(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
The project is running longer than originally planned due to the length of time of obtaining the fill permit and the engineering work.
The track work continues.
A switch is being installed 200' from the end of the line
in order to create a 'pocket track' which will allow two trolleys to wait side-by-side across from the
bridge to Kingston Point Park.
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
A typical view of the river from the park with the
foot bridge connecting the trolley causeway to the park visible.
(The Rhinebeck AMTRAK station is on the opposite bank of the Hudson River behind the boat.)
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
This is the original trolley shelter
(rehabbed about 10 years ago), also in Kingston Point Park.
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
Thanks to Rich Bause, we're making a big push to complete the track portion of the RTP grant.
Stone for track ballast is stock piled in the museum parking lot:
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
Compare the size of the rented loader with #9!
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
A "stick" of rail (33' long) is dragged from North St. to be placed just beyond the new switch frog.
At North St.:
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
Almost there...
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
This is as far as it can go since the switch points are not gauged yet:
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
The switch is now complete, just spiking left to do:
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
A rotating bed, hi-rail truck and tamper are hired from
Tartaglia Railroad Services
to lay the stone on the track in preparation for later tamping.
(photo credit: Rich Bause)
(photo credit: Rich Bause)
(photo credit: Rich Bause)
(photo credit: Rich Bause)
(photo credit: Rich Bause)
Ronny Horton and Rich Bause next to car 358.
This is the first trolley run across the new switch installed as part of
this grant.
(photo credit: Evan Jennings, Oct. 12, 2003)