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.
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)
(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)
I am very excited to begin my association with the Trolley Museum of New York as its Administrator. Some of you may know of me through my work with many of the arts and cultural organizations in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Among them have been the Hudson Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, the Dutchess County Arts Council, Ulster County Community College, and the 2005 Kingston Sculpture Biennial.
I am a resident of mid-town Kingston, and am committed to enhancing the quality of life of our wonderful city. Kingston has many treasures, some of which, even residents are not aware of. I think of the Trolley Museum as an unpolished industrial diamond. We know it's there, but we may never have visited it, or taken a trolley ride out to Rotary Park at Kingston Point.
I will be working very closely with the Board of Trustees to develop the exhibits, expand the services and attractions, and create public education programs for the schools and casual visitors.
The Trolley Museum is a volunteer driven organization. I hope you will contact us so we can show you our museum and its collection. We have a number of interesting projects we will be starting in the Spring. You may want to participate in one of our events or functions.
Those of us old enough to remember riding trolleys are anxious to share that experience with the younger generations. Touring our museum and taking a ride will give you a sense of history and nostalgia. You will see what sort of place Kingston was, and more importantly, you will be able to imagine the role that the Trolley Museum will play in the continuing cultural and economic revival of the City of Kingston.
I look forward to seeing you at our museum facility, or on one of our trolley rides. Feb 2007
Parking lot after paving and striping gets its first workout for the annual Jazz festival, June 24:
