Alumni member Otto continued detailing his abandoned sidings in the Niagara Falls scene. He also did some preliminary planning work laying out some ideas for the Niagara Food Terminal at the far end of the scene. Later in the day he worked with Jimmy to install the first supports for Broad Street next to and over the Rochester Subway scene. David S. continued work on one of our practice scenery dioramas.
An R&IT switcher descends the interchange ramp down into the Rochester Subway to deliver a boxcar of newsprint to Gannett. The two tracks at right are the B&O's Main Street terminal.
Phil and David S. worked on backdrops in Albion and Lockport. Joints and screw holes were spackled and sanded in Lockport, and David S. applied two coats of primer and the first coat of sky blue paint. Meanwhile, Phil and Jimmy fit in the final pieces of masonite for the backdrops in Albion. In the middle of the day, Otto fit in a tricky curved piece to complete the last of the backdrop installation in Lockport. Max and his friend Dave also helped cut masonite panels for this project.
David applies a coat of primer to Lockport's backdrop.
Matt G. worked on wiring up power feeders to the staging yards all day, while Elliot and Jimmy worked on fitting in the last pieces of track to connect the B&O branch to the interchange at CP 373. Elliot then began to work on power feeders for the B&O branch. Otto's shiny new B&O wagon top caboose from
Spring Mills Depot was unloaded onto the branch to test out the new track connections.
The Rochester & Southern (B&O) track now connects to the CSX/R&IT main line at CP 373. Falls Road Secondary diverges to the right. Truss bridge will carry the old B&O "Belt Line" over the main line.
J.C. and David S. worked on reviving our old master equipment roster. This will help us catalog all of the pieces of equipment located in the club room, and help us generate reports that can later be used for maintenance, ownership, and waybills.
We are preparing to host a special "Golden Spike" ceremony with RIT president Bill Destler on March 11, and a open house for the Lakeshores Division NMRA on March 22. Our goal is to have the entire railroad functional end-to-end in time for these events.
Our next meeting is Tuesday and our next work session is Saturday. See you there!
