Thanks to everyone who posted photos, it's good to see views of the many projects from that weekend. The railroad is now big enough that you can be working in one area and not see everthing that happened on projects in other areas. I have been to every track weekend since they started in 1997 and they get better each year. That first track weekend, Columbus Day 1997, we finished the first (Davis) curve and built the crossing. It was a big deal since we ran the train (just engine 52, box 309 and flat 118) up where you couldn't see it from the station. That was the first time we had a track project with a set goal. I remember that if you needed something, you had to walk down to the yard to get it. We have come such a long way since then!
I should mention that there is a member, Paul, from Mass who spent the week at Sheepscot prior to the track weekend. He did alot of work in the shop. One project was to remove all the old temporary wiring from the machine shop. Another project he completed was to fabricate and install slide plates for the stub switch. He also installed new gather plates under the three running rails and spiked them in place. The stand and target were painted and everything oiled. Take a look at the three way stub next time you get to Sheepscot. The switch looks and works so much better now. Maybe one of our regular volunteers can get photos of the plates and points.
