For some of us, March 7 was a very long day! Most of us assembled early so we could head downtown and visit the annual open house of the Rochester Model Railroad Club. One of the oldest clubs in the region, it was formerly the Kodak City Club. Their home road is the Seneca Valley Lines, loosely based on the Lehigh Valley route from Jersey City to Buffalo. Many of our members took advantage of the bargains to be had at the small train show that was in the other room. After we spent some time at the open house, we headed over to nearby Dinosaur BBQ for lunch. The restaurant is located in the old Lehigh Valley station that was located at the end of the Rochester Branch.
We then headed back to the club room and tackled a variety of projects. Elliot and Charles soldered wires where wires had come unsoldered from various rails causing various dead spots. Otto continued work on his retaining wall and bridge abutment project at the north end of Irondequoit Yard. He also paid some attention to the embankment between the coal dock lead and the B&O track that ramps down into the scene. Elliot helped fill in some foam around that area to complete the embankment.
Nick laid down some masonite base around the Niagara Food Terminal to raise the base closer to the head of the rail. This will help support the various pavements and platforms that will be installed here. Later in the day, Joe and Nick measured and hung fascia panels in Niagara Falls. Charles drilled holes and ran wires for a new, permanent cab bus installation.
