September 22, 2012 - Logging Line
The crew has been laying track over the past few weeks. Friday they turned their attention to ballasting the roughly 500 feet between...
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Jim Henry
- Sep 20, 2012
- 1 min
September 20, 2012 - Logging Line
The turntable is now operational. Gravel will be added to the inside to keep it clean and dry and fill needs to be added on the outside...
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Jim Henry
- Sep 16, 2012
- 1 min
September 16, 2012 - Logging Line Turntable
It was a beautiful football Saturday with clear sky and temperature in the mid 60s. Photo shows Dan and Dick pouring concrete for the...
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Jim Henry
- Sep 9, 2012
- 2 min
September 9, 2012 - Track Diagram
Work is underway to update the track diagram to reflect all the summer construction. A preliminary version can be downloaded by...
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Jim Henry
- Sep 7, 2012
- 1 min
September 7, 2012 - Labor Day & Fall Invitational Meets
Much of the Labor Day weekend was hot and wet; the weather was much nicer on Wednesday and Thursday for the Fall Invitational Meet. The...
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Jim Henry
- Aug 22, 2012
- 1 min
August 22 2012 - Raccoon Valley Lumber
Yesterday the steaming bay was installed. Photo shows Heisler No2 on the steaming bay for a little maintenance at sunup today. Today...
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Jim Henry
- Aug 22, 2012
- 1 min
August 22 2012 - Raccoon Valley Lumber
Yesterday the steaming bay was installed. Photo shows Heisler No2 on the steaming bay for a little maintenance at sunup today. Today...
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Jim Henry
- Aug 17, 2012
- 1 min
August 17, 2012 -More Construction-Crossing Gate
The crossing gate is taking shape with the arm installed and the control box put in place. This will likely be a long project because...
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Jim Henry
- Aug 12, 2012
- 1 min
August 12, 2012 -Large Engine Meet
There was a lot of equipment at the meet, some not so large but none so slow as to hold up traffic. There was a bit of rain on Friday...
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Jim Henry
- Aug 7, 2012
- 2 min
August 7, 2012: More tree trouble
The remaining trunk of the oak tree that went down on NORATS block posed a hazard so Beaver Dan and Chainsaw Bob took it down last...
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Jim Henry
- Jul 27, 2012
- 1 min
July 27, 2012: Logging Line
A grade crossing was constructed on the logging line near the U curve at the west end of the ravine. This is the third grade crossing...
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Jim Henry
- Jul 22, 2012
- 1 min
July 22, 2012 Another storm
Last Thursday afternoon we had some thunderstorms and high winds. The wind took most of an oak tree on the east side of Barney Yard and...
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Jim Henry
- Jul 6, 2012
- 1 min
July 6, 2012 Update after the storm
The storm hit early evening Friday June 29th. This photo shows Dick adding fuel to his generator this morning (Friday July 6). The...
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Jim Henry
- Jun 29, 2012
- 1 min
June 29, 2012 Update
Frank Groza sent some more photos of the summer meet which were added to the Slideshow. Logging Line: The track crew has made...
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Jim Henry
- Jun 14, 2012
- 1 min
June 14-17, 2012 - Summer Meet
Friday and Saturday were beautiful with warm temperatures and unusually low humidity. The normal Ohio humidity returned Sunday with a...
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Jim Henry
- Jun 10, 2012
- 1 min
June 10, 2012
The schedule for the part of the Fall Invitational Meet at Mill Creek Central has been advanced one day to September 4 to 6. If you...
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Jim Henry
- Jun 7, 2012
- 2 min
June 7, 2012 Update
Have some more photos of the work weekend projects plus some efforts by the concrete crew. Bumpers: Ed has made and installed a bunch of...
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Jim Henry
- Jun 5, 2012
- 2 min
June 5, 2012 Update
June 2 -3 was a work weekend which provided an opportunity to get some photos of several of the construction projects. Logging Line: As...
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Jim Henry
- May 30, 2012
- 1 min
May 30, 2012 Update - April & May Meet Photos
It was pretty cold for April 27-29 Card Order Meet and really hot for the May 26-28 Spring Meet. A couple turtles showed up for the...
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Jim Henry
- May 16, 2012
- 1 min
May 16, 2012 Update
Saturday the railroad hosted the Ohio Traffic Light collectors convention. Attendees were local as well as from Manitoba, Ontario,...
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