Bracing Walls against future warp-age.
Sprayed everything with a coating of Dr. Bens new Driftwood Stain, Both sides of everything. Followed by a spray of Americana French Blue, cut with normal car windshield washer solvent.
Shows assembled basic structure.
Basic Structure on Gator Foam Board.
Nearly finished model with loading docks, signage. Beginning to add basic detail parts, not all included with the kit. Structure is finished until installed on layout were ground texture will be applied.
Notes: Main stumbling point with the kit would be the foundation. Although it has nice scribed field stones, the coroners and ends leave a lot to be desired. Foundation could be covered with brick or masonry paper to hide seems, Also it is impossible to keep both the structure and the foundation square enough so that they line up at completion. It would have been easier to construct the foundation to match the foundation, near completion of the kits. (comments concerning this were forwarded to Art Fahie)
Last photos the Fos Scale Models relief structure. Mine turned out to be The Boston Candy Co. Ltd. Basic Directions were followed, windows all received some kind of treatment such as shades, partially opened, Etc.
Again Americana Forrest Green was dry brushed over Dr. Bens Driftwood Stain.
My major "Rail Fanning Trip" is put on hold for this year, as I will be attending the "New" Craftsman Structure Show in Mansfield Mass on November 2nd & 3rd. I will be attending all of the clinics offered and as an early registrant will be participating in several of them hands on.
Being the first of this kind gathering, I look forward to learning various skills and techniques that I can come back and share with all of you.
Bob Chase
Cool tractor trailer at 
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........
From the platform in front of Point Of Rocks Station, here is the new look in CSX paint schemes, worn by a brand new ES44DC, the 5410. What a setting for a train to pass in front of! Shot on May 26, 2007 at 00:49 with the 5D, and Canons' 100/2 lens set at f2!
I settled into the area around Brunswick, Maryland on May 25th. While at Point Of Rocks Station that evening, I saw two "Rock Runners" pass by eastbound, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to shoot one of them returning west here on the Winchester Sub at Harpers Ferry. After a four to five hour wait I was rewarded with the appearance of GP 38-2 2540. I attempted this same photo last year when visiting this location, and was not happy with the results. This is a very deceptive location to photograph a train on the trestle at night in. The tree throws a shadow across the long hood of the locomotive that you must deal with. I was much happier with the results from this visit on May 25th. See what you think. Shot with Canons' 5D and 90/2.8 t/s lens, tilted down one mark, set at f2.8, at 02:28. Flash units erased in ps that were in the alley and along the trestle. 
This photo was taken at Oakland, with the added enhancement of fog rolling in, I was fortunate to catch CSX 297 leading another westbound train of coal empties past the restored station. I spoke with one man when I was setting up here around 21:00, walking home with a six pack under his arm, and that was it all night. What a scene! A couple of eastbound loaded coal trains had rolled by in the intervening hours between photos, so I'm sure this westbound crew had been told of a night photo set-up here. I like this view looking through Canons' 100/2 lens. More impact. In processing, I have removed overhead wires and a flash unit on the platform just ahead of the plow of the 297. Shot on May 19, 2007 at 03:33 with Canons' great achievement, the 5D, (ISO 1600 & 1/200th). Please enjoy, comments are welcomed.
