FEBT January Rockhill Restoration Work Session – Announcement and Signup

The FEBT next Rockhill Restoration Work Session is coming up January 8-9. Saturday work hours will be from 9 am to 5 pm. Sunday work hours will be from 9 am to 4 pm.

WEATHER

For up to the minute forecasts visit www.accuweather.com and enter the Rockhill zip code 17249. Please dress accordingly for outside work.

MEALS

To reserve a seat for breakfast, for a donation, served at 8am at the Iron Rail B&B contact David at trolley@innernet.net before Thursday. Seats must be reserved ahead of time. Other local restaurants are available for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

LODGING

Iron Rail B&B 814-447-3984, Grandma’s Corner Air BnB 814-447-3346, Mill Stone Manor 814-643-0108, Huntingdon Motor Inn 814-643-1133, Comfort Inn 814-643-1600 ask for the FEBT rate, Fairfield Inn 814-643-7909, Downes Hotel 717-987-3116.

Projects we will be working on:

COMBINE 14

Flooring, trim, and windows and caulking can be installed.
Tools to bring: tape measure, pencil, hearing protection, eye protection. Up to 6 volunteers can work on the Combine.

CARPENTER SHOP

We will be building the new lean-to shed. Bring with you cordless tools, tape measure, marking device, carpenter square, gloves, hard hat if you have one. There are extra hard hats in the Paint Shop. Up to 6 people can work on the Carpenter shop.

STORE HOUSE

The shelves and bins can be moved back and made ready for the return of the hardware that is in storage. Up to 6 volunteers.

WINDOWS

Some sashes are ready to install. Always plenty of work to be done. Bring old clothes with you, and gloves. Six people can work on windows.

TRACK WORK

Join Gene and his gang of gandy dancers as they fix track in Rockhill. Saturday only. Bring hard hat, eye protection, hearing protection and gloves with you. Hard hats are available in the Paint Shop if you need one.

BUILDINGS PAINT PREP

The shop buildings are looking better and better. Get some of them ready for paint later this summer by scrape and wire brushing the loose paint off now. Bring gloves and eye protection. Up to six volunteers for this job.

ARHCIVES

Julie has asked for one volunteer on Sunday to help retrieve and store documents from the Stone house.

Details

You must be 18 and a member of the FEBT ( or join at the work site.) These are insurance requirements. We are guests of the railroad and need to behave accordingly.

Please click on the button below to view the online sign up sheet. Select the crew you wish to work with each day and click the submit button at the bottom of the page.

Charlie
cwootton01@centurylink.net
814-448-2525

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