“Even though the rain this last week Wednesday kept us inside, it worked out well because the work we needed to do, was inside.

Our Mid-Week volunteer session focused completely on the #9’s tender again, but this time we were finishing up the great paint job she got last year.  Chris Burdick joined us to help mix up the paint and hardener, and we set the young ones loose to finish up the coal space on the Tender. Fletcher was joined by his youngest cousin, Carter Reiman, and they both slung some brushes to paint the coal space by hand.  They had a good time, and many laughs.  I was amazed at the difference in the look of the coal tender by simply hand painting it. 

Other tasks we completed included sealing up the top lip of the tender with caulk, and we again took a closer look at the pilot for future restoration.

A big THANK YOU to Chirs Burdick for setting Fletch and Carter up with the paint, and another big THANK YOU to the operations crew for getting the tender inside the Coach Shed last week.  There is no way we could have completed this job if the tender had not been spotted indoors.  Especially with all the rain we received.  

Please keep an eye out for our next work session, I will post it as soon as we have picked a date.“