Como Campus Workday - September 6th
Thank you for another well attended workday. We had a bold task list to start and even added some along the way!
But first…about the champagne!
Kathy & Chuck Brantigan brought a bottle of Champagne for Tom Lawson to christen the Plymouth “Game Changer” locomotive. The photos need no further captioning.
Stall #6 is complete and ready for the Locomotive. It took the entire day, but the team completed all work with a grade of an A+. No shortcuts or “good enoughs.” Congrats to all volunteers who have contributed to this project over the last 3 months!
Picture 1 - Paul Greguoli, Alex Hois, Steve Burt & Mike Antolin work on final bolting and bracing of the timbers.
Picture 2 - Alex Hois, Scott Barton & Dale Shallenberger guide in the rail being hoisted by Steve Burt’s crane truck. Chip Sherman in rear documenting the action.
Picture 3 - Completed Stall #6.
Several other tasks were completed in and around the Stall #6 action. The replica flood lights were brought down from the tool room roof, soon to be mounted to the Roundhouse outdoors to light the turntable area. The gantry crane was assembled in the machine shop. And last but not least, the majority of the team pitched in to spread ballast over the track laid in the last 2 years. Special thanks to Chris Tome for digging out and spreading the dirt/cinders with his loader.
Picture 1 - Dale Shallenberger, Siegfried Barthels, Kevin Crook, Chip Sherman & Jim Vanore lowering the floodlights from storage.
Picture 2 - Tim Clay, Chris Tome, Steve Burt & Siegfried Barthels make final plans to lift and assemble the oft relocated gantry crane in the machine shop.
Picture 3 - The Ballast Team: Roadmaster Alex Hois, Jim Valore, Dale Shallenberger, Steve Thompson, Scott Barton, Kevin Crook & Jon Dierksheide doing the dirty work!
Chili dogs for all from Chris Rush and Leslie Cole!
Bonus Pic: Not only does it show the hotel being reconstructed, but the rail crew should also be very proud of how well this shows the track layout. Even the Engineer shacks and old Highway 285 are very visible. Thanks to Chip Sherman and his drone!
