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Trestle Rebuild 12

Live Steam by Father Finelli Posted on September 30, 2020 by Fr. Jay FinelliSeptember 30, 2020

I finished almost all the stringers today. I also began the lattice work to strengthen the center span. Progress tomorrow depends on the weather. Here are a few pics.

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Trestle Rebuild 11

Live Steam by Father Finelli Posted on September 23, 2020 by Fr. Jay FinelliSeptember 23, 2020

Progress continues. Between yesterday and today I managed to get the stringers up on 7 sections. Only three more to go. Once that is finished, it’s on to laying ties. I still have to add sway beams, peny bents, and … Continue reading →

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Trestle Rebuild 10

Live Steam by Father Finelli Posted on September 16, 2020 by Fr. Jay FinelliSeptember 16, 2020

We made a lot of progress today. I installed all of the bases and bents. At first, I though I couldn’t do it. The tallest ones are really heavy since the wood is still wet. Finally, I began installing the … Continue reading →

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Trestle Rebuild 9

Live Steam by Father Finelli Posted on September 15, 2020 by Fr. Jay FinelliSeptember 15, 2020

Great progress today. I finished all 10 bents and took down a huge tree with four trunks coming from one root. We have a lot of dead oaks because of the gypsy moths and a couple of dry summers. This … Continue reading →

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BNSF helps fight wildfire

Live Steam by Father Finelli Posted on September 10, 2020 by Fr. Jay FinelliSeptember 10, 2020

“A specially equipped firefighting BNSF Railway train helping to contain the Evans Canyon Fire can take firefighters to hard-to-reach hot spots and uses hoses to shoot water up to 30 feet away.” Read the article here.

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Trestle Rebuild 8

Live Steam by Father Finelli Posted on September 10, 2020 by Fr. Jay FinelliSeptember 10, 2020

I finished another three new bents yesterday. Next week, I’ll build the last four and begin putting them up. Should have this project completed in a couple more weeks. Now they are getting pretty heavy. The wood is still pretty … Continue reading →

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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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