UnFair week

Yesterday we sadly learned of the passing of dear family friend Jim Riedel...In looking for photos of Jim I stumbled on these photos of family fun times in Baltimore in 2001, where our cute little assistant ops manager learned the trade.  

 We learned of Jim's passing just before our regular Friday Zoom call we dubbed this next week the UnFair.  I was in charge of the call and appropriately we had a visit by Rod and Ellen in California as well as our buddy Tom in New Jersey.  Jim's passing was a sad surprise at this annual time of year when he would always make a point of visiting.  Rest in Peace...our Great Friend!

 

County Fair was cancelled last month while the dirt dumpers continued to bring whatever quality of fill to the site just down the street.  I should get some photos to show the amazing terrain altering fill & excavation.  

 I have been busy on many fronts. all museum related.  There were a couple weekends of Op4Hr and there's one tomorrow.  This is the family from last weekend posing with the Desire car.  Frankie  the birthday boy is at the right.

 I have been overseeing work on our green streetcar from Philadelphia 8042, putting transfer tape onto the vinyl graphics that Sarah cut out for me at the Farmhouse and getting those logos and numbers attached to the correct car.  Last night I put the first number on our GE diesel at the behest of Dave Hamley.  Laura made the design for the logo and had it produced as a magnet so moving it around to position the numbers as specified by Dave was possible although it had taken a 'set' and wanted to stay.  It also left a bit of a bathtub ring that needed to be cleaned off.