At the end of the weekend, the end of rail was about 500-600 feet south of the Top of the Mountain siding switch, or about 2200 feet north of Albee's crossing. You can see Fred's white Top of the Mountain switch sign in the distance in Stephen's first and third photos from Sunday. I understand track laid this weekend was 1050 feet, plus I believe a 30-foot section installed within the last few weeks to transition from the old rail plate to the new plate bolt spacing.
About 500-600 feet of ballast was put down north from milepost 7. Some of the dips (particularly near the end of track) will need quite a bit of gravel to bring the track closer to the final grade. There will be plenty of work to do during the April work weekend to bring this track into service!
As usual, everyone involved in the planning and management of the weekend did a fabulous job. That includes the kitchen staff, who provided terrific meals, including lunches at the work site Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It was great fun to see friends and watch (and help) the museum grow.
Thanks for the photos Stephen! Ira - I hope you feel better soon. Not seeing the forum this weekend, we were wondering where you were.
- Bill