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WW&F Railway Museum Discussion => Volunteers => Topic started by: James Patten on October 31, 2012, 06:25:50 AM
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Anticipated work for Saturday, November 3:
* Albion Day: a day where WW&F volunteers help out the Albion Historical Society at their Albion Station site, usually on track work but occasionally inside the building. I'll let Dave B, conductor of the Albion Express, determine Sheepscot departure and Albion arrival times. I'm betting travel time will be faster than the WW&F was.
* Restrooms
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All;
Departure time from Sheepscot will be about 8-8:15 am to give us time to load tools. I have room for a couple of people in my truck. There is some carpentry work to be done on the station both inside and out with, perhaps, some painting if the weather cooperates. I left a message with Phil to have some ties on hand so we can replace some rotted ones at the southern end of track. There is also brush to be cut. I hope we'll have a nice sized crew. Carl will be sure to have moose stew for lunch. See you either in Sheepscot or in downtown Albion.
Dave
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Work done on 11/3/12:
* Wednesday, Phil and Carl from Albion came down to buy some ties from us.
* Friday, Zack and Leon went to Bangor to get insulation for the restrooms.
* Saturday was Albion Day. I think a crew of five or so left from Sheepscot to go to Albion. I didn't hear a report so I'll let Dave do the talking.
* A loco went north in the early morning to check for storm damage. There were only a few blowdowns.
* Dana worked on removing saw mill pieces from the flatcar, and storing them in Bay 2. He also got the stationary steam engine reblocked and oiled it up.
* Today Jason and I had an intensive training for new and old brakemen-in-training, plus other newly-minted brakemen. It involved both hands-on and instructional learning. It took pretty much all day. I think there were 10 or so people attending. Kudos to Fred and Jonathon for crewing this. (back...stop...stretch...stop...back...stop...)
* In the PM #10 was fired up, and was to be used for a Steve H photo shoot for next year's calendar.
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Due to a scheduling conflict, there were only 3 that went North to Albion. 5 would have been a nice number though.
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Anticipated work for Nov 10:
* Friday is a board meeting.
* Restrooms
* Clean up
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Work done Saturday Nov 10:
Earlier in the week, Steve Z finished the siding on the north wall of the station building.
* Restrooms: Zack and Steve put up spacer boards in the rafters, then Fred and Zack started putting in foam insulation boards in the rafters.
* Clean up: Stewart burned some of the large quantity of wood at Alna Center. The diesel was run up the line to check for blowdowns from the last storm (there were none). On the way back we demolished the dam just above the trestle.
* #9: Leon brought in material for the engine.
* Lathe: Gordon was working on fitting up a center for the lathe so that #9's drivers can get on it.
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It looks like the insulating will take quite a few Sats, as each piece has to be cut for each location.
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The wood that was burned at AC was old plywood that would not be used for the Victorian Christmas bonfire. The wood was sorted and the bonfire wood is by the gravel pile, ready for use in a few weeks. There is also some wood in the station to start the stove.
Stewart
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Today at the WW&F:
* Zack worked on the restrooms
* Eric L spent time up on the Head Tide Trail. He said there was a large number of downed trees. It needs a good day's clean up. Perhaps this coming Saturday?
* Stewart started painting #9's frame, then was joined by Eric.
* I did some paperwork in the office, and some cleanup as well. I can see the top of the desk again.
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Anticipated work for Nov 17:
* Restrooms. Insulation installation.
* #9
* Tree cleanup on the Head Tide Trail. If there's enough people to do this. Would involve burning branches etc.
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All,
Following up on this weekend's work:
Dave Crow has offered to machine rail into switch points and frogs from our standard switch design over the winter. He's planning on doing 5 sets for our North Yard. This is a huge huge help to our shop crews, as we try to focus all energy on No 9. To make it happen, however, we need to cut rail to length this Saturday in preparation for Dave to take next week. We'll also need help unloading Dave's north-bound load (come to Sheepscot and help unload to find out what that is!).
Let me know if you're interested in this project. If we have enough labor I'll count on both this and No 9 work this weekend.
Jason
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I'll be arriving in Sheepscot on Monday, the 19th, most likely early evening. So the off-loading of my northbound goodies and the loading of the rail sections will preferrably happen first thing Tuesday morning. Any help would be appreciated!
Dave Crow
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This Week -
Vern worked on the velocipede.
Engine 9 - main and tail frame work, see the #9 work thread.
Coal - two shipments of boxed coal arrived. The extra coal is to fire #10 for Victorian Christmas. The coal is loaded on the Model A truck for ease of movement and transfer to the locomotive.
Outside lighting - new traffic light bulbs were installed in the side and back (yard) lights.
Restrooms - Friday Zack worked on the plumbing feed pipes. The local insulation contractor surveyed the structure to bid on sprayed on insulation.
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Traffic light bulbs? Red, yellow and green?
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Traffic light bulbs are clear because the signal lenses are colored. The bulbs price has gone down because many traffic signals now use LEDs. The bulbs are 130volt, have multi filament supports with a special filament that is supposed to last 10,000 hours. The base is brass to resist heat and corrosion.
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So what WAS the north bound load? ???
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How about 14 ground-level, Century-type switch throws...
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Work done Saturday the 17th:
* Restrooms: Soffit and vents were put up on the east side, then later the battens were put up on the east side. Meanwhile Zack worked inside doing "stuff".
* Rails: 8 pairs of long rails (for points) and 3 pairs of shorter rails (for frogs) were cut to length and moved to Track 7.
* #9: Eric S worked on a center for the big lathe, then later Jason put it in and turned it to the right diameter. This is for #9's drivers.
* Steel: Some steel pieces were cut into smaller pieces.
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Steel cut into smaller pieces was by Brendan- making counterweights for No 9's driver counterweights. This will allow the wheels to run more true in the lathe. We've been through the ringer with this project- but we're honing in on it and won't have this trouble next time.
Jason
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I understand that Vernan Shaw was down Friday, He has been very busy at his museum as he has had to dismantle an old machine shop to be worked on at his lumberman's museum this winter.
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Is anyone going to be at the museum this comimg Friday?
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Fred,
If you have a crew of 8 like we had today much will get done.
Jason, Keith, Jonathan and Brendan worked on #9 projects.
Zack and Steve worked on the restroom building.
Cindy sent mail orders.
I spread stone on the muddy part of the Percival house drive.
It got up to 50 in Alna today, should be sunny the rest of the week.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Stewart
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I will be at museum Friday and Saturday.
dwight winkley
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Anticipated work for weekend of Nov 24:
* Restrooms
* Cutting/stacking/burning brush and downed trees on the Head Tide Trail. Fred thinks it can be done in a morning.
* #9
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I got to the Museum late today (mid-afternoon) but Zack had already been there working on the restrooms, with Josh there to look at electrical.
Contractor Jeff Verney was there pushing dirt around. When I left he had taken a large pile of dirt and was leveling out the ground between the new fill and the parking lot west of the machine shop.
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Work done on Sat Nov 24:
* Restrooms: Zack and Fred continued insulating in the attic, working around the light fixtures. Also Steve Z and others put up battens on the front of the building.
* Head Tide Trail: Fred, Steve Z, myself, Dave B, and Bill R went to the mid-way point on the Head Tide Trail and cut up downed trees that were too big for Eric to get. The folks in the house at the bottom of the hill (newly moved in) asked for the wood (which we gladly gave them) and noted that a number of people use the trail.
* #9: Jason continued working on counter-counterweights for #9's driving wheels (to allow them to be turned in the lathe).
* Grading: Contractor Jeff Verney continued his work. By the end of the day the area was flat and lots of dirt had been moved. He'll continue with ditching on the west side of the existing yard next week and may move on to the parking lot too. The area looks very nice now. Pictures will be forthcoming. Fred says "now we put all kinds of tracks down." At least now we have a place to put a coal delivery.
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This Week -
Jason and Jonathan worked on #9's second driver set, turning the axles on the New Haven lathe.
Vern worked on the velocipede
Zack and Steve Z. worked on more of the restroom insulation. Also the new water heater and front door were delivered.
Mike finished the pit cover panels. See the "machine shop" post for a look at the new panels and steel grate built by the Fox Flooring Division of ROWMOW1 Mfg. The 3 old pieces of plywood were removed from the shop (and banished forever) and the area along the east wall cleaned up. There is now room to walk through or work on the east side of a locomotive or car on the pit.
Stewart
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Those old pieces of plywood belong in a museum themselves!
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Those old pieces of plywood belong in a museum themselves!
True ... but I won't miss 'em. Every time they were "lowered" into position I expected to hear music from the 1812 Overture. :o
p.s. too bad there ain't no smiley covering his ears!
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All it took with those plywood sheets was one BAM! to appreciate the gravity of the situation :o
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I overlooked Dave Crow's Nov. 17th post about bringing the 14 ground switch throws. Wow, that's terrific! Bravo, Dave! Fourteen of those babies must have pushed the springs down a piece on your trailer.
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Actually Dave never made it that weekend. He decided not to come up. Someone else may be making the trip later this winter.