This was not me Bill. Jeff was in there with 2 of his machines, and decided to remove the stumps, and I mean completely. He hauled 6 loads out of there.
So. This is what I have left to do, in no particular order.
Culvert at location 5.
Wall at location 6.
Culvert at location 7
Culvert at location 8.
Ditch
Lay fabric
Spread a layer of crushed rock (I heard praises about the SWW ballast prep)
Possibly pre-stage ties in piles for FWW.
Recent additions, as of yesterday.
Culvert, location 9. The other big one. Contractor Jeff wants to use the access road and haul material in, rather than crossing the bridge. So we will push through that. We will set it on a Saturday with him, so additional help will be welcomed.
Location 10. Jeff installed one of the culverts on Wednesday, so he could access the south side of the bridge with his machine. That other seciton needs to installed so he can backfill that as well.
Next year, all that will be left is the long ditch repair, and the grade repair just south of the bridge.
What this does is open up the possibility of laying 1400 feet of track this fall. That is huge. That is half way from end of track to the bridge.