On Saturday, July 12, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Kendall, Chris, Dannis and Paul enjoyed a relatively cool day at the Museum and got busy installing the new batteries in Engine 103. This work required that we start Engine 104 to move the locomotives to a level spot to actually install the batteries. The crew got all eight batteries installed and made most of the cable connections, but did not make the final connection to start the locomotive. The actual start will wait for another week or two, when we can spend more time to check items on Engine 103.

The crew took a short lunch break and then cleaned up some parts from the battery install. We then did some work to our portable radios, checking batteries, installing new remote microphones, and making sure that they operated correctly. When the radios were taken care of, we did a few odds-and-ends jobs in the shop, organizing some electric cables and hanging a banner. It is always good to get multiple items done at the shop.

– Paul