Engine House - Official Work Thread

[Joe Fox]

Very exciting times are ahead. 😁

[Jeff Schumaker]

Things are moving right along.

Jeff S.

[Mike Fox]

First 2 support posts have been completed by Bryce and were set into their approximate place in the pit..





The rest of the floor...

[Kevin Kierstead]

How will the rails be mounted to the pit supports?

[Bill Reidy]

A few Saturday, September 11th photos.

Close-ups of the two pit rail supports.  Bryce Weeks says 16 more will be made.




Work started this day on the building sill plates.

[Mike Fox]

How will the rails be mounted to the pit supports?

The top of the posts in my first photo can be seen 2 holes in the plate. The rail sits between those holes then is clamped to it. It will be 85# rail, which can support more weight between the posts than we will ever put on. Jason ran the the calculations and could supply the details.

[Jeff Schumaker]

85 lb rail - impressive size for two foot gauge.

Jeff S.

[Bill Piche]

85 lb rail - impressive size for two foot gauge.

Jeff S.

Or, as we call it down in Portland, light rail.

All seriousness, though. I think the only place that 85lb rail may have existed on an original 2 footer was on Sweet's grade between Phillips and Strong.

[Brendan Barry]

The first two sections of wall were stood up after lunch today.

[Mike Fox]

A couple more..







Clancy is still with us luckily..



Someone has been framed...



And for a good idea of the size of the front of the enginehouse, Dan posed by the West wall for me while I took a picture from in front of the bathroom.

[Bill Baskerville]

Wow, you guys will have it constructed before I get up there next weekend.

[ALAIN DELASSUS]

Thank you Mike for those pictures I'm astounded at. I do agree with Bill  at this rate you'll have set the small fir tree at the top of the building next time I log on to the forum. What most surprises me is that you guys are  currently working on quite a lot of projects like SS roundhouse, TB turntable, coach #9, boxcar 56, locomotive #11,Wilmar tamper, trackworks, you name it and you never put one of those works on the backburner they all come along steadily with the same pace. Hat off.

[Jeff Schumaker]

Wow, you guys will have it constructed before I get up there next weekend.

Bill,

They still have a lot to do, so I think there will be work left for you when you get there.

Jeff S.

[Mike Fox]

As James said in the Work Reports, with the threat of Clancy leaving, it was decided to stand the walls that were built. I asked Brendan if he was ok with it because he was unable to be there today.

Standing the last section of East wall, an error was discovered, which was the door opening was 4 inches south in the cement, versus what was on the west side and what was built in the wall.  We discussed for a few minutes but then jumped to the west side to get those up. After the west wall (and lunch) we tackled the east wall. We planned to reuse nearly all we took out, and added 2 studs. Fred was very pleased with the results (we made him stay until near completion) and we were too.

Speaking of Fred.. From the staging





Lunch!



East wall after the modifications









West wall





Parking lot shot

[Bill Reidy]

Thanks, Mike, for today's photos.  Glad to see that Fred was keeping everyone on the straight and narrow.

And thanks to Chesterfield Associates for the use of Clancy.