Trestle Rebuild 7
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 →
Fr. Jay Finelli
Trestle Rebuild 6
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.
Continue reading →Trestle Rebuild 5
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.
Continue reading →Trestle Rebuild 4
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 →
Trestle Rebuild 3 & Covered Bridge Roof
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 →
Trestle Rebuild – 02
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 →
Trestle Rebuild – 01
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 →
OS Live Steam ceasing production
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 →
English Live Steam Club Burglarized
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 →