To control/report train movements between Sheepscot and Alna Center, we have a period-appropriate magneto telephone system. Last year Brendan Barry and I made a substantial improvement by installing a new cable between Sheepscot Station and Brook Crossing.
With the cable along the edge of the R-O-W having had damage from sharp-toothed forest creatures and sharp-bladed brush cutters, I suggested we bury the cable and do so near the tracks where burial would be easier in that nearly rootless environment. Mike Fox did yeoman's work with the Kubota burying the line for several hundred yards, ending a bit north of the water tower. However, the Kubota migrated to the Top of the Mountain, and area beyond where Mike stopped may be unsuitable for the Kubota anyway,
The path to reaching the goal of having this section of cable safely buried lies with rental of a trencher, and the Board has approved this. I used one to bury a section of cable immediately north of Alna Center station, and I can attest to two things: 1) they work, and 2) they are a bear to wrestle, requiring at least two sturdy people. Any takers? The dates would be Friday, 7 October thru Sunday, 9 October (hopefully not all that time).
Thanks!
John (Chief Ding-a-ling)