FWW Sunday, October 9 photos. The day started very chilly, in the 20s, with much frost.
Volunteers worked on the facia and soffits of the engine house.
The day's X52 work train, looking south-to-north consisted of Plymouth No. 52, Maine Locomotive & Machine open car No. 130, MLM caboose No. 554, WW&F flatcar No. 126 & WW&F flatcar No. 118. This train unintentionally made (or more accurately, recreated) a bit of WW&F history today...
X52's second train north brought ladders down to Trout Brook, where a small volunteer crew worked on painting the inside and outside of the new station.
Here 52 runs around her train. This train soon recreated history. X52 made two attempts to climb the Mountain with her 4-car train and stalled each time between locations 8 and 9. The reason: slippery rails due to leaves and frost. Ultimately, X52 dropped the two flats at Trout Brook, brought 130 and 554 up to the siding at ToM, returned to Trout Brook, and brought the two flats to ToM, where the train was reassembled. The first WW&F train to double the Mountain in about 90 years.
After lunch, a work crew ked by Dana Deering and Dan Malkowski finished up work started Friday on Albee's crossing. Here volunteers drop ballast at the crossing.
Final cleanup of the crossing.
The crew spent the rest of the afternoon lining the curve between Roesewood crossing and ToM. Dana guiding the lining.
And Dan guiding the lining.
The crew working the last bit of track today.