March 2025 work reports

[James Patten]

Anticipated work for Saturday March 1:

* Engine house work
* Machine shop/Loco 10/Loco 11
* Vehicle repair/garage organizing

Forecast for Saturday is currently a snow and rain storm.

[Mike Fox]

It is unlikely I will be there Saturday.

[James Patten]

Work done on Saturday March 1:

"It's been a quiet day in Lake Wobegone, my hometown."
* Bob was working on BrakeKleen supplies
* Ed was on his computer working on the website (with Susan remotely)
* Dave was on his computer writing thank-you letters and emails
* Linda was in the archives
* Bill had discovered a cache of old newsletters in the shop attic a while back, so he and I brought down the boxes from upstairs.  Bill sorted through them to make sure we had 30 copies of each, then discarded the rest.
* I brought some archival boxes from downstairs to upstairs, and recorded the mail donations.
* Nancy was cooking.

[Bill Piche]

Work done on Saturday March 1:

"It's been a quiet day in Lake Wobegone, my hometown."

Great place that Lake Woebegone, where the women are strong, the men are good looking, and the children are above average.

[James Patten]

Anticipated work for Saturday March 8:

* Steam Maintenance Day - See Jason's thread
* Engine house work
* Vehicle maintenance and garage organization
* Grounds work
* Board meeting at 4.

[James Patten]

Work done on Saturday March 8:

* Steam Maintenance Day: A good sized crew worked with Roger and Wes on #9.
* Shop class: Jason was holding shop training for interested parties.  Between the two groups there was a lot of people.
* Garage cleanup: Mike and Cody were eliminating clutter and trash.
* Website: Ed was continuing work on the website.
* Engine house: Brendan was working on the Bay 3 ceiling with Stewart passing him supplies.
* Archives: Linda was working in it
* Board meeting: over in 32 minutes.

[Ed Lecuyer]

* Steam Maintenance Day: A good sized crew worked with Roger and Wes on #9.

Some photos by Jason Lamontagne of today's "Back(shop) to School" session.

[Dave Buczkowski]

We saw what you did Ed.

[James Patten]

Anticipated work for Saturday March 15:

Spring is springing here in Midcoast Maine.  The snow is disappearing - but it's not gone yet.

* Engine house work
* Loco 11/machine shop work
* Vehicle repair/garage cleaning/grounds work

[James Patten]

Work done on Saturday March 15:

* Ties: Dan and crew were cutting ties to length for future Tie & Dine and other tie changing needs.  They got 100 ties cut.
* Garage: Brian was arranging and cleaning in the bench area.
* Vacuum testing: One of the Nicks was doing vacuum brake testing on those cars armed with the system.
* Hopper car work: Brendan and crew was building a cover for the South African hopper in worse shape.  Or maybe a platform for turning into a dome car.
* Joe was working in the annex in sorting.  He's made a huge amount of progress.
* Car work: Dom was welding on car 131.
* Ed was continuing work on our website.

[Ed Lecuyer]

Hopper car work: Brendan and crew was building a cover for the South African hopper in worse shape.  Or maybe a platform for turning into a dome car.

The purpose of the deck is to use the car as staging in Bay 1 of the Morse Engine House while installing the celling and smoke jack over the pit. See the Engine House work thread or Stewart's photos on Facebook.

[Mike Fox]

End of day ties done..


Cutoffs stacked and ready to move


I laid out a bunch so they would thaw out before the next cutting..

[Brian Whitney]

I had all I could do to keep up with the dull chains from cutting ties!
We're down to the ties that were used as a road behind the new platform. They are coated with mud and clay.
It doesn't take long for the chains to get dull.
Hopefully we will get some better and good ties in the near future.
Brian W.

[James Patten]

Anticipated work for Saturday March 22:

* Engine house
* Machine shop/Loco 11 work
* Grounds work
* Vehicle repair/garage organization

[Mike Fox]

I finished the mounting plate for the Kubota this week. I had cut off what I had built for the old Kubota last week. This will be used for the Sickle bar to assist in vegetation control.