Re: Need to do some housekeeping in the yard.

John Wilke Wrote:
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> Accolades for the web cams. I hope you can keep
> one or both on-line during the winter to show the
> rail yard during snow conditions.
>
> Don't overlook the marketing potential of the
> webcams. When time and funds become available why
> not link a video archive showing an arrival and
> departure. Any more double headers scheduled this
> year? The railroad webside should link to the
> cams. If somehow the Commission can find the
> bucks, marketing funds should be allocated to the
> care and feeding (bandwidth) of the webcams.
>
> The south facing camera shows the coal gons and
> sand bunker.
> How bout loading some coal into the gons to add
> ambiance to the image.
> The sand bunker looks like a garden planter for
> aspen trees. About 10 years ago I cleared the
> volunteer trees out of the enclosure, and it is
> someone elses turn to do it now. I'd recommend
> clearing the trees, adding some river sand and if
> natural resource regulations allow, spray some
> Round-Up each summer to maintain the operational
> appearance of the bunker.
>
> Don't quit now. The real merit of the webcams
> rests with their potential.

Yep, we are hoping things keep running 24/7/365 with the web cams. A video archive is something that might happen during the winter. Right now there's still some behind the scenes work still being done.

Well, that might be a Friend's project in the future? Put coal in the gondolas and tidy up the roof.