The Trolley Museum People

The museum depends on people like you to make everything happen. Here is a sampling of people in action!

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Travis Rapp boards Locomotive #9 while 9 and 6398 are on a demonstration run to T. R. Gallo Park.

Travis on #9
(photo credit: F. Rasmussen, Oct 5, 2008)


Dennis and Alan in 358
(photo credit: Chester Hartwell, July 5, 2008)

Dennis Connors along with Alan Hughs talks to the riders at Kingston Point.

Joe Leister, Joe Connors, Rich Edling, and Steve Ladin (not pictured) moved the golf cart out of the shop and covered it with a tarp. The cart has been moved off-site for restoration by Don McClatchey.

Advisory Committee
(photo credit: S. Ladin, Jan 10, 2008)


250 is moved by 358
(photo credit: Marilyn Jennings, Oct 21 2007)

Evan Jennings operates car 358 to push tarped 250 out of the museum yard so 250 can be trucked to its new home at the Shore Line Trolley Museum. More pictures of the move are here.

Evan Jennings paints the new paneling protecting the Q car. The car is being "cocooned" to better protect it until a full restoration can begin.

The Q car is painted
(photo credit: D. McClatchey, Oct 13 2007)


The Q car gets covered up
(photo credit: D. McClatchey, Oct 13 2007)

Randy Weingarten and Rich Bause install panels to protect the Q car.

Steve Ladin rides #3 during a car move.

Oslo 3 move
(photo credit: Jon McGrew, April 26, 2007)


Oslo #3 is delivered to the museum. Jim Lilly and Bill Banks discuss the car. This trolley built in 1897 is the oldest trolley at the museum. It underwent a restoration about 40 years ago, and it remains in very good condition. At the point the trolley line is electrified, it will likely be one of the first cars running.

Oslo 3 arrives
(photo credit: Evan Jennings, April 27, 2006)


planning for the new parking lot
(photo credit: Don McClatchey, Feb. 11, 2006)

Members of the museum's board of trustees review plans for the City of Kingston's planned rebuilding of the museum parking lot. From left, Frank Voyticky, Dick Edling, Glendon Moffett, Evan Jennings, Jon McGrew, Steve Finkle.

The Trustees walk the area discussing the parking plans. From Left: Freddie Rasmussen, Frank Voyticky, Bill Brandt, Steve Finkle, Jon McGrew.

by museum's front gate
(photo credit: Don McClatchey, Feb. 11, 2006)


...a little scrape here, a little paint there...
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)

Randy Weingarten and Mike Hanna work on the R-4, May 13, 2000.

Mike Hanna applied zinc chromate primer to Brooklyn PCC #1000. Spot painting has also been done to test colors.

Zinc chromate primer is applied
(photo credit: Don McClatchey, May 15, 2005)


Johnstown Trolley touch up
(photo credit: Don McClatchey, May 15, 2005)

Don McClatchey finishs the touch up of the Johnstown Trolley.

Don McClatchey (with help from Mike Hanna, not pictured) repairs the end of Johnstown Trolley #358.

repairing damage at two places on end of car
(photo credit: Don McClatchey, Jan. 8, 2005)


the hy-rail Gradall was rented to repair the causeway
(photo credit: Evan Jennings, Dec. 2, 2004)

Rich Bause in the cab of the Gradall (see the Recreational Trails Project pages).

Rich Bause and Harold Greenblatt install the refurbished fuel tank in car #358.

Has the Johnstown Trolley sprouted legs?
(photo credit: Evan Jennings, Dec. 14, 2003)


Switch repair
(photo credit: Evan Jennings, July 18, 2004)

Rich Bause and George Peck take a break from repairing the switch. Rail twisted under loco #9 when it moved over the switch on July 9. The repair required replacing two sections of rail and 9 ties.

Trolley Museum table at the Poughkeepsie Civic Center Train Show, Nov. 2003. L-R: Freddie Rasmussen, Shirley Rasmussen, Howard Schorr

Poughkeepsie train show
(photo credit: Howard Schorr)


First run on new wheels, new track.
(photo credit: Evan Jennings, Oct. 12, 2003)

Ronny Horton and Rich Bause next to car 358. This is the first trolley run across the new switch installed as part of the Recreational Trails Program grant.

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