September 27, 2011

Hello Everyone

Things are getting exciting at the museum.  We are in full swing on a number of projects and of course into our busiest part of the year.

The turning of the wheels on 836 are complete on the first axle, and now the truck just needs to be assembled and re-installed so we can test the car and return it to service.  A lot of work went into this project, and many thanks to Chris Chestnut and Pat McCann for all their hard work. 

Anyone who is interested in helping put the truck back together and re-install it under the car, please come to the museum this Saturday (10/1/11).  Hopefully if all goes well, the car may be able to be moved under its own power by the end of the day. 

We have been working hard to get Rails to the Darkside and the Pumpkin Patch area inside the visitor center set up.  Both of these events are critical for the success of the museum.  Anyone who is available, please consider helping out either in the setup of the events, or by helping during the events in operations.  During these two events, the museum makes approximately 1/3 of its income from operations for the year.

Just to make things more interesting, we need to finish getting the trolley bus ready to ship out of the museum by the middle of October.  Hopefully we can get a crew working on this project this Saturday also. 

We have a lot going on at the museum right now, and anyone with a few hours to spare, please consider stopping down at the museum this Saturday. 
Also, for Rails, we have the rehearsals coming up this Thursday at 6:00 P.M. and Saturday at 5:00 P.M.  for the cast, please try to make one of the rehearsals.  Generally we cover the same material during both rehearsals, so attendance at both is not required.  Also, we have an organizational meeting scheduled for 3;00 P.M. on Saturday.  Hopefully, this will be a quick meeting as most of the setup is complete.

Take care and I hope to see you Saturday.

Galen