Hey everyone,
With an EXTREMELY busy year this year ahead of us this year, and so much to do for track work, I have developed the following schedule of events for most track work.
No later than May 25th we need to get the tamper back to Sheepscot for some quick repairs and turn around to do some main line work. I estimate we have 2 more days of tamping on the mountain for the initial pass.
We need to coordinate a ballast train at some point to put some ballast down on the main line in a few areas, and or possibly a few other areas. I estimate there to be about 6 car loads of ballast left at Alna Center. Unfortunately on weekends the only time to do this is either early morning, or late afternoon.
June will be designated to rebuilding Janes Way, and hopefully running the tamper up the main line in a few areas.
July 20 & 21 we are planning a Summer Work Weekend, see the "Rock the Mountain" thread for details. July, August, and September is also our time crunch for getting materials ready for Fall Work Weekend. I estimate it will take us up to 8 days to get the 180 rails ready. (That will give us 20 extras) We also need to cut, stack, and possibly pre bundle the ties.
Some time during all of this we will also need to do brush cutting as needed in July and August.
Thank everyone for all your help, and this year will be an incredibly busy year on many levels with the ever ending project list growing. All in all, I hope to hammer out a fair amount of track work this year. My target goal for track work and FWW prep is around 16-20 days worth of help between now and the end of October.