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Re: January 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #15 on: January 11, 2023, 06:43:03 AM »
Anticipated work for Saturday Jan 14:

* Vehicle repair
* Engine house construction
* Station/gift shop/platform work
* Board meeting at 4.

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Re: January 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #16 on: January 11, 2023, 03:08:17 PM »
I will know better Thursday, but I am in hopes to continue the pruning of the ROW. Check tomorrow night for my decision
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Re: January 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #17 on: January 11, 2023, 07:00:59 PM »
Work completed Tuesday and Wednesday 10-11 January 2023

Tuesday:
*  SS freight station:  pile driving begins with support crew.
     (Brendan, Brian W, Steve Lt, Paul R, Leon, Dan, Steve Lx)
*  Passenger Truck rebuild crew works on making brakebeam hangers  (Carlos, Jerry)
*  Brake Beam build, 18 brake beams made  (Randy)
*  Locomotive #11work session.  (Gordon C., Rick, Jason)
*  Archive work continues  (Linda)
*  Engine House work (Fred, Stewart)
*  Gift shop/mail on going.  (Cindy R) 
*  Admin work (Ben)

Wednesday:
*  SS Freight station pile driving continues (Dave Allen Cew, Brendan, Brian W, JB Smith)
*  SS surveying.  (Randy, Brian)
*  Locomotive #11 work session.  (Gordon C, Rick, Jason)
*  Vacuum brake work continues  (Jonathan, Joseph)
*  Archives work  (Linda)
*  Engine house work continues  (Fred, Stewart) 

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Re: January 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #18 on: January 11, 2023, 07:27:27 PM »
I am pleased to see that Joseph is working with Johnathan. Johnathan has a wealth of knowledge and is willing to pass that along. Joseph has the energy and motivation to be a part of our RR community. I foresee a continued good future in young Joseph and for our Museum
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Re: January 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #19 on: January 12, 2023, 04:32:35 PM »
There will not be any coach 9 work this week. Eric and I are off on a road trip. The main event is the Cabin Fever model engineering expo in Lebanon, PA, but since we are going in that direction we have rented a U-Haul truck and will be hauling to Cat tail foundry some patterns for the Engine 11 project, and bringing back some finished castings, among them parts for the vacuum brakes.

As discussed, Eric and Ron went on an adventure to get castings for vacuum brakes, coach 9, and locomotive 11. See photos.



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Re: January 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #20 on: January 12, 2023, 06:38:49 PM »
Looking like Saturday may be a little damp in the morning, but if we have a willing crew, I would like to go out again. This time trimming the few limbs left along the stretch we did last weekend, and cutting either toward Sheepscot from Brook Crossing or continuing north through Cockeye Curve to Maine Locomotive & Machine.
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Re: January 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #21 on: January 13, 2023, 11:41:44 AM »
I can see journal boxes for the J&S passenger car trucks (maybe?), but what are all the other neat castings?

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Re: January 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #22 on: January 13, 2023, 01:01:25 PM »
The 1/2 watermelon  castings 8) are for the vacuum brake system planned to be added to passenger cars.
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Re: January 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #23 on: January 13, 2023, 01:47:21 PM »
Thanks, Graham.

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Re: January 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #24 on: January 13, 2023, 06:38:54 PM »
We've been referring to the "half watermelons" as salad bowls.

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Re: January 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #25 on: January 13, 2023, 07:52:19 PM »
Journal boxes and other castings are mostly for Loco #11.?

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Re: January 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #26 on: January 14, 2023, 09:33:04 AM »
Alna - as of 9:00am this morning the temp is 30 with sleet and ZR. Many roads in the mid-coast region are coated in black ice with local law and fire reporting a number of accidents. Road crews are responding but Lincoln County EMA suggests that everyone stay home until things get better (hopefully) this afternoon.
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Re: January 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #27 on: January 14, 2023, 09:43:04 AM »
What's ZR, Stewart?

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Re: January 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #28 on: January 14, 2023, 10:09:18 AM »
He is likely referring to "Z/R". Explanation here. . .
https://www.weather.gov/marfc/ZR_Relationships
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Re: January 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #29 on: January 14, 2023, 01:24:29 PM »
What's ZR, Stewart?

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Hi Jeff, 
ZR is an abbreviation for freezing rain, it's used in weather alerts that are sent to fire personnel when storms are in the forecast.