End of December and the first of the new year!

Just before Christmas the EIS (Solar) installers were wrapping up installation on the roof of  the V&EC.

 

Right after Christmas 12/28 Michael Buchta finished up the fourth of four ventilation ducts previously rotted away under Pittsburgh PCC 1713.  

 With access now available from the Eaton parking lot via a new ramp directly into the V&EC parking lot the track crew, Larry, Dan and Steve removed the tie crossing at the East end of the street.

To refresh your memory here's what the scene looks like with the crossing in place, back in March.

Sarah took time to dump the rain water out of the Volunteer patio fire pit and then turn it upside down to keep it from becoming rusted.

There were questions about the status of the Electric Way street lights, so I took this photo in less than perfect conditions.

With contract work complete Jack Demnyan has been preparing heater duct parts for 8042 which I have laid out along the wall.

For New Years Eve a group of us took a midnight trolley ride with photos along the way.

Laura took these two.

I stretched out in the back of 1711 which was brightly lighted SEPTA city style.

 

I took this selfie for a close up showing the joyousness of the occasion.

Beau & Laura and Kaitlyn brought the doggies.  Jeff was our motorman.  Sarah and  Larissa joined in.

Cindy wanted photos of our brightly lit Chateau up there in Arden Heights.

Beau used my camera to capture these photos from just inbound from the 

Bootleg Mine stop (formerly Yanavich).

Looking past the last signal before Arden Mines loop.

Back at Richfol I headed home after a couple rides and let the gang put the car away.

Bill Fronczek has been busy sanding and refinishing the double sliding doors for the NON-baggage (miners) compartment end of Mon West Penn 274.

Artie Ellis was there on January 4 after a morning trip to Wilmerding and took care of some work to the valve head for Art Rizzino who is rebuilding the heads on the Case (excavation) loader at Reliance.

Inside Philadelphia 8042 we are working behind the center doors where we started to remove seats and the first heater so that the center door pocket can be properly capped to keep out cold air when the car gets into service in the next few years.

If you click on to enlarge this photo you will see a portion of the substantial white tail deer population roaming the wetland, thicket and forest between Reliance and the Trolley Display Building.

Last but not least, here's the Ford F150 plow truck and salt spreader that Doug Zebley donated to the museum along with a dump truck and the ever popular Pumpkin Parade float truck.  THANKS DOUG!