September 2017 work planning

[Bill Reidy]

Congrats to Mike on the culvert work.

Jeff S.

Yes, absolutely.  You have see in person what Mike and helpers have completed this season.  Hopefully folks attending the fall work weekend in two weeks will take the opportunity.

[Ed Lecuyer]

The down the mountain thread seems rather off topic..

That has been addressed. Please post pics!

[Joe Fox]

Hey everyone,

Due to a change in plans last week, track work wasn't able to get done. Tuesday I will be at the museum rain or shine to do track work on last weeks planned area. All are welcome to attend, even if only to watch or learn how we do things. We will be jacking, tamping, and if time permits maybe even ballasting. This will be our last attempt at track work before the fall work weekend, as the following week I plan to do prep work as directed or needed.

Tuesdays crew, ideal size is 5-6 guys. If we have more we can find things for them to do as well. As Gene Wilder said "so much to do and so little time"

[Jason M Lamontagne]

Correction to Joe's post; is like at least one track day during the week preceding work weekend.  There are two more stretches we'd like to get lifted, to make lining track easier during work weekend.

So- this Tuesday, and one day the following week.

See ya
Jason

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

Work done, Sunday, September 24th -

* Shop - Zack finished the repairing the stairs.  There are steel straps that tie the top of the stringers into the floor joists and the steps have risers between the treads.  This work, along with adjusting the existing braces makes the stairs more solid.

* Guests - A fairly quiet day but those who visited had a nice time.  One fellow is an author who is writing a novel about train travel circa 1905 as it related to sports teams and sports equipment suppliers who traveled by train. The guest asked some of us a bunch of questions.  We spoke with him for a while and gave him a tour of the shop.  He was so taken with the WW&F that he joined the museum on the spot.  That visitor, along with the a membership renewal and new life member had the gift shop doing well. 

[Paul Uhland]

Great to see all that ROW work done by Mike and Mr. Verney, all the washout/culvert progress and survey work to Trout Brook and beyond.
The pics give an idea of how woodsy that stretch is.
Way to go. 

[Paul Uhland]

Mike...are any FWW projects planned for the "washout zone"?

Have read where TOM sawmill spur extension is tops with ties stockpiled there, nearby mainline ballasting to first washout set, along with woods track work.
In my couple years with WW&F, have never seen so much expansion and improvements across and along the property. Amazing.

As an aside, where does roundhouse work stand?

[James Patten]

As an aside, where does roundhouse work stand?

Some time in the next 5 years.  I'm not being snarky with that comment, just to say that it's high on the list, but falls below getting the bridge, Mountain ROW, and new coach taken care of.

[Mike Fox]

Paul,
We have no organized plan for FWW in the work area. All depends on the contractor, but I would not mind seeing 2 lengths of rails added over the new fill. This would enable delivery of some top soil by flat car, to be ready for next years growing season. But this is not on the list, and do not expect it done this fall.

[Joe Fox]

In my first 4 years at the WW&F we added nearly a mile of track. Between 2005-2009.

[Bill Reidy]

We have no organized plan for FWW in the work area. All depends on the contractor, but I would not mind seeing 2 lengths of rails added over the new fill. This would enable delivery of some top soil by flat car, to be ready for next years growing season. But this is not on the list, and do not expect it done this fall.

Our Alna contractor has been a good friend to our museum, so if it's reasonable based on his business' schedule, I'm sure the fill will in place over that first culvert.  Otherwise, there's always next spring.

If it works out in time for fall work weekend, perhaps a morning or afternoon track-laying session will be reasonable, where a couple of lengths of rail are put down and spiked over the culvert, followed by a short walking tour down through Mike's work this season and up to the area of the slide.  Construction road access is just north of the first culvert (the only between here and Trout Brook bridge), so I assume the ROW should be kept open north of the first culvert until at least the slide area is fixed.

[Paul Uhland]

Many thanks, guys, for all that info. Makes following your improvements more understood and pleasantly appreciated.
What a group! What a country! 

[James Patten]

Anticipated work for weekend of September 30 - October 1

* Last bit of culvert permit work (the window runs out at midnight on Saturday)
* Car shop
* Fall Festival - help needed at Alna Center especially.
* Moonlight train ride - help needed all around.
* Hole for tree - if the hole for the memorial tree hasn't been dug yet, it needs to be.

And don't forget that the Alna Fire Department has their fall ham & bean supper on Saturday 4:30 - 6:00.

[Stephen Piwowarski]

Steve Z. Was saying we could absolutely use more folks at AC on Saturday during the day. It's always a lot of fun!
Afterward we'll need a couple folks to convert AC from daytime to evening activities.
During the evening, we could use a couple of folks at A just to help things move along smoothly.

Thanks,
Formerly Vermont Steve

[Bob Holmes]

Hole dug yesterday using very cheap labor....