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Jason M Lamontagne

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October 2023 Work Reports
« on: October 01, 2023, 04:48:42 PM »
Anticipated Work
Week of October 1-4, 2023.  (Work Weekend Excluded)

Tuesday:
Truck Work.  Final (re)assembly expected.
Coach 9 work.
Flatcar Canopy (Randy and Jay B).  Canopy on flat 34.

Wednesday:
Track work- prep for Upper/ North Yard work on Saturday of FWW.  On Wednesday we will remove two track panels from Barn 2 lead, due to a significant hump in the roadbed.  Help would be greatly appreciated on Wednesday for this prep work.

Others please feel free to post work plans I missed.

Thanks
Jason
Coach 9 work.

Wednesday-Thursday (and into FWW):
Build11 will focus on cylinder work.


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Re: October 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2023, 06:11:05 PM »
Also on Tues Oct 3rd, we will be hosting a charter/tour group sponsored by Trains magazine. Help giving tours and guiding visitors would be appreciated.
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Re: October 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2023, 08:50:49 PM »
Thursday I have two small repairs to 52.

Thursday thru the FWW Bob L and I will be rebuilding the Fire/Spray car.
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Re: October 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2023, 12:04:37 PM »
Will need a couple of extra hands late Wednesday PM as I will have a bunch of castings and patterns from Cattail Foundry and also a Car Heater for Coach 9 and a few other things.  The truck will be full.
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Re: October 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2023, 09:25:31 AM »
Quote from: John Kokas on October 02, 2023, 12:04:37 PM
Will need a couple of extra hands late Wednesday PM as I will have a bunch of castings and patterns from Cattail Foundry and also a Car Heater for Coach 9 and a few other things.  The truck will be full.

John,

How late Wednesday PM?

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Re: October 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2023, 06:30:27 PM »
probably in the 5-ish range.  I have an 8 to 8.5 hr drive.
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Re: October 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2023, 07:22:20 PM »
You guys will probably finish unloading just as I pull into the museum.
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Re: October 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2023, 05:51:00 AM »
Anticipated work for the weekend of Oct 6 - 9, Fall Work Weekend.

* Track work: removing ballast from between the rails Friday and Monday, Tie & Dine Sunday, North Yard work Saturday.
* Boxcar 56
* Engine house
* Walkway construction Saturday
* Moxie drinking
* Food prep & serving by Nancy and crew (arguably the most important job during the weekend)
* Pumpkin trains Saturday.

Note that rain is forecasted for some of Saturday and Sunday, so dress appropriately.
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Re: October 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2023, 05:18:15 PM »
Walkway construction may be on hold for a week as I have been asked to perform other work..
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Re: October 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2023, 06:39:40 PM »
FWW Day 1 -
- Stone removal from Top of Mountain to Sawmill Curve.
- Cylinders installed on locomotive #11
- Coach 8 rebuild started.
- Fire/Spray car rebuild started.
- Cell Booster system tested.
- Misc. Computer Work.
- Food.

We'll be at it again tomorrow, despite the rain. 
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Re: October 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2023, 08:09:41 PM »
A handful of photos from the first day of Fall Work Weekend can be found here.
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Re: October 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2023, 03:50:27 PM »
All of the public access points on the railroad have been renamed to WWFRwy. If your computer or cell phone can reach any of them, you will have connectivity. No need to be changing the ESSID anymore as you wander around the railroad. Thanks to Eva Nelson for this.
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Re: October 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #12 on: October 07, 2023, 05:46:03 PM »
Work done on Saturday, October 7:

* Coach 8: New siding was going back onto the car, and the window sills were getting sanded and epoxied.
* Railcar 4: Ben R was underneath the car alot, working on the brakes (and maybe other things).
* Car barn track 3: The track leading into the barn was leaning the wrong way, so the track got removed this week.  This morning Mike regraded it, then put the track panels back.  The track got respiked, ballasted, and tamped.
* Boxcar 56: Marcel was working on the roof walk and putting other finishing touches on the car.
* Machine shop: Several people were working in the shop, but I didn't catch what it was on.
* Food: Nancy and Joan were busy working on great meals.
* Technology: Russ and Eva were working on the wifi.  Ed was working on reservation management.
* Public trains: Due to the anticipated heavy rain, Pumpkin trains got moved to Monday (hence Ed's work).
* Honors: At lunch, President Dave dedicated the engine house to Fred and Sharron Morse (complete with sign), and handed out the Percival Awards.
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Re: October 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #13 on: October 07, 2023, 06:41:33 PM »
Percival Awards were given to two highly deserving members, Bill Reidy and Steve Lennox, to much acclaim and applause.
Dave
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Re: October 2023 Work Reports
« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2023, 05:32:52 PM »
Anticipated Work
Week of October 9, 2023

I apologize this slipped.

Eric and team are continuing work on coach 8- including priming.  I’m not sure if it’ll get top coat this week.

Coach 9 work has carried on as well.

Harold has made some tweaks to our new lathe.

Jerry and Carlos are finalizing work on the J&S trucks.  They are scheduled for installation on coach 3 next week.

I saw Stewart working on campus cleanup and trash duty- not trivial after a work weekend.

Other work?

Jason
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