Catskill Mountain Railroad News - 2009

eehiv wrote:Most likely it will be built west of the current platform.

Is this a ramp to facilitate access (like Westbrook Station) or a full length platform?

-otto-

Otto,

Not a full length platform. It will allow handicap access to the flat cars, but also access to the ESRM's baggage cars once the ESRM's siding is moved closer to the existing tracks. It will also be the route to cross over to the other side of the tracks where the ESRM's miniature train ride has been built.

EH

Saturday, April 25th

Phoenicia

George Peck will be working to continue to eliminate super elevation from the curve in front of the station in Phoenicia (so the high platform can be built this summer). The crews will meet at 9am at the station in Phoenicia. If this project is finished by lunchtime, the worktrain will move to jack and tamp the MP 23.3 area.

Anyone who would like to cut brush should focus on the campground curve area at MP 26.4, eliminating the locust trees between the tracks and SR 28.

The 702 crew plan to start work on the 702 about 10am.


Kingston

Earl will be leading a crew on Saturday off-site. Contact Joe Marsh or Jeff Otto for further information.


Sunday, April 26th


Cornell Street will be open at 9:30am on Sunday. Work will continue on the tamper and the new storage track.



Future Dates for your Calendar


Saturday, May 9th - Advanced Rules Class. Required for all train operating personnel. Time and place to be announced.

Saturday, May 16th - Mt. Pleasant Cleanup Day. Brush Cutting, Tree cutting, Mowing and otherwise making the Mt. Pleasant station ready for the operating season. The county chipper will make an appearance.



Ernie Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator
Catskill Mountain RR

Saturday, April 25th

On Saturday, the 702 crew continued work. Ernie Gehrer and George Liucci worked on the electrical, Ed Palmatier on doors, and Dick Wilhelm did cleanup.

George Peck led a crew working completing jacking the inside rail at the Phoenicia station up to eliminate superelevation there. This is so a new high-level platform can be built there this summer. His crew consisted of George Bain, Paul Hintz, Paul Sternitzke and Michael Adsit. Next week the crew will move to MP 23.3 to jack and tamp the track there.



Sunday, April 26th.

In Kingston, Earl led a crew consisting of Jeff Otto, Walt Otto, Mark Glaser, Bob Blake, John Watson, Ernie Klopping, John Watson and George Cook.

They worked on rebuilding the old backhoe, cleaned off the dock further, worked on Earl's trailer, and worked on a track gauging device.


Ernie Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator
Catskill Mountain RR

Saturday, May 2nd

Phoenicia

George Peck will be taking the work train down to MP 23.3 for our annual jacking and tamping of this section to prepare it for opening day. George needs as many of our track crew as possible. The work train will leave Phoenicia between 9 and 9:30am. If you miss the train, just drive to end of Cold Brook road, and walk up to MP 23.3.

The 702 crew plan to start work on the 702 about 10am.


Kingston

Cornell Street will be closed Saturday.


Sunday, May 3rd

George Peck continue working at MP 23.3. The work train will leave Phoenicia between 9 and 9:30am. If you miss the train, just drive to end of Cold Brook road, and walk up to MP 23.3.

Cornell Street will be open on Sunday at 9:30am, though any track crew members should go to Phoenicia to help with the 23.3 repair.



Future Dates for your Calendar


Saturday, May 9th - Advanced Rules Class. Required for all train operating personnel. 9am at the Phoenicia Depot.

Saturday, May 16th - Mt. Pleasant Cleanup Day. Brush Cutting, Tree cutting, Mowing and otherwise making the Mt. Pleasant station ready for the operating season. The county chipper will make an appearance.



Ernie Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator
Catskill Mountain RR

eehiv wrote:Saturday, May 2nd
Phoenicia
George Peck will be taking the work train down to MP 23.3 for our annual jacking and tamping of this section to prepare it for opening day. George needs as many of our track crew as possible. The work train will leave Phoenicia between 9 and 9:30am. If you miss the train, just drive to end of Cold Brook road, and walk up to MP 23.3.

From earlier this month:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottomatic77/3483380690/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottomatic77/3482564031/

Otto, you do nice work.....

Saturday, May 2nd

The 702 crew today consisted of George Liucci doing touch up welding on the west end, and Ed Palmatier, Al Johnson, and Tom Healy working on seat parts. The window sills are in and the floor will be painted soon. After that, the seat installation will begin.

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The track crew worked at 23.3 jacking and tamping the track there which had sagged over the winter. The crew consisted of George Peck, Derek Stapleton, Al Schoessow, Michael Adsit, PJ Hintz, Paul Sternitzke, and John Patane.

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Sunday, May 3rd

In Phoenicia, George Peck, George Bain, Michael Adsit and PJ Hintz did cleanup around the yard.

At Cornell Street, the crew consisted of Earl Pardini, Greg Vaughn, Mike LaLonde, Jeff Otto, Bob Blake, Walt Otto, John Watson and Al Schoessow.

Walt Otto did finish up work on passenger flat 278, Earl worked on his trailer, and the rest of the crew sorted and sized switch timbers.

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Ernie Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator
CMRR

Saturday, May 9th

Phoenicia

On Saturday, May 9th, the CMRR will hold its advanced rules class for train operating personnel at 9am at the Phoenicia Station. This class is mandatory for train operating personel, though a make-up class will be held later for those unable to attend.

For those not taking the class, George Peck will be taking the work train down to MP 23.3 to complete jacking and tamping of this section to prepare it for opening day. The work train will leave Phoenicia between 9 and 9:30am. If you miss the train, just drive to end of Cold Brook road, and walk up to MP 23.3.

The 702 crew plan to start work on the 702 about 10am.


Kingston

Cornell Street will be closed Saturday.


Sunday, May 10th

George Peck will continue working at MP 23.3. The work train will leave Phoenicia between 9 and 9:30am. If you miss the train, just drive to end of Cold Brook road, and walk up to MP 23.3.

Cornell Street will be closed Sunday.


Future Dates for your Calendar

Saturday, May 16th - Mt. Pleasant Cleanup Day. Brush Cutting, Tree cutting, Mowing and otherwise making the Mt. Pleasant station ready for the operating season. The county chipper will make an appearance.



Ernie Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator
Catskill Mountain RR

Saturday, May 9th


Today, George Peck led a crew at MP 23.3 continuing to jack and tamp the line there. His crew consisted of Jason DiTolla, Mike Adsit, Dave Mason, Derek Stapleton, and Joe Mitchell.

The annual advanced rules class was held today with a good turnout of 25. Everyone passed the test. Date for a makeup class is tentatively scheduled for June 14th.

The 702 crew continued to work today on electrical and seat frames. Crew consisted of Ernie Gehrer, George Liucci, Dick Wilhelm, and Al Johnson.

Sunday, May 10th

George Peck and Mike Adsit did cleanup around the Phoenicia yard.


Ernie Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator
CMRR

Saturday, May 16th

Phoenicia/Mt. Pleasant


On Saturday, George Peck will be taking the work train down to MP 23.3 to finish jacking and tamping of this section to prepare it for opening day. The work train will leave Phoenicia between 9 and 9:30am. If you miss the train, just drive to end of Cold Brook road, and walk up to MP 23.3.

The rest of the crew will be working at Mt. Pleasant to get it in shape for opening day. This work will be led by George Liucci.

George asked that volunteers bring spade shovels, chain saws, weed wackers, leaf rakes, brush clippers, and a broom and some paper towels to clean the station.

Plans are to:

1 install the new sign
2 install flag pole base
3 repair north/ west side of the roof
4 clean the station
5 mow grass/weedwack
6 cut brush and trees east/ west of the station
7 grade parking lot ( EARL)


Kingston

Cornell Street will be closed Saturday.


Sunday, May 17th

George Peck will continue working on the line in preparation for opening day on 5/23. The work train will leave Phoenicia between 9 and 10:00am.

Cornell Street will be open on Sunday at 9:30am.




Ernie Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator
Catskill Mountain RR

Our 2009 schedule and brochure in PDF format has been posted...

http://catskillmtrailroad.com/about.html

Looking forward to seeing everyone on board this season!

-otto-

Saturday, May 16th

There was a big crew working at Mt. Pleasant today. Ernie Gehrer, George Liucci, George Bain, Al Johnson, and Ed Palmatier worked on the Mt. Pleasant station, making roof repairs and cleaning out the interior. They also installed the new flagpole.

Earl Pardini, Chester Hartwell, John Prestopino, Greg Vaughn, and Al Schoessow installed the Mt. Pleasant new sign. Neil and Kathy Isabelle, Mike LaLonde and I did brush cutting through the station area, clearing the line of site for the train crew around the curve. Earl also did some grading in the parking lot.

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George Peck and crew went down to MP 23.3 and completed jacking and tamping there and did culvert repairs elsewhere down the line. Besides George, the crew consisted of Greg Peck, Jason DiTolla, Kurt Van DeMark, Joe Mitchell and Mike Adsit.

Sunday, May 17th

In Phoenicia, George Peck and Michael Adsit performed miscellaneous repairs on culverts down the line.

In Kingston, Earl and Al Schoessow worked on Earl's trailer, Walt Otto, worked on coach 278, Ernie Klopping on the old backhoe, and Greg Vaughn weed-wacked the yard.




Ernie Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator
Catskill Mountain RR

CMRR Opening Weekend - May 23

Come on out and enjoy a relaxing ride along the scenic Esopus Creek... season starts May 23. See you there!

http://catskillmtrailroad.com/pa_schedules.html

Saturday, May 23rd

Phoenicia

Saturday, May 23rd will be opening day for the 2009 operating season in Phoenicia. First train will leave Phoenicia at 12:15pm.

George Peck will lead a crew Saturday assisting in getting operations ready in Phoenicia Saturday morning. He will be taking the work train out later in the day to work along the line. He plans to start at 9am.

Brush crews will be working under George Peck's direction Saturday, cutting back growth from the station in Phoenicia to MP 27 as needed to keep vegetation away from the train. This is mostly lopper and blade type weed wacker work, with occasional chain saw work.

The 702 crew plan to start work on the 702 about 10am.


Kingston

Cornell Street will be closed Saturday.


Sunday, May 24th

George Peck be working in the Phoenicia yard starting at 9:30am.

Cornell Street will be open on Sunday at 9:30am.



Monday, May 25th


Train crews will be working this Monday. No work crews are scheduled.




Ernie Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator
Catskill Mountain RR