Special Trip

Frank writes...

A few hardy souls braved the heat for the first day of Traction Weekend today. Fortunately, there was a nice breeze that kept things bearable, and with a variety of electric trains running, it seemed like everyone was having a good time. I wasn't out to work in the shop - I just stopped out for an hour or so in the late afternoon for a special trip.

Remember our "Take a Seat" fundraiser that raised money to reupholster the seats in the three 450s? With the seats in the 460 nearly all done, we invited our donors along for the last trip of the day as something of a belated dedication. The 431 and 460 were on the day's schedule, but an issue with the 431 meant that the crew of Dan and Chris Buck had to take the North Shore train out instead. But thanks to Dan and Chris's flexibility, and invaluable assistance from Richard and Jeron in the car shop, the NSL cars got put away early and the 460 came out for a solo trip a little after 3pm.

A couple of our project donors were able to make it, including motorman Dan himself, pictured above.

And here's Bruce standing in front of the car with Dan in the window. If you donated, remember to take a look at the seat map we've inserted into the ad card rack in the car to find "your" seat. We'd like to extend a huge thank you to all our donors, both for the "Take a Seat" project and for all our other appeals. Your donations help us keep these cars running and we're always grateful.