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WW&F Railway Museum Discussion => Volunteers => Topic started by: James Patten on May 31, 2023, 05:48:36 AM
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Anticipated work for Saturday June 3:
* Digging and/or vehicle repair
* Engine house construction
* Boxcar 56
* Archival materials move to downstairs room
* Gift shop move of merchandise and/or equipment to downstairs (this is not critical as we have a couple of weeks)
There are no public trains on June 3 (but there will be on Sunday June 4).
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Work completed Tuesday and Wednesday 30-31 May 2023
Tuesday:
* Track crew begins rebuilding Jane’s Way Crossing. (Steve Lx, Steve Lt, Brian W, Leon,
James P, Joe D, Harold D, Bill Reidy, Brendan, Jason, Stewart R,Varney Const. Crew, Randy,
Jay Barta)
* Passenger car trucks rebuild w/vacuum brakes continues (Jerry, Carlos)
* Coach #9 varnishing continues (Eric, Ron, Lou G)
* Gift shop/mail work on going (Cindy R)
* Archives work (Linda)
* SS campus maintenance (Fred)
* Small engine repair, Harsco Tamper in service. (Jay Barta)
Wednesday:
* Track crew completes Jane’s Way Crossing, see pic’s under Jane’s Way Crossing
(Steve Lx, Steve Lt, Brian W, Leon, Joe D, Harold D, Randy, Brendan, Jason, Dan, Dante,
Randy, Varney Construction Crew, Eric)
* Small engine repairs (Jay Barta)
* Coach #9 varnishing continued) (Eric)
* Yard switching (Dan, Dante)
* Gift shop/mail on going (Cindy R)
* Trout Brook Station painting Mon, Tues, Wed. (Stewart R)
Notes: Sunday Public Trains, volunteers welcomed.
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See photos of the Jayne's Way crossing rebuilding at:
https://forum.wwfry.org/index.php/topic,4442.0.html
Congrats to Steve Lx and crew for a job well done!
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Work done on Saturday June 3:
* Switching: cars got shuffled around in the north yard. Dan worked on organizing Boxcar 309.
* Percival house: Mike extended the drainage pipe he had started a few weeks ago, toward the south.
* Archives: Linda directed moving boxes of stuff downstairs, and boxes of stuff around in the main floor office.
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Pete and I, with help from Cody and Bob L, prepared and fired loco 9, which was then used to help Dan, Nick and James complete the switching in the afternoon. Good times in the rain!
Everyone have fun on tomorrow’s mixed and concert trains!
Jason
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Anticipated work for Tuesday and Wednesday 6-7 June 2023
* Coach #9 build
* Passenger car truck build
* Vacuum brakes
* Vehicle maintenance/repair
* TBS area track work
* SS campus clean up
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Sunday, June 4th.
* Despite the weather, just over 100 passengers (combined) visited for "Mixed Train Sunday" and "Music on the Railway". The rain was not too miserable and everyone had a good time.
* Marcel was working on the roof of boxcar 56.
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Anticipated work for Saturday June 10:
* Public trains (including for the Masons).
* Engine house
* Vehicle repair/ground work
* Archives move
* Gift shop move
* Board meeting 4 PM
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Work completed Tuesday and Wednesday 6-7 June 2023
Tuesday:
* Track crew works on TBS run around track and SS yard turntable ring track.
(Steve Lx, Brian W, Steve Lt, Ty, Dan)
* Passenger car truck rebuild continues. (Jerry, Carlos)
* Coach #9 build continues (Eric, Ron, Harold, Lou)
* Locomotive #9 maintenance (Brendan, Roger, Jason)
* Vehicle repairs, new coupler pins made for #52 (Jay Barta)
* Campus clean up (Fred)
* Gift shop/mail on going (Cindy R)
* Archives work (Linda)
Wednesday:
* Locomotive #9 maintenance (Jason, Roger, Brendan, Gordan C)
* Coach #9 build, a quick look in the shop shows beautiful window and door woodworking/finishing.
(Harold, Seth)
* Harsco tamper repairs. (Steve Lx)
Note: I was not on campus all day other volunteers may have been working on projects. Fred was on site keeping an eye on all of us.
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Today, a school group from Dresden came to the museum. There were about 60 kids plus faculty and parents which totaled over 75 people. The students were split into three groups and the groups rotated through a shop tour, handcar ride and a chance to turn the turntable. Group hosts were Steve P, Dan M. and JB. After an hour of touring and teaching the students about Maine Two-Foot railways, the entire group got a steam train ride to TBS and return. The train crew included the group hosts plus Gordon and Eric in the cab and Brendan braking. The event, arranged by Steve P. went well and some of the students and teachers said they wanted to come back for some of our public events. A good bit of work went into getting things ready for the event and we were lucky that the rain mostly held off until after the group left. There are photos on the WW&F Facebook page.
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Someone else please report on today's work, as I was conducting all day.
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Marcel was working on the boxcar, Alan and Harold were working with an End Mill on a jounal box and I spent a couple hours trimming around the house and shop.
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Fred and Dave took another trip to Camden to pick up an archives donation. Oh, and there was a board meeting.
Dave
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I love the view of the underside of 9's running gear. The pit is a great addition.
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Anticipated work for Tuesday and Wednesday 13-14 June 2023
* Track work (pending weather)
* Coach #9 build
* Passenger car truck rebuild
* Vehicle/engine repair
* Campus clean up
* #11 work session
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Today at TBS. Steve Lennox photo.
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Anticipated work for Saturday June 17:
* Engine house
* Boxcar 56
* Public trains, crew needed.
* Set up for putting gift shop in the basement?
* Archival move?
Current forecast is rain for the whole day :(
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Work completed Tuesday and Wednesday 13-14 June 2023
Tuesday:
* Coach #9 crew continues with more work on window frames (Eric, Harold, Lou)
* Passenger car truck with vacuum brake work continues (Jonathan, Jerry, Carlos)
* Alna Center mowing (Randy)
* Equipment repairs (Jay Barta, Jason)
* Track crew, level south end of #2 lead of car barn, load and put out 3 loads of ballast on Mtn Ext.
(Steve Lx, Brian W, Steve Lt, Ty, Dan, Dave and Adam Fletcher)
* Yard switching, #4 moves to Garden track (Jason, Dan)
Wednesday:
* Locomotive #11 work session continues (Rick, Harold, Jason)
* Equipment repairs continues (Jay Barta)
* Archives work continues, Linda has some new old pictures of the WW&F (Linda)
* Coach #9 build continues (Eric, Harold, Seth, Ron)
* Track crew, service pit north/south leads shimmed, spiked ballasted , completed, electrical
service cable conduit, ditch and wire added from engine house to machine shop under tracks.
(Steve Lx, Steve Lt, Brian W, Dan, Randy)
* Admin (Fred, Bob Holmes, Ben R)
* Rolling stock grease and oiling (Phil B)
Notes: Public Trans Saturday, there is a Brakeman slot open.
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OP Change for Saturday 6/17:
The BBQ event at SLF is cancelled. Trains 3/4, 7/8, 11/12 will run as scheduled to TBS. Trains 15/16 (5pm) is annulled.
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Additional work from Tuesday / Wednesday -
* WW&F 2024 Calendar - The publishing team of Kevin, Cindy and myself worked this week selecting photos, assigned month panels, writing text and captions and packaging everything for printing. Kevin Madore has once again provided beautiful images that he took over the last few years and the '24 WW&F Railway calendar will be another good one.
The approach of the publications team has been, starting with Stephen Hussar and continuing with Kevin to create a photo album that just happens to be a calendar. The 2023 issue sold out by January so we suggest that you get your 2024 issue this year, they should be available at the Annual Picnic.
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Lunch this Saturday:
Ribs
Coleslaw
Mac and Cheese
Cornbread
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I was on the engine today, but will give a short report on work done today:
* Boxcar 56 roof work
* Electrical work - Josh and his father Gary were working in the electrical building.
A rainy day but we had good ridership.
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A rainy day but we had good ridership.
I politely as possible once asked a rainy day visitor why they were here. The reply was that they had planned a bunch of other activities, but all of those activities were outdoors, so they came to the WW&F because most of the attraction and activities were essentially indoors.
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I was on train crew today (June 17th) as brakeman, so I could only take a few photos of the day between train operations.
One is of progress on the Sheepscot electric building (https://forum.wwfry.org/index.php/topic,3841.msg56362.html#msg56362).
Another is of today's progress on B&SR boxcar No. 56 (https://forum.wwfry.org/index.php/topic,3838.msg56364.html#msg56364).
A rainy day but we had good ridership.
100+ I heard unofficially. We were pleasantly surprised by the strong ridership, knowing the day's weather forecast which was proven. To John's observation, we asked a few families about their day. All were very happy, many noting this is good rainy day activity and more broadly their overall experience.
One last photo from today, of No. 9 on the Sheepscot Service Track during lunch when the rain was less heavy, with the Sheepscot electric building and Josh Recave's truck to the left in the background.
(https://i.imgur.com/JecXeO8.jpg)
And one last observation. Operating crew members periodically receive Bulletin Orders that list temporary speed restrictions. There were none in yesterday's report. This is result of the hard work by Roadmaster Steve Lennox and the other volunteers who keep our railway in safe operating condition.
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Special Train Anticipated work for Tuesday and Wednesday 20-21 June 2023
* Coach #9 build
* Vacuum brakes
* Passenger car trucks
* Track work (tie replacement)
* Equipment repair
* Engine house
* Special Train for SeaLyon (Friday)
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Anticipated work for Saturday June 24:
* Engine house work
* Boxcar 56
* Vehicle repair
* Digging/grounds maint
* Public trains
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Work completed Tuesday and Wednesday 20-21 June 2023
Tuesday:
* Passenger car truck/vacuum brake work continued, looked like plumbing was going (Jerry, Carlos)
* Coach #9 build continues (Eric, Harold, Ron, Lou)
* Equipment repair, Box car #56 stirrups being fabricated (Jay Barta)
* SS campus grounds maintenance (Fred, Jay Barta)
* Track crew replaces 18 ties, cleans up main line.
(Steve Lx, Brian W, Steve Lt, Paul R, Tyshawn, Dave and Adam Fletcher, Dan
* Rolling stock oil/lubrication (Phil B)
* Admin (Randy, Bob Holmes)
* Car Barn insulation (Brendan)
Wednesday:
* Coach #9 work continues (Eric, Harold, Seth)
* SS campus mowing, clean up (Fred, Stewart R)
* Archives work continues (Linda)
* Gift shop/ mail on going (Cindy R)
* Fireman training (Dante)
* Track crew yard switching, recover old ties off main line, lift, level tamp section over culvert
south of Sheepscot Mills crossing. (Steve Lx, Brian W, Steve Lt, Leon)
* Engine house insulation continues. (Brendan)
* School groups photo tour (Jason, Stewart R)
Notes:
As I was not at SS, I may have missed volunteers working else where.
July 1st Train crew needed all positions.
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Also this week I have designed and ordered another catch basin for the parking lot.
This will catch the water from the west lot and send it north, and result in even more parking..
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Brendan, Stewart, Fred and Zack were working on the enginehouse.
Marcel was working on 56.
Ron was working on Coach 9. See progess photos in that thread.
Harold was working in the shop but I did not see what on.
I Got my steps in this morning...beat the rain
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After lunch Cody and I got the other chain on the dozer. A good rainy afternoon project.
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Some photos I took today. Not in train service, so I could take more.
Trainman Paul Baresel and Trainmaster (and the day's brakeman) Ed Lecuyer planning the day's work inside the car barn.
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First train of the day at Trout Brook station. No. 9 has been uncoupled for its ride on the turntable.
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Ed directing the engine movement onto the turntable with conductor Bob Cavanaugh nearby.
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The public signboard was updated this morning for events into September.
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After lunch, I spent some time cutting brush between the southbound whistle post at Maine Locomotive and Machine's crossing and Sutter's crossing. While waiting to be picked up by the southbound train at Sutter's, I was pleasantly surprised to see John McNamara walking up the seldom used Sutter Crossing road, quite a distance from Route 218. He wanted to test the magneto phone box at this crossing.
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Cindy Rhine (center) and Joan Meehan (right) in the gift shop today.
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I've posted more June 24th photos in the many active project forum threads.
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Anticipated work for Tuesday and Wednesday 30-31 June 2023
* Passenger car trucks/vacuum brakes
* Engine house
* Coach #9
* Equipment repairs/maintenance
* Locomotive #9 maintenance (pending)
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Work done on Tuesday June 27:
* Big Joe: Brian got Big Joe running both engines.
* Engine house: I stuffed insulation between windows and building frames, then helped while Stewart and Brendan worked on window framing then interior boards.
* Coach 9: Regular window frames are done varnishing, the crew worked on varnish for the clerestory windows.
* Passenger trucks & vacuum brakes: A brake test, and some final reassembly for the pieces that the coach rests on.
* Archives: Linda was working on archives.
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Fred was helping in the engine house too and also keeping everyone in line.
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Work done Wednesday June 28
* West wall of engine house (bay 3) sheathing completed. (Brendan, Fred, Stewart)
* Stirrups for boxcar 56 completed. (Jay)
* Coach 9. (Harold)
* Fire extinguisher checks. (Pete)