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Volunteers / April 2010 Work Planning
« on: March 31, 2010, 07:29:22 PM »
Anticipated work for weekend of April 3rd, 2010.

This Saturday is the Easter Express.  We'll be running passenger trains from around 12 to around 4 (I forget the exact hours) and I believe I understood that there'll be some morning trains for photogs.  Loco 10 will do the honors.  Therefore I'd expect that most efforts will be around preparing for that.

We need train crews as well as ambassadors to the crowds.

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Work and Events / Rule Book Updated & Rule Reviews
« on: March 13, 2010, 08:13:57 PM »
After what seems like years of work, Jason, John M, and I have finished revising the rulebook.  The changes were approved by the Board Friday night.  The rulebook is undergoing final tweaks now.

This means everyone who is a qualified train crew person, or someone in training, needs to attend a rules review session.  I'm scheduling one for Saturday April 10 @ 9, and Saturday May 8 @ 9.  Other reviews will be available upon request (in fact I'm fully expecting to need to do something during the work weekend).  The rules will go into effect probably on Memorial weekend.


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Work and Events / DiscoverRail
« on: March 09, 2010, 06:13:28 PM »
Every year, the Mass Bay RRE sets up the DiscoveRail exposition, on the main floor of Boston's South Station.  For the past several years we've had a table with a couple of volunteers manning the table, passing out brochures.  This year DiscoveRail is Saturday April 17, from 10 - 4.

If anyone is interested in manning a table for us, please me know back channel.  There's no merchandise selling involved, only PR selling.

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Volunteers / March 2010 Work Planning
« on: March 03, 2010, 06:27:56 PM »
Anticipated work for March 6.

- Tree cutting, if enough people show up.
- Machinery work for #9 if anyone's interested.

It's a little early to start on track work.

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General Discussion / Lincoln County's 250th Birthday
« on: February 08, 2010, 07:25:22 AM »
2010 is 250 years since the forming (incorporation?) of Lincoln County by the Massachusetts General Court in 1760.  This year there'll be year long celebrations.  The website for the celebration is at http://www.lincolncounty250.org.

When Lincoln County was formed, it was the second county (York being the first) and covered pretty much all of Maine from the Kennebec north and east, to where ever the border was at the time.  Pownalborough, the town which now covers Wiscasset, Dresden, and Alna, was incorporated a few years earlier.

The first "event" of the year was Sunday the 7th, a talk given by Les Fossel, W&Q RR Company treasurer, on old meeting houses and churches in the county.  There are more events coming up in February.

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Volunteers / February 2010 Work Planning
« on: February 04, 2010, 07:13:07 AM »
Anticipated work for the weekend of Feb 6.

The deep snow is gone and likely to stay gone for a while.  I forsee more tree cutting and burning this weekend in the parking lot area.

It's likely there'll be some shop work for those interested in that.

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General Discussion / Happy New Year 2010
« on: December 31, 2009, 05:40:44 PM »
Let me be the first to wish all Forum members a happy, prosperous (or at least non-recessionary) New Year.

Here's to a new and even better year for the WW&F Railway Museum!

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Volunteers / January 2010 work planning
« on: December 30, 2009, 12:02:40 PM »
Anticipated work for the first saturday of 2010.

Weather forecasts up here are calling for a rather substantial snow storm, starting on Friday and running through until Sunday.  So come early Friday, bring plenty of food and clothing changes, and plan on staying until sometime Sunday (or maybe Monday).  ;D

More chainsawing in the future parking lot is in order.


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Volunteers / Volunteer hours 2009
« on: December 26, 2009, 08:09:05 PM »
I'm on my final push to enter 2009 volunteer hours.

If there is anyone with offsite hours that haven't gotten those hours to me, please do so by the end of the week if you have not already arranged to do so.  Naturally I'll wait until the new year if you still have things to do for the railroad before December 31!

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Volunteers / December 2009 work planning
« on: December 02, 2009, 10:18:05 AM »
Anticipated work for Dec 5.

Saturday is supposed to be pretty nice.  I really don't know what's on people's lists but I'll make a guess.

- I would like to try my tie replacement day again, this Saturday, from 7-ish to 9 - longer if others want to keep going, but I have to leave once Bruce shows up.

- There may be work on #10 or on #9.

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Volunteers / Volunteer hours help wanted
« on: November 15, 2009, 07:28:49 PM »
As most of you know I am the keeper of the volunteer hours for the Museum.  I am in need of someone to help me with the volunteer hours database.

In prior years I did everything through MS Access.  I no longer have Access, instead I'm trying to do it all through open source software.  I currently have the database in OpenOffice.

What I need is someone who has the time to write queries, reports, and mail merges so that meaningful information can be gotten out of the data - things like the number of hours for a year, for a volunteer, etc.  I don't really have the time to do that aspect of it, and when the end of the year comes I'll be busy with Treasurer stuff, so I won't want to be also concerned with trying to get volunteer hours out.

Any interested parties, please email or PM me.

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Work and Events / Tie replacement day
« on: November 05, 2009, 05:45:53 PM »
Hi all,

I'm planning to do tie replacement on November 14.  There's a number of ties on my section and ties elsewhere on the railroad (that I've noticed) that are rotting and need to come out.  Anyone that wants to help will be appreciated.  I'll be starting about 7:30 and working to about 11.

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Volunteers / November 2009 Work Planning
« on: November 03, 2009, 06:09:02 PM »
Anticipated work for Nov 7, 2009:

Albion Work Day: Saturday is Albion Day 2009.  I'm sure Carl will be serving Mooseburgers at 1 whether you want them then or not  ;D

Percival House: the cellar clean-out is well underway and one more day will probably do it.

I don't know if there are plans for things in the car shop.

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Museum Discussion / 2009 Fund raiser
« on: October 04, 2009, 02:00:42 PM »
I can report that as of this weekend, we have reached the halfway mark on our Annual Funddrive.  We've asked for $50,000, we have raised $25K.  Thanks to everyone who have contributed so far.

Don't ask me how many people have contributed, or the average size of contribution, etc, because I don't track those things.


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Volunteers / October 2009 Work planning
« on: September 29, 2009, 07:08:43 PM »
Anticipated work for the weekend of October 3rd, 2009.

- Dana may be cutting/drilling chair factory rail in prep for the work weekend.
- Grading at Sheepscot for leach field/road to leach field may be underway soon.  If needed more work can be done preparing for that (tree cutting, moving wood, etc).
- #9 work?  Railcar work?

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