Category: News
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February Workday II
The focus for the day was split between the kitchen shed and the future restrooms, and from the moment folks arrived, the property buzzed with small tasks that added up to real progress. The morning started with the kitchen shed. Stephen and John T climbed up to lay down the plywood deck, giving the structure…
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February Workday
Saturday brought a full crew and a whole lotta progress out on the line. All told, it was one of those classic Texas workdays — good folks, good food, and a whole lotta honest progress under the open sky. Photos from David Phots from Stephen
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Kitchen Shed Rafters
With the cold weather past, Stephen was able to install the porch beam and rafters. He reports that the beam was much heavier than expected, but the afternoon of work was successful without incident.
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Opportunity Knocked
As is usual this time of year, the lake was dry. Knowing that rains would come soon, Stephen spent a week on the tractor any every available moment to widen and deepen the lake. The material was used to raise the driveway where a grade issue exists for future railroad expansion. The roadbed for the…
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Kitchen Shed Walls
Ken, Linda, and James joined Stephen for an impromptu workday to raise the walls for the kitchen shed. Linda cooked up everyone’s favorite sausage and peppers which James provided along with potato salad and banana pudding. Mmmmm. Photos by Ken Photos by Stephen
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January Workday
It was a full and productive workday out on the Austin & Texas Central Railroad, with plenty of hands making light work and good progress all around. Stephen kicked things off by repairing a water line break under steaming bay 9, getting everything back in working order. John O stayed busy installing new drain pipe…
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Kitchen, Engine House, and Track work
The last workday of 2025 on December 6 was fantastic. A big crew was on hand.
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More from the Fall Meet
Enjoy these photos from the recent Fall Meet. From the photo collection of Aaron and Shannon Crane.
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Removing Roots
Stephen spent some time on the tractor Sunday, November 9, removing yaupon root balls for the new facilities. Construction on the kitchen shed will begin soon. Kitchen area The walkway from the social area back toward the driveway From the walkway’s grade crossing toward the site for the restrooms and the driveway where the transfer…
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Clearing for Facilities
The first workday after the recent meet was attended by an enthusiastic group – Ken, Linda, John O, John T, Sophia, Paul, Janet, Doug, Kathy, David, Rick, Tim, Mike, Bob, Nick, Abby, Stephen, Lori, and little James and Ellie. We began the morning with a post-mortem on the recent meet and then jumped right into…