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WW&F Railway Museum Discussion => Volunteers => Topic started by: James Patten on March 01, 2023, 06:41:54 AM
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Anticipated work for Saturday, March 4:
* With a snowstorm forecasted, it's hard to know how many will be there. But if Mike is there, I would expect more clearing work north of the west parking lot (where he was working last weekend).
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If the predicted weather holds true, I will not be there.
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Forecast is calling for 8-12" of snow in the area, with the snow lasting all day along with high winds making blizzard-like conditions at times. I'd encourage people to hunker down on Saturday.
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10-14 expected in my area, which is where I am staying and catching up on museum computer work..
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It seems to me the snow has come later in Maine and Alna than the previous years but now it looks like to catching up on the time. Have a nice Sunday Mike.
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We are considering a plowing effort on Monday afternoon in order to make way for the shed move. This storm left 9-12” of heavy snow, which will have been through a freeze/thaw/freeze cycle by Monday. The only hope is to hit it when well above freezing. M
Right now two of us are available; for this kind of effort we’d really like more hands. If any readers might be available, please do say so here. This will help us decide.
Thanks
Jason
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Not available Monday.
But I would be available Tuesday.
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Anticipated work for Tuesday and Wednesday 7-8 March 2023
* Passenger trucks and vacuum brakes
* Coach #9 work
* Snow clean out
* Canopy move prep
* Canopy move (pending)
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Anticipated work for Saturday March 11:
* Tree clearing, not sure if it will be at ToM or at Sheepscot.
* Engine house
* Machine shop
* Boxcar 56
* Board meeting at 4
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We will be in Sheepscot. I have some training to do with someone and would be coming and going from the cutting and fire
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Work completed Tuesday and Wednesday 7-8 March 2023
Tuesday
* Passenger trucks and vacuum brake work continues (Jerry, Carlos, Jonathan)
* Coach #9 interior work continues (Eric, Ron)
* Archive work continues (Linda)
* Gift shop/Mail on going (Cindy R)
* Train Ops, yard switching, canopy train consist set up (Dan, Scott)
* Canopy move, final prep. completed (Brendan, Steve Lx, Steve Lt, Ryan, Stewart R))
* Loco #9 fired for Canopy move (Roger, Wes C, Dan)
* Canopy move to TOM (Dan, Roger, Wes C, Jason, Brendan, Steve Lt, Ryan, Scott, Stewart R)
* On site (Fred, Randy, Brian W)
Wednesday:
* Coach #9 assembly build continues (Eric, Ron, Seth)
* Cleaning in the cellar for archive room construction (Brendan)
Notes:
Monday: Main line clean out and prep for canopy move. (Jason, Dan, Scott)
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Truck rebuild progress
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That vacuum brake pot nestled in the 2nd truck in Brendan's photos looks right at home! 8)
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The trucks are looking great. That's some impressive work Jerry, Carlos, and Jonathan have done.
Jeff
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Training session this morning. This is in a secluded area of the lot, with only one point of entry which, was guarded. Low speed familiarization for Cody. This was the safest way to instruct him and train him on the use of the tractor (with a clutch) versus his tractors at home which are hydrostatic. He did very well once he got used to the clutch. I got word that he feels it in his left leg tonight..
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Work done on Saturday March 11:
* Cody training on the John Deere tractor
* Bryce, Dan and friends were working on #10.
* Marcel was working on Boxcar 56
* Zack (and maybe Stewart) were shingling on the engine house.
* Brendan cut a hole in the floor of the main room of the house and installed a floor electrical plug, so that now we have easy-to-access power at the table.
* Dave was working on an addendum to our lease with the W&Q.
* I helped Linda a bit in the archives.
* Nancy, of course, made lunch
* Mike installed one sprocket on the dozer.
* Board meeting at 4
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Both sprockets are now on the dozer and I did a little painting. Also worked on the Deere to try and fix a fuel leak but need a replacement brass washer. The loader also got some attention as Brendan said the brakes went out. I found no fluid in the resivoir so I need to go through the whole bleeding process again..
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Work done on Saturday March 11:...
* Brendan cut a hole in the floor of the main room of the house and installed a floor electrical plug, so that now we have easy-to-access power at the table.
* Dave was working on an addendum to our lease with the W&Q...
A photo of Brendan at work on the new plug on the right, while James and Dave are busy on the left (on the addendum?).
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Earlier in the day, Brendan tending to the coal ash bin.
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And this morning, Fred Morse and Zack Wyllie talking as Fred tended a coal stove in the shop building.
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Winter Storm March 14, 2023.
At present we are not planning any railroad plowing or clearing operations related to this storm. Some SS clearing work may be needed if it doesn’t melt off first- which we’ll handle as it comes up.
Thanks to all who helped keep us open this winter.
Jason
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Work done on Saturday March 11:
* Brendan cut a hole in the floor of the main room of the house and installed a floor electrical plug, so that now we have easy-to-access power at the table.
YAY! Much better than having laptop cords blocking access around the table.
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Anticipated work for Saturday March 18:
* Tree clearing
* Engine house
* Boxcar 56
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Just wondering how this week's snowstorm affected the railroad and the Easter Eggspress trains?
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Now the newsletters don't even show up on the forem. Can someone tell us what's wrong?
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The Newsletters access needed to be moved off of the forum because our website host (which actually has the Newsletters) is changed.
Newsletters are now accessed at www.wwfry.org/newsletters
This also allows any member (not just forum participants) to access the Newsletters, so long as they know the password.
And that password is....
In the Member's Only section of the Forum, and can be distributed upon request.
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Just wondering how this week's snowstorm affected the railroad and the Easter Eggspress trains?
If Alna was anything like my house, very little. There'll probably be a few trees or branches down along the line, but we got maybe 5 inches at my house of heavy wet snow. I think it will all be off the tracks by this weekend. If we don't get anymore snow this month, then we'll be well into mud season by the time the Eggspress trains roll down the line. Or maybe past mud season, since it should be all melted by then.
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Brian is comimg Saturday so we will do a little more cutting on the northwest lot.
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Thanks Ed. for getting the newsletters web site back,was busy reading all 6 2003 newsletters after 20 years. We were hell-bent on getting to Alna center that Fall work weekend. I remember it well.
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Yes, thanks Ed! John McNamara and others put in a tremendous effort to get these all scanned and posted, documenting our history. Glad to see the past issues are available again. Though I do recall a post somewhere a few years ago by Fearless Leader stating I looked like I was 15 years old and weighing 90 pounds in the cover photo on the November/December 2003 issue.
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Fearless Leader looked pretty young himself back then.
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Fearless Leader looked pretty young himself back then.
Where are Rocky and Natasha when we need them now.
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Work Done 3/18/2023:
* Mike, Dave, Brian, and Stewart (and possibly others) worked on clearing (cutting/burning) more land for parking and storage.
* Dan and Roger did some maintenance on no. 9.
* Nancy mad fish chowder for lunch.
* Linda and John Robertson worked in the archives.
* Dave and Ed did computer work
* Mike and Ed gave a tour to a recently retired couple from Texas looking to relocate to Maine.
* Mike made various equipment repairs - see below...
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Last burn of the season.. We have enough cleared to use up most of the fill we have.
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Dan in his element, or more like wearing his element..
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Dan and Roger were continuing to prep 9 for a boiler inspection, Dan having firebox duty..looking good.
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More of Dans element, or more like what he wasn't wearing..
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Freds tractor had a leaking injector line that I found last weekend. I replaced these brass washers with new and solved the issue.
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I also worked on the brakes some on the loader. They need to be bled out all over again because the reservoir was empty last weekend. I did not have a helper so that did not get done.
I also put new linkage in the Kubota and got that ready to use for April 1st.. Over all a busy day.
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Anticipated work for Tuesday and Wednesday 21-22 March 2023
* Passenger car trucks and Vacuum brakes
* Water tower repairs
* Engine house (pending)
* Freight Station
* Track Inspection (pending)
* Yard switching (pending)
* Locomotive #9 state inspection
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Dan in his element, or more like wearing his element..
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That's a brilliant photo of Dan.
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Interestingly, the most spot on Dan’s face is where the face mask was…
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Anticipated work for Saturday March 25:
* Tree cutting (somewhere)
* Engine house
* Boxcar 56
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I was hoping to cut between ML&M and the trestle this winter, and if some would like to do that Saturday that would be great. I can't join you though.
April 1st if the weather holds I will get back to my dirt projects..
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Work completed Tuesday and Wednesday 21-22 March 2023
Tuesday:
* Passenger car trucks and Vacuum brakes work assembly work continues. (Jerry, Carlos)
* Engine house shingling north side and clean up. (Brendan, Zack, Fred, Stewart)
* Archive work continues. (Linda, Randy)
* Mail/gift shop on going. (Cindy R)
* Locomotive #9 inspection. (Jason, Roger, Wes, Dan)
* Coach #9 build, Sanding both outside and inside, previous staining looks great. (Eric, Ron)
* Water tower, spout bracket and tank clapper valve repaired. (Steve Lx, Steve Lt, Brian W, Eric)
Wednesday:
* Coach #9 build continues. (Eric, Ron Seth)
* Engine house shingling and construction continues. (Brendan. Zack, Stewart, Fred)
* Archive work (Linda)
* Main Line walking inspection (Steve Lx, Randy)
* Communication work (Scott)
Notes: A busy couple of days, I may have missed a volunteer or two.
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I was hoping to cut between ML&M and the trestle this winter, and if some would like to do that Saturday that would be great. I can't join you though.
At the moment it looks like I can be in Sheepscot Saturday. Anyone else interested in a cutting crew (including an engineer for 52 or 51 to get to ML&M and points north)?
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Now it's likely I won't be in Sheepscot tomorrow. I do plan to be up April 1st, weather permitting.
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Work done on Saturday March 25:
* Engine house: Brendan moved the east window by the door earlier this week, so today he installed the east door. I tarpapered the bare walls, and Zack and Stewart shingled. Fred manned the burn barrel and supervised.
* Percival basement: This past week, a local contractor came in to start building a separate (larger) archives room in the basement. He was there again today working on it.
* Grant work: Ed and Nicole were collaborating on grant prep work.
* Archives: Linda got not 1 but 2 care packages, with books, pictures, and papers.
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Anticipated work for Tuesday and Wednesday 28-29 March 2023
* Locomotive #9 reassembly, hydro testing, steam testing (Mon. also)
* Locomotive #9 back in service, ops test (pending)
* Passenger car trucks and vacuum brakes
* Coach #9 assembly
* Engine House
* Track work at TOM, equipment maintenance (tie changer)
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Work completed Tuesday and Wednesday 28-29 March 2023
Tuesday:
* Engine house shingling window/door work continues. (Brendan, Stewart, Fred, Zack)
* Passenger car truck rebuild continues. (Carlos, Jerry)
* Vacuum brake work continues. (Jonathan)
* Coach #9, Bay 4 clean up and closed to all traffic. (Eric, Ron)
* Locomotive #9, reassembled, Hydro Tested, Maintenance. (Roger, Wes C, Jason)
* Track Crew begins Track work. (Steve Lx, Brian W, Steve Lt, Paul R, Randy, Dave Fletcher)
* Locomotive #52 maintenance. (Brian W)
Wednesday:
* Engine house shingling and work continues. (Brendan, Stewart, Fred, Zack)
* Vacuum brake work continues. (Jonathan, Randy)
* Coach #9 staining interior. (Eric, Ron, Seth)
* Archives on going. (Linda)
* Track crew removes #52’s winter equip, switching MNG #1, SS general clean up.
(Steve Lx, Brian W, David Fletcher, Leon, Scott)
Notes: Machine Shop Bay #4 CLOSED until further notice.
Easter Trains canceled due to weather, Public trains will still operate.