This week, work continued on several major projects:

The coupler was installed on the tender frame! Yes, we got the knuckle on as well. We had to borrow Downeast Scenic Railroad 1055 to double-check we got all the pieces in correctly, it is a bit of a jig saw puzzle.

The new front sheet of the cab continues to receive adjustments for a perfect fit. One remaining decision to be made is the configuration of the front-facing windows. Over the course of 470's service, their size and placement varied.

With winter weather coming, it is time to turn back to some of the smaller jobs sitting around the shop -- including the rebuild of 470's Detroit Model A lubricator. The lubricator reservoir was left full of oil and the steam lines full of water when weatherized in 1954. Volunteers have spent the last few winters carefully stripping off the thick coats of black paint and cleaning all the oil from the block. Now, attention is being turned to inspecting and cleaning the steam circuits. At least one coil is split and will need to be addressed before reassembly.

Additionally, work continued to weatherize the tent.

Present: Robert, Al, Ron, Leverett, Hanna, Paul VS, Bob