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Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 8 Aug 1979, p. 8

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8 The CamnadaChampion, Wed.,Aug. 81979 Raltway ca Students tackle artifacts tO lindta tuîbs MhartaAderson ai Gluelpis neyer had asy great interest sn railway cars, bt inth ie pasSmo ycrs se ha ccua- ulated enaugis issamîctge to pructicalty strip dams and reiald raitmay cars dattng bock to tise early tee's. tise second yeac Guelphs Usiversity i studet i- oe ofseves indid.als ired to mark t tise Hulas ('aaaty ttreecrr and Eieclrsc ttuilwuv Museum for tise1 Atong asististe otherj stadents. obe is e lagusg. panting and relursnisg tise raimay reites tisas are tise pride und joy oi tise Museum. Located sortis of Campbelivilte on Guelpis Uneeis a quiet lorest sellîng. tise Museum allers stsitors os apport- astty ta step iack ta ime au lhey truadie dams lise tracissin perisaps a 1910 Troronoî atlsay s'as- vertible car. llestorisg lise railway pleces taises considerabte tas. effort andmosey. In 1978 onder lise pros- inciai goversesent progratî Surmmer i-'îpeîîî'ssce 78, seieral students mere ired to assîsl Museums club semisers ils tise restar- alias maris. Tiis year. sevea oniverstty and cllege stadents are spendiag Ibeir sommer at tiserait- may site. htany of lise maseomn pieces arrive iallered and seglected shape. Wood rames reqaently seed replacement and the orgtnal paint color of tise cars ta allen hard ta delerti se. lteass detaiis andorna- mns are sualiy hiackesedmwilh age and ia hus of itasd scrobitg are needed la retors tee ta lieir original lastre. Memisrofethlie Rail- way Museum cluis lisa operale tise site, maris ataagsîde tise studento, offersg information an lise variaas car pieces far catalaguing porpoaes. Tise stadents mrk lrosî original railmay car pîctares tram lise Toronto Archives. Old blueprînts and pisoto- grapiss are ilams up several stoes la provide stadents ils some idca af detaîl and con- struction. i7 a 5 SUMMER STUDENTS at the Kaltan callege students are Martin McCombie, Cacty Railway and Electric Museum <eftl, Riaz Kaba, Nancy Haod, Daug norUs of Campbeliville have been kept McOuat, David Johns and Marian Ander- busy for Use summer mantha restaring and son. cleaning railway cars. The university and But tmose utra. the group must mors mîlh lise matertal tbey have. Ans original paint ciip la sometimes tise aty due ta tise cars original Sladents on lise jais have tearsed a variety af trudes involved in tise restarataonaoflise an- tiques. Tise grap is inthie finat stages ot finisiig a 1915 rattmay car for disptay uit lise ansoal CNE ta Toronto. Brase filtingo are getîlso a final scrais and lhitside aftie car carnies lise scent af tresh cherry maad nIais. sper- tuily caecocted sy lise Musum meesbersbtp. At lise calalogaing table. several stadents pare over car tons of pinces beioaging lar cars and overisead raîlmay fines. Tma bos cars are filled ils parts in addition la Imo storeage sheds osnlise Mîuseam's praperly. "Iast orprised there are so maay pteces tisaI go i10 ltse construaction oI a car," saîd Martn McCaîahie. a Guelphs University stadent. Approsioîalely 100 parts go nItoie maiig of a sliiîg car door lac so l ofthe ider iodels he said. ..tI s edacalionai maris t mould secer have issomstasythîsg about lise raiimay cars i i itadol taiseslise job.« saîd Miss Asdersosn -Nom t1s'asi perale thesri- she saîd proadis 'l'iesevmier esper esce bas iseant more tor the stadenss ban tant a job. Thes are prssad ut t beir mo oband these part tii heiptg ta restare th( -Yoa cati aiuays lobk bock at il and kboom sa beiped buîll satsselbisp up.- soed LindaltanisesN Ž ~ Lift heavy <A bueisproblem la raeyftlbut tise pain ~ ~and dincamft neecaue a great deat of mlaery, sy s e Industriel Acci- dent Presenlias Ascocia- tin AsPA)s eqor lifting but ihey needn't be iazardous il donc cor- Srcctly. Watcis lie way you ift, keeping je mind Paeynar fetsart wlls anc foot atangside te abject la bu iftcd andi one bets nd. ~~ Tskin stise chin sthse necisand hiesd contmnue thc straignt haisksaek Use tise ait-dama" BRASS fittinga inside a 1915 railway car get a final rub from Marian Anderson, one of seven studenta hired ta work at Use Halton County Streetcar and Railway Museum for the summer. 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