On Thursday morning the volunteers met with Anne in the house. Purpose of
the meeting was to brief Anne on what the volunteers are doing and to
hear her plans for the museum and her plans for managing the enterprise..
We were introduced to Tim Penner who will be taking over setting up a
new website for the museum. We had lunch at a nearby restaurant to get him
informed of our past websites and what we would like to see on the new one.
Gerry installed a bypass switch on the breeze way lights. It is located
in the left cabinet where the meter is. Please use this switch to turn on
the lights when not turned on by the timer. Please DO NOT adjust the
timer, we have had to replace it three times as persons turn the dial
backwards and this strips the gears. He also replaced the broken switch
on the pendant light over the operators bay table, and installed a light
over the desk in the archives storage room in the house.
Some more track work was done.
A retired railway employee dropped by and left a donation, a first aid
kit from a caboose and some papers. He wants to volunteer.
On Friday Doug purchased a new play mat for the children's play area and
installed it. Very colorful.
The wooden fence blew over in the wind, a common occurance.
On Saturday Doug and the gardener lady worked on the flower beds near
the station.
On Sunday with the help of Tony and his small backhoe and the trailer we
were able to move the frog and points from the back 40 to the new switch
site. We now have to get a rail saw going, and a drill. Tony also
removed a tree from the station flower beds, and a tree in the way of
the track extension. He also pulled out two steel fence posts that we
had tried to remove by hand.
Bob Moore was whipping off grass around the property, and along the main
line. John Weir was also cleaning brush and grass from the line. Doug
and Bill M were seen trying to get the museums whipper going, seems to
have some problem with the gas feed. Sent out for repairs.
Bill M and Brian were back at the door of the paint car, the one door is
now repaired, one to go. The car now looks respectable, soon it will be
painted and lettered.
Doug K was removing weeds, small bushes, trash from the big flower beds
at the station. The site is now looking better thanks to everyone who
has worked at this in the heat wave.
Ross sanded the drywall repair at the wash room, now ready for painting.
He installed a door hook on the front yellow caboose and has taken two
door screens to his shop for repair. There is also one on the yellow
caboose on the back track that needs repairs. Vandalism.
Gee continued to put acid free shelf paper on shelves in the upstairs of
the house. Next week we will put a push on cleaning up the upstairs of
the house. There is a lot more shelving that can be erected to hold
books and magazines.
Al Westland continues to work on the switch. Now that we have the frog
moved some progress can be made quickly.
John Weir also gave tours and opened up his dental car to the public.
A load of library material was moved from the orange caboose to the
house. With some cleaning the car can now be opened for the public.
The students prime painted the repairs to the gift shop door.
Brian started the herald on the RHS of 1112's tender.
Ross Robinson
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