Letters and Numbers

When we last saw the 319 and 409, yesterday at about 4 PM, Ron Coy had just started laying out the lettering on one side of the 409. By 9 AM this morning he was finishing up the outlines on the second side, and all of the numbers were done. He can really work fast.

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And here's a view of the finished car, as it moves over to track 2 for touch-up work on the other side. Meanwhile, prep work on the 319 continued. I worked on windows some more, and provided information on lettering that was needed for the 319.

Jamie did the necessary switching in Barn 2, and we then moved the 319 over to track 22, and put it west of the 460. Jim and his team were planning to repaint the gray later today.

This left Ron temporarily with little to do, so we then pulled the blue cars out of Barn 8, and I ran them over to 50th. Here Ron did the outlining on one letterboard of the 308, where the outlining had never been applied. It now looks better, and consistent with the 309. The blue cars are back in Barn 8, and the 319 is spending the night in Barn 2.

I also went over to check on the 321. The tarp has come part way off again, exposing the north side this time. I put some extra windows in place; luckily it's supposed to be clear for a few days. Perhaps we can somehow get the tarp back in place soon.