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Trestle Rebuild 7

Live Steam by Father Finelli Posted on September 8, 2020 by Fr. Jay FinelliSeptember 8, 2020

Today, I made some progress. I drilled out all of the bases and drilled insets into the bottoms of the bents for the screws coming up from the sono tubes. I cut and assembled three bents. Tomorrow I hope to … Continue reading →

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Trestle Rebuild 6

Live Steam by Father Finelli Posted on September 2, 2020 by Fr. Jay FinelliSeptember 2, 2020

Construction has begun. However, it is a rainy day. I’ve begun cutting and numbering. This is going to be an easy, build by number project. A few pics. Next update, next week.

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Trestle Rebuild 5

Live Steam by Father Finelli Posted on September 1, 2020 by Fr. Jay FinelliSeptember 1, 2020

Today went really well. Demolition of the old trestle is complete. All the debris has been removed and construction is set to begin tomorrow. Pictures below.

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Trestle Rebuild 4

Live Steam by Father Finelli Posted on August 31, 2020 by Fr. Jay FinelliSeptember 8, 2020

A lot of progress today. All sections of the teams and ties are down. I’ve also taken down 4 of the bents. I also ceased up the are around the first four that were removed. Tomorrow, I’ll try to pull … Continue reading →

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Trestle Rebuild 3 & Covered Bridge Roof

Live Steam by Father Finelli Posted on August 30, 2020 by Fr. Jay FinelliAugust 30, 2020

We had a lot of progress today. A good friend of mine and I began replacing the roof on the covered bridge yesterday and finished today. Most of the roof was growing moss and a lot was rotted out. Now … Continue reading →

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Trestle Rebuild – 02

Live Steam by Father Finelli Posted on August 29, 2020 by Fr. Jay FinelliAugust 29, 2020

Yesterday, I measured everything and figured out what I need to rebuild the trestle. All will be delivered tomorrow. I had some good progress today. Removed all the rail. Most of the hand rails are removed. The first two sections … Continue reading →

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Trestle Rebuild – 01

Live Steam by Father Finelli Posted on August 27, 2020 by Fr. Jay FinelliAugust 27, 2020

There was a little bit of rot in my trestle that I wanted to fix. However, after a through inspection of the whole trestle, I decided that it is time for a major rebuild/ restoration. When my father and I … Continue reading →

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OS Live Steam ceasing production

Live Steam by Father Finelli Posted on August 24, 2020 by Fr. Jay FinelliAugust 24, 2020

This past weekend, I was sad to learn that OS Live Steam is closing their live steam locomotive business. One of my first running steam locomotives was their 3/4″ Porter that I sold to build another locomotive. I’ve regretted selling … Continue reading →

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English Live Steam Club Burglarized

Live Steam by Father Finelli Posted on August 3, 2020 by Fr. Jay FinelliAugust 3, 2020

A story dated 29 June 2019 gives the background of how “under a cloudy moon on Valentine’s Day” a few robbers snuck onto the property owned by the Gravesend Model Marien & Engineering Society, cut through fences and cut the … Continue reading →

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Maine Central 470 Restoration

Live Steam by Father Finelli Posted on July 18, 2020 by Fr. Jay FinelliJuly 18, 2020
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