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Messages - Vincent "Lightning" LeRow

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Work and Events / Re: Engine House - Official Work Thread
« on: April 18, 2023, 09:37:37 AM »
I greatly appreciate the design choice of having the hinged floor panel mechanically prevent the man door from opening when raised.  What an excellent and simple built-in safety feature!

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Work and Events / Re: Spring Work Weekend 2022 - is ON!!
« on: April 13, 2022, 09:38:02 AM »
since it's been a few years (wow, years...) can someone remind me what time lightning needs to strike in order to catch the work train?

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Other Narrow Gauge / Re: Furka Dampfbahn rotary action
« on: December 21, 2021, 09:15:05 AM »
I found a video of an operable model of the folding bridge.  There's some real clever engineering going on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVGx5m57KYo

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Volunteers / Re: December 2021 Work Reports
« on: December 02, 2021, 08:55:05 AM »
It's like a farmstand for track parts... :P

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The Original W&Q and WW&F: 1894-1933 / Re: Wiscasset Upper Yard Artifacts
« on: August 27, 2021, 11:13:29 AM »
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There appeared to be the remains of at least one flatcar, because you could see rotting timbers and smaller metal hardware such as corner J bolts.

So, for the next restoration project we are going to jack up the corner bolts and put a new flatcar underneath? Right?

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Other Narrow Gauge / Re: East Broad Top receives $1.4 million state grant
« on: January 07, 2021, 08:54:04 PM »
one should never underestimate the durability of habit or spite...

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Whimsical Weirdness and Foolery / Re: Shocking Development at Sheepscot
« on: October 29, 2020, 09:18:31 PM »
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Don't worry...
after too long it will be Edisoned to "Whimsical, Wiredness, and Foolery."

But there's so much potential here...

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Work and Events / Re: Car Barn Extension - Official Work Thread
« on: August 05, 2020, 07:44:00 PM »
Wouldn't be a Baldwin if it didn't leak a little oil...

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Volunteers / Re: July 2020 Work Reports
« on: July 17, 2020, 11:34:12 AM »
I hope Ed leaves us be...

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Museum Discussion / Re: Improved Efficiencies & Mechanization for Track Building?
« on: June 17, 2020, 09:00:03 AM »
It's not hard to imagine the Kubota fitted with hy-rail gear and link/pin couplers, taking a couple tip cars out and ditching... all with one operator.

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Work and Events / Re: Car Barn Extension - Official Work Thread
« on: April 23, 2020, 09:34:48 AM »
Considering Electricity will be installed, and the increased activity in the building in general, it appears to be time to reconsider fire suppression.

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Work and Events / Re: 2019 Fall Work Weekend (October 11 - 14) Track Work Planning
« on: July 31, 2019, 09:05:17 AM »
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Here’s hoping Lightning and Co. will be there to set the pace.

Current weather forecast is for Lightning (and Thunder) all four days...   ;)

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Volunteers / Re: April 2019 Work Reports
« on: April 12, 2019, 02:40:01 PM »
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All it did was allow me to make more mistakes per minute than I could before.

 ;D ;D ;D

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The Original W&Q and WW&F: 1894-1933 / Re: Mapping the W&Q and the WW&F
« on: February 26, 2019, 08:04:41 AM »
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I was just looking at the map from the link posted on May 25, 2106.

He's from the future!!!

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Museum Discussion / Re: 10 + 11 = 21: WW&F needs 2 New Boilers
« on: December 06, 2018, 08:32:49 AM »
Isn't the problem a lack of pressure?  ???

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