June 7, 2008 - Chris Hauf works on the BE 22B Truck Crane
After draining many gallons of varnish-like gasoline and several hours of preparation work the upper motor hummed to life. The lower drive motor was also run after some tinkering with the fuel system.

June 3, 2008 - RGE 1941 spots NYC flatcar on track 8
June 3 saw the first movement through the restoration shop building on Track 8. It was also RG&E 1941’s first time operating with both prime movers in many years. Many volunteers contributed their efforts to make this happen!

May 17, 2008 - More track construction progress...
With the last piece of track completed inside of the building, the track construction has begun on track #8 south of the restoration building. With this track, both bays of the building finally have tracks all the way through them.

May 17, 2008 - Details...
Using the museum's vinyl cutting system, adding lettering or cutting stencils to the museum's equipment is make easy. Here we see the recently rebuilt emergency fuel shutoff on Eastman Kodak Company #6 with its new lettering.

May 15, 2008 - Freight in the building...
With EK6 back on the road, the museum's ex-New York Central Pullman PS-4 flat car #506102 was brought into the restoration building for a little work prior to a being used for some museum MOW work. The car will eventually be restored back to its New York Central paint and have a new deck installed. The car was donated to the museum by Conrail.

May 15, 2008 - Ready for track and stone...
Thanks to the museum's construction crew, the area immediately south of the restoration building was prepped for track install along with crusher run install in the middle of the building to provide a solid road surface for vehicle access into the center of the building. More earthwork needs to be done further out on the fill prior to extending tracks #7 & #8. The grade stakes are already set, and the construction crew has already started work to address the need.

May 10, 2008 - Engineer Hands-on Training
Student engineer Ron Amberger poses with EK6 and his train on the way to relocate a few freight cars to the north end of the line.

May 10, 2008 - ESE Window Replacement
Museum volunteer Dale Hartnett smiles for the camera while working to replace old windows on the museum's Empire State Express train.

May 10, 2008 - Finish Grading
Museum volunteer Dan Waterstraat uses the museum's D7 bulldozer to prepare the roadway between tracks #7 and #8 on the south end of the restoration building.

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