UPCOMING EVENTS

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April 1st through 5th - Weekday Workdays Planned
Apr
1
to Apr 5

April 1st through 5th - Weekday Workdays Planned

For the first time in forever a weekday workday is planned for the week of April 1st. The plan at this time is to work on the club house and workshop project. We are planning on building some internal walls with insulation in order to complete the installation of the electrical panel. Anyone available for any part of the week is welcome. This will provide our next major step in making the space usable in 2024.

Before heading out to the site please contact us to confirm work will be taking place on the day you go. Visit https://northgeorgialivesteamers.org/contact-us

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Workday scheduled for Saturday, March 23rd starting at 8:30 a.m.
Mar
23

Workday scheduled for Saturday, March 23rd starting at 8:30 a.m.

Our next big workday is planning for Saturday, March 23rd. We have a couple of items planned and could use as many hands as possible. The plan is to finish the retaining wall, ballasting and gauge water line track, and more.

We are also looking for a few volunteers to work on cleaning out and organizing the grey container before our first public run day event. If you are available this Saturday or anytime between now and April 6th to work on the grey container please let us know.

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Unplanned Workday scheduled for Saturday, March 16th starting at 8:30 a.m.
Mar
16

Unplanned Workday scheduled for Saturday, March 16th starting at 8:30 a.m.

We have an unplanned workday planned for this Saturday, March 16th. Because of some unexpected progress on the retaining wall project during the week a group is planning on being at the site on Saturday to finish the installation of the wall. We will need help with bringing dirt and gravel over to the new wall in order to bring the ground up and fix some areas that show signs of washing out. If you have a wheelbarrow and shovel, please bring them so we can have multiple ways to get dirt from the pile to the retaining wall.

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West End Track Repair and Grandma Line Workday on Saturday, March 9th (Tentative: Weather)
Mar
9

West End Track Repair and Grandma Line Workday on Saturday, March 9th (Tentative: Weather)

Some additional work is needed on the west end of the railroad near the Nicol bridge. We need to install a small retaining wall in order to reduce the risk of ballast falling away from the track. The crew is also planning on working on the “Grandma Line” project. Please make sure you check with the project coordinator to make sure things are in place for this workday. Workdays are subject to change.

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January  2nd through 12th - Clubhouse and Workshop Project Workday (Weather Permitting)
Jan
2

January 2nd through 12th - Clubhouse and Workshop Project Workday (Weather Permitting)

One or more workdays will take place between January 2nd and January 12th. The goal of this time will be used to level the gravel pad for container #5 and then move the blue container currently positioned as container #3. A bobcat is being scheduled along with an operator to help make all of this possible.

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Dan's Train Maintenance & Workday Scheduled
Jul
9

Dan's Train Maintenance & Workday Scheduled

The dog days of summer are upon us and with that we do have a few projects in the works during the month of July. The first is to help Dan with some maintenance on his train to help him get prepared for our August Summer Nights run day and other opportunity to run his train. On Saturday, July 9th we will be unloading much of Dan’s train and working on trucks, couplers, air brakes, and more. If you can volunteer and looking for an opportunity to learn how all this stuff works then come out on Saturday.

While this is going on we will also have a crew working on preparing the site for the next member container. This will require removing some track panels going to the red container and preparing the ground for gravel to be delivered on a separate date.

Plenty of opportunities to come out and help around the railroad and learn what it takes to do train maintenance.

As a special request for anyone that is good with electronics and wiring will also need some assistance re-wiring Dan’s control box on his locomotive as it broke again during our last run day.

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