Vernier LabQuest Practice

I met with Brian McNeel and a few others at the BOE today to work on blogs and to practice water quality samples with the Vernier LabQuest.


This was my second time to work with the LabQuest and had not yet used my new probes. Brian and I worked to calibrate the sensors that needed to be calibrated and we sampled water from the Ohio River. After testing the pH, turbidity, conductivity, dissolved oxygen and temperature we came to the conclusion that the water quality was sufficient to support life.

Heritage Station

I have something I have to admit.  I have driven past Heritage Station and its number 10 train for years and never stopped to check it out.  That changed recently when I visited  the number 10 and
the accompanying station.




 What I found there was some of Huntington's history that both Mr. Casto and Mr. Withers spoke about when they visited our Forest and Rail Class in April.

Heritage Station began life as the B & O Railway Station. As you can see from the picture at right, it has a new life today as an eclectic mix of artisan shops and restaurants.












The number 10 was built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in 1924 at their Schenectady factory. It was originally build for the Toledo, Angola and Western Railroad. It has a 2-8-2 truck configuration.
It was later purchased by the Elk River Coal and Lumber Company.