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| The Garden Railway Society of Western New York has moved some of their G-scale railroad pieces into boxcar #1. They put up a pressure-treated home-made staircase to the car in order to make access easier.
Native Offerings continues to sell produce at the depot on Tuesdays from 3 to 8 PM, and we have accepted their request of the Orchard Park Garden Club to once again rent the depot for their annual plant sale in May.
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March - April 2013
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Congratulations are in order for the society members who work on preserving, restoring and saving the Orchard Park Railroad Depot. This past March, Preservation Buffalo Niagara, Western New York's preeminent preservation organization, selected the Orchard Park Depot Crew to receive an award for their conservation and stewardship of the Orchard Park BR&P railroad depot. Formed in 2008, Preservation Buffalo Niagara's mission is to provide leadership in identifying, protecting and promoting the unique architecture and historic legacy of Western New York communities. |
The Depot Crew was one of 29 nominations out of which 17 were chosen. The current Crew consists of Gary Ludwig, Bob Reynders, Jim Slominski, Roger Smith, Bob Snyder, Alex Trank and Duane Warchocki. Other society members have contributed a great deal over the past 20 plus years and they have not been forgotten. The list is lengthy but a few names stand out and must be mentioned at this time. Terry Sprague, Ron Dukarm, Dave Peters and Mike Fitzsimmons. Their contributions were huge in the overall history of saving and preserving the Orchard Park Depot. Thousands of man hours have been spent rescuing a piece of local American railroad history and no one will be forgotten for their help in making that happen.
All of our board members, the Car Crew, Web Master, and the Williamsville Depot Crew, many current and former society members and so many of our close friends who can no longer be with us are to be congratulated for all that they have done to save the depot. The fifth annual PBN awards luncheon will take place on May 31st at Klienhans Music Hall in Buffalo, N.Y. At least one of the current Depot Crew will be in attendance to accept the award on behalf of all of those who have contributed. |
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In other news, the Depot Crew installed flooring in the attic for a walkway over our new attic insulation. This safety feature was always in our plans and it was also recommended by the people who did the assessment of the depot. Flooring in the passenger station crawl space entrance made the list of projects. We are getting stall door hinge hardware made for both washrooms. A total of 24 welded pieces are to be fabricated by an outside source. |
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We are also obtaining estimates for wood to be used for the washroom stall doors and estimates on lumber for the caboose & freight station roof repairs. We tagged all of the water valves, gas valves and electrical switches in the passenger station. A master list of those tags can be found in the agents office. We purchased a new valve kit for the urinal and are now able to shut the water off. |
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| Ray Stevens did roof work on the passenger station for $675. The Orchard Park Garden Club gave us $500 from the sale of the Christmas wreathes and other Christmas decorations they made and sold at Holiday in The Park at the depot. Finally, Orchard Park Mayor, John Wilson, gave us $1,000 as a donation from the Village. |
May - June 2013
| May 31st was an important day for all the people who have worked on the Orchard Park Railroad Depot. Jim Slominski and I were honored to attend the 2013 Preservation Buffalo Niagara Awards Luncheon at Kleinhans Music Hall to accept an award for stewardship of the depot. Our society members, who have volunteered restoring the depot, were being recognized for their work in helping to save this national historic landmark. It was a proud moment when the director of PBN, Tom Yots, presented the award recognizing our efforts. The award will be on display in the Orchard Park passenger depot for all to see. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to saving a great reminder of our Western New York railroad heritage. |
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4/13 replaced blade on riding lawnmower (Roger Smith, Gary Ludwig, Alix Trank, Jim Slominski and Duane Warchocki), 4/20 yard cleanup work, track side of depot (Depot Crew). |
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4/24 Bob Reynders painted the semaphore throws, 5/4 major freight house cleanup (Depot Crew) & patch door of boxcar II (Gary Ludwig & Roger Smith). |
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5/11 new high temperature heat sensors installed in depot attic (Eastern States Security), 5/15 two groups of Ed-U-Kids toured the depot. |
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5/15 Bob Reynders & Jim Slominski primed lumber for the new freight House roof, 5/22 three groups of Ed U Kids toured the depot (Bob Snyder), 5/23 the freight house roof was repaired (Building Solutions). |
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5/25 we sprayed for carpenter bees & hung the locomotive photo donated by Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Rast (Depot Crew), 5/29 Bob Reynders primed wood on some parts of the new roof while Jim Slominski assisted, 5/31 freight house corner garden was cleared, reworked and mulched (Depot crew). |
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