Thanks to everyone's hard work and dedication, along with some help from the weather gods, we had another very successful work weekend! As you can see from the photos there was work going on everywhere and much was accomplished along with the ballasting, surfacing, and lining of the track that was put down in the fall. We didn't get all of it in service but I hadn't expected that we would and we got more done than I had hoped. Of all of the new volunteers who showed up I think everyone was especially glad to have our newest, "Big Joe" Tampiere, on hand. Big Joe was able to tamp using four air hammers at once and although he started off a bit "shaky" he soon got the hang of it and then nothing could stop him except when he ran a little low on "juice". Big Joe claims he can handle eight tampers and, if true, that would make him "world cham-peen track travailleur". We all hope so. Thanks to everyone who showed up to lend a hand, and to the kitchen crew for keeping us fed. And thanks to all those who post the photos!
