Click on each picture for a closer look! . The Western Mechanical team completed their installation of the gantry crane and at 2:30 p.m. today made their first test lift of the turntable. At the south end, the turntable was very level when lifted. However, at the north end there

.In this movie, you will see one of the air-driven motors used to drive the rotation of the turntable in operation at the Western Mechanical shops. It is being tested before shipment to the roundhouse for installation. Click on the button in the centre of the picture to watch the

Click on the picture for a closer look! Western Mechanical has chosen to use one of their gantry cranes to lift and move the turntable bridge into position in the turntable pit. In the picture at the left above the northernmmost track for the crane has been positioned as of

Click on each picture for a closer look! . . . On Friday, engineers from Western Mechanical attached the south-end wheels and air motor to the turntable bridge. In the left hand pciture above, we see the motor on its frame cantilevered out from the frame carrying the wheel bearings.

Click on each picture for a closer look! . . . . Today the re-cut timbers were returned from the mill and PNR resumed work on the deck installation. The deck is white oak made seven inches thick to bring the walking surface up to rail-head level. Deck completion is

Click on each picture for a closer look! . . This afternoon, the turntable wheels and one air motor arrived at the roundhouse from Western Mechanicals Barrie workshops. By days end, one end of the installation was complete. The remaining wheels and motor will be installed over the next two

Click on each picture for a closer look! . . . Last Sunday was spent inside the roundhouse moving artefacts from stall 32 into the machine shop and dismantling about two-thirds of the large wooden racking in stall 31. Orin K., Andrew J.and myself did much of this work with

Click on each picture for a closer look! . . . . . At 10:30 this morning both air drive motors were tested in the Western Mechanical shops in Barrie. The motors were extensively rebuilt and functioned flawlessly. They have amazing torque. An artificial load simulating the bridge and locomotive

Click on each picture for a closer look! . . . . The standards adhered to for the turntable restoration thus far have been very high. TRHA and Western Mechanical have both worked hard to make it so. Today the decking timbers were found to have been milled outside the

Click on each picture for a closer look! . . . The busy week began last Sunday with a large TRHA work crew turning out. From left to right in the picture at the above left, we have Jason P., Michael G., Knox H., Orin K., Dave W., Derek B.,