and copies may be available at the Convention. We'll certainly be using the story for future fu
nd raising.

TRAINS Magazine is also interested in a story a little further down the road, and that one will discuss more of the history of the F3s and the two clubs that own them. Bob Bahrs is working on that one - it was Bob Bahrs and the late Mike Miterko who convinced Tri-State and the ARHS to purchase the last examples of F3s, back in 1985. Yes, it's been 25 years.

Below the R&R cover are a few more images of this weekend's work. One of the things that comes to mind when look at the R&R cover: That silhouette can be any railfan who attends the Convention, and Steamtown after that.

Thanks, all, and we'll talk about paint next week: ....Mike Del Vecchio








Below, Jeff Rawes finishing the last of the plumbing work. Here he is matching modern copper pipe to the original, which is a slightly different size. This is the pipe through which the cooling water is admitted, which allows us to fill the tank with a garden house. Sharen Miterko-Rawes took the photo.





Below, your humble newsleditor is applying a bead of specialized and highly recommended caulk sealer, 3M's Dynatron 550, to the areas between the panels to keep all future water from entering these areas. More than 500 feat of caulk was applied, which will ensure that the paint flows smoothly over every joint and batten strip. Because of this work and the powder coating and the gallons of donated and purchased POR-15, our DL&W 663 will last for generations. Sharen Miterko-Rawes took the photo.





While I could have picked a better section of screen to photograph, this image below shows the first area where water running down the outside of the carbody enters in the inside of the carbody. This sealing caulk closes that gap, is smoothed with a wet finger where needed, and the paint will give it a heavy enamel shell that will keep water out. All of the batten strips were sealed in this manner, and any other location deemed appropriate.





Let's remember our goal, the future Lackawanna 663 at the NRHS Convention.







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