Making new connections
Please read our document describing the Museum's new programs, collaborations, grants and community outreach programs:
2008 Museum Report: Making New Connections.
Posted Feb. 2009
Remembering Shirley Rasmussen
Shirley is in the center, Freddie on the left with Howard Schorr on the right.
Shirley Rasmussen passed away on April 23, 2009 after a battle with cancer.
Shirley was a regular behind the counter in the museum's gift shop from the mid 1990's until
recently and is the mother of Freddie Rasmussen, former museum president.
Our condolences go out to Freddie, his family, and friends.
George E. Hassoldt passes
Former museum president and owner of the Oslo #3 trolley passed away on March 13, 2009.
His obituary appears here.
Queensboro Bridge Ry #601 sold and removed
Car 601, the last 'original' trolley car to operate in New York State, was sold by TMNY
to the Shore Line Trolley Museum, East Haven, CT.
TMNY decided to take this action since the car reached an advanced state of deterioration,
far beyond our current ability to restore it.
The Shore Line museum, in partnership with the Electric City Trolley Museum,
Scranton PA, removed 601 in pieces to be split between the two museums.
Site cleanup continues, April 2008
Old shop equipment that has sat in the building unused for 20 years was removed for scrap.
An obsolete rectifier (3rd picture) was also removed.
Although TMNY purchased the rectifier in 1993,
electrical code does not allow its installation.
The museum needs to raise funds to purchase a compliant rectifier.
(photos: Jon McGrew)
July 2007: compressor removed
It was decided that a large compressor that was brought to the museum site about 20 years ago was too big and too much work to make serviceable was scrapped.
First, Rich Bause and Harry Greenblatt assess how to approach the problem.
Rich and Harry reset the chains in order to lift the compressor.
Rich drives the loader to carefully back the compressor tank through the space between the building and the
Q car.
July 2007: track work
375' of the main line is rebuilt.
The project, done entirely by volunteers, started on July 20 and the new track was opened on July 28.
The first picture shows the track being disassembled.
The rail and hardware will be reused.
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
This next picture shows ties being placed on new ballast:
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
The track construction is well underway when this was taken:
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
The track is done!
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
April 16 2007: the results of 2 days of steady rain and snow
Rondout Creek overflows onto the Strand:
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
The Museum pits flood to the top when the water coming in exceeds the one sump pump's output.
A second pump is installed to try to catch up:
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
Park Lot & Fence project, June 2006
Construction begins by digging a trench for drainage:
Parking lot after paving and striping gets its first workout for the annual Jazz festival, June 24:
This page was last updated by Evan Jennings on Dec. 19, 2011.
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