Diner 741 Restoration Update - January 2006

This first set of photos were taken on January 16, 2006. Midwest Locomotive has completed removing the rusted side-sheets, and is now working on the kitchen floor and putting the final touches on the side-sheet and wall supports. Notice that Midwest has also removed the wall seperating the kitchen and the hallway. We have determined it would be more effective to replace the entire wall, rather than replace certain areas.

This next set of photos were taken around midnight on January 26-27, 2006. Midwest Locomotive's second shift is hard at work on the interior wall supports, cutting the old rusted ones out, and welding in new ones.

This last set of photos was taken on the afternoon of January 27, 2006, and the work of the previous night is now visible. The first row of photos shows the old wall stringers, rusted, on the hallway side of the car. To the right of the stringers are two new exterior side-sheet supports. The next rows of photos show the new, repaired interior stringers.

The photo on the right depicts the stringers and side-sheet supports on the kitchen side of the car. Once Midwest finished the hallway side, they will work their way around the car. Compare this photo to some of the photos above and you can see the amount of work Midwest is putting into the car, and how much hidden rust was found.