Niagara Railway Museum

Projects

Work Sessions

July 10th,2004

NFRM members Ken Jones Jr. and Aaron White spent the day beginning the restoration of the lettering on our boxcars. The photographs below show our current progress. We began by wirebrushing and masking off the existing lettering, which on the block lettered car, had all but rusted away. After masking was completed, the lettering was given a coat of primer to make it easier to apply the topcoat. 2 coats of white rust paint were applied, allowed to set and then the masking was removed. There was some bleeding due to the surface condition of the metal but overall we are quite satisfied with the way that the lettering turned out. We have a long way to go yet, but every little piece helps.

July 13th,2003

Dale returned to life at 10:10pm on Sunday June 22, 2003, when the RO-D ran for the first time in over 20 years. However, prior to that, while trying to install the idler pulley for the belt, the casting that holds the idler pulley broke (a very old aluminum casting). March 28/2002: Dale has been stripped down to the frame for steel replacement.

The Niagara Falls Railway Museum is pleased to announce we will be honouring the memory of NAPA member Dale Henry by purchasing and restoring a motorcar that was in his collection of antique power equipment.

Once restored, the car will carry Dale’s name as our tribute.

The photos below were taken in March of 2001 and show the car in its “before” condition.