A few photos from today, showing a fraction of the work done.
Crew meeting this morning in preparation of the Springtime Eggspress service. Looks cold, eh? Trains were sold out, and I saw many young families around Sheepscot today. No. 9's consist was Franklin and Megantic coach No. 2, Maine Locomotive & Machine Works open coach No. 130, WW&F coach/combine No. 8 and WW&F caboose No. 320. Fifty passengers max seated over the four cars.
Marcel Levesque was busy with B&SR boxcar No. 56 in shop bay 3. In this view, Dwight Winkley (left) was assisting Marcel (right) in preparation to attach an end car beam.
Later in the day, the end beam is seen installed.
A view showing the proximity of work on B&SR boxcar No. 56 on the left in shop bay 3, with new WW&F coach No. 9 under construction in shop bay 2.
In the morning, local contractor and Museum friend Jeff Verney stopped by and prepared the ground around the southwest corner of the shop building for the temporary shop shed. The work included drainage. Brendan Barry is hidden behind the sawhorse working on a new drainage basin.
The restroom building letter board, near the parking lot, was re-lettered today. As noted last week, it had badly faded after many years facing the afternoon summer sun, so the background felt was stained black last Saturday. Here's how the left panel looked, badly faded.
And here's how the overall letter board looked this afternoon, after messages were again posted.
