Greetings!
Although low humidity at Hoosier Valley today, August 3rd, 2019 was still hot (mid 80's). Despite the temps, Mark Knebel continued painting Grasselli Tower. The two photos show his progress on the south side, which is the side in the worst condition. It is believed that most of the boards on the tower date back to its original 1903-1904 construction date. The museum is currently investigating replacing the bad boards. With the west side and the south side of the tower now painted, Mark plans to move over to the north side where the boards are in better condition. My work today was on the towers stairs and I managed to get all of the white primed areas done including the steps themselves, using the dark green paint.
Bob Barcus reported 80 passengers for the two trains today. Bjarne Henderson was the conductor, Doug Kosloske in the engineers seat of GE #11 with Bob Gyurko on the train audio in Long Island coach 2937 with Loretta Kosloske as car host on the Katy open air car. Tom Rainford handled crossing flagman duties for both trains.
Kevin Kennedy reported that the track crew put in 21 new ties out in the area of State Route 10 although they still need to be spiked. Another 13 still need to be put in.
Enjoy your week!
Les
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