Dean J. Splittgerber, Jr. .........
Dad Sponsored the Doobie Bros. Alethea and I got to meet them. I got to loose some weight for the Doobie Brothers....Deano 
Cool tractor trailer at http://www.spitzies.com/
Old Switcher for Railex in Rotterdam.
New switcher for Railex in Rotterdam.
Produce Train. Only time this unit has been on this train. Westbound at Tribes Hill. 
Lehigh Valley tugboat...restored...Port of Albany during the Tugboat Round-Up. There are only two LV Tugs left. It has and EMD Prime Mover
Finally, the new basement for the model railroad. Someday Lincoln Logs will bring the house, LOL!
The crossing with my whole train in tow. 
Once I had some ties in place, I loaded the flat car with supplies and was able to use it as a seat for spiking/gauging. I'm using exterior drywall screws with a washer added to secure the rail to PT 2X4's. 
This will work great until the extension cords run short. Just kidding, I have a cordless that works fine. Looking east with the deck in the background.
Then we'll peel the first layer of plywood to determine if the primary layer is going to be OK as a substrate for the bead-board. Landscaping is ongoing, and I hope to bring in some ballast for around the ties. As always,photo documentation is ongoing. We are very lucky to have a number of non-rail citizens involved in the project, just for the historical side of it. But that's part of the Bridge Line Historical Society!
Thanks to C.R.O.C.K.S. (Citizens Restoring Our Caboose at King Station,) progress has been made on our work on the caboose. We went before the town of Greenfield board with our work and schedule plans, and they not only approved our estimated budget, but increased it by about 25%. Our town supervisor, Al Janik wants to make sure things are done the right way. We've had a couple of work sesions, initially to clear overgrown shrubbery, and pull up buried brick pavers, in anticipation of engraved pavers we hope to sell for between the depot and the caboose. Work on the caboose began in earnest with a good cleaning of the inside. On a subsequent work-day we drilled out the screws securing the roof-walks so we could have a clear shot at re-doing the gutters and roofing. The caboose has TWO layers of plywood sheathing, the second extending past the edge of the roof-line, allowing for water infiltration. We, as a comittee have decided to strip both layers down to the frame-work, and re-do the siding in a more aesthetic bead-board as early cabooses had. While I was in Cass,WV, I was able to get some detail shots of some of their wood-side cabeese. The general good shape of the metal roof will allow us to divert monies ear-marked for roofing to the slightly more expensive bead-board. We plan on doing a side at a time,but not till after we have welded on new gutters. 
Thanks to BLHS historian Brad Peterson for keeping an eye on the caboose as he passes by each day, and to Bill Bibby who also wants to get involved from North Creek. I will be presenting a Power-point presentation at the BLHS convention in October, so I have been keeping a photographic record of progress to date. 
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Thermite Weld at the end of its pour. WNYP RR near MP43.75. Rail is132RE. This is part of a larger track rehab project including tiereplacemt and surfacing as well. 8/22/2007, 1618HRS....... 
Westbound CSXT vans pass CP 5 in Lackawanna. In the near future thistrain may make pick ups and setouts here. Seneca Yard on the left isbeing regraded and reconfigured to serve the growing intermodal marketin the Buffalo Niagara area. 8/24/2007 1231HRS............. John C
I took this picture the other day on my layout. Both of the NYC Atlas GP40's were from Alex's collection, purchased from Paul's. I hope Alex would have approved.
The new deck, or should I call it the log unloading platform. Through the sliding glass doors is the woodburning stove and this 1 1/2" gauge railroad will be used to get from the wood pile to the stove this winter.
Looking west from the deck is the first 30' off the20' deck. This includes a small crossing for the kids to get from the pool to the deck without jumping over the tracks. Its the first 50 feet done in July.
Turned around from the last shot is the 'S' curve to get across the gully next to the driveway. The wood pile will be in the driveway turnaround just beyond the sub roadbed. The tracks will enter the woods and head for the mailbox. Brad P........