On Saturday, October 21, Dwight Maxey, Bruce Davis, Colin Mellin, Dannis Hudson, Reid Adams and Paul Brown continued work on installing new power wiring on our caboose set and to change the batteries on Engine 104. A good part of the day was spent connecting the wiring installed on the cabooses, with Bruce and Dannis doing the grunt work, while Dwight directed the action. Paul completed the battery box cleanup work, and made the needed supports to hold the new batteries in Engine 104. In the meantime, Reid was assisting a crew from Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation, to swap some parts on Engine 2912. The PRM is helping Kentucky Steam get their operating steam engine back in service with the parts swap.

A lot of work was accomplished, but a few of us returned Sunday to get the work done. Dwight, Bruce, Reid and Paul worked a good portion of the day to complete the wiring on the cabooses, and to install the batteries into Engine 104. We also gave a bit of assistance to Kentucky Steam once again. When the crew ended work Sunday, we had tested the new power circuits, and cleaned up the tools and trash from the work completed.

I have included a few pictures of the weekend’s work.

– Paul