The past few work sessions in November have centered around getting the trailing truck unloaded from the Downeast Scenic flatcar where it has lived since coming to Ellsworth and inside NESCo's shop for disassembly and rebuilding.

The leaf spring packs and hangers have been removed. The gear box cover was opened up for a peek inside.

The booster assembly is being removed in its entirety. 470 was originally delivered with a type C1 booster. We have discovered that what is now present is a C2.

The booster gearbox surrounds the axle of the Delta trailing truck. A section of the lower case was unbolted and dropped down to the ground. There is also a large vertical pin between the cylinders that mate the booster to the cross member of the truck. We were unable to remove the nut from the pin so the pin head was cut off.

The booster unit is now ready to be lifted from the trailing truck. Gearbox case will be put back together and the axle holes will be sealed up. Internals will be lubricated to preserve. Current plans are to store the booster unit long term.

Thanks to Ron, Al, Leverett, Bob and Tim for making this all happen.