The Semaphore

Newsletter of the Rochester NY Chapter, NRHS July 2007 P.O. Box 23326, Rochester, NY 14692-3326; Published Monthly Volume 49, No. 11

Program for July19: Tioga Central Trip a Success by John Redden

Enjoying our Railroad! On June 30th, 105 pas- Phase II sengers enjoyed a nice day out on the Tioga Central Railroad, with a bus ride to Wellsboro, a ride on their train, and dinner in the dining cars. Power for the train was provided by two ALCO road , an RS3u, and an RS-1, belonging to the Tioga Central. It in- cluded several coaches and Attendees at the June meeting enjoyed dining cars, as well as the rides on the Erie C-254 caboose. [Photo very-popular open air ob- by Gale Smith] servation car. Our train de- parted right on time, as we Last month, Chapter members and headed North from Wells- Riders await the "All Aboard" before boarding the Tioga guests "inspected" and enjoyed a year's boro Jct, toward Hamilton Central dinner train on June 30. [Gale Smith photo] worth of dedicated work by our volun- Reservoir. Our host, Dr. teers on the Chapter's railroad Jerry Bertoldo went the extra mile for our More trip photographs on Page 6. group, both figuratively and literally - our (Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad), train traveled the entire line between CP Winners of the trip raffles construction of new yard trackage, up- CORN, and the depot in the village of grades to the Restoration Building, Barbara Kelly and Barbara Haller won Wellsboro. We also staged a photo runby on the two Tioga Central RR cab rides raffle. Industry Depot and yard—and the de- the southward move, and several dozen Marge Williams won $97.50 in the 50-50 monatraation of the Plymouth 'critter'. photographers participated. raffle. The next two meetings will held at the Dinner was top-notch, in this author’s Industry Depot on NYS Route 251. opinion. We had barbecued ribs and chicken, An Added Bonus Someone will probably be on the as well as scalloped potatoes, string beans Editor: On the return trip, at about nine grounds around 6:00; sometime during with pearl onions, several choices of o'clock, our bus had to stop in Dansville to the evening (about 7:30) a short busi- beverage, and a dessert of strawberry discharge several passengers. High on the ness meeting will be held. The rest of shortcake. Jerry and his son produced some hill side above I-390, the Dansville citizens the evening will be spent "inspecting", very nice placemats and menus for the dining 'welcomed us' with a glorious July 4 th "browsing, or "riding" various rolling cars. fireworks display! Our thanks to them for stock that the Motive Power group Even the weather cooperated, providing having it several days early. assembles for your enjoyment. sunshine and photogenic clouds all afternoon. The attendance at the June Meeting A pleasant ride, with nice company, beautiful scenery, great food, with a very accommo- seemed a little sparse. Safety & Security dating railroad staff, made for a very enjoy- by Rand Warner Guests are welcomed! able trip. After many years of relative peace This is a good time to recruit new This trip was planned as a fun day for the and quiet at our Museum, we have members to the Chapter! group, as well as a fund-raiser for the suddenly had a spate of incidents; One word of CAUTION. Chapter. We believe that it succeeded in both including theft, damage and Railroad equipment is of these goals. sabotage. DANGEROUS!. Children need to be Elaine and I wish to thank our Tioga We can all help: by stopping by the closely monitored by accompanying Central host, Dr. Jerry Bertoldo, his volun- Museum and looking around anytime teer staff on the train, as well as our trip- we are in the area - day or night - planning partners, John and Karen Stewart, and Don and Flo Wawrzyniak. In addition, weekday or weekend. Mike Byrne and Jim East provided valuable advice and assisted in the planning of the

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Note the vacancies waiting for Track Car Operator's Membership Report volunteers to fill as operators or guides Schedule Jessica Stallone, Chairperson by Harold Russell [email protected] Depot Guides Schedule July 8: Phil McCabe No new activity to report. by Dave Peet Gary Dettman We still desperately need depot ***** July 15: Bob Moore guides for Sundays! Here’s who has Chapter & National dues volunteered so far this year. Ryan Kane Regular: $42.00 Jay Consadine Please contact Dave Peet (586-8964) First family member: $11.00 if you are available, even for only part July 22: Bob Achilles Additional family members: $4.00 each of the day! Chris Playford Local member: $20.00 (Primary membership in another Chapter) Rest of July: Open Jerry Doerr Subscription to The Semaphore only: Operators are still needed for July 1, $10 Library Report 8, 15 and 22. If you can help, call Charles Robinson, Chairman Harold Russell, 427-9159 or e-mail: The other 25-year NRHS The library staff have completed empty- haroldrussell @juno.com. award ... ing the 3 double width book cases and Several months ago, David Shields re- boxing up the books and magazines that were ceived is 25-year National Railway Historical on their shelves. These bookcases are a little Bon Voyage: Society pin. This editor apologies to David over 6 feet long and two of them have an for this very late acknowledgment. He upper section with additional shelving. These Mark Pappalardo misplaced the original notice and had to upper shelves have been detached as separate by Rand Warner contact Jessica Stallone for the information. moveable units and lower sections have been To Mark Pappalardo, our Track unscrewed from the walls. This is a big move Superintendent this past year. Mark involving 104 banker’s boxes of books and has recently relocated to Texas for a Photos wanted for 2008 magazines. Of these 14 boxes are going to new job opportunity in his field of Calendars software engineering. storage and 3 for sale. All this will be a We are turning our attention to getting our challenge, especially up the flight of stairs at We appreciate Mark’s leadership, 2008 calendar offerings ready to print when the 40&8, to John Stewart and his crew and and his many, many years of hard we can take advantage of some better printing all should appreciate his efforts in doing this. work on our main line - replacing ties, discounts. Typically we have published one A very special thanks to Bob Miner, Gale strengthening curves, and rehabbing calendar, but with the ability to print small Smith and Bob Fleck in assisting in the switches. quantities, we could offer one, two or even library with the preparations for this move. Thanks a lot Mark, and please keep three different calendars for sale. Remaining are 2 single width high book- in touch by electronics. For 2008, we would love to be able to cases and 2 low height bookcases still filled offer another full-color Rochester Subway with books that will be moved next. The calendar. We already have the start of some preparations for this next move are being good content for a full-color Greater Roches- Future Programs (Subject to change!) delayed because of so many boxes are ter area railroading calendar in the 1950s and currently in the library. In addition, there is a 2007 1960s. And in the past, we have had success need to empty these filled boxes so they can July 19: At the Depot, Industry with a full color Rochester & Genesee Valley be returned to be used again. Aug. 16: At the Depot, Industry Railroad calendar. After the above cases and their content Have photos in the categories above? Sept. 20: Buffalo Central Terminal are moved, there are 4 file cabinets, the Have an idea that you think would have a historian’s bookcase, the slide carousels in by Bill Bigler market and have the photos to back it up? We the back room and miscellaneous boxes lying Oct. 18: Keys, Locks and Lanterns would love to hear from you. Since our around of the library to go through the by Jeremy Tuke calendars are done digitally, any film images moving and storage process. Perhaps by then you might want to contribute will be scanned we will have most of the job done. Chapter Library and quickly returned to you. We also wel- Library volunteers, including myself, go come digital images, however, they need to 11 May Street, Webster (by OMID Tracks) on lengthy vacation trips and this threatens to be high quality, 4-megapixel or better images. slow up the moving process this summer. CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER If you have something to contribute, After that, winter is coming and that brings NOTICE please contact Chris Hauf the failing library furnace into question. This ([email protected] 585-381-8583) before problem makes it compelling to empty the Contributors to this issue: Harold sending your images in to insure we can use building well before the end of the year. Crouch, Jim East, Chris Hauf, Elaine them. Your help is greatly appreciated as our Hopeful when the library staff calls members Redden, John Redden, Harold Russell, Jes- calendars are very popular, helps to raise for help they will understand our problems in sica Stallone, John Stewart, and Rand funds for the Chapter, and helps to carry out getting out before the end of December 2007 Warner and various publications as our mission. deadline.

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Managers: Railroad: (Motive, Rolling stock, MOW, ROW) Chris Hauf: 381-8583; [email protected] Infrastructure: (Buildings, grounds, shops, construction, communications, signals & power, heavy equipment) Dave Luca: 288-0318; [email protected]

installation crew included Jeff Carpenter, north end of the restoration building. The Norm Shaddick, Dan Waterstraat, Luther following Thursday during the chapter meet- Brefo, John Redden, Dave Luca, and others. ing the Plymouth proudly powered itself out Subsequent to the battery installation, we of the restoration building. Now we can gave the loco its annual spring inspection, begin testing out the Plymouth by operating lubrication, and start-up. A team that in- it over longer distances and with some loads. Motive Power cluded Luther Brefo, Norm Shaddick, Jim Checking the work log, we find that the by John Redden Johnson, and John Redden, inspected rotating Plymouth entered the restoration building in The Motive Power Department had a electrical gear, pre-lubricated the engine, early February of 2001 and was able to leave very productive month, so we have a great barred it over, and started it up. Its testing in June of 2007, just a little over six years deal to report. included moving down the hill to pick up later. NKP79, to tow it up to the Restoration Restoration work on the con- Diesel Building for battery changeout and start-up. tinued through June. Fabrication and installa- 1843 is back on line! Our big diesel June was a very good month for 1843. tion of one half of the cab roof is complete. accomplishment this month, was the replace- In other diesel news: We had a very Several trim pieces that install over the cab ment of the batteries in our Fairbanks-Morse generous donation of a Nathan air chime side sheets have been fabricated and H12-44, number 1843. Last Fall, our mem- horn for locomotive 1654. Many thanks to installed. Both cab side sheets are now bers very generously donated enough money President Tuke’s second cousin, Ian Murray, installed; the rest of the roof sheet metal to replace the entire set of batteries on this we now have a beautiful-sounding horn for should be installed within a few weeks. Final unit, and these batteries were delivered to us this unit. It was installed for the first time by installation of the drive chain oiler systems is in April. As you may know, Fairbanks Daniel Tuke, and has been “tested” numerous also complete. engines have a reputation for being difficult times since then. to maintain. This seems to apply to the Steam Team battery boxes as well. They are long, narrow In an effort that was led by Chris Hauf, The front coupler has been re-installed on boxes that are located on the deck of the with help from Luther and Dave Luca, the the Heisler Fireless locomotive. A custom- locomotive, and can only be accessed from EK-9 had a great deal of preventative made oak coupler block had been made by above. Further complicating this work, the maintenance done in June. Towards the end our shop, and all related parts had been Army added tall hand rails along the battery of the month, it was pre-lubed, and fired up primed and properly caulked to protect boxes. This makes the job of lifting the old for the first time this year. So we have against the weather. Our freshly-rebuilt Ford batteries out, and new ones in, a crane-only another big engine back on the active roster, forklift, with its boom extension, came in job. Kevin Klees designed a lifting rig that in time for Summer. Thanks to Dave Luca handy for lifting the heavier parts into place. we were able to make up with inexpensive for offering to have new traction motor ducts Ron Amberger is leading an effort to components, and the rig worked perfectly. built for this unit. inspect the pressure vessel on the Vulcan 0- Dan Waterstraat did a wonderful job with the 1941 continues to get care from Luther 4-0T, Number 12. Ron, Pete Gores, and Joel Ford Forklift (plus boom attachment), that Brefo, Joe Nugent, and Super Dave. Thanks Shaw have been doing ultrasonic thickness allowed us to safely remove all of the old to some wonderful track work in the testing and dye-penetrant crack checking all batteries, and later insert all of the new ones. Building, spearheaded by Dave Luca, we over the . Various other visual inspec- The floor of each box was composed of a anticipate placing the 1941 inside for some tions have been made both inside and double layer of thick pine boards over the more work on its number one prime mover, outside. Ron is in the process of preparing a steel deck. These boards showed the effects as well as its cab interior, and other related report that will be used to obtain quotations of many years of sulfuric acid, and most of work. Luther and Joe have also been investi- for repairs to the boiler. Dave Chapus them were replaced. Don Pohler attacked the gating various options for muffler replace- continued paint stripping work on the cab of corroded steel floor on the engineer’s side ment on this unit. number 12 this month. Thanks, Dave. box, and in a couple of hours had it cleaned The air brake parts for the 211, which Thanks to all of our Motive Power up, and primed. Luther Brefo, Norm were removed for cleaning and repair at our donors and volunteers, and also to Chris, Shaddick, and John Redden fabricated new AAR certified brake shop, have returned, for Ron, Norm, Luther, Joe and Kevin, for their floorboards out of 3/4” pressure treated re-installation. These will be installed input to this article. plywood. Jim Johnson re-worked the vendor- shortly. supplied battery cables, and installed them on Plymouth Gasoline Locomotive the fresh batteries. The work on the floor and floorboards resulted in a much-improved The biggest news from June is the report area, in which to place the batteries. This not that the Plymouth is now once again on live likely to be seen by very many of us now railroad track! On Tuesday June 19th a team that the batteries have been re-installed, so including Rand Warner, Dan Waterstraat, we want to make sure that everybody knows Dave Luca, Dale Hartnett and others rolled how nice it looks down there. 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Doctor Display NYC Wood Caboose Electrical Department by Rand Warner by Rand Warner by Rand Warner Chris Hauf has recently completed a great Charlie Marks ahs completed the new Jim Johnson & Co. have set up a new new display of regional New York Central roof on the NYC caboose, with help from battery bench in the southeast corner of the photos inn our DL&W baggage car. son Jesse - just in time to weather our recent Restoration Building. All our batteries on Now he is working on a computer kiosk sever storm. chare will be kept here. interactive display station. Watch and see Now Charlie is working on rehab and Jim has also erected a Project Bulletin what happened with this one! replacement of deteriorated wood areas Board to show the status of all projects and around the cupola. Thanks for a great save! equipment in the Restoration Building. This Doctor Drainage should be of greet value to our volunteers. by Rand Warner Traction Action The remote start/stoop capability for the trolley power substation at NYMT has now Matt Glugowski never stops working on by Rand Warner been completed by Jim, Dick Holbert, and our drainage system. He is just out there all Bob Achilles and Charlie Lowe of Charles Harshbarger. The system is now the time - rain or shine. Our drainage system NYMT are erecting overhead structure for operational and in use for regular trolley is vital to the health of our track structure, extension of the NYMT trolley line. operations. This is great step forward in roadways and building. Thanks a lot Matt! Using the Chapter’s bucket truck assigned convenience and operational labor saving for to NYMT, they have now erected at leas six NYMT. LA&L Installs Crossing or seven bracket arms on poles already set, Gates and a set of span wires where the pole line Track Department crosses the right-of-way at a curve south of Recently, the Livonia Avon and Lakeville by Rand Warner the Loop Switch. Railroad replaced the cantilever crossing Rebuilt Switch #4 is now in regular lights with gates and flashers. The length of After bracket arms and span wires are operational use by track cars and trains, the arms on the gates extend across both erected on all existing poles, they can install thanks to a lot of hard work by a lot of hard lanes of the roadway so that vehicles can not down guys toe the already set down guy working volunteers. go round. anchors. Our new yard tracks installed north of the It may not be obvious from this photo, Then we can begin installation of the Restoration Building are in use for storage of but there is a flasher unit aimed towards our contact copper wire. cars and locomotives and for staging of trains parking area on the west side of LA&L. Meanwhile, we have to extend the rail and repair work. They were invaluable for return double bonds from Gile Crossing to the recent changeout of batteries in Army the Loop Stitch. #1843. The new overhead, when operational, will New Track #8 has been extended into the double the length of active trolley line!! Restoration Building and connected with the stub track inside the building, under Dave Hats off to ... Luca’s direction. A large crew assisted, by Rand Warner including Jeff Carpenter, Luther Befro, Rand Warner, Dave Chapis, Dan Waterstraat, Jer- ... Jim East and his faithful emy Tuke, Joe Nugent, Don Pohler, John partner, Diane, for their long term Stewart, Kevin Klees. Included in that effort promotion and operation of our very success- was the task of relocating the stub track in ful Amtrak excursion trips. Their regional the building, with the Plymouth engine and cross-country trips have been a continu- sitting on it! ous income stream to our Chapter for many, Main line trackage and yard trackage many years - especially important these needs to have the weeds sprayed at recent years when we have been unable to R&GVRM and NYMT. operate our Excursion car set on local railroads. The quality of their trip package is high Wanted and therefore well known. They have a loyal Rotary Index table for milling machine following and their trips sell out early. in our machine shop. Thanks for a great job promoting our Chapter and providing our Chapter with a vehicle and predicable income stream year Steam Team Meets after year. Well Done! This team meets the first Saturday of each month. Anyone interested in 'steamers' is invited to attend. For information, contact Thanks to .. John Redden at [email protected]. Jerry Leidertheil for milk can cart and Ford ignition coil. The Semaphore July 2007 Page 5

Shows, etc. Test your knowledge on these 2007 National NRHS Aug. 8-11: Pageant of Steam. About railroad questions. Convention five miles east of Canadaigua on Gehan 1. What railroad laid the first steel rail in "Chattanooga Rails 2007", the 2007 Na- Road, Hopewell, off of Routes 5 & 20. Note the U.S.? tional NRHS Convention, is August 21-25 in an extra day has been added, BUT no 2. What is the wheel arrangement of the Chattanooga, TN. Consullt your October Sunday hours. Hours are 8 am to 8 pm. Allegheny? issue of NRHS News for information. Features: antique tractors, steam traction and stationery engines, sawmill, threshing, flea 3. The "pigpen" was? Dues increase on agenda market. Visit www.pageantof steam.org. 4. What is scale mile in"G" gauge; 230 The National is proposing increasing the Oct. 20: Fall trip on Amtrak and Adiron- feet or 235 feet? yearly dues to $33.00. This is beyond what dack Railroad scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 5. A built with a "shotgun" the individual chapters will access their 20 [The Green Block, March 2007] smoke stack used as its normal fuel? membership. Sept. 21, 22 & 23: Finger Lakes Live 6. Name a type of steam engine valve Steamers Open House. Exit at Exit 42 on the gear other than the Walchaerts and Baker? "Warrior River" damaged Thruway to NYS Route 318 East. Just as [From Gondola Gazette, July 2007, news- Warrior River, the former Southern Pull- you pass the Outlet Mall, turn north on letter of Collis P. Huntington Railroad His- man now owned by Promontory Chapter, Whiskey Hill Road for about five miles. torical Society, Inc.] (Answers on Page 7) NRHS, was badly damaged in a derailment in Alabama. The Chapter uses this car in rental NYC #1987 that service. It is frequently used by ATK to was used on the local house the crew that accompanies the train Genesee Falls Railroad hauling the solid fuel booster rockets used in that served Genesee the space program. In May, this train, with Brewing Co. plus oth- two UP diesels was crossing a low trestle on ers located on the rim the Meridian and Bigbee Railroad (a subsid- of the gorge below iary of Genesee & Wyoming) that was under High Falls in repair. It was thought safe for use after Rochester. [John Stew- inspection and a test train had crossed it. art collection] As the ATK train was crossing the trestle at 2 mph, it collapsed sending the two diesels and the Pullman on their sides into the creek bed. The rest of the cars remained upright. NYC Shays Those containing the boosters will be re- by John Stewart turned to Idaho for inspection and repair. In November of 1923 Lima built five Shay geared locomotives for the New York Central Fortunately there were no fatalities. One Railroad. Initially the Shay’s were used in New York City at the St. Johns Park Freight of the Chapter members traveling with the Terminal. train was badly injured. At least one, # 1897, was relocated to Rochester, NY and used in switching service. They According to the Chapter's newsletter, the proved very useful negotiating the tight curves of the old “Genesee Falls Railroad”. Another, # Pullman will never run in revenue service 1899 is known to have been used in the Auburn, NY yards. Two of the Shays made their way again, and will require considerably repair to the Marcellus & Otisco Lake RR in Central New York. Number 7185 (1896) went first, but before it can be moved over the rails. was returned to the NYC with a broken frame after falling into a turntable pit. A replacement At this time, what insurance will cover is locomotive, number # 7187 (1898) was acquired on 4/26/1943. Number 7187 was sold to the being explored. Hurwitz Bros. of Syracuse NY for scrap in 1947. [Promontory Chapter's The Golden Spike, Builders Order L-401 July-August 2007] Number Renumber S/N Built Notes: 1896 7185 3235 11/1923 Sold 4/48 to Lima Works # 4 1897 7186 3236 11/1923 Retired 12/42, Scrapped 3/44 Returnable cans can help Steam Fund 1898 7187 3237 11/1923 Sold 4/43 M&OL # 7187, Scrapped 1947. You can help turn returnable cans into 1899 7188 3238 11/1923 Retired 12/42, Scrapped 5/44 cash for our steam fund by donating them to the Chapter any time. There is a receptacle 1900 7189 3239 11/1923 Retired 12/42, Scrapped 5/44 in the Baggage Room at the Museum. Shay Locomotive Specifications: Number of trucks...... 2. Tractive force...... 27,320 lb. Visit our Websites for color! Drivers, diameter...... 36 in. Our webmasters put current and past photos, in color, on the Chapter's Cylinders, diameter and stroke...... 12 in. x 12 in. two websites: www. rochnrhs.org, or Weight on Drivers...... 139,400 lb. www.rgvrrm.org Total weight of engine...... 39,400 lb. Past and current issues of The Steam Pressure...... 200 lb. Semaphore are on Tender capacity...... 2,2000 gal., 2-1/2 tons Page 6 July 2007 The Semaphore

Photo credits: Chris Hauf: 3 and 7. Elaine Redden: 4, 5 & 6. Gale Smith: 1 and 2.

1. John Redden, Trip Coordinator confers with Dr. Gerald Bertoldo, TC Conductor of the day. 2. Another view of hungry patrons waiting to board the Tioga Central Dinner Train. 3. "Your table is waiting". Specially printed menus were at each place. 4. Chris Hausler digs in; Gale Smith takes a break for the photographer (can't he smile?) 5. Note the lighted drum head lettered for the Rochester Chapter, NRHS on the rear of the open observation car. 6. Passengers, after diner, enjoy the gentle breeze in this open car. 7. After the run-by, the train heads back to Waynesboro Junction. The Semaphore July 2007 Page 7

A Slippery Situation FALL FOLIAGE TOUR BY RAIL TO LANCASTER PA & by Harold Crouch THE AMISH COUNTRY One time New York Central’s Col- Departs FRIDAY MORNING OCTOBER 19 Returns MONDAY EVENING linwood (Cleveland) Ohio yard had a OCTOBER 22, 2007. (4 Days, 3 Nights) bad epidemic of “Hot Boxes” in freight DOUBLE OCCUPANCY PER PERSON: $845.00, trains leaving the yard. This upset the TRIPLE OCCUPANCY $790.00 General Manager to the extent that he and single space $1017.00. ordered every journal box in the year Departing Rochester NY Amtrak Station, Friday morning October 19, 2007 at filled with car journal oil! The excess oil 5:47AM on Amtrak train #280 The Mohawk. We are scheduled to arrive in New ran out of the back of the journal boxes, York City at 12:25PM and transfer to Amtrak train #647 departing at 2:11PM and down the wheel plate, and soon Col- arriving in Lancaster at 4:51PM. We will transfer by bus to Good n’ Plenty linwood Yard was so slippery that yard Restaurant for their famous family style dinner included in trip. We will then transfer engines had difficulty getting cut of cars by transfer bus the short distance to the Hawthorne Inn and Suites where we will started, and once stared, stopped! spend 3 nights. Breakfast buffet is included each morning at the Hawthorne Inn and Obviously, something had to be done to Suites, an AAA 3-diamond property. clean up this mess; manual methods Saturday we will depart the hotel at 9:00AM for our tour of the Amish country side bring impractical! and farmlands. A local professional tour guide will be with our group on Saturday and So the Collinwood Research Labora- Sunday during the day. We will be stopping at the Amish Quilt and Craft Shop. tory had Ashtabula Reclamation plant Lunch will be available at the Kitchen Kettle Village. We will arrive at 2:00PM at the take a scrap box car and cut the sides Strasburg Railroad for our tourist train ride and a visit to the train museum. We will down to three feet high. At one end of return to our hotel at 5:00PM to relax before departing for the Dutch Apple Dinner the car an insulated platform was applied Theatre at 6:30PM for dinner & the show “Cabaret” which are included in the tour. on top of which a Vapor Corp. steam After the show we will return to our hotel. Sunday after our breakfast buffet we will generator was mounted. In the center of depart for Hershey PA and the chocolate town trolley tour. We are scheduled to be the car another insulated platform was Founders Hall at 10:00AM. Lunch will be available at Chocolate World. After lunch applied on top of which a large coil of we will visit the Antique Automobile Club of America before returning to our hotel at 2-inch diameter stainless steel tubing 4:00PM. We are scheduled for a family style dinner at Harvest View Family was mounted, the bottom outlet going to Restaurant at 6:00PM included in the tour. After dinner we will return to our hotel. two nozzles, one over reach rail. Steam Monday morning after breakfast, we will depart the hotel at 8:30AM for our 9:33AM came in at the top. The length of this departure of Amtrak train #644 arriving in NYC at 12:19PM. We will transfer in New coil had an electrical resistance was York Penn Station to train #285 departing at 1:45PM & arriving in Rochester’s equal to that of four Amtrak Station at 8:25PM. Our group will be in a reserved section of an Amtrak traction motors. coach on all trains. A retired Fairbanks-Morse passenger The escorted trip includes round trip Rochester-Lancaster-Rochester in a reserved locomotive was temporarily put back in section of an Amtrak coach. 3 nights in the Hawthorne Inn and Suites, Amtrak rail service. The output of the main genera- fare, 3 buffet breakfasts, 2 dinners, Dinner and Cabaret Show, tourist railway trip, tor being placed across the stainless steel guide and motor coach drivers tip, tours in Hershey PA, baggage handling and taxes, coil. With the locomotive’s main genera- INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS CALL: 585-377-5389 tor at full load and steam from the steam generator flowing, we had super super- Buffalo area trips CSX to Transfer 300 Jacksonville Jobs heated steam!! One pass over a track On July 21st, the Cornell Railroad His- Over a two year period, these jobs will and the top of the rail was surgically torical Society will be hosting a trip from move to existing offices in Baltimore; clean!! However, the noise generated Ithaca to Buffalo. Plans are a 2-hour tour of Nashville; Huntington, W. Va.; Cincinnati; the historic waterfront from the excursion Florence, S.C. and Atlanta. When completed was almost unbearable! boat Miss Buffalo II. [American Rail Link in August 2009, the Jacksonville operation By now, the “Hot Box situation had Issue 312]. will employ about 54 train dispatchers. calmed down and so the general man- Since 1988 most dispatchers have been ager lifted his order. The yard tracks G&W to Liquidate Mexican Road concentrated in Jacksonville. Currently CSX were all cleaned up and the unit shut Genesee & Wyoming stated it has started has four dispatch centers located in the down - to everyone’s relief! liquidating its Mexican hurricane-damaged Midwest and East Coast. Chiapas rail line. Besides the damage, the About 25 local signalmen would also see Answers on Quiz on Page 6. line was facing deterioration of rail traffic. their jobs moved; they are responsible for 1. Pennsylvania Railroad The line has 407 employees. Formal maintaining dispatching equipment and prob- 2. 2-6-6-6 liquidation is expected by year-end 2007. lems with railroad crossing signals and gates. 3. The roundhouse [American Rail Link Issue 312]. [American Rail Link Issue 312]. 4. 235 feet 5. Coal 6. Stephenson, Young, Southern, more Rochester Chapter National Railway Historical Society Non Profit Org. The Semaphore U.S. Postage P.O. Box 23326 Rochester, NY 14692-3326 PAID Rochester, NY Permit #826

Chapter Meeting & Program: "It's that Time of the Year" - Phase II July 19, 2007 Industry Depot NYS Route 251

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Contributions to The Semaphore are welcomed and encouraged from all readers. They Rochester Chapter NRHS Officers: should be mailed to: Gale E. Smith, 299 Seneca Park Avenue, Rochester, NY 14617-2433. President: Jeremy Tuke Phone: (585) 544-6221. Contributors using a computer are asked to send their submissions on Vice President: Robert Achilles any MS-DOS diskette in ASCII or *.txt format, as well as a printed copy. Also can send by e- Treasurer: Don Wawrzyniak mail to: [email protected]. Deadline: First Day of Each Month. Recording Secretary: Dave Peet Correspondence Sec.: Chris Hauf Restoration Building Floor Fund National Director: Bob Miner by Dave Luca Trustees: Ron Amberger, Mike Dow, One of the Chapter's major goals for 2005 was the installation of the inspection pit and Dave Luca, Mike Roque', Harold concrete floor in the east side of the Restoration Building. Chapter volunteers will perform the Russell, John Stewart. pit excavation and the slab grading. Pre-qualified concrete contractors will perform the The Semaphore Staff: concrete placement work. The estimate for this is $75,000. Recent donations in BOLD. Editor: Gale Smith Help "cement" together a great project! Each block represents $3,000. Printing & Mailing: Bob Miner, Gale Smith, Jerry Gillette $3,000 $3,000

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