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<\/a>Bob leveling track by the Dicke Transportation building.\u00a0 Bob uses the tool on the ground to lift one side or the other of the track and moves ballast where needed as indicated by the level.\u00a0 Sometimes new, additional ballast is placed as shown on other work day pictures.\u00a0 He then sweeps the area between the rails and then outside the rails.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Craig brought his 0-4-0 steam engine for a boiler test. \u00a0 Here, he’s transferring it from the turntable lift onto a steaming bay rail.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Preparing for the boiler pressure test.\u00a0 Ken, in back, is filling out the test sheet.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The boiler test was successful.\u00a0 Craig is attaching the brass number tag onto his boiler.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Rotted ties removed from the track west of the tunnel.\u00a0 This section of track stays damp much longer than other track sections and promotes rotting.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Jim with a line of the rotted ties from the track on the left.\u00a0 134 ties were replaced this day.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>John installing some of the new plastic ties.\u00a0 The old screws need to be removed, the old tie removed, larger screw holes drilled in the 1\/8″ thick iron tie, insert the new plastic tie and center it, pre-drill screw holes into the plastic tie’s center web, then screw in the new larger hex-head screws.\u00a0 This process works best with two people and two drills.\u00a0 Six 20 volt battery packs were used this day.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Jim and Bob checking and working on the cars on Aug 5th.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The pictures below were taken during the work day on August 2nd and 5th, 2016.\u00a0 Thanks to all who showed up for work these days which included:\u00a0 Ken Hemmelgarn, Bob Schwenke, Jim Helmbold, Don Bigler, Craig Anderson, Howard Wesche, and … Continue reading