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Fuel tank: Stairs below cupola removed in preparation for the disassembly and removal of the tanks
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Fuel tank: Stairs below cupola removed in preparation for the disassembly and removal of the tanks

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  • Steel before cleaning: Before using steel wool
  • Check out that floor: A trip to Home Depot followed by some math, puzzle-solving, and skillsaw work showed the beginnings of a nice wood floor.
  • Clean sink: After some elbow grease, sink and counter are clean and shiny
  • Steel after cleaning
  • Reorganized and re-wired electrical locker
  • View from kitchen end
  • Wood stove and new wood floor: First weekend in Concord, NH
  • Inside after painting and floor: First weekend in Concord, NH; carpet runner protects the wood floor in the main corridor
  • Fresh coat of red paint
  • Fusee and flag rack: Just repainted
  • Fuel tank: Stairs below cupola removed in preparation for the disassembly and removal of the tanks
  • Window shades: Pull-shades installed on all six picture windows
  • What a mess! This is just after light was first activated in the caboose after removing the 32 volt system. It takes lots of tools and cleaning to work on the caboose. We're starting to put down the Kilz primer over the plywood floor, which was previously covered by buckling linoleum, to seal it up. The floor is still a bit sticky from the glue that was there for many years.
  • Walls of cupola get fresh coat of paint: First coats of red and white
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