Greetings -
Temps stayed in 30's all day although the sun made it seem better.
Kind of a slow day at the museum as we prepare to run first trains for the season next Saturday with the special Easter Egg trains.
The three trains are all sold out although nice weather might permit us to sell seats in the open cars. Time will tell!
Erie Alco # 310 was fired up to switch cars around and set up the train consist we will be using for the specials next Saturday.
The S1 will also be at the head end for the trains.
Cory Bennett ran the Payloader and with help from Dave Cook, loaded five of our old telephone poles onto a trailer. The poles
were purchased by a private individual for use on his property. The poles had been sitting in our storage yard for some time and
its good to move them, and make a few bucks for the museum.
Members Bud Tribbie and Kevin Kennedy helped me dig out the main rods for the Porter steam engine and move them to a better
spot at the museum.
Bud told me about a GM&O signal head from Dwight, Illinois that might be available as a trade.
Joe Kingsbury worked on Notre Dame & Western diesel # 5332. Joe says that the FRA regulations on the locomotives air tanks
are discouraging. There are four of these tanks on the unit.
The company that is going to be doing tie work on the track between the museum and English Lake have been spreading the ties
out along the right-of-way. Actual work won't begin until after the special trains are run next Saturday.
Had a number of visitors at the museum today.
Apparently there was an air problem with the Purdue crane and it was not used to unload NKP gondola # 45622 as had been planned.
Will have to do it another day.
Enjoy the coming week everyone. Weather is supposed to become more spring like with temps moving into the 50's and 60's.
Les
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