Weekend at Fred's Locomotive Shop
In the Paint Shop/Stripping Shed we have:
2 E-60's are getting stripped, while an SD-60 experienced a painting disaster, that became a stripping disaster... looks like more time in the iso bath...
Texas & Gulf Coast MOW kitbash, TX&GC C40-8 (1st HO scale painted unit... suffered some severe paint bleed through under the tape... MAY go in for re-paint...)
PACE commuter system spot painted a former Santa Fe FP-45 so it could enter service immediatly
TX&GC branch line service train: regular freight unit, HEP/baggage car, coach, and coach/cab car.
Moving over to the Maintenance Bay:
2 E-33's are in, the 4605 is in to get its snowplow fitted, and the 4617 is in for a chop-nose.
This unique MOW car was inspired by Hurricane Ike. It is designed to survey the Right of Way following storms, and to be able to remove tree limbs and debris from the tracks. The caboose portion will house equipment to survey the rail bed for weakening of the sub-roadbed. The cut out portion will have steps for crew members to board mid-car, and the aft end will have gear lockers for chainsaws, shovels and other hand held tools.