With most of the focus on the upcoming train show on March 6th, there won’t be much happening until after the show. On Saturday, Feb 26th, Neil torqued all the nuts on the head of the Vulcan and installed the new spark plugs.. Allan was out on Sunday and installed one of the side plates on the flanger carbody, and prepped the one on the other side for installation.

As has been mentioned before, there are a lot of projects being worked on, and planned for completion as soon as the weather allows. Much of this work involves painting equipment. The work includes painting and lettering on Flanger 56323, which is at the point where this work can now be performed. Our GE 25tonner will have a new paint scheme and coat of paint, a variation of the old CN green/yellow. The Whiting Trackmobile will be returned to service for display/demonstration, and the cab of CN 9173, which has been receiving a lot of attention, will also get a coat of paint. One of the biggest projects will be outside the shop as we work to complete the trackwork in our yard. One turnout will be moved, which will allow for a better line on the north track. This is a fairly big job, and we are planning to start the prep work as soon as we can in April. There are still other projects planned, but these are the biggest ones that are really being pushed before the 25th Anniversary.

The Museum is always looking for new members/volunteers to come out and help, on site or off. Members don’t neccesarily need to get dirty working on projects. We can always use help with promotions off site at different shows, and also cataloging of artifacts.