General Blog Entries

Happy holidays from the operations and decorations crew of the Happy Holiday Train!  Here are a few pictures of the event this last weekend Nov 26 and Nov 27.   It was a very successful weekend although Sunday was a bit foggy and brisk!  The crowds very very excited to see Santa and Mrs. Claus.   Many pictures were taken in and around the decorated areas of the campus.   I personally, received a number of positive comments concerning the event and the museum as a whole.   A number of guests also inquired whether a steam engine would be available for future holiday trains.   I replied that we are considering that possibility!  A lot of thanks should be heaped upon Paul Cronin, Jamie Kolanowski, Dave Diamond, and Nick Kallas and their crews.   For without their help and leadership this event would not have occurred.   Much more help is needed to complete the decorating of the property so if your interested in getting into the holiday mood or just like displaying holiday decorations your museum needs you to volunteer! If we are to continue with this event in the upcoming years we need you, our volunteers, to assist us in any way possible.   Working with the guys and gals put me in the spirit of the season.  To grow this event we  need your help!   Please consider volunteering this next weekend.   Yes, and you too might shout... HO! HO! HO!      Thanks   Roger

Irm is again adding and improving the railroad infrastructure.  The contractors are again here extending the future trolley loop and constructing the last two leads in yard fifteen.   All together this will give us about 2000' more  storage track.     As you can see from these pictures all this material is new.   It doesn't pay to purchase used ties anymore.   In the next three weeks all the rail and ties will be inserted and four new switches constructed.  Beautiful is it not!!  As you can see by the dates on the pictures this project started August 17th, 2016 but because of my involvement with Thomas I am just now posting them.    Before this construction began Dave Diamond and crew excavated and graded the sub surface to met all local codes.  Here are the results.  Beautiful track work!More construction photos next time.  Look for ballast being added  and then being tamped and surfaced.    Yes,  I can see the next questions already.... When is the next barn, 15, going to be built, right?    Well,  as I have said many times before...  Send in your donations to this new fund call Barn 15.   That will quickly add to the fund.      Thanks     Roger