The December  2 8 th  mid-week GGRM workday was focused on the following items at the Victory Station Yard and the Sonoma Rail storage site at Schellville .   The primary emphasis is on completion of the tasks needed to get the GGRM’s passenger cars ready for operation.   Thanks go out to the GGRM volunteers listed below who helped make the December 28 th  Schellville workday successful:   Seth Adams, Steve Rusconi, Steve Coon, Nico Dacong, David Waterman, Tim Dulin, and Garrett Brisbee.   Below is the progress report for the Saturday’s December  2 8, 2021 workday.   At the Victory Station Yard worksite: 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 Hand off all the materials needed to build a replica partition for the #5901 RPO car to Scott Bowdish.   Everything needed make a new partition is now stored in the contai

  The December 18 th  GGRM workday was focused on the following items at the Victory Station Yard and the Sonoma Rail storage site at Schellville . As previously explained the GGRM’s locomotives have routinely been receiving the necessary levels of inspections and repairs, so the emphasis of Schellville workdays has been shifted to preparing the GGRM’s passenger cars for operation. Thanks go out to the GGRM volunteers listed below who helped make the December 18 th  Schellville workday successful: Steve Rusconi, Scott Bowdish, Manly Hyde, Steve Coon, Nico Dacong, and David Waterman. Below is the progress report for the Saturday’s December 18, 2021 workday. At the Victory Station Yard worksite: 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 The wind and rainstorm that occurred on Wednesday December 15 and Thursday Decemb

  The December 11, 2021 GGRM Schellville workday was focused on the following items at the Victory Station Yard and the Sonoma Rail Incorporated storage site.   The GGRM’s locomotives have routinely been receiving the necessary levels of inspections and repairs, so the emphasis of Schellville workdays has been shifted to preparing the GGRM’s passenger cars for operation.   Thanks go out to the GGRM volunteers listed below who helped make the December 11 th   Schellville workday successful:   Garrett Brisbee, Scott Bowdish, Nico Dacong, David Waterman, Seth Adams, and Steve Coon.   At the Victory Station Yard worksite: 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.    Focus on stripping, repairing, and painting the roof of #141 Oakland Business Car.    Good progress made by David Waterman, but more work is still requir

  The Golden Gate Railroad Museum (GGRM) wants to take this opportunity to thank our volunteers and wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving Day holiday.   There will be no workday at Schellville on Saturday November 27, 2021  because our museum’s staff has more than earned a weekend off.   The GGRM’s volunteers have been running at double speed ever since our rebuilt Westinghouse cross-compound air compressor failed to work correctly during the February 20, 2021 Schellville workday.  Our museum’s volunteers diligently worked to unload boxcar #50 at the end of April, and then followed-up by participating in extra mid-week workdays that were necessary to successfully complete the annual inspection of steam locomotive #2472 on October 6 th .  These goals were achieved while simultaneously working on our former Southern Pacific bi-level gallery cars and preparing to move the last five pieces of GGRM rollingstock off of the Niles Canyon Railway.  Based upon all of these accomplishments it is app

  Thanks go to the following GGRM volunteers for completing the final tests and adjustments necessary to make the museum’s F7A locomotives and Harriman era suburban coaches ready for movement to Sonoma County;   Manly Hyde, Scott Vogel, Nico Dacong, David Waterman, Jay King, and Steve Rusconi.   Progress made during the November 6, 2021 workday at the East Sunol Yard of the Niles Canyon Railway.    Adjust the brake linkages of the Harriman era suburban coaches to achieve the correct brake cylinder travel.   Done.   Verify that the brakes on all of the suburban coaches set and release correctly.   Done.   Complete single car testing of the following GGRM rollingstock. #2907 suburban coach   Done. #2143 suburban coach   Done. #2156 suburban coach   Done. Complete terminal air test of the following laced up consist comprised of F7A #6378. F7A #6380, including the #2907, #2143, and #2156 Harriman Subs.   No action taken during the Nov 6 th  workday.   The last five pieces of GGRM rollingst

  The November 13, 2021 Schellville workday was focused on the following items at the Victory Station Yard in Schellville.   Thanks go out to the GGRM volunteers listed below that helped make November 13 th   Schellville workday successful;   Steve Coon, Scott Vogel, Garrett Brisbee, Manly Hyde, Mike Pechner, David Waterman, Peter Schulze, and Nico Dacong.   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.             Unload Jim P’s pickup truck and correctly store the equipment that was used during the previous workdays at the East Sunol Yards of the Niles Canyon Railway.   Done by Steve Coon Nico Dacong and Manly Hyde. 3.             Place updated FRA Form 3 and FRA Form 5 records in #2472’s cab.   Done by Jim Prettyleaf and David Waterman. 4.             Install t