Greetings to all,
You would think by this time of the year, at least some green would be showing
up. But not this winter, still snow on the ground, and 4 feet of frost in the ground.
Baseball opening day might be in jeporady in some areas, but the work never
stops down at HVRM on a Saturday.
A late start, due to a grueling week driving bus, I slept in. Upon driving in the
lot, I saw Dave Cook in the dump truck an a load of rock ballast, dumping piles
of it along the turntable lead track. I knew the UP tamper had been loaded
and was in a storage yard till unloading at HVRM. Cory was to the west of
the shop buildings in the huge pile of ballast picking away at the frozen stone
ballast. Once breaking thru the frozen cover, lots of loose gravel was available.
Dave said that at least 15 loads were dumped on or near the tracks. Cory
brought the backhoe to the dumped ballast an started to level it along the
tracks. The drop trailer is dropped at the end of rails an, the truck driver has
rail to connect with our track an able to pull the tamper off the trailer. Sounds
easy?
Fred Boyer was inside the toasty warm shop needlegunning the IC caboose
steps. Joe Kingsbury had finished up the primer coat on the caboose. It is
now ready to paint orange and most likely a second coat will be required.
Bob Albert was painting inside the caboose also.
John LaOrange and Sparky were working on the Alco S-1. Injectors parts, other
engine parts have been installed at a cost of 530 some dollars I think. This
should make the engine run better an less fuel wasted out the stack with
unburnt fuel. It is almost all back together and hopefully will start.
Lunch was served by Margret Cook and made my day with a warm kitchen
car.
During this period of time, John and Les Beckman were busy searching for
clapper to the bell of C&O 2789. Fred wants to get all the piece of the
front end of the engine back on, so they can be lighted. The clapper is missing.
If anyone has any idea where it is at, please tell us. Important to mount the
bell on the engine. Les did find the correct number font for the headlight
in the office. Good find.
Steve Hendrics cleaned up the equipment plate on C&O 2789 located on
the tender. Steve Newland mounted the whistle on the engine 2789 also.
Joe Baker did electrical work, we also noted that the outlets on the south
side of the east shop do not work. Most likely the electrical connection has
been severed at one time. Joe will check into it later. The electrical box to
replace the panel in the shop is not big enough, some other searching will
be needed to put the correct box in.
After the meeting, a crew was assembled to put some asphalt patch down
on the SR 10 RR crossing. A couple of signal guys on both sides of the
road stopping traffic made for fast work putting asphalt in the pot holes.
As of this afternoon, it was still there and no longer a loud clunk when
the car hit it. Good job guys.
The membership meeting had a good sized crowd, making it necessary
to bring in another sitting bench. Many items were discussed but the
annual dinner was at the end, Diane Bennett has arranged at the Industrial
Revolution Restaurant on US 30 in Valpo. for 16 dollars, roast beef dinner with
drink an desert. Will be in the bar area, a separated area from the rest of the
tables. 1 PM April 6th. Pay Bob Barcus at the museum on Saturdays your
money. Diane has arranged for 40 seats for those who have told her.
Richard Warner at the end of the day, was working on the G scale track, getting
the Erie freight train to fit on a piece of track by removing a couple of boxcars.
Now he can run 3 trains around the loop with no problem.
Suppose to warm up some next week, I can like that, be careful driving.
Tom
You would think by this time of the year, at least some green would be showing
up. But not this winter, still snow on the ground, and 4 feet of frost in the ground.
Baseball opening day might be in jeporady in some areas, but the work never
stops down at HVRM on a Saturday.
A late start, due to a grueling week driving bus, I slept in. Upon driving in the
lot, I saw Dave Cook in the dump truck an a load of rock ballast, dumping piles
of it along the turntable lead track. I knew the UP tamper had been loaded
and was in a storage yard till unloading at HVRM. Cory was to the west of
the shop buildings in the huge pile of ballast picking away at the frozen stone
ballast. Once breaking thru the frozen cover, lots of loose gravel was available.
Dave said that at least 15 loads were dumped on or near the tracks. Cory
brought the backhoe to the dumped ballast an started to level it along the
tracks. The drop trailer is dropped at the end of rails an, the truck driver has
rail to connect with our track an able to pull the tamper off the trailer. Sounds
easy?
Fred Boyer was inside the toasty warm shop needlegunning the IC caboose
steps. Joe Kingsbury had finished up the primer coat on the caboose. It is
now ready to paint orange and most likely a second coat will be required.
Bob Albert was painting inside the caboose also.
John LaOrange and Sparky were working on the Alco S-1. Injectors parts, other
engine parts have been installed at a cost of 530 some dollars I think. This
should make the engine run better an less fuel wasted out the stack with
unburnt fuel. It is almost all back together and hopefully will start.
Lunch was served by Margret Cook and made my day with a warm kitchen
car.
During this period of time, John and Les Beckman were busy searching for
clapper to the bell of C&O 2789. Fred wants to get all the piece of the
front end of the engine back on, so they can be lighted. The clapper is missing.
If anyone has any idea where it is at, please tell us. Important to mount the
bell on the engine. Les did find the correct number font for the headlight
in the office. Good find.
Steve Hendrics cleaned up the equipment plate on C&O 2789 located on
the tender. Steve Newland mounted the whistle on the engine 2789 also.
Joe Baker did electrical work, we also noted that the outlets on the south
side of the east shop do not work. Most likely the electrical connection has
been severed at one time. Joe will check into it later. The electrical box to
replace the panel in the shop is not big enough, some other searching will
be needed to put the correct box in.
After the meeting, a crew was assembled to put some asphalt patch down
on the SR 10 RR crossing. A couple of signal guys on both sides of the
road stopping traffic made for fast work putting asphalt in the pot holes.
As of this afternoon, it was still there and no longer a loud clunk when
the car hit it. Good job guys.
The membership meeting had a good sized crowd, making it necessary
to bring in another sitting bench. Many items were discussed but the
annual dinner was at the end, Diane Bennett has arranged at the Industrial
Revolution Restaurant on US 30 in Valpo. for 16 dollars, roast beef dinner with
drink an desert. Will be in the bar area, a separated area from the rest of the
tables. 1 PM April 6th. Pay Bob Barcus at the museum on Saturdays your
money. Diane has arranged for 40 seats for those who have told her.
Richard Warner at the end of the day, was working on the G scale track, getting
the Erie freight train to fit on a piece of track by removing a couple of boxcars.
Now he can run 3 trains around the loop with no problem.
Suppose to warm up some next week, I can like that, be careful driving.
Tom
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