Greetings,
After a long week of driving school bus and getting back into a routine, it
was a sleep in for me Saturday morning. I arrived at HVRM about 9ish
and drove in the back way to see the tie gang already working hard at
spiking those Erie ties. It was a fairly cool morning so far an decided to
help out. Cory, Mark, Steve Hendrics, Dave Cook and a new member,
whom I forgot to get his name. I had met him a couple of weeks ago in
the kitchen car, but forgot already. Cory had the spiking hammer going
full blast. Dave and Mark raised the ties and Steve drove in spikes with
a BIG HAMMER to ge them started. I bet everyone will be happy when
the Studebaker petrified wood ties are gone, which I think they are.
Extremely hard to hammer in with the air spiker. Hopefully they will outlast
all the other ties. All new ties have been used up. Only new ties left are for
the road crossings replacement. That was scheduled for Sunday/Monday,
but cancelled for the immediate future due to scheduling problems with
North Judson street department. Broke for early lunch and returned to
finish up about 2:30pm. Ninety some ties were spiked on Saturday, with
approx 70 to go. The replacement ties go past the interchange switch some
distance. Once this is done, I believe that will be all for this year.
Les Beckman used my grinder on the 899 passenger car door to take the
flaking paint off. He got it primed and will paint it when he has some more
Pullman Green paint along with the areas that require some touch up.
Some window frames need to be repainted entirely also.
Sparky Beyers and someone else were working on the UP tie tamper in
the shop replacing bushings. Richard Warner & Sparky devised a system
to easily remove and replace them. So the tamper will soon be out doing
its job on the ERIE line soon. Richard Warner, still on vacation visiting Devils
Tower in Wyoming on Saturday an returning to North Judson soon this
coming week.
Bing Ringsley was out on his skid loader down helping with pushing in rail
to make guage. Instead of using the chain come along, slow an labor
intensive, using his machine makes it simpler and faster.
I don't have much else to report, since I never really saw who was there.
Next Saturday morning is board meeting and on the 13th is Open House
& Scout Day. No details yet.
Enjoy your Labor Day on Monday the 1st of September. Early this year, but
will be hot and humid with chance of thunderstorms. Heston Steam Museum
has a number of steam engines running this year. I'm heading up there
tomorrow for a visit.
Ross Robinson from Ottawa Ontario will be visiting 8, 9. 10th of September
for a short visit to the area, then heading west. Ross had 2 knee replacements
in the past year and walks much better now. Ross has helped with various
projects at HVRM in past years. WCHX 1114 tank car rebuild, and GTW 75072
transfer caboose repainting an relettering. Many thanks to Ross.
Tom Travis
After a long week of driving school bus and getting back into a routine, it
was a sleep in for me Saturday morning. I arrived at HVRM about 9ish
and drove in the back way to see the tie gang already working hard at
spiking those Erie ties. It was a fairly cool morning so far an decided to
help out. Cory, Mark, Steve Hendrics, Dave Cook and a new member,
whom I forgot to get his name. I had met him a couple of weeks ago in
the kitchen car, but forgot already. Cory had the spiking hammer going
full blast. Dave and Mark raised the ties and Steve drove in spikes with
a BIG HAMMER to ge them started. I bet everyone will be happy when
the Studebaker petrified wood ties are gone, which I think they are.
Extremely hard to hammer in with the air spiker. Hopefully they will outlast
all the other ties. All new ties have been used up. Only new ties left are for
the road crossings replacement. That was scheduled for Sunday/Monday,
but cancelled for the immediate future due to scheduling problems with
North Judson street department. Broke for early lunch and returned to
finish up about 2:30pm. Ninety some ties were spiked on Saturday, with
approx 70 to go. The replacement ties go past the interchange switch some
distance. Once this is done, I believe that will be all for this year.
Les Beckman used my grinder on the 899 passenger car door to take the
flaking paint off. He got it primed and will paint it when he has some more
Pullman Green paint along with the areas that require some touch up.
Some window frames need to be repainted entirely also.
Sparky Beyers and someone else were working on the UP tie tamper in
the shop replacing bushings. Richard Warner & Sparky devised a system
to easily remove and replace them. So the tamper will soon be out doing
its job on the ERIE line soon. Richard Warner, still on vacation visiting Devils
Tower in Wyoming on Saturday an returning to North Judson soon this
coming week.
Bing Ringsley was out on his skid loader down helping with pushing in rail
to make guage. Instead of using the chain come along, slow an labor
intensive, using his machine makes it simpler and faster.
I don't have much else to report, since I never really saw who was there.
Next Saturday morning is board meeting and on the 13th is Open House
& Scout Day. No details yet.
Enjoy your Labor Day on Monday the 1st of September. Early this year, but
will be hot and humid with chance of thunderstorms. Heston Steam Museum
has a number of steam engines running this year. I'm heading up there
tomorrow for a visit.
Ross Robinson from Ottawa Ontario will be visiting 8, 9. 10th of September
for a short visit to the area, then heading west. Ross had 2 knee replacements
in the past year and walks much better now. Ross has helped with various
projects at HVRM in past years. WCHX 1114 tank car rebuild, and GTW 75072
transfer caboose repainting an relettering. Many thanks to Ross.
Tom Travis
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