Invasion of Friends 2016 Narrow Gauge at Fred's - Part Two

Part Two at Fred's

We continue with Part Two of the second day of the Invasion of Friends at Fred's place.

To see the images from this session which were posted earlier, check out:
http://gardenrailroadottawa.blogspot.ca/2016/07/invasion-of-friends-2016-narrow-gauge.html

On this day we ran narrow gauge equipment.

More of the beer.

That Bruce brought along.

Here's Bruce himself!  He is posing in front of the industry he built for the railroad which is Chandler's Choice Sludge Works - Bottled Water.  Love it!

It is located at the end of the Cedar Rock Branch which departs the IPP&W at Peter's Pond.

Let's tour the line starting at Craig Leigh.

The large yard here is known as Douglas yard.

Ken is working the yard on this day.  That's Paul in the background.

Train #15, the Pool Train tiptoes out of the yard along the bypass track.

Bruce, Jean and Paul look over Fred's tractors.

After departing Craig Leigh, the Pool Train arrives Mount St. Helens.

Later in the day we spot John working Mount St. Helens.

A meet is in evidence here.

The Pool Train makes its way out of Mount St. Helens.

Bound for Ironwood.

In Ironwood.

Don's train works the spur tracks in Ironwood.

With this little brute of diesel.

A steamer arrives Spruce.

Don and John sort out a few moves at Spruce.

Train #15 is downgrade out of Spruce.

Jim's locomotive tandem earlier passed by Blockhouse.

The Nelson Yard crew work the back tracks over the gut at Nelson Yard.

The caboose track in Nelson Yard.

Ric shows Mason how to work the throttle.

Henk enjoys a refresher on this hot morning.

Glen Hammond is the starting point for the two trains which are turns.

All passenger trains run through the Glen.

Seanna snaps an image on the outskirts of Glen Hammnond.

Ric and Mason hold the interlocking as  the Pool Train comes in off RP&M trackage.

Tarin #15 stops at the depot in Bellamy.

Later on we spot a train rounding the bend into Peter's Pond.

It had recently departed Bell and was held in the siding at Watkins.

The crew has some work to perform up the branch.

In Cedar Rock.

Up at Bell we find Passenger #2.

While a crew works the yard.

This train has completed its moves at Bell.

And climbs the grade at "The Ledges".

Bernie, the yardmaster at Firgrove, knows where to stand as the sun continues to rise.

The St. Lawrence Dairy in Firgrove.

My steamer on the turntable in Firgrove.

Round and round she goes.

:Meanwhile Jim and John are practising yoga leg moves at Spruce.

Ric and Steve look on as a passenger train crawls along one of the legs of the wye in Craig Leigh.

John watches his train as it is about to pierce the big trestle outside of Nelson.

Paul and Bernie relax before the session.

As do Jean and Bruce.

And Garry and Henk.

Henk and Stu look out over Nelson Yard.

Moe smiles before the ops begins.

A hot drink cools me down on this warm morning!

Thanks for checking in!  Have a great week!

Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada