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Bedford Boomers Visit Museum Opening Day – May 5, 2012
Connecticut Eastern Chapter, NRHS, Inc. Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum PO Box 665 Willimantic, CT 06226 MARK YOUR CALENDARS: 07/01/2012 – Monthly business meeting – Windham memorial Hospital – 7:00PM 07/15/2012 – Monthly membership meeting – Windham memorial Hospital – 7:00PM 08/05/2012 – Monthly Business meeting – Windham memorial Hospital – 7:00PM 08/19/2012 – Monthly membership Meeting – Wimdham memorial Hospital – 7:00PM
A good part of May 26, 2012 was spent getting the new experimental door frame in place to see how it will fit. Shown here the members are holding the door so the crane truck can lift it into position. (Robert A. LaMay Photo)
A great railroad group known as The Bedford Boomers from Bedford, NH visited the museum on 5/20/12. Shown here the group is headed east towards bridge St. (Jean Lambert Photo)
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Pillar Crane Adrian Atkins
The pillar crane will make a great addition to our museum. The life of a project is like a sine wave. We were at the peak of the curve when CDOT gave us the crane in the old Middletown freight yard. As we dug down in the mud and water during its removal, we discovered that a huge base casting was broken into several pieces. I hit the bottom of the sine wave curve at this time. THUD!!! To repair this base was going to take a lot of technical expertise, time and plenty of patience. One day Philip Withington, a welding consultant from Scotland, CT. appeared at the museum and volunteered his services to put this puzzle together. He has been working on this for almost a year now in his spare time. For the old casting, you can only weld a little bit until the heat builds up and you have to stop. He estimates he has spent 300-400 hours on this project. Great volunteers of this kind are hard to find. The intact base casting has been returned to the museum in one piece. The next step is to obtain the large anchor bolts and construct the
foundation. Thanks to Philip, I am, now on top of the sine curve once again.
Chapter Leadership President Mark Granville [email protected] 860-456-3956 Vice President Duke York 860-423-1878 Treasurer Jeff Laverty [email protected] 860-429-7961 Asst-Treasurer Jean Lambert 860- 455-0268 Secretary Bill Robinson [email protected] 860-456-4903 National Director Ray Axelrod 860-228-3197 Newsletter Editor – Bob LaMay 860-530-1278
Museum Website - www.cteastrrmuseum.org.
Vol. 35 Number 6– June 2012
A membership meeting of the Connecticut Eastern Chapter, National Railway Historical Society will be held
at Windham Memorial Hospital on Sunday, July 15, 2012 @ 7:00 PM Please note! If you have photos, short articles, or just want to make a comment – please forward them to:
Robert A. LaMay - Editor @[email protected]
Museum members remove hardware from old door so a new test door can be lifted into position. (Robert A. LaMay Photo)
Some members of the Nachaug Hospital visited our museum and had a great time. (Photo by Jean Lambert)
As shown in this photo – the flower gardens in the parking area are coming out beautifully. (R.A. LaMay Photo)
Carolyn Stanich and Evon McClean apply a coat of protective paint to the wood siding that will go on thje side of the CV Caboose number 4052. (Robert A. LaMay Photo)
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The museum’s 25 Ton along with the flat car, which is being used as a spacer, moved the SW8 to its new temporary location along the main line. (Jean Lambert Photo)
Paul Shamonis II (L), Jim Poor, and Rolf Johnson have an end of day discussion outside the roundhouse before closing the museum up for the day. (Jean Lambert Photo)
Troop 2 Scouts from Tolland check out car-mover on the turntable. (Jean Lambert Photo)
From this photo of the Central Vermont Center Cupola Caboose number 4052 much progress can be seen in its restoration. The wood siding is more than halfway along both sides. The step frame on this side is completed as is all of the steel work. Interior work is progressing but at a much slower pace. (Bob LaMay Photo)
Members work on getting new frame hooked onto the hinges to see how it hangs before adding the wood sections. (Bob LaMay Photo)
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The photo to the right shows the new steel frame being moved into position by the crane truck being operated by Dick Arnold. The guidance is being provided by Mark Granville on the right and Rich Cizik in the center on the ground. If this steel frame with wood filler is successful all of the doors will be done in the same fashion. (Robert A. LaMay)
Jan C. McCollum (L) with his friend Penny poses with Jean Lambert. The sign being held is the special sign designed by Jan. It will be placed on the Chaplin Lineman’s Shanty very soon. (Bob LaMay Photo)
Shown here Adrian Atkins is dumping numerous loads of track ballast so our track crew can continue expanding our operating rail. (Bob LaMay Photo)
The museum’s crane truck is being used to lift steel frame into position so it can be hung. Hardware from the older door is being salvaged for the new door. (Robert A. LaMay Photo)