On Saturday, July 1, Dwight Maxey, Colin Mellin, Reid Adams, Bryan Tong, Franklin & Roberta Gherna and Paul Brown reported to the Museum shop area to do some clean up work on our cabooses, and to remove some weed growth from around the tracks that has started to grow out of control thanks to all the recent rains. The cabooses all needed a good wipe down to get rid of dust and dirt inside, and the windows all needed washed. You can now view our fine right of way scenery without the slight haze that had accumulated on the glass. The group also did a bit of decorating for the upcoming 4th of July event on Tuesday.

Part of the group was working to get equipment running so we could attack the weed growth. A lot of our equipment doesn’t get any TLC through the week so when we show up on Saturdays we may or may not have working equipment. Volunteer Bryan Tong ran back to his home to get some equipment that we could use to at least make a dent. Then after a lunch break, the crew was able to get the Case Tractor running which allowed for a faster mowing job. There was also plenty of hand weed pulling! Always fun work at the Pueblo Railway Museum.

I am including some pictures of the caboose cleaning and decorating so you can see the work that was done.

– Paul