Work continued on the boiler survey this weekend. In order to prepare for the removal of the throttle, the throttle gland was removed from the backhead by Paul and Bob. It came off with surprising ease considering the amount of backache the flexible staybolt caps caused.

We are testing a new lightweight air rivet gun in order to handle the small rivets we are setting in the cab. For a size comparison, the air rivet gun we have been using is laying on the table of the first photo, attached to the yellow coiled hose. Our practice steel plate -- yes, it is cut in the shape of the tender -- has many rivet learning sessions displayed. We set four rivets in the far right column, starting from the top. After a few modifications, it seems like this lightweight air rivet gun may be game changing!

Finally, we continued working on cataloging Maine Central technical drawings in our collection. Finding some real gems!

Present were Bob, Paul, and Hanna