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In the past week, a number of tasks were completed by those hired to renovate the roundhouse. Let look at some of them in the pictures above (from left to right).

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At the left, we see the turntable pit rim being re-waterproofed in preparation for the completion of all of the radial tracks from the turntable to the roundhouse doors. In the next picture, we see a new steel mezzanine under construction for Leon’s going up at the south end of stall 18. In the next picture, this odd bit of kit is a vacuum machine engaged in removing stone from the roof in advance of major re-waterproofing work.
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Finally we find Mike and his crew finishing off the caps to both remaining steam locomotive wheel-drop service pits. There is a steel “floor” under the concrete to allow the pits to be re-opened in the future should that be required. According to policy, all changes to the heritage fabric of this National Historic Site for temporary tenant purposes must be reversible.
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Text and Pictures by Michael Guy