Located at Penitentiary
Glen
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The finished station slab and the front roof support posts installed |
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The finished transfer table slab with concrete forms removed. At right, a four foot long friend in the woods |
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Another storm with high winds passed through the area and brought down a huge white oak tree shearing it off above ground |
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Break time is limited to length of Dicks' cigarette. Dave Foster and George Woodling making up a curved track panel. The table saves your back |
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Laying out the switches on the surveyed turning wye as the shadows deepen in the woods |
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At left, George and Dick connecting the switches together. The switch under Dick is part of the turning wye and far one will connect into the main line |
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Dave Foster machined our gages from 3/4" sq. stock for 7 9/16" rail gage. Recesses between are for clearance of guard rails at switches and bridges |
Above the route is staked out for the last leg of the turning wye (parallel to the main line at Mackey's Run) |
< Above we are looking towards the turning wye from Truss Bridge at the three connected switches. Switch Committee is really turning them out (no pun intended) |
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Steel frogs as machined by Titan Mfg,. Spider in picture is for size comparison. Dave Foster doing cooking for our supper |
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Judson Elliot doing preventative maintenance on switches and at right, tamping the newly laid track as darkness settles in |
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