Spring Work Weekend 2024

[Mike Fox]

One thing I noticed was Linda has been fixing up the garden by the Percival House. I did not get a photo of the progress she made Saturday, but this is what has been accomplished so far..a very nice improvement.

[Joe Fox]

Not to deter from the excitement, was that rail by any chance found on the east side of the track? If so, chances are it may have been a spacer or reach rail from a rail pile from years ago. We used to use several short section of 30 lb or less rail on the line side rail piles. There used to be one just near mile post 7 in the level area on the east. Then it was relocated just south of ToM.

[Bill Reidy]

The rail was found on the west side of the track, about 4 to 6 rail lengths south of MP7.

I can't recall where the rail pile was near MP7.  I remember the ones on the west side by Albee's field to the south and on the east side approaching Top of Mountain to the north.

[Joe Fox]

Yea, we used to have ties and rails stored at MP 7, offloaded when we first reached that location in 2007. By 2009 we had moved the rail pile to ToM with the hopes of going down the mountain shortly there after. The rail pile might have been south of the milepost on the west side. I remember ties were stacked on one side of it, blocking the milepost from view when heading one direction. I do remember at Albees we had three piles of rail at one point. One small one for cropping and drilling, one “good” pile, and one pile that we were working with.

Nonetheless finding rail is always exciting. 😄

[Bob Holmes]

Never mind about the rail, the track and ballast work the crew was amazing, even more so that it is under the radar.  So many guys and gals doing the scut work is impressive.

Now just think about how the South African ballast cars are going to make this a lot easier!!!!!!!

Bob.