Some photos from today, starting in the shop building.
Fred Morse tending the coal supply for one of the shop's two coal stoves.
A look at progress on one of the Jackson & Sharp passenger trucks, with brake hanger parts for multiple trucks.
The view in shop bay 2. The immediate focus is the front and rear frame components for our future locomotive No. 11. But the hidden highlight here is the LED lights Brendan Barry has been installing over the center of each bay, above the overhead cranes, improving lighting for the shop crews.
Now out in Sheepscot lower yard and on the road, clearing snow. I joined the crew clearing the line to Top of Mountain. Sheepscot received about 6 inches yesterday. Fortunately not as wet/heavy as Jason witnessed in Bath. To start before lunch, switches in the lower Sheepscot yard were cleared, as well as Jayne's Way crossing. This view shows the three-way switch cleared, while Steve Leet cleans the Tank switch. Mike Fox had just plowed the roadway to the left.
While the lower yard switches were cleared before lunch, Dave Buczkowski was cleaning the turntable, as James Patten cleared the turntable ring rail.
After lunch, Jason led the crew with No. 52 with its plow and flatcar No. 126 loaded with tools out for the trip to ToM and back. The crew (left-to-right Dave B., Steve L., James Patten and Jason) cleaning the Maine Locomotive & Machine (MLM) Works' crossing.
Once cleared, Jason ran 52 through the crossing.
Further north, at Trask's crossing, Steve Leet demonstrated use of the electric hammer he has provided to help clear ice at crossings. Here he made short the work needed to clear the crossing of compacted snow and ice.
On the return trip south from ToM, we had time to clean the MLM switch and pick up flatcar No. 118, which was brought back to Sheepscot. Expecting to need to clear the Sheepscot upper yard upon our return, we were very happy to see the switches there had already been cleaned. Thanks!
