by eehiv
September 20, 2012
Earl Pardini and Joe Michaels set anchor bolts at C9 for the middle pier between the two girder bridges.
September 22, 2012
Train crew were Walt Otto, engineer, John Watson, Conductor, and Al Schoessow, car attendant. Peter Fluchere was ticket agent.
At Longyear switch, George Peck, Art Vogel, John Patane and I set out 10 rails to lengthen the switch, and spiked down one pair, lengthening the siding from 60 to 90 feet.
http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=203516
http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=203517
http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=203518
In Kingston on Saturday,Earl Pardini led a crew including Jim Bruck and Will Wilsey. Two large trees were removed that had fallen from the south side of the ROW across the tracks just east and west of the 587 overpass. At C-9 , mounting bolt holes for the pedestals on the girder bridge's middle pier were cut.
Sunday, September 23rd.
On Sunday the engineer was John Watson. Conductor was John Prestopino and Tony Bocchino the brakeman. Bruce DeVorkin was trainee. Ticket agent was Peter Fluchere.
At Longyear Switch, George Peck spiked down another 60 feet of siding, increasing capacity from 90 feet to 150 feet.
http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=203547
On Sunday at Cornell St., a yard crew including Earl Pardini, Ernie Klopping, Al Schoessow, and Mark Glaser worked on the following: Hydraulic control and air brake work on the 110B tamper, fabricate battery hold down frame. Lube service on tamper and scarifier. Adjust Hi-rail rear truck on MOW pickup; troubleshoot front/rear spotlites. Disassemble lift cylinder on stone dump cart,check for damage. Later,a sickle bar crew cut in-gage from O'neil St. ( MP 3.1 ) to the NYST overpass ( MP 4.84).
Ernie Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator
CMRR
Earl Pardini and Joe Michaels set anchor bolts at C9 for the middle pier between the two girder bridges.
September 22, 2012
Train crew were Walt Otto, engineer, John Watson, Conductor, and Al Schoessow, car attendant. Peter Fluchere was ticket agent.
At Longyear switch, George Peck, Art Vogel, John Patane and I set out 10 rails to lengthen the switch, and spiked down one pair, lengthening the siding from 60 to 90 feet.
http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=203516
http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=203517
http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=203518
In Kingston on Saturday,Earl Pardini led a crew including Jim Bruck and Will Wilsey. Two large trees were removed that had fallen from the south side of the ROW across the tracks just east and west of the 587 overpass. At C-9 , mounting bolt holes for the pedestals on the girder bridge's middle pier were cut.
Sunday, September 23rd.
On Sunday the engineer was John Watson. Conductor was John Prestopino and Tony Bocchino the brakeman. Bruce DeVorkin was trainee. Ticket agent was Peter Fluchere.
At Longyear Switch, George Peck spiked down another 60 feet of siding, increasing capacity from 90 feet to 150 feet.
http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=203547
On Sunday at Cornell St., a yard crew including Earl Pardini, Ernie Klopping, Al Schoessow, and Mark Glaser worked on the following: Hydraulic control and air brake work on the 110B tamper, fabricate battery hold down frame. Lube service on tamper and scarifier. Adjust Hi-rail rear truck on MOW pickup; troubleshoot front/rear spotlites. Disassemble lift cylinder on stone dump cart,check for damage. Later,a sickle bar crew cut in-gage from O'neil St. ( MP 3.1 ) to the NYST overpass ( MP 4.84).
Ernie Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator
CMRR