June 12, 2011

Hello Everyone

Well we have had a very productive week this past week, with a lot being accomplished at the museum

1850 was switched out of Woods barn and brought up to the shop, gone over and is now back in Kelly barn and in service.  To make room for 451 back in Kelly barn, the Type 5 was switched to Woods barn.  We have one motor over at the motor shop for the Type 5, with the expectation of going through and having all the motors shopped so that the car will be 100%.

We also moved a couple of air compressors into the shop.  One of the compressors will be for 355, which developed additional problems after we had the armature shopped for her. 

4 was moved into the shop in order to go through her completely, and also to remove her line switch for repair.  We should see 4 back in service soon.

Work is progressing on the mount for the tracing tool attachment for the lathe. 

The temporary track was completed this week, and 0206 was moved under cover of the train shed next to 1739. 

Work is progressing on making the compromise joint bars for the Kelly yard track.

All in all, a very productive week at the museum.

This coming week, we will be doing work in the shop on 4 including routine maintenance, and work on the line switch.  Also, work will be done on 355 compressor.  I'm sure other projects will be underway this coming Saturday also.

Also, on June 18th, Larry will be holding a meeting regarding the day of caring.  Anyone interested in helping out that day, it is a great way to get a lot of labor to get a project done.  Last year, we did a lot of landscape work around the visitor center including the front paver section along with a number of other projects.  If you are interested, please come on down for the meeting. 

I will be working to organize the work efforts on 65.  My hope is to have 1-2 Saturday's a month work party on the car.  Initially I will need the help of wood workers/carpenters who have some experience.  There is still work to do on the roof fitting in wood for repairs.  We are still working out the extents of the project, but there will be a lot of other work to do with refinishing of wood on the inside of the car, paint touch up, seat repairs and recovering of the seats, seat frame scraping and repainting etc.  Anyone interested in helping out perhaps one Saturday a month, please contact me and I will put you on an email contact list for letting you know when work will occur.  Work will continue to occur within the visitor center, and while we need to make certain concessions in order to accomodate the public when we are open, I plan on using the project as an educational tool for the public. 

Thanks to everyone who came down to the museum this past Saturday on such a wet day and especially to those who worked in the mud and rain to get so much accomplished.

Galen