Seeburg Jukebox Restoration, Part 5

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Remember this from a previous post?

A damaged piece of molding that had to be rebuilt.

Well, as I was installing it, it broke.  I fixed it again, then it broke again.  Repeat 2 more times.  The old wood was just too weak.  So I took a piece of maple, cut and carved an entirely new one from scratch.

New Molding to replace the 3x repaired broken one

Time consuming, yes.  This small piece is only about 5 inches long, but it’s been holding up progress on a lot of other things.

Another task that was holding up progress, and one I had been dreading, was installing the new mirrors on the front door.   But Dave came and gave me a hand or two.

Front door with new mirrors and new grill cloth

In the above photo, the door frame is not done being repaired, but it gives a good idea what it will look like when finished.

I’m happy to get these two obstacles behind me.

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First Snow

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It seems like it was just yesterday I was walking in autumn colored leaves.

Wait!  It was just yesterday, just before the sun set.

Not surprising for this time of year, it snowed 4 inches last night and this morning.

The Mountain Bluebirds didn’t seem to mind.

In a couple of months, the temperatures will be colder and the water frozen over.  Meanwhile, this snow will melt within a day or two and we’ll be back to our Indian Summer.

Train Geeking

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One thing I like about the trains that run through the mountains here, is that it’s living history.  The Union Pacific Moffat Subdivision (as it is known today) was originally built around 1903 and is still in use today.  That makes it roughly 110 years old.

On September’s outing with Rob and Sherrie (I’m a little behind in updating this blog), we picked up where we left off from our July outing when we explored the eastern side of Moffat Tunnel (6.1 miles long, under the Continental Divide) and the old route over Rollins Pass.

East Portal Moffat Tunnel, November 2010

We headed over to the west side of the Moffat Tunnel, in Winter Park.   As luck would have it, we caught Amtrak’s California Zephyr emerging from the tunnel. (It helps to have a scanner radio to hear the train communications.)  Compared to the east portal of the tunnel with is large concrete structure and huge venting system, the west portal is unassuming.

Amtrak #5 "Califorina Zephyr" emerging from the Moffat Tunnel

Because this is a photo heavy post the rest are behind the cut.  And some of these photos benefit by clicking to see the larger versions.

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