Sheepscot Passenger Platform Reconstruction - Official Work Thread

[John McNamara]

Those crosspieces just cry out for classical glass insulators to create an open-wire telephone line....
-John M

[Bill Baskerville]

Wow, now we can walk along the East side of the rail without falling down into the swamp.

[Bill Sample]

Those crosspieces just cry out for classical glass insulators to create an open-wire telephone line....
-John M

John I was thinking the same thing!

[John McNamara]

Those crosspieces just cry out for classical glass insulators to create an open-wire telephone line....
-John M

John I was thinking the same thing!

I was just kidding. An open-wire line would probably be a bad idea due to fallen branches, etc. Besides, Scott and Joseph are doing just fine with cable.
-John M

[Brendan Barry]

The back row of piles cut down and the cap timbers put on in the passenger shelter area.

[Bill Reidy]

Great progress, Brendan.  Thanks!

[Brendan Barry]

[Jeff Schumaker]

Looking good.

Jeff

[Brendan Barry]

Platform work monday and Tuesday.

[Jeff Schumaker]

That's quite a bit of progress since the last update.

Jeff

[ALAIN DELASSUS]

Happy, things are coming along faster with the return of some nicer weather. You really need that longer plateform.

[Brendan Barry]

Todays progress

[John Kokas]

Almost time to get the Thompson's Water Seal out.   

[James Patten]

That looks fabulous.

[Ed Lecuyer]

Note the style of fence matches the Wiscasset platform of the common carrier era.