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Helmstetter Barn Raising

Train Tuesdays

This past summer, The Low-Tech Times brought the very sad news of the Helmstetter barn burning down.

The Helmstetter Farm is a scenic highlight on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad train rides. I am pleased to report that the rail enthusiast community and others donated enough funds to purchase new materials. One hundred Amish turned out for the barn raising.

Courezhuit posted a time-lapse video of the barn raising:

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  1. Groxx.com on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    Community rallies to build a barn…

    A feel good story (with video). When John Helmstetter’s barn burned down, he couldn’t afford to rebuild it. But thanks to the community of train buffs, and local Amish, that John hadn’t ever met, John has a new barn. Not an odd or weird story, bu…

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