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Progress report for the Saturday April 23,2022 GGRM workday at Schellville

  The Saturday April 23, 2022 workday was focused on the GGRM passenger cars located at our museum’s storage sites at Schellville Junction .   The primary emphasis was on the tasks required to get two of the 145 seat bi-level gallery cars ready for operation.   Thanks go out to the GGRM volunteers listed below who helped make the April 23 rd  Schellville workday productive:   Nico Dacong, Manly Hyde, Ron Vane, and Jay King.   Below is the progress report for the Saturday April 23, 2022 workday.   At the Victory Station Yard worksite: 1.             The GGRM EIC is required to send a text to NWPCO General Manager Ryan Martin when flag and derail protection has been set at the Victory Station Yard and the north leg of the Schellville wye.   Done, Jim Prettyleaf   2.             Charge Fairbanks Morse #1487 locomotive batteries.   Done, Steve Coon. 3.             Mow down the weeds at the Victory Station Yard.   Done Steve Coon. 4.             Weather permitting continue stripping, repair

Progress report for the Saturday April 9 ,2022 GGRM workday at Schellville

  The Saturday April 9, 2022 workday was focused on the GGRM passenger cars located at our museum’s storage sites at Schellville Junction .   The primary emphasis was on the tasks required to get two of the 145 seat bi-level gallery cars ready for operation.   Thanks go out to the GGRM volunteers listed below who helped make the April 9 th  Schellville workday productive:   David Waterman, Nico Dacong, and Seth Adams.   Below is the progress report for the Saturday April 9, 2022 workday.   At the Victory Station Yard worksite: 1.             The GGRM EIC is required to send a text to NWPCo General Manager Ryan Martin when flag and derail protection has been set at the Victory Station Yard and the north leg of the Schellville wye.   Done by Jim Prettyleaf. 2.             Weather permitting continue stripping, repairing, and painting the roof of the #141 Oakland Business Car.   No action taken during the April 9, 2022 workday.    3.             Install the new copper pipes required for t