Bob and Paul worked on the cab, while Leverett and Ron did some work on the Downeast Scenic's passenger truck rebuild. It was a good day for shop work, a bit overcast and some rain, temperature was good for working.

The guys completed fitting up the cab's front wall stiffeners. All the rivet holes were drilled for both, and they were bolted up with 3/8” hardware. The angle iron certainly made the wall much more rigid! They were able to lure Leverett away from fitting up bushings to help out with setting a few rivets for the stiffeners. Mostly, this is a test of a new mandrel for the hydraulic rivet squeezer. The new mandrel allows setting rivets alongside the web of an angle iron. It worked well, although it is a bit harder to get onto the hot rivet initially.

This photo is admittedly staged…. Drill isn't running, and safety glasses weren't needed! It is hard to work and photograph at the same time! Additionally, the guys worked on cutting up some stock for the front window framing.