RR Museum of LI Starts Restoration of LIRR Hack

Anthony C. DeBellis · **Posted:** Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:05 pm

Good Evening Ladies & Gentlemen,

It may of been Halloween today but the work did not stop at the Railroad Museum of Long Island in Riverhead. We got a a coat of Orange paint onto Former Long Island Railroad Baywindow Caboose C-68. She has not gotten any TLC in a while, so I took on the project to repaint her.

She got one coat today, to cover up all her rust stops and get her ready for winter. In the spring after she has weatherd a little 2 more coats will be applied along with a coat on the roof. Then the detail work and lettering. She will be ready for 2010 museum patrons in late April, ready to tell her story as she has been for so many years, just in fresh as-deliverd paint.

We were also lucky enough to have a crew working on preparing our machine for paint.

So much has gotten done this year, and it is all thanks to our volunteers! I don't think I have ever seen so much work go on at one time......3 Railroad Cars painted and a soon a building. Not bad if you ask me.

Anthony
Railroad Museum of Long Island

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The second project of the day below, with it's own crew

Richard Glueck · **Posted:** Sat Oct 31, 2009 11:08 pm

Commendations all around, Anthony. It's nice to see the RMLI moving forward on so many neglected fronts. Don Fisher's leadership on the G5s project is at the head of the achievements, but the support structures and cars will amplify the story of the LIRR as well.

Dave Lewandoski · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 5:58 pm **Posts:** 1083

thanks for sharing! it's good to see rolling stock being taken care of.