Hooray for dirt!

The recent infusion of Christmas money has breathed new life into the Beecher City Railroad!

With the removal of Chucky and Hayato the Ninja Mouse (who is still missing), our crews have been working with less mortal fear and more peanut butter. This renewed vigor has led to rapid completion of roadbed laying operations and most pre-track right-of-way work. Completion of roadbed preparation (photo lost in the Great Chicago fire) has paved the way, literally, for the next big project:

DIRT MOVING!

Forced to outsource the job, today we brought in Larry, Daryl, and Darrel, from Larry, Daryl, and Darrel's Dirt, local experts in moving massive amounts of Hat Box Brown dirt.

Meet Larry, Daryl, and Darrel. These guys know dirt!

With only minimal persuasion, they set to work. When they say "local experts in moving massive amounts of Hat Box Brown dirt," they mean three guys that are really really good at relocating copious quantities of Hat Box Brown dirt!

Go, guys, go!

It seemed like only an hour before they were celebrating the completion of the job.

In truth, it took approximately 60 minutes.

With only minimal persuasion, they packed up their equipment and headed home. Congratulations on a job well done, men! Cream sodas for everybody!

Should he be driving that on the road?

With the dirt in place, we are now prepared to begin laying track! Please, try to contain your excitement. We hope to bring you another groundbreaking update next Saturday. Before we go, let me pose a question. Does anybody have an idea what Chucky was up to in the workshop before INS deported him? Our investigative team went in to do whatever an investigative team does and has not been heard from since. We are open to theories. Leave your comments below.

More as it develops.

Happenings

Well, there's been a lot going around here lately. The roadbed is nearly complete, and we are gearing up to bring in a whole lot of dirt. After the dirt is put in place, we will begin the long and arduously exciting job of laying track. A recent grant has infused us with just enough money to make things move. We're still a long way from being profitable, but it's a start!

It's not all fun and games here, though. The fine folks at the Immigration and Naturalization Service recently raided our shop. As it turns out, the Chucky doll that had recently been promoted to the shop foreman position was actually made in Taiwan and lacked the proper paperwork to be gainfully employed in the United States. He has subsequently been deported, and the BCRR was forced to pay $1.37 in fines. 

Hayato the ninja mouse was terminated after he was caught pilfering peanut butter from various mousetraps on the property. Management has demanded that he vacate the property immediately, however, no one can find him.

With the recent personnel changes, Christoph, VP of Human resources, has asked me to pass on the following press release:

"NOW HIRING! THE BEECHER CITY RAILROAD HAS IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

IN-HOUSE NINJA

THIS POSITION REQUIRES THAT THE APPLICANT BE FULLY TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED. JOB REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE DISAPPEARING AT THE SLIGHTEST HINT OF WORK, LEAVING OBSCURE MESSAGES IN RANDOM PLACES, AND ACTING GENERALLY WEIRD EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS LOOKING.

MANIACAL SHOP FOREMAN

THIS POSITION REQUIRES THAT THE APPLICANT HAVE A PHD IN SOMETHING NO ONE HAS HEARD OF. PASSING KNOWLEDGE OF RAILROADS A PLUS. STOCK OF MINIONS/HENCHMEN PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED. JOB REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE COMING UP WITH AND FAILING TO EXECUTE RIDICULOUS "EVIL" PLOTS, YELLING INCOHERENTLY AT UNDERPAID MINIONS, AND MANIC GIGGLING. LOTS OF GIGGLING.

CAPS LOCK REPAIR PERSON

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

ALL JOB POSITIONS INCLUDE A FREE HAM SANDWICH* UPON HIRING! 

*WHILE SUPPLIES LAST"

More as it develops.