As many of you may be familiar with, Maine winters are known for being:
Unpredictable
Bitterly cold
Full of snow and ice!
On average, our volunteers travel 1 to 3 hours one way in order to come work on the 470 restoration project. Winter travel is too dangerous and unpredictable for us to be able to ask our volunteers to make this drive. Safety first!
Plus, not sure if y’all have noticed, but while our lovely tent is really good at keeping out the snow and rain it is not heated. In fact, it is almost always a good 10 degrees colder in the tent than it is outside! We like being able to feel our fingers and toes!
So what does that mean you can expect from NESCo until we get into warmer months? We are continuing to work on cataloging historical MEC drawings. So far, over 2,000 drawings have been logged and there and many hundreds left. In addition, we all have little winter projects to do! You will also see us at two upcoming train shows:
Amherst Railway Society’s Railroad Hobby show (https://www.railroadhobbyshow.com/) from January 28 & 29, 2023
2023 Maine3Railers Train & Dollhouse Show (https://maine3railers.org/event/maine3railers-train-dollhouse-show/) on February 18, 2023 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Members will be getting a Winter newsletter in their inboxes soon!
Thanks for your understanding!