On Saturday, April 26, volunteers Dwight Maxey, Bruce Davis, Chris Pollard, Polly Cotton, Dannis Hudson, Nick Walker and Paul Brown started work in damp cloudy conditions to move a stack of 90# rail to a different spot in the shop yard. This work took a bit more time because our large forklift didn’t want to run properly, so the Bobcat came to the rescue again, though it can only lift two sticks of rail at one time. Dannis and Nick jumped on some clean up work clearing some fallen branches and the ever-present blown in tumble weeds. Polly worked to clean the caboose interiors and Engine 104’s cab.

After a quick lunch break, and the sun making its appearance, the crew got busy prepping some areas for a future delivery of crushed asphalt that we will spread in a few areas. We also filled in some low spots on the grounds that always collect water and turn into mud pits. We finished up the day moving some materials around the yard for better storage in the space we have. Overall, a good day with a lot of little projects getting done.

I have included a few pictures to illustrate the work done.

– Paul

Photos by Chris Pollard, Dannis Hudson, Bruce Davis, and Paul Brown