Enjoying a break from the blistering heat, we continued work this week on MEC #470's tender and cab restoration. Matt cut a flange clearance hole in one of the tender frame cross planks, allowing the water pipe to pass through cleanly when the tender cistern is placed on the frame. This takes us one step closer to our upcoming tender pick! Matt and Jim worked to clean another coal pocket door, as well as two of the compressed air tank brackets.

Bob and Hanna worked on the layout and cutting of the replacement front cab wall, using the old piece as a template for the new steel. They also drilled a mess of rivet holes which will hold the new front wall to the rest of the cab.

Present were: Bob DeWachter, Jim Armstrong, Matt Hofer, and Hanna Brooks