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Progress report for the Saturday March 19 and Sunday March 20, 2022 GGRM workdays at Schellville

  The Saturday March 19 th  and the Sunday March 20, 2022 workdays were focused on GGRM passenger cars located at the Victory Station Yard and the Sonoma Rail storage site at Schellville .   The primary emphasis was on the tasks required to get the 145 seat bi-level gallery cars and #141 Oakland business car ready for operation.   Thanks go out to the GGRM volunteers listed below who helped make the March 19 th  and March 20 th  Schellville workday productive:   David Waterman, Nico Dacong, Steve Coon, Jay King, Garrett Brisbee, Tim Dulin, and Ron Vane.   Below is the progress report for the Saturday March 19 and Sunday March 20, 2022 workdays.   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 on March 19 and Garrett Brisbee on March 20. 2.             Weather permitt

Progress report for the Saturday March 26 ,2022 GGRM workday at Schellville

The Saturday March 26, 2022 workday was focused on the GGRM passenger cars located at the Sonoma Rail storage site at Schellville .   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 March 26 th  Schellville workday productive:   David Waterman, Steve Coon, Manly Hyde, and Seth Adams. Below is the progress report for the Saturday March 2 6 , 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 on Sunday March 20 th .   No action taken during the March 2 6 , 2022 workday. 3.             Install the new

Progress report for the Saturday's March 5 2022 GGRM workday at Schellville

  The Saturday March 5, 2022 GGRM workday was focused on the following items at the Victory Station Yard and the Sonoma Rail storage site at Schellville .   The primary emphasis was on the tasks required to get the 145 seat bi-level gallery cars and #141 Oakland Business Car ready for operation.   Thanks go out to the GGRM volunteers listed below who helped make the March 5 th  Schellville workday productive:   Burr Wilson, David Waterman, Nico Dacong, Steve Coon, Steve Rusconi, Jay King, Garrett Brisbee, Tim Dulin, and Ron Vane.   Below is the progress report for the Saturday March 5, 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.             Weather permitting continue stripping, repairing, and painting the roof of the #141 Oakland Business Car. 

Progress report for the Saturday's February 26, 2022 GGRM workday at Schellville

  The Saturday February 26, 2022 GGRM workday was focused on the following items at the Victory Station Yard and the Sonoma Rail storage site at Schellville .   The primary emphasis was on the tasks required to get the 145 seat bi-level gallery cars and #141 Oakland Business Car ready for operation.   Thanks go out to the GGRM volunteers listed below who helped make the February 26 th  Schellville workday productive:   David Waterman, Nico Dacong, Steve Coon, Steve Rusconi, Jay King, and Ron Vane.   Below is the progress report for the Saturday February 26, 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.             Install rubber diaphragms in #2472’s tender water hose connections to prevent water from leaking into the locomotive’s injector and