Update August 20 2008

not a lot to report, simply because we are in the middle of the Thomas weekends.

Dover Strait lettering contionues to progress, going to be great to have it out in the sun soon, if Bob will let us set it out for display.

http://www.irm.org/gallery/DoverStrait

Streamliner progress is also being made, but not much visible. We now have the first of the electrical poles up and running, and we hope to have Birminghams new power supply connected for this weekend!

The cord alone is costing $1100 so if anyone feels like donating, now would be a good time. The costs have almost doubled since the move to Yard 5 was first discussed, due to increased cost of the plastic, copper and shipping.

nothing is being wasted from our old wiring. The old Birmingham equipment will go to power the baggage car so we can actually have some working electricity for the shop.

The old baggage car inlet will go onto the RDC, as we get that car energized for the fall.

Its going to be neat to see the entire set lit after dark again without the need for generators! We will stil need two generators this weekend, to run Loch Sloy and the AC unit in Silver Ridge, but as soon as the parts come in Max has promised to do his best to get things connected. He already has all three breaker panels installed, and most of the outlets connected as well. Thanks to him for all the effort.

I hope to get the classification lights and headlights on the RDC working soon. I have located the circuitry, and will try to get them going. i had to stop to get the power pole done, but want to try and have more of the lights working saturday night.

I know its kind of neat for the volunteers to see the set lit after a hard day work on Thomas, and everyone is welcome for a snack or beverage if they wish. There are so many folks working so hard to make the Thomas event successful, its impossible to name them all.