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From: mdelvec952 AT aol DOT com
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:37:25 -0400
Subject: DL&W F3 Volunteer -- The Weekend and What's next?
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Greetings all,

The NRHS Convention finished as planned last weekend. Other than some bad luck with track issues, all went well and no one got hurt. More than 600 people registered, and something close to a thousand people were somehow participating. The F3s were a big part of the show, and our gray ghost was a great surprise that's getting a lot of good mention over the cyber wires. More than 60 registered for the night photos, the event within which we played the biggest part.

So, what's next? Finish the striping, which we'll be doing over July 4th Weeekend. This is light work that doesn't require a lot of bodies, but we can use a few hands wtih some experience. We'll be masking Friday, painting Saturday, then more masking and paint Sunday. By the end of Sunday, we should have a full freight unit. We'll also paint the jeweled number board, but a few parts are missing so we'll install after it's complete.

At the Tri-State meeting Tuesday, Dave Lindstrum returned the four portholes with 16 new drilled and tapped holes for the retaining plates on each, with screws in them. That was a huge job -- each hole and tapping process likely took an hour. Sixty-four of 'em! Many thanks, Dave, for the work over and above the call. We're still trying to round up enough gasketing to allow us to install the new porthole glass. ARHS and us are ordering new stuff, 500 feet of it to make the minimum. But it may arrive before Railfest in September. Between our four portholes, the volume that ARHS needs for the 664 and the six portholes for the B-unit, the Reading Tech and other museum needs, that 500 feet will go quickly. Hopefully, we can find some now to replace with the new stock.

Once painted, the 663 will join the 664 in the core complex, parked near the turntable where we can continue to do some remaining work. There are pipes to reconnect, some electrical repairs, reassemble the cab from the painting, install the ditch light controller, paint the cab and engine room interior and some smaller jobs. Our engine needs a floor, and we're evaluating options there. We'd like to get the dynamic brakes working as well.

At the beginning of the Convention the ARHS and Tri-State principles were invited to a meeting with the exhibit specialist to sign some papers and go over some basics. This meeting could have been held earlier in the process, as some new procedures were outlined that we need to follow going forward. Most are items we have talked about before, but here is the summary:

No one under 18 permitted in the shop area, inside or out.

Proper work attire is required in the shop area -- steel toe work boots, long pants, rugged shirts.

Safety gear is required -- ear plugs, safety glasses, gloves, breathing aids when required, etc.

Name tags are required -- I'm making some up, but that makes RSVP's most important. Bring your own if you have something.

No food in the shop area -- tables are provided for that purpose.

Things have been a bit loose during the build-up to and during the Convention as people of all dress and age were all over everywhere. I'm told the Park employees were overwhelmed by attendance many times during the week. Now that the Convention is over, it's all business up there. With most of the work completed, we won't see big work sessions, but we need to cheerfully follow the NPS rules. Even I have to buy steel-toe boots -- the railroad doesn't require them so I don't have any.

Thanks in advance, all.

Meanhile, a couple of photos follow   ....Mike Del Vecchio

Tracy Antz got a great angle on that Wednesday night photo, and this has become my favorite. Note how clean that headlight and number board glass is when new. New glass is a worthy investment that adds a nice finishing touch to any restoration.

The DL&W freight scheme is catching on. Here is the locomotive on the train ride at Nay Aug Park in Scranton in a photo by John Vail taken recently. Last I saw this it was in the passenger scheme, so the freight paint had to have come in the past few years. Nay Aug Park is easy to find -- instead of turning left to reach Steamtown or the Radison, turn right onto Mulberry and head all the way up the hill -- you'll run right into the Park. At the far end of the parking lot is an overlook with a great view of DL&W's Nay Aug tunnel.


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