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Sunday, January 10. 2016

A Big Step for Barns 13 and 14 Posted by Roger Kramer in Barn 13 Construction at 16:26

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A Big Step for Barns 13 and 14

The new year has brought a resumption of construction work on barns 13 and 14 . As I drove past the new construction sites for the first time in 2016, I noticed a contractor van parked between barns 13 and 14. Yes, the electrical contractor hired to install the electric service in both barns was busy working in barn 13. I chatted with him briefly and took a few pictures of his progress.

You can barely make it out but wire is already being pulled to power the roll-up doors.

A couple of interesting factoids came out of my conversations with him. He estimates about 3000 feet of 1/2 pipe and 2300 3/4 pipe will be used to "wire up" each barn. That will keep him going for a while!!

Here is the electrical contractor tool cart and the distribution power panel the Max has installed.

Part of the inventory needed to electrify these barns. Please notice the bundles of emt piping leaning against the wall.

I will keep you posted on this latest progress in the next couple of weeks. Please keep sending in your donations for new barn construction! Thanks to everyone who has donated to the cause so far!

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Ethan Armitage about A brief history of 9976
Mon, 09-08-2025 08:22
Good job on the Burlington Nortern 9976. OK.

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Jamie Kolanowski about Burlington Northern 9908 body work
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:47
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Johncrpenter about New Acquisation: What is CN 15444?
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