My buddy Everett Lueck asked me to take on the rather daunting project of installing security cameras in Long Leaf. Because of the acreage involved, this would mean designing and constructing a wireless network of significant size. It took some doing to find a cost-effective way to build it, but I eventually worked it out. We installed the first round of hardware in the fall of 2015 and to my relief, everything worked.

For this trip I was tasked with increasing the size of the network to include the new CCC Museum. It went well.

Southbound UP train on the Lake Charles Sub shatters the quiet, peaceful morning in Long Leaf

The Planer Mill

Engine House

Antenna mounted on conduit on side of Lumber Storage Shed

The antenna reaches about a quarter mile to another one mounted on the Office

One of the many cameras we installed

The CCC Museum

Planer Mill

Antenna mounted on the CCC Museum

Everett works on running the cable for the antenna while I installed and configured the network gear

All done

Looks pretty good

Weather proofing

Looking south over the RR&G main line (left) and the UP line (right) to Lake Charles (Lake Charles Subdivison)

UP line (left) and RR&G (right)

Henry Hardtner Carriage House

We also took the time to build a new network cabinet (IDF).

This is the BEFORE shot.

Here is the AFTER shot.

Quite a bit of improvement there!

"The Hotel" in the Finished Lumber Shed

Kitchen in the Hotel

View of the finished lumber from the balcony of the Hotel.

This is the final lumber produced by the mill in the 1960's.

Looking the opposite direction

One of the rooms. Cozy and functional.

RGX II

More cameras

The Mill

Remnants of the blow pipe used to deliver saw dust (fuel) to stationary boilers around town.

Car-Knockers Shed

Planer Mill

RGX II

View of the DVR and network gear at the MDF

Sunset over Lake Charles as I raced home