June 2022 Work Reports

[Stephen Lennox]

Work completed Tuesday and Wednesday 21-22 June 2022

Tuesday:
*  Track crew prep for Saturday Tie and Dine, cutting ties, loading and placement on main line.
    (Dan, Steve Lt, Brian W, Paul, Elija, John)
*  Passenger car truck work continues (Carlos, Jerry)
*  Vacuum brakes design/build/test  (Jonathan)
*  Engine house build continues  (Brendan, Stewart, Fred, Randy)
*  Switching, TBS flat car unloaded and recovered and staged at AC ready for ballast, Big Joe moved
    to AC.  (Dan, Steve Lt, Paul Elija)
*  Equipment repair (Jay Barta, Brian W)

Wednesday:
*  Prep continued for Tie and Dine  (Dan, Steve Lt)
*  Mowing SS,  (Randy, Jonathan)
*  Engine house build continues (Brendan, Stewart, Fred, Steve Lt)
*  Vehicle repair to Model T rail car continues
*  Media event, more info expected from Jason

Notes:  I was not at the railroad this week, I’m sure more was done or more volunteers were present, continual work on a weekly basis includes, SS clean up and trash run, Gift shop and mail handles by Cindy R, Archives by Linda, Rolling stock oiling by Phil B.   

[Ed Lecuyer]

Wednesday also:
* X-Over Switch repaired and installed at ToM. (Jay, Steve P, Dan, Jason)
* Inspection of the SS Platform; Solutions discussed. (Jason, Brendan)

The media event was filming for a segment within an upcoming show on Wiscasset area attractions by a Boston-based evening newsmagazine. Hosted by Dave B & Steve P., they interviewed several volunteers, including Paul (model T), Zack, Eric, and probably others. They took the train to ToM where they met SeaLyon Farm and rode Linda Verney's horsewagon to the lavender fields. More details will be released once we know when it will be aired.

[Jason M Lamontagne]

Jay Barta made the actual repair of the stand in the shop.  Dan and Steve P removed the stand Tuesday for repair; Dan and I reinstalled it yesterday after repair.

Thanks
Jason

[James Patten]

Work done on Saturday June 25 (the day was hot and a bit humid):

* Trout Brook Station: Added several boards.
* Tie & Dine: crew worked from Alna Center north. 
* Telephone line work: Mike was working to bury the line through Albee's Field, and getting stuck in mud.  Later in a day, John M with some minions were going to do some line work.
* Car barn: Pete was cleaning Christmas items off one of the coaches, and working on cleaning/organizing the SR&RL combine for use as a mobile gift shop later this summer.
* Machine shop: Alan was milling the rear frame casting.
* Boxcar 56: Marcel "installed" the west side windows.

[Mike Fox]

Dan and crew has arrived at AC



A small part of the crew removing ballast ahead of the actual tie changing. Several of these small teams worked along the line doing specific tasks.



A new warning sign by the ditch..



Got the slop covered.



Brendan and Ron mounting a control panel to the newly acquired lathe milling machine.



56.. About ready for some Kilz on the knots Marcel says.

[Stephen Lennox]

Anticipated work for Tuesday and Wednesday 28-29 June 2022

*  Track crew continues lifting/tamping on mountain extension
*  Tamping ties from the Tie and Dine (Dan)
*  Vacuum brakes design/build/test
*  Passenger car trucks rebuild
*  Engine House build
*  Vehicle repair
*  Mowing SS-AC  (pending)
*  SS clean up

[Keith Taylor]

Brendan and Ron are working on a milling machine, not a lathe.

[Stephen Lennox]

Looks like Dan had a good turn out on an extremely hot day.