Trolley Museum RTP Status, page 4

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Recreational Trails Program grant, page 4

The project is running longer than originally planned due to the length of time of obtaining the fill permit and the engineering work.

Photos from May 2003

The track work continues. A switch is being installed 200' from the end of the line in order to create a 'pocket track' which will allow two trolleys to wait side-by-side across from the bridge to Kingston Point Park.

(photo credit: Evan Jennings)

A typical view of the river from the park with the foot bridge connecting the trolley causeway to the park visible. (The Rhinebeck AMTRAK station is on the opposite bank of the Hudson River behind the boat.)

(photo credit: Evan Jennings)

This is the original trolley shelter (rehabbed about 10 years ago), also in Kingston Point Park.

(photo credit: Evan Jennings)

Photos from Sept. 2003

Thanks to Rich Bause, we're making a big push to complete the track portion of the RTP grant.

Stone for track ballast is stock piled in the museum parking lot:

(photo credit: Evan Jennings)

Compare the size of the rented loader with #9!

(photo credit: Evan Jennings)

A "stick" of rail (33' long) is dragged from North St. to be placed just beyond the new switch frog.

At North St.:

(photo credit: Evan Jennings)

Almost there...

(photo credit: Evan Jennings)

This is as far as it can go since the switch points are not gauged yet:

(photo credit: Evan Jennings)

The switch is now complete, just spiking left to do:

(photo credit: Evan Jennings)

Photos from October 2003

A rotating bed, hi-rail truck and tamper are hired from Tartaglia Railroad Services to lay the stone on the track in preparation for later tamping.
The truck is loaded in the museum yard and runs on the track to the work area.

The truck is loaded in the museum yard and runs on the track to the work area.

(photo credit: Rich Bause)

The loaded truck makes a run to the Point.
(photo credit: Rich Bause)

unloading the tamper
(photo credit: Rich Bause)

tamping new track.
(photo credit: Rich Bause)

tamper near end-of-track with rented skid steer loader
(photo credit: Rich Bause)

Ronny Horton and Rich Bause next to car 358. This is the first trolley run across the new switch installed as part of this grant.
First run on new wheels, new track.
(photo credit: Evan Jennings, Oct. 12, 2003)

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