The Trolley Museum People

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

path to subway car
(photo credit: J. McGrew, Oct. 6, 2011)

Young volunteers Collin Schoonmaker, Harold Anderson and Chris Coddington work on improving a path to the subway car.
On June 14, 2011, IBM hosted an event at the Walkway Over the Hudson to recognize the service organizations and IBM volunteers who participated in IBM's Centennial Year of Service. There were more than 2000 IBM employees in the Hudson Valley who volunteered at over 50 organizations. As seen here, at the conclusion of the event, each organizaton was invited to carry their banners across the bridge.

Walkway 1
(photo credit: J. McGrew)

Walkway 2
(photo credit: J. McGrew)

Dave Lowrie and Evan Jennings proudly carry the museum's banner on the bridge.

IBM Centennial Year of Service Volunteers

On Friday, May 20, 2011, IBMers from throughout the Hudson Valley descended upon the Trolley Museum and accomplished an impressive amount of work. Projects included laying sod in the picnic area, mulching the traffic islands in the parking lot, picking up brush, organizing parts, building a planter, painting a locomotive and cleaning a subway car. We want to thank the IBM volunteers and IBM management for making this possible.

IBM No1
(photo credit: J. McGrew)

The picnic area first has gravel shoveled out and then top soil set in.
Sod is finished in the picnic area.

IBM No2
(photo credit: J. McGrew)

IBM No3
(photo credit: J. McGrew)

The traffic islands in the parking lot are weeded and mulched.
Brush is piled in City trucks.

IBM No4
(photo credit: J. McGrew)

IBM No6
(photo credit: J. McGrew)

Locomotive #9 gets more black and yellow paint.
A group photo. There were 55 IBM volunteers total. This is a portion of them gathered just after a rain shower had scattered people finding quick shelter.

IBM No8
(photo credit: J. McGrew)

IBM Food!
(photo credit: R. McKnight)

Lunch time! IBM supplied food, water and snacks for the hungry participants.
 
L-R: Will Willsey, Freddie Rasmussen, Travis Rapp and Chester Hartwell repairing track at the front of the museum yard.

track work 4-30
(photo credit: J. McGrew, April 30, 2011)

cs0
(photo credit: E. Jennings, April 30, 2011)

The Kingston Land Trust in conjunction with the City of Kingston's Clean Sweep and the Trolley Museum organized a cleanup of the right of way behind the Rondout Savings Bank. The details have yet to be worked out, but the plan is that this unused section of right of way will become part of a trail system extending from Midtown Kingston to Kingston Point.

In this picture from L-R in green T-shirts are Alderman Hayes Clement, Steve Ladin and Gregg Swanzey.

More of the April 30, 2011 Clean Sweep.

clean sweep 1
(photo credit: J. McGrew, April 30, 2011)

cs2
(photo credit: J. McGrew, April 30, 2011)

April 30, 2011 Clean Sweep.
April 30, 2011 Clean Sweep.

clean sweep 3
(photo credit: J. McGrew, April 30, 2011)

Flagging Santa
(photo credt: S. Ladin, Dec. 2010)

Santa's a busy guy, but still has time to flag the trolley across East Strand.
Merry Christmas from Allen Hughes, Will Willsey, Glenn Santa Martin, Norman Herbert.

The Xmas Gang
(photo credit: S. Ladin, Dec. 2010)

Tiger Scouts
(photo credit: J. McGrew, Sept. 27, 2010)

Allen Hughes talks to the visiting Tiger Scouts group about the Hamburg car.
Erik Garces and Harry Greenblatt take a break while working on the R-16 subway car.

Erik and Harry
(photo credit: W. Willsey, June 2010)

Will in subway car
(photo credit: W. Willsey, June 2010)

Will Willsey in the cab of the R-16 subway car

Give a Day, Get a Disney Day

The Trolley Museum hosted monthly special volunteer days for the 2010 Give a Day, Get a Disney Day program for people who registered through Disneyparks.com. The concept is simple: volunteer for a day at a qualifying non-profit organization and receive a free day pass to a Disney park. The program exceeded all expectations nationwide when 1 Million people registered for the program within weeks of it opening!

The Trolley Museum received about 100 confirmed registrants who's work days were spread evenly between four monthly dates from March to June 2010.

Steve Ladin (standing left) along with the rest of the crew leaders briefs the volunteers about the day ahead.

March 20
(photo credit: J. McGrew, March 20, 2010)

March 20
(photo credit: J. McGrew, March 20, 2010)

One crew tackles the yard area by the hillside to clear it of brush and debris.
Another crew works the mini park and upper track, creating what will become an enormous brush pile.

March 20
(photo credit: J. McGrew, March 20, 2010)

March 20
(photo credit: J. McGrew, March 20, 2010)

Another group led by Hildegard Edling (on left w/ red shirt) weeds the landscaped islands in the parking lot.
A ride on the trolley for all volunteers capped the afternoon.

March 20
(photo credit: J. McGrew, March 20, 2010)

May 15
(photo credit: D. Benkart, Jr. May 15, 2010)

The 3rd Disney volunteer day featured the pick up of scrap ties.
The group gathers for a photo at the end of the afternoon.

May 15
(photo credit: D. Benkart, Jr. May 15, 2010)

 
Jon McGrew at the museum's booth at the Rhinecliff Waterfront Day, held August 16th, 2009. The waterfront event took place in the park area between the Amtrak's Rhinecliff Station and the Hudson waterfront. The event featured a variety of booths related to area businesses, organizations, and activities. It also provided food concessions, music, and activities for kids.

Rhinecliff Waterfront Day
(photo credit: J. McGrew, Aug 16, 2009)

Evan and Allen
(photo credit: S. Ladin, June, 2009)

Allen Hughes, Conductor, and Evan Jennings, Motorman, at the Kingston Point stop.
Chester Hartwell, Harry Greenblatt and Freddie Rasmussen (not pictured) remove one of the mufflers from Locomotive #9. The muffler had gaping holes, causing exhaust to recycle through the air intake and creating a loss of power.

muffler removal
(photo credit: C. Hartwell, Feb. 7, 2009)

Chester and Harry drag muffler
(photo credit: C. Hartwell, Feb. 7, 2009)

Harry and Chester drag the muffler through the snow to the truck.
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 Allen in 358
(photo credit: C. Hartwell, July 5, 2008)

Dennis Connors along with Allen Hughes 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: M. 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.
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