Friday, September 30, 2011 UPDATE

Work Sessions are slated for EVERY SATURDAY until we are done: October 1, 8, 15 and 22. 8:00 am to 2:30 pm. NO INVITATIONS are required.
Please come, one and all--you do NOT need to be a member--we have had numerous non-members come help and we are so grateful for all their enthusiasm.

Please be prepared for wet work--we'l be using power washers--bring boots, old clothes, buckets, squeegees.

Thank you.

Friday, September 30, 2011

Here's a link to a GREAT article on our flood by National Bus Trader magazine.

http://www.busmag.com/PDF/Flooding.pdf

Thursday, September 29, 2011

I understand the current issue of Old Car News/Old Cars Weekly has an article about our Checker Bus--I tried to find it online but was unsuccessful--if anyone has the link--please post it! Thanks.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 UPDATE

Here are today's accomplishments:

Michaud: Oil in rear, clean small oil filter, running with missing oil filter and driven outside under its own power.

MC5: Drain and replace engine oil. Batteries charged.

Peter Pan: Fuel tank pumped out and fuel put in 55 gallon drums for disposal.

CAT Fishbowl: engine and trans oil added.

4104: Fresh engine and transmission oil added.

MC 5, CAT, & TransBridge: batteries charged along with spare batteries.

36 Chevrolet: flat bedded to Ed Wolf's garage.

All museum borrowed tools cleaned of mud. Also--now that insurance inspectors are done, some floor cleaned up.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Here's the first bus to leave the Annex after the flood under its own power: Little Spike!!!

Monday, September 26, 2011

The "Buses and Baseball" exhibit is now history. In its place we have a story board on the 2011 Flood and our volunteers' gallant efforts in cleaning up after this disaster!

Also - the Insurance Company finally finished their inspection today and therefore, we can start more cleanup in the building and moving those buses that run.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Here's the report from yesterday's volunteer work crew:


Ed Wolf and his mechanic got the RTS, the 4104 and the Little Spike started. Got the bathroom and the Bonanza MC9 baggage compartment/much of the exterior washed, but the well pump stopped running, I think the submersible pump screen is clogged with silt.

It's astonishing to see the widespread destruction in Union Deposit, several house trailers washed away down the creek and their whole sides ripped away, several houses already demolished, several more torn open. We noticed that McDonalds and other fast food restaurants in Hershey are also being demolished.

THANK YOU to all our volunteers--sounds like they had a GREAT day!