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DearAll:October15,2014
SoIlied,Idecidedtosendoutashorte‐blast,however,IstillhopetoseeyouatYork:>)
ItrustbynowyouhavefilledinyourWB&Aelectionballotsandhavemaileditback,thedeadlinetodosoisquicklyapproachingandthecountwillbedoneattheNovember1generalmembershipmeeting.Asareminder,theeblastsandattachmentswillbeplacedontheWB&Awebsiteunderthe“About”tabforyourviewing/sharingpleasurehttp://www.wbachapter.org/index.html.TheattachmentsarecontainedintheonePDFattachedtothisemailinanefforttostreamlinethesendingofthisemailandtoensuretheattachmentsareabletobereceived.2015TCACONVENTIONSeehttp://tcaconvention.org/TIMEISUPIT’SHERE!FALLEASTERNDIV.YORKMEEThttp://www.easterntca.org/Site/documents/member_10_14.pdf
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Clem’sPrimercanbefoundontheWB&Awebsiteathttp://www.wbachapter.org/Clems%20Primer%20Oct14.htm
UPCOMINGWB&AEVENTSNovember1,2014–WB&AMembersOnlySemi‐AnnualGeneralMembership/SwapMeetfrom9‐1p.m.atSaintJamesEvangelicalLutheranChurch,8WestOverleaAvenue,Baltimore,MD21206,[email protected](swapmeettableswillbeavailableonafirstcomefirstservebasis)May9,2015–JointVTC&WB&A(akaNORTH MEETS SOUTH)GreatTrainShowandSaleattheEaglesLodgeat21CoolSpringRoad,Fredericksburg,[email protected],it’snevertooearlytostartplanning.WearepleasedtoannouncethatAllenCrottswillbetheTrainDoctorattheshow.Knowofalayoutthatwouldliketoset‐upattheShow?Ifso,pleasecontactRussellformoreinformationatjryouens@verizon.net.2014WB&ADRAWINGITEM
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4‐6‐2P47BlueCometSteamPassengersetwithProto‐sound3.0;JerseyCentral4‐6‐2P47SteamEngine(Cab#833),Tender,(1)BaggageCar,(2)70'HeavyweightMadisonCoachCars,(1)'70HeavyweightObservationCarProduct#20‐3460‐1MSRP$999.95Ifinterestedinpurchasingaticket,[email protected]$5aticketor6for$25,thedrawingwillbeheldtheendofDecember2014.Just500ticketsforsale!WEBSITES/LINKSOFINTEREST/THINGSTODO/BOOKSYoucannowfindtheeblastsontheWB&Awebsiteat:http://www.wbachapter.org/2014%20E‐Blast%20Page.htmCourtesyoftheVTC:NewsletterforTheHighballTheAutomaticBlock;KeyLock&Lantern;andNorthstarChapterNSAltoonaDerailmentvideoat:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUuA3g2e9‐sRailroadimagescanbefoundat:http://www.railsinvirginia.com/andhttp://www.railsinvirginia.com/abandoned/acl/shops_yard/photos.html
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WestVirginiaRRMuseumhttp://www.wvrailmuseum.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/WBA‐Chapter‐TCA/1454100528142375UPCOMINGCALENDAREVENTS(pleasesendmeitemstoincludeonthecalendar)–ifyouliketoseesomeotherdatesfromaroundthecountry,checkout:1. Checkouttrains.comcalendarofeventsat:
http://trc.trains.com/events.aspx?page=list&type=1&cat=
2. ScheduleforTrackerscanbefoundat:www.nattrackers.org
3. 2014/2015ScheduleforGreenberg’sTrain&ToyShowcanbefoundat:http://www.greenbergshows.com/schedule.html
4. October,2014–OldDominionChapter–JamesRiverRambletinDillwyn,VA,BuckinghamBranchRRcontactodcnrhs.orgforexactdatesandtoordertickets
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5. October12,2014–AnnualOpenHouseseeattachedBlueRidgeDispatcherfortheannualopenhouseinformationforthehomeofDaleandAudrey
6. October12,2014‐AllBrands/ScalesModelTrainShow/Sale9A‐3PHawleyFireDepartment17ColumbusAvenueHawley,PA18428(BehindHawleyPostOffice)$3.00ppAdmission,Childrenunder12freew/PayingAdult
7. October15,2014–TheToyTrainPaper&MemorabiliaGroupwillcelebrateits20thAnniversaryattheOctoberYorkMeetingfrom6‐8p.m.attheLibertyFireCompany,callTodd248‐214‐8186orwww.ttpandm.com(see8.8.14PDF)
8. October16‐18,2014–EasternDivisionYorkMeet,visittheEDwebsiteforinformationhttp://www.easterntca.org/Site/documents/member_10_14.pdf
9. October16,2014‐TheOctober2014monthlymeetingoftheRoanokeChapteroftheNationalRailwayHistoricalSocietywillbeheldat7:30PMattheO.WinstonLinkMuseumonShenandoahAve.downtown.
10. October16‐19,2014‐NMRAAnnualConventioninHagerstow,MDseehttp://nmra.org/
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11. October17‐18,2014–inOhio‐GhostTours–DennisonRRDepotMuseumformoreinformationcall877‐278‐9020
12. October18,2014‐6thAnnualYellinAthleticBoosterClubToyTrainandRailroadianaShow9A‐3PSamuelSYellinSchool111WarwickRoadStratford,NJ08084$3.00pp,$5.00Family(2Adults,Allchildrenunder14)(NOTE–Theflyerforthiseventstatesthedateabove,howeveritisdatedOct19onthesponsor’swebsite,sounsurewhichdateiscorrect)
13. October18,2014–Kingston,NY–WalterRichCollectionAuctionJMWAuctionGallerysee:www.jmwauction.com
14. October18‐19,2014–RockyMountainToyTrainAuction,seehttp://s1109.photobucket.com/user/RMDTCA/library#/user/RMDTCA/library/?sort=2&page=1&_suid=1412699201215035990844993943305
15. October19,2014‐TheChesapeakeRegionoftheAntiqueAutomobileClubofAmericamakesitsFall2014visittotheBaltimoreStreetCarMuseumsee:http://www.baltimorestreetcar.org/event1.html
16. October19,2014–SOWWCruise‐inattheJukeboxDinerinSterling,VAcontact
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[email protected]‐830‐2129(see10.10eblastforflyer)
17. October19,2014–Kingston,NYRRHobbyShow,MurphyMidtownCenterseewww.kingstontrainshow.com
18. October19,2014–St.Charles,IL–ChicagoLandRailroadianaShow–KaneCountyFairgroundsseewww.rrshows.com
19. October19,2014–Vermillion,OH–FallModelTrainShowGerman’sVillasee:www.norwalkandwesternrr.com
20. October22,2014–ThenextCDCisscheduledfor9:30amattheFairOaksSilverDinerat12251FairLakesParkwayFairfax,VA22033(CornerofFairLakesParkway&WestOxRoad.)Ifyouhaven’tbeenbefore,thisisagreatopportunitytogetoutforacouplehoursofgoodfoodandgreatcompany.Veryinformal,grabaseatandtalkwiththefolksaroundyou:V‐8lovers,ModelAfansandfolkswithanaffinityfortrains.Hopefullywewillhavesomerealcarsattendaswell.MoreinformationcontactClemClementatclem.clement@cox.net
21. October22,2014–Pocatello,ID–OnlineRailroadianaAuctionPrimeTimeAuctionssee:www.primetimeauctions.com
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22. October24‐26,2014–CivilWarBusTourshttp://www.ncdcr.gov/CivilWarTour?utm_source=cc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BusTourCC
23. October25,2014‐JonLillardwillbegivingaRRtalkatJenny’sChurch(AllyouhavetoknowisJenny'sChurchonS.MorrisStreet,Oxford)inOxford,MDat11:00a.m.–ThetitleisALLRAILSENDINOXFORD,ahistoryofrailroadingontheEasternShore.Ifyouattend,pleaseletJonknowthatyouareintheaudience.
24. October25‐26,2014–TheGreatScaleModelTrainShowMakin’Tracks!CowPalace–TimesSat.9‐5/Sun.10‐4attheMarylandStateFairgrounds,2200YorkRoad,Timonium,MD21093http://gsmts.com/
25. October25,2014–BaltimoreStreetCarMuseumcelebratesHalloween,seehttp://www.baltimorestreetcar.org/event1.html
26. October25,2014–25thAnniversaryCelebrationoftheBuckinghamBranchRRwww.odcnrhs.org
27. October25,2014‐DelawareTrainShow9A‐2PNurShrineTempleRt.13/198S.DupontHwyNewCastleDE19720$4.00ppAdmission,Childrenunder12freeseewww.toyshows.org
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28. October25&26,2014–FallFoilageTrainExcursions&TheGreatPumpkinExpressontheLycomingValleyRR(see10.10.14eblastforflyer)
29. October26,2014‐64thModelTrainShow9A‐2PLackawannaStationHotel700LackawannaAvenueScrantonPA$5.00Admission,Childrenunder12freew/PayingAdult(NOTE–ThisshowlocationisdirectlynexttotheHistoricalSteamtownSite)
30. November1‐2,2014‐CentralNYChapterNRHS<GreatNYStateModelTrainFairvisitwww.modeltrainfair.comorcnynrhs@aol.com
31. November1,2014‐Semi‐AnnualGeneralMembership/SwapMeetfrom9‐1p.m.atSaintJamesEvangelicalLutheranChurch,8WestOverleaAvenue,Baltimore,MD21206,[email protected]
32. November1,2014–AshlandAnnualTrainDay10‐5,see:http://richmondmagazine.com/events/ashland‐train‐day/
33. November1,2014‐Trainauction,seehttp://www.auctionzip.com/WV‐Auctioneers/256405.html(Iunderstandphotostobeplacedsoononthewebsite)
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34. November1‐2,2014‐GreenbergShowatHarrisburgPA,seewww.greenbergshows.comformoreinfoandadditionaldatesinotherareas
35. November2,2014–GoldenSpikeEnterprise,Inc.37thAnnualGaithersburgRR‐Steamship‐TransportationArtifactsShow&SaleinGaithersburg,[email protected]
36. November2,2014‐AnnualWinterTrainMeet8A‐1PClarionEssingtonPA76IndustrialHighwayEssingtonPA19029$5.00ppAdmission,Childrenunder12freew/PayingAdultFutureShow–Jan25,2015
37. November4‐8,2014–ATRRMinTyler,Texasvisitwww.atrrm.org
38. November15,2014‐10a.m.BruceandClemStudyGroupcontactthemat703‐461‐6991formoreinformation
39. November15,2014‐ToyTrainSwapMeet/Sale–KeystoneDiv.TCA9A‐1PSt.PhiliptheApostleCatholicChurch2111MillersvillePikeLancasterPA(CornerofPA741andPA999)$4.00ppAdmission,Children12andunderfree
40. November15,2014–RRHistorianoftheLehighValley&LehighValleyChapter,NRHSFirstAnnualRRSymposium(see10.10.14eblastforregistrationform)
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41. November16,2014‐9A‐12:30PPlumber’sUnionHall2791SouthamptonRoadPhiladelphia,PA19154FamilyAdmission(2AdultsandAllChildrenUnder12y.o.)$5.00FutureShow–Jan11,2015seewww.ADTCA.com
42. November22‐23,2014–TrainsatChristmasattheFredericksburgNationalGuardArmory10‐5onSaturdayand10‐4onSunday.Formoreinformationcontact540‐903‐0631orwww.rcnrhs.com
43. November28,2014–January12,2015–DominionGardenFestofLightsinRichmond,VAhttp://www.lewisginter.org/news/media‐room/DominionGardenFestofLights2012.php
44. November29‐30,2014‐GreenbergShowatHarrisburgPA,seewww.greenbergshows.comformoreinfoandadditionaldatesinotherareas
45. November29‐30,2014–RockyMountainTrainShowseehttp://rockymountaintrainshow.com/Registration.htmandhttp://rockymountaintrainshow.com/
46. November30,2014‐2ndAnnualChristmas2014HolidayTrainShow9A‐3POblatesofSt.JosephAuditorium1880Route315HighwayPittstonPA(CentrallylocatedbetweenScrantonandWilkes‐BarrePA) $5.00ppAdmission,Childrenunder12freew/PayingAdultSantaArrivesat12Noon
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(NOTE–ThislocationisneartheHistoricSteamtownSite)
47. December2014–OldDominionCharter,JamesRiverRamblerinDillwyn,VAcontactwww.odcnrhs.orgforexactdatesandtoordertickets
48. December6/7‐2014–FairfaxStationModeltrainshowandoldcarshttp://www.fairfax‐station.org,[email protected]
49. December6,2014‐MainStreetHatboro9thAnnualTrainShow9A‐3PKeithValleyMiddleSchool227MeetinghouseRoadHorshamPAseewww.hatborotrainshow.org
50. December6,7,13and14,2014–BaltimoreStreetCarMuseumisvisitedbySantaClaussee:http://www.baltimorestreetcar.org/event1.html
51. December7,2014‐GilbertsvilleTrainShowattheGilbertsvilleFireHall,1454E.PhiladelphiaAvenue,Gilbertsville,PA19525
52. December10‐14,2014–TheNationalCapitalTrackersandtheManassasCandyFactorAnnualWinterWonderlandTrainShow(see10.10.14emailforflyer)
53. December13,2014–GoldenSpikeEnterprises,Inc.56thBuckeyeRRArtifactsandModelTrainsShowinColumbus,[email protected]
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54. December13,2014ArbutusTrainShow,formoreinformationcontactFrankVacekand/orSunnyVacekfortables410‐465‐3782
55. December14,2014‐ToysandTrainsShow/Sale9A‐3PWestchesterCountyCenter198CentralAveWhitePlainsNY10606seewww.westchestertoytrain.comFutureShow–Jan25,2015
56. January10‐11,2015–WGHinHampton,VAvisitwww.wghshow.com
57. January11,2015‐9A‐12:30PPlumber’sUnionHall2791SouthamptonRoadPhiladelphia,PA19154FamilyAdmission(2AdultsandAllChildrenUnder12y.o.)$5.00seewww.ADTCA.com
58. January17‐18,2015‐WGHinRaleigh,NCvisitwww.wghshow.com
59. January25,2015‐AnnualWinterTrainMeet8A‐1PClarionEssingtonPA76IndustrialHighwayEssingtonPA19029$5.00ppAdmission,Childrenunder12freew/PayingAdult
60. January25,2015‐ToysandTrainsShow/Sale9A‐3PWestchesterCountyCenter198CentralAveWhitePlainsNY10606seewww.westchestertoytrain.com
61. Feb.7‐8,2015–TheGreatScaleModelTrainShowMakin’Tracks!CowPalace–TimesSat.9‐
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5/Sun.10‐4attheMarylandStateFairgrounds,2200YorkRoad,Timonium,MD21093http://gsmts.com/
62. February7‐8,2015‐WGHinColumbus,OHvisitwww.wghshow.com
63. February8,2015‐NewHope–SoleburyTownshipTrainShowandSaleNewHope‐EagleFireCompany46NorthSuganRoadNewHope,PA18938$5.00ppAdmission,Childrenunder12freeFutureShows(Allin2015)–May3,Oct4
64. February14‐15,2015‐WGHinLouisville,KYvisitwww.wghshow.com
65. February21‐22,2015–AllentownTrainMeetAssociatesSpringThawTrainmeet,seewww.allentownmeet.com
66. March15,2015–GilbertsvilleTrainShowattheGilbertsvilleFireHall,1454E.PhiladelphiaAvenue,Gilbertsville,PA19525
67. March28‐29,2015‐WGHinEdison,NJvisitwww.wghshow.com
68. April11‐12,2015–TheGreatScaleModelTrainShowMakin’Tracks!CowPalace–TimesSat.9‐5/Sun.10‐4attheMarylandStateFairgrounds,2200YorkRoad,Timonium,MD21093http://gsmts.com/
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69. May1‐3,2015–NYCentralSystemHistoricalSociety,Inc.2015Convention&Meetingvisitwww.nycshs.org
70. May3,2015‐NewHope–SoleburyTownshipTrainShowandSaleNewHope‐EagleFireCompany46NorthSuganRoadNewHope,PA18938$5.00ppAdmission,Childrenunder12freeFutureShow–Oct4
71. May9,2015‐JointVTC&WB&A(akaNORTH MEETS SOUTH)GreatTrainShowandSaleattheEaglesLodgeinFredericksburg,VA‐[email protected]/[email protected]
72. June4‐7,2015–Railway&LocomotiveHistoricalSociety,2015R&LHSConventioninAltoona,PA
73. June20‐28,2015TCA2015NationalConventionhttp://www.metca.org/2015convention.html
74. June7,2015–9‐1p.m.SpringHamburgDutchTrainMeetattheHamburgFireCo,FileHouse–PineStreet,Hamburg,PA
75. June20‐21,2015–TheGreatScaleModelTrainShowMakin’Tracks!CowPalace–TimesSat.9‐5/Sun.10‐4attheMarylandStateFairgrounds,2200YorkRoad,Timonium,MD21093http://gsmts.com/
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76. July26,2015‐9‐1p.m.SummerHamburgDutchTrainMeetattheHamburgFireCo,FileHouse–PineStreet,Hamburg,PA
77. September13,2015–9‐1p.m.SummerHamburgDutchTrainMeetattheHamburgFireCo,FileHouse–PineStreet,Hamburg,PA
78. September18‐20,2015–ATRRMFallConferenceinUnion,ILvisitwww.atrrm.org
79. September20,2015‐GilbertsvilleTrainShowattheGilbertsvilleFireHall,1454E.PhiladelphiaAvenue,Gilbertsville,PA19525
80. October4,2015‐NewHope–SoleburyTownshipTrainShowandSaleNewHope‐EagleFireCompany46NorthSuganRoadNewHope,PA18938$5.00ppAdmission,Childrenunder12free
81. October24‐25,2015–TheGreatScaleModelTrainShowMakin’Tracks!CowPalace–TimesSat.9‐5/Sun.10‐4attheMarylandStateFairgrounds,2200YorkRoad,Timonium,MD21093http://gsmts.com/
Asalways,ifyouprefernottoreceivetheseemails,pleaseletmeknow.Allmybest,Colleen
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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
Published by
WESTERN MARYLAND CHAPTER, NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Vol.36, No. 10 P. O. Box 1331, Cumberland, MD 21501-1331 OCTOBER 2014
CHAPTER ORDER BOARDCHAPTER MEETING - A social meeting will beheld Wednesday at 7 PM on October 15, 2014 atthe South Cumberland Library, Cumberland Mary-land. Details on page 3.Oct. 12 -- Alto Model train Museum Associationtrain meet in the Altoona area at the Blair CountyConvention center on the upper level from 9 AMuntil 2 PM. Admission charged.
Western Maryland Chapter Newsby
Richard Kirsch - Chapter SecretaryTHANKS GOES TO WM CHAPTER MEMBERSBob Bernier, Tom Biery, Ed Fisher, Frank Fowler,Rick Kirsch, Jack Reckley, and Pat Stakem, whoall helped to man the local railroad history dis-play which was set up during the Iron Rail Daysfestival at Mount Savage MD on Sept. 13-14. Theseindividuals provided information to festival visi-tors about local railroad history and sold historicrailroad publications and other railroad-relateditems. Country Trains of Ellerslie MD kindly pro-vided some merchandise on consignment. Mem-bers of the WM Chapter NRHS also gave guidedtours around the historic Union Mining Companyoffice building located along Foundry Row. This1902 structure is in the process of being restoredfor use as a community museum by the MountSavage Historical Society, which acquired thisbuilding ten years ago in 2004.
Additional thanks also goes to Bob Bernier, TomBiery, Tom Conlon, Ed Fisher, Frank Fowler, RickKirsch, Ray Lamp, and Jack Reckley, who con-ducted tours through the 1948 CRR 1072 cabooseand sold historic railroad publications as well asrailroad-related items during the WMSR SteelWheels Festival near the century-old WesternMaryland Railway Station in Cumberland MD onthe weekend of Sept. 27-28. While the red caboosewas on Track 2 near the southern end of theintertrack platform, directly opposite on 510 feetof Track 3 were two Amtrak diesel units and fiverailcars of the Amtrak Exhibit Train. This special
train was open to the public without cost for 10 AMto 5 PM on both Saturday and Sunday. Visitorscould go aboard and walk through four railcars ona free, self-guided tour, seeing interactive railroadsignals and a locomotive control stand. There werealso displays of uniforms, photos, vintage postersand memorabilia from the beginning of Amtrak in1971 to the present time. During the festival, over1,800 persons toured the Amtrak Exhibit Train.Four WM Chapter members who are Trails & Railsvolunteers (Frank Fowler, Rick Kirsch, Lyle Nord-stom, and Jack Reckley) assisted the visitors ingetting on and off the Amtrak train.REVIEW OF SEPT. 17 SOCIAL MEETING – Re-nown railroad photographer and author Tom Bieryused about a hundred vintage photographs to tellthe interesting story of how the Baltimore & OhioRailroad helped to develop tourist resorts in Gar-rett County, Maryland. Around 1849-50, America’sfirst common carrier railroad began constructingits rail line west of Cumberland. Then about a yearlater, B&O tracks crossed over the Potomac Riveron the triple stone arches of the Bloomington Bridgeand ascended the sides of Backbone Mountain upSeventeen Mile Grade at an incline of 2.28 percent,the first attempt by any railroad in the world toascend a mountain range. By 1851, the B&O Rail-road had completed its mainline track to Oaklandatop the 2,500-foot high Allegheny Plateau.
The Glades Hotel in Oakland, reputedly the firstmountain top resort hotel in the world to be servedby a railroad, was built in 1858, directly across theB&O Railroad tracks from the 1851 Oakland trainstation, which then stood on the south side of thetracks. The two-story wooden frame hotel burneddown in 1874, but a new building was constructedeast of the old location later that same year, stand-ing on West Liberty Street near South SecondStreet. The Glades Hotel continued to serve guestsuntil it finally closed in the early 1900s, and thebuilding was torn down in 1908 for its timber. Thelarger, more elegant Oakland Hotel was built bythe B&O Railroad about a quarter mile south ofthe railroad tracks. When it opened in 1876, the
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four-story structure had 110 guest rooms. Soon over-whelmed by demand, two wings were added in 1882,bringing the hotel’s capacity to 400 guests, To bet-ter accommodate the increasing train travelers, E.Francis Baldwin designed the picturesque QueenAnne-style brick train station, which was built in1884 at 117 East Liberty Street. The Oakland Ho-tel was closed in 1907 after the financial panic ofthat year, and was razed in 1911.
Exactly 2.6 miles east of Oakland east of Oak-land is the once-fashionable summer resort townof Mountain Lake Park, which was founded in 1881.The eclectic B&O train station was built in 1885on the north side of the mainline tracks. Amid thegrove of trees north of the station was built the ex-pansive Mountain Lake Hotel. Nearby a large as-sembly hall was constructed in 1882. The town be-came the center of the “Chautauqua” movement inMaryland, which during the summer, a series ofguest speakers, evangelists and musicians of na-tional fame would have audiences of thousands onmany days. By 1900, Mountain Lake Park had ninehotels and numerous guest homes to accommodatethe many visitors. South of the train station at LochLynn Heights was a resort of a different character,which featured billiards, casinos, and saloons. TheLoch Lynn Hotel opened in 1895, and after morethan two decades of service, it burned down in 1918.
Another 3.4 miles farther east is the small townof Deer Park. This town, which has become famousfor its bottled water, once used on B&O dining cars,was one of the most exclusive resort places inAmerica. In 1872, the B&O built the 104 room DeerPark Hotel, which opened in July 1873. The eastand west wings of this hotel were added in 1881and 1882, to bring the total number to 300 guestrooms. The B&O heavily promoted the Deer ParkHotel, and it became a favorite summer resort ofthe Baltimore and Washington area. PresidentsUlysses S. Grant, Benjamin Harrison and GroverCleveland were among its guests. William McKinleyvisited this resort before he became president.
During the early 1870s, H. G. Davis (future USsenator from West Virginia) was contracted to builda series of luxury “cottages” on the hotel property,with the first becoming the summer home for theB&O president, John Work Garrett. Later thisstructure became the caretakers cottage and Gar-rett had a more sumptuous “cottage” built on thewest side of the hotel. He died there in the summerof 1884.
President & Mrs. Grover Cleveland spent thefirst night of their honeymoon in what later became
known as the Cleveland Cottage, 3 June 1886.Glamorgan Cottage, also known as Kittery
Hall, is a large two story Queen Anne house builtin 1888 as the summer home for a Philadelphiabanker.
The Pennington Cottage , a two story shinglestyle frame structure, was the summer home ofBaltimore architect Josias Pennington who diedin 1929.
The Deer Park resort finally closed as a resultof the 1929 depression and this grand hotel wasrazed in 1944. Some of the “cottages” are extentand are privately owned.
The beautiful mountain scenery and cool sum-mer temperatures were appealing to many visi-tors, who would arrive by B&O passenger trains.In addition to special trains and private rail cars,which may have brought some prominent visitors,frequent daily passenger trains would carry visi-tors to these summer resorts. According to B&Opassenger train timetables between 1880 and 1900,perhaps as many as a dozen daily passenger trainswould make frequent stops at Mountain Lake Parkand Oakland. The B&O Railroad had a consider-able impact on the development of tourist resortsaround Garrett County amid the mountains ofwestern Maryland.TRACKSIDE NOTES AT CUMBERLAND – Sev-eral interesting trains and railcars were seenaround Cumberland last month. At 6 PM on Thurs-day, Sept. 18, on the helper track just north of theBaltimore Street crossing, the CSX Track Inspec-tion Train was parked for the evening. At the westend of this two-car train was the GP40-2 diesellocomotive, CSXT 6060. Then followed CSXT994365 Hocking Valley head-end power and crewquarters car, painted dark blue with a light grayroof. This railcar was originally built by Budd in1960 for the Union Pacific Railroad as a 44-seatcoach. Now two 80 KV generators have been in-stalled in a specially-built generator room in the“A” end of this railcar. The crew quarters have pri-vate, individual bathrooms, stainless steel show-ers, and a host of electronic creature comforts. Atthe east end of this train was CSXT 994366 TrackGeometry Car TGC3. This second railcar, wearinga matching paint pattern, is equipped with electro-mechanical sensors used to automatically detectand record track geometry over long distanceswithout obstructing normal railroad operations.Some of the geometric parameters of the trackwhich are generally measured include position,curvature, smoothness, alignment, and the cross
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level and gauge between the two rails. This rail-car uses a variety of sensors and measuring sys-tems to create a profile of the track being inspected.Perhaps the most prominent feature of this rail-car is the large theater window at the “B” end,which allows occupants to visually inspect thetrack.
Eight days later on Friday, Sept. 26, Amtrak’sCapitol Limited Train 29 arrived at its station nextto Harrison Street in Cumberland at 7:30 PM. Inaddition to the train’s usual consist of sleepers andcoaches, two private railcars were on the rear end.Both railcars, painted dark blue below the win-dows and white above, were lettered as “PatrickHenry Creative Promotions.” According to thewebsite (www.phcp.com), these railcars are basedin Stanford TX, and may be chartered for luxurytrain travel, The first railcar, Evelyn A. Henry(WRHX 800149) is a sleeper which was built in1954 for the Union Pacific Railroad. Now privatelyowned, guests can enjoy a spacious master suitewith a queen-size bed, private bathroom and alarge closet. Also on this railcar are six double bed-rooms with lower and upper berths, or they maybe configured into four deluxe suites with two lowerbeds each. A shower and bath are located betweeneach pair of bedrooms. This sleeper car can accom-modate 12 persons. There is a library on board and24-hour laundry service. The second railcar at theend of the train was a dome/diner/observation car,Warren R. Henry (WRHX 800148), who was thehusband of Evelyn Henry and he worked for theSanta Fe Railroad for more than forty years. Thisrailcar, built in 1953 for the Union Pacific Rail-road, offers panoramic viewing in the upstairsdome, a formal dining room for 12 persons, and arear-end lounge with a walk out platform. A smallkitchen, pantry, and crew quarters occupy the op-posite end of the railcar. A chef, steward, and staffare included.
Four hours earlier that Friday afternoon ataround 3:30 PM, the five-car Amtrak Exhibit Trainarrived on Track 3 at the Western Maryland Rail-way Station along Canal Street. It would be in townfor a little more than fifty hours for the WMSRSteel Wheels Festival. Providing motive power atthe west end of this train was the 268-ton, 4,250horsepower P40DC diesel locomotive, AMTK 822,which had been built by General Electric in Sep-tember 1993. It was followed by AMTK 10020sleeper Pacific Bend, which had been built by theBudd Company in 1950 for the Union Pacific Rail-road as UP 1404, a sleeper with ten roomettes and
six double bedrooms. In 1997, the railcar was con-verted for service as a crew dormitory for use onEastern long-distance trains, The next three rail-cars (AMTK 10093, 10094, 10095) are former bag-gage cars built by the Budd Company in 1953 and1957 for service on the Atchison, Topeka & SantaFe Railway as ATSF 3535, 3547,3512 respectively.After 1971, these railcars saw many years of ser-vice on various Amtrak trains. Between 2005 and2009, these railcars were stored at the Amtrakmaintenance facility at Beech Grove IN, where theywere converted into display cars for the AmtrakExhibit Train four years ago. AMTK 85999 was builtfor Amtrak by the Budd Company in 1976 as a bis-tro car for casual dining. After undergoing a coupleof conversions during the past 34 years, it wastransformed into the gift shop car for the AmtrakExhibit Train four years ago. At the eastern end ofthe train was AMTK 406, which was built in 1988by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division (EMD)as a 3,000 horsepower F40PH diesel locomotive forpassenger train service. After a dozen years of op-eration on various Amtrak train routes, it wasstored at Amtrak’s Beech Grove IN maintenancefacility, where in 2011, it was rebuilt as a non-pow-ered control unit (NPCU) and selected for work onthe Amtrak Exhibit Train. It provides head-endpower (HEP) to operate the lights and HVAC sys-tems aboard the railcars, and in the push-pull con-figuration, it allows the train to operate in eitherdirection without having to be turned around. Atabout 7 PM on Sunday, Sept. 28, AMTK 406 wasthe lead unit as the Amtrak Exhibit Train ran east-ward to Washington DC.HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY, TOM CONLON – OnFriday, Oct. 10, past president of the WM ChapterNRHS, Thomas Frederick Conlon will be ninetyyears young. When Tom was born in 1924, steam-powered trains were still the primary means oftransportation around the country. Trucks and au-tomobiles were used only for short distances be-cause of inadequate highways, and air transportwas rather primitive. The C&O Canal, then con-trolled by the B&O Railroad for the last thirty years,had just closed down during that same year as theresult of a devastating flood. Like his father, TomConlon served as Mayor of Cumberland from 1966to 1974, but he was unable to save the ornate QueenCity Station-Hotel from demolition. He was a closefriend of Bill Price, one of the eleven founders ofthe WM Chapter NRHS, and in 1986, Tom joinedthis organization. He served as Chapter Secretaryin 1989, and eight years later, Tom was elected to
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serve as President of the WM Chapter NRHS dur-ing 1997. Until a few years ago, he served on theWM Chapter’s Board of Directors, and he contin-ues to contribute to the chapter’s railcar restora-tion projects. Here’s hoping for many joyous yearsahead!AMTRAK VIDEO WILL BE SHOWN OCT. 15 at 7PM during the social meeting of the WM ChapterNRHS in the community meeting room at the SouthCumberland Library on the corner of First and Sey-mour streets. Parking is available near the Penn-sylvania Avenue entrance, which is handicap ac-cessible. This meeting is open to the public, andanyone interested in railroads may attend. A brieftwenty-five minute video will first be shown whichpictures the loading of the 1948 Baldwin-built 2-6-6-2 compound articulated steam locomotive, C&O1309, at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimoreon Thursday, July 10. After its shipment to Cum-berland by CSX Transportation, the video showsthe arrival and unloading of this large mallet atRidgeley WV on Thursday, July 24, two weeks later.
The main feature of the evening is an hour-longvideo on the history of Amtrak passenger train ser-vice. In conjunction with the visit by the AmtrakExhibit Train in Cumberland on Sept. 27-28, theprofessionally–produced video, “Amtrak: The First40 Years, 1971-2011.” Will be seen during this meet-ing. This video gives a look inside Amtrak’s past,present and future through the eyes of those whohave shaped it and will lead it for years to come.By using archival and current films and photos, aswell as commentary from members of Congress andrenown railroad experts, the video tells the defini-tive story of making and building Amtrak, America’sRailroad.FALL 2014 NRHS CONFERENCE ON NOV. willbe held at Johnson City TN. The new NRHS Presi-dent Al Weber of Missouri and all newly-electedmembers of the NRHS Board of Directors, includ-ing NRHS District 3 Director Frank Fowler, willtake office during this conference, according to theNRHS website (https:admin.nrhs.com/telegraph/Telegraph_June_2014.pdf). Both the AdvisoryCouncil and Board of Directors will hold meetingsduring this conference, which is hosted by theGeorge L. Carter Chapter NRHS. This group is anall-volunteer organization affiliated with theGeorge L. Carter Railroad Museum on the campusof East Tennessee State University in Johnson CityTN. The chapter plans regional rail fanning excur-sions and is engaged in collecting oral histories oflocal Southern Appalachian railroads, such as theClinchfield, Southern, and the ET&WNC “Tweet-
sie,” which will be archived at the university.CANDIDATES NEEDED FOR NOV 19 ELEC-TION — The Nominations Committee, consistingof Tom Biery and Richard Kirsch, is seeking can-didates for the 7 officers and 5 directors who willbe elected during the WM Chapter’s annual meet-ing scheduled for November 19. Many incumbentofficers and directors have indicated that they arewilling to serve another term if re-elected. Yet moremembers are needed to stand as candidates in thiselection, especially for the Board of Directors.Chapter Ed Albiker has stated that he will not bea candidate for that post.
If any WM Chapter member wishes to serve asan officer or as a director next year, then that mem-ber should contact the Nominations Committee nolater than October 31. After that date, absenteeballots will be sent to any member who requestssuch a ballot from the Chapter Secretary. All ab-sentee ballots must be returned to the WM Chap-ter NRHS address (P.O. Box 1331, Cumberland MD21501-1331) by the November 19th election to becounted. Elections work best when many membersparticipate, so make your vote count!
Crew films on scenic railroadSteam engine to be featured in movie starring
Ryan, HanksCUMBERLAND - - A movie crew filming for MegRyan’s directorial debut captured images Wednes-day of Mountain Thunder, the Western MarylandScenic Railroad’s steam locomotive.
The locomotive will be featured in the start ofthe World War II movie “Ithaca.” Filming locationsincluded multiple points along the scenic railroad.
The movie is based on Pulitzer Prize-winningauthor William Saroyan’s 1943 novel “The HumanComedy.” It’s described as a “coming-of-age storyabout the exuberance of youth, the abruptness ofchange, the sweetness of life, the sting of death,and the sheer goodness that lives in each and ev-ery one of us.”
Ryan, who also stars in the film, will be re-united on screen with her “Sleepless in Seattle”co-star Tom Hanks. Sam Sheppard and Ryan’s22-year-old son, Jack Quaid are also featured inthe movie. The film is scheduled for release nextyear.
“We are excited to have our authentic, regularoperational steam locomotive No, 734 featured inthe movie ‘Ithaca,’ where history will be played outon the big screen,” said Jody Shaw, media coordi-nator for the railroad.Cumberland Times-News, Aug. 15, 2014
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Local Tourist Railroads Have Busy Month As the tree leaves on the mountainsides changecolor from green to gold and scarlet, tourist trainson both the South Branch Valley Railroad and theWestern Maryland Scenic Railroad will be verybusy throughout October. The Potomac Eagle ex-cursion train will make frequent three-hour FallFoliage trips along the SBVR tracks next to theSouth Branch of the Potomac River during Oct. 3-31. The classic diesel-powered train will departfrom Romney WV at 1 PM every Monday throughFriday, as well as on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 4& 5. Two train trips are scheduled to depart fromRomney at 10 AM and at 2:30 PM on Saturdays,Oct. 11, 18 & 25, and on Sundays, Oct. 12, 19 &26. On Saturday, November 1, passengers on thePotomac Eagle train will be able to “Ride the WholeRailroad,” traveling the entire 52-mile length ofthe track. Departing from Romney at 9 AM, thetrain will first go north 14 miles to Green Springwhere the SBVR interchanges freight cars withCSX Transportation. Then the passenger excur-sion train will go south and pass through theTrough “where eagles fly,” and continue on toMoorefield and Petersburg WV. From the south endof the track, the train will then go northward downthe South Branch Valley, returning to Romney atabout 6 PM. For more information on ticket prices,call 304-424-0736 or visit the website(www.potomaceagle.info).
On the WMSR, 27 Fall Foliage excursion trainsare scheduled to make the 31-mile long round tripbetween Cumberland and Frostburg each day inOctober except Mondays. The 1916 Baldwin-built2-8-0 Consolidation-class steam locomotive, WMSR734, will pull the Mountain Thunder excursiontrain on Thursdays through Sundays, departingfrom the century-old Western Maryland RailwayStation on Canal Street in Cumberland at 11:30AM and returning at 3 PM. Diesel-powered excur-sion trains will depart from this same location atthe same time each Tuesday and Wednesday inOctober.
On certain Saturday evenings, diesel-poweredMurder Mystery dinner trains will provide a fun-filled trips marked by madcap mayhem and mirth.Geared toward adults, the train will depart fromCumberland at the bewitching hour of 6 o’clocksharp, and will return around 9 PM, While eatinga delicious dinner aboard the train, the passen-gers will also enjoy an intriguing performance ofan original whodunit play. Being performed on Oct.
11 is “Clue: The Murder Mystery Game” live. Thisshow features the well-known characters of Pro-fessor Plum, Miss Scarlet, Colonel Mustard, andothers. Just like the board game, the passengershave to guess the murderer and the weapon –candlestick, lead pipe, knife, rope, or maybe a gun!A week later on Oct. 18, “Who Are You Going toCall … for Murder?” will be performed aboard theMurder Mystery train. A wealthy depot owner, des-perate to rid the depot of an unwanted ghoul, in-vites a gathering of spiritual specialists. In thisgroup is a medium, a priest, a ghost hunter, and acouple of silly ghoul busters. Will anyone be able toremove the specter from the premises, or reveal amotive for murder? On November 1, the day afterHalloween, the actors will perform “The GhostTrain.” A seance aboard a haunted train takes asupernatural twist on Halloween evening. A mis-guided mystic uses the wrong incantation whichresults in a ghastly murder. An unsettled spirit isbrought back to life in a bizarre series of eventsthat set the stage for a strange un-murder mys-tery. For more information and reservations, call1-800-TRAIN-50 or visit the website(www.wmsr.com).
Mosby’s ‘Greenback Raid’ on the B&ONote – The following article is based primarily oninformation from the 2012 book, Rebel Chronicles:Raiders, Scouts, and Train Robbers of the UpperPotomac, by Steve French, and from the 2013 book,The War Came by Train: The Baltimore & OhioRailroad During the Civil War, by Daniel CarrollToomey, as well as other sources. Since September 1864, no large-scale Confeder-ate force had threatened the Baltimore & OhioRailroad. The closest Rebel army, commanded byLt. Gen. Jubal Early, was slowly but persistentlybeing forced to retreat farther southward up theShenandoah Valley because of the constant pres-sure from the advancing larger Union Army of theShenandoah, led by Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan. Al-though no longer menaced by Confederate divisionsand brigades, the B&O Railroad was still subjectto effective attacks mounted by Rebel raiders.Smaller, highly mobile units could evade Unionpickets and patrols, strike during the cover of dark-ness, and inflict serious damage to the railroad’strains and tracks. Confederate Lt. Col. John Singleton Mosby, the30-year old commander of the 43rd Virginia Cav-alry Battalion, better known as “Mosby’s Rangers,”always looked for an opportunity to attack the B&O
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Railroad. In early October 1864, General Earlyasked Mosby to conduct some raids against Yankeetargets in order to cause Sheridan to divert moreUnion solders to protect their vital rail line. Mosbybegan to plan for an attack on some remote sectionof railroad track in the lower Shenandoah Valleyabout midway between Harpers Ferry (MP 81.3),where Brig. Gen. John Dunlap Stevenson com-manded the Union garrison protecting the 830-footlong railroad bridge over the Potomac River, andMartinsburg WV (MP 99.9), whose post commanderwas Brig. Gen. William Henry Seward, the young-est son of U.S. Secretary of State William H.Seward. Colonel Mosby had recently learned fromhis scout, Jim Wiltshire, of a gap in the Union picketlines that would enable a small group of horsemento reach an isolated spot along the mainline tracksof the B&O Railroad in Jefferson County, West Vir-ginia. Wiltshire even had a current B&O timetableso Mosby could precisely plan the operation. On Wednesday evening, Oct. 12, Mosby and 84partisan rangers rode from the vicinity ofMiddleburg VA, crossed the Blue Ridge, forded theShenandoah, and then headed towards the Mar-tinsburg-Winchester Turnpike (now U.S. Route 11).Sometime before midnight on Thursday, Oct. 13,Mosby’s Rangers reached a patch of woods neartheir destination. Mosby ordered a few men to lookafter the horses and others to watch the nearbyroads. The rest of the men then walked 200 to 300yards to the railroad tracks. The spot picked forstopping the train was a shallow cut about 300yards west of Quincy’s Siding and just a mile westof Brown’s Crossing, near Mile Post (MP) 90 on theB&O Railroad. Confederate Lt. Charles Grogan recalled the sitemany years later: “We selected a spot where therailroad runs between two steep banks. There weretwo tracks and we tore up one of them….” Mosbydirected his men to unbolt and slightly elevate onerail of the westbound track with crossties so thatthe locomotive and railcars would safely slide alongthe steep bank at trackside. Although the coloneldid not want to cause a deadly crash, he did intendto wreak the passenger train. Grogan recalled,“Then we hid ourselves on top of the embankmentand waited.” The night was cool and clear, and manyof the tired men soon dozed off. Earlier that same evening, ninety miles to theeast, the B&O Railroad’s Express West passengertrain prepared to leave Baltimore for its night tripacross Maryland and West Virginia to Wheeling.Traveling aboard this train were about 200 passen-
gers, both military and civilian, who were about tobegin their journey westward to various destina-tions along the rail line. The largest group wassome sixty German immigrants heading to set uphomesteads on federal lands. The railroads estab-lished special one-way fares for new settlers wholater would become future customers for the ship-ment of goods by train. Twenty-six or so soldiersfrom various military units were also aboard, in-cluding two army paymasters, Maj. Edward L.Moore and Maj. David C. Ruggles, who unknownto the other passengers, were carrying large sumsof paper currency, commonly called “greenbacks,”used to pay soldiers in Sheridan’s army. At 9:15 p.m., forty-four year old engineer ElijahCollins pushed the reverse bar forward and pulledback on the throttle of B&O 127, a 4-4-0 “DutchWagon” locomotive built by Richard Norris & Sonof Philadelphia PA in 1853. In addition to the en-gine and tender, the train consisted of eight rail-cars – an express car, a baggage car, five passen-ger coaches and a sleeper. Firing the steam enginewas William Collins, the locomotive engineer’s son.Giving the signal to depart was conductor A.P.Shutt. Riding aboard the express car was the Ad-ams Express messenger, William De La Rouche,who was protecting, among other valuable items,a strongbox containing $20,000 on its way to a bankin Cumberland. The train pulled out of Camden Station head-ing westward. The journey through the Marylandcountryside was uneventful. The railcars rolledover the 830-foot long bridge over the PotomacRiver at Harpers Ferry, where the train made abrief stop. By the time the train passed Brown’sCrossing about eight miles west of Harpers Ferryaround 2:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, most of thepassengers were fast asleep. Moments later, thetrain entered the railroad cut a few hundred yardswest of Quincy’s Siding. Neither the engineer northe fireman noticed the rail with the far end de-tached and elevated by crossties. The locomotivederailed, crashing into the embankment, its boilerexploding with steam badly scalding the enginecrew. The entire train came to a sudden stop, whichthrew many passengers from their seats, Mosby, perched high above the tracks on the op-posite embankment, recalled seeing the trainwreck which had taken place, “… the engine hadrun off the track, the boiler burst, and the air wasfilled with red-hot cinders and escaping steam….”The colonel gave the command, “Board her, boys!”Shots were fired and the Rebel raiders entered the
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passenger cars with revolvers drawn and ready.Private Charles Dear captured some Union offic-ers aboard and ordered them to get off the train.As he turned to leave the railcar, he found a satchelon the floor, and curious, he picked it up. He wassurprised when he opened the bag and found itfilled with “greenbacks.” Dear and another Rangernamed West Aldridge brought the money to Lt. Col.Mosby, who directed Lt. Grogan to immediatelytake the money back to their base camp in Loud-oun County, Virginia, Mosby also detailed Aldridge,Dear, and Wiltshire to serve as armed escorts forthe lieutenant carrying the cash. By now, the Rangers had hustled most of the pas-sengers off the train, and sent them up the steep,twenty-foot high bank to the top of the cut. Thetrain below was vacant except for the Germanhomesteaders, who refused to budge. One of theRangers ran to the top of the bank and informedthe colonel of the situation. Mosby recalled, “Theywere immigrants … and did not understand a wordof English or what this meant. They had throughtickets and thought they had a right to keep theirseats.” Nevertheless, Mosby ordered his men to “setfire to the car and burn the Dutch if they won’tcome out. The Rangers quickly swarmed into therailcars carrying copies of the New York Heraldfound aboard – the newspapers were used to setthe train ablaze. As the Rebels lit the papers andtossed them around the wooden railcars, the terri-fied German immigrants rushed off the train. Soon the roaring flames spread from car to car,and consumed the entire train. The intense heatof the fire incinerated the $20,000 inside the Ad-ams Express strongbox and, according to the Rich-mond Daily Dispatch, cremated the remains of asoldier carried in the baggage car that the B&ORailroad was transporting home for burial. Whilewatching the train burning, Mosby remarked sar-castically to a group of nearby passengers that
“[Union] General Stevenson will not guard therailroad, and I am determined to make him doit.” The Rebel raiders had captured twenty-oneUnion soldiers and four officers. The Rangers putthe Yankee prisoners on horses that had been cap-tured the previous day. Then all the horsemenrode off into the night – the little column van-ished as silently as it had come, only haltingbriefly and looking back at the group of passen-gers clustered around the burning railcars. Thenthe “Gray Ghost” and his Rangers disappearedinto the dark countryside. The entire raid hadtaken between forty-five minutes to an hour. Sometime before 5 a.m., Union headquartersin Martinsburg ten miles to the west got word ofthe train robbery. Brig. Gen. W.H. Seward quicklywired Brig. Gen. J.D. Stevenson in Harpers Ferrywith information of the raid. Seward noted thathe had already dispatched two scouting partiesfrom Martinsburg in search of the raiders, whomhe estimated to number no more than 100. TheRebels not only robbed the passengers but hadalso heisted a military payroll as well. The passengers remained near the burnt trainuntil morning. Then they heard another train ap-proaching from the west, After the rescued peoplegot on board, the train returned to Martinsburg.Railroad crews cleared the wreckage from thetrack by 3 p.m., and train traffic resumed on thewestbound line. Although fireman William Col-lins recovered from his burns and later returnedto work on November 5, his father, engineer Eli-jah Collins, died from his injuries about a monthafter the train wreck. He was the only fatality ofthe raid. Neither Seward’s scouts nor a 100-man cavalrypatrol Stevenson sent out from Harpers Ferrywere able to overtake Mosby’s Rangers. Althoughthe Union troops soon picked up the guerrillas’
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President - Thomas A. BieryVice Pres - Thomas DulzSecretary - Richard W. KirschTreasurer - Edward R. AlbikerNat’l Rep - Frank B. FowlerHistorian - Patrick H. StakemA.B. Editor - Robert Bernier
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OCTOBER RAILROAD ANNIVERSARIESOctober 19, 1881 - West Virginia Central &Pittsburg Ry opened from Piedmont to Shaw.October 27, 1904 - The first rapid transit subway,the IRT, was inaugurated in New York City,October 30, 1972 - An Illinois Central Gulf com-muter train collided with another train on Chicago’sSouth Side, killing 45 people.
trail and followed it towards the Shenandoah River,the officer in charged figured that he was too farbehind his prey to be able to catch them and finallygave up the chase. Sometime Friday afternoon, the Rangers reachedthe small hamlet of Bloomfield VA. There Mosbyselected some men to count and distribute themoney captured from the Yankee paymasters. Ac-cording to Mosby, the haul of greenbacks totaled$173,000 (equal to about $2 million today), givingeach Ranger just a little over $2,000 apiece. Ignor-ing his men’s loud protest, Mosby, as always, re-fused his share of the spoils. Some weeks after-wards, however, his grateful followers purchased afine thoroughbred horse named Coquette that waspresented to the leader, which became Mosby’s fa-vorite mount.
Volume 54 October 2014 Number 11
Meeting Information Bill Todd
The October ODC meeting will be held at Hull St.
Station, 102 Hull St., at 7:00 on 10/20. The program
will be Charles Curley’s slideshow from his trip to
northern New Jersey and New York in 1978.
Refreshments will be served and door prizes given.
Come and bring a friend!
Holiday Shoppers' Fair Ned Krack
The Richmond Railroad Museum's gift shop will
take part in the Museum Stores of Richmond
Holiday Shoppers' Fair. The event will be hosted by
the Library of Virginia on Friday, November 7 and
Saturday, November 8. The Friday hours will be
9:30 AM to 8:30 PM, with a special 20th birthday
event from 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM. The event will
feature 20% discounts at all booths. Saturday hours
will be from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM. A total of 15
Museum Stores will take. Please come check us out.
If you interested in helping with our booth please
contact Greg Hodges at 804-794-1926 or
Updates on 611 and 1309 Kim Young
On 9/23, Fire up 611 sent out an email stating that
45% of the work on 611 is now complete. That’s
3.5 months into a job which was forecast to take 9
months. The staybolt caps have been inspected and
most installed. The new rear flue sheet should be
installed by the time you read this. Repairs to the
superheaters continue as does work on the air
compressors and the feed water system. Next up are
the tender’s stoker screw and deck.
In an interview with Trains magazine, Western
Maryland General Superintendent Mike Gresham
stated that so far it appears that then engine is in
good shape. The tires will need to be turned. They
are just now getting into the boiler. They anticipate
ordering the new boiler tubes and beginning work
on the appliances in the next 4 – 6 weeks. Since
October is peak season for the WMSRR, crews are
focusing on maintaining 734 and will shift their
focus to 1309 thereafter. They still hope to have the
latter ready for the 2016 operating season.
FIELD DAY OF THE PAST 2014 Steve Tarrant
A great big "Thank You!" to all of our Members
who served as Car Hosts aboard the 1923 10
Sec/Obs "Mt. Foraker" this year. Sixteen of us
handled the six shifts on Sept. 19, 20 & 21,
including 5 who served on more than one shift.
Serving were Calvin Boles, Steve Bolte, Carl
Brummer, John Burmeister, Stanley Clark, Frank
Deane, James Dunlap, John Estes, Sue Hemingway,
Greg Hodges, Ned Krack, Jim Lewis, Ray Potter,
Randy Smith, Steve Tarrant, and Evelyn Taylor.
Five of these folks were serving for the first time,
and did a thoroughly professional job telling our
thousands of visitors about the vital transportation
history this car represents, about our Richmond
Railway Museum, and about the Dillwyn trips.
The weather was delightful - moderate
temperatures, relatively low humidity, and a nice
breeze, though it got up to 90 on Sunday. A new
attendance record may well have been set for this
once-a-year event, possibly 42,000 or more, though
the exact figure won't be known for another month
or so. I do know we were up to our eyeballs in
people aboard the "Mt. Foraker" a great deal of the
time. Even the Sunday crowd was heavier than ever
before.
Video Shot at Station Kim Young
Shortly after school started, we were contacted by
Laurie Hardin on behalf of her daughter Kate about
shooting a video for Kate’s series Outside the
Classroom for Henrico County schools. Prior to the
shoot itself, Kate and Laurie visited the museum to
plan it with Ned Krack serving as tour guide. A few
days later, they returned to actually film it with me
as the ODC representative. Dan Connolly of HCPS
joined us as camera/sound man. The video will
include segments of the station master’s office,
velocipede, signal display, model railroad, 0-4-0T,
and caboose. We will receive a copy of it and a link
to it on the web when editing is completed shortly.
Model Layout Kim Young
Speaking of the model layout, here are some
updated pictures taken the night of the September
meeting.
October Archives Photo Charles Curley
This month's picture does not come from the ODC
Archives. It was taken by my father: Charles D.
Curley Jr around January 1969. It shows a SCL yard
job taking the ODC's 0-6-0T "The Rebel" across the
James River on the old ACL bridge. The 0-6-0T had
recently been donated to the ODC by Albemarle
Paper Company. The SCL had picked it up on the
north side of the river at Tredegar. The old ACL
bridge was built in the 1880's and was torn down in
1972. Three bridges are visible in this picture: the
old ACL bridge, the old Lee bridge and the vehicle
bridge to Belle Island. All three bridges are now
gone. The picture was taken from the Ninth St
bridge, which is also now gone. The piers of the
original Richmond and Petersburg Railroad bridge
are visible underneath the old ACL bridge.
October Museum Host Schedule Linda Nelon
4 Randy Ridgely Gift Shop
Bob Stevens Host
Kim Young Host
5 Linda Nelon Gift Shop
Bill and Ann Todd Host
Jack Newsome Host
11 Linda Nelon Gift Shop
Stanley Clark Host
Chuck Breeden Host
12 Greg Hodges Gift Shop
Sam Williamson Host
Ned Krack Host
Steve Tarrant Floodwall tour
18 Linda Nelon Gift Shop
Calvin Boles Host
Chuck Breeden Host
19 Carl Steiner Gift Shop
Charles Curley Host
Steve Tarrant Host
25 Randy Ridgely Gift Shop
Ray Potter Host
11-1:30 Jim Lewis Host
1:30 – 4 Stanley Clark Host
26 Ned Krack Gift Shop
Bob Dickinson Host
Jerry Grosshans Host
Visitors from across the Pond Randy Ridgely
On Sat. Sept. 27 a group of 12 members of a rail
group from England paid a visit to our Museum in
Richmond. On Sun. Sept 28 they visited Hallsboro
equipment site. This group travels all over looking
for any railroad equipment. I think this is their
second time here in the states. On this trip they are
visiting VA, PA, and MD. They are planning on
coming back to see Cass. They travel in 3 vans and
are used to driving on the wrong side of the
highway.
Annual Meeting Charles Curley/Ned Krack
Notice is hereby given of the Annual Meeting of the
Old Dominion Chapter, NRHS to be held on
Monday, November 17th
at the Richmond Railroad
Museum. The meeting will commence at 7:00 PM.
The purpose of the meeting is to elect members for
the Board of Directors for the upcoming year and
vote on any matters that may be brought up at the
meeting. A list of the candidates follows. All
members are encouraged to attend.
Charles Curley 1 year term
John DeMajo 1 year term
Carl Steiner 1 year term
Bob Dickinson 1 year term
Steve Tarrant 3 year term (expiring 2017)
Randy Ridgely 3 year term (expiring 2017)
Calvin Boles 3 year term (expiring 2017)
John Estes and Kim Young have one year
remaining on the terms to which they were elected.
To date no changes to the by-laws have been
proposed.
Railroading News Complied by Kim Young
From The High Green
10/29: Fall Photo Special with Steam Into History
No. 17, a faithful replica of the Civil War 4-4-0
steam engine on a 9-hour limited capacity trip. All
seats are $180; optional spaghetti lunch for $15.
Depart New Freedom, PA, at 8 a.m. and return at 5
p.m. For reservations and further details contact
Carl Franz at [email protected] or 240-720-8686.
11/1: 12th Annual Ashland Train Day from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. in Ashland, VA, featuring music, games,
model trains, children’s train rides, food, railroad-
related vendors, displays, mascots Cinder and
Tender Bear, plus much more. Satellite parking is
located in the Ashland Junction (Roses) Shopping
Center, Henry Clay School and St. Ann’s Church
where the trolleys will pick you up.
NRG Energy, owner of two power plants in MD
will not stop using coal at its plants in Montgomery
and Prince George’s Counties as soon as originally
planned. The coal-fired units at these plants were to
be deactivated in 2017, but that has been postponed
until 2018.
A $38 million multi-modal transportation facility
for Newport News is scheduled to begin
construction in 2016. Services will include four
Amtrak trains per day plus taxis, Greyhound, and
Hampton Roads Transit. Located not far from the
Newport News-Williamsburg Airport, the facility
will allow for trains to turn around in 10 – 15
minutes rather than having to go to a downtown
yard.
Passenger service is on track to come to Roanoke in
2017, and the state hopes to add a third train to
Lynchburg by then as well.
The project to establish train service between
Washington DC and The Greenbrier (Editor’s note:
and the hopes of many of us that mainline steam
would return to the C&O main in WV) ended with
the auction of its assets. The main reason given for
this was the decline in coal prices which dried up a
significant part of Jim Justice’s cash flow. Justice,
owner of The Greenbrier, was the principal
financier of the project in cooperation with Ross
Roland.
Railroading Today Gerry Grosshans
Bellwood action…….after hosting at the museum
on the 28th
, I decided to follow the Bellwood Sub
south (Decatur to 4th
to Gordon to Commerce to
Ruffin and Jeff Davis) and found an empty hopper
train at Fanshaw, with a PTI van (crew taxi) the
train on track 2, with signal indications of another
northbound on track 1. After getting a bite to eat, I
returned to find what appeared to be a Hopewell
train and the hopper train both moving, so I headed
to the Commerce Road crossing a bit late with train
moving and the hopper train stopped at the signal as
double track ends there. So I headed to the 3rd
and
Gordon location to find interesting power on the
Hopewell train. An HCLX lease unit in SP colors
(with an unusual melodious horn) followed by a
CSX SD40, two old CSX GE units and a GP38-
yard slug combo. After the power passed, I returned
to Commerce Rd. Where the hopper train began to
move, stopping briefly on the crossing and then
proceeding. Radio reception was bad, but I believed
I heard directions to stop and proceed. I also heard
transmissions from a third northbound calling the
Marlboro signals. The Hopewell train was near
Acca, and the hopper train was getting his track
warrant at Bone Dry (covering trackage AM
junction to diamond at Doswell). At that time the
third train shows up at Commerce Road, and it is a
unit tank train of anhydrous ammonia cars, also
doing a stop and proceed. Let’s see, three trains
with two of them being somewhat out of the
ordinary…….not bad for roughly an hour’s time.
When at the museum i noticed there were very few
Amtrak schedules left, so on the 1st , I went to the
Ettrick station for a new supply, which was overdue
since the present ones were out in July. While there
a northbound Amtrak passed and shortly a
southbound manifest. So I went by Collier. Things
were slow, just the Amtraks and a southbound
intermodal. Shortly after Amtrak 125 crossed over
to NS at BX, I heard some chatter about whether to
park in the hamburger or hot dog tracks. Park what?
Soon two sets of lights appeared heading north.
They were two large maintenance machines (larger
than what I had seen in south Richmond) and
parked in the hot dog track. Apparently there is still
some trackwork in progress south of Richmond.
New ballast has been dumped on the trackage to
Hopewell beginning at the north end of Bellwood
yard.
Norfolk southern has released photos of the first
two rebuilt older GE units which look like an EMD
BAB on a GE carbody. NS is also building a slug
with a large capacity CNG tank in its carbody.
Locally, of note……..local F712 seems to be
running a bit later. Subject to change without notice
its power is now 2 GP38-2 units. Local 724 seems
also to run a bit later, Clopton to Acca, still with an
old caboose as a shoving platform. F705 from
Hopewell seems to vary its timing more than in the
past.
BNSF has cancelled its perishable train from the
west coast to Chicago. At one time it was on a three
day schedule, now it cannot make it in five.
When mentioning magazines last month, I
completely forgot Railpace which is as good as any
of them but is limited to covering the northeast. As
far as they are concerned, we are in the northeast
and Virginia is well covered, by Jeff Hawkins and
others.
Bellwood Pix Kim Young
Last month, Gerry mentioned the piles of ties at
Bellwood. Here are a couple of pix of them. Not the
greatest in the world, but the best I could do without
getting more than a few feet onto CSX property.
Several flatbed loads of the old ties had already
been taken out.
Trip Report 10/4 Ned Krack
9:30 AM trip
Sold = 169 (133 adult, 31 child, and 5 comp)
Pulled =164 (129 adult, 30 child, and 5 comp)
Operational issues – none
1:30 PM trip
Sold = 209 (163 adult, 41 child, and 5 comp) Note:
2 adult sales trackside
Pulled = 198 (156 adult, 40 child, and 2 comp)
Operational issues – none
Food Service
$581.00 gross sales
$273.86 net income
Souvenir sales
$794.75 gross sales
$357.64 net income
Donations: $35.25
Here is the staffing for the October 4th trips:
BBRR crew: Bernard Patterson and Zane Gray(?)
(Engineers) and Adam Carter (Conductor)
Trainmaster: Fred Terry
Car 706: Calvin Boles and John Williams
Moo 1: Sauron Fisher and Bob Dickinson
Food Service: Tom Hardesty and Marge Hardesty
Souvenirs: Ned Krack
Moo 2: Ed Fielding
Car 1006: John Estes and Bob Highley
Announcer: Greg Hodges
Parking: Bob Dickinson and Rod Vance
Editor’s note: Due to an early deadline for this
issue, the report for 10/11 will be in the November
Highball. Both trips on 10/11 and 18 are sold out.
Also, we will be running two trains on 10/25 for the
celebration of the Buckingham Branch’s 25th
anniversary.
TEA Grant Money Received Ned Krack/Bob Dickinson
The Chapter has received the final reimbursement
of $31,713.63 from the City of Richmond for the
TEA grant for renovation of Hull Street Station.
The Board of Directors is currently reviewing
options for the use of the funds. Bill Todd and
Randy Ridgely have been working on this for
almost 3 years! Thanks, Bill and Randy!
Richmond Railroad Museum Report for
September 2014 Bob Dickinson
Visitors: 180 (YTD -2128)
Donations: $185.00
Volunteer hours: 340
Chapter meeting attendance: 25
Gift Shop Sales: $351.78
Floodwall Tour September 14th
- 43. Tours are
scheduled for 2nd
Sunday of month – weather
permitting. (October 12th
)
There are some old N&W signals at the yard and
some others coming from CSX thanks to the efforts
of John DeMajo and Donald Traser. The latter will
be delivered to Hull St. Station within the next
couple of weeks. Where and how best display
them? The ODC board and the Museum committee
will soon be taking up the question. What’s your
idea?
In the event you have not seen it an interesting daily
feature in the in the Richmond Times Dispatch is
“From the Archives”. A recently published old
photo showed the trestle that was constructed by the
Southern Railway around 1872 being disassembled
on Belle Isle where the Old Dominion Iron and
Steel Company operated. The trestle was part of the
Southern Railways link to Belle Isle and to the
Tredegar Company on the North side of the river.
The trestle burnt in 1909 and was just being
removed in 1948 – 39 years after the fire!
Because of the ODC excursions on the BB during
October the Museum Committee skipped the
meeting for October. The next Museum Committee
will be Saturday morning – November 1st at 9:45
AM. Chapter members and other interested parties
are invited to attend.
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Excursions on the Catskill Mountain RR
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Sep/Oct 2014 Issue #29From the President’s Desk ...........................................................3Railroad Event Calendar...............................................................32014 North Creek Rail Fair............................................................4Exhibits at California State Railroad Museum ...........................6Museum of the American Railroad Offers Tours .......................6White River Productions Acquires Railfan & Railroad ..............6Fall Foliage Excursions Offered at Steamtown..........................8Catskill Mountain Railroad..........................................................10KL&L Issue #174 Goes to Press.................................................12Key Lock & Lantern Renewals Due...........................................17Railroad Memories Auction........................................................18Want Ads & Announcements......................................................23Membership Application ............................................................24
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Oct 9-12 Joplin, MO - Missouri Pacific & Frisco Historical Societies Joint Convention.
Info: http://mopac.org/.Oct 11 Brookline, NH - Railroadiana Consignment
Auction. Brookline Auction Gallery. Info: www.tagtown.net.Oct 11 Wakefield, MA - North Shore Model Railroad
Club Train Show. Info: http://nsmrc.org/.Oct 11-12 Kirkwood, MO - Greater St. Louis Metro Area
Model Train Show. Info: http://seetrains.com.Oct 12 Catalog Auction - Golden Spike Enterprises Mail
Bid Railroadiana Auction. Info: www.gserr.com.Oct 18 Kingston, NY - Walter Rich Collection Auction.
JMW Auction Gallery. Info: www.jmwauction.com.Oct 18-19 Roanoke, VA - Amtrak Exhibit Train. Virginia
Museum of Transportation. Info: www.amtrak.com.Oct 19 Kingston, NY - Railroad Hobby Show. Murphy
Midtown Center. Info: www.kingstontrainshow.com.Oct 19 St. Charles, IL - ChicagoLand Railroadiana
Show. Kane County Fairgrounds. Info: www.rrshows.com.Oct 19 Vermillion, OH - Fall Model Train Show.
German’s Villa. Info: www.norwalkandwesternrr.com.Oct 22 Pocatello, ID - Online Railroadiana Auction. Prime Time Auctions Info: www.primetimeauctions.com.Oct 25 Indianapolis, IN - Railroadiana Show. Ramada Inn East. Info: www.indyrrshow.com.
Upcoming historical society conventions, special events, railroadiana shows & auctions. Listings subject to change. Check show web sites before
traveling and visit www.klnl.org for updates. See submission guidelines at the end of the calendar.
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On the Front Cover:Saratoga & North Creek Railroad Alco S-2 switcher #821
arrives at the North Creek Depot Museum, bringing President Theodore Roosevelt to the annual Rail Fair on
September 13, 2014. Photo by David Hamilton.
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Annual North Creek Rail Fair Celebrates Adirondack Community’s History
While the weather was cloudy and chilly, as is sometimes the case in September in the Adirondacks, the annual D&H Rail Fair at the North Creek, NY Depot Museum was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who attended. Held on September 13th, around the anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt’s midnight ride to the presidency (which took place here in 1901), the annual festival commemorates the town’s role in history.The day began with the arrival of Theodore Roosevelt
(portrayed by Joe Wiegand) on the Saratoga & North Creek Railroad. The rain showers held off long enough for the former president to greet the crowd on the station platform and deliver a short lecture about his life and career. It was at the North Creek station that Vice President Roosevelt received the news that President McKinley had died from wounds inflicted by an assassin’s bullet.After taking a few minutes to visit with Teddy Roosevelt,
most people headed into the museum to see the displays about the Adirondack Railway and the nearby ski resorts. Located at the end of a branch operated by the Delaware & Hudson Railroad, North Creek, NY was an important gateway to the Adirondack resorts. During World War II, when the line was
extended to the ore mines in Tahawus, freight trains became a more common sight on the branch. After the closure of the mines in the late 1980’s and the subsequent loss of business from paper mills on the south end, the North Creek Branch fell dormant.Today, excursion trains of the Saratoga & North Creek RR
operate from the Amtrak station in Saratoga Springs to North Creek, with a variety of shorter runs and dinner trains. The railroad is also making plans to haul mine tailings, bringing freight trains back to the north end of the line after almost three decades of silence. The railroad’s locomotive roster includes a variety of rare and unusual equipment. From the
Theodore Roosevelt greets visitors on the platform of the North Creek, NY railroad station, where he received the
telegram that he had become president in 1901.
The 2014 version of Teddy Roosevelt’s special train consisted of Saratoga & North Creek Alco #821, in
Delaware & Hudson colors, and a red caboose.
The train show at the North Creek Rail Fair gets bigger and better every year. Here, visitors enjoy the railroadiana
displays and make purchases from the vendors.
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Railroadiana Auction – October 11, 2014 – Brookline, NH
Preview: Fri 12:00-8:00pm, Sat 8:00-10:30 am, Auction starts at 10:30 am Brookline Auction Gallery LLC, 32 Proctor Hill Road, Brookline, NH 03033
Auction information including photos - www.tagtown.net Scott Czaja - Sales Manager (978) 779-2904
an auction by a collector for collectors
140+ Lanterns, lamps & globes, 200 annual passes, Canadian dater dies in groups, wax sealers,
switch keys, slides, negatives & prints – books - framed Pennsy calendars - Lots of hardware
Now on LiveAuctioneers.com - We also accept absentee bids via: email & mail Quality consignments are welcome for future sales - call Scott or email: [email protected]
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Railroad Preservation & Museum News
While the Smithsonian traveling exhibition titled “Journey Stories” that was recently on display at the California State Railroad Museum has moved on to another museum, the local component that includes a colorful collection of vibrant and nostalgic railroad travel posters will continue through May 31, 2015. Titled “American Journeys: Travel Posters from Railroading’s Golden Age,” the 12 visually-exciting travel posters are from the Museum’s collection and are not normally on public display.The “American Journeys” travel posters depict how
railroads promoted various destinations to the traveling public, helping to kindle the American desire to travel. Among the posters featured are works by prominent artists and illustrators including Sam Hyde Harris, Gustav Krollmann, Chesley Bonestell, Maurice Logan, and Leslie Ragan.The “American Journeys: Travel Posters from Railroading’s
Golden Age” is located in the Empire Gallery at the Museum.Operated by California State Parks with financial assistance from the non-profit California State Railroad Museum Foundation, the California State Railroad Museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.Widely regarded as North America’s finest and most
popular railroad museum, the complex of facilities includes the 100,000-square foot Railroad History Museum plus the reconstructed Central Pacific Railroad Passenger Station and Freight Depot, 1849 Eagle Theatre, and Big Four and Dingley Spice Mill commercial buildings in Old Sacramento. For information about the exhibit, and the museum in general, visit www.csrmf.org or call 916-323-9280. News courtesy of California State Railroad Museum.
Railroad Museum’s Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition “Journey Stories” Ends but Nostalgic Railroad
Travel Poster Exhibit to Continue through May 2015
Granite Rock steam locomotive at the California State Railroad Museum. California State RR Museum photo.
White River Productions Acquires Carstens Titles
Including Railfan & RailroadWhite River Productions, the publisher of Passenger Train
Journal and a variety of publications for railroad historical societies, has acquired the Railfan & Railroad and Railroad Model Craftsman magazines from Carstens Publications, which ceased doing business this summer. Also included in the sale is Carsten’s book division, including the inventory of recently published railroad books. Current subscribers to those magazines will receive the remaining issues from the new publisher. For more information, visit the White River Productions website at www.whiteriverproductions.com.
The Museum of the American Railroad will provide autumn guided tours of a portion of its new facilities in Frisco beginning September 13 through November 22. “Autumn at the Railroad Museum” will consist of guided tours of select cars and locomotives at 11:00am and 1:00pm Saturdays, weather permitting. Please phone ahead (214) 428-0101 to check the status of the tour schedule in the event of inclement weather. Tours will last approximately 45 minutes and will originate at the Frisco Heritage Museum (6455 Page Street, Frisco, TX 75034) - just a few blocks north of the Railroad Museum. Site tours involve walking and some climbing. Admission is $7 for adults and $3 for children ages 3-12,
and includes the Railroad Museum’s 2nd floor exhibits at the Frisco Heritage Museum. Visitors can browse the Museums store at the Heritage Museum, which features railroad themed gifts, collectibles, books, and electric train sets for all ages. “Autumn at the Railroad Museum “will run through November 22nd. To request a weekday tour of 15+ adults, please phone (214) 428-0101. For more information, visit the museum website at www.museumoftheamericanrailroad.orgNews Courtesy of the Museum of the American Railroad
Museum of American Railroad to Offer Guided Tours of its New Frisco, Texas Facility
Presenting The Dale R. Falk Collection at Auction
November 15th and 16th, 2014(Dates are subject to confirmation.)
A 50 Year Collection of Railroadiana and TransportationAt press time we are only able to provide limited information, along with images provided by the estate executrix. But we know from our initial inspection that this is a finely cultivated collection upgraded over many years and now filled with rare examples in nice condition.
Highlights Include:• Collection of Railroad Dining Car Silver
Hollow Ware• Collection of Railroad Dining Car Silver
Flatware• Collection of Railroad Dining Car China• Fred Harvey and Santa Fe Items• Many Rare MK&T Items• Depot Prints and Pictures• Collection of Railroad Ephemera • Large Post Card Collection• Large Timetable Collection• RR and Bus Line Badges and Pins• Lanterns, Steps and other Hardware• Railroad and Bus Signs and Advertising• Literally 1000s of pieces of Railroadiana• A large Collection of Route 66 and other
Drive-In Americana
This will be a complete single-owner offering with no additions and nothing held back. There is a strong emphasis on the Missouri-Kansas-Texas line with many hard to find items and many unlisted items still to be discovered as we begin our inventory and cataloging. Please check our web site for updates and additional information.
Located at 529 W. Lone Jack Lees Summit Rd., Lone Jack, MO 64070816.697.3830 | www.DirkSoulisAuctions.com | [email protected]
Depot Print Titled ‘Katy at San Antonio’ with MK&T logo
MK&T Silver Hollow Ware
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Railroad Preservation & Museum News
Feel that chill in the air? Autumn is on its way, and what better way to view Northeastern Pennsylvania’s colorful fall foliage than from a historic train coach? Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA plans to transport visitors through some of the most beautiful fall scenery that the nearby Pocono Mountains have to offer! A total of eight fall foliage excursions, all diesel-powered, are planned for this season. Reservations for all fall foliage excursions open at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1st.This year, three trips are
planned to East Stroudsburg that will depart at 9:00 a.m. on October 4, 11 and 25, arriving back at Scranton approximately 5:30 p.m. On the October 4th trip, members of Scranton’s Delaney-Delacy Guard, Confederation of Union Generals, will be attired in Civil War-period dress and present a program during a layover at Tobyhanna Station on the return trip. Tickets are priced at $54, adults 16-61, $49, seniors 62 and older, and $32, children ages 6-15. Children to age 5 require a “no-charge” ticket.Trips to Moscow will depart at 12:30 p.m. on October 5 and
26, and at 1 p.m. on October 18; they are expected to return between 3:30-4:00 pm. The Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Chapter, NRHS, which leases the former Moscow passenger station and freight house, will offer light refreshments for sale during the train’s layovers. Moscow excursion tickets are priced at $24.00 for adults 16-61, $22.00 for seniors 62 and older, and $17.00 for children ages 6-15. Children to age 5 require a “no-charge” ticket.A trip to Tobyhanna Station is planned for Sunday, October
12. This excursion is scheduled to depart at 11:30 a.m. and return to the Steamtown Boarding Platform at 3:30 p.m. The Coolbaugh Township Historical Association will have light refreshments for sale at the Tobyhanna Station. Ticket prices for the excursion are $34.00 for adults 16 to 61, $29.00 for seniors 62 and older, and $22.00 for children ages 6-15. Children 5 and younger require a “no-charge” ticket.Lastly, an excursion to Delaware Water Gap Station is
scheduled to depart at 9:00 a.m. on October 19, returning at 5:00 p.m. Tickets are priced at $54, adults 16-61, $49,
seniors 62 and older, and $32, children ages 6-15. Children to age 5 require a “no-charge” ticket.The 30-minute “Scranton Limited” short train rides inside
the park boundaries will operate with diesel locomotives on Fridays and Saturdays in September, Fridays in October, then continue on Fridays and Saturdays through December 20; the “Nay Aug Limited” short train rides will operate on September Sundays, October 5 and 26, and then continue on Sundays only through December 21. All short train rides depart from the Roundhouse boarding area at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., and 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. There is an additional $5.00 charge for this ride. The daily entrance fee is $7.00 per person, all ages 16 and older.Children 15 and under, accompanied by an adult, are admitted to the park at no charge. The Entrance Fee includes parking and access to the outdoor grounds, the museum complex, scheduled walking tours, and the park movie, “Steel and Steam.”Located in downtown Scranton, Pa., Steamtown NHS is
open daily from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. From I-81 follow exit 185 (Central Scranton Expressway); then, follow the brown and white signs to the main entrance at Lackawanna and Cliff Avenues. Beginning on Tuesday, October 1, phone for fall foliage train reservations at (570) 340-5204, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; all major credit and debit cards are accepted. General park information is available by phoning (570) 340-5200 during regular business hours, or by visiting the park website at www.nps.gov/stea anytime! News & Photos courtesy of National Parks Service.
2014 Fall Foliage Excursions to be Offered at Steamtown National Historic Site
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Railroad Museums & Historic SitesCatskill Mountain Railroad Preserves the Route of the Ulster & Delaware Railroad
A Catskill Mountain Railroad excursion train arrives at the Empire State Railway Museum in the Phoenicia depot. Train rides have been temporarily relocated to nearby Mount Tremper, due to a washout, but the museum remains open at this
location, with displays and a miniature train ride. Photo by Dave Hamilton.
Constructed during the heyday of the Catskill Mountain luxury hotels, the Ulster & Delaware Railroad opened in 1899, from the steamboat docks on the Hudson River in Kingston Point, New York, to a junction with the Delaware & Hudson Railroad in Oneonta, NY. In between, the line ran through the heart of the Catskill Mountains, and served many small resort towns, either directly or through a connecting network of narrow gauge lines.The life of the Ulster & Delaware was
relatively short, with improvements in highways during the early 20th century causing a steep decline in its passenger business. Acquired by the New York Central in 1932, it became the Catskill Mountain Branch, lasting through the Penn Central merger and into the early days of Conrail. The last freight train ran on the line in October of 1976.Fortunately, while many light density
Conrail routes were abandoned, the east end of the Ulster & Delaware route was preserved. Today, tourist lines operate trains on four different segments of the railroad, and several of its stations now house railroad historical museums. The
Trolley Museum of New York operates a stretch of U&D trackage in Kingston, between Kingston Point and Rondout Landing, and trains of the Delaware & Ulster Railroad run over the line
from Arkville to Roxbury. We’ll take a look at both of those operations in a future issue. Between Kingston and Phoenicia, NY, excursion trains of the Catskill Mountain Railroad run over two separate segments of the line.Incorporated in 1983, to operate trains
on former U&D trackage that had been acquired by Ulster County, the Catskill Mountin Railroad initially provided a track car service that shuttled raft and inner tube riders along Esopus Creek. Over the next few years, locomotives and passenger rolling stock were added to the railroad’s roster, allowing for the operation of regular excursion trains.In conjunction with the return of trains
to this section of the U&D, the Empire State Railway Museum was established in the old depot in Phoenicia. Displays of railroad memorabilia in the station highlight the transportation history
At left, passengers enjoy the scenic Catskill Mountains from the railroad’s open air car. Dave Hamilton photo.
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Railroad & Transportation Memorabilia AuctionWalter G. Rich CollectionOctober 18, 2014 - 10am - Kingston, NY
Complete Estate of Railroad Owner Walter G. Rich of Cooperstown, N.Y.We are pleased to sell the estate contents of railroad owner, collector, and prominent Delaware County resident Walter G. Rich. Walter was the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Delaware Otsego Corporation since 1971, and of its wholly-owned subsidiary, The New York Susquehanna and Western Railway. Beginning in 1988 Mr. Rich headed up the effort to save the bankrupt Delaware & Hudson Railway. Sale will include his whole railroad collection incl. lanterns, rolling stock, paintings, prints, lots of photographs, stock certificates, awards, signs, large selection of books and magazines, hardware, buttons, caps, keys, locks, souvenirs, lights, furniture, accessories, and much more. Also his old car, tractor, horse drawn wagons and sleighs, and much more from his storage garages. Also political incl. U S Grant & Colfax campaign flag, and 2 George Washington inaugural buttons. He was the Great Nephew of prominent American Photographer Lewis W. Hine, in their safety deposit box were many family photographs and album pages, taken by Hine. We are still unpacking, expect many unadvertised surprises......
Railroad - Sports - Political - Tons of Ephemera - Large Book Collection - Collectables - Great Photos & More
JMW Auction Service, Kingston, NYJay M. Werbalowsky, Auctioneer
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Saturday, October 18th, 10am start(Preview Fri 12-8pm & Sat from 8am)
120 State Route 28Kingston, N.Y. 12401
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Key, Lock & Lantern Issue #174 Goes to Press
Key, Lock & Lantern magazine Issue #174 has gone to press and will be soon be mailed to current KL&L members.With extra donations by our members, and the support of our advertisers, this is yet another 24-page expanded edition. Issue #174 is the last magazine to be sent for the 2013-2014 membership year, and the new year begins with Issue #175During the 2014 Key, Lock & Lantern Convention, held in
Utica, NY, many KL&L members took an interest in the old New York Central interlocking tower that is still standing at the east end of Union Station. In this issue, we explore the history of Signal Station 30, and take a look at its operations shortly after it was built in 1916. Included in the article are track & signal diagrams, timetables, and period views of this historic structure.As reported in the last issue of the KL&L News, this year’s
convention was a huge success, with almost forty tables of railroad memorabilia on display. For those who were unable to attend the show, we have a photo gallery of some of the interesting and unusual railroadiana that was exhibited by our members. From a rare New York & Erie Railroad fixed globe lantern to modern signs and signals, there was something of interest to everyone on display. Other lanterns shown in the article include a brass top bellbottom from the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio, and a Dietz Vesta known to have been used on the Grasse River logging railroad.Lantern restoration can be a challenging project, and Tom
Stranko shares his method with us in this issue, which makes use of bead blasting. From start to finish, Tom guides us through the steps that he used to “rescue” two lanterns that had developed rust under their clear coating.Collectors of locks and keys will also find something of
interest in this issue, with examples from the collection of
Douglas Babyak shown in our “Members Display Cabinet” column. A Santa Fe Keen Kutter, an unusual Pennsylvania Railroad heart lock, an older Baltimore & Ohio, and a rare example from the Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern are pictured.Also in this issue, we take a look at track car operation on
the Western Maryland Railway, with photos of WM lanterns related to this subject provided by Mike Yetter. In response to our previous article about Southern Pacific fuel conservation award badges, Mike & Wendy Munson have sent in photos of two examples of this badge from their collection. These badges are unique, in that they provide a direct connection to individual railroaders who worked on the line.An Amtrak baggage tag submitted by Bill Moll suggests
that the legendary “baggage smasher” of the early days of railroading may have returned. In this issue, we find out how a passenger can receive the “S.O.B.” designation on his luggage. Our “General Stores” column includes standard plans for Canadian Pacific switch and marker lamps, and several pieces of period advertising. And, Larry Davis has supplied us with another nice studio portrait of a conductor posing with a presentation lantern with a two-color globe, in our “Photos from Along the Line” column.The printed Key, Lock & Lantern magazine is only sent
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former Alco shop switcher, S-1 No.5, and its sister Alco S-2 No. 821, to a modern General Electric B-39-8E, every diesel fan will find something of interest on the line. On the day of the Rail Fair, one of the railroad’s rare EMD BL-2 engines arrived with the train from Saratoga.After detraining, some passengers headed into town for a
bite to eat, while many crossed the tracks to visit the Rail Fair’s train show. Held in an old industrial building adjacent to the museum, the train show has grown from a few displays of railroadiana to include a variety of vendors and exhibitors.
This year, visitors enjoyed several museum-quality exhibits of memorabilia from the Delaware & Hudson’s North Creek Branch, along with an HO scale modular layout, courtesy of the Upstate Model Railroaders club of Glens Falls, NY.Other exhibitors and vendors included the Alco Historical
& Technical Society, the Adirondack Live Steamers group, JP’s Trains & Hobbies, Key, Lock & Lantern, and railroad artist Joseph Hladik. Retired Delaware & Hudson conductor
Saratoga & North Creek Railroad photo runby freight for railfans attending the Rail Fair passes the D&H Coal shed.
Retired D&H conductor Bill Bibby explains the operation of the telegraph to a young visitor at the 2014 Rail Fair.
Bill Bibby gave his popular presentation on the history of the North Creek Branch and life on the railroad. Several other past and present railroaders were also on hand to share stories and “shoot the bull” about trains.A special event at this year’s Rail Fair was a photo runby
freight operated by Larry Pitbladdo and Justin Gonyo of the Saratoga & North Creek RR. In a preview of the restoration of freight service on the line, the S&NC crew hooked Alco switcher No. 821 (in its classic D&H paint scheme) to the
The Key, Lock & Lantern display introduced Rail Fair visitors to the wonderful world of collecting railroadiana.
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This year’s Rail Fair featured a number of new exhibitors and vendors. Railroad artist Joseph Hladik offered a variety
of prints, note cards, and related products for sale.
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railroad’s red caboose and several hopper cars. Rolling past the old D&H Coal Company shed, the train brought back memories of the railroad’s past, and gave a glimpse of its future. After the runby, the locomotive was positioned on the turntable for viewing and photos.While the weather didn’t cooperate as well as it did for
last year’s event, it made getting out of the rain and into the train show all the more enjoyable. Everyone who attended is already looking forward to next year’s D&H Rail Fair, and additional events are being considered for the spring, as well. For more information about the North Creek Depot Museum, visit their website at www.northcreekdepotmuseum.com, and for excursion train schedules, visit the Saratoga & North Creek Railroad website at www.sncrr.com.
A highlight of the Rail Fair was several museum-quality exhibits of memorabilia from the Delaware & Hudson Railroad, arranged by Bill Bibby and Justin Gonyo.
The Alco Historical & Technical Society offered a variety of books and souvenirs for sale at the 2014 D&H Rail Fair.
North Creek Depot Museum volunteer and retired railroader Bill Bibby presented a program on the history of the branch.
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The Delaware & Hudson Railway continues to exist in HO Scale on the Upstate Model Railroaders modular layout.
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of the region, including the Ulster & Delaware Railroad and its connecting lines. The museum is working on the restoration of a 1910 Alco 2-8-0 steam locomotive (currently stored in nearby Kingston) and owns several pieces of historic equipment. A recent addition to the museum is a live steam (and diesel)railroad, which offers rides on 7.5” gauge miniature trains.Excursion trains on the west end of the
Catskill Mountain RR have traditionally originated at the museum, but a 2011 washout required the relocation of operations a few miles down the line to Mount Tremper. These trains provide riders with an exceptional view of the Catskill Mountain scenery, along Esopus Creek and into areas that are not accessible by highway.On the east end, work is progressing
to reopen the railroad from Kingston to West Hurley, and an eventual link with the Phoenicia segment. Trains currently depart from Westbrook station, at the Kingston Plaza, for a 45-minute ride to the outskirts of the city at the edge of the mountains. A full schedule of special trains for families are operated out of Kingston, including “Great Pumpkin” and “Polar Express” runs.
An Alco RS-1 provides motive power for Kingston trains, including the Polar Express and other special holiday runs. Catskill Mountain Railroad photo.
Railroadiana displays at the Empire State Railway Museum in Phoenicia.
The Catskill Mountain Railroad owns a variety of historic rolling stock for use on its excursion trains. Kingston runs are powered by an Alco RS-1, while an Alco S-1 handles the Mount Tremper trains. An H.K. Porter 50-tonner serves as backup power on the west end of the line. Former Long Island and Erie Lackawanna commuter coaches are supplemented by Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania RR cabooses on the passenger runs.For the remainder of the 2014 season, fall foliage excursions will operate from
Mt. Tremper on weekends through October 26th. The Empire State Railway Museum in Phoenicia will be open on weekends through the end of October, as well. On the east end of the line, “Great Pumpkin” trains will run out of Kingston on weekends though early November. Then, “Polar Express” trains begin operating through the end of December. For current schedule and fare information, visit the railroad’s website at www.catskillmtrailroad.com. Information about the Empire State Railroad Museum may be found on their website at http://esrm.com.The nearby Delaware & Ulster Railroad also operates excursions through the
end of October, with schedules and information at http://durr.org. And while the regular season at the Trolley Museum of New York in Kingston ends on Columbus Day weekend, there are a number of special events planned there for the rest of the year. Check out their website at www.tmny.org. As previously noted, we’ll visit these railroads in an upcoming issue.West of Roxbury, the old Ulster & Delaware Railroad has been abandoned,
and traces of it are slowly fading away. It is truly fortunate that the section that remains intact from Kingston to Roxbury has been preserved by Ulster County, and the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation in Delaware County. It is not only an important part of the region’s history, but it continues in its role of supporting tourism in the local communities along the line, no longer as a mode of transportation, but as a tourist attraction in itself. In the future, we may once again see through trains running over the entire length of the remaining line, when efforts to bridge the gap in the Catskill Mountain Railroad and long-term plans to repair washouts on the east end of the Delaware & Ulster are successful. In the meantime, it is certainly worth a trip this fall to visit Ulster & Delaware country!
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Plenty of “Top Shelf” Railroadiana in Recent Railroad Memories Auctions
This Northern Pacific lantern by the Railroad Signal Lamp & Lantern Company with a green cast “NPRR” globe from the John Foote collection went to the high bidder for $14,250.
There has been plenty of “top shelf” railroadiana offered in recent Railroad Memories catalog and online auctions, with the usual excellent selection from western roads, along with a good representation from eastern lines. In addition to a large number of consignments, Auction 89 included artifacts from the estate of Colorado collector Edward Gerlits. Auction 90, which closed on September 7th, contained memorabilia from the extensive Great Northern and Northern Pacific RR collection of the late John Foote. Photos, descriptions, and prices realized courtesy of Railroad Memories.
A $2050 bid was needed to purchase this unusual Santa Fe warbonnet logo marching band cap, made by Ostwald Uniform of Staten Island, NY, with owner’s name inside.
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A $625 bid took home this Deagan dining car chime, with mallet and music, hallmarked J.C Deagan, Inc., Chicago.
This rare Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Dulaney coffee cup and saucer by Buffalo had a small hairline crack
on the side, but still commanded a $1000 high bid.
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A nice Pere Marquette Ferry teapot by Buffalo, side marked with a ship logo went to a new home for a high bid of $280.
Some hard to find and unusual keys: Bradford, Eldred & Cuba ($440), Des Mones & North Western by MM Buck
($900) and St. Paul, Stillwater & Taylor Falls ($675).
A $5000 bid was needed to purchase this rare Colorado & Southern cast brass heart lock by Union Lock & Hardware.
A 1903 annual pass for the Silverton Railroad Company and the Silverton & Northern Railroad sold for $1600.
A Union Pacific number plate from Challenger locomotive No. 3939 sold for $6250, while an $1800 bid took home a five chime cast iron whistle marked D&RGW on the base.
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A $2300 bid was needed to purchase this rare and unusual Santa Fe Sleeping Car Porter Instructor uniform cap badge.
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A Colorado & Southern Railroad ticket validator die marked “C&SRR 1 - Boulder “D” Colo.” sold for a $380 high bid.
A $1200 bid was needed to purchase this 24x24 inch copper antelope decoration from the Santa Fe car Bayview.
A $1550 bid purchased this scarce top marked Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Sage Green ice cream shell.
A Southern Pacific Company service plate depicting the Mission San Miguel Arcangel went for a high bid of $3100.
A nice pair of Great Northern Railway salt and pepper shakers by International Silver sold for $400.
An 1887 Union Pacific Railway timetable ($290) and a timetable from the Denver, Leadville & Gunnison ($550).
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A scarce Adams lantern marked for the Montana, Wyoming & Southern with unmarked red globe sold for $1750.
A $1650 bid was needed to take home this rare six lever brass lock marked “American Express Company.”
A scarce “LIRR Signal Dept” Long Island Rail Road brass Yale lock with key sold for a high bid of $340.
A nice ornate Atlantic & Pacific Railroad 1873 annual pass issued to L.S. Olmstead of the JNW&SERR sold for $360.
The scarce occupation of Missouri Pacific Lines Parlor Porter brought a $900 high bid for this Robbins badge.
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Send listings to: [email protected] is no charge for calendar listings. Train shows must include dealers of authentic
railroad memorabilia or related material, and auctions must include at least 20 lots of railroadiana. Other events must be directly related to railroad history (special
exhibitions, lecture programs, conventions, limited excursions, etc.). Regular monthly group meetings, model train meets & scheduled tourist train trips are not eligible, unless
related to a special event. Events are listed space permitting, at the editor’s discretion. Listings are subject to error or change. Always check show web sites before traveling.
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Oct 29-31 San Luis Obispo, CA - Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society Convention.
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Montgomery County Fairgrounds. Info: www.gserr.com.Nov 1-2 Kansas City, MO - Amtrak Exhibit Train. Kansas
City Union Station. Info: www.amtrak.com.Nov 1-2 Syracuse, NY - Great NYS Model Train Fair.
New York State Fairgrounds. Info: www.modeltrainfair.com.Nov 2 Brockton, MA - Brockton Train Show Temple
Beth Emunah. Info: [email protected] 9 Lansing, MI - Lansing Train Show Michigan
State University Pavilion. Info: www.lmrc.org.Nov 9 Batavia, NY - Fall Great Batavia Train Show.
Clarion Hotel. Info: www.gsme.org.Nov 9 Poughkeepsie, NY - Annual Railroad Expo.
Mid Hudson Civic Center. Info: www.hydeparkstation.com.Nov 15 Ft Wayne, IN - Maumee Valley Railroad Club
Model Railroad Show & Swap Meet.. Info: http://maumeevalleyrailroad.com.
Nov 15-16 Lone Jack, MO- Railroadiana Auction. Dirk Soulis Auctions. Info: www.dirksoulisauctions.com.
Nov 15-16 New Braunfels, TX - Fall Train Show. New Braunfels Civic Center
www.newbraunfelsrailroadmuseum.org.Nov 15 St. Cloud, MN - Granite City Train Show.
National Guard Armory. Info: www.granitecitytrainshow.com.
Nov 22-23 Buffalo, NY - Greater Buffalo Train Show. Erie County Fairgrounds Event Center. Info: www.wnyrhs.org.
Nov 23 Monaca, PA - Beaver County Model Railroad & Historical Society Train Show. Info: http://bcmrr.railfan.net/.
Nov 29 Joplin, MO - Joplin Museum Train Show. Joplin Museum Complex.
Info: www.tristatemodelrailroaders.com.
Nov 29 Sharpsburg, MD - Hagerstown RR Museum Train Sale. Washington Cty Ag Ctr.
Info: www.antietamstation.com.Nov 30 Willimantic, CT - Connecticut Eastern Railroad
Museum Train Show. Info: www.cteastrrmuseum.org.Dec 6-7 Marlborough, MA - New England Model Train
Expo. Best Western Royal Plaza. Info: www.hubdiv.org.Dec 6-7 Oklahoma City, OK - OKC Train Show. State
Fairgrounds Transportation Building. Info: www.okctrainshow.com.Dec 7 Albany, NY - Great Train Extravaganza. “The
Egg” at the Empire State Plaza. Info: www.gtealbany.com.Dec 13 Columbus, OH - Buckeye Railroadiana Show.
Ohio Expo Center. Info: www.gserr.com.Dec 13-14 Rochester, NY - RIT Tiger Tracks Train Show.
RIT Gordon Field House. Info: www.rittrainshow.com.Dec 20-21 Tampa, FL - Tampa Railroad Show. Florida
State Fairgrounds. Info: www.gserr.com.
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For Sale: Railroad Artifacts & Memorabilia: Everything from keys, locks & hardware to china, paper, and more. Jane Silvernail. Website: http://timestreasures.rubylane.com or contact by e-mail at [email protected] Sale: Switch Lamps, Markers & Parts. Website: JerrysRRStuff.com. Phone: 206-778-0386. E-mail: [email protected] Sale: CB&Q RR Special Police badge and CB&Q RR Special Watchman badge. Will consider trade for other RR police badges. Dan Pottebaum. [email protected] or call 712-274-8847.For Sale: Keys, Locks, Lanterns, Ephemera, etc. Mostly NE including ME narrow gauge. Jerry Devos, PO Box 376, Towaco, NJ 07082. 862-222-5264. [email protected] Sale: Original steam, electric & diesel locomotive builders plates. Currently wide range of N&W diesel plates in stock. E-mail for current list: [email protected] or call Ron Muldowney at 609-397-0293.For Sale: Old (1850’s-1890’s) New England railroad paper items. Lots of old name railroads, also Rutland, Central Vermont, Housatonic, Fitchburg, etc. Most in good to excellent condition. Contact Chuck Hall at 315-824-1674.For Sale: Railroadiana II: The Official Price Guide for the Year 2011 and Beyond. Softcover, $65 + shipping. Railroad Memories. 303-759-1290. www.railroadmemories.com.For Sale: Lanterns: BR&P, D&M, B&A, NYNH&H, CRRofNJ, B&M, CCC&StL, PPCo. Paul Pietrak. [email protected].
Wanted: Oil type cab lamp with shade. Contact Aubrey Keller at [email protected] or call 731-587-4723.Wanted: New York Westchester & Boston Ry Signal lock and other hard to find signal locks such as Long Island and any I do not have. Contact Jeff Irvin 2524 Big Bear Ln. Indianapolis, IN 46217 - [email protected] or 317-882-2336Wanted: Switch keys from the L&HR, WVRR, SRR, NY&ERR. Stock Certificates: Wawayanda RR, Mine Hill RR, Pequest & Walkill RR, and Southfield Branch RR. Phil Simms, 8 Still Waters Drive, Campbell Hall, NY, 10916. Call 845-427-5051.Wanted: Looking for small hardware items from the Northhampton & Bath RR such as keys, badges, brass time/tool checks or any other significant small item. Have some interesting items to trade from US Steel roads. Contact Jeff Wolfe at [email protected]: Memorabilia from the NY & Greenwood Lake Ry. Jerry Devos, PO Box 376, Towaco, NJ 07082. 862-222-5264. [email protected]: Factory marked inspector lamps. Must be complete and in reasonably good condition. Marked globe a plus. Need RDG C&O B&O GCT SOURY (or S RY) Erie Acme model plus others I may not be aware of - Contact Larry Davis, 5110 Hollywood Ave; Shreveport, LA 71109. Phone: 318-469-7825.Wanted: Pennsylvania RR Macbeth #220 pearl glass globes with straight letters 3/4” in height, “PRR” in rectangle. Need clear and red globes. Have traders or cash. Joel Shaw, 31 Sandle Drive, Fairport, NY 14450. Phone: 585-385-3776.Wanted: Delaware Lackawanna & Western keys & locks. Contact Bill Roberts. 8812 Mourning Dove Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20874. E-mail: [email protected] or call 301-977-3025.Wanted: LV, D&H, CV switch, signal, mechanical, motive power dept. lock sets. Uniform cap badges. Anything northeast. Chuck Hall. 315-824-1674. E-mail: [email protected].
Wanted: Keys, locks, lanterns, fly fishing leader boxes, passes, buttons & other from the Denver, South Park & Pacific Ry - Denver, Leadville & Gunnison Ry - Union Pacific Denver & Gulf - Colorado & Southern Ry. Leonard Walmsley, 11044 Claire Circle, Northglenn, CO, 80234 or call 303-429-8674.Wanted: Switch key for the PCRY (Pacific Coast Railway), not PCRR (Penn Central), probably made by Fraim. Contact Steve Mott at 805-544-5339 or by e-mail at [email protected]: Brass burner for a Dressel double wire tall globe railroad lantern & twist off font with burner for a Dietz 39 Vulcan wire frame. Also buying Western Maryland locks, keys, lanterns & globes, and C&PRR items. Joseph G. Hauger, 401 2nd St., Terra Alta, WV, 26764. E-mail address: [email protected] or phone 304-789-2229.Wanted: Hardware items from Gary Railways, EJ&E and CLS&E, NYCL oiler keys, NYC Subdivision tags and livery and dray badges. Contact Jeff Wolfe at [email protected]: Lanterns, globes, locks, keys, hat badges, RR PD or RR Fire Dept items, Long Island RR & Staten Island Rapid Transit. Bob Myers, 36 Pine Hollow Lane, Greenlawn, NY 11740. 631-757-9540. [email protected]: Items from the Surry, Sussex & Southampton Ry. Jerry Rakes, PO Box 384, Tappahannock, Va 22560.Wanted: B&O Yale signal locks, cast B&O or Y&T Butler, Charleston, Delphos, Ohio River & Shenandoah divisions. David W. Robinson. [email protected]. 540-820-8998.Wanted: Factory marked ICRR tall lanterns by Defiance, Universal Spinning & Stamping, Prier Brass Co. Globe not important. Good condition & complete. Larry Davis, 5110 Hollywood Ave, Shreveport, LA 71109. 318-469-7825.Wanted: Railroadiana from Huntington & Broad Top Mountain RR (and Coal Co.). PA shortline 1850’s-1950’s. John Houp - call 610-745-2923 or e-mail [email protected]: Cast brass fancy back railroad switch locks. Instant cash paid for any lock not already in my collection. I also have a list of approximately 125 rare cast switch locks for sale or trade. Contact Warren at 239-440-4254 (new number) or [email protected]: Lanterns, locks, timetables & passes of all types from Southern Ry, Richmond & Danville, East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia Ry, Washington & Old Dominion, Washington Ohio & Western, Washington & Ohio, Alexandria Loudoun & Hampshire. Contact Andrew Ramsay at [email protected]: Diesel locomotive builders plates from the following: Canadian National / Northern Alberta Ry London built or Pointe St. Charles rebuilt GMD-1; Canadian Pacific Montreal Locomotive Works RS-18; former Pacific Great Eastern / British Columbia / BC Rail locomotives; former Northern Alberta Ry / Canadian National GP-9; any EMD NW-5 plate. Contact Corey Panchyshyn at [email protected]: Diesel builders plates, especially EL and other northeastern US railroads. Have plates to trade. E-mail: [email protected]: Railroad Horse Car Bells. Will buy one or an entire collection, or have bells to trade. Contact Roger Plaquet at [email protected] or call 519-354-4538.
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Volume 45 #8 Northstar News October 2014
CGW F-units coming off the Robert St Bridge, past St Paul Union Depot. Greg Smith Collection from MN Railroads Facebook group.
Contents (Special Report) Meeting Notice P1 Officer Contact Directory P2 Directions to Meeting Site & Library Open House P2 Editors Column, P2 Obituaries P3,4 NRHS Reports P4 C&O Steam Engine to be Restored P4 Amtrak HHP-8 Locomotives P5 BNSF Derailment P5 On the record with Amtrak Chairman P5-P6 Empire Builder Woes Opinion P7 Rail-volution Conference P7 SPUD releasing Video P7 Royal Canadian Pacific P8 SPUD Rail History Column P8 #261 Report on Duluth Trip P8,9 Light Rail Assessments P9 Possible Transit Route in St Paul P10 Railfan events P14 Electronic edition only(bonus content) P11-P14
Meeting Notice
The Next meeting of the Northstar Chapter of the NRHS will be held Saturday Oct 18, 2014 6:30 pm, at Roseville Lutheran Church at 1215 Roselawn Avenue, midway between Lexington and Hamline Avenues in Roseville. See map on page 2. Program after the meeting – Adventures on the TC&W Video by Roger Libra. There will be a pre-meeting get-together at the Keys Cafe and Bakery at the northeast corner of Lexington and Larpenteur starting about 5:00 pm. PLEASE CALL Bob Clarkson at 651-636-2323 and leave a message with your name and the number of persons coming with you.
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Northstar Chapter Officers
President H Martin Swan [email protected] 612-961-1684
Vice President Richard Tubbesing [email protected] 763-757-1304
Past President Dawn Holmberg [email protected] 763-784-8835
National Director John Goodman [email protected] 612-839-0905
Treasurer Russ Isbrandt [email protected] 651-426-1156
Secretary Dave Norman [email protected] 612-729-2428
Trustee Gary Rumler [email protected] 651-385-8752
Staff
Program Chairman Richard Tubbesing [email protected] 763-757-1304
Newsletter Editor Committee: Richard
Tubbesing, Dawn
Holmberg
763-757-1304
763-784-8835
Newsletter Distribution Richard Tubbesing [email protected] 763-757-1304
Trip Director John Goodman [email protected] 612-839-0905
Chapter Librarian/Historian John Cartwright [email protected] 651-481-8479
Web Master Dan Meyer [email protected] 763-784-8835
Chapter Mailbox Northstar Chapter NRHS PO Box 120832 St Paul MN 55112
Library Data Base
Administrator
Russ Isbrandt [email protected] 651-426-1156
Meeting Site Editor’s Column
From the east or west take MN 36 to Lexington Avenue. Drive south on Lexington Avenue to Roselawn Avenue and turn right. The large lighted parking lot is on your right as you travel west on Roselawn. Use the lower entrance to the church and turn left through the commons area. We’ll be in room 40, The Diamond Room.
From the Editor: This past month, Sadly, we have lost three prominent Railroad People
in our area. Friends of the #261 and train riders will surely miss Judy
Sandberg, a fixture and great lady on #261 trips.
We also have lost Doug Johnson of Richfield MN from Alzheimer’s
disease. Doug was a long time member and former officer of our
organization.
On the Wisconsin side, Richard M. Hinebaugh (1921-2014) was one of
the founders of the Mid-Continent Railway Museum.
See Obituaries below.
The Officers and our society wish to thank Carol Johnson, wife of Doug
Johnson for the generous cash gift to our society in the name of Doug
Johnson. Carol, It is greatly appreciated!!!.
Challenges are still forthcoming to NRHS. Al Weber was seated as
President at the fall conference. See Report below from our President H
Martin Swan and letter from now president Al Weber.
Of note, Wednesday Oct 8 2014 President Swan called a Chapter BOD
meeting. Many issues will be discussed and a there will be a report in the
next newsletter. Membership renewal notices probably will be sent out in the Nov newsletter.
. LIBRARY OPEN HOUSE ..
The Northstar Chapter NRHS Library will have an open house from 2pm to 4:30pm
Saturday October 18, 2014 The library is at 2010 East Hennepin Avenue, the Central
Research Building Room 226. (The Building behind the building fronted on Hennepin
Ave) From the west take I-35W north to the Hennepin Ave exit and drive east just past
Stinson Blvd. From the east take I-35W South / MN 36 West to Stinson Blvd. Turn left
on Stinson to Hennepin Ave just under the railroad overpass, turn left. From either
direction take the first driveway to enter the parking lot. We probably will have retired
North Western / UP engineer Gary Rumler present showing some of his slides. Gary
ran everything from local switch jobs to North Western's intercity passenger trains to
piloting the UP 3985. At 4:30pm we will adjourn to Keys Restaurant at Lexington and
Larpenteur. Drive straight east on Hennepin / Larpenteur to Lexington. Please join us
as the Wednesday afternoon bull session will take place on a Saturday this time. There
should be plenty of live action on the BNSF St. Paul Sub.
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Obituaries . Doug Johnson Longtime Member of the Northstar Railroad Historical Society and former officer. Johnson, Douglas Wendell was born July
15, 1935 in Mankato, Minnesota to Bennett and Pearl Johnson. He passed away peacefully Sunday, September 28, 2014. Douglas was raised on
a farm near Norseland, Minnesota, attended country grade school through 8th grade and graduated from St. Peter high school in 1953. He
graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1957 and while a senior, married Carol Hanson on December 28, 1956. He went on to the
University of Minnesota and graduated in engineering in 1960. He was employed as a civil engineer for 10 years before joining 3M company in
St. Paul for 35 years. He is survived by his wife Carol and their 5 children, Jeffrey, Jon, Eric, Elizabeth, and Naomi. He is also survived by 6
grandchildren and 2 brothers, Berland of Sacramento, CA and Dennis of Litchfield, MN. Funeral Service was held on Thursday, October 2, 2014
at 11:00 am with visitation 1 hour prior at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Minneapolis. Private graveside service Norseland Lutheran Cemetery. In
lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Norseland Church, St. Peter and the Alzheimer's Association.
#261 by Jill Shuster Peterson
Refurbed Skytop –by Jill S Peterson
Around the Bend, Superior WI–Brandon Smith
Crack #261 Crew by Brandon Smith
Judy Sandberg 1941 - 2014 Historic train takes volunteer on a sentimental journey. Article by: JOY POWELL , Star Tribune: September 27, 2014.
Old locomotive's trip to Duluth pays tribute to longtime volunteer Judy Sandberg was the backbone of the Friends of the 261, a nonprofit group that owns and operates a rebuilt steam locomotive and its fleet of historic cars. Sandberg volunteered daily for nearly 25 years for the Minneapolis-based group. As administrator, she handled most ticketing, marketing, and other advance work for excursions in the United States and Canada. She sold T-shirts and souvenirs and ran the concession car, too. She was, for many, the face of the Friends of the 261, which educates the public about Midwest railroading in its golden era. The restored train has been used not only by leisurely riders, but for weddings, presidential campaigns and movies, too. Sandberg, of Shoreview, died at home Sept. 17 after a yearlong fight with pancreatic cancer. She was 72. "She was a well-known, colorful figure in our little clique," said her husband of 52 years, Frank Sandberg. "You can't believe the e-mails, cards and stuff we're getting from all over the world. She's known internationally." Friday, volunteers finished readying No. 261 for a ride that Judy dearly wanted to join, and had helped arrange, a weekend excursion to Duluth to see autumn colors. The coal-fired locomotive was pulled up outside a shop off Harrison Street in northeast Minneapolis, with cars hooked up to carry 375 passengers plus 70 volunteer crew members. Several spoke of how much they'd miss Judy Sandberg. One was volunteer Don Crimmin, a retired Amtrak trainmaster from Chicago. "In our hearts", he started to say, with Sandberg's daughter, Cathie Walker, finishing the sentence: "she's on board." Pioneers in rail preservation, Frank and Judy Sandberg became founding members in 1963 of the Minnesota Transportation Museum. In the 1970s, they were instrumental in creating the Tourist Railway Association, which united recreational railroads for mutual support. The couple also helped establish and build the Como-Harriet Streetcar line in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were crew members on its debut run in August 1971. As for the world-famous No. 261, Judy Sandberg and eight members of her family have volunteered as it has chugged more than 60,000 miles in 22 states since 1993. "She thought it was the most wonderful thing in the world, very satisfying and that all of us would have the same interest," Frank Sandberg said of the family's shared passion. His father, Frank Sandberg Sr., was a locomotive engineer for the Milwaukee Road for 52 years, until 1970, and often ran the 261. Judy and Frank's son, Steven Sandberg, was the primary consultant for a team that rebuilt the locomotive after it was moved from a railroad museum in Green Bay in 1991. Known for taking no guff, Judy Sandberg reigned over the concession car, a converted 1950s art-deco baggage car. With public safety at stake, she mastered "a very fine balance between being social and no-nonsense", Walker said. "She was the heart and soul of what really made it work; Steve just runs the engine," Walker said with a laugh. Judy met Frank as they sang in the Roosevelt High School choir. They married in 1962, had a daughter and son, and traveled the world. Frank Sandberg's love of railroading became one for Judy. Friday, in the tiny train bedroom where Frank Sandberg slept, he carefully placed atop a bureau a small mahogany box engraved with an Irish blessing their granddaughter used to sing. The box holds his wife's ashes. It was Judy's last ride. Joy Powell * 612-673-7750.
Mid-Continent Railway Museum September 26 at 12:33pm · Provided by Chuck Lavallee
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Richard M. Hinebaugh (1921-2014). Hinebaugh was one of the founders of Mid-Continent
Railway Museum in 1959 and would later go on to found the Kettle Moraine Scenic Railway (1972-2001) at North Lake, WI. His efforts
produced an indelible mark upon our organization as well as the larger rail preservation community. In the words of John Risley, a Mid-
Continent volunteer, "He was quite a guy and was a mover and a shaker. He knew how to make things happen... A young person hanging around
Richard received an education you could get nowhere else."
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NRHS Report From President H Martin Swan . As reported at the Northstar Chapter, NRHS meeting Saturday Sept 20th, Al Weber is now the President of the NRHS, Greg Molloy has stepped
down per the Nationals Bylaws which state that the new President takes office 14 days after he has been notified that he has won.. The proposed
amendments to the Bylaws were defeated.
The result, after hours of study and discussions about the proposed new Bylaws as a worst case scenario, with just a little consideration given to
what might have at the time as what was thought to be the best case scenario ie Bylaws failed to pass but Greg still in charge, a totally different
and unexpected happenstance occurred when Al took became the President at yesterday's meeting.
The result is that Al Weber is now the President of the NRHS, with the current Board of Directors still in place. As a point of information, the
National's Bylaws in regard to the President does not extend to the members of the BOD. The Bylaws clearly state that newly elected member of
the BOD will be seated at an organizational meeting called for either Oct or Nov. As a result, John Goodman is still not a seated National
Director, if the same rule had applied to the BOD I would have had to remove John from our BOD as our Bylaws state that he cannot be a
Representative and a member of the BOD at the same time. . H. Martin Swan still President of the Northstar Chapter, NRHS
NRHS President Al Weber’s Response to Members of the NRHS BOD . On Sunday, September 21, 2014 6:10 AM, Al Weber <[email protected]> wrote: to Current NRHS BOD,
I would like to thank all of you for your hard work that you do for the NRHS.I really want to thank the New Business Model Committee. I want
all of you to re-read the documents that the presented. We NEED to make many if not MOST of the changes they presented. I have had many
comments from members and I know that many of you have had also. Get those members off of "you should do this" and get them to help. In
most cases all it takes is asking them nicely. Get out and dust off the Please and Thank you. They go a long way to getting members to help. It
was a good but very long meeting but I think we all did our best for the future of the Society. In the coming days I will be Working with you to
overcome our current troubles. Many of you have already ask what can I do to help and I appreciate that very much. I will try to keep you
informed of the things that are going on. If you ever feel that you are being left out PLEASE contact me. You all have my email (best way to
contact). My cell is 63657 75636 same forward as backward (you knew I was always a little backward) and my mailing address is;
Al Weber 18 Mill Spring Court Saint Peters, MO 63376-7022
C&O Steam Engine To Be Restored From Turntable Times April-May-June 2014 Roanoke Chapter NRHS The B&O Museum of Baltimore, MD, Western Maryland Scenic Railroad and WMSR Foundation are going full steam
with even more exciting news of rail preservation! The transfer of C&O steam locomotive 1309 (2-6-6-2) to the Western Maryland
Scenic Railroad of Cumberland, MD will be an incredible milestone for steam operations in the USA! With this transfer, the B&O
Railroad Museum and Western Maryland Scenic Railroad will be preserving steam locomotive history for generations to come. As
one of the largest steam locomotives in the USA, this locomotive will be restored to its former glory and will be in operation on the
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. The Baldwin Locomotive Works built No.1309 in September of 1949 as its last commercially
built steam locomotive for use by a railroad in the USA. C&O steam locomotive No.1309 arrived at the B&O Museum in 1972 and
has been preserved and displayed for generations of families to enjoy. On May 6, 2014, Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
announced transfer of No.1309 for restoration and operation. Courtney B. Wilson, Director of the B&O Railroad Museum said
“This historic agreement is a win-win for railroad preservation. It ensures the long-term preservation and restoration of an important
steam Locomotive which is central to our mission.” Mark Farris, President of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Board of
Directors said “With the full support of the Board of Directors, the continued efforts of the executive directors, staff and employees
of the WMSR have allowed for the growth and prosperity of our wonderful tourist attraction in Western Maryland. These efforts
have provided the resources to give the WMSR the opportunity to acquire locomotive 1309, restore it, and place it back into service
in a wonderful mountainous setting where thousands of people can enjoy the rights and sounds of a bygone era.” The locomotive
has been moved to the B&O Railroad Museum’s restoration facility in preparation for shipment to the Western Maryland Scenic
Railroad shops. Once this is complete, the locomotive will travel by rail on specialized flat cars pulled by CSX. (Western Maryland
Scenic Railroad Foundation) www.movingfullsteamahead.com/
_______From John Goodman Subject: RE: Empire Builder Woes: Opinion from my Amtrak contact ________ “One final thought. From the Paul Reistrup era, Amtrak should put the following disclaimer into any lengthen schedule of 7 & 8: NOTE- The
above schedule is considerably schedule is slower than BNSF Railway & CP Railway are required to provide under its contract with Amtrak.
However while work continues to overcome track capacity issues due to an increase of freight traffic, faster schedules are impossible to achieve
at this time.
Let’s not be complaint in the fact that BNSF may try to make the longer schedule permanent.”
Additional comments to the conversation from my Amtrak contact on the Hi-Line:
“As I have mentioned to you before, 7 does relatively well detouring on the KO from Fargo to Minot. 8 runs the normal route through Grand
Forks and it's not pretty. The KO is CTC with long sidings. While BNSF is working on the Devils Lake and Hillsboro sub, it is ABS with
limited sidings. BNSF is doing directional running with eastward traffic going via Grand Forks and westbound on the KO. So until all the
improvement are made to the Devils Lake sub, Amtrak should either run both trains on the KO and since the State of North Dakota paid to fix the
bridge at Churches Ferry, BNSF should limit traffic via the Devils Lake sub to local traffic and Amtrak.” Also, the BNSF and Amtrak will
reverse their directional running on about October 12th.
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Editorial from the St Paul Pioneer Press. Our railroad advantage. From Rick Krenske .
From its formative years, trains have rumbled through St. Paul, driving commerce. They still do, to our economic benefit. For some, however, the 'rumble' is just
the beginning of concerns about a rail yard expansion. There always will be tradeoffs, said Matt Kramer, president of the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce,
but St. Paul's position as a rail hub gives us an advantage in the Upper Midwest that few other towns have. For all the talk of regionalism, St. Paul remains a
distinctive city from its twin across the river, one that should take seriously its heritage as a railroad center, as well as the lines continued place in our business
infrastructure. Three railroads, the Canadian Pacific, Union Pacific and Burlington Northern/Santa Fe, converge here. They maintain yards, employ workers and
make investments. An enterprise that's 'happening in St. Paul, not Minneapolis,' Kramer notes. The lines investments build on the economic development we
have, Kramer said, and provide a competitive advantage for businesses in the east metro that rely on rail. Because that efficient, reliable transportation is here, so
are key industries and manufacturers. The lines investments now mean that east metro businesses will continue to be competitive for years to come, Kramer said.
At issue is Canadian Pacific's plan to expand its switching yard near Pigs Eye Lake. It involves filling about 6 acres of wetlands, removing about 4 wooded
acres and extending six tracks more than a half mile, the Pioneer Press reported earlier this month. News reports about St. Paul backing down in the face of the
company's challenge were 'a little unfair,' City Attorney Sara Grewing told us. St. Paul will argue that "we reserve our police powers here," she said, to enforce
fire, building and other codes "as they build this large project." But "we concede the reality of federal law," Grewing said, "the 'pre-emption' that amounts to
keeping railroads from dealing with different regulations in every community they go through." St. Paul, however, "should be able to control its own destiny,
when it comes to such issues", Grewing said, arguing that the case highlights the need for change in federal legislation. The project, she said, raises concerns
about everything from hazardous materials to the impact on wetlands and aquatic life. The future should involve figuring out a way to have 'a local voice at the
table.' In media reports, City Council President Kathy Lantry has likened railroads and their latitude to that of 'a sovereign nation.' She began working about four
years ago with residents of the nearby Highwood neighborhood, which she represents, on increasing complaints about railroad noise. In addition to the
environmental impacts to an area with some of the most protective zoning in the city of St. Paul, Tom Dimond, a Highwood resident and former City Council
member, maintains that Canadian Pacific is shifting traffic from other areas on its system to increase its profits. A Calgary-based spokeswoman for Canadian
Pacific told us the St. Paul yard is part of a critical transportation corridor, and that the expansion project will help ensure it has the capacity to meet the needs of
the U.S. economy in future years. The company believes the expansion will make train operations more efficient and reduce congestion, idling and noise related
to switching operations. The company's statement notes its commitment to regulatory requirements, to undertaking this project in a fashion that minimizes
environmental and community impacts and to engaging with members of the community on the changes. Canadian Pacific started this process with what it called
a 'spirit of cooperation,' Grewing said. "We really hope that they would figure out a way to come back to the table in that spirit of cooperation." Meanwhile, the
expansion compromises the goal to create more access to the river under the Great River Passage master plan, said Patrick Seeb, executive director
of the St. Paul Riverfront Corp. He also acknowledges the natural tension that is occurring as St. Paul and the region continue to grow. In that environment, we're
constantly in "all or nothing" arguments, Kramer said, "that somehow one side trumps the other." In the debate, trade-offs are to be expected, in particular when
they involve economic advantages that set us apart. Let's not fall into this 'one way or the other' trap, Kramer told us. "That's not productive." Indeed.
The HHP-8 is almost extinct at Amtrak__From John Goodman . 7 Sep 2014 20:14:42 +0000 from John Goodman Subject: [A_A] The HHP-8 is almost extinct at Amtrak
As of now there are three serviceable and active Bombardier HHP-8 electric locomotives on the Amtrak roster.
Tonight, two are going to the Wilmington Motor Shop to be parked, out of service. One left...and with the HHP-8's MTBF of just a few days, it
may not be long before they are all in dead line. They didn't even reach their fifteenth birthday, which is far short of the lifetime for electric
locomotives. HHP-8 Amtrak Loco from Railnet.com pictures
HHP8 New Rochelle Station Train 93 into Trenton NJ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,June 02, 2010
Shaws Cove New London CT April 8 2008 at Perryville MD MARC Seabrook MD Feb 5 2010Wikipedia: Typical
Equipment on the Northeast Regional trains today consist of either the HHP-8 or AEM-7 locomotive and Amfleet I stainless steel passenger coaches. They operate at a top speed of 125 mph (201 km/h). Today the HHP-8 also hauls long distance services on the Northeast Corridor up to a top speed of 110 mph (177 km/h). The only Acela branded trains offered by Amtrak today are the 150 mph (240 km/h) Business Class and First Class only Acela Express. Amtrak operates a total of 15 HHP-8s and MARC owns 6.
Train derails on Canada's border with ND, Minn.
No leaks or injuries The Associated Press POSTED: 08/26/2014 04:27:45 PM CDT |
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WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train carrying unscented propane derailed near Canada's border with Minnesota and North Dakota early Tuesday. Manitoba RCMP media relations officer Tara Seel says the RCMP responded to a train derailment in Emerson at about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. She adds no leaks have been detected and there were no injuries. Seel says the train was carrying unscented propane, prompting the evacuation of approximately 40 people who lived within 110 yards of the site. RCMP says the train crossed into Canada from Minnesota. Andrew Kirking is the emergency manager of Pembina County on the North Dakota side of the border. He says the train derailed about 100 yards into Canada but did not affect the nearby North Dakota town of Pembina.
On the record with Amtrak Chairman Anthony Coscia _ On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 5:04 PM, "From Robert Moen" <[email protected]> wrote: Amtrak Article
By Angela Cotey, senior associate editor
Progressive Railroading recently checked in with Amtrak Chairman Anthony Coscia to hear his thoughts on Amtrak’s “operate-like-a-business”
mantra, as we reported in our August cover story. During the discussion, Coscia also provided his thoughts on the evolution of Amtrak and
intercity passenger rail in general, as well as why he believes Amtrak is poised for financial improvement and ridership growth. His lightly edited
responses follow.
How has Amtrak evolved during the four years you have served on the board? I feel very fortunate because I think — and this is true of myself and a fairly significant number of board members — we came to Amtrak at a
time when there is substantial opportunity in the marketplace. The exciting thing about passenger rail today is that Amtrak is a company in the
business of selling a service that is in great demand. In Amtrak’s history, there have been times when a great deal of effort has been necessary to
convince people that passenger rail is important and plays a vital role in the nation’s transportation system. My predecessors have had to
convince people of that proposition because they’ve needed support — sometimes on a monthly basis — to sustain themselves. Everybody gets
that now. And in fact, I think the public even got there before Amtrak did, in the sense that we believe that demand outstrips our capacity.
When you think about all the effort that went into operating passenger rail the past three or four decades, we will now see the benefit of that
system being kept in place at a national level. So now our job is to take that opportunity and develop that system in a way that creates passenger-
rail alternatives for a large cross section of the American public, and I think we can do it in a way that is wrapped around a sustainable business
from a financial standpoint. It’s important for us to find a financial structure we know can last and represents a very efficient use of financial
resources, and advances the kind of service we provide to customers.
What prompted Amtrak to implement a new strategic plan and place more of a business focus on the organization?
When I got here in 2010, [Amtrak President and Chief Executive Officer] Joe Boardman had done a phenomenal amount of work and incredible
job dealing with a lot of the fundamental issues in the company that needed attention. He focused on providing a very strong culture of safety,
getting people thinking about the day-in, day-out attentiveness to operating details in the company, and a lot of that was turning around a culture
that had been allowed to grow within the company for a long time. We felt as though this was the perfect time for us to introduce the kind of
financial reforms within the company that would make it a much stronger operating business in terms of financial performance and, as a result,
put us in a better position to take care of customers. We took at look at our business and said, "What business is Amtrak in?" Amtrak is the
intercity passenger-rail business — it connects cities. So Amtrak’s real value is that it provides a service that supports a national transportation
system and can connect cities, whether it’s New York and Washington, or Washington and Philadelphia, New York and D.C., Chicago and
Milwaukee, or cities on the West Coast or in the Southwest. And that’s becoming increasingly important, with the patterns that people have
adopted, the reemergence of cities across the country, the fact that a younger group of travelers are more interested in mass transit alternatives,
the fact that the aviation system — particularly for trips less than 500 miles — has become a less-efficient mode to travel. So we’ve gotten very
attentive to how do we create city pairs, how do we charge prices that we think people will be willing to pay, how do we come up with the right
way to price the service. We’re not done by any stretch of the imagination, but the results so far are incredibly compelling, when you consider
the fact that in 2010 — which is when we started this conversation — our operating subsidy was $565 million and in 2014 it was $340 million.
My hope and expectation is that in FY2015, that number will be even lower. That’s a significant shift in operating results. If this were a business,
this would be a company that is viewed as one that has found its stride and is operating in a way that represents a significant improvement, and
we have seen improvement across the board.
Generally speaking, how do you think Amtrak is being viewed on Capitol Hill these days? The best way for us to convince those in Congress who have some skepticism about Amtrak is to do our job well. So if we properly use the
resources we’re given every year, if we run the business more efficiently, if we reduce our operating subsidy, if we ever get lucky enough to get
the capital investment we need and spend it in a way that produces strong results, I think we’ll turn around even those who have the strongest
negative views about Amtrak. I feel it’s very important for us not to focus on trying to convince people that Amtrak needs their help because our
situation is dire, but rather convince them that we deserve their help because we are running a good company and it’s an investment that is very
much in the public’s interest. If this were the private sector … investors are attracted to companies that are well run and use their money well.
Not to those companies that say, “Gee, we can’t figure out how to run our business, can you give us money?” Amtrak has to think of itself as a
business, and a business that is convincing stakeholders and investors that it’s doing a good job. I’m hopeful as we continue to show operating
improvement, do a really good job of connecting city pairs, give customers a positive experience and continue to improve our financial results,
Congress will say this is a good investment. We hope to get to a point where we need virtually no operating subsidy because we want Congress
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to consider more capital investment in the system. We’re using assets that in some cases are over 100 years old. Our argument to Congress is that
we’re going to work incredibly hard to convince you that when you give us money, we will spend it well and won’t waste it. We know we have
work to do to get better, but I think over the last several years, we have made incredible progress in that regard.
How is Amtrak’s current strategic plan different from strategic plans from the past? And why do you think the changes being made
right now will stick?
It’s always easier to sell a product when there are people out there who want the product. In many ways, what the American public wants has
changed; the typical teenage kid doesn’t run to the DMV on his or her birthday. There are a lot of young riders, business travelers, leisure
travelers, riders of all different ages and income brackets, and it’s up to us to find products we can sell to them and provide it on an affordable
and sustainable basis. The biggest change is the operating environment. So now, we’ve organized the company in a way that we can tell how
much money we’re making, how much money we’re losing, how we look at the way we allocate resources. All these things had not been
attended to as carefully in the past.
What are Amtrak’s major initiatives heading into FY2015?
No. 1 on the list is improve operating performance. We want to see stronger on time performance, we want to see more of our routes generate
more positive income. We also begun to look very closely at the various stations we own or operate or are a part of, and how we can created
transit oriented development opportunities around them. Amtrak is a major owner of real estate interests in places like New York City, Chicago,
Philadelphia, Boston and D.C. We’ve begun TOD efforts to look at how to integrate what we do around stations with how we upgrade them,
provide better amenities and make some money that Amtrak could then use to invest in the railroad itself. And finally, we hope to make progress
on the development of substantial investment in the Northeast Corridor, including the fact that we’re going to the market and producing a new
replacement for Acela. In the 2017-2018 timeframe, we’ll be able to provide significant expanded capacity and improve service on the NEC.
We’re hoping that in 2015, we can make significant progress on advancing the Gateway program that will alleviate the single biggest bottleneck
in the rail infrastructure by building capacity under the Hudson River into New York City.
Rail-Volution Conference in the Twin Cities__Provided by Rick Krenske _ From the TRAINS Newswire: Northstar commuter train makes first visit to restored St. Paul Union Depot.
By Steve Glischinski Published: September 22, 2014
NS Commuter at SPUD –Bob Ball Photo
GN Hustle Muscle SPUD –Bob Ball photo
NS By MTM’s Jackson St –Nick Benson Photo
ST. PAUL, Minn. * The recent St. Paul Union Depot reconstruction was completed with both long distance Amtrak trains and commuter rail
service in mind. While there are not any immediate plans to run commuter service out of the station, the depot saw its first commuter train
Sunday when a Northstar train made a special trip to the depot from Minneapolis. Northstar trains provide regular commuter service on a 40-mile
route between Minneapolis and Big Lake, Minn., over BNSF Railway. The commuter train was brought to St. Paul as part of the 'Rail~Volution'
conference being held in the Twin Cities. The conference includes top administrators from the Boston, Dallas, and Denver public transit systems,
and some 600 assorted politicians and planners. After an opening reception in the Union Depot waiting room, the three-car Northstar train took
conference-goers to Target Field Station in Minneapolis, concluding the first of four days of transit trips, discussions and workshops.
Rail~Volution is a conference of citizen activists, developers, business leaders, planners, local elected officials, transit operators, government
officials and other focusing on transit. The conference includes a trade show, workshops, and networking. The conference, which is celebrating
its 20th year, will be based at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Minneapolis, but mobile workshops will draw more than 1,400 attendees to sites across
the metro area. It ran through Sept. 24.
Also visiting the depot over the weekend was the Great Northern No. 400, the first production SD45 built by EMD in 1966 owned by the Great
Northern Railway Historical Society; Great Northern Empire Builder coach No. 1213, and Soo Line wide vision caboose No. 31, both owned by
the Minnesota Transportation Museum. All three pieces of equipment are normally displayed at MTM Jackson Street Roundhouse museum in St.
Paul.
St. Paul Union Depot releasing restoration video. Published: September 23, 2014._-From Rick Krenske _ ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority is offering an online release of the video “Back on Track: The Rebirth of St. Paul’s Union Depot.” The video made its debut last week during special screenings at the depot, and now will be offered on line. The film offers a detailed account of the 23-month restoration of the depot as told by those who were part of the project. The video includes stories of meticulous efforts to uncover original finishes, repair skylights covered with tar during World War II, installing new track, moving a historic stairway, and bringing marble and terrazzo floors back to their 1920s appearance. Passenger rail service was an important driver for
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the renovation of Union Depot’s concourse and waiting room from vacant building to restored multimodal transportation hub. Amtrak passengers, employees and trains appear in the last video chapter. Links to the video on can be found on Union Depot’s Twitter and Facebook accounts. The authority is working on an upload of the complete video. When complete, it will appear on the YouTube playlist http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMVpBjXUcBQa8zpAveNdDQJZxBbBUlan3
_________________CP’s Luxury Royal Canadian Pacific visits the Twin Cities Aug 28, 29th ___________________
Photos by Jeff Terry (Thanks Jeff!)
Classic F-unit A-B-A power
WB By Division St St Paul
Across the river in Rockford MN
Engines by Childs Rd in St Paul
St Paul Union Depot, Rail history was the ticket –from rick Krenske Sun, Sep 21, 2014 2:53:58 PM At Union Depot, railway history was the ticket.
Article by: JOY POWELL , Star Tribune: September 20, 2014.
Union Depot celebrates railway history with vintage displays, a movie and author lectures..Pat Flahaven was among train buffs, the nostalgic and
those simply curious who were following a local author on a tour of the St. Paul Union Depot on Saturday amid a celebration of railway history.
As author John Diers pointed out where the ticket window and a restaurant once operated, and where the gate signs and where a bank of pay
phones once stood, Flahaven, 70, recalled exactly how they looked. His father and uncle were conductors and he used to ride the Great Northern
as a boy."I have a lot of good memories of the depot itself," said Flahaven, who was Minnesota's secretary of the Senate for 36 years, until 2009.
His father was a conductor on the Great Northern's Red River streamliner, which began running from St. Paul to Grand Forks, N.D., in 1950, said
Flahaven,of the Great Northern Railway Historical Society. He expressed gratitude for the 'beautiful' depot restoration by the Ramsey
County Regional Railroad Authority. "This is now a hub for modern-day travel," Flahaven said of the station, served by Amtrak trains, Metro
Transit light rail, and intercity buses. From Flahaven to retired Great Northern conductor Gary Nelson to toddler Colten Just, throngs turned out
Saturday for a celebration of railway history at the newly reopened East Metro transit hub. "What you are seeing here is a historic landmark that's
been brought back to life," said Dick Mullen of the Minnesota Transportation Museum. His grandfather was a conductor and he, too, saw much
of the countryside from a train as a boy. Mullen, 73, said he saw how the railroads enabled people, and scattered farm communities, to connect.
'Lifeline to America' With trains running since 1862 in Minnesota, seven out of 10 communities were built along the tracks, Mullen said.
"It was a lifeline to America," Mullen said. He was there to help show visitors a classic locomotive, coach car and caboose on loan from the Great
Northern Railway's historic Jackson Street Roundhouse, a former steam engine maintenance facility. The Hustle Muscle is a 400 locomotive that
went into service in 1966. Also there: a Great Line 56-passenger coach and the Soo 31, a 1968 caboose. Diers is a local historian and author of a
2013 book, 'St. Paul Union Depot.' Also on hand was author Bill Schrankler, who used to come to Union Depot as a boy. He spoke about his
recent book, 'Shadows of Time, Minnesota's Surviving Railroad Depots.' Depots provided a nexus for the towns, with people coming and going,
mail and newspapers delivered, and farm products being sent out, Schrankler said. Telegraph operators were often located in depots, providing
instant communication. There are 250 to 300 passenger depots scattered all over Minnesota, including on farms. Many are disappearing. Six still
provide service, he said. His mother and maternal grandmother came to Minnesota on orphan trains. Between 1854 and 1929, thousands of
children were put on the trains, mostly in New York City, and shipped to adoptive families around the country. Schrankler's mother arrived as an
18-month-old at a small station in Madelia, Minn., where he'd later visit his adoptive grandparents. That station and a radio show he'd listen to
about Grand Central Station ignited his lifelong love of depots. They represent more than brick and mortar, he said. "It's the stories that are
connected with them," Schrankler said, "and what they meant to our state, our country." Saturday's events included a public screening of a
documentary by Greg Ellis, 'Back on Track: The Rebirth of St. Paul's Union Depot.' Joy Powell * 612-673-7750.
#261 to Duluth -September 27 and 28 2014 #261 to Duluth By R Tubbesing _ Saturday Sept 27. The Weather was perfect for the weekend trip to Duluth, but a little somber since Judy Sandbergs’s passing, but she was with
us in spirit on this trip. After Boarding at Harrison St, our 12 car train consisted of the tool car, 3 coaches, the concession Baggage car, 2 first
class lounge cars, the Lamberts point Observation car, the ex Milw Superdome, the Iowa Pacific ex GN Great Dome ‘Prairie View’ and (the
fantastically refurbished interior with much of the work done by Justin Young) classic Milw Sky top observation car that once ran on the Twin
cities Hiawatha. We left on time and wound our way past a usual congested BNSF Northtown yard, headed up to Coon Creek Jct and onto the
Hinckley sub. It was clear running at 40 to 50mph to Cambridge where we passed a SB UP manifest with lots of lumber (mostly from Canada I
presume). We then headed toward Hinckley were passed a SB BNSF Manifest, then onto Sandstone and across the high Kettle River Trestle,
past Askov, Kerrick and Bruno to Nickerson (with a few speed restrictions) to Nickerson Siding and passed another BNSF SB freight. Then we
turned East to the Wisconsin border to Foxboro siding where we went into the siding with a CP manifest led by a UP unit and two ex DM&E
units, which was too long for the siding, so we had to wait for the manifest to clear the north switch so we could continue on our trip to Superior
and Duluth. We headed to the Grassy Point Draw Bridge where we creped around the sharp curve north of the BNSF yard to head west across
the St Louis River and the Grassy Point Draw Bridge, once we crossed the river we headed North around another sharp curve to head north past
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the ex DM&IR ore docks (Now CN) and into the Duluth ex-NP depot about 4pm, about an hour late per the schedule. After de-training, we
boarded a shuttle bus (provided by the LSRM) to our hotel, however, the driver wasn’t sure where the hotels were and we spend about an hour
traversing the Canal Park district with bumper to bumper traffic. We finally got to our hotel (the Sheridan on Superior St) My reservation was
prepaid for two rooms for Roger, My sister Carol and daughter Jill and myself. Seems they had only one room available, and due to
SB Leaving the siding at Cambridge
Picture By R Tubbesing
Northbound -Picture by Dawn Holmberg
Cab of #261 –Picture by Doug Gough
activities this weekend in Duluth, all hotels in the area were full. After the manager came to check the list of bookings, he found the second
room, but not under my first, last name, was under my last name, then first name… Funny with the confirmation number their computer system
could not put the two names together… well, we checked into our hotel at about 5:40 pm. Roger and I had LSRM dinner train tickets that was
scheduled to depart at 6pm, and we caught one of the shuttle buses and got to the depot just at 6pm. As usual, the train was not ready, and we
boarded about 6:30pm. It was powered by ex-DM&IR SD18 and combined with the nightly ‘Pizza Train’. The dinner train was hosted by long
time directed of the LSRM Ken Buheler. Ken always has some historical facts to relay to the passengers! The Dinner cars were the LSRM’s
Lake of the Isle’s ex GN Diner, the GN Great Dome and Skytop Observation car, with about four additional LSRM cars for the ‘Pizza Train’
patrons. We rode along Lake Superior to Palmers and return. We had an excellent dinner with complimentary wine, and choice of Walleye,
Braised Beef rib or vegetable lasagna finished off with a white and raspberry cake. A great meal. We returned about 9:30 pm and shuttle buses
were waiting to take us back to our hotels. Got back about 10PM to our hotel and retired for the night. The next morning, we headed back to
Duluth Depot where the departure back to Minneapolis was scheduled to depart at noon, so passengers could tour the museum, and if they chose
(we did) have a breakfast buffet in the main waiting room upstairs at the depot. (We did and it was very good!) We left the Duluth Depot right at
noon, and #261 proceeded to Superior and the Amtrak P42 powered our train to Superior for hookup by #261. After spending about 20 minutes
getting all the mechanical checks done, we departed Superior on the ‘BNSF Coal line that skirts the BNSF Superior freight yard, and went past
Saunders Jct, Boyleston Jct on the Hinckley sub. Passed over the high Nemidji River trestle, Black River Trestle and southward. We made it
non-stop all the way to Hinckley passing a NB Freight at Nickerson siding. At Hinckley, a stop was made to ‘grease the rods’. After about 20
minutes we headed south to Brook Park where we passed a BNSF empty Taconite Train and continued towards Cambridge passing the SB
Hinckley Local at Grasston Siding. At Cambridge, we were put into the siding and had to wait for an All Norfolk Southern powered NB
manifest to pass us. Then we headed south now about an hour late from our 5pm arrival time at Harrison St. As we passed Andover Siding,
there was a CP Manifest in the siding, and was split at a road crossing, and had no crew… this was the same train we passed on Saturday at
Foxboro siding. (Must have had problems, or the crew time hours of service expire) We stopped at Coon Creek for an Amtrak pilot engineer to
board, and waited for a WB manifest to pass onto the Staples East Sub. The sun had set as we headed toward Northtown, where we had to stop
at Interstate where two WB BNSF trains passed on either side of us. Going slow thru Northtown, we stopped briefly at 44 th ave, then proceeded
to Univ Jct, and got delayed another 20 minutes or so before heading to the Midway sub and the Harrison St Shops. Just this passage thru
Northtown, one can see why the railroads are at Capacity and billions of dollars are being spent to increase flow and capacity of the lines thru
North Dakota and into Minnesota. We finally got to Harrison Street between 8:15 and 8:30 pm. A bit late but a great trip and seeing a lot of old
acquaintances and friend on the trip. This report is dedicated to Judy Sandberg (as Steve Sandberg said, she was Administrator, Business Partner
and Mom!) I also want the thank the #261 volunteer staff for their typical superior service, and especially Don and Deb Crimmin, Rob Mangles,
Justin Young, Cathy & Rob Walker, Frank Sandberg and others too numerous to mention.
___________________________Lt Rail Assessments –from Rick Krenske_____________________________________
Pic by R Tubbesing (from video)
Light-rail neighbors get a surprise: a bill.
City assesses business owners for some $2M in Green Line-related improvements.
By Frederick Melo St Paul Pioneer Press
For months, sidewalk reconstruction reduced access to Doug Nguyen's insurance offices at University Avenue and Asbury Street. Light-rail construction further
impeded traffic across at least two construction seasons, and his business suffered. Three storefront parking stalls along the avenue are gone for good. Now
comes a bill. Nguyen was surprised to discover Thursday that he's being assessed $3,200 by the
city of St. Paul for light-rail related street work, 'above-standard lighting' and 'streetscape improvements' in front of 1539 W. University Ave.
He's been selling insurance at his State Farm office for more than a decade, and he and his son Alex Nguyen plan to appeal the assessment. Up and down University Avenue, property owners are in similar straits. The city council this week published a 117-page document listing more than $2 million
in proposed street assessments related to construction of the new Green Line light-rail corridor. The council will host an Oct. 15 public hearing on the charges.
IF YOU GO. What: Public hearing for written and oral statements from landowners on the
light-rail assessments. Where: City Council Chambers, third floor, 15 W. Kellogg Boulevard, St. Paul.
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_______Railway spur could find transit use. -Thu, Sep 18, 2014 11:58:47 AM -provided by Rick Krenske___________ An old Canadian Pacific Railway spur from the former Ford Motor Co.'s Twin Cities Assembly Plant in Highland Park could someday
accommodate public transit, bicycles and pedestrian trails. The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $100,000 planning grant to
the city of St. Paul to study reusing the spur. The study, 'Building a Multimodal Corridor on the Canadian Pacific Rail Spur: Preliminary
Design Study and Master Plan,' will begin in early 2016. A consultant team will work with the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority
and the city's Department of Planning and Economic Development.
The report will serve as a follow- up to the county's upcoming study of the proposed Riverview Corridor from downtown St. Paul to the
Minneapolis- St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America in Bloomington.
Ford Motor Co. ceased building vehicles at the Ford plant in December 2011, and demolition and cleanup on the massive campus is underway.
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman foresees the acreage someday accommodating new housing, offices, retail, park space and light manufacturing,
and he has said transit access will be key. The federal funds will be matched by the city of St. Paul, Ford Motor Co. and East Metro Strong, a
public-private partnership focused on economic development around transit corridors.
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded TIGER grants, Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, to 72 projects out
of 797 eligible applications. Frederick Melo St Paul Pioneer Press
Skytop ‘Cedar Rapids’ refurbishment at the #261 shops Photo’s by Don Crimmin.
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More #261 Pictures from the excursion to Duluth! Thanks to the Photographers!
At Harrison St –Doug Gough
NB at Superior WI –Doug Gough
Nearing the LSRM –R Tubbesing
Sunday at LSRM –R Tubbesing
SOO #2500 Two Harbors Train in Duluth –R Tubbesing
SB around the Curve at Superior WI To connect up with #261 –R Tubbesing
SB Meet with NB at Cambridge –R Tubbesing
NB Ward Lake – Dawn Holmberg
The Raffle for a cab ride –R Tubbesing
Iowa Pacific ‘Prairie View’ by Dawn Holmberg
Duluth Jill Shuster Peterson
#261 in Duluth –Jill Shuster Peterson
Duluth Depot –Jill Shuster Peterson
Refurbished Skytop in Duluth –Jill Shuster Peterson
Skytop –Jill Shuster Peterson
Leaving Harrison St -Brandon Smith
Skytop –Brandon Smith
Near Superior –Brandon Smith
Greasing the rods –Brandon Smith
Somewhere between Askov and Nickerson –Andy Shireman
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following From the Kurt Peterson collection, 1914 NP Mullen Tunnel instructions, Montana Division Mullen Tunnel Bulletin -NP Railroad Historical Society Archives
From the Northstar RR Historical Society Collection
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1915 Montana division list of passenger stations, coaling towers, and water towers
Montana Division Helper Service
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Miscellaneous Pictures downloaded from Facebook Group ‘Minnesota Railroads’ & Jeff Terry facebook page
Zephyr leaving SPUD 1950’s?
Madison SD Steam by Jeff Terry
Madison SD Steam by Jeff Terry
Milw Hiawatha –Scott Dondanville
Milw Hiawatha Mpls –Greg Smith Collection
UP GP30’s at Hoffman –Greg Smith coll
RailFan Events (Thanks to Rick Krenske, Joe Stark)
Greater Upper Midwest Train Show & Sale
Saturday November 22 2014 9 – 2 PM
Century College West Campus 3300 Century Ave N White Bear Lake MN
Adults $5 Children under 12 Free
Granite City Train Show Saturday November 15 2014 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
National Guard Armory 1710 Veteran’s Drive St Cloud MN
Adults $6 Children under 10 Free
Trainfest to be Largest
Trainfest Ever
November 8 – 9 2014 9:00am – 5:30pm
Wisconsin Exposition Center at Wisconsin State Fair Park 8200 W. Greenfield Avenue West Allis (Milwaukee), WI 53214
Adults $11 Children $2
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