Gwenloco Wrote:
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> Haich
> I have a copy of the L&RP that features the story
> of #49 and have read it several times,
> particularly studying how the cupola was assembled
> and lifted onto the roof.
> I have seen 49 in person and crawled around under
> the car studying how the dead lever bracket was
> attached to the frame, interesting.
> Thank you and the team for going the extra mile
> (miles) to do the necessary research to restore
> the car to as close to original as possible
> including seat cushions, stovepipe, color and all
> the other details.
> The photos of the car on the ground at the museum
> look exactly as C&S 1008 looked when we acquired
> her in 1991. At the time I was fortunate to be
> introduced to Randy Hees of the Nevada State
> Railroad Museum in Bolder City, Nevada who taught
> me the professional attitude and goals of a museum
> quality restoration. My brother Bob and I have
> strived to maintain these goals in our restoration
> work. Keeping the work as close as possible to the
> original in all aspects is what makes the result a
> “Museum Quality” restoration and noting any
> deviation and the reason for making that decision
> with future historians in mind.
> In researching the the various parts of 1008 we
> found that the only C&S caboose with her original
> parts was 1006 in Silver Plume, CO. Bob and I have
> spent several days crawling around under the car
> with camera and tape measure making sketches and
> discovering which parts we would be able to
> reproduce and which would be impossible for our
> limited budget to support. While having new
> patterns made and castings poured for the journal
> boxes and pedestals would be the absolute correct
> way it was decided an alternate solution would
> have to be found. As it turned out the Colorado
> Railroad Museum came to the rescue by making a set
> of pedestals and journals (former CB&Q) available.
>
> The point is, the work to accurately rebuild 49
> was very important in the research and restoration
> of at least one other historic car - Thank you to
> the restoration teams who have made historically
> accurate restorations so students in the future
> will be able to understand the the mechanics and
> engineering of railroading in the 1800’s.
> Richard Farmer
The CRRM has provided pedestals to other caboose restorers. One was the SIlverton Northern caboose. Glad the CRRM could help.
Bill Gould
High Commander
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/13/2021 07:28PM by HAICH OMANDIER.
