WP668 is currently painted pink with red stripes, plus pink, white and yellow spots.
That is, our 1916 backyard caboose is well into the process of having her first
thorough professional painting in probably 50 years. Avi Lenchner (of Avi
Decorative Painting, 650-329-0770, Menlo Park, CA) and his crew are hard
at work. The red stripes are from the rust retardant primer on the steel straps.
The pink, white and yellow spots are from various kinds of metal and wood hole fillers.
The pink paint is the primer for the wood. The final colors will be Western Pacific
Feather River Railway’s trademark rust brown with bright yellow trim.
John is replacing the split boards under the roof over the landings, the trim boards
around the windows and doors, and the stair treads where the wood was in very poor
condition. Those are the only places where wood needed replacing. Our contractor
is drawing the plans for the new building-code-compliant stairs.
Pictures soon to come…
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