September 2023 Work Reports

[James Patten]

Anticipated work for the weekend of Sept 2, 2023:

Friday
* The Ellsworth wedding.  Lots of help needed.

Saturday
* Boxcar 56
* Engine house work
* Archives
* Grounds work
* Public trains: 11, 1 and 3 (includes Blueberry treats!).  Help needed.

Sunday
* Public trains: 11 AM mixed, 1 PM concert.  Help needed.

[Ed Lecuyer]

Work done 9/1/2023.

Ellsworth Wedding. A HUGE SUCESSS for our entire organization as we hosted the first wedding held at the Event Pavilion at Alna Center. Major thanks to today's crew: JB, Dan, Roger, Joe F., Ed, Dante, Paul B., Ben R., and Cindy. Brendan pitched in to help with coaling #9. And Steve P., Annie, Johnny, and Artie all worked like a well-oiled machine family in to make #9 absolutely shine. We have a lot to be proud of today and everything went off without a hitch. (Well, maybe one hitch between Steve and Shelia.)

Grounds: Brendan tidied up the grounds before guests arrived, then added stone near the Turntable Lead to make a smoother walking path for volunteers (and visitors) accessing the trackside of the shop building from the Engine House.

[James Patten]

Work done on Saturday Sept 2:

* Boxcar 56: Marcel and Zack were working on putting in braces for the roof walks.
* Grounds: Mike was starting work on a walking path from the driveway toward the gift shop, near the turntable.  And Brendan was adding stone in the track area by the turntable as well.
* Public trains: Moderately attended.  The 1 and 3 PM trains stopped at Alna Center for a blueberry treat.
* Engine house: Brendan was putting up a brace.

[Mike Fox]

[John McNamara]

Excellent! No more need for people to walk along the side of Cross Road.  No more street walkers.

[Bill Reidy]

Only a few photos taken today, since I was in train service.

Early in the day, Mike and Cody were busy installing a drain pipe under the path of the planned walkway.


Later, Mike was placing the disturbed sod elsewhere as Fred looked on.


Mike later, in the background, clearing the path for the new walkway, as Brendan delivers another bucket of stone to improve the walking surface across the tracks by the turntable.


Mike, Zack and Fred rolling out ground cloth for the new walkway.


I've also posted a photo from today in the Boxcar No. 56 thread.

[Mike Fox]

Cody and I made some progress this morning before he headed to the gift shop. Please note, this is for pedestrians only. No trucks or equipment. We need to keep it level for walking.

[Bill Reidy]

Thanks, Mike and Cody.  Big improvement.

[James Patten]

Mike you may have to put in anti-vehicle posts there to keep the traffic out.

[Dave Buczkowski]

Mike,
Thanks. You and Cody did a nice job.
Dave

[Mike Fox]

Mike you may have to put in anti-vehicle posts there to keep the traffic out.

If I can find what I am looking for, they will arrive..

[john d Stone]

Really looks good! Nice work!

[James Patten]

Anticipated work for Saturday Sept 9:

* Grounds work: more pathway work.
* Engine house
* Boxcar 56
* Public trains - help needed
* Board meeting at 4:00.

[James Patten]

Work done on Saturday, Sept 9:

* Loco 11: Harold was machining parts.
* Engine house: Brendan was putting up braces.
* Grounds: Mike was putting in more walkway, from the electrical building heading toward the parking lot.  He tried out his (our) new compactor.
* Public trains for World War 1 weekend.
* Board meeting

[Mike Fox]

My only photos from today.