TCDA No. 65 (Reefer) - Official Work Thread

[Brendan Barry]

Only dairy car getting gas on the Mass Pike this morning.

[Stephen Hussar]

GREAT picture, Brendan! 

[Glenn Christensen]

You WW&F guys (and ladies too) are AMAZING!


Best Regards,
Glenn

[Duncan Mackiewicz]

It's going to look great on track in the Mallory Building......

[Mike Fox]

It does look great in the Mallary Building... We put on quite a show unloading the car, or at least we had a sizeable audience. Some photos were taken by the crowd, and lots of questions were asked and answered. SH set up some interior lighting that really brought the interior to life. I snapped a couple of pics and will post them Friday if I get a chance

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

Another thing about the display, the car rests on original Kennebec Central rail.  We get a positive reaction from people when they hear that the last time the rails were spiked to ties was 85 years ago.

[Jeff Schumaker]

Any shots of it at the show?

Jeff S.

[Brendan Barry]

Look in the Amherst 2014 thread and January work planning thread in the volunteer section.

[Eric Schade]

I helped the guys build the length of track and unload the car at the Rockland Station.  we set up right behind the newly painted Maine Eastern (ex- SOO line) caboose.  there was also a plow, coach and lounge car and the FL-9 Diesel Locomotive on the broad gauge.


Here are some photos of the visit to Rockland...

[Fred L. Kuhns]

 Thanks to all the volunteers that help make Rockland Station visit possible.  Fred L. Kuhns

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

Car 65 was set out at the Creamery Pier in Wiscasset this morning.  The next steps will be to re-install the ramp from the pier, re-install the glass in the ice bin end and set up the waterfront display module in the other end.  The car should be open to the public sometime next month.  

[Brendan Barry]

Car 65's summer home.

There is an entrance ramp that goes where the 2x4's are in front of the car door. There use to be a set of stairs to pier where the car door is and the 2x4's blocked the opening while the car was away for the winter. Standard gauge is the ex Maine Central Rockland branch now operated by Maine Eastern RR.



US route 1 is just out of frame to the right.



The pilings are the original WW&F trestle crossing the harbor. The siding for the creamery ran parallel  to the new pier on pilings and passed underneath the cameras location.

[Mike Fox]

Nice angle. Interesting perspective

[John McNamara]

Looks like a nice model! The model automobiles are much more realistic than I've seen on most layouts.

[John Kokas]

Well if we ever get back to Wiscasset I know exactly where the station and boarding platform should be!   Crew lunch at Red's - we'll never be short volunteers for that trip......