Some belated photos from Saturday.
Leon Weeks (left) and Mike Fox (right) cut up a fallen fir tree, as James Patten brings slash to the fire behind me. View is looking south.
The view looking north from the burn pile toward the bridge. This gives some sense on the depth of the snow.
Ken Berlo tends the fire, as Fred Morse and Leon look on.
Mike tends to a saw as James looks on.
Ed Lecuyer, Leon and Fred tend the fire.
Mike contemplates how to cut down the last trio of fir trees.
Mike cuts the last trio of fir trees as fellow volunteers look on.
The last fir trees are down. Mike cuts the trunks on the left, as volunteers bring the slash up to the fire on the right.
A short walk south to "Saw Mill" curve. This view is looking south. End of track is buried in the snow in the far distance.
Turning north, the view toward the day's burn pile and Trout Brook bridge.
Mike and crew retrieved Sid the Ice Age sloth and mate. Note sure where Linda will keep these in the archives.
Mike turned off his saw at 10.15 a.m. Saturday, which I understand marks the end of Mountain Extension cutting for the winter. The right-of-way between end of track and the bridge is now clear enough for Jeff Verney to come in this spring and summer and prepare the right-of-way and ditches for track laying Columbus Day weekend.
In the afternoon, #52 led a train of flatcar #126 and coach #8 for a trip up the line. At Sheepscot Mills, #126 was dropped at Maine Locomotive & Machine Works with a pipe for a ML&MW project. #52 continued north to Top of the Mountain with #8. At ToM, #8 was dropped, and #52 continue down the Mountain to end of track. Here's #52 with some volunteers at end of track, after they had inspected the tree clearing on the ROW north.
