Mountain Extension - Official Work Thread

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

TBS this week -

* Interior sheathing was installed by Stan & Ralph.
* East side clapboards were finished by Stewart & Zack.
* Interior window and door trim was installed by Brendan.

[Brendan Barry]

Trout Brook Station over the last two weeks.























Track crew tamping at the south end of Trout Brook siding.

[Ed Lecuyer]

Press coverage of the opening of the Mountain Extension:
https://lcnme.com/currentnews/wwf-holds-grand-opening-for-mountain-extension/

[Bill Reidy]

I was wondering when the Lincoln County News feature would appear.  Nicely done.  Although Brendan's photos of Trout Brook station progress the past two weeks is even better.

[Bob Holmes]

Really well done article.  Bravo to the writer who really got it right.

The work done on the station has been and is fantastic.  It's going to be a terrific dual destination:  railroad depot and trailhead stop/shelter, reflecting the growing partnership collaboration between the WW&F and the Land Trust

Bob

[John Kokas]

Will the station have a stove for winter operations?

[Jeff Schumaker]

I see two of Fred's rescued chairs have found a home.

Jeff S.

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

There are no plans to have a stove in TBS.

The next step toward completion is to install the floor boards. When that's done the door trim and base boards can go on.

[Bob Springs]

Is this the final exterior color or will it be painted like SS and AC?

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

TBS will be painted to match the stations at Alna Center and Sheepscot.

[john d Stone]

Classy looking depot! That interior is beautiful!

[Jeff Schumaker]

I like how the boxcar was used to take materials and tools up to the site. I take the 4 wheel cars were pulled up by 52?

Jeff S.

[Stewart "Start" Rhine]

I like how the boxcar was used to take materials and tools up to the site. I take the 4 wheel cars were pulled up by 52?

Jeff S.

It was handy working out of the boxcar which held lumber, tools and water.  At least one of the push cars was taken up to TBS on the F350 truck and unloaded with the lift gate.  The cars were a big help in moving lumber, supplies and tools to the work site from the end of track. The trail track served as a team track when supplies arrived by motor truck. The truck-to-rail transfer worked well with loading the push cars which were then moved by hand down to the depot, crossing the turntable on the way. Fred was a big help with this part of the operation.

[Jeff Schumaker]

That's a very efficient system. Stewart.

Jeff S.

[John Kokas]

It will be a relief when the "official" MOW track/tool boxcar is completed and able to deliver tools and parts directly to a worksite anywhere on the line.