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WW&F Railway Museum Discussion => Volunteers => Topic started by: Stephen Lennox on February 01, 2021, 09:21:07 AM
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Anticipated work Tuesday and Wednesday 2-3 February 2021
* Tuesday: Snow Storm, work pending.
* Wednesday: Storm clean up to include plowing,clean out switches.
Vacuum brake work continues.
Vehicle repair, tractor assembly.
Coach #9 assembly (pending).
Rules and Standards for Operations
XX. Safety Rules (140-152)
151. Crossing Tracks. (P-44)
e. Never cross in the path of an approaching train closer than 300 feet in
railroad yards or ΒΌ mile on the Main Track.
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Steve,
I really appreciate the rules reminders on all your work reports.
Bill
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Anticipated work for Saturday Feb 6:
* Top of Mtn cutting - as part of "Steam & Saws". So far the number of participants has been very limited.
* Boxcar 56
* Machine shop re-organizing
* Vehicle repair
* Steam & Sleighs trains.
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Anticipated Operations for Saturday, Feb 6th:
10:30am: Steam and Sleighs to SeaLyon Farm (Group of 8 & Single-Passenger Tix Available*) & Winter Caboose Adventure (SOLD OUT)
12:00pm: Steam and Sleighs to SeaLyon Farm (Single-Passenger Tix Available*) & Winter Caboose Adventure (SOLD OUT)
1:30pm: Steam and Sleighs to SeaLyon Farm (Single-Passenger Tix Available*) & Winter Caboose Adventure (AVAILABLE*)
3:00pm: Winter Caboose Adventure (AVAILABLE*) (& S&S pickup)
*As of Wednesday Morning 2/3/2021
Extra assistance is always appreciated - contact crewcaller@traincrew.wwfry.org to sign up, or learn how to be qualified.
We need folks to fill:
an "Agent" position - which requires a presence at Top of Mountain for passenger handling at 12:00-12:30pm and 1:30-2:00pm
a "Gatekeeper" position - which requires basic computer/tablet/phone skills and a knack for dealing with the public.
(Train handling qualifications are NOT required to assist as Gatekeeper or Agent.)
All trains are limited to 36 passengers and all tickets must be purchased in advance.
All passengers and crew must adhere to the COVID-19 Policy published at www.wwfry.org/covid (http://www.wwfry.org/covid)
Visit www.wwfry.org/tickets (http://www.wwfry.org/tickets) to buy tickets.
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Tuesday:
* Winter storm
* Sheepscot campus plowed out.
Wednesday:
* Main line plowed and flanged, switches/crosings cleaned out.
* Yard tracks ran over, Lead #4 to machine shop cleaned out for Locomotive #9.
* Vacuum brakes work on.
* Dump run
* Gift shop work on going.
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Great to see that the basics of keeping a railroad open are still going on with each snowstorm.
Steve: THANKS!
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Work done on Saturday Feb 6:
* Top of Mountain: Cutting on the south side of Porcupine Palace Boulevard.
* Boxcar 56: Marcel, Zack and others were working on it.
* John Deere tractor: Brendan was working on it, hoping to get it running but it was unlikely today.
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Before...
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10:30 Train arrives @10:45
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Lunch
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Letting them burn down
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Also three sold out (or nearly sold out) "Steam and Sleighs" trains with a fourth pickup run (and "Caboose Adventure".)
Special thanks for Dan M. for helping get the consist ready this morning and working the "air brakes" (don't ask) on the last run.
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Anticipate work for Tuesday and Wednesday February 9-10, 2021
Tuesday:
* Snow removal to include Main Line, Switches, Crossings and yards.
* Vacuum brakes
* Vehicle repair (tractor pending)
* Campus clean up
Wednesday:
* Complete snow removal
* Vacuum brakes
* Vehicle repairs
* Shop rearrangement
Rules and Standards for Operations
I. Official Documents for Reference (Rules 1-4)
b. Informal Notice Board
The informal Notice Board is provided for any Employee to make relevant entries
so as to communicate with the entire crew. It is kept on the General Order Board.
The General Order Board is located in the Percival House. on the wall, to the right of the sign in book.
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More snow expected tomorrow...
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Anticipated work on Saturday Feb 13:
* Steam and Saws: at Top of Mountain.
* Boxcar 56
* Shop organizing
* Vehicle (tractor?) repair
* Steam & Sleighs. We finally have some decent snow.
* Board meeting at 3, in person and on-line.
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Anticipated Operations for Saturday, Feb 13th:
10:30am: Steam and Sleighs to SeaLyon Farm (Group of 10 & Single-Passenger Tix Available*) & Winter Caboose Adventure (AVAILABLE*)
12:00pm: Steam and Sleighs to SeaLyon Farm (Group of 8 & Single-Passenger Tix Available*) & Winter Caboose Adventure (AVAILABLE*)
1:30pm: Steam and Sleighs to SeaLyon Farm (Group of 10 & Single-Passenger Tix Available*) & Winter Caboose Adventure (AVAILABLE*)
3:00pm: Winter Caboose Adventure (AVAILABLE*) (& S&S pickup)
*As of Wednesday Morning 2/10/2021; Use Promo Code ADVENTURE (and bring a first-time visitor) for $25 off a Winter Caboose Adventure.
Extra assistance is always appreciated - contact crewcaller@traincrew.wwfry.org to sign up, or learn how to be qualified.
We are always looking for folks to fill:
an "Agent" position - which requires a presence at Top of Mountain for passenger handling at 12:00-12:30pm and 1:30-2:00pm
a "Gatekeeper" position - which requires basic computer/tablet/phone skills and a knack for dealing with the public.
(Train handling qualifications are NOT required to assist as Gatekeeper or Agent.)
All trains are limited to 36 passengers and all tickets must be purchased in advance.
All passengers and crew must adhere to the COVID-19 Policy published at www.wwfry.org/covid (http://www.wwfry.org/covid)
Visit www.wwfry.org/tickets (http://www.wwfry.org/tickets) to buy tickets.
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Worked completed Tuesday and Wednesday 9-10 February 2021.
Tuesday:
* Snow Plow repairs completed, plow mounted and tested.
* Shop work (Jerry and Carlos)
* Vehicle repairs, more work completed on the tractor
* Coach #9 assembly continues
Wednesday:
* Main line plowed, crossings cleaned out, tracks and switches cleaned out.
( Steve L, JB Smith, Chuck and Dan M)
* Caboose #554 repair completed (Randy)
* Vacuum brake work continues Jonathan)
* Vehicle repairs included the tractor, the back-hoe (Brendan, Fred)
* Snow clean up around Sheepscot Station and Freight house (Cindy)
* 3 bay Garage: Bay 1 cleaned out, readying for the Tractor ( a little bit of Everyone)
* Shop prep for new shop machines (Alan)
* Coach #9 assembly (Eric and Ron)
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Work done on Saturday Feb 13:
* Top of Mountain: Mike and crew cut corners. Actually just one corner, the north end of where cutting occurred a few weeks ago, making better photographic opportunities for trains coming up the hill.
* Boxcar 56: Marcel was drilling holes.
* Electrical drop building: Zack was doing something in there (I didn't investigate)
* Archives: Linda was putting Nicole to work.
* Steam & Sleighs: almost sold out
* Machine shop: Alan was reassembling the radial arm drill.
* Board meeting: ran a little long.
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A little long James? I was very thankful you guys did not want to bump it to 4 for me like I asked..
Anyhow, it is not very often I am accused of cutting corners, but today it was true. We cut the very tip top of the TOM area. As James said, this opens up a whole area for our photographers. And here we go with the photos..
Before
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After
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Before (look for Jerry in the trees)
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After, Jerry in about the same spot.
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And now to fill in the day.
A smokey start for Brian, Jerry and I.
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Trying to catch Brian cutting the tree down with Jerry pushing as James looks on, but as you can see I was a little slow (actually Brian is that quick)
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Only 1 fire today..
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Looking North at the improved view.
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Train time..
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Brian taking a rare break..
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Letting things wind down, Dave (seated) Brian and Jerry watch the fire.
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And another look North after we were done (just a few more trees Jerry)
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Standing on the steel culvert looking south
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They are calling for snow this week, so we will wait and see what it does. A few inches will be ok for Saturday, a foot may be tough going..
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Any volunteer activities planned for tomorrow, 2/15/2021, President's Day?
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Sure tha'll be a great place to take photos and to shot videos given it just overlooks the steepest grade of the main if I'm not mistaken.
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Anticipated work for Tuesday and Wednesday 16-17 February 2021
Snow Storm for Tuesday (Pending)
Shop work, Vacuum brakes
Shop rearranging (Pending)
Vehicle repair (Tractor)
Campus clean up
Snow removal/Track Inspection and Crossing clean out.
Rules and Standards for Operations
XXI. Basic Operating Procedures
165. Preparation for Movement
Prior to initiating a Movement the Employee responsible for initiating Movement shall:
I. Check that the rail is clear of trigs, skates, hanging equipment or anything else that may impede movement.
ii. Ensure personal safety by checking the sides and rear of the train or equipment for any person(s) within an unsafe proximity.
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Plow Extra Crew Call
Saturday Morning, February 16, 2021
I plan to operate a plow and flanging extra this Saturday morning, after Loco 9 is pulled out but before the first trip. I estimate 8AM departure. I would appreciate help to clear crossings and switches. If you're available please let me know directly or respond here.
Thanks,
Jason
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Anticipated work for Saturday Feb 20:
* Plow extra - 8 AM departure
* Steam & Sleighs - brakeman needed
* Steam & Saws - luggers needed
* Boxcar 56
* Machine shop rearranging
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Anticipated Operations for Saturday, Feb 20th.
These will be the last public operations of the WW&F Railway until April 3, 2021:
8:00am: x52 Plow Train - GENERAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED
10:30am: Steam and Sleighs to SeaLyon Farm (SOLD OUT) & Winter Caboose Adventure (AVAILABLE*)
12:00pm: Steam and Sleighs to SeaLyon Farm (SOLD OUT) & Winter Caboose Adventure (SOLD OUT)
1:30pm: Steam and Sleighs to SeaLyon Farm (SOLD OUT) & Winter Caboose Adventure (SOLD OUT)
3:00pm: Winter Caboose Adventure (SOLD OUT) (& S&S pickup)
*As of Wednesday Morning 2/17/2021
Extra assistance is always appreciated - contact crewcaller@traincrew.wwfry.org to sign up, or learn how to be qualified.
A qualified brakeman is needed to run the public trains on 2/20.
All trains are limited to 36 passengers and all tickets must be purchased in advance.
All passengers and crew must adhere to the COVID-19 Policy published at www.wwfry.org/covid (http://www.wwfry.org/covid)
Visit www.wwfry.org/tickets (http://www.wwfry.org/tickets) to buy tickets.
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Nancy Weeks will be cooking lunch this week - meatball subs!
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Work complete Tuesday and Wednesday 16-17 February 2021.
Tuesday: No work due to snow and ice storm.
Wednesday:
* Steel was unloaded and stored for up coming projects. (Jason and crew)
* Vacuum brakes, (Jonathan and Randy)
* Vehicle repair continues on Tractor, (Brendan and Fred)
* Storm clean up: Main line track was ran on breaking the ice, all crossings were cleaned
out and salted. Tracks to be used and related switches were ran on and cleaned out.
(Steve L, JB, Chuck and Dan) (Steve and Johnny P met us at Alna Ctr for a little shoveling)
Note: A big thank you to Dan and Bryce for cleaning the ashes out of Bay #4 lead last Saturday.
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I'll be working on equipment in the shop for a few weekends, including this Saturday. This will include some cleaning, paint stripping, and repainting of the radial arm drill. If we have newer volunteers looking for a project to land on (especially after Steam and Saws wraps up) I'll be able to use a couple of folks. I'm going to try and save the more general work for days when I have some help to try and create that opening.
On Wednesday, Jason and I went to Mountain Machine Works in Auburn to pick up our 10 new axles. Mountain Machine donated half the value of the fully machined axles which was a tremendous donation of value, and also saved us a huge amount of labor due to their CNC production methods. We brought a letter signed by Dave and presented it to the owner who plans to come out to the railroad for a visit in the future. For now, the axles are in my garage on my trailer. I'll be bringing them to the museum on a dry day so we can stash them away. The mating 20 new wheels will be delivered this coming week, and the 10 wheelsets will facilitate boxcar 56's re-wheeling, coach 9's new trucks, and add two spares into the operations department pool for swap out when maintenance concerns arise. #11 will be getting larger diameter axles and so it's wheels will be ordered late this year, or early next.
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We have had a few cancellations for tomorrow's trains. Anyone looking for tickets should grab them at: www.wwfry.org/tickets (http://www.wwfry.org/tickets)
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When I left at 2:00 P.M., 24 people had signed in today. Looks were getting back to normal, but being careful.
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Partial report for 2/20:
* Top of Mountain cutting: 3 saws going, maybe 8 people there? We were cutting south of the spur track. Pretty thick in there so we did a lot of cutting but didn't seem like we got far.
* Things were happening with boxcar 56 and the machine shop, but I didn't visit the shop after I came back to SS for lunch.\
* Steam & Sleighs: parking lot was full.
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We got a lot done but did not cover much area. Lots of trees... And I forgot some before pics, so look back to last weeks photos and maybe it is in the background..
First picture I took.. Fred wanted to cut a tree down.
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Then Brian picks up around the other pile, shortly after Jerry and I restocked the pile in front. Will get real hot in a second.
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Then I walked to the PPB (Porcupine Palace Boulevard) and took these next shots, starting south where we were cutting today
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Brian brought his pole saw and cut the limbs that were obstructing the view down the mountain. This will be a great photo/video location as a train works up the steepest part of the Mountain. We have got a little clean up to do getting some large pines that fell out of view. Kubota work I think..
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Looking south at what we cut last weekend, with the limbs removed it really opens it up.
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One of the trees laying on the right I want to clean up.
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And Jerry suggested that I take a before picture of next weeks work. So here it is..
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I want to cut at least one more day up there so come join while you can.
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First picture I took.. Fred wanted to cut a tree down.
I miss talking with Fred, you, Dave and many other friends in person in Maine. Better times are coming soon. Great photos as always, Mike. Thanks for sharing.
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I keep telling the guys I'm getting tired of seeing the same 10 or 12 people every week. We can't wait either. The first work weekend we can have safely we better plan on no work getting done.. Just lots of catching up. Unless of course Fred is around. Then you better catch up quick because he doesn't stop for long.
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Anticipated work Tuesday and Wednesday February 23-24 2021.
Maintenance Locomotive #9
Shop work Vacuum brakes
Shop rearrangement/organizing
Vehicle repair (pending)
Coach #9 Assembly (pending)
Campus clean up
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Anticipated work for Saturday Feb 27:
* Top of Mountain clearing
* Boxcar 56
* Machine shop reorg
* Vehicle repair
No public trains.
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Come join us at TOM. This will be one of the last cut and burn sessions this year, and the last at TOM for this year, unless the weather turns cold again. Looking like afternoon rain, so we should get the morning in as usual.
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Work completed Tuesday and Wednesday 23-24 February 2021.
Tuesday:
* Maintenance and repairs started on Locomotive #9 (Roger and Wes C)
* Shop work (Jerry, Carlos an Jason)
* Vehicle repairs, tractor (Brendan, Fred and Jonathan)
* Shop materials arrangement (Brian W, Chuck, JB, Steve L)
* New wheels arrive and stored.
* Back Hoe rear tires taken to Waterville for replacement (Randy)
Wednesday:
* Tamper (Wilma) Engine inspection begins. Engine checks made, engine is started.
Motor runs, inspection will continue. (Brendan, Steve L, Fred and Randy)
* Locomotive #9 maintenance continues. (Roger, Wes C. and Jason)
* Electric building work. (Zack)
* Shop clean up (everyone)
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I'll be in the shop again working on the drill doing the last round of paint stripping and prep. Great opportunity for new volunteers (or anyone!) who can't make it up to TOM to cut.
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Work done on Saturday Feb 27:
* Top of Mtn cutting: we cut 8 until about 11, and had 3 fires.
* Machine shop: Alan and crew were cleaning the "new" milling machine. Jason was welding for brake cylinders.
* Boxcar 56: Marcel and crew were working on the end beams. One end beam is ready for fitting.
* Cartography Department: Ed was working on some mapping with respect to the Fossel property and the Clark property.
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We worked very hard this morning to beat the weather at TOM. Even with the shortened day, we got a decent amount done. I anticipate this was the last session for cutting there for this winter. Next weekend, Sheepscot.
We had been going for about an hour and a half at this point.
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11am. Pretty much done for the day.
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After noon, piles were burning down nicely.
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Thanks for the photos, Mike--both here and for the various projects active in the Sheepscot shops. Good progress on many fronts.
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Are you just thinning the trees in that area?
M. Nix
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For now we are just thining, and removing the weaker trees. They are so dense that the firs and poplar are dying. We are leaving the bigger trees unless they are in the way. The area will be stumped and leveled eventually, giving more useable space.