June 2022 Work Reports

[James Patten]

Anticipated work for Saturday June 4:

* Tie (or Tamp) and Dine - Ostensibly tie replacements on the main line, however this may be getting rerouted to working on the Mountain.
* Storage area - If Jeff has delivered gravel this week to the storage area, Mike will probably be busy moving it around.
* or Mike may be digging in the parking lot to put in culverts/drainage.
* Vehicle repairs
* Machine shop

[Stephen Lennox]

Work completed Tuesday May 31 and Wednesday June 1, 2022

Tuesday:

*  The track crew temporarily locked in the TBS turntable leads. (Steve Lx, Steve Lt, Leon, Scott)
*  Harsco tamper repair, a blown hydraulic hose removed repair in progress (Jay B, Jason)
*  Vacuum brake work continued  (Jonathan)
*  Coach #9 assembly/build  Interior molding work  (Eric, Ron)
*  Shop work, various tasks  (Harold)
*  Campus clean up  (Stewart)
*  Mail/Gift shop work on going  (Cindy R)
*  Rolling stock grease/oiling  (Phil B)
*  Mowing AC (Randy)

Wednesday:

*  Track crew starts tamping mountain extension  (Steve Lx, Steve Lt, Leon)
*  Harsco tamper repair completed (Jason)
*  Three way stub switch rebuilt  (Eric, Jason)
*  Coach #9 inside molding continues (Ron)
*  Archives work continues  (Linda)
*  SS campus clean up, repair, dump run (Stewart)
*  Gift shop/mail work continues  (Cindy R)
*  Engine house work, office wall and window frame work  (Brendan)

Notes:  Passenger truck rebuild, as I wasn’t in SS I don’t know if Jerry and Carlos was in.
Fred was about giving a hand where needed and making sure everyone was working.

Don’t forget Dan’s Tie and Dine this Saturday. The tie work will be lift, level and tamping on the mountain extension.

[James Patten]

Work done on Saturday June 4:

* Trout Brook Station - Zack, Fred and Stewart worked on and finished the floor of the station.
* Mountain Extension - A group led by Dan jacked and tamped over 200 feet of track, and jacked another 100+ feet.
* Machine shop - Alan was milling a machine base.
* Boxcar 56 - Marcel was working on it.
* Storage area - Jeff dropped some gravel during the week, and brought in a bunch today.  Mike (assisted by Cody) was pushing it around in the storage area.

[Mike Fox]

Jeff hauled in 20 loads today.

First few loads..





End of the day.



I want to relocate the green container and the pine stump, then bring in more gravel.

Edison also got tagged today, and Cody got a lesson on using spray paint with stencils.

[Stephen Lennox]

Anticipated work for Tuesday and Wednesday 7-8 June 2022

*  Tamping and ballasting Mountain Extension
*  Vacuum brake design/build/test
*  Model T railcar repairs continue
*  Locomotive #11 work session
*  Engine house build  (pending)
*  Mowing AC, SS  (pending)

[James Patten]

Anticipated work for Saturday June 11:

* Public trains
* Mike will be pushing more dirt around
* Mountain Extension tamping or stoning? No work planned.
* Trout Brook Station construction.
* Machine shop
* Boxcar 56
* Board meeting at 4.

[Mike Fox]

The weather will decide what I do. I may add some culverts to the drainage project first, then maybe level the gravel some around the containers. If raining, I will work on the Dozer and Kubota.

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

* Work on building the TBS will continue, weather permitting.

[Stephen Lennox]

Work completed Tuesday and Wednesday 7-8 June 2022

Tuesday:
*  Track crew continues cross leveling/tamping the mountain extension from saw mill curve to bridge.
    (Steve Lx, Dan, Joe Fox, Steve Lt, Brian W, Paul R)
*  Mowing AC (Randy)
*  Vacuum brakes design/build/test continued (Jonathan)
*  Communication repair/work (John, Scott)
*  General maintenance railroad wide (Bob Longo, Bill B, Stewart R, Fred, Brendan)
*  Locomotive #11  (Harold, Gordon C, Jason)
*  Rolling stock Lubrication/oiling  (Phil B)
*  Small vehicle repair  (Jay Barta)
*  Gift Shop/mail  (Cindy R)
*  Rail car repair  (sorry I did not get the volunteers name)

Wednesday:
*  Track crew completes leveling/tamping to TB bridge  (Steve Lx, Steve Lt)
*  Locomotive #52 repairs Tues/Wed  (Bill B)
*  Vacuum brakes design/build/testing  (Jonathan)
*  Locomotive #11 build continues  (Gordan C, Jason, Dave H)
*  Various SS projects (Brendan)

Note: Under General Maintenance, this covers a variety of projects from equipment repair to switches, main line work and vehicle repairs.

[Mike Fox]

Joe sent me this picture of Tuesday's tamping parade..

[John McNamara]

Gee, the World's only Class 8 two-foot gauge track

[Mike Fox]

Saturday I will install pipe by the ramp to the house first thing then I need to get some work done on the Kubota and the wire installing device to bury wire next weekend..

[James Patten]

Work done on Saturday June 11:

* Trout Brook Station - I heard that at least 3 of 4 walls were framed and raised.
* Upside-down trailer - Pete was painting and I joined him scraping then painting in the afternoon. 
* Kubota - Mike was working on it
* Wire device - Mike worked on that too, welding it up.
* Public trains
* Board meeting.

[Ed Lecuyer]

* Public trains

Big shout-out to the crews today for stepping in when TWO different crew positions were suddenly vacated. Everyone cooperated (including several "on the ground"). Our ~140 passengers (including the annual Mason's picnic and those who came to "Ride the Rails to Hike the Trails") had a steam train ride thanks to these efforts.

[Mike Fox]

Cody poses with the Kubota. Ready to head North next Saturday morning



Trailer is starting to look spiffy..