2015 Railroad Album Got any good photos to add to this album? Send them and their descriptions to info@prairievillage.org. 03/13/15 A3 rail car setup for spring weed spraying by Gary Johnson. 03/17/15 Fairmont Tamper / Spike Driver ready for the year. 03/28/15 Mark Baker running skid steer up the coal ramp to check bucket height. 03/28/15 Bill Nolan and Mark Bakker part of crew working on new coal ramp. 04/15/15 Bob Gehringer digging out south crossing. 04/22/15 Rock in place for section east of south crossing. 04/25/15 Tamping worked for 50-60 feet of track til tool broke. 04/25/15 LeRay Swedeen driving spikes, 4002 providing compressed air. 04/25/15 Pat and Bob back to hand tamping :-( 04/25/15 Bill Nolan setting spikes for jack hammer with spike attachment. 04/25/15 View of crew from locomotive 4002 front walkway. 04/25/15 Crew switching off on jobs. Was a cold day! Pat put on a hat! 04/25/15 Bob tamping the ballast with the Fairmont Tamper. 05/08/15 Tracy from the gift shop gets a ride on 1687. 05/30/15 Bill Lutter up on #29 getting it ready for hydro. 06/07/15 shaft broken on second try at tamping tool. 07/04/15 11:34 AM #29 showing smoke as it climbs the grade by the north crossing 07/04/15 11:52 AM #29 coming into the Wentworth Depot Pat at the throttle. 07/04/15 11:52 AM #29 parked at the Wentworth Depot. 07/04/2015 10:40 AM Pat and Bill by #29 as it is being fired up. 07/05/15 Harold's backhoe digging out old switch ties by depot 08/05/15 Stitch panorama of #29 back of the boiler in the cab 08/08/15 The ends of some of the threaded stay bolts that needed to be replaced. 08/12/15 This is 1/2 of the firebox back plate that was cut out for replacement. 09/03/15 Section of north track jacked to level after ties loosened with skid steer. 09/02/15 Checking section of north track that had settled on one side. 09/04/15 Section of north track after old gravel ballast removed ready for rock. 09/18/15 One end of tank lifted by large forklift to allow center nozzle cut off. 09/18/15 Tank is blocked up on truck ready to be chained down for transport to scrap. 09/18/15 Tank is rolled over onto flatbed truck by pulling with cables. 09/20/15 Checking on the pumpkins before the pumpkin train. 09/26/15 Harold grinding rivets off as part of cab floor replacement. 10/03/15 Kids in the Pumpkin Patch. 10/03/15 Parade before pumpkin train Marriah, Marlin, Laura, Riley 10/03/15 Parade before pumpkin train Marlin, Grohs family. 10/03/15 Family posing with pumpkins. 10/03/15 Part of the record crowd for the Pumpkin Train. 10/03/15 Kids in the Pumpkin Patch. 10/03/15 Kids in the Pumpkin Patch 10/03/15 Little one with pumpkins in front of Case portable boiler at Pumpkin Patch. 10/03/15 Two little kids by depot in front of railroad luggage carrier with pumpkins. 10/15/15 Back of boiler after preparation for new welded stay bolts. 10/15/15 Stitch panorama of boiler back wall showing welding work in progress. 10/20/15 Wrigley Mechanical welder working on engineer side welded stay bolts 10/22/15 Wrigley Mechanical welder working on back of boiler stay bolts. 10/24/2015 Big tamper with no engine goes on trailer for new engine over winter. 11/01/15 New ties and ballast south west by pulling rail sections. 12/24/15 Bill Nolan walks around #11 after pulling it with 4002 to crossing. 12/28/15 #11 sitting on rails waiting for loading on trailer for move to Cheyenne. 12/28/15 #11 being lifted off rail by a 100 ton capacity crane from Barnhart Crane. 12/28/15 After the trailer is backed under #11 being lowered onto the trailer 12/28/15 #11 is down on temporary tracks bolted to the semi trailer. 12/28/15 Crane is gone, #11 chained down for trip to shop in Cheyenne.