Relocating update to Gray?

[Joe Fox]

Any more word on relocating to Gray? When track laying is going to begin, please post something here. If it is a day when not much is going on at the WW&F, a few of us may be able to come over to help you build some track.

[Mike Fox]

Hired? I hate to ask how much that will cost.

[James Patten]

Hence the need for $6 million before they can move. 

[John McNamara]

And from what I've heard, track layers will be hired. But I'm sure me or Bill would let you know when they're ready!

We'll be happy to quote them a fair price.
-John

[Wayne Laepple]

Don't laugh. Our friends at the Puffing Billy Railway in Australia have hired themselves out to two or three other railway museums to build or repair track and turned a nice profit to the Puffing Billy to further its goals. Might be worth considering, especially since we have the only two-foot gauge tamper on this side of the Atlantic.

[Mark Spremulli]

I'm sure the Directors will have all the news stations report it when the time comes.
The yard and buildings have been mapped out, but they've been working at a slow pace to make sure everything turns out alright. The plan is to have a Wye coming out of the station, and a turntable at the other end, similar to TVRM's set up.

And from what I've heard, track layers will be hired. But I'm sure me or Bill would let you know when they're ready!

What else you can say about the yard layout, Hansel? It sounds interesting.

[Philip Marshall]

The plan is to have a Wye coming out of the station, and a turntable at the other end, similar to TVRM's set up.

So the turntable will be at the station/museum and the wye will be at the other end of the line?

I really hope the donors come forward to make this possible. It sounds amazing.

[Philip Marshall]

Nope. The plan is to have 2 turntables. One at the roundhouse and one at the end of track. Trains will arrive and depart the station via wye.

Wow, that's even more impressive than I'd thought! Thank you for the clarification.

[James Patten]

Any blueprints available?

[Bill Piche]

The only current site plan for the grounds that I'm aware of is hanging up in the break room at the museum.

[Mike Fox]

Here is a drawing they have attached to their appeal.

[Joe Fox]

Professional track layers will cost a lot of money. Please keep in mind that there are plenty of guys around with track building experience who may be able to help build track. A rough figure to have a contractor come in would be around $4,000-$8,000 per week depending on if they need to bring or rent machines. That is a big chunk of money. Personally, I think it would be nice to try and use volunteer labor with a good leader. Try to organize track laying weekends a couple of times and see how it goes. At the WW&F, with no machines, our record was 1200' in a weekend.

[Wayne Laepple]

"Here is a drawing they have attached to their appeal."

A bit of overkill, I think.

[john d Stone]

Will trains arrive and depart from both levels?

[Mike Fox]

I tend to agree Wayne, but this is what they put out there, so just thought I'd share. If I could figure how to share the video, I would do so as well.

As far as track work, that is easily taught to anyone willing to do a little manual labor. There is a sense of pride that goes along with doing.