This weekend the snow did not keep the crew from working on 1741. (Although it did keep them from getting home quickly!) Wayne Allen performed maintenance on the main generator and load regulator on 1741. Ryan continued welding pilot plates and re-installing the mu stand on the long hood end of the locomotive. While we probably could have purchased a newer style one fairly cheap, Ryan rebuilt the original GP9 style receptacle bending sheet metal and forming it back to its original shape. Eric Grover and Cory worked in the cab. All the plywood flooring was removed and several trash cans of rusted metal were vacuumed and scrapped out of the cab area. New flooring was cut with laminated 1 inch think plywood, once complete it will be covered in anti-skid black rubber flooring and trimmed out as we did in 4268. The original flooring that was removed was charcoal covered on the lower side. We believe this is the original cab floor from EMD and the fire damage that occurred to the cab of 1741 back in 1974.
