Saturday March 9 “freight” movement.
On Saturday we plan to deliver a tube to ML&M by rail. Our “freight” is a 3” diameter by 24’ long steel tube. We plan to use one of the flats, a coach and 52. Departure after lunch, which will hopefully be after that day’s Mountain cutting activities are complete. Depending on how it goes, we may choose to continue opening the remainder of the line.
Temps above freezing Friday and Saturday. Based on that and current snow levels in Alna, we’re not even planning on reinstalling the plow.
This is a non-revenue move, in continuing support of our collaboration with ML&M. With our permission, the delivery truck was directed to our lot rather than ML&M’s, due to the incomplete yard track restricting access (it’s yet to be flooded with gravel), and the surrounding driveway being shear ice. We continue to enjoy the use of the ML&M caboose, and have discussed several other exciting possibilities.
Normally this wouldn’t be worth the fanfare of such a post, but it is our first on-line delivery for someone other than us! (I think...?)
See ya
Jason