December 5, 2014 Dear All: We are moving closer and closer to the end of 2014 and as you can see by the list of events, there are lots of things happening! I hope you and your loved ones will find time to enjoy some of the festivities.

Our BoD member John Buxton has his Christmas Garden up and running at Webers Farms in Parkville, MD http://www.weberscidermillfarm.com/ stay tuned for pictures or contact John for more information at [email protected]

They say that history repeats itself, I believe Lego had it right. Perhaps our various manufacturers of trains need to include such a line with their merchandise re: celebrating the playing of trains by all at any age or gender. Just a thought! Check out the second sentence in the attached: https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/legos‐1974‐ advice‐to‐parents‐is‐a‐big‐hit‐today‐ 103477316017.html (Please note all proprietary rights in this article.)

As a reminder, the eblasts and attachments will be placed on the WB&A website under the “About” tab for your viewing/sharing pleasure http://www.wbachapter.org/2014%20E‐ Blast%20Page.htm

The attachments are contained in the one PDF attached to this email in an effort to streamline the sending of this email and to ensure the attachments are able to be received. Click on the Ribbon on the Left and you will see an “index” of the documents and you can click on them to go to them. If you need a PDF viewer to read the document which can be downloaded free at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrviewer/acrvd nld.html. To retain a copy you may want to save the file to a folder different from your temporary files (downloading and use is in your discretion).

2015 TCA CONVENTION See http://tcaconvention.org/

FOR SALE: Leonard Enclosed Trailer, like new condition, purchased new in 2012. Selling price $2000 or best offer. Fully enclosed, 6X10, double doors in rear with single side door. Spare tire and mount and all necessary locking devices included. Towed less than 300 miles since purchase. Ready for immediate use. Trailer is available for inspection at "Toy Trains and Collectables," 7616 New Market Court, Manassas,

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VA 20109, PH 571‐3795497, POC Dan Danielson (Picture in 11.21.14 eblast)

UPCOMING WB&A EVENTS March 14, 2015 – WB&A Annapolis Armory Train Show, details attached and mark your calendars. May 9, 2015 – Joint VTC & WB&A (aka NORTH MEETS SOUTH) Great Train Show and Sale at the Eagles Lodge at 21 Cool Spring Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22405 contact Colleen Hall [email protected] for more information, it’s never too early to start planning. We are pleased to announce that Allen Crotts will be the Train Doctor at the show. Know of a layout that would like to set‐up at the Show? If so, please contact Russell for more information at [email protected].

TICK‐TOCK 2014 WB&A DRAWING Don’t miss out on the drawing ‐ 4‐6‐2 P47 Blue Steam Passenger set with Proto‐sound 3.0; Jersey Central 4‐6‐2 P47 (Cab #833), , (1)Baggage Car, (2) 70' Heavyweight Madison Coach Cars, (1) '70 Heavyweight Observation Car Product #20‐3460‐1 MSRP $999.95 If interested in purchasing a ticket, please contact Glenn MacKinnon at [email protected] the cost is $5 a ticket or

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6 for $25, the drawing will be held the end of December 2014. Just 500 tickets for sale and not many left!

The holidays are upon us, if you’re looking for a great Christmas gift for the train enthusiast, you cannot go wrong with Bruce Greenberg’s latest book Greenberg’s Guide to Lionel® Standard and 2 7/8” Gauges, 1901‐ 1940” see the order form attached.

CROSS‐HOBBYING The next CDC is scheduled for Friday, December 19 at 9:30 am at the Fair Oaks Silver Diner. 12251 Fair Lakes Parkway Fairfax, VA 22033 (Corner of Fair Lakes Parkway & West Ox Road.) If you haven’t been before, this is a great opportunity to get out for a couple hours of good food and great company. Very informal, grab a seat and talk with the folks around you: V‐8 lovers, Model A fans and folks with an affinity for trains. Hopefully we will have some real cars attend as well. Merry Christmas, Clem Clement

A LOOK AT THE PAST AND PRESENT 25 years ago this Christmas, Chaplain Jim Warrington and I, with lots of help, started the Model Train Show

4 at the Fairfax station. The idea was to gather several trains clubs together in one place and operate trains for the public. Fairfax Station makes a great venue for the trains as a Christmas spirit starter for the holiday season. We also invited the local old car clubs . This makes a wonderful scenes with the trains running both inside the station, in the real and outside the station with the antique cars in the station yard. We are all hobbyists and find many common interests. Come on out and enjoy the fun. Please see http://fairfax‐station.org/ for more on the Station and its history and activities. Merry Christmas , Clem Clement

THE WB&A TROLLEY NEWSLETTER Calling for all articles for the next issue of the WB&A Trolley. Have an article you’d like to see in print? If so, the Trolley’s Editor, Paul Pullen, would love to hear from you. Please contact Paul at: [email protected].

WEBSITES/LINKS OF INTEREST/THINGS TO DO/BOOKS Courtesy of the VTC: Newsletter for Whistle Stop; Cincinnatian; Interchange; High Green; ; Northstar News; The Polar Express; The Susquehannock; The Green Block; e‐Dispatcher; Laurel

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Lines; The Trainmaster; Turntable Times; and the Mid‐Eastern NMRA Newsletter

Boones Mill train depot is under renovations: http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/boones‐mill‐ train‐depot‐is‐under‐renovations/30006804

Sunday River Productions – Archival RR Videos http://www.sundayriverproductions.com/?utm_sourc e=2014+NOV+Thanks2&utm_campaign=Exclusive+Sit ewide+%232&utm_medium=email

Wise Avenue Volunteer FD Train Garden (see calendar of events): http://www.wavfc.com/traingarden.php

Don’t miss out on this weekend’s auction at: http://www.goemanauction.com/auctions/459/?utm _source=Copy+of+12‐6‐ 14+Trains&utm_campaign=12‐6‐ 14+&utm_medium=email

Pasadena Model RR Club, Inc.: HO layout in CA: http://www.pmrrc.org/#PHOTOS

A friend of mine reminded me of this great clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMxJtMoTnx8

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The Holidays at Union Station The Holiday train and wreaths on the exterior of the building will once again be on view. The train which will unveil on November 23rd in the Main Hall is very popular with travelers and shoppers and viewing the train has become a holiday tradition for many of our guests. From the elaborate mountain landscape to the vintage cars, trees, people, dogs and cats make for a realistic setting. We’ve heard whispers that there may be some special additions this year as well. Our beautiful, fascinating lit holiday wreaths are sure to amaze visitors and tenants alike. As tradition endures the three enormous wreaths will be hanging in the archways of the front colonnade as of November 23rd. This year they have received a makeover to ensure that they are as beautiful as they ever have been. http://www.unionstationdc.com/events

Courtesy of Roy Inman Awarded Ingram’s Magazine “Kansas City’s Best Photographer of the year, 2013” Recent books: Photographer and author: Kansas City’s Union Station: Reflections After 100 Years Photographer And Author: The City of Fountains: Kansas City’s Legacy of Beauty and Motion Photographer: Last Bite: 100 Simple Recipes from Kansas City’s Best Chefs and Cooks Edited by Pete Dulin

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All books available at: www.thekansascitystore.com Station Master Store at Union Station Kansas City Rainy Day Books, Fairway KS; Amazon; Barnes & Noble online and retail stores 913‐541‐1759 land line; 913‐205‐7143 cell www.kcfountainphotos.com; www.royinmanphotos.net; www.unionstationphotos.com; www.unionstationkc.blogspot.com; www.fireeatingpressphotographer.blogspot.com Facebook: Roy Inman Photographs

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UPCOMING CALENDAR EVENTS (please send me items to include on the calendar) – if you like to see some other dates from around the country, check out: 1. Check out trains.com calendar of events at: http://trc.trains.com/events.aspx?page=list&type =1&cat= 2. Schedule for Trackers can be found at: www.nattrackers.org 8

3. 2015 Schedule for World’s Greatest Hobby can be found at: http://www.wghshow.com/index.html 4. 2014/2015 Schedule for Greenberg’s Train & Toy Show can be found at: http://www.greenbergshows.com/schedule.html 5. November 20, 2014 (starting) ‐ *Seaford Museum Train Display, The Seaford Museum, 203 High St., Seaford, DE 19973, (302) 628‐9828, http://www.seafordhistoricalsociety.com/ 1:00‐ 4:00 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, except holidays starting November 20, 2014, using the original O gauge layout with winter dioramas 6. December ‐ January 4, 2015 – U.S. Botanic Gardens, The Garden is open daily from 10:00 to 5:00 pm. During the holidays (Nov 27 ‐ Jan 4), they are open until 8:00 pm with live musical performances on Tuesday and Thursdays. http://www.usbg.gov/exhibits and http://www.usbg.gov/programs‐and‐events 7. December 2014 – The Holidays at Union Station http://www.unionstationdc.com/events 8. December 2, 6, 11, 13, and 20, 2014 ‐ *Georgetown Public Library Train Display from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M., using the G, HO, N, Thomas the Train, S, and O gauge modular layouts at 123 West Pine Street, Georgetown, DE 19947, Phone: (302) 856‐ 7958, http://www.georgetownpubliclibrary.org/

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9. Dec. 6‐7, 2014; January 3‐4; and January 10‐11, 2015 – Delmarva Model RR Club Holiday train show Open House at 103 E. State St. (Rt. 54), Delmar, DE, for more information contact Pete Jackson at 302‐674‐2015 http://www.delmarvamodelrailroadclub.org/eve nts.html 10. December 2014 – Old Dominion Charter, James River Rambler in Dillwyn, VA contact www.odcnrhs.org for exact dates and to order tickets 11. December 5 – January 3, 2015 – River City 3 Railers Holiday Display at The Great Big Greenhouse, see: http://www.rivercity3railers.org/events.html 12. December 6/7‐2014 – Fairfax Station Model train show and old cars http://www.fairfax‐station.org, more information contact Clem Clement [email protected] 13. December 6, 2014 – Germantown Train Show from 9‐3 at Mother of Seton Parish Hall, just off route 270 in Germantown, MD http://www.mothersetonparish.org/ 14. December 6, 2014 ‐ Main Street Hatboro 9th Annual Train Show 9A‐3P Keith Valley Middle School 227 Meetinghouse Road Horsham PA see www.hatborotrainshow.org

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15. December 6, 2014 – All Aboard for the Train Auction starting at 9:30 a.m. http://www.goemanauction.com/auctions/459/? utm_source=Copy+of+12‐6‐ 14+Trains&utm_campaign=12‐6‐ 14+&utm_medium=email 16. December 6‐7, 2014 – 1‐5 p.m. Smith Mountain Lake Model RR Group’s 7th Annual Charity Chug Open House see: http://www.lakechristianministries.org/upcomin g‐events.html 17. December 6, 7, 13 and 14, 2014 – Holiday Story Time and Train Rides see: http://www.borail.org/product/433.aspx 18. December 6, 7, 13 and 14, 2014 – Baltimore Street Car Museum is visited by Santa Claus see: http://www.baltimorestreetcar.org/event1.html 19. December 6 – January 7, 2015 – Wise Ave VFD train display (weekdays 6‐9 p.m. and weekends 12‐9 p.m. and closed Christmas; Dec. 26‐29 3‐9 p.m.); contact 410‐288‐0710 20. December 6 – January 1, 2015 – Arbutus VFD train display (excluding Christmas and New Years Eve) hours weekdays 6‐8:30 p.m. and weekends 11‐ 8:30 p.m.; contact 410‐242‐6601

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21. December 7, 2014 ‐ Gilbertsville Train Show at the Gilbertsville Fire Hall, 1454 E. Avenue, Gilbertsville, PA 19525 22. December 10‐14, 2014 – The National Capital Trackers and the Manassas Candy Factor Annual Winter Wonderland Train Show (see 10.10.14 email for flyer) 23. December 12‐14 – The Polar Express 210 William Street, Wiliamsport, PA call 570‐327‐7700 or 800‐ 358‐9900 http://www.williamsport.org/userfiles/12LCVB‐ PolarExpressAd‐ChamberConn.pdf 24. December 13, 2014 ‐ Northern Model Railroaders Open House from 1‐5pm in the Historic Vienna Depot, 231 Dominion Road NE, Vienna, Virginia. For more info see http://www.nvmr.org/ 25. December 13, 2014 – Golden Spike Enterprises, Inc. 56th Buckeye RR Artifacts and Model Trains Show in Columbus, OH contact [email protected] 26. December 13, 2014 Arbutus Train Show, for more information contact Frank Vacek and/or Sunny Vacek for tables 410‐465‐3782 27. December 13, 2014 – Holiday with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the West Barnstable Train Station in Massachusetts, see: http://www.capecodnrhs.org/

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28. December 13‐14, 2014 – Annual Herndon Holiday Model Train Show in Herndon, VA http://potomacmodulecrew.org/pmchorr01/Sche dule01.html 29. December 14, 2014 ‐ Toys and Trains Show/Sale 9A‐3P Westchester County Center 198 Central Ave White Plains NY 10606 see www.westchestertoytrain.com Future Show – Jan 25, 2015 30. December 14, 2014 – Maugansville Toy, Train & Collectible Show at 18007 Maugans Avenue, Hagerstown, MD, contact Phil Showalter 717‐903‐ 3964 for more information 31. December 28, 2014; January 4, 11, 18, 25, 2015 – Antietam Station RR Museum Access and Model train Layouts contact: [email protected] or 301‐800‐9829 32. January 10‐11, 2015 – WGH in Hampton, VA visit www.wghshow.com 33. January 11, 2015 ‐ 9A‐12:30P Plumber’s Union Hall 2791 Southampton Road Philadelphia, PA 19154 Family Admission (2 Adults and All Children Under 12 y.o.) $5.00 see www.ADTCA.com 34. January 17‐18, 2015 ‐ WGH in Raleigh, NC visit www.wghshow.com

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35. January 25, 2015 ‐ Annual Winter Train Meet 8A‐ 1P Clarion Essington PA 76 Industrial Highway Essington PA 19029 $5.00pp Admission, Children under 12 free w/Paying Adult 36. January 25, 2015 ‐ Toys and Trains Show/Sale 9A‐ 3P Westchester County Center 198 Central Ave White Plains NY 10606 see www.westchestertoytrain.com 37. Feb. 7‐8, 2015 – The Great Scale Model Train Show Makin’ Tracks! Cow Palace – Times Sat. 9‐ 5/Sun. 10‐4 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium, MD 21093 http://gsmts.com/ 38. February 7‐8, 2015 ‐ WGH in Columbus, OH visit www.wghshow.com 39. February 8, 2015 ‐ New Hope – Solebury Township Train Show and Sale New Hope‐Eagle Fire Company 46 North Sugan Road New Hope, PA 18938 $5.00pp Admission, Children under 12 free Future Shows (All in 2015) –May 3, Oct 4 40. February 14, 2015 ‐ Hagerstown Model RR Museum, Inc. Trainfest Winter 2015 Model Train sale re: railroading and model railroading at Washington County AG Center 7313 Sharpesburg Pike 9‐2 p.m. contact info: Email: [email protected]; Phone: 301‐800‐9829; Web Site: www.antietamstation.com

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41. February 14‐15, 2015 ‐ WGH in Louisville, KY visit www.wghshow.com 42. February 21‐22, 2015 – Allentown Train Meet Associates Spring Thaw Train meet, see www.allentownmeet.com 43. March 14, 2015 – WB&A Annapolis Train Show – details to follow 44. March 15, 2015 – Gilbertsville Train Show at the Gilbertsville Fire Hall, 1454 E. Philadelphia Avenue, Gilbertsville, PA 19525 45. March 20‐22, 2015 ‐ 3rd Annual M.A.G.M.A. Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show at Camp Stephens, Asheville, NC 46. March 28‐29, 2015 ‐ WGH in Edison, NJ visit www.wghshow.com 47. April 11‐12, 2015 – The Great Scale Model Train Show Makin’ Tracks! Cow Palace – Times Sat. 9‐ 5/Sun. 10‐4 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium, MD 21093 http://gsmts.com/ 48. April 23‐25, 2015 – Eastern Division/TCA York Meet 49. May 1‐3, 2015 – NY Central System Historical Society, Inc. 2015 Convention & Meeting visit www.nycshs.org 50. May 3, 2015 ‐ New Hope – Solebury Township Train Show and Sale New Hope‐Eagle Fire

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Company 46 North Sugan Road New Hope, PA 18938 $5.00pp Admission, Children under 12 free Future Show – Oct 4 51. May 9, 2015 ‐ Joint VTC & WB&A (aka NORTH MEETS SOUTH) Great Train Show and Sale at the Eagles Lodge in Fredericksburg, VA ‐ contact Russell at [email protected] and/or Colleen Hall at [email protected] 52. June 4‐7, 2015 – Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, 2015 R&LHS Convention in Altoona, PA 53. June 20‐28, 2015 TCA 2015 National Convention http://www.metca.org/2015convention.html 54. June 7, 2015 – 9‐1 p.m. Spring Hamburg Dutch Train Meet at the Hamburg Fire Co, File House – Pine Street, Hamburg, PA 55. June 20‐21, 2015 – The Great Scale Model Train Show Makin’ Tracks! Cow Palace – Times Sat. 9‐ 5/Sun. 10‐4 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium, MD 21093 http://gsmts.com/ 56. July 20‐26, 2015 – 12th Annual WNC Roundup http://wncrocks.proboards.com/#ixzz3Jd1YzWs H 57. July 26, 2015 ‐ 9‐1 p.m. Summer Hamburg Dutch Train Meet at the Hamburg Fire Co, File House – Pine Street, Hamburg, PA

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58. September 13, 2015 – 9‐1 p.m. Summer Hamburg Dutch Train Meet at the Hamburg Fire Co, File House – Pine Street, Hamburg, PA 59. September 18‐20, 2015 – ATRRM Fall Conference in Union, IL visit www.atrrm.org 60. September 20, 2015 ‐ Gilbertsville Train Show at the Gilbertsville Fire Hall, 1454 E. Philadelphia Avenue, Gilbertsville, PA 19525 61. October 4, 2015 ‐ New Hope – Solebury Township Train Show and Sale New Hope‐Eagle Fire Company 46 North Sugan Road New Hope, PA 18938 $5.00pp Admission, Children under 12 free 62. October 24‐25, 2015 – The Great Scale Model Train Show Makin’ Tracks! Cow Palace – Times Sat. 9‐5/Sun. 10‐4 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium, MD 21093 http://gsmts.com/

As always, if you prefer not to receive these emails, please let me know. All my best, Colleen

As a reminder to all, I gather my information from all sources, lots of it comes from the membership who includes me on their emails. I respect everyone’s intellectual property rights and do my upmost best not

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!Ù6IEWÙFROMÙÃ4HEÙ4OPÄÙ Tunnel outside of Lynchburg, VA. One of many terrific sights enjoyed by those lucky (and quick!) enough to secure dome car seating on our excursions. [Gary Price photo] Ù .OVEMBERÙTHÙ'ENERALÙ-EMBERSHIPÙ-EETINGÙ The next General Membership Meeting of the Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society & Museum will be held on November 24th, starting at 6:30 p.m., and located at the Johnson City Public Library, 101 West Millard St., Johnson City, TN. Our program this month will be offered by Steve Little, mayor of Marion, NC who will present a program on his book “Tunnels, Nitro and Convicts”. This true story that started in 1875 is a vital part of the history not only of McDowell County, NC but for the entire state of North Carolina. The Civil War ended 10 years earlier and the golden spike completing the trans-continental railroad was hammered 6 years earlier ... but the long-planned major trunk-line railroad through North Carolina to link the western mountains with the Atlantic coast was still not built! “Tunnels, Nitro and Convicts” tells the story of what was done about it, and who did it! This will be a program you do not want to miss! (APPYÙ4HANKSGIVINGÙ Whistle Stop November 2014 2 Ù Ù-EMBERÙ.OTESÙ "YÙ.ANCYÙ*EWELÙ It is so good to report that Bob May has received an organ (kidney) transplant and is presently at home recovering from the surgery. Please keep Bob in your thoughts as well as the following folks who deal with various concerns: Carrie Denny, Walter Byrd, Bob Yaple, Lois Tilley's sister, Grace Brink, and Sidney Blankenbeckler. As always, let us know of any member, friend or family to whom a card might be sent or a phone call made. The office phone number is 423.753.5797 or call Nancy Jewell at 423.282.0918. Your help is appreciated.

2015 WATAUGA VALLEY OFFICER AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTIONS

The 2015 WVRHS&M election ballots were mailed out in early November. All Ballots must be received by 12:01 am November 30, 2014. A ballot box will be available at the November meeting or you can mail to Nominating Committee Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society & Museum P O Box 432 Johnson City, TN. 37605-0432. The results of the election will be announced at the December 6 Christmas Gathering. $5%3Ù./4)#%3Ù&/2ÙÙ 2015 Dues Notices will be mailed out and sent electronically via e-mail. Please get your dues and check back into the membership chairman Suzie Price ASAP at Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society & Museum, P. O. Box 432, Johnson City, TN 37605. You have several options to consider in renewing: (1) joining the Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society & Museum for $20.00 individual, adding family members at $5.00 each; (2) the National Railway Historical Society, which raised dues by $11.00 to $70.00; (3) the Railroad Heritage Alliance for $35 plus $5.00 per additional family member. For questions, e-mail [email protected]. Ù3PRINGÙ3TREETÙ#OACHÙ9ARDÙ-ECHANICALÙ2EPORTÙ "YÙ"OBÙ9APLEÙ ST. AUGUSTINE coach (WATX 500), MOULTRIE dining car (WATX 400),and POWHATAN coach (WATX 539) will be at NCTM, Spencer, NC for the Polar Express Excursion trains. HARBOR lounge /sleeper: is in winter storage at the NCTM. The Harbor is scheduled to operate on the “Cherry Blossom Special” to Washington, DC in March 2015

CLINCHFIELD 100 business car: the WVRHS&M mechanical team has started working on the wiring of Clinchfield 100. Several special events are scheduled for the month of December for the 100.

NOTE: THE WATAUGA VALLEY CHRISTMAS MEAL ON DECEMBER 6 (SEE PAGE 8) WILL BE OUR ONLY MEETING IN DECEMBER ON ACCOUNT OF THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. Whistle Stop November 2014 3 Ù!545-.Ù42!).Ù%8#523)/.Ù!Ù")'Ù35##%33Ù Ù Everyone will agree that out of the eight years of operating the Autumn Train Excursions out of Spencer, 2014 was the best yet. All the comments from the passengers and volunteers were very positive. If you missed these great trips, please start planning for 2015. The following e-mail was sent out to all the WVRHS&M volunteers who worked the train. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! T H A N K Y O U !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dear WATAUGA VALLEY RHS&M VOLUNTEERS: Thanks to everyone for two great trips this past weekend! Everyone did a fantastic job and our passengers appreciated all your assistance and help. Both trips ran very well and despite the cold and damp weather on Saturday, everyone really seemed to enjoy the days.

Great customer service is key to our business and thanks to each of you for showing our passengers special attention.

Hope everyone gets some rest and gets ready to do it again next year!!

Thanks again!

Mike Tilley, President Kelly Alexander, Operating Officer WVRHS&M NCTM Foundation

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT THE SANTA TRAIN EXHIBIT IN JONESBOROUGH

WVRHS&M and the Town of Jonesborough are sponsoring the Santa Train Exhibit to be held at our Spring St. Coach Yard in Jonesborough on December 6th and 12th from 3pm to 5pm each day. Everyone is welcome to come out and bring their children to come aboard Clinchfield 100 and meet Santa Claus on the rear platform. We will need volunteers to help board visitors. Please sign up at the November 24th General Membership Meeting or by emailing [email protected] or calling (423) 753-5797. This event will be great publicity for WVRHS&M as we are expecting a lot of people to attend.

Limited edition hats with official cloth CLINCHFIELD RAILROAD logo and CRR 100 emblem are available for purchase at a special price of $13.00 for “walk-in” orders. If mailed, postage will be an additional $5.00. All proceeds from the sale of these beautiful hats will go towards the restoration of Car 100. Get yours while they last! Whistle Stop November 2014 4 )NÙTHEÙ.EWSÙ CSX / CP MERGER TALKS END. According to the New York Times, exploratory merger talks between CSX and CANADIAN PACIFIC have ended. If completed, a deal would have united two of the biggest railroad operators and would helped relieve congestion by streamlining certain crucial routes at a time when rail traffic in is soaring because of the energy boom, snarling traffic and tying up other freight. With minimal geographic overlap, the two companies would have had a huge combined footprint. But there are potential obstacles to a deal. CSX shareholders would most likely expect a significant premium for their shares. And consolidation is difficult in the railroad industry with the United States Surface Transportation Board (STB) responsible for reviewing any proposed merger. It is unclear, however, whether any proposed merger between a Canadian company and a United States company could come under review for national security implications. No reason was given for ending the talks, although CP hinted that concerns about objections from regulators might have played a role. 611 UPDATE. The new flues arrived and are waiting to be installed. The team of steam specialists will next install the rear flue sheet. Once it is installed, the tubes, flues and superheaters will be re-installed into the massive boiler. The flexible staybolt inspection and cap project is practically complete. The mechanical team will make repairs to less than 10 sleeves which, when repaired, will complete this required and important portion of the 1,472 day inspection. Work also continues on the stoker screw, the tender deck and appliance repair on the hot water pumps. The team has also re-chromed various pieces for the 611. The cab valve handles, throttle quadrant, injector quadrant, hand rail stanchions and other key pieces have been re-chromed so that the 611 looks just like she did when she rolled out of the shops in 1950. [From FireUp611!] PRICE TAG FOR ROANOKE PASSENGER SERVICE INCREASES. The projected price to start up AMTRAK service between Roanoke and Washington has grown, up to $95.8 million from an earlier figure of $92.7 million given in January, The Roanoke Times reports. The startup price includes a passenger boarding platform, maintenance and cleaning facilities, and upgrades to the Roanoke's underground infrastructure to support the project. The new service is expected to open sometime in 2017. AMTRAK already runs Washington - Lynchburg service with a connecting bus to Roanoke. That connecting bus averages 42 round trip riders daily, according to officials from its operator, Valley Metro. AMTRAK expects to add a second round trip to Lynchburg in 2017 as well. A 23-minute video of Virginia’s announcement of this service can be viewed at http://tinyurl.com/kurc6ah. In related news, other Southwest Virginia communities are eyeing the expansion to Roanoke in 2017 and asking how the same can happen for their area. The New River Valley Planning District Commission is estimating how many passengers might take the train from the New River Valley were the service expanded someday, Mitchell said. There is believed by state officials to be too little demand to create a stop in Bedford. NRHS NEWS GOES DIGITAL. The financially-strapped NRHS has moved from paper to electronic publishing of its bi-monthly NRHS NEWS. Going digital (PDF) means cost savings regarding postage and getting the News into member hands in a more timely fashion. The NRHS is considering publishing a limited number of paper copies for those not having internet access. Whistle Stop November 2014 5

ASHEVILLE ROUNDHOUSE TO BE RAZED. Attempts to save Asheville, NC’s historic roundhouse have failed and demolition is moving forward. Citing health and safety concerns, a NORFOLK SOUTHERN spokesman said that the railroad is demolishing the 90-year-old building as "[it] is obsolete and deteriorating, so we're taking it down because it's just not safe to be in anymore". A grass roots effort spearheaded by The Preservation Society of Asheville & Buncombe County to save the structure, one of only two remaining roundhouses in North Carolina, was unable to garner enough local support. One factor contributing to the failure of saving this and possibly other historic structures in the state is North Photo: Tom Phelps Carolina's plans to let a tax credit that helped people rescue historic businesses and homes expire January 1, 2015.

NEW AMTRAK ELECTRICS ENTER SERVICE ON “KEYSTONE” CORRIDOR AMTRAK has begun operating its new Cities ACS-64 electric locomotives on its between New York, Philadelphia, and Harrisburg. The first revenue train to be pulled by the new locomotives was train No. 605 from Philadelphia to Harrisburg on Monday, October 20. AMTRAK and the Commonwealth of share the revenue and operating and equipment maintenance costs of the corridor. AMTRAK is acquiring 70 of the new locomotives replacing older AEM7, AEM7AC, and HHP-8 electrics on the Northeast and Keystone corridors. More than a dozen ACS-64 units are now in service with the remainder to be delivered through the end of 2015. Ridership on the Keystone Service has grown to more than one million riders annually, up 60 percent since more than $145 million worth of infrastructure improvements were made under the Improvement Program in 2006. The upgrades have enabled faster speeds and more frequent departures for Keystone Service trains. The locomotives are being built by Siemens and assembled at its facility in Sacramento, CA. [Edited from Trains News Wire via Lancaster NRHS ”Dispatcher”]

We are still asking members receiving paper copies of the Whistle Stop to switch over to the electronic version. The electronic version is in glorious color, the quality is so much better than the printed copy, and you can take advantage of live links to referenced sites. This also helps us financially as it defrays postage costs. Call the chapter office (423) 753-5797 and give us your e-mail address so you can start receiving your newsletter online. You will not go back to the printed copy once you see what you’ve been missing. Whistle Stop November 2014 6

THE ROANOKE RACES? When a concerned citizen called to report that a NORFOLK SOUTHERN train was speeding in downtown Roanoke, VA, Josh Zimmerman had to smile. No speeding had occurred: What the person had witnessed on that day in early May was a train moving through newly improved Randolph Street tracks. During three weeks in April, NS Engineering Department employees modernized and streamlined the matrix of track, switches, and signals at Randolph Street, enabling trains to double their pass-through speed to 30 mph from 15 mph. For the compete story, go to http://tinyurl.com/o4zqqtr. WARNING: RUMOR. CP AND NS MERGER? [From The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Canada] Norfolk Southern Corp. led gains among U.S. railroads after activist investor Bill Ackman said Ltd. may pursue a rival to one-time target CSX Corp. While Ackman didn’t name Norfolk Southern in remarks yesterday at the Invest for Kids conference in , he described the possible takeover target in relation to CSX. CSX “is not the only potential railroad we can merge with,” said Ackman, a Canadian Pacific director and founder of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management LP. CSX and Norfolk Southern rank as the two dominant railroads in the eastern U.S. A Canadian Pacific combination with either one would create a transcontinental North American carrier. Breanne Feigel, a spokeswoman for Canadian Pacific, declined to comment. Rick Harris, a spokesman for Norfolk Southern, said: “We don’t comment on speculation and rumors.” Lerro Productions is offering seats on its chartered photo trips of WESTERN MARYLAND SCENIC RAILROAD’s 2-8-0 #734 in action during two days in January 2015. The Jan. 13th session will offer a full day of runbys, featuring actors and props to be used to enhance scenes. Jan. 14th will feature runbys throughout the afternoon and evening, including a night session at the Frostburg Depot and the #2 bridge. After the 2015 season is over, the #734 will be out of operation for an undetermined amount of time while C&O #1309 takes over passenger service. For more information, go to http://www.lerroproductions.com/wmwinter2015 &ORÙ9OURÙ6IEWINGÙ0LEASUREÙ  As railfan John Sery was setting up to record the move of 2-6-6-2 C&0 #1309 on CSX train L341 from the B&O Museum in Baltimore to its restoration destination at the WESTERN MARYLAND SCENIC RAILROAD in Cumberland, MD, a lumber load crossing the tracks cut too sharply and the middle of the loaded trailer hit the grade crossing signal, knocking it over onto the two Eastbound tracks! Westbound L341 was unable to stop in time, running over the signal and causing of a lot of excitement but fortunately minimal damage. To view, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GNaCOMSstA

Check out this 1983 video clip of the Santa Train as its last run of CLINCHFIELD train at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhQPClmto9I Great shots of the F units! [Thanks to Kati Phelps for forwarding this link and Tony King for discovering it!]

A dramatic 27-minute PBS video on the problems and hazards of clearing the Donner Pass of an avalanche can be viewed at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365218614/. Featured are remarkable scenes of a snow rotary in action and a stranded train. Whistle Stop November 2014 7 0HOTOÙ3ECTIONÙ

That so few photographs of our excursions were taken is testament to the hard work and fine service put in by our volunteers who were far too busy with their duties to take time for a camera. That said, a few snapshots did capture the attractions and good times had by all. Upper left: Gary Price found the 611 under restoration in Spencer. Gary and Emily Price and David Crabtree and family are all smiles. Left: Emily Price captured the beautiful fall colors as the train passed over the James River. The ex-C&O branch line to Lexington, VA, which is now a nature trail, can be seen at the far right.

Photographer Mike Pierry, Jr, found the ex-N&W Green Cove station blanketed by snow on a glorious autumn day. Whistle Stop November 2014 8 5PCOMINGÙ%VENTSÙ

Santa's 72nd annual 110-mile rail trek through the mountains of Appalachia, complements of CSX, beginning in Shelby, KY on the morning of November 22nd and ending in Kingsport, TN. Accompanying Santa is this year’s celebrity guest, singer Amy Grant. The train’s schedule is as follows:

November 20 DP: Erwin, TN 0600 November 22 DP: Shelby, KY 0630 (Dead head) AR: Kingsport, TN 0800 (Santa Train) AR: Marrowbone, KY 0645 DP: Kingsport, TN 1230 AR: Elkhorn City, KY 0725 AR: Shelby, KY 1630 AR: Toms Bottom, VA 0805 AR: Haysi, VA 0827 AR: Clinchco, VA 0900 AR: Fremont, VA 0928 AR: Dante, VA 1028 AR: St. Paul, VA 1108 AR: Dungannon, VA 1213 AR: Ft. Blackmore, VA 1253 AR: Kermit, VA 1348 AR: Waycross, TN 1430 AR: Kingsport, TN 1508 (Dead head) DP: Kingsport, TN 1730 AR: Erwin, TN 1900

WVRHS&M ANNUAL CHRISTMAS MEAL SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2014

It’s time once again for WVRHS&M’s annual Christmas Meal, and this year we plan to gather at the Jonesborough Visitors Center, 117 Boone St., Jonesborough, TN. We’ll provide meats, drinks, deserts and rolls. Members are asked to bring a vegetable and salad, 2 vegetables or 2 salads. Please bring enough food for yourself, for your guest(s), and for several others to the Visitors Center by 11:30 am as the serving line will open at 12 noon. To make reservations, cut out the form below and mail to Watauga Valley RHS&M Annual Meal, PO Box 432, Johnson City, TN 37605-0432. You can also call your reservation in to the our office phone at (423) 753-5797; turn in your form at the November 24th meeting; or email [email protected]. There will be good food and good fellowship! Please have your reservations in no later than Monday, December 1st, 2014.

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TIME VALUE MATERIAL 2015 RAILROAD CALENDAR

ANOTHER FINE PUBLICATION OF NIAGARA FRONTIER CHAPTER NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Outstanding black and white photographs are featured in a limited edition printing of a 2015 railroad wall calendar. This high quality publication, a tradition since 1972, contains 13 photographs of steam, diesel and electric railroad action. All scenes were recorded in and around Western New York, Northwest Pennsylvania and nearby . The 2015 photographs were carefully chosen from the collections of various chapter members. Photographs featured in 2015 calendar are:

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WB&A CHAPTER - TCA TOY TRAIN SHOW March 14, 2015

At the Annapolis Armory !! 18 Willow Street Annapolis, Maryland 21401

SHOW OPENS AT 9:00 AM and ENDS AT 2:00 PM Opens 8:00 AM to WB&A Members

Admission: $5.00 Children Under 12, Military, and WB&A Members Admitted Free

THE ONLY TRAIN MEET IN THE ANNAPOLIS AREA THE SHOW WILL BE ADVERTISED FOR 3-DAYS IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW THIS YEAR – the National Capitol Trackers 18 x 22 O-Gauge Layout

 ANTIETAM STATION HAGERSTOWN MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM, INC PO BOX 1181 HAGERSTOWN, MD 21741-1181 Dear Editor/Program Director:

The Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum (HMRRM) is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1937 and is active in promoting the hobby to the general public. The HMRRM was formed as a charitable, educational, literary, historical, scientific, and technological society and museum to promote to the public the historical, cultural, and economic importance of railroading to Hagerstown and the surrounding communities.

The HMRRM will host an Open House on Sundays from 1PM to 5 PM to allow the public to view operating model train layouts and the continued restoration and maintenance of the historic Antietam Station located at 17230 Shepherdstown Pike, Sharpsburg, MD 21782. We ask that you include the following information in your community calendar of events. If you have any questions or would like to know more about the museum, the event, or anything regarding railroading please feel free to contact us.

The museum would make itself available for any follow-on story or media segment if you so wish.Please contact me at 301-371-5748 if interested or if you have questions.

Sincerely,

Richard Autz Coordinator

______What: Open House What is it: Antietam Station Railroad Museum Access and Model Train Layouts When: Sunday Dec 28, 2014; Jan 4, 11, 18, 25, 2015 Where: Antietam Station 17230 Shepherdstown Pike Sharpsburg, MD 21782 Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

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Contact Info: Email: [email protected] Phone: 301-800-9829

Web Site: www.antietamstation.com Antietam Station directions: Use I -70 to Rt 65 (exit 29); use Rt 65 south for approximately 10 miles to the Town of Sharpsburg; turn right on Rt 34 through town to the west end; Antietam Station is on the right side of the road prior to the railroad bridge.

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=95bfd55a3f&view=pt&search=inbox&th=149... 12/4/2014 Vol. 43, No. 11 Phone: 513-898-8000 Ext. 217 Address: P.O. Box 62023, Cincinnati, OH 45262-0023 November 2014

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE NOVEMBER PROGRAM Hello everyone! Here are a few highlights of recent Chapter Our Chapter Meeting on Tuesday, November 25th, will be held activities and news. at EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) in West Chester, Ohio, at 7:00 p.m. For our final program of the year, we will be viewing As we head toward the end of 2014, things are going smoothly here at the Chapter and we find ourselves in this season of historic 8mm films from our collection which we recently digi- Thanksgiving having much to be thankful for. Our membership tized for preservation, thanks to an NRHS Heritage Grant. This collection of films, often referred to as “the Jack Jennings Col- is fairly stable, we have our regular schedule of meetings and lection”, has not been shown in many years and features early programs plus a few special events, and our finances are in good steam excursions and other footage from the 1970’s. Our usual shape. We also continue to receive donations of books and meeting night agenda includes refreshments between the busi- other items of historical interest, and have recently filled several ness meeting and the program. As always, guests are welcome orders from our retail outlets for our Christmas ornaments. At so please spread the word and bring a friend. our October banquet we celebrated another great year and held our annual elections of officers and trustees to lead us into the Directions to EnterTRAINment Junction: Take I-75 to the Ty- New Year. lersville Road exit (Exit 22) - about five miles north of I-275. On the National front, the Fall Directors’ Conference and Advi- EnterTRAINment Junction is located in the former Oak and sory Council meeting will be held November 14-16 in Johnson More building adjacent to the east side of I-75, just south of City, TN. On Friday we will have a day of visiting Natural Tun- Tylersville Road. The building itself and the large billboard- nel, Kenny Fannon’s Railroad Museum, Tupelo Honey Café, type sign are visible from I-75. Go east on Tylersville Road and and the Doe River Gorge Train Ride. Saturday and Sunday we turn right at the first light (Thornton’s is on the corner) onto have the Advisory Council meeting, Board meeting, and a ban- Kingsgate. From Kingsgate turn right at the first marked inter- quet. This will be the first Conference with our new National section onto Squire Court (it is a T intersection and goes only to President, Al Weber, and we have much to discuss about the the right). The entrance to EnterTRAINment Junction will be direction of the Society. I’ll have a report on the Conference at on your left at the end of Squire Court (the address is 7379 our November meeting. By the way, tickets are already on sale Squire Court). There is a small EJ sign at the Kingsgate/Squire for the 2015 Convention in Rutland, Vermont. Court intersection and a larger one at the EJ entrance. Ample parking is available on the east side of the building, near the Dues renewal time is upon us and we are awaiting details of how this year’s renewal process will be conducted. Once we are building entrance. notified, please send your dues renewal as soon as possible. The business portion of the meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. with the This reduces our administrative burden as well as the cost of program to follow. We hope you will make plans to join us! reminder letters. Donations are always appreciated and form an important part of our annual budget. As a 501(c)(3) tax exempt non-profit organization, donations to the Chapter are tax de- ductible to the maximum extent permitted by law. Our Library at EJ is open Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and the busy holiday season is now upon us. Please contact Don de Reynier to help. This month we have our final meeting of the year, featuring his- toric 8mm films (newly digitized) from the Jack Jennings Col- lection. See the next column for details. That’s all for now. I’ll see you at the meeting! Scott Andes, President LET’S EAT: AT SIDNEY, OHIO By Harry Noble (Number 18 in a Series)

My last visit here was the summer of 2012 for a Saturday meet- ing of the Sidney Big-4 Depot Preservation group. They had a carry-in/chip-in luncheon afterwards. Of course, my being an associate member, I didn't know this and had taken a brown bag.

This quaint medium size facility sits on the north side of double East-West tracks. It is reached by turning south on a side street from Fair Road (so named because it passes by the county fair- grounds). Ownership of the depot remains with the N-S, but it is leased and maintained by the Preservation Group. Apparently the building is for sale (no price has been discussed) with the stipulation that it be moved fifty feet away from the tracks. Quite a task! Sidney Big-4 Depot: Tracks on the Left After socializing, a noisy east bound N-S train and the meeting it was chow time. I left and went to a nice public park down by the Big Miami River with the intent of photographing a train crossing the Big-4's 1923 viaduct. No such luck.

On the way home I stopped at the small village of Kirkwood hoping for some CSX action. There is only one road through town and there it crosses the tracks at grade. I was joined by two members from the Depot Preservation Group and we saw three freight trains pass in quick succession. All in all a great day.

By the way, upkeep donations would be gladly accepted. Con- tact Dave Oroszi. Looking East At Depot Across Viaduct

Big-4 Viaduct Over Great Miami River Watch Out For Falling Concrete

Big-4 Viaduct in 1993, Before Trees 2 Southbound CSX Action at Kirkwood CIRCUS STAMP ART - By Harry Noble I believe this might be of interest to our members in light of the circus presentation made by George Mcilveen at our last regular meeting. The USPS has recently issued a sheet of FOREVER stamps depict- ing 8 different circus posters (see photo). They are sold in sets of 16 stamps at standard postage rates. The reverse side of the sheet contains these words: VINTAGE CIRCUS POSTERS "Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, welcome to The Great- est Show On Earth!" The Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey ringmaster's famous words welcomed crowds to the circus, an ex- traordinary place brimming with irresistible attractions. Posters gave audiences a taste of what awaited under the bigtop - an astounding, magical spectacle. Like the circuses they touted, the posters were big and bold. A "sheet" was 42 by 28 inches, and stunning imagery often sprawled across dozens of them at a time. Sometimes, massive arrays of posters covered entire sides of build- ings. These eye-popping early 20th-century posters showcased majestic elephants, fierce tigers, and colorful clowns, alongside acts such as acrobatic gymnasts, graceful wire dancers, and daring stuntmen. Whether in small towns or large cities, the circus brought together folks of all ages and walks of life to share its magic and to let imaginations soar like aerialists above their daily routines and ca- res. Joyful posters beckoned the masses toward the grand show, thus proving P.T. Barnum right: "The noblest art is that of making oth- ers happy."

THE CINCINNATIAN STAFF Editor: Scott Andes 3585 Miller Road Springfield, OH 45502 (937) 325-5363 [email protected]

Staff: Harry Noble (937) 372-3908, Larry Ulrich 791-5684 (passenger & traction news) Report Member Harry Noble Illness to: 1124 Old Springfield Pike Xenia, OH 45385-1240 (937) 372-3908

NEWSLETTER PRINTED BY Report address changes to: Frank Kammer 1706 Marilyn Lane Cincinnati, OH 45231-5223 (513) 729-1919 [email protected] Chapter Website: www.cincinnatichapternrhs.com OTHER PRINTING SUPPORT Chapter Phone: 513-898-8000 Ext. 217 The Cincinnati Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society is a non- profit educational organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio and is recognized as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations to the Chapter are tax-deductible to the maximum extent allowed by law. 3 Cincinnati Chapter NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY P.O. BOX 62023 Cincinnati, OH 45262 -0023

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: October Banquet NOVEMBER At EnterTRAINment Junction

Tue. Nov. 18 NO Chapter Officers Meeting

Tue. Nov. 25 Regular Chapter Meeting & Program 7:00 P.M. EnterTRAINment Junction, West Chester, OH

DECEMBER

Sun. Dec. 7 Springfield Model Train Show Clark County Fairgrounds, Springfield, OH Hours 11:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Thu. Dec. 11 Newsletter Mailing Lunch - 1:00 P.M. EnterTRAINment Junction, West Chester, OH

Sat. Dec. 13 Buckeye Model Train & Railroad Artifact Show Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, OH Hours 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Tue. Dec. 16 NO Chapter Officers Meeting In October we held our annual Banquet Tue. Dec. 23 NO Regular Chapter Meeting and election of Officers for the coming year. This month we will hold our final regular Chapter Meeting of the year. Photo by Scott Andes.

HIGH GREEN The Official Newsletter of the Railway Association Volume 40, Number 12 December 2014 www.chessierail.org Historic Meet at the Junction

Photo by Leonard F. Shaner, Jr. The new excursion train meets the Amtrak Special Autumn Express train #803 pulled by locomotive No. 42 on November 8, 2014. It was the first time in 81 years for two passenger trains to meet at Colebrookdale Junction. Read about it in this High Green!

This Month’s Meeting: Wednesday, December 3 at 8 p.m. at Montgomery College, Rockville, MD. John Meise will present Local Short Lines – Long Gone, a program of images and video from the 1970s, 80s and 90s of local short lines no longer operating. Covered railroads will include the East Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis, Chesapeake, Stewartstown, and early views of the Gettysburg, Maryland Midland, and the Maryland & Delaware.

Following Meeting: Wednesday, January 7 at 8 p.m. at Montgomery College, Rockville, MD. Earl Long will present Magnitude 8.0: Articulated Action Spectacular HIGH GREEN

Chesapeake Railway Association Officers and Directors President Tim Moriarty 2781 Prince Harold Court, Herndon, VA 20171-2441 (703) 758-7449 [email protected] Vice President Wayne Kirchhof 16490 A. E. Mullinix Road, Woodbine, MD 21797-8430 (410) 489-5987 Treasurer Paul Bergdolt 8832 N. Westland Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-1206 (301) 926-6136 [email protected] Secretary Bill Breazeale 11302 Orleans Way, Kensington, MD 20895-1017 (301) 942-0083 Directors Bill Breazeale 11302 Orleans Way, Kensington, MD 20895-1017 (301) 942-0083 Equipment Chief Tim Moriarty 2781 Prince Harold Court, Herndon, VA 20171-2441 (703) 758-7449 [email protected] Program Director Tim Moriarty 2781 Prince Harold Court, Herndon, VA 20171-2441 (703) 758-7449 [email protected] Editor Tim Moriarty 2781 Prince Harold Court, Herndon, VA 20171-2441 (703) 758-7449 [email protected] The High Green is published monthly prior to each membership meeting. Contributions for inclusion in the newsletter are welcome. Send news items, articles and photos (via email or hard copy) to the editor at the address above. Originals will be scanned and returned. Be sure to include caption information. Please send address changes to Paul Bergdolt at the snail-mail or email address above. DECEMBER TIMETABLE 9: Action Coalition for Transit Meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Silver Spring Center, 8818 Avenue, Silver 1: Open House at the Northern Virginia Model Spring, MD. Railroaders layout in the W&OD depot at 231 Dominion 13: Winchester Chapter, NRHS Christmas Party at 7:30 Road, Vienna, VA, from 1 to 5 p.m. p.m. at the Winchester Little Theatre (former Cumberland 5: WM Railway Historical Society Membership Meeting Valley/PRR freight house) on Boscawen Street in at 8 p.m. at the Community Center, 4770 Ladiesburg Road, Winchester, VA. Union Bridge, MD. 13: Vienna Holiday Stroll at the Northern Virginia 6: 22nd Annual Santa Train sponsored by the Bay Coast Model Railroaders layout in the W&OD depot at 231 Railroad, Greater Parksley Association and Delmarva Dominion Road, Vienna, VA, from 6 to 9 p.m. Chapter NRHS, stopping at various towns on the Eastern 13: Arbutus [MD] Train & Toy Show at the Arbutus Fire Shore of Virginia. Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and the elves Hall, ¼ mile off Baltimore Beltway Exit 12A at 5262 will visit children at the scheduled stops. The Santa Train Southwestern Boulevard, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Admission will originate in Cape Charles and terminate in Parksley. is $4, children under 12 free with an adult. The train will make the following stops: Cape Charles - 9 14: Santa Claus Steam Train Trips in Minersville, PA, a.m.; Cheriton - 9:50 a.m.; Eastville - 10:30 a.m.; departing at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tickets are $12 for Nassawadox - 11:25 a.m.; Exmore - 12:05 p.m.; Painter - adults, $9 for ages 3 to 12, and those under 3 ride for free. 1:20 p.m.; Melfa - 2:25 p.m.; Onley - 3:20 p.m.; Parksley - For each adult ticket purchased, one child's ticket is 4:30 p.m. As in past years, the train is expected to consist complementary. To order tickets, send a self-addressed, of one Bay Coast locomotive and Delmarva Chapter stamped envelope to Railway Restoration Project 113, 113 member John Bates’ car Fairfax River. East Sunbury Street, Minersville, PA 17954. State the date, 6-7, 13-14 & 20-21: Santa Trains on the Walkersville time, and specify the number and type of tickets. Checks Southern Railroad in Walkersville, MD, at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. should be made payable to Project 113. and 3 p.m. Adults fares are $15, seniors $14, and children 16: Potomac Chapter, NRHS Membership Meeting at 1 to 12 are $12. Hot chocolate and cookies will be served 7:30 p.m. in the lower cafeteria area of the Montgomery in the museum after the ride. Reservations are required for County Executive Office Building, 101 Monroe Street, these very popular events. Call (301) 898-0899 or (877) Rockville, MD. The meeting will be the chapter’s annual 363-WSRR (toll-free) for information and to book tickets, or holiday social. Following the social, attendees will have the go online to www.wsrr.org opportunity to compete in a light-hearted pub quiz created 6-7: Greenberg’s Train & Toy Show from 10 a.m. to 4 by Bill Holdsworth. The quiz will test participant’s know- p.m. at the Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, ledge of railroading, local history, and other trivia. Timonium, MD 21093. Adults $8, good both days; kids 16: Rivanna Chapter, NRHS Membership Meeting at the under 12 free. Hibachi Grill, 1185 Seminole Trail, Charlottesville, VA, 6-7, 13-14 & 20-21: Holly Trolley Fest at the National starting with a social hour and dinner/buffet at 6 p.m. and Capital Trolley Museum, 1313 Bonifant Road, Colesville, the meeting and program at 7 p.m. Visitors are welcome. MD, with Santa aboard streetcars from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 18: Old Dominion Division RRE Membership Meeting at p.m. 8 p.m. at James Madison High School, 2500 James 6, 7, 14, 21 & 28: Stewartstown Railroad Open House Madison Drive, Vienna, VA, in Room 110. The closest featuring motor car rides (weather permitting) from 1:30 to entrance door to this room is Entrance No. 1. Pre-meeting 4 p.m. Fares are $6. For information call 717-654-7530. dinner at 6:30 at the Amphora Restaurant, 377 West 6 & 13: Santa Trains on the Buckingham Branch Rail- Maple Avenue in Vienna. To reach the school from the road sold out. Amphora Restaurant, go south two blocks on West Maple 8: Baltimore Chapter, NRHS Membership Meeting at Avenue to James Madison Drive and turn right. School is 7:30 p.m. at the Baltimore Streetcar Museum, 1911 Falls at the end of this street. The evening’s presentation will be Road, Baltimore, MD. Bill Hopkins will present The a commercially-produced DVD featuring the legendary Pre-Norfolk Southern: The Late 60s to Virginia and Truckee Railroad. This most interesting silver 1982. ore-hauling railroad was completed in 1870 between Carson City and Virginia City, Nevada to provide economi-

December 2014 Page 2 HIGH GREEN cal and reliable transportation serve the Comstock John Meise will present a program on regional railroad Lode mining communities of northwestern Nevada. At from the 1970s through the 1990s in photos and video. Carson City the railroad built a massive complex of repair shops which served the needs of not only the V&T but also of hundreds of mines, mills, railroads, and small concerns throughout the west coast of the United States and Mexico. Scenes of steam-powered V&T freight and passenger operations from the early days up to the beginning of the shutdown of the railroad in the 1940s are included. Many thanks to Karl Helft for lending the DVD. 19: Washington DC Chapter, NRHS Membership Meeting at 8 p.m. at the former B&O Silver Spring Station, program TBA. 20-21: Greenberg’s Train & Toy Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Richmond Raceway Complex, 600 East Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, VA 23222. Adults $8, good both days; kids under 12 free. 27-28: Greenberg’s Train & Toy Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Dulles Expo Center, 4320 Chantilly Shopping It’s November 1995 and the Chesapeake Railroad is into its Center, Chantilly, VA 20151. Adults $8, good both days; second year of operation. In less than two years it will run kids under 12 free. its last train, but for now things are looking up as Whitcomb 27-28: Holly Trolley Fest at the National Capital Trolley 80-ton centercab #85 and 1912 Pullman Defender prepare Museum, 1313 Bonifant Road, Colesville, MD, celebrates to leave Greensboro, MD for Goldsboro, MD, on a holiday the season with toy trains and trolley rides from 12 p.m. to excursion. Photo by John Meise. 5 p.m. If you haven’t renewed yet, now is the time. A 31: New Year’s Trolley Charter 2014-2015 sponsored by renewal form will accompany your paper HG if you’re still the Friends of Philadelphia Trolleys, an annual nighttime holding out, and if you receive your HG via email, a trip covering parts of six SEPTA trolley routes. The trip renewal form will be attached as well. The December issue departs Route 10’s 63rd & Malvern at 10 p.m. and will be the last for those who don’t renew. returns at about 2 a.m. on Thursday, Jan 1. The fare is Foul weather is upon us so it’s time to say $45 per person. Your choice will be (1) a holiday-decorated something about our meeting schedule. If Montgomery Kawasaki car or (2) a holiday-decorated PCC-II car. The car College is closed due to snow, there will be no meeting. with the most votes will be the charter car. Please note How’s that for simple? that PCC-II cars cannot operate in the subway. To reserve Next month’s HG will carry an announcement for a seat, send a check for $45 payable to FPT, Inc., to Harry our March 15, 2015 Saint Patrick’s Day trip when we’ll Donahue, 103 Mulberry Court, Morgantown, PA 19543- return to Culpeper, VA, the destination for our 2008 8843. Proceeds from the trip benefit FPT’s current trolley outing. We’ll depart WUS at 11:05 a.m. on the restoration project. (#51) and arrive in Culpeper at 12:30 p.m., and we’ll Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays: Trains of Christmas at return on the inbound Cardinal at 4:11 p.m. and arrive the Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum, 300 South back in DC at 6:06 p.m. More to come in next month’s HG! Burhans Boulevard (US Route 11), Hagerstown, MD, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. LAST RUN

AROUND THE BEND Jack Durham Showalter, 86, of 762 Lexington Avenue, Charlottesville, departed November 12, 2014. He was best 10-11 Jan: Greenberg’s Train & Toy Show at the York known for his Virginia Central Railroad steam train Expo Center, 334 Carlisle Ave, York, PA from 10 a.m. to 4 excursions. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, November p.m.. Adult admission is $8 and kids under 12 enter for 28, 2014 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 401 free. Alderman Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903. News Leader, 31 Jan-1 Feb: Great Scale Model Train and Railroad Staunton, VA, via Alex Mayes Collectors Show at the Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 Alex comments: Jack owned two ex-Canadian York Road, Timonium, MD, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Pacific 4-6-2s, Nos. 1238 and 1286. In the late 1970s to Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is the early 1980s these two engines powered excursions on $9 for adults on Saturday and $8 on Sunday; $18 on the Chesapeake & Ohio’s (C&O) Hot Springs Branch, Saturday for a family of any size and $15 on Sunday. departing from the Intervale station three miles north of Children up to 15 accompanying an adult enter for free. Covington, VA. This operation was called the Allegheny Central Railroad. In 1989 the two engines began excursion INTERNAL BIDNIZ service between Cumberland and Frostburg, MD, on sections of the former and the Our next meeting will be on WEDNESDAY, December 3 Cumberland and ; this operation at 8 p.m. at Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee Street, was also called the Allegheny Central Railroad. The two Building SB (Welcome Center), Room 213, Rockville, MD. engines and some coaches were later moved to Staunton,

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VA, on CSX’s ex-C&O North Mountain Subdivision. Engine and Julie Seacole of Oxford as a pub team. Most of the 1238 was used in the BBC mini-series Nancy chronicling questions were UK items of interest. I did manage to assist the life of Nancy Astor until 1991. In October 1993 the answering three questions concerning U.S. state capitals, engines ran double-headed on excursions under the newly that Minsk is the capital of Belarus, and that the Antonine formed Virginia Central Railroad between Staunton and Wall, not Hadrian’s Wall, is between the Clyde and Forth Charlottesville. These trips were the last runs for the Rivers. (I first learned of the Antonine Wall a week earlier engines, and they were stored in Staunton for over ten at the Milton Keynes Museum.) We wound up tied for years. They are now stored on the Shenandoah Valley second when all of the correct answers were tallied up. Railroad at Verona, VA, two miles northeast of Staunton. Julie proclaimed that I was a ringer. Sunday morning September 28th Chris and I left PAUL BERGDOLT’S EXCELLENT RAIL ADVENTURE for Wales to ride three preserved Wales narrow gauge railways. We rode the afternoon train on the Vale of Chessie member Paul Bergdolt recently went on vacation Rheidol Railway. This 1902 Edwardian line went from to the UK to visit friends and ride the trains. This is the Cardigan Bay in Aberystwyth to the Cambrian Mountain second installment of his rail adventure. station at Devil’s Bridge. Riding the line is akin to riding My 2014 UK Vacation the rolling hills of the Northern Central Railroad in York Part 2: County, PA, transitioning up to riding the mountainside My return trip to Inverness was uneventful with the from Cumberland to Frostburg on the Western Maryland exception of a local duffer that I shared my table seating. Scenic Railroad. We stayed two nights at the Hafod Hotel He was not pleased that Primer Minister Cameron recalled in Devil’s Bridge. Chris joked with the proprietor that this Parliament to debate a resolution to authorize military hotel could be used for the remake of the BBC TV show action in Iraq, plus he predicted that European Team Fawlty Towers. would beat the American Team in the Ryder Cup. I stayed overnight at the B&B that I stayed in 2009 when I went to my first visit to the Kyle. Thursday morning, I boarded my train back to Edinburgh and enjoyed a pleasant sunny ride returning south. We got into Edinburgh on time and I made my connection boarding a Virgin Trains trainset to Milton Keyes, arriving back on time. The Pendolino is Britain’s equivalent of Amtrak’s .

Welsh Highland Railway’s No. 87, ex-South African Railway NGG 16 Garratt at Beddgelert station running south- bound. Monday the 29th we drove to Porthmadog to ride the Welsh Highland Railway, a former narrow gauge line that was restored by the Festiniog Railway. Our steam locomotive was a 1958 Ex-South African Railways NGG16 Class Garratt “2-6-2+2-6-2.” Riding northbound to Compressor Car for the Palmerston on the Vale of Rheidol Caernarfon, the portion of the line to the summit at Rhyd Railway (VRR) at Devil’s Bridge. (The Palmerston is vacuum- Ddu reminded me of the Maryland Midland’s mountain braked while the VRR coaches are air-braked.) line between Thurmont and Highpoint, MD. On the I spent Friday and Saturday morning catching up steepest portion of the line from Beddgelert to Rhyd Ddu on my shut-eye, along with doing my laundry and the Garratt treated us to some great stack talk. From Rhyd planning my remaining trip activities. Chris and I went to Ddu toward Caernarfon you are in the Snowdonia National visit the Bekonscot Model Village & Railway, an outdoor Park. It is similar to the Yorkshire Dales of the Settle & garden railroad version of Roadside America of Shartles- Carlisle with a lot more greenery including trees, more ville, PA. Chris then drove me over to the Chinnor & human activity and there are cows grazing along with the Princes Risborough Railway (CPRR). Claire was the sheep. The northern terminus of Caernarfon has a huge locomotive’s second man (Fireman) for that evening’s Quiz castle next to the town’s harbor. Walking up to the center Night on the Watlington Flyer. This is a pub quiz ride that of town to get lunch during our layover, across the street serves you a fish ‘n’ chip supper. I was paired with David

December 2014 Page 4 HIGH GREEN from the castle was “Castle Gift Shop, Souvenirs and available at the Boyertown Railroad Yard, located at the Film.” intersection of Third and Chestnut Streets in Boyertown, or Tuesday the 30th we rode the Rheilffordd Talyllyn online at www.colebrookdalerailroad.com. The train leaves Railway from their seaside terminus of Tywyn. This line from the Boyertown yard. Your editor rode the 1 p.m. train was completed in 1865 to carry slate from a mountain with members of the Charlottesville-based Rivanna Chapter quarry above the northern end of Nant Gwernol. It was NRHS who had restored the train’s former PRR cabin car saved from closure in 1951 and has been preserved by and provided it to the Colebrookdale Railroad, keeping it volunteers, making it the first preserved railway. Riding rolling and giving riders a living reminder of old-style the line along the mountainside in the Snowdonia National railroading. From the DC are it’s about a three-hour drive to Park reminded me of the Henry Clay 0-4-0 lokie running Boyertown but the train ride is well worth it.) on Mahanoy Mountain in Ashland, PA. At Nant Gwernol I looked up the steep hiking trail that led to the quarry Caboose on a Hill: In Ridgeley, WV, there sits on a hill a located another mile up the mountain. Continued next lonely caboose lettered for the C&O Railway. The caboose month. was a birthday gift from loving wife Linda Thomas to her husband, Richard Thomas. As reported in a past Automatic Block, Richard passed away this past July. The big house on the hill with the caboose is not practicable for one person. Linda has offered to sell the caboose for $3000 prior to letting the house go. You could also buy the big house and caboose for $75,000. The location on a hill means a heavy lift off the hill and relocation. The caboose appears to be complete; however, it has friction bearings, so could not be interchanged. Preliminary estimates are $11,000 for the lift off of the hill plus mileage and possible extras. A scrapper has also made a bid on the caboose. If anyone is interested in saving the caboose, e-mail me at [email protected] or call me at 301-759-3605 and I will provide additional details. Bob Bernier, Editor, Automatic Block, WM Chapter, NRHS

Talyllyn Railway’s No. 4 Edward Thomas at the northern end of the line at Nant Gwernol.

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Cover Photo: Amtrak Meets Colebrookdale in Potts- town: For the first time in 81 years two passenger trains met at the Colebrookdale Junction on the former ’s tracks on November 8. The Amtrak special was running on the former Reading Railroad’s , now Norfolk Southern’s , and the Colebrookdale Railroad was on the former Reading Colebrookdale Division. The Amtrak special traveled between Philadelphia and Harrisburg and returned the same day. The train left Photo: John Flanigan around 9:45 a.m. and returned around 7 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. Pullman Rail Journeys operates a set of restored sleeper- The Colebrookdale Railroad trains left the diner-observation cars in IC colors on a regular basis on Boyertown Yard 10:30 a.m. headed to Pottstown. the rear of the City of New Orleans from Chicago to New Colebrookdale riders were taken an extra quarter-mile, Orleans. The company announced on its Facebook site the across King Street, past Pottsgrove Manor and over the intention to run its first-ever Florida Special after High Street bridge, built in 1902 by the Phoenix Steel Christmas and over New Year’s. As there is no Amtrak Company, to the end of the track. The train stopped at the train direct from Chicago to Florida, PRJ will attach to the location of the former Colebrookdale Junction tower. to Washington and from there to Florida at Crews aboard the Amtrak train coordinated the the rear of the (Trains 97 and 98). meet and made up time in order to be at the junction at On December 27 the trip will depart Chicago at the same time as Colebrookdale’s 10:30 train. Evan 6:40 p.m. and arrive in Orlando on December 29 at 12:55 Brandt/The Mercury News, November 14, 2014 (Tickets are p.m., West Palm Beach at 4:54 p.m. and Miami at 6:55 p.m. The return trip will depart Miami at 8:20 a.m., West

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Palm Beach at 9:57 a.m. and Orlando at 1:35 p.m., The completion of the proposed transaction is arriving back in Chicago on January 4 at 8:45 a.m. subject to approval by the Surface Transportation Board. An educated guess is that the southbound trip will CP will retain the northern section of the D&H arrive in DC on December 28 on the Capitol Limited and from Montreal to Albany, which carries significant volumes depart that evening on the Silver Meteor. Likewise it should of freight from the Bakken oil field. Keith Barrow, pass through DC on the return trip on January 3. Local International Railway Journal, November 18, 2014 via Alex photographers, take note! For further information and Mayes ticketing go to: www.travelpullman.com/packages/fun-in-the-sun.html Yard Project to Decrease Rail Traffic in Canton: A nearly $4 million public-private project will relocate some WHERE THE TRAINS ARE operations of the Canton Railroad away from the neighborhood's east end, significantly reducing train traffic and noise in the increasingly residential and commercial area. Railroad and state transportation officials said funding has been committed to build a new switching yard a short distance to the northeast by early next year. The plans could significantly reduce the frequency of trains crossing major traffic arteries in the area by late next year, freeing drivers from long waits that became more common as the neighborhood grew. The state-owned Canton Railroad conducts switching operations on tracks that cross South Newkirk Street and Holabird Avenue, as well as Boston and O'Donnell streets. At times, trains cross and block those roads during switching, which requires that engines blow

their horns. At 590 Mount Clinton Pike in Harrisonburg, VA, there’s a The Kane Street Yard project will turn an unused GE 80-ton centercab locomotive handling switching chores 10-acre plot just north of Eastern Avenue into a new for the Pilgrim’s Pride facility. The locomotive was built in switching and storage yard for the Canton Railroad, December 1951 with serial number 31323 and rebuilt by decreasing switching operations in the area to the south, CLN in May 2000. It was originally #14 on the Minnesota, Smith said. Dakota & Western and by 1977 it had gone to Ontario- John Magness, president and CEO of the Canton Minnesota Pulp & Paper in Minnesota. Later it became Railroad, which has been operating in the neighborhood Boise Cascade #127 in Kenora, Ontario. The date of its for more than 100 years, said the new yard likely will have arrival at Pilgrim’s Pride is uncertain. five stretches of track for switching operations and storage. Richard L. Bowman photographed the locomotive The company interchanges freight with CSX and the on site on September 18, 2013. His photo is copyrighted , which share its tracks coming and reproduced here with his permission. Visit his website out of the port of Baltimore. of Harrisonburg rail activities at: Train traffic will remain a regular sight in the www.edtechbybowman.net/blogs/trains/ Canton area, and some traffic disruptions will remain, Magness said. But the project is "definitely going to reduce FREIGHT RAIL NEWS the interference here with the vehicular traffic," he said. The state has lined up a $1.7 million Federal CP Sells Delaware & Hudson Lines to NS: Canadian Railroad Administration grant for the project, the state Pacific announced on November 17 that its Delaware & Transportation Department has committed $1 million and Hudson Railway (D&H) subsidiary has agreed to sell a the Canton Railroad has agreed to cover about $1 million 455km (282.7-mile) section of its network in the in remaining costs, Smith said. northeastern United States to Norfolk Southern for $192.6 The Maryland Transportation Authority, which million. owns the Canton Railroad, is purchasing the plot from the The transaction concerns the line from Sunbury, city of Baltimore, Smith said. Baltimore acquired the land PA, to Schenectady, NY, which connects with the existing using a Federal Highway Administration grant in 1969. NS network at Sunbury and Binghamton, NY. The The land was recently appraised at $84,000, but acquisition of the line will give NS direct access from the city is selling the property to the state for $8,400 to Chicago and the southeastern United States to Albany, NY, help move the project along, Smith said. and the railway's recently-completed intermodal terminal The property is located along the railroad's existing at Mechanicville, NY. NS will also gain improved links to its tracks, north of Eastern Avenue between the tracks and I- joint venture subsidiary Pan Am Southern, which serves 95, south of where Kane Street crosses under the highway. New England. Magness said the railroad hopes to break ground The deal will include D&H's wagon maintenance on the new yard in late spring or early summer, and that depot at Binghamton along with other facilities along the operations could begin by the end of 2015. Kevin route. NS will also take on 150 D&H employees in the area. Rector/The Baltimore Sun, September 16, 2014

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Benning Yard Derailment: Al Moran reports that CSX New CSX Shop Building: The takeover of the MARC train B804 derailed six cars near Quarles Street on A track Riverside shops by Bombardier last year not only left CSX on the Landover Line in Benning Yard on the morning of having to vacate the locomotive servicing facility, but the November 22. They were upright but the trucks were engineering and signal departments were required to find a pulled out from under some of them and the track moved new home as well. west and displaced No. 4 track for about five car lengths. The newly-built CSX Engineering Department No. 5 track was okay. On that day B806, on duty at 1200, building adjacent to Curtis Bay yard in South Baltimore was to taxi to Morgantown, “light” power to Wine and take has been open and in service for several months, but it the 50 cars in the siding to Morgantown so they would was just recently that an official sign with logo and have something to burn that night and the next day. address was added to the building. Very professional Nothing else was expected to move until the No. 4 track looking indeed. was repaired fixed either late that night or early the next morning.

N&W CPLs Continue to Fall: Norfolk Southern’s program Al Moran photo to upgrade its signaling systems is in full swing on its Leased Power on CSX: Ex-NS 5569, a leased GP38-2 now former Norfolk & Western lines west of Roanoke, marked FURX (First Union Bank Rail Leasing) was seen in VA. Modern Safetrans tri-color signals have been installed Baltimore on November 1, first at Bay View and then at several locations, replacing vintage N&W color position Locust Point. light (CPL) signals which have been in service since the steam era and have served as intriguing photo props for railfans for over 70 years.

Almost all the industry spurs in Baltimore are unable to handle a six-axle locomotive, perhaps a legacy of the old B&O which had some of the tightest old tracks from steam and 40-foot boxcar days. The six-axle units can go down some of the main branches like the Seawall Alex Mayes photo branch to the ethanol facility or to Sparrows Point, but One such location is at the west portal of they can't work any of the industries along the way. The Montgomery Tunnel at milepost 285 on the Pocahontas Domino Sugar plant is the tightest, and even regular four- Sub, which is one of the most popular photo locations on axle units don't go in there -- only the MP15 . this line. New Safetrans tri-color signals were installed Thus, Baltimore remains a haven for four-axle power. here next to the CPLs in mid-October, although the CPLs

December 2014 Page 7 HIGH GREEN were still in service as of late October. The new signal and have said they want to lease it. The county isn’t heads were turned sideways pending their activation; interested in leasing the property or paying the price the however, they will likely be placed in service in the near developers have said they want for it. future, and the CPLs taken down. In this October 22 view The county eventually asked the Virginia an NS work train passes the new tri-color signals on track Department of Transportation to intervene and secure the 2 at the west portal; the two CPL signals on the right were property through eminent domain. still in service. Leading the work train is NS SD40-2 No. In July, VDOT filed a “certificate of take” in 6168, fresh out of the paint shop. Alex Mayes Spotsylvania Circuit Court. That allowed the county to start the construction process, even if the property owners PASSENGER RAIL NEWS and VDOT go to court to settle the price for the land. Scott Shenk/Free Lance-Star, November 22, 2014 Arlington County Cancels Streetcar Project: Arlington County Board Chair Jay Fisette says the county is pulling New Amtrak Tunnel Plan Could Solve Flaws of West all funding from the streetcar programs on Columbia Pike Baltimore MARC Station: The previously favored “Great and Crystal City. Circle” plan to replace Amtrak’s 19th century tunnel in Citing political realities, Fisette says he still West Baltimore called for maximizing tunneling to supports the plan, but can't go against the will of voters minimize surface disruption. Now a new plan calls for a who re-elected anti-streetcar candidate John Vihstadt to shorter tunnel which would cut a swath through the the board two weeks ago. Midtown-Edmondson neighborhood. Cancelling funding means Fairfax County's portion The west portal under the new alternative tunnel of the Columbia Pike streetcar won't be built either. Fisette would be located near the very typical West Baltimore says the Crystal City transit way route will still connect to intersection of Payson and Lanvale streets. Typical for Alexandria via buses. WTOP News, November 18, 2014 via West Baltimore means a plethora of abandoned houses. Alex Mayes The tracks would come out of the ground and cut a diagonal swath across four blocks of street grid packed Progress Being Made on VRE Station: The area of with decaying rowhouses and unused industrial land on a Spotsylvania County’s future Virginia Railway Express bee-line to the West Baltimore MARC station at the end of station and a 1,500-space parking lot is still nothing more the “Highway to Nowhere.” than a flat expanse of dirt, but the project remains on In accordance with the “you break it, you buy it” schedule for a late spring or summer completion. principle, the proposed routing virtually assures that the Workers also continue to chug along with the third city would have to come up with a new major repair plan track portion of the project, where an additional rail line for this bleak neighborhood. will run from the new station to an area near the Strategically, this plan also would require Fredericksburg station. Much of the work is being done rebuilding the West Baltimore MARC station from the along Benchmark Road. ground up. That creates an opportunity to solve the Doug Allen, the chief executive officer of VRE, told station’s many intrinsic faults which have been immune to the operations board on Friday (11/21) that everything band-aid solutions. appears to be running on schedule. In an earlier interview, VRE spokesman Bryan Jungwirth said there is a switch issue with the third track that could cause a short delay with that project. He said the issue won’t impact the station opening. The new station, being built in the Crossroads Industrial Park off of the U.S. 17 Bypass, will add more parking for Fredericksburg-area VRE riders. That could free up space in Fredericksburg, where VRE parking is scarce. Another bonus with the new station will be an added train to the busy Fredericksburg line. On average, the local VRE line carries more than 5,000 riders daily, which equates to just more than 10,000 trips. Paul Trampe, who sat in for an absent Gary Skinner at Friday’s operations board meeting, said the county is looking forward to the station opening. It hasn’t been an easy ride getting to this point.

County officials initially hoped to have the station Amtrak would emerge from the tunnel (yellow rectangle) open by late 2013, but technical and funding issues near Lanvale and Payson streets and cut across four blocks caused delays. Once those problems were dealt with, the to reach the MARC West Baltimore station (From FRA/MDOT county ran into a problem securing the 25 acres needed “Preliminary Alternatives Screening Report”) for the lot. The property owners, George Lester and Fitz Johnson, have battled the county over the price of the land,

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Fatal Flaw Analysis communities, together with a replacement for the Franklin The new tunnel plan is contained in a “Preliminary Street underpass with one spacious enough to Alternatives Screening Report” prepared by the Federal accommodate traffic, both Red Line tracks and pedestrians. Railroad Administration in cooperation with the Maryland The new report contains no cost estimates, but the Department of Transportation, which is online in draft best part is that Amtrak is funded nationally, not form to be finalized in December. through MDOT or city taxpayers. If smartly negotiated by The first study stage was a “fatal flaw analysis” the mayor’s office, federal funds could be earmarked to pay which was used to give a final dismissal to three alternate back the community for the land that Amtrak would be corridors elsewhere in the city: “Route 40” under using. downtown, “Sports Complex” under the Inner Harbor, and A bigger, better station, well sited to serve “Locust Point” under the harbor just north of Washington commuters, and attractive landscaping along Fort McHenry. the new right of way, removing the current clutter of The proposed west portal of the new Amtrak abandoned factories and forlorn housing, could finally tunnel is a mix of deteriorated and abandoned rowhouses. jump-start efforts to rebuild the community. Gerald Neily, In each case, the fatal flaw was that it “does not use Baltimore Brew, November 24, 2014 via Alex Mayes. Gerald existing [rail] infrastructure.” Other route variations within Neily is a former transportation planner at the Baltimore the current corridor were also ruled out for “infeasible Department of Planning. geometry” (curves too sharp or grades too steep). The second study stage looked at smaller A LOOK BACK DOWN THE TRACKS TO… variations within the same corridor and concluded that the previously drafted “Great Circle” and the new “great swath” DECEMBER 27, 1952 justified further study. Battle-Starred Hospital Train in Service Again Midtown-Edmondson and surrounding neighbor- WASHINGTON – A railroad train with a battle star to its hoods have been subject to grand redevelopment schemes credit has been assigned to duty at Walter Reed Army since the 1960s when the first mass demolitions occurred Medical Center. for the swath between Franklin and Mulberry Streets that Officially known as the 3d Hospital Train, it is a became the “Highway to Nowhere.” The most recent plan is combat veteran of World War II, having transported 33,000 the Red Line project. patients between front lines and rear hospital areas in All have been accompanied by artists’ sketches of Europe. It earned its battle star for the Rhineland new housing and other development. None have happened. campaign and covered 33,265 miles during its combat Congested Underpass days. The existing MARC station has numerous inherent Retired from active duty at the end of World War II, problems, none of which have had a clear plan for solution. it emerged again in September 1952 to aid in the training It is situated on a curve, so its grossly undersized of new personnel. Because of lack of space at Walter Reed, platforms create gaps while boarding trains which are a the train has been placed at Cameron Station, Va., and is constant hazard. visited regularly by the students for work on field problems. The most recent plan was to move the entire On-the-job training is carried on at the Center. station southward to a straight section of track which In full war regalia, the train consists of eight ward would make the station more remote from the newly cars able to transport 240 casualties, one combination expanded parking, the proposed Red Line, the dining room-pharmacy car, three for personnel quarters, communities and the hyped-up development “anchor” – and a utility car which provides power for all 13 cars. the historic but crumbling Ice House. Upon completion of their training period, the The station does not meet disability standards. students will have learned how to load and unload patients, The solution is now to put the disabled access to the care for casualties during train movements, administer northbound platform several blocks away from the emergency aid to the wounded, and provide proper food disabled access to the southbound platform. So where and medications under wartime conditions. would you park? Probably Halethorpe, the next station In addition to its commander officer 1st Lt. A. J. down the track. Cavaliere, its staff includes a chief nurse, Capt. Lois King, Cover of new report on alternatives for replacing and 26 enlisted men to be trained as pharmacists, clerks, the obsolete B&P Tunnel used by Amtrak and MARC. mess stewards, cooks, wardmasters or technicians. Army But the biggest problem is the extremely tight and Times (The 3rd remained active until September 25, 1956 unattractive underpasses for Franklin and Mulberry when it was inactivated for good. By the early 1970s the streets, which must be shared by MARC patrons, a huge last hospital and ambulance train units were inactivated. volume of speeding traffic and the proposed Red Line. Cameron Station closed on September 30, 1995 and most of All of these problems could be solved with enough it was sold to a private developer the following year. Walter money, of course, but even the $3 billion Red Line has not Reed closed in 2011 and combined with the National Naval proven to be big enough to allocate sufficient funds to Medical Center in Bethesda to form the tri-service Walter avoid cheap band-aid solutions. Reed National Military Medical Center.) Promise for West Baltimore That’s where the new Amtrak plan comes in. The See you in Rockville on Dec 3 at 8 p.m. in alignment would virtually necessitate a whole new state-of- Building SB, Room 213 at Montgomery College! the-art station integrated with the Ice House and the

December 2014 Page 9 Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway’s Palmerston on loan to the VRR at Aberystwyth station. Read about it in this High Green! Paul Bergdolt photo.

A new paint scheme: Canton 1502 was spotted on November 23 in the Penn Mary Yard in Baltimore. An EMD SW1500 built in May 1973, it was formerly P&LE 1537, Chicago, Missouri & Western 1502, and Gateway Western 1502. Its sides now read Freestate Logistic Services, Inc. Read about the company’s new yard plans in this High Green! ,17(5&+$1*( %$/7,025(&+$37(5

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New Yard For Canton RR 2015 Lincoln Funeral Train A nearly $4 million public-private project will relocate some The 2015 Lincoln Train is an attempt to recreate the train that operations of the Canton Railroad Co. away from the Canton carried President Lincoln's body from Washington, D.C. to neighborhood's east end, significantly reducing train traffic Springfield, Illinois, after his assassination in 1865. Thus far and noise in the increasingly residential and commercial of the "train" will consist of a working replica locomotive and a Baltimore City. Railroad and state transportation officials said newly -built car intended to resemble the wooden car that funding has been committed to build a new switching yard a actually carried Lincoln's coffin along with that of his son short distance to the northeast by early next year. The plans "Willie," who had died three years earlier. The 4-4-0 could significantly reduce the frequency of trains crossing locomotive Leviathan and the will follow the major traffic arteries in the area by late next year, freeing route of the original train but be carried on flatbed trailers drivers from long waits that became more common as the over the highway. A display of the engine and car near neighborhood grew. The Kane Street Yard Project will turn an Philadelphia's National Constitution Center is planned on April unused 10-acre plot just north of Eastern Avenue into a new 23, 2015, nearly 150 years to the day that the original train switching yard for the Canton Railroad, decreasing switching stopped in Philadelphia. (Cinders) operations on the area to the south. 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giving the 611 more efficient power. Bob inspects each Restoration continues...N&W superheater carefully, looking for any defects or thin 611 spots in the steel tubes. After the superheaters are inspected and fixed, Bob fills the superheater with water  and hydrostatically tests the units. If a superheater does The restoration of the Class J 611 is in full swing. In the not pass the test, Bob rebuilds the unit to its original past few weeks, the mechanical teams have been working design specifications.  on the superheaters and flexible stay bolt caps.   Staybolts and Caps The Superheaters A requirement of 611's 1472-day inspection is the Bob Yuill, a former Norfolk Southern General Foreman inspection of each staybolt. To perform the inspection for Steam -- is tasked with inspecting and repairing all 60 the cap must be removed, bead blasted and have its of the 611's superheaters.  pressure bearing seat ground. The bolt is tested and if it  is not broken a new copper washer is installed and the cap is reinstalled. With over 2,200 flexible staybolts the The Elesco Type E superheater units re-heat the steam job is time consuming for the 611's mechanical crew. generated by the boiler, increasing its thermal energy and  INTERCHANGE 11 DECEMBER 2014 Planning begins on the Preservation Facility  The engineering and planning of the Preservation Facility State Rail Authority to take over Cass is underway. The Preservation Facility will be built on the trains grounds of the Virginia Museum of Transportation in The mighty steam locomotives at Cass have worked Roanoke, Virginia. The Museum has been the home of hard since the early 1900s and will continue to ply the the 611 since she was pulled out of the scrap line in 1960. winding tracks of Pocahontas County - but under a new boss. In an agreement executed recently, the West Virginia Department of Commerce - parent of the Department of Natural Resources and the West Virginia State Park system - transferred Cass Scenic Railroad State Park railroad operations to the State Rail Authority (SRA). The transfer will allow the Elkins-based Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad (DGVR) to take over Cass railroad operations under its existing contract with the SRA. WV Secretary of Commerce Keith Burdette said the parties have worked on the agreement for months. "What we've worked out, after months and month of discussion ad negotiations - for just the operation of the railroad itself - we'll give our operating authority to the Rail Authority and they will work with their vendor to operate Cass Rail," he said. "They will take responsibility for maintenance of the line and they will retain all those employees who wish to remain with Cass."

 Our goal is to design the Preservation Facility to look like a None of the 14 Cass railroad employees will be fired Norfolk & Western Lubritorium. Photo of the Lubritorium at or forced to relocate. Williamson, WV courtesy of the The Secretary said the change resulted from Norfolk & Western Historical Society. financial losses at the Cass state park. "We are subsidizing that railroad to the tune of about a million and a half dollars a year, give or take, and The Preservation Facility will allow the Museum to that's a very tough number to sustain," he said. "It's one of protect and maintain the 611 so that the locomotive is the most heavily subsidized parks that we have. This ready to steam for future generations. The facility will arrangement will allow us to focus our resources on the hold a maintenance bay so that crews can keep her at top town of Cass and all the other amenities of the state park. operational form. "From the beginning, the goal of the The Rail Authority and its vendor will focus its resources on restoration was to not only to get her under steam again, the maintenance of the tracks, the maintenance of the but to also keep her under steam," says Beverly T. trains, and the operation of the trains. We think it's a Fitzpatrick, Jr., executive director of the Museum. "The combination that will create long-term sustainability and Preservation Facility protects the 611 as well as the we've been concerned about that for quite some time. investment made by the thousands of people who have DGVR, owned by Elkins entrepreneur John Smith, is ready to donated to her restoration." get to work. Help us PRESERVE the 611 "We've been discussing this for every bit of six months now, trying to work out a plan and details," said Any donation to the Fire Up 611! Capital Campaign Burdette. "The folks at Durbin and Greenbrier, John Smith places your name on the Wall of Honor in the and company, want to do some maintenance work on the Preservation Facility. A donation of $611 and above will tracks during the off season and we want to maximize their allow you to purchase advance tickets. opportunity to do that." Donate securely online, or mail your donation to: No large amounts of money are changing hands Virginia Museum of Transportation, Fire Up 611! 303 under the agreement. "We are not paying them and they Norfolk Avenue SW, Roanoke, VA 24016 are not paying us," said Burdette.  INTERCHANGE 12 DECEMBER 2014 Burdette said Smith plans major improvements and buyer in Norfolk Southern." a longer train season. As part of the transaction, NS would retain and "They're looking at certifications that are higher modify overhead trackage rights on the line between Schenectady, Crescent, and Mechanicville, N.Y., as well as than the ones currently in place on the rail," he said. Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The D&H would retain local access "They're ultimately looking at a loop system that's bigger to serve customers in Schenectady and would maintain its than the one we have in place. But I'll leave their bigger access to shippers in Buffalo. plans to them to discuss." NS intends to retain its current employees and offer Two years ago, Smith proposed construction of a employment to about 150 D&H employees currently working 90-mile rail loop, using existing rail grades, to connect in this area. Any adversely affected employees will be entitled to standard labor protections. Elkins, Durbin, Cass, Tygart Junction and Belington. The train "This acquisition would preserve good-paying Entrepreneur estimated the project would cost $24 million, railroad jobs and set the stage for economic growth," said but boost the regional economy by $50 million every year. John Friedmann, NS vice president of strategic planning. Due to his success with the DGVR tourist railroad and the "Absent this transaction and its efficiencies, we are economic boost it gave to downtown Elkins, Smith's concerned that rail service along much of New York's proposal has found support in the Legislature. Southern Tier would be threatened with losing a crucial link to New England." Cass Scenic Railroad State Park features the world's NS has submitted an application for the transaction largest fleet of operational geared steam locomotives, to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board. The rail including six Shays, and a Heisler. The DGVR operates a companies are proposing a schedule that would lead to Climax at Durbin. Another rare is being approval during the second quarter of 2015. (PRNewswire) rebuilt by the park's foundation of record, the Mountain State Rail and Logging Historical Association. (Geoff Hamill, Amtrak Service to Western New York Remains Suspended Due to Severe Weather Conditions Pocahontas Time) No Amtrak trains west of Albany to and from Buffalo/Niagara  Falls, Toronto and Cleveland Proposed NS Purchase of D&H South NORFOLK, Va., and CALGARY, , Nov. 17, 2014 -- Due to extreme weather conditions, Amtrak suspended Norfolk Southern Corp. (NS) and the Delaware & service between Albany-Rensselaer, N.Y. and Buffalo/Niagara Hudson Railway Co. (D&H), a subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Falls, Toronto, and Cleveland, Ohio. This includes Amtrak Empire Railway (CP) today announced a proposed transaction Service, and Limited trains. No alternate under which NS would acquire 282.55 miles of D&H rail line transportation is available. between Sunbury, Pa., and Schenectady, N.Y. The $217 Amtrak service north, east and south of Albany- million sale, subject to approval by the U.S. Surface Rensselaer continues to operate. Amtrak service between Transportation Board, would benefit customers, competition, , Cleveland and Chicago will be maintained by Amtrak and jobs in the northeastern United States. Capitol Limited trains. "Acquiring this portion of the D&H provides for more Amtrak regrets any inconvenience. This information is efficient rail transportation system by consolidating freight correct as November 19, 2014. Information is subject to change as operations with a single carrier," said NS CEO Wick conditions warrant. (Amtrak Press Release) Moorman. "Aligning the D&H track with Norfolk Southern's 22-state network allows us to connect businesses in central Pennsylvania, upstate New York and New England Options for B&P tunnel replacement with domestic and international markets while enhancing the narrow as Amtrak considers future region's competitive rail and surface transportation market." State and federal officials narrowed the options for The lines to be acquired connect with NS' network at replacing an old Baltimore tunnel that bottlenecks East Coast Sunbury, Pa., and Binghamton, N.Y., and would give NS passenger rail to two, one of which could displace residents of a single-line routes from Chicago and the southeastern United poor west-side neighborhood already plagued by vacant homes. States to Albany, N.Y., and NS' recently built Mechanicville, N.Y., intermodal terminal. NS also would gain an enhanced The two proposals, both of which would require connection to its joint venture subsidiary Pan Am Southern, extensive tunneling, were shortlisted recently as part of an which services New England markets. Additionally, NS engineering and environmental review aimed at replacing the would acquire D&H's car shop in Binghamton along with nearly 150-year-old Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel, which twists other facilities along the corridor. under the city, slowing traffic along Amtrak's . The existing 1.4-mile tunnel, built as a cut-and-cover "As we have stated in recent months, we've been in project through West Baltimore in 1873, is one of the oldest the process of negotiating the final details for the potential structures on Amtrak's system and is "approaching the end of its sale of the southern portion of our D&H line," said CP CEO useful service life," according to a draft report outlining E. Hunter Harrison. "We are pleased to find a prospective alternatives. Its curving route slows Amtrak, MARC and freight  INTERCHANGE 13 DECEMBER 2014 traffic along the corridor and restricts the size and types of freight have a good amount of information to share with the public and that can move through it. others who are involved with the project." An estimated 85 Amtrak trains, 57 MARC commuter One consideration, Smith said, will be how a new Amtrak trains and two freight trains pass through it each day. line through Edmondson would affect the existing 25-year plan to Amtrak, which owns the line and tunnel, and the Federal Railroad transform the neighborhood and others like it through robust, Administration, which is helping the Maryland Department of transit-oriented development around the West Baltimore MARC Transportation oversee the current study, separately identified station. the B&P Tunnel as a major impediment to increasing rail capacity Because the project is "very preliminary," a spokeswoman for between Washington and Boston — a major goal as populations Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake declined to comment. continue to grow. ([email protected]) "New York is competing with Baltimore in terms of bragging rights [for] the most rundown infrastructure," said Drew &6;ZDUQV%XIIDORVQRZPD\FDXVHGHOD\VRQPDLQ Galloway, Amtrak's chief of Northeast Corridor infrastructure FUXGHRLOURXWH planning and performance. "We're looking for an outcome that CSX warned customers on November 20, 2014 that will improve operations for the greater city, for MARC and for shipments over the Buffalo line should continue to expect freight." delays of up to 48 hours. One new option, known as the "Great Circle" route, "CSX is keeping its customers informed about the would sweep north from the West Baltimore MARC station, go status of their shipments," said CSX spokesman Rob Doolittle. underground in an industrial area and then arc east in a deep 2- Norfolk Southern issued an embargo on Wednesday on all mile tunnel beneath Easterwood, Fulton, Penn North and Reservoir Hill before emerging in a rail yard west of Penn Station. shipments running through Buffalo, prompting Union Pacific to The second option, known as the "Robert Street" route, would cut do the same, according to a customer advisory notice east from the MARC station, enter a tunnel in the middle of the published online. struggling Midtown Edmondson neighborhood, then travel for 1.8 The CSX line carries crude from Chicago to Albany, miles below parts of Sandtown-Winchester, Harlem Park, Druid New York, where it is loaded onto ships that sail to Irving's Heights, Mount Royal and Bolton Hill before emerging in the same refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, or taken to yard near Penn Station. refineries in the Philadelphia area. It passes through Buffalo, Officials with Amtrak, the FRA and MDOT all said it was which is digging out of more than five feet of snow. too early to discuss specifics of the proposals, but community Many trains bypass Albany and head south along the input will be sought before any action is taken. River Line to Phillips 66's 238,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Galloway also declined to say which option Amtrak prefers. The Linden, New Jersey or Philadelphia Energy's Solutions 335,000- "Great Circle" route would allow trains to travel at faster speeds bpd refinery in Philadelphia, along with others in the region. but also require a longer tunnel at deeper depths, which could be Many East Coast refineries have built new offloading more expensive. rail terminals as they have become increasingly reliant on A final report on the possible replacement — which also Bakken crude oil from North Dakota. [id: nL1N0SX2KA] includes options to do nothing or rehabilitate the existing tunnel Philadelphia Energy Solutions' rail terminal can handle up to — is due by the end of the year, officials said. 210,000-bpd, while the terminal at the Linden refinery handles The full environmental and engineering review, begun up to 165,000-bpd. Both facilities are served by CSX. last year under a $60 million federal grant, is due in 2017, and A rail industry source said that any East Coast refiner would include detailed assessments of any replacement route. relying exclusively on CSX is going to need to look at other The project wouldn't be completed until after 2020, and would depend largely on whether officials secure an estimated $1 options for securing a crude oil source during the disruption. billion or more in funding. The refineries have been hurt by delays caused by congestion Bradley Smith, acting director of freight and multi- and bad weather before. modalism for MDOT, said agency officials will begin ramping up Monroe Energy, a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines Inc., efforts to share information with and collect feedback in the said rail congestion left them short 1 million barrels of crude community now that the options have been narrowed from 13 oil this summer, and the refinery was forced to limit down to two. production last week because of a shortage. As the engineering and environmental review work Phillips 66 spokesman Dennis Nuss declined to continues, there will be soil testing and utility evaluations but also comment. Monroe Energy and Philadelphia Energy Solutions an "inventorying" of community assets and other planned local spokeswoman Cherice Corley also declined comment. projects, Smith said. (Reporting by Jarrett Renshaw; Editing by Jessica Resnick-Ault "We're really in the fact-finding stage," he said. "I think it and Alan Crosby) will be a productive upcoming few months, and in 2015 we should

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Chapter member Jonathan Eau Claire and two friends chartered a special train on the for photographers and railfans. The day was cold, overcast and dreary. The morning was spent on traveling east three miles to Bagdad, the site of the railroads one active customer. Four runbys were made with the Kiski Junction Alco S2 for motive power. At noon time, The railroad's SW9 was powered up, and it did a runby with four loaded gondolas. The sun made a five minute appearance, and then disappeared for the rest of the day. In the afternoon, Kiski Junction 126, beautifully painted in Lehigh Valley livery, was on the point of the passenger consist over four miles of the rebuilt portion of the railroad to a coal mine. Photo by Charlie Plantholt  The Local A PUBLICATION OF THE MID-EASTERN REGION OF THE NMRA

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require no additional power source for a two-color system. Simple Signalling with By its nature the LED is power directional and nearly full brightness even at low voltages. Wired properly it lights LEDs only when its positive side is receiving +DC power and does not light when the power is reversed. I have an understand- by Jim Atkinson ing of relays so I made a modification to Len’s system by adding a yellow signal to indicate no power to the track. Most of us model mainline railroads that should have a sig- This requires an additional 9vDC power source. Since my naling system. There may be a number of reasons for not Tortoise switch machines use 9vDC, I tapped into that having signals. Among them, the commercially available source for my yellow signals. The red-green circuits control systems are expensive and difficult to install. The kit- and the relays for the yellow signals. When power of either scratch-built systems often publicized in our favorite maga- polarity is turned on for the track the relay opens and the zines are very complicated and can be difficult to build. yellow light goes out, while the red or green comes on. Modelers often give up on them and install dummy signals Now I have a three-color block signal system that helps the as a result. But these lack any animation so as a result many operator (engineer) determine with a glance at the signal if don’t bother with signals at all. a block has power and its polarity. This can be very useful to determine the problem when a train won’t move. Is it I wanted signals on my Baltimore & Western and the above the power or is it the locomotive? You’ll know quickly by reasons held me back. looking at the signals. Then, two years ago, I pur- chased a book called “SIG- The same basic two-color NALS MADE EASY” by system will work on Len Brazis. I liked Len’s turnouts to show their ideas and suggest you get position. Simply wire the his book to completely LEDs with their resistors understand his track across the switch machine polarity signal system. His power connections system is simple to under- (assuming a 9 to 12 volt stand and build and it’s DC power supply). Again inexpensive. It is a two- Tortoises operate off of 9v color track polarity detec- DC which is perfect for tion system. It doesn’t the LEDs. When the dou- show train movement, it ble-pole double-throw shows block power polari- turnout control switch is ty using low power LEDs. thrown to change the The signals can be in turnout, the signals bridge, mast, or dwarf form on your layout. Properly change with it. It couldn’t be any simpler and the LEDs installed, a lit green light shows the forward train direction draw very little power. A 1.5 amp 9vDC power supply will and a lit red light shows against the train direction. The power dozens of Tortoises and LEDs. I use green and yel- LEDs are connected directly to the track of the block they low LEDs for signals leading to the turnouts to show prima- represent with a 680-ohm resistor in series with each LED. ry or secondary routing and green and red LEDs on the The resistors are a must, as LEDs work on a lower voltage than the trains do. The LEDs use very little power and continued on page 6

THE LOCAL/MID-EASTERN REGION/NMRA 1 NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2001 MID EASTERN REGION MER LOCAL Keeping In Touch... Administrative Staff Official Publication of the Mid-Eastern Region, NMRA by Rita Lynam A Tax-Exempt Organization MER Business Manager President: Norman W. Garner 3408 Wilshire Road The MER LOCAL is published six times a year. Opinions expressed here do not neces- (Business Manager’s Column.) Portsmouth, VA 23703-3940 sarily reflect those of MER elected officials. 757-484-0772 Commercial suppliers, supplies and materials addressed in the LOCAL in no way constitute Thanks for the changes of address. It [email protected] an endorsement by the MER. Copyright really helps getting the change of address material that appears in the LOCAL is used Vice President: Jim Kellow, MMR for educational and historical benefit only, directly from the member. I e-mail the and does not constitute infringement of the 104 Elizabeth Page copyright holder. changes directly to Debi Bennett at Williamsburg, VA 23185 NMRA as soon as I get them. She usual- 757-258-4973 Editor ly responds and updates your records the [email protected] Art Thomas same day she prints it. This is the fastest 228 Lovely Road way for notifying both the MER and Secretary: Bill Roman Alum Bank, PA 15521-8448 NMRA. So whenever you change 12569 Council Oak Drive [email protected] addresses be sure to let me know by Waldorf, MD 20601-4509 (814) 276-3104 email or postcard. We don’t want you to 301-645-2035 [email protected] Associate Editors miss any issues of your LOCAL. Roger L. Cason 1125 Grinnell Road, If you have any questions or comments Treasurer: Ron Schmidt Wilmington, DE 19803-5125 about regional business matters please 7110 Riverdale Road (302) 478-2550 Lanham, MD 20706-1130 don’t hesitate to contact me at one of my 301-577-7899 John Teichmoeller addresses on the masthead. I’ll be glad [email protected] 12107 Mt. Albert Road to hear from you. Ellicott City, MD 21042 Trustee, Eric Dervinis Ron Baile (Official Photographer) Members Who Have 632 Bobwhite Road 24 Hampton Road Wayne, PA 19087-2305 Westmont, NJ 08108-2202 Recently Passed Away (609) 858-6644 610-688-6113 [email protected] Raymond Fisher (Asst. Photographer) Gerald Bellina, Califon, NJ. Born March 1228 Kings Circle 1940. Died April 30. Joined NMRA in Director: Bob Minnis Mechanicsburg, PA 17050-7673 1979. Joined MER in 1980. 3016 Dower House Drive (717) 732-4748 Herndon, VA 20171 Gerard Connell, Philadelphia, PA. Born LOCAL Advertising Manager 703-391-0675 Richard Foley July 1938. Died May 2001. [email protected] 2021 Wallace Street Joined NMRA and MER in 1999. Philadelphia, PA 19130-3221 Director: Roger Cason [email protected] Dr. George Williams, Richmond, VA. 1125 Grinnell Road, (215) 232-4926 Born December 1931. Died July 2001. Wilmington, DE 19803-5125 LOCAL Publisher Joined the NMRA in 1983 - Life 302-478-2550 Clint Hyde Member #L04359. Joined the MER in [email protected] [email protected] February 1998 - Life Member #L120. (703) 803-3068 Director: Noll Horan Arthur Schuster, Timonium, MD. Born 7759 Donnybrook Ct #206 March 1915. Died July 2001. Annandale, VA 22003-4766 The MER LOCAL welcomes articles, pho- tographs and model railroad related material Joined the NMRA in 1930 - Life 703-642-6568 as contributions to members’ mutual enjoy- [email protected] ment of the hobby. Materials should have a Member #L00772. Joined the MER in wide appeal. Editors will exercise all due care 1971- Life Member #L159. of submissions, but contributors should not Business Manager: Rita Lynam send originals without having back-up copies 9 Roosevelt Avenue of both articles and photographs. Editors, by Our sincere condolences are extended to definition, reserve the right—and have the Wilmington, DE 19804-3044 responsibility—to make corrections, deletions each family. and changes to accommodate space. 302-636-0888 [email protected]

NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2001 2 THE LOCAL/MID-EASTERN REGION/NMRA President’s Column Letters to the Editor Norm Garner (and other staff) Another Viewpoint. The events of September 11, 2001 affected all of us and may continue to for some time to come. The rest of the entire From: Jim Cope ([email protected]) to MER Board of Directors and I extend our deepest concerns to any President Norm Garner ([email protected]). members who may have lost a friend or loved one on that recent fateful day. Never in most of our lifetimes has it been Norm: I read with interest your President’s Column in more important for us to support our country and its leaders the September/October 2001 issue of the LOCAL. I really in striving to normalize our American way of life. The terror- feel compelled to make a few observations on remarks in ist violence that took place in New York, Washington, and over your column. The first thing I’d like to comment on are the skies of Pennsylvania should have given us a rude awaken- the dues issue that you discuss. To begin with, I am not ing and greater appreciation for our freedoms. Because of directly affected by the dues increase. I purchased a Life these events it has never been more consequential for us to all Membership in the NMRA many years ago and continue pull together and demonstrate our true American spirit. to enjoy the benefits of the organization. The dues at $45.00 for a year are not too far out of line with several As I travel around the MER I’m frequently asked a question other organizations that I belong to. What these other that many of us may take for granted. Why are there so many organizations offer is pretty much the same as what the MER members who have never attended an MER convention? NMRA offers. The significant increase in dues comes as Others have also asked why the MER spends so much money, ‘sticker shock’ to many members. But maintaining the time and energy on two conventions each year. The answers organization and the benefits it offers requires funding. If are that every convention the MER sponsors is dictated by and everyone would take a look at other costs associated with has to follow the guidelines in our MER Convention the hobby of model railroading no one should be Handbook. Those guidelines are designed so the host group shocked at the amount of dues required to maintain the (for example an MER Division) will not lose money. If con- NMRA. As related to the ‘full disclosure of the finances vention participation is not as expected and revenues don’t should be published’ - my question is, “Why?” And what of offset the costs, the Region intercedes to help pay the bills. In the Mid-Eastern Region? I don’t recall seeing a ‘full dis- a sense the provision of the handbook for doing this has been closure of the REGlON’s finances’ published recently. a moot point. I can’t recall any convention ever losing money. Other organizations that I belong to rely on their elected However, since it could happen, this contingency has justifi- officials to ensure that their organization is financially ably been covered. sound. Members rarely question for a ‘full disclosure of There have been occasions when we couldn’t enlist a division finances’. to host a convention. When this has happened the regional The second point I would like to comment on is the state- administration hosts the convention itself. The surplus that a ment about ‘closed meetings or secret ballots’ and ‘min- division earns from hosting a convention invariably helps to utes should be kept [of these meetings].’ I recall on sever- support special projects and provides other benefits for its al occasions being aware of business of the NMRA that divisional members. In the years I have been on the MER was of a confidential nature requiring the attention of the Board the conventions have always realized profits that are board members. All of these matters that I am aware of shared with the host division. This has been the case with did not establish policy of the NMRA nor did they directly prior MER Boards also. affect the membership in general. These meetings were of It’s important to remember that conventions give all members a sensitive enough nature that only the parties involved the chance to come together and really enjoy the hobby in its were concerned. The general membership did not need truest form. If you don’t attend the MER or NMRA conven- to know the particulars of these meetings and keeping tions when you get a chance you are really missing out on minutes would violate the privacy and confidentiality of some of the best the hobby has to offer. Conventions offer the the subject addressed. Yes, closed meetings, secret ballots opportunity to meet others of mutual interest and expertise, and no minutes DO have a place in the organization. to share differing modeling techniques, to attend and partici- However, if matters concerning the membership at large pate in clinics presented by expert model railroaders, and in a or organizational policies are addressed in a meeting, myriad of other ways too numerous to mention. Tours of pro- these should be reported to the membership. I do not totypes and model layouts are another great highlight of con- fault our elected officials when they deem it necessary to ventions that appeal to all of us who are in the hobby to begin go behind closed doors to discuss organizational business. with. So in closing I urge you to try to find time to attend the Norm, I think you are doing a great job for the Mid conventions. You will undoubtedly benefit in many ways by Eastern Region. I support your efforts and appreciate being there and others will surely benefit by you being there. your candid discussion in your column. I know you meant well by your comments, but I think a more positive

THE LOCAL/MID-EASTERN REGION/NMRA 3 NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2001 approach to the subject matter in your column would have mit one of my modeling technique articles. Keep up the been appreciated. GOOD work! Ben Bendever — Smoky Mountain Model Building and Supply. (www.drbns.com). Sincerely, Jim Cope Muchas Gracias plus Lost and Found L4674 NMRA - L149 MER I want to thank all those folks who attended the convention Kudos. (Dutch Station 2001) and especially thank Mel Agne for his great work on our websites. I also would like to mention To: Ed Kuser - Author of the “Made in the MER” column. that there was a dark blue sweater left in my van on one of Dear Ed: We just received the Sep-Oct LOCAL and just the off-site trips. If possible, please contact me and I will wanted to take a moment to thank you and the LOCAL for ship it to the owner. Brian Brandt - e-mail: the very well written and most complimentary “Born in the [email protected] MER” article. I am proud and honored to have been fea- tured by this publication. Perhaps as time allows I may sub-

Introducing Another Writer ing a model railroad as an adult, I have learned much from the experience. It is not finished (no surprise to anyone) for and I continue to make improvements while I dream of a future layout that incorporates every conceivable item I “Made in the MER” have ever drooled over in an untold number of hobby by Ed Kuser shops. My modeling scale is HO and I have tried to con- centrate on the Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh and Lake Several times during the past year I’ve put out a plea for Erie roads because these were the two that my grandfathers volunteers from the southern portion of the Mid-East worked on during their early years of employment. Region to interview hobby producers from that area for Made in the MER articles. Recently I struck gold! Two indi- I plan to pursue the MMR program through the NMRA. viduals contacted me within several days of one another, Living in a small town in southwestern Virginia where the and it appears both will prove valuable additions to THE local division is inactive and I know of no other NMRA LOCAL crew. The Made in the MER article in this issue was members who live nearby adds another degree of difficulty researched and written by one of them, Bill Fleisher, of to reaching the goal. Therefore, conventions and corre- Radford, Virginia. I am grateful for his assistance and asked spondence are my only connections to other, more experi- him to introduce himself to you. That introduction follows. enced modelers. ______I am an electrical engineer by profession, specializing in Like many of you, my interest in trains started as a very the design of DC motors. Among my other interests young boy—I was just two years old when my father built a are genealogy, volleyball, electronics, and biblical history. train layout at Christmas. It was on a standard 4’ x 8’ sheet I’m married and have four grown sons, none of whom of plywood, painted green, and was a simplistic double oval share my interest in trains. I look forward to interviewing with three spurs. That layout gave me another reason to and writing about individuals located in this part of the look forward to Christmas as that is the only time the layout MER who are involved in manufacturing model railroad was displayed! The Christmas tree holder was mounted to products. Along the way, I hope to contribute where I can the plywood right in the midst of the railroad and, and make new friends in this hobby. I would also invite any- although there were no mountains, the branches of the one living in my area to contact me to share our modeling tree became a natural canopy for the track and town below. interests. Now here’s my first article. I hope you enjoy it. I fondly remember arranging the Atlas and Plasticville buildings and cleaning the brass track with a typewriter Bill Fleisher eraser. Hardly anything was prototypical, but no one noticed let alone cared. The simple joy of imagination and Home phone: 1-540-639-1014 the smell of the Christmas tree as its lights illuminated the Home address: 2 Seventh Street town below were all that any of us needed! Radford, VA 24141 Home email: [email protected] Today, my present layout is considerably more realistic but not without its deficiencies. Being my first attempt at build-

NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2001 4 THE LOCAL/MID-EASTERN REGION/NMRA A feature profiling model railroad manufac - turers located in the Mid-Eastern Region.To be included in a future issue, contact:

Edwin C. Kuser 184 Popodickon Drive Boyertown, PA 19512 Telephone 1-610-367-8368 COMPILED BY [email protected] EDWIN C. KUSER

TLC Publishing Compiled by Bill Fleisher

Anyone who has researched a specific railroad prior to or eleven titles each year. Titles and ideas come to him by during the creation of a home layout has undoubtedly word of mouth and from customers and authors alike. Tom perused several books on the road to be modeled. And then reaches an agreement with the authors as to what will chances are that if you do, then you will eventually come be published. Although the topics concern general railroad upon books bearing the herald of TLC Publishing. Enter subjects, a large portion deal with rail events after World Publisher Tom Dixon, an energetic and friendly fellow War II — between 1945 and 1965. Not surprisingly, this whose enthusiasm is only surpassed by his love of railroad- happens to be the baby-boomer generation, rekindling ing. childhood memories through modeling.

Tom founded TLC Publishing in 1988 while still in the U. Sadly, many people do not realize the importance of the S. Army. He retired from the Army in 1990 and has con- railroad in our lives and very few young people are coming sumed his time with the publishing business and involve- into the model railroading hobby. Therefore, Tom not only ment in the C & O Historical Society. Tom entered the hopes to sell many books, but hopes that in the process he business as a result of his love of railfanning. His staff con- can educate more folks about the importance of the rail- sists of just he and his wife plus two contract designers and roads and how the iron horse has impacted the history of a printer in Missouri. this country.

TLC advertising appears in some of the popular train maga- TLC is truly a labor of love because it is marginally prof- zines and hobby mailings. TLC books are sold over the itable and serves only a niche group. However, as Tom says, Internet, through seven distributors, directly to some “I am out to meet a need, to provide useful information to model shops and book stores, and during appearances at a the railfan and modeler. If anyone out there has an idea, few model rail shows. Of course a phone call also works. please give me a call.” We are so glad Tom feels this way.

TLC produces 2500 to 3000 copies for the first printing of a You can contact TLC Publishing at typical book then up to 1500 for each reprint. Selling nationwide, approximately 70 percent of his books go to TLC Publishing - Tom Dixon modelers. For instance, the popular title, “Chessie, the 1387 Winding Creek Lane Railroad Kitten”, is in its thirteenth printing meaning a Lynchburg, VA 24503-3776 total of 30,000 copies have been printed during the past 10 1-434-385-4076 or 1-434-385-1935 years. TLC offers a wonderful assortment of titles for the www.tlcrailroadbooks.com railfan and, on the present special sales flier, one may order books on the major rail lines or specific topics such as “The President Travels by Train” or the “N&W Class J” among others.

Tom publishes only books on railroad history, issuing about

THE LOCAL/MID-EASTERN REGION/NMRA 5 NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2001 continued from page 1 LEDs prefer AI components because of the wide variety available and their nice quality. I made my dwarf signal heads from portions of AHM signal heads as well. To hide the wires at the signals, use brass tubing for the signal masts or in the case of multi-head signal bridges use a plastic drinking straw to contain the wires. Forty No.30 wires will fit inside a 1/4” straw and painted grimy black are practically invisible. Do as much wiring as you can on the circuit boards at your workbench then mount the boards in a convenient location under the layout close to their respective signal heads. I made my circuit boards from 1/4” luan cut about 8-inches by 8-inches large and used brass brads for the terminals. Make sure all solder connections are good. A couple of badly soldered connections out of several hundred were my biggest problem with my signals so far. I also had a minor problem with one Tortoise circuit board and one sticky back signals to show open or closed routes. relay. So far it’s been a trouble free system for one and a half years. The three-color block signals over two color switch signals look quite sharp on a layout and they serve to keep the Figure #1 shows the basic wiring for a block 3-color signal operator abreast of track power conditions and switch head. Figure #3 shows the same circuit expanded to cover directions, a feature I find very useful. The system is not a junction. Using the relay points on the Tortoise switch expensive either. My entire system cost an average of $3.30 machine the signal displays the proper power situation for per signal head. the proper route. The mechanics of the track polarity signal system are defi- Connecting the LED signals to their power sources takes nitely simpler than most signal systems available today. The checking of power polarity and patience to get everything basic two-color block signal is wired directly to the proper right. I suggest first starting with switch signals (as they are track near the signal location thereby keeping wiring to a the easiest to build) and then doing a basic block signal. minimum. Or it can be connected to the proper switch With the prior experience the double crossover (involving machine in the case of a switch signal. Remember to four blocks and four turnouts) isn’t quite so complicated. A include the 680-ohm resistor in series with every LED. The multi-meter is a necessary tool in these steps.

LEDs are available in several standard sizes. The T1 3mm diameter (0.120” diameter) sizes are best for HO and probably even for S- and O- scale signals. They come in many useful colors - red, green, yellow, blue, white, and others. There are standard diffused, point source (aimed light, which I like for my signals), ultra bright, and even flashing models available. You can also get bi-color LEDs in red-green and yellow-green. These would be good for one light two-color signals. I understand there are some tri-color LEDs (red-yellow-green) also available that use DC and AC power to work properly. You can see from the variety of LEDs available, there are a lot of possible signal con- figurations you can build.

actual wires to the LEDs can be very small. I found No. 30 wire in various colors, available from Walthers or Radio Materials needed for an HO signal system are: T1 LEDs, Shack, works quite well and is small enough so it is not visi- resistors, relays, 9vdc power source, and wire. I found ALL ble on your signals. Inexpensive dummy HO scale signal ELECTRONICS at 1-800-826-5432 or www.allelectronics.com hardware is available from AHM, Life Like, Model Power, an excellent source for all the items, except the wire, at rel- and others and lends itself nicely to be used in this system. I

NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2001 6 THE LOCAL/MID-EASTERN REGION/NMRA atively low prices (ALL’s catalog numbers and current prices are quoted below):

T1 red MLED7 or MLED1 $ .08 T1 green MLED8 or MLED2 .08 T1 yellow MLED9 or MLED3 .l0 Resistors 680 ohm .05 Relays 9v SP-DT RLY264 1.00 Power supply 9vDC DCTX9120 6.00

Wire #30 - Radio Shack 279-503 or Walthers 942-414.

“SIGNALS MADE EASY” by Len Brazis is available for only $10.00. It can be obtained by writing to: Len Brazis, Club Car Solutions, P O Box 290091, Port Orange, FL, 321129- 0091 Bridge Signals at a Double Crossover with Four Blocks

Column signals at a Junction Circuit Board for Double Crossover with Four Blocks

Electronic Publishing Note: Help Wanted by Bob Martin - Chairman Executive Convention Committee Last issue I mentioned the non-availability of replacement copies of the Local. This isn’t strictly I'm looking for a person to fill the position of true, Rita Lynam does have a few extras. In addi- Convention Manager on the newly created MER tion, I would be more than happy to print one for Permanent Convention Committee. This position you if yours gets damaged somehow. It won’t be will coordinate on-site convention activities and act on 11x17 folded pages, but it might have a photo as overall assistant to the ECC. For details, contact in color... ECC Bob Martin at 717-848-3640 or: by e-mail: cprr- — clint hyde, [email protected] [email protected] or: by snail mail 45 West Locust Lane, York, PA 17402.

THE LOCAL/MID-EASTERN REGION/NMRA 7 NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2001 DUTCH STATION 2001 Mid-Eastern Region, NMRA Fall Convention October 5 - 7, 2001 Lancaster, PA Hosted by Susquehanna Division 11

MODEL CONTEST The Contests at Dutch Station The winners are:

By Ray Bilodeau Steam Locomotive 1st Noll Horan On30 Dunkirk MER General Contest Chairman st The Lancaster convention had something for everyone in terms 1 Robert Malberti HO PRR GP-9b #3826* of contests. There was a judged Model Contest, and popular vote 2nd Robert Malberti HO PRR GP-35 #2361* Arts & Crafts, and Photo Contests. Special awards were given 3rd Mel Agne HO EMD GP-9, WM #6412 for Favorite train, New Modeler, creativity in modeling – the circa 1980 Marv Kershner Award, the Blue Lantern, The President’s Award, as well as an award given by the host committee – The Freight Cars Dutch Station Award, dealing with a peculiarly scent-oriented 1st Robert Minnis Hon2 Tank Car* aspect of Lancaster county, fresh “country air.” 2nd Charles Flichman On3 D&RGW 6500 Series Flat Special thanks go to our judges in the Model contest: Dean Car #6512 Windsor, MMR, Dave Messer, MMR, Graham Harvey, MMR, 3rd Noll Horan On30 18’ Tank Car Bob Charles, Roger Cason, Dick Landt, Chuck Hladik, Terry Nesbit, and Allan Frame. Larry Lau, was an apprentice judge, Caboose and Dave Lynam, an observer of our judging process. 1st Jim Atkinson HO Ma & Pa Caboose #2003

As usual our contest-specialist and CEO, MER Business Passenger Cars Manager, Rita Lynam, spent the weekend organizing and sorting 1st Jim Atkinson HO Combine X Coach* through the paperwork necessary to insure that all the contests were properly recorded, certificates made out, and the special Non-Revenue awards went to the winners. Rita, and Dick Landt, our recently st appointed Assistant Model Contest Chair, were assisted by MER 1 Jim Atkinson HO Double Track Russell Trustee, Eric Dervinis; Charlie Flichman, and Dave Lynam who Snow Plow took photos of the winning models; our Model Contest Chair, Chuck Hladik; several of the model contest judges; our plaque- Structures On-Line Meister, John Johnson; and our President and Vice President 1st Charles Flichman O 184’ Curved Chord Pratt who also helped us complete our tasks. I am really thankful to Truss Bridge* you all. 2nd Tom Lane HO Double Track Thru Truss Span* 3rd Charles Flichman On3 Coaling Station*

NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2001 8 THE LOCAL/MID-EASTERN REGION/NMRA Displays On-Line (Changing title from Diorama to match SPECIAL AWARDS National) st 1 Dave Lynam HO Mine Ore Bin* Favorite Train: Popular Vote nd 2 John Johnson HO PRR Flagstop Station 1st Robert Malberti PRR FA-1,FB-1;17 Reefer’s + Country Scene Caboose 2nd John Johnson PRR Local Freight circa 1953 Modules st 1 Marc Sisk N Pipestone Pass Ntrak The President’s Award: given to the best model of a tank car. Modules 30” x 12’ Robert Minnis HOn2 Tank Car

PHOTO CONTEST The Blue Lantern Award: given to a model that contains at least 40% commercial parts which best represents Branch, Narrow The winners are: Gauge or Private Line operating equipment and/or facilities. The Narrow Gauge Car Shop sponsors this award. Model (B&W or Color) Dave Lynam Kleeman Mine Display 1st Pete Shatswell Meet (Phoebe Snow/C&O Caboose) Marv Kershner Memorial Award: Creativity in Modeling (South 2nd Terry Nesbit Breaking Rule “G” Mountain Division #10) 3rd Pete Shatswell Crew Change Noll Horan On30 18’ Tank Car

Prototype (B&W or Color) The Philadelphia New Modeler Award: given to the first-time 1st Charles Hladik N&W 1218 at Forest VA 12-6-90 entrant in the model contest with the highest point score. (A 2nd Terry Nesbit Winter EBT Steam Up 1970 cash prize as well as a plaque from the Division.) Marc Sisk N Pipestone Pass Ntrak Module 30” x 12’ 3rd Roger Cason All Steamed Up Dutch Station Awards—“Spirit of Lancaster County” ARTS & CRAFTS CONTEST (Popular Vote) Noll Horan On30 18’ Tank Car The winners are:

Rail Best-in-Show: given to the entry with the highest point score in the model contest. 1st John Johnson 20th Century Stamp Display Charles Flichman O 184’ Curved Chord Pratt Truss Bridge 2nd Pauline Shatswell Trains Made of Dark Chocolate

(*Denotes AP Merit Award—scoring a minimum of 87.5 points)

Bob Minnis’ Award-winning Tank car

THE LOCAL/MID-EASTERN REGION/NMRA 9 NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2001 full slate of activities planned. 2001 Annual ______Divisional Report Division No. 2 - Potomac Division - Submitted by Garret Nicholson. forwarded by Jim Kellow - MER Vice President ______We organized monthly home layout tours. Members invited others to view their layouts on Sunday afternoons. We have Part of the MER Vice President's responsibility is to obtain been contacted by members and widows of members to from each Division Superintendent an annual report on assist them in selling their equipment on consignment. We the Division's activities. It should be noted that each MER have also been asked to dismantle layouts. The equipment Division has been notified by the MER President that is often sold at the Timonium (MD) show and various according to the NMRA and MER By-Laws all Division Division events. members must also be members of the NMRA and MER. Each March we sponsor a one-day mini-convention. There All of the Divisions responded that their Division Bylaws are module displays, AP contests, clinics and a guest speak- will be updated, if currently not in compliance, to reflect er. With Northern Virginia Ntrak's help, we plan to hold a this membership requirement by the end of 2001. weekend convention in the fall of 2002. The following information was received from the MER ______Divisions. ______Division No. 3 - Philadelphia Division - Submitted by Tim Palmer Division No. 1 - New Jersey Division. Submitted by Supt. In the spring we hosted what was described as a great con- Mike McNamara. vention - The Keystone Junction 2001. A highlight was the visit/tour of the control center for AMTRAK. Several com- The New Jersey Division kept very busy with five Division pliments have been received for the folks who provided Meets held from September through May along with one assistance and presentations. The Division will host the outdoor garden layout tour in June and a railfan trip 2006 National Convention. We've aligned ourselves with aboard the Cape May Seashore Lines in April. Attendance the NMRA and MER concerning the subscriber issue. at each meet averaged about 75 people. Each Meet fea- Several members have progressed considerably with their tured clinics, layout tours, popular vote contests and swap goals to become MMRs. tables. The Division Meets continued to feature a raffle of ______donated items by the membership. The money raised has helped us with some one-time expenses without depleting Division No. 4 - Tidewater Division - Submitted by Supt. our treasury. Dan Taber The year ended with 115 members. In an effort to bring in Newly Elected Officers: additional new members, our newsletter is mailed to any- Superintendent Dan Taber one who has shown an interest in the Division's activities. Asst. Superintendent Jon Sliwa Not all live within the boundaries of the Division. For those Paymaster John Hammond that do we encourage to become members and attend Director/Timekeeper Celeste Robbins Division Meets. Periodically we send our newsletter to Director Jim McLemore known NMRA or MER members who do not belong to the Director Tom Salmon Division. Progress in this regard has been slow but we have (continued) seen our membership grow over the past few years as well Director Neil Rish as having brought more MER and NMRA members on (continued) board from our area. Our newsletter is also sent to other Divisions within the MER as well as a few other Division Membership: Editors around the country. We are in the process of changing membership require- ments. Individuals must be members of the NMRA and the Annual elections were held in March. Our existing board MER to qualify for Tidewater Division membership. While remained intact, an indication that things are being run sat- this will not officially go into effect until January 2002 we isfactorily. The Board asked the membership about the pos- are no longer renewing memberships under the old sibility of hosting a Regional convention. Although there scheme. Fifty-six members now meet the new requirements was some interest, no one was willing to step forward to for Divisional membership. help get the ball rolling. The year ended with all financial obligations met and an increase in our treasury. The Financial: Division remains in good shape for the coming year with a We currently have a treasury balance of $12,859.45.

NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2001 10 THE LOCAL/MID-EASTERN REGION/NMRA Projects: Annual Business Meeting: We have had two significant community projects during the Volunteer of the Year Jerry Kay past year. The first is a working HO Scale model railroad of Modeler of the Year Bill Fay and Norm Garner Suffolk Virginia circa 1905. Located in the old Seaboard Superintendent's Award John Fallon Passenger Terminal in Downtown Suffolk, it represents an Special Awards of Appreciation Steve and Sharon Prescott area from Constant's Wharf to the Peanut District. Jim Fay, Norm Garner, and Jim McLemore are the primary model- ers. They built the layout, landscaped it, and made many of AP Awards. the structures. Other Division members provided scratch- Association Volunteer - Celeste Robbins, Max Robbins, and built and kit-bashed structures also. The Division provided Steve Prescott. financial support for the project. For the second project, J.J. Johnson has received numerous regional and national in cooperation with the Virginia Beach Police Department, awards for his scratch-built model of the City of Suffolk we helped a local Explorer Troop build dioramas in HO CourtHouse. This model was built for the Suffolk Train Scale for use in police tactical training. This effort was Museum mentioned above. Among the awards, J.J. spearheaded by John Fallon. Steve and Sharon Prescott also received the following: contributed time and effort. The dioramas are modeled First Place - Structure Off-Line - Mid-Eastern Region after specific areas of the city. One depicts a typical Virginia Keystone Junction Convention. Beach elementary school and grounds. The school model First Place - Structures Off-Line - Gateway 2001 National has a detailed interior layout to assist police in working out Convention in Saint Louis. various school related tactical scenarios. First Place - Best Photo Match - photo match vis-à-vis result- ing model. Shows: First Place - Favorite Train - Pennsy Local Freight. The Division sponsors an HO Module Group that presents ______public shows throughout the year. The first show was done in conjunction with the Division's annual train show at the Division No. 5 - James River Division - Submitted by Pete Virginia Beach Pavilion in October 2000. The Potomac Shatswell Division HO Module Crew joined with the Tidewater Division's group. The joint endeavor was a great success so We held four meets this year: one in Lynchburg in conjunc- the two divisions plan to repeat it at the 2001 show and tion with the SMRF Meet and regular meets in Richmond, develop other opportunities for joint projects. In Farmville, and Charlottesville. Each meet featured division December the group will have a Christmas show at a skilled contests, open houses, and presentations on a variety of care and Alzheimer's nursing home. This was the second subjects as well as other activities. time for this show that will become an annual event. The group has continued its annual support of the Greenberg The JRD Bylaws were updated as per changes voted upon Show held each January in Virginia Beach. Also last March by the membership in June. This change separated the the group again participated in the Chesapeake Public Clerk and Paymaster positions. The Division also had new Library Train Days. This show is enjoyed by the Division elections in June to fill vacancies. members and highly anticipated by young library patrons. Again in March, the group set up a railroad layout for New officers are: Chesapeake's Chittum Elementary School. This show was Superintendent Pete Shatswell part of the school's Biennial Science Fair. Students were Asst. Superintendent Chuck Hladik given steam engine operational information appropriate Clerk Mark Chase for their age groups. Paymaster Jay Manning Director Bill McMillian Displays and Talks: Director Don Wells A static display was set up for National Model Railroad Director Tony DeMasi Month at the Virginia Beach Public Library. Dan Taber, Director & AP Chairman Chuck Hladik and Richard and Sam Peterson provided a presentation (continuing) with displays to the Boy Scouts in December. The presenta- Director and Division Ron Herfurth tion covered scale with representative models from N, HO, (continuing) S, O and G. Two modules were shown along with a 1/4'' Model Contest Chairman ?? live steam boxcar. John Cryderman spoke to the Great Bridge Intermediate School in May. This featured modular Gary Quayle received an AP award for Motive Power. and model displays. Howard Heltman received a Golden Spike award for his WM layout. Fred Miller was given three merit awards Honors: toward an AP certificate for Civil Engineering. Bill The following awards were given to our members at the McMillan and Fred Miller both won numerous awards at

THE LOCAL/MID-EASTERN REGION/NMRA 11 NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2001 regional conventions. A slide presentation with Jim Atkinson A meet at the Keystone Model Railroad Club in The division's newsletter, the Crossties, was published quar- Mechanicsburg terly and enlarged with an online appendix web site. The A meet at the Miniature Railroad Club of York first WWW appendix section contained many Frazer The first annual picnic of Division 11 at Washington Convention pictures contributed by Fred Miller and Pete Borough Park Shatswell. That site's address is: www.crossties.homestead.com. We hosted the Dutch Station 2001 MER Fall Convention in It was also announced that the "spring" 2002 MER conven- Lancaster, PA in October 2001. Our finances are in good tion will be held in Richmond, VA. Many of the JRD'ers will shape. be working as convention committee members to bring this ______event about. Division No. 12 - Carolina Southern Division - Submitted Financially the JRD is solvent. The new officers are investi- by Supt. Larry Lau. gating means to keep it that way. ______We began the year with our annual meeting in January. The main order of business was the election of new officers. Division 10 - South Mountain Division 10 - Submitted by Our currents elected officers are: Supt. Dick McEvoy Superintendent Larry Lau We continued to hold monthly round-robin meetings at Asst. Superintendent Jack Parker members' homes from September through May. We also Clerk Dave Chance car-pooled to the Pittsburgh area in June to visit two club Paymaster Dick Bronson layouts and a home layout. This was a very enjoyable excur- Director Joe St.John sion, which we hope to repeat next year. Director Exum Davis Director Ed Locklin The Division's 1999 Fall Convention Committee proposed a Memorial Award for Marv Kershner who died shortly after Superintendent Lau appointed the following as Chairmen that convention. The award for innovation in modeling was of Standing Committees: approved by the MER Board and will be awarded for the first time at the MER 2001 fall convention in Lancaster. Re-rail and Membership Ed Locklin Train Show Exum Davis Our bid to host the 2004 Fall MER convention on Activities & Programs Michelle Chance November 11 - 14, 2004 has been accepted by the MER By-laws Jack Parker Board and initial planning has begun. Don Florwick agreed Achievement Programs Phil Bostian to chair this event and selection of support staff is in progress. Plans for the coming year are well underway with Activities: a fairly firm schedule for the first half pretty well worked 1) Building two four-foot modules for the Metrolina Model out. Railroaders modular layout. The themes of these modules are a modified time-saver switching yard without interfering Officers for the new season remain unchanged: with the mainline. Scenery includes the Charlotte passen- Superintendent Dick McEvoy ger station platform (scratch built by Ed Locklin), related Asst. Superintendent Don Florwick buildings and a tree canopy backdrop. Clerk/Paymaster Ray Price ______2) An A/P program was started with a number of meetings for members to construct an Intermountain Boxcar. Division No. 11 - Susquehanna Division - Submitted by Members learned construction techniques and tips from Brian Brandt each other. The last meeting will be a "weathering with chalk" session. We are planning for regional AP officials to I officially assumed the office of Superintendent in visit in the near future to judge our efforts. October. We elected our first set of Division Directors. They are: Alan Frame, Bruce Allison, and Scott Turner. 3) The division provided a test track at a local train show in We maintained our roster of about 57 members of all three July and will be providing it for a show in December. organizations. We had five meets during the year. They were: The Brass Pounder, our division newsletter, has been pub- lished quarterly. Current membership is twenty. A "re-rail" An open layout at Robert Martin's home effort of nineteen former members resulted in two rejoin-

NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2001 12 THE LOCAL/MID-EASTERN REGION/NMRA ing. There are an additional forty-six MER members within Issues held over from the previous year included the the division boundaries. A new brochure has been devel- Division application for tax-exempt status and the Southern oped and will be going out to these potential members in Junction Train Show that we had cosponsored in 2000. the near future. Our annual picnic is planned for Dick Genthner, aided by Bob Fuller and John Wallis, September. moved forward with the tax-exempt status. Both the North Carolina and the IRS have approved classifying the Division Financial Statement: as a 501- tax-exempt organization. Since our cosponsor Beginning Balance $ 168.49 dropped out of the Southern Junction Train Show the Dues Income $ 119.00 Board voted to not sponsor the show but an individual Gifts $ 17.00 member has taken on that responsibility and we will assist.

Expenses: Charitable Activities Re-Rail $ 6.56 At year-end we distributed six train sets in our "Holiday Module 61.78 Trains for Kids Program". The Board also voted to contin- Train Show 50.00 ue the program in 2001. We also made a donation to a Ending Balance $ 204.15 local chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. ______Board member Frank Mansfield agreed to be the liaison with the local Boy Scout organization. Division No. 13 - Carolina Division - Submitted by Karl Kleeman In April we sponsored an all-day Saturday Mini-meet at a local retirement center. The objectives of the program were Officers and Board of Directors to provide a good show for the residents and have clinics 2000 started with the September meeting. Todd Hathaway, for our members. NMRA Trustee Eric Dervinis and MER who was Superintendent at that time, reported that the President Norm Garner spoke at this event. Other high- Division is part of the NMRA and MER and as such all lights included an HO module layout, an N "kit" layout, Division members must also be members of the NMRA and outside G-gauge dual track operating ovals with a live steam MER. He also announced his resignation. In October the demonstration and five great clinics. following (new) officers were elected: We've had a number of very interesting programs at month- Superintendent Dick Genthner ly meetings. The highlight was a visit to the North Carolina Asst. Superintendent Jack Frame (continuing) Dept. of Transportation rail facility in downtown Raleigh. Clerk Karl Kleeman We got a good look at the engine and car maintenance Paymaster John Rudisill shops and a close-up look at rolling stock. Other programs Director Ed Dougherty presented during the year included a program on DCC by Director John Wallis Ed Dougherty, a talk on High Speed Rail by the NC Dept. Director Frank Mansfield of Transportation, a talk on the development and produc- Newsletter Editor Bill Cox (continuing) tion of commercial model railroad rolling stock by Robert Middour from K-Line, a presentation and review of the Membership Issues spring MER Convention and a presentation on Railroad The first business of the new administration was to resolve Stations by Art Peterson who recently published a book the NMRA and MER membership issues and assist those about stations in North Carolina. who were not members of the NMRA and MER to join both. This became a major controversy and the HO mod- Financial ule group within the Division decided to drop out en We started 2001 with a cash balance of $3021.61. We masse. In addition to the module group, a number of other manned tables and sold donated railroad magazines at members dropped out rather than join the NMRA and/or train shows including GATS in Raleigh, a train show at a MER. It was clear that the first order of business had to be local mall, and will again at the upcoming Southern to rebuild the Division and the Board initiated a member- Junction show. This gave us an opportunity to promote the ship recruitment effort. Letters were sent to all NMRA NMRA and the Division, to recruit members, and to pro- members in our geographic area who were not currently mote the hobby to the general public. The rest of the Division members. Letters were also sent to former mem- Division's income came from dues. Mailings and programs bers who dropped out inviting them to reconsider. Lastly, for the recruitment efforts reduced our fiscal reserves such we recruited members at local train shows. By February 24 that the current cash balance is now $2069.01. We are former members had renewed and by the end of the year reviewing options to raise additional operating funds in the we will have over 50 members. future including business sponsors, advertisements in the newsletter, and producing and selling a Division-type Old Business model railroad car.

THE LOCAL/MID-EASTERN REGION/NMRA 13 NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2001 Future Directions Another major effort has been a membership survey. The Board wanted to determine what the opinions and suggestions of the membership were concerning the current operation of the Division and to receive suggestions for the future. Of 41 surveys, 31 were returned. The results were summarized in the Division newslet- ter and are being used to guide the Division in the future. Superintendent Genthner is now working on a new Division Committee structure to give everyone an opportunity to participate in the Division's administration and operation. For the rest of 2001 we have planned the following programs: Operation Lifesaver, NMRA AP Noll Horan’s winning tank car Judging and building paper models. at Dutch Station

CALLBOARD — Coming Events

Notices must be typed and have complete addresses. Use the style shown below and be brief as possible. Be sure to include a contact telephone number. Send items for CALLBOARD to Art Thomas, 228 Lovely Rd, Alum Bank, PA 15521. E-Mail to [email protected] November 10 - 11. Allentown First Frost. 6 - 9 P.M. Allentown, PA. Contact: Bob House - Ph. 610-821- 7886. November 10 - 11. 17th Annual Neuse River Valley Model Railroad Club Train Show. 9 A.M. - 5 P.M. NC State Fairgrounds, Kerr-Scoot Bldg., 1025 Road, Raleigh, NC. General admission - $3. Contact: George W. Lasley - Ph. 919-834-5531 Peter K. Hansma - Ph. 919-217-0407 or [email protected] . November 18. Twelfth Annual Great Stroudsburg Train Show. Pocono Rail Historical Society. Contact: Ph. 570-894-3338 (from dodie.com). November 18. Pocono Rail Historical Society. Twelfth Annual Great Stroudsburg Train Show. Contact: Ph. 570-894-3338 (from dodie.com). November 24 - 25. Chelten Hills Model RR Club Annual Open House. Noon - 4 P.M. 8000 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA (in the former Ogontz Station of the Reading Railroad). Contact: Bruce Binder - Ph. 215- 635-9747. December 2. Whistle Stop Train Show. Williamsport, PA. Contact: Jim Stabley - Ph. 570-326-4280. December 8. Altoona Train Collectors Club. Altoona, PA. Christmas Show. Contact: Gerry Edleblute - Ph. 814-693-1673. December 8 - 9. Middle Division NTRAK MRC/Open House. Pine Grove Mills, PA (near State College). Contact: Bob Ginter - 814-355-4131 before 8 P.M. December 8 - 9. The Gateway Model Railroad Club Annual Open House. 100 Browning Road, Brooklawn, NJ 08030. Donation $2; kids under 12 free with an adult. Contact: Ron Baile. Ph. 856-858-6644 or [email protected] or visit website www.gatemodelrr.org. December 16. Slatebelt Area Train and Toy Show. Wind Gap, PA (south of Stroudsburg). Contact: Jean Niedosik - Ph. 570-620-2346 before 9 P.M. (from dodie.com).

(Thanks to James Ingram [[email protected]] for providing much of the information)

NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2001 14 THE LOCAL/MID-EASTERN REGION/NMRA Contests More on the Business Meeting By Bill Roman - MER Secretary Richmond Rails 2002

This meeting was mostly of a housekeeping nature. by Ray Bilodeau Some of the key items taken up were the election of MER General Contest Chairman Bob Minnis, Roger Cason and Noll Horan to the Director positions, approval of the By-Law The spring convention in Richmond, VA, June 6-9, 2002 will have a changes, and a report that planning for the judged Model contest and a popular vote Photo and Arts and Crafts con- Richmond Convention in June 2002 is proceeding test. Any current NMRA and MER member is eligible to enter these con- on schedule. There were no other momentous deci- tests. The following special awards will be presented in Richmond: sions or action items. Bob Martin is working hard on The President’s Award — President Garner requests that our modelers future conventions, but nothing is firm so far. This bring an off-line structure to Richmond next Spring. Prototype, freelance? Annual Meeting was very well attended and had the We are scale blind here! How about a narrow-gauge structure? If that installation of new officers, presentation of plaques makes you nervous, then look around you . . . model something with a to outgoing Directors, and considerable discussion “Southern” flavor. from the floor concerning a need to better involve the Divisions in the recruitment and retention Clyde L. Gerald Award — This award is given for the best kit-bashed process. model. Weather Report—Hail and (a)Dew Blue Lantern Award — This award is for a model containing not more than forty percent commercial parts that best represents branch, short or A hail (Get it?), hearty welcome and congratulations private line operating equipment and /or facilities. It is sponsored by The to our new incoming Directors Bob Minnis and Narrow Gauge Car Shop. Roger Cason and our re-elected Noll Horan. Also, a Philadelphia Division New Modeler Award — This award will be given hearty adieu (Get it? Adieu/dew?) and best wishes to a first time modeler entering an NMRA sponsored, judged, model con- and thanks to our outgoing Directors W. Terry test at a Mid-Eastern Region Convention. The new modeler whose entry Nesbit and Jim Atkinson along with a belated note receives the highest score regardless of category in the model contest will of appreciation to Don Yingling for their efforts and win the award. A cash prize and plaque will be presented by the service. Philadelphia Division and a ‘New Modeler Award’ certificate will be pre- sented by the MER.

We would like to mention at this time that Dick Landt of the Philadelphia Division has been appointed by President Garner to be the Assistant Model Trustee's Report Contest Chairman. Dick is a long time modeler, a merit award winner in By Eric Dervinis - MER Trustee the Achievement Program, and is computer techno-enabled. tunity to add to our collection without leaving the house. Start THE BEST TIME OF YEAR by dropping hints about the model, book, etc. that you always wanted. Be specific, so you will receive exactly what you're Most of us have been model railroaders since we were young. looking for. Not only may you get what you want, but the pre- We were introduced to the hobby by Lionel or American Flyer senter may give you a unique present that can be pointed out for trains racing around under the Christmas Tree. Yes, we only years to come. Third, the long nights arrive in December so we 'played' with these trains as our fathers, friends or relatives built have the time to work on our favorite projects without being dis- the layout. tracted by the lawn mower, boat or outdoor projects.

Now, the season is again upon us and it is the best time in three Readers of the LOCAL are interested in what you did over the special ways. First, November is Model Railroad month. We holidays. Document your holiday model railroad project and have the chance to participate through open houses, exhibits at send it to the Editor of the LOCAL. He can lend assistance to libraries, module displays or mini clinics at local train shows. anyone unfamiliar with publishing guidelines. Best wishes to No matter how, we have a chance to display our skills for poten- everyone for the best of the season! Do share the holidays and tial model railroaders. We can get out of the basement and your trains with friends and family and Happy New Year to you demonstrate how much fun our hobby is. Second, is the oppor- all!

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PUBLICATION OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER CHAPTER NRHS, INC. Editor: John C. Dahl 147 Bouck Street Tonawanda, NY 14150-3339 Email: [email protected]

The meeting of the Chapter will be held at 8:00 pm on Friday, December 12, 2014 at 8:00PM at the Degraff Community Center, 139 Division St., North Tonawanda, NY.

MEMBERS PHOTO NIGHT

December’s meeting program will be a Members Photo Night. A traditional projector for 35mm slides, as well as our digital unit will be available. Digital photos, if on a USB drive, or DVD/CD can be accepted. We will have a laptop computer, so we should also be able to accommodate short Power Point style presentations. Please limit your number of views to approx. 40 pictures per person so that everyone will have time to participate. This will be an excellent, informal opportunity for you to share your photos with your fellow enthusiasts.

May this reminder of railroading’s past convey our best wishes for a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to one and all!

Niagara Frontier Chapter NRHS collection, Railroad Magazine, January 1951 - 2 - MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

December has always been one of my favorite months, what with the Holidays and all. The world seems to put the gritty hum drum of everyday life into the background for a bit. Traditions that date back to our childhoods are resurrected. Train under the tree? Always at my house!

That being the case, December is also the last month of the year, and that usually means it’s time to assess what we did and where are we going next year.

Where did the year go? Well, we had ten membership meetings, some great programs, went to the WNYRHS February Train show, held our Annual Banquet, and some went to the National Convention.

We held our breath as our second home, Central Terminal, went dark for some much needed roof work. We missed having the train show there in September, and missed having our June meeting there. We had that June meeting instead at our own station, outside under the stars. That was a unique evening, were you there?

The summer went by way too fast. We had plans to get “everything” done; all the projects. Somehow that didn’t quite work out, but a lot of work did get done, just the same.

We have several projects that have been in the works for varying lengths of time. I’m hoping that some of them will come to fruition in 2015. Installing a new deck on the loading dock, the restoration of NYC 21005, which took a huge leap forward this year, as did the Archive room expansion. As you read this, the heating system project is completed. There were a few hiccups along the way, including a dust storm, but we got there. A bonus with the new system is air conditioning, the better to control the humidity in the Museum. I think we’ll wait a couple of months to try it out, if you know what I mean.

EL-2 had some work done on the roof, and the windows are being re-glazed and repainted, then to be reinstalled. This work, once finished, will allow the removing of the plywood from those windows and returning this jewel it to the look it had when it was still in service. By then we should be able to complete the process of getting it onto the National Register.

As I write this, Winter Walk has not yet happened. By the time that you read this, the sixth may have already passed. So let me thank Becky for being in charge and making things happen. Thank you to those who helped out and we will gather their names to be mentioned in January.

So now we are going to ask you to renew your membership so that we can continue to do these things. With your help and support, we can continue the mission.

None of this happened by itself. This is an all volunteer organization. What does happen, the meetings, programs, the ESX, publishing our calendar, the restoration projects, maintenance and improvement work, record keeping, bill paying, all happens because some one cares enough about our Mission Statement to make the effort. When you see these folks, thank them for what they do. Make it a Holiday Gift to them. On that note, I wish all the best Joys and Blessings of the Holiday Season to all of you and I’ll see you at the December meeting.  -LP%DOO  - 3 -

Niagara Frontier Chapter, National Railway Historical Society 2015 Candidates for the Board of Directors

President Jim Ball First V. P. (Historian) Greg Gerstung Second V. P. David Skoney Recording Sec Vacant Corresponding Sec. Nancy Andrycha Treasurer Jim Schalk Membership Sec. Neal Keirn Comptroller Vacant Inter-Org. Coordinator Mark Lewandowski Chapter Director (Museum) Bob Andrycha Chapter Director Dennis Hurley Chapter Director (editor) John Dahl Chapter Director (road foreman of engines) Steve Frey Chapter Director (webmaster) Bob Korthals Chapter Director (finance) Al Leteste

Chapter Representative to the National, Becky Gerstung, has already been elected. The election will be held at the December 12, 2014 meeting.

2015 CALENDARS AVAILABLE

The Chapter’s 2015 calendar featuring twelve individual, high quality, historic railroad, and trolley views of western New York and nearby Ontario from members and our own archives is now available. Please, if you have not already purchased a calendar, consider doing so. These make excellent, low cost gifts to family and friends as well as the railfans on your list! The cancellation of the November train show due to the “Snow- vember event” in the South Towns has greatly depressed our usual sales. We need everyone’s help to sell out the 2015 edition. See enclosed flyer for ordering information. Thank you in advance.

Leroy, NY D&R Depot Restaurant

A gem in the village of Leroy, NY is the former Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh (later B&O) depot, now the D&R Depot restaurant. In addition to great food, the restaurant features many steam era portraits of the old BR&P. December is an especially fun time to visit, when the station is decorated for the Holidays. Bon Appetite!

Photo by Jon Rothenmeyer, December 1991. - 4 -

A Railroader's Night Before Christmas 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the A bundle of time slips he had flung on his back, yard, He looked like a peddler opening his pack. All the switchmen were switching, some working His eyes -- how they twinkled! His dimples how quite hard. merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! The grips were all hung by the shanty with care, His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, In the hopes that a time slip would soon show up And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow; there. The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, The trainmasters were nestled, all snug in their beds, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath; While visions of test failures danced in their heads. He had a broad face and a little round belly, The hogger in his kerchief, and I in my cap, That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly. Had just settled down for a sneakey quick nap. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself; When out in the yard there arose such a clatter, A wink of his eye and a twist of his head, I sprang from our motor to see "what's the matter?" Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread; Away from the cab, I flew in a flash, To line all the switches, and stop a bad crash. He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, He filled all those grips, then turned with a jerk, The moon on the field of new-fallen snow And laying his finger aside of his nose, Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below, And giving a nod, to the seat box he rose, When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a worn out SD40, dragging eight old reindeer. He notched out his 40, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle. Run by an old hogger, who looked like St. Nick, But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, I knew in a moment, I had to act quick. "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night." At yard speed the 40 down my lead he now came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name; (With sincere apologies to the Reverend Moore.)  "Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer and Merry Christmas Vixen! Dan from Oshkosh, Wis., via J.D. Santucci On, Comet! On Cupid! On, Donner and Blitzen! "To the top of the yard, we'll cross over them all, Reprinted from White Flags & Full Steam, newsletter Now drag away drag away, drag away all!" of the North Alabama Railroad Museum, November 2014. As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky, So up to the top end the old 40 flew, With a gon full of toys, and Saint Nicholas too!

And then in a twinkling, I heard an old horn, Blowing for the brakes, soft and forlorn. As I threw down my lantern and was turning around, Down the old 40s steps the old hogger bound. He was twitchy and wormy, from his head to his feet, His yard list all folded and sorted, quite neat. - 5 -

MONSTER LAKE EFFECT STORM HITS BUFFALO – RAIL STRUGGLES TO COPE – Photos by Howard Newberry

From November 18 to 20, a lake effect storm of epic proportions struck the south towns and south Buffalo. Norfolk Southern’s Bison yard facility was adversely affected, as well as Buffalo & Pittsburgh’s yard. Winters Rail services had to be called in to “dig out”. Howard Newberry submitted these photos of what it was like during the height of the storm, trying to keep the yard fluid and the trains moving with a giant snow blower clearing tracks. The storm was so bad that Amtrak annulled services west of Albany for several days, including service west of Buffalo on the and the Maple Leaf to Toronto. - 6 -

NRHS FALL CONFERENCE HELD IN JOHNSON CITY, TN by Becky Gerstung

The George L. Carter Chapter hosted the Fall Conference. A full day of activities was provided on Friday. Future meetings are scheduled for Roanoke, VA, York, PA, and Utica, NY.

The advisory Council met Saturday morning with a full agenda of items to discuss. The Board of Directors met Saturday afternoon, had a closed session and met again Sunday morning. Many questions were addressed and answered as best they could be under the present National situation. New President Al Weber did a good job of bringing us up to date on several issues. He asked for and got many volunteers to help.

As you know, the financial situation is serious. We have little cash, many bills and one pending law suit. Our creditors are being very patient and understanding. We have cut most services with Fernley & Fernley. They are handling the dues renewal process, some finances having to do with dues and under a separate contract the 2015 Convention. As of April 15, 2015, we will no longer be using Fernley & Fernley. This has created the need for volunteers in many areas.

The NEWS and BULLETIN will continue. Editor Charles Williams attended the meeting and is willing to put out additional issues of the NEWS. Because we have gone to digital distribution, this costs the Society nothing. How to reach members without computer access is one thing the membership people are working on. The BULLETIN staff has three issues ready for print; however, at the cost of about $25,000 per issue it cannot be done now. The expected number of issues for 2015 right now is two, not the usual four.

RailCamp dates are set. Information should be on the website in early December. Heritage Grants will also be available. Again, information will be on the website.

The 2015 Convention in Rutland, VT, is selling well. Go to the website for trip descriptions and ticket ordering. A new Convention Committee is being formed with John Goodman from Minneapolis as chairman. John is retired from Amtrak and has had a lot of experience with past convention committees. He will have 2016 information soon.

There is no budget in place because we have no money. Until dues renewals come in we have no idea how much money we have to work with. Unfortunately, Fernley is not being very cooperative in getting out the dues renewal notices. I encourage all of you to go online and renew as soon as possible. Do not wait for a notice. If you do not have computer access, get in touch with Neal Keirn or any of the officers and we will work out something.

I know it’s been a tough few years with dues increases and a lot of discontent with National. But, I’m asking you to give Al Weber a chance. He has taken on an awesome responsibility. I think he was encouraged at the response he received for volunteers in Johnson City. There are a lot of very capable members of NRHS with support to give. If you would like to get involved, please call me. You do not have to be an officer, director or member of the Advisory Council to serve on a committee.

One more thing, please consider getting your ESX, the NEWS and announcements via email. It saves a lot of time and a tremendous amount of money. - 7 - ON THE TRACK AHEAD January’s program will be a trip to northern Ontario with railfan photographer Dale Madison. Slides taken over 30 years ago of trains on the Algoma Central, the Polar Bear Express to Moosonee, Ont. and some of the other now vanished passenger accommodations that once existed in the backwoods and muskeg bogs of northern Ontario will be featured.

HELP WANTED The Chapter continues to look for several volunteers to assume important duties: The Board is in need of a comptroller to oversee financial matters. We need a secretary to take the meeting minutes. We still need a program coordinator to manage arrangements for meeting entertainment. The program schedule itself for 2015 is in need of volunteers for almost all months, including February and the March annual banquet. The Empire State Express is always in need of fresh news items / photos, feature articles and historical interest photos. Thank You. MARKERS We are fortunate in our area to have a very high quality history publication, Western New York Heritage magazine. Chapter member John Slater has been a frequent contributor to that publication on a variety of topics, including various aspects of local railroading history. An upcoming article authored by John will look at the long gone but not forgotten Great Gorge Route of one hundred years ago.

Many memorable scenes like this were once possible in that pre-auto age when tourists flocked to Niagara Falls by the millions. One of the major attractions was of course a ride on the electric railway along the raging rapids below the Falls, known as “The Great Gorge Route”. John’s article should appear in the Summer 2015 issue. Photo: Detroit Publishing Co., collection Library of Congress. Watch your local newsstand and pick up a copy.

EDITORS NOTEBOOK As we close out 2014, my sincere thanks to all those who have submitted news items, photos and feature articles to be printed in the Empire State Express. If you receive the electronic edition, you are well aware of the extras Tony Schill often includes; historic reprints from Railway Age, vintage photos from his personal collection, other rail and transit photos of interest. These are a real treat to review. Thanks, Tony for those and for handling the electronic mailing of the ESX. A special “Thank You” to Craig and Ruth Woodworth who through June of this year faithfully handled the addressing and mailing of the ESX, completing this task for a remarkable stretch of more than twenty years without a missed issue! And welcome to Bob Scheib who has taken over that vital role. So, to all of you and our many readers, both here at home and around the country who receive the ESX via NRHS exchange newsletters, my best wishes for a safe and happy holiday season. Merry Christmas! - 8 - CHAPTER CALENDAR

DEC 12 Regular meeting of the Chapter. Members Photo Night. Bring your slides or digital photos to share. JAN 9 Regular meeting of the Chapter. Railroading in Northern Ontario. Algoma Central & More with Dale Madison. FEB 13 Regular meeting of the Chapter. Program Presenter Needed!

The Niagara Frontier Chapter NRHS, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) publicly supported organization. Contributions may be deductible for income tax purposes in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service. *** IMPORTANT REMINDERS *** If you receive hardcopy of the ESX and your mailing address changes, please send to the attention of Neal Kerin so that your Empire State Express can be addressed properly. Likewise, if your email address changes for any reason, please let Tony Schill know by sending it to the [email protected] THANK YOU

The Empire State Express is mailed free to all members of the Niagara Frontier Chapter NRHS, Inc. Anyone who is not a Chapter / NRHS member may receive The Empire State Express by mail at a subscription rate of $35.00 a year postpaid, e-mail rate $25.00. Please contact the Chapter at PO Box 1043, North Tonawanda, NY 14120 for details. The SUSQUEHANNOCK Newsletter of the Central PA Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society Chartered November 1973 Volume # 485 December 2014 The Central PA Chapter NRHS wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

December 17th meeting: Bonanza Restaurant in New Columbia PA at 6:00 pm –3rd Wednesday Program: Annual Show and Tell by members and guests and Slides by Scott Brouse

The December 17th meeting will be at the Bonanza Restaurant in New Columbia beginning at 6:00 pm with dinner, (note this is the 3rd Wednesday) followed by the meeting and program beginning at 7:00 pm. We have resumed winter hours – please note the dinner will begin at 6:00 pm. The program is our annual show and tell by members and guests. The Bonanza is adjacent to US 15 at the New Columbia exit just south of I-80. Please remember to pick up a slip from the Central PA NRHS before ordering your meal, so that the chapter receives a 15% credit back from the Bonanza on each meal purchased. Remember, no reservations are needed for the meal. Everyone is welcome to attend our meetings, invite a friend to the show and tell about your interest in railroads, modeling is always interesting, and we hope you will participate by bringing an item or items from your train/railroad collection and telling the members about it. If time allows, Scott Brouse will show some slides to round out the evening.

November 19th meeting notes: 29 members and guests attended the Nov. meeting. Discussion on local railroad changes with the sale of the D&H was a primary topic. Due to a very poor response by members entering material for the photo/slide contest, it was unfortunately cancelled. The hope was that accepting digital entries would increase participation. It did not. Mark Eyer provided the program, showing over 30 years of changes on the Buffalo Line from Harrisburg to Buffalo, with a look at the line from south to north. What was once a very busy line is no-more and the slides covered the time period of 1980 to the present in all seasons.

Sunbury Train Tickets: Fort Discovery and the JRA & NSHR are sponsoring Santa Claus trains on the Shamokin Valley RR on 12/5 at 6 & 8 pm and on 12/7 at 1, 3 ,5 & 7pm. Contact Deb Huffert for tickets at 570 286 2764. These short trips are an excellent way to see the railroad, and support the local charities that the SEDA-COG JRA allows to operate these excursions for the benefit of all. The excursion cars are from Penn Valley Railroad LLC.

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Chapter Dues are $ 8.00 per member: if you have not done so, please mail your 2015 dues using the form provided in the November newsletter and remit your $ 8 dues to the Central PA Chapter at P.O. Box 145 White Deer, PA 17887 or pay in person at the December meeting.

Our Thanks for Central PA Chapter NRHS Membership Donations: On behalf of the members of the Central PA NRHS, we thank the following members for their generous donations to the Chapter to support ongoing costs and needs at White Deer when paying their 2015 dues. Charles Bender; Robert Bentley; Tim Bittner; Scott, Carla & Andrew Brouse; Mark Eyer; David & Anne Goehring; Les & Joanne Gruver; Donald & Dawn Moyer; Roy Peckham, Jr.; Barbara Ritchey; Harry & Gloria Schmitt; Marlin & Norma Tanner; David Watts; Dorothy Yannaccone.

The Williamsport Sun Gazette in its Winter Life Edition has an extensive article on local railroading. A color photo of the NRHS Board of Directors train from April is featured as is a photo of Ron Johnson, Mike Quinn and Andy Brouse on the chapters hand car at White Deer. Robert Berger is quoted as well on his recollections of riding the train to Watsontown and a historical article on the Williamsport & North Branch Railway is very informative on this long lost line that was abandoned in 1937. If you can pick up a copy, please do so, it’s a keeper. The work of the members of the Central PA Chapter NRHS is also featured with an article showcasing the Boy Scouts program with the painting of the crossing shanty at the station.

Climax locomotive to move to Lumber Museum

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GALETON, Pa. – The Climax geared locomotive currently housed at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania may find a new home at the Pennsylvania Lumberman's Museum, according to local reports. The two-truck geared locomotive, which has been at the Strasburg museum for more than 30 years, will be displaced as the museum reorganizes its displays as part of an extensive new exhibit plan. The opportunity to exhibit the Climax at Galeton comes as a result of a conversation between the Lumber Museum’s former site administrator, Jeff Bliemeister; division chief Charlie Fox; and personnel at the Strasburg museum. Bliemeister recently became director at the Strasburg museum. Climax locomotives were built in Corry, Pa., and many of them were used in the lumber and mining industries in the state. The Climax was one of three geared locomotives designed for use on the light trackage and steep grades often associated with logging and mining railroads in the days before trucks. The museum near Galeton displays a Shay geared locomotive, along withDBrookville gasoline locomotive. It will be some time before the Climax is moved to Galeton, since a shed will have to be built and track laid before the engine arrives. The museum's auxiliary group is beginning a campaign to raise $30,000 to build an enginehouse and lay track. It will likely be 2016 before the locomotive arrives, a museum representative says. (Trainsnewswire.com 11/10/14)

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The Trainmaster The Official Publication of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the December 2014 National Railway Historical Society Portland, Oregon ISSUE No 629 www.pnwc-nrhs.org Portland's Cable Railway By Mark Moore

Two cable cars stopped on the trestle near Montgomery Drive. The house behind the car on the right is still there. In the 1880's, as Portland's west side began to develop and grow, city leaders and developers began looking to Portland Heights as fertile ground for new growth. Portland's steep hills presented a challenge to getting residents from Portland Heights to downtown and back. In May of 1887, a group of stockholders got together and incorporated the Portland Heights Transfer Company to purchase horse-drawn coaches to run from First and Yamhill streets to Sixteenth and Spring Streets on the hill. Patronage was good and this service continued until the cable road was put in operation. On June 23, 1887, the same group of stockholders incorporated the Portland Cable Railway Company with capital stock of $150,000. Fourteen days later, on July 7, the Portland City Council granted a franchise to the company. Soon thereafter, the Portland Heights Transfer Company was transferred to the Portland Cable Railway Company. Construction of the trestle from Spring Street and Chapman (now Eighteenth Ave.) to Mill Street began on October 7, 1887 and it was completed less than two months later on December 4.

December 2014 Pacific Northwest Chapter National Railway Historical Society The Trainmaster Page 1 The next step was to build a powerhouse and lay the tracks. Initially, Portland Cable Railway principals tried to hire the services of the Powell Street Railway in San Francisco to build the line, but the costs proved to be too high and money was scarce. Finally, in March of 1889, the Portland Cable Railway Company hired an engineer and proceeded to build the powerhouse and lay the track themselves. Construction on the powerhouse began a month later and track work began in May. Construction went along fairly well until late summer when work was suspended for lack of materials. Much of the steel and other materials had been ordered from Johnstown, Pennsylvania and it was swept away in the Johnstown Flood before they could be delivered. A new order of supplies was hastily assembled in San Francisco and work resumed by the end of September in 1889. The original cable car route ran from the present Eighteenth and Spring Streets down the hill to Jefferson to Fifth, down Fifth to Alder, and then east on Alder as far as Front Street. During January 1890, just as Portland's first electric streetcars began running along Second Street, the new cable cars arrived in Portland by boat from Stockton, California. After being unloaded, the new cars were placed on the new tracks and they were pulled to the new powerhouse by horses. Installing the cable was a source of worry to everyone. Huge spools of cable were unfurled from Front and Alder and the cable was attached to a dray or wagon. The cable was pulled through the slot between the tracks by a team of Taken from the back of a cable car, this photo shows the view up the trestle to Spring Street. The six horses. When the dray reached Jefferson Street, the cable was threaded powerhouse and shops are to the right, out of around the sheaves at the powerhouse and the horses started pulling the end back view. downtown where the two ends were spliced together. The cable was tested and it operated smoothly. The next day, on February 17, 1889, they tested the cable by operating the first car on the line. Everything was working perfectly. The only complaint came from the wagon teamsters whose horses tended to get their shoes caught in the cable slot. A separate cable was laid up the hill and under the trestle to Spring Street where the line ended. When the turntable at the foot of Alder Street was completed, the line was virtually finished. After a very brief training period and with the usual fanfare, Portland Cable Railway began offering rides on cable cars in Portland on February 22, 1890. Two days later, they had their first serious accident. The gripman failed to pick up the “rope” on leaving the turntable at Spring Street. The car began gathering momentum very rapidly and the crew panicked and jumped. The car held to the rails all the way to Jefferson Street where it turned over on the curve. Only three passengers were aboard and they escaped with only minor injuries. During the days that followed, no more serious accidents took place. Although, now and then, a mishandled grip would cause the car to stop suddenly, dislodging passengers and sending conductors flying through the car at the expense of glass and woodwork. Over the next few months, the first major extension of the line added cars down Fifth Street from Alder to Union Station. The Alder Street line had to be altered so it could be operated separately. The Workers pose at the powerhouse and shops turntable at the foot of Alder was removed and transferred to the end of Fifth Street. A second track was laid on Alder Street with a crossover at each end. A complete compliment of open cars arrived in time for use during the summer months. Horse cars were used until a double-ended cable car made its debut in mid-October on the Alder Street line. Another short extension was added a year later in October 1891 at the end of Spring Street west to the Portland Heights Club to avoid the dangerous descent from the turntable at Eighteenth Street. Construction on another extension on Jefferson Street soon began west from Chapman to the City Park and nearby baseball grounds. This extension opened to traffic on April 8, 1892. At this time, all even-numbered cars climbed the hill and all odd-numbered cars ran to City Park. Original plans called for an extension westward along the hill to Canyon Road at Sylvan and ultimately to Beaverton. But the extension was never completed, even though the company had purchased land and had the right-of-way to make this happen. Page 2 December 2014 Pacific Northwest Chapter National Railway Historical Society The Trainmaster Despite its steady progress, the company was in financial trouble. The line still had not reached the point of paying its own way and the heavy outlays for construction had consumed all the capital that could be raised. By July of 1892, creditors and contractors filed suit for payment and forced the company into bankruptcy. Another accident occurred on July 11, 1892 when car 13 broke loose at the powerhouse and ran down to Jefferson Street where it was thrown on its side on the curve. No sooner had the dust began to settle when car 18 repeated the performance, running into the remains of car 13. No one was seriously injured, but the damage claims arising from the disaster were the last straw for the company. On August 31, 1892, the line was sold at public auction and Franklin Fuller was appointed receiver. Fuller would later manage the Portland Railway Company. Another runaway occurred on the hill on December 18, 1893. The car got away at the top of the trestle and the gripman immediately applied the slot brake. Due to the rickety Streetcars on Jefferson Street in the background connect with the cable car on Chapman (now Eighteenth) Street. condition of the trestle, the slot break merely spread the rails of the slot and the car continued its descent in a shower of sparks. With help from a passenger, the gripman was able to make the slot brake catch hold when the car passed onto the pavement of Chapman Street and the car came to a stop. Fortunately, there was no damage to the car or passengers. At Cable Park, at the end of the cable car line, there was something called a menagerie, which would be more like a small zoo today. Many operators put an amusement park at the end of the line to attract ridership. There was a Ferris wheel and the monkeys were popular at Cable Park. The story is told of a boy who sold a wildcat to the assistant manager of the cable railway company. The boy refused to show the animal to the assistant who bought it anyway for $1.50 after negotiating down from $2.50. After he had the money, the boy turned over a wounded wildcat with a bad leg. The wildcat was euthanized and the assistant caught an earful when the manager, Franklin Fuller, got back. There was a bit of rivalry in those days with the streetcar Cable car at the Spring Street turntable at the end of the line operators. The article tells how the City & Suburban Railway had a woman called Nadje with a couple of trained lions at Mt. Tabor Park at the end of the streetcar line to attract riders. The line experienced more legal wrangling in the following years, but it continued operating while cutting pay to its crew. In September of 1884, debits were paid and ownership passed to Portland Traction Company. Assets consisted of the powerhouse, machinery, tools, furnishings, twenty four cars and seven and one-half miles of cable railway. In January 1896, crews began electrifying the line. Electrification was completed on May 1, 1896 and the cars were converted to electric operation. A trolley pole was added to the cars and a controller was added to the platform. To accommodate the electric motors, the cars had to be raised eight inches. A few unconverted cars were retained for hill use. The cable car operation continued to operate until 1904 when the Portland Railway Company opened a new electric streetcar line to Portland Heights.

Author's Note: Much of this information comes from the book entitled Fares, Please! Those Portland Trolley Years by John T. Labbe. Mark Moore is President of the Webfooters Post Card Club, www.the webfooters.com. This article first appeared in the October 2014 Webfooter Extra newsletter published by the club. With Mark's kind permission this article is reprinted in The Trainmaster. Mark also maintains the www.pdxhistory.com web site that is chock full of interesting history and great postcard images.

Additional information: What has six spokes, is 11 feet in diameter and weighs approximately 1,600 pounds? During the construction of the Westside light rail line, TriMet contractors unearthed a pulley buried 4 feet below the surface at the intersection of SW Jefferson and 18th Streets. This pulley is still owned by TriMet and is stored, it is believed, at the Portland Bureau of Transportation Stanton Yard. Oregon Live 3/21/2011. To date a permanent home for this historic artifact has not been found. December 2014 Pacific Northwest Chapter National Railway Historical Society The Trainmaster Page 3 Zoo Refurbished Locomotives Return Text and Photos By Arlen L. Sheldrake

On October 23rd the Centennial Oregon steam locomotive and the Zooliner locomotive returned to the Oregon Zoo from being refurbished by Pacific Power Group in Ridgefield, Washington. Over several months, Pacific Power Group's engine experts installed a new smoke box on the Oregon and replaced the wood-frame carriage on the locomotive's tender with one fabricated of steel. The Zooliner got a new 174-horsepower diesel engine with advanced emissions-control technology (Tier 4) and better fuel economy. Both locomotives received custom paint work to spruce them up while retaining their historic attributes. The cost of the entire contract was $280,000. Both engines were used to help celebrate Oregon's centennial in 1959, although their designs represent divergent eras. The Oregon steam locomotive is a reproduction – about five-eights-scale – of the 1872 Virginia & Truckee “Reno” locomotive featured in “How the West Was Won” and dozens of other films and TV shows. The Zooliner echoed the furturistic design (by the standards of the 1950’s) of the Aerotrain, on a smaller scale; General Motors produced three Aerotrain locomotives that The Locomotive Oregon is off-loaded pulled trains from 1956 to 1966. One of the original Aerotrains is located at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri; and another at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin. True to its GM roots, the Zooliner features a cab that was created from the upper bodywork and windshield of a 1956 Buick. The zoo's 30-inch-gauge railway line and its trains have a long and colorful history. The Zooliner went into service on June 9, 1958, at the zoo's current site. It was moved to the grounds of the Oregon Centennial at what is now the Expo Center for a celebration of Oregon's 1859 statehood. Then-Sen. John F. Kennedy, soon to be elected president, visited the site and was photographed stepping off the steam train during a staged Wild West train robbery according to Zoo officials. The steam locomotive Oregon went into service around June 21, 1959, at the centennial site, and both trains were put into service back at the zoo in the fall of 1959. The route through Washington Park opened in 1960, and the rest of the loop line through the zoo was

The Zooliner is delivered finished in 1962. After over a year, the Washington Park & Zoo Railway returns to operation with Zoolights that run from November 28, 2014 to January 4, 2015. The Zoolights train operation will be on a new route within the zoo grounds. The Oregon Zoo is service of Metro, the regional government servicing most of Washington, Multnomah and Clackamas counties. Sources: Oregon Zoo web site, http://www.oregonzoo.org; The Columbian 10/24/2014. Photos by the author with thanks to Jeff Honeyman (PNWC member since 1973) for editing this article and for letting me know when the locomotives were scheduled for delivery.

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Public and private partners on October 17th announced construction is underway on the Philip Avenue overpass in North Vancouver, . The more than C$30 million project involves the Canadian government, province of British Columbia, District of North Vancouver, CN and Kinder Morgan Canada Terminals-Vancouver Wharves. Located in the North Shore Trade Area (NSTA), the over pass will decrease traffic congestion and improve safety by eliminating a grade crossing. The overpass will cross CN tracks at Philip Avenue and include two ramps. The project will enable longer trains to move through the area and reduce rail-car switching noise, shunting and whistles. Construction is scheduled for completion in fall 2015. The overpass is one of several transportation projects that will help meet the future demands of the NSTA, which includes port terminals and industries along the north shore of Burrard Inlet. The NSTA handles more than 35 percent of all volume through Port Metro Vancouver and is a critical export gateway to overseas markets. Progressive Railroading 10/20/2014. The same railroad embankment that failed to stop the disastrous Vanport Flood of 1948 remains a weak link in Portland's levee system designed to prevent floods. As part of a new federal recertification required for the Columbia River levee system, Cornforth Consultants led a team that analyzed the western portion of the levee system. Consultants concluded the railroad embankment doesn't meet the new Army Corps standards for protecting the region from a 1 percent flood (formerly called 100- year floods). However, Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe never allowed the consultants to adequately test the soil under the rail tracks. Geotechnical specialists doubt the rail embankment soil is compacted enough, and it's believed to contain decaying old wood from a trestle once traversed by trains on the site, which doesn't meet federal standards. Neither company wants to formally acknowledge the land under their rail line is a levee or agree to operate it as such. Union Pacific opposes designating railroad rights of way as levees as they are not designed for such purposes and the use of them exposes Union Pacific to unquantifiable costs, liability and damages. The former Vanport area is protected by the Peninsula Drainage District #1. 10/21/2014. On October 1st Union Pacific began applying a $300 surcharge for 40 foot/45 foot containers exceeding 26 tons and a $200 surcharge for 20 foot containers exceeding 22 tons heading for western ports. The company said the surcharge will allow it to “efficiently and safely” transport double-stacked intermodal containers. The charge is tied to handling the heavier containers, which cannot be stacked on top of lighter containers or on top of each other. Capital Press 10/22/2014. Tacoma's new Amtrak station design on October 21st passed near-final muster from an advisory committee that 10 months ago had loudly rejected a prior preliminary design. The new drawings showed a glass-walled, 180-foot-long station equipped with transparent garage-door-like walls that can be raised in fair weather to create a station open to the outside on both its street and track sides. The proposed station would be built in the middle of the 1,000-foot-long Freighthouse Square building at East 25th and D streets near the Tacoma Dome. The design will include a clock tower structure that will be a visual landmark for the station and ultimately could serve as a support and an elevator shaft for a pedestrian bridge between the existing Sound Transit garage, the new station and the new south platform at the station. The design acknowledges Freighthouse's 100-plus-year history with a narrow band of wood siding that frames the large glass wall and by the design of the windows which echo the divided panes of windows in the existing building. The state's plan doesn't include funding for the pedestrian bridge, and the tower may not be included in the project if the Federal Railway Administration (FRA) objects. The state plans to submit the basic design to the FRA at the end of November. If the federal agency approves that and a subsequent final design, construction of the station is expected to begin in late 2015 or early 2016 with the station opening in 2017 when trains begin using the new route. The new station is part of the Point Defiance Bypass project. The News Tribune 10/21/2014. On November 13th Sound Transit conducted an open house to seek public feedback on preliminary designs for replacing the aging Tacoma Trestle. The wooden single-track railroad trestle will be replaced with a concrete double-track structure to accommodate additional Sounder trips. The new structure will also accommodate additional Amtrak service when those passenger trains are routed inland. Other improvements include upgrading railroad signals, replacing retaining walls along the bridge, and making minor street repairs. Construction on the new trestle is scheduled to begin in 2015 and be complete by

December 2014 Pacific Northwest Chapter National Railway Historical Society The Trainmaster Page 5 2017. Sound Transit press release 11/12/2014. On October 22nd TriMet previewed the first “Type 5” vehicle (LRV) at their rail facility in Gresham. TriMet is purchasing 18 Type 5 trains as part of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project – or MAX Orange Line. The second Type 5 vehicle arrived the week of October 20th and the rest will arrive by April 2015. The first two vehicles will undergo rigorous testing including a 4,000 mile burn-in testing period. The other 16 vehicles will go through a 1,000-mile burn-in testing. The Siemens type 5 LRV are designed and manufactured at its Sacramento, California plant. Siemens is also installing the first regenerative energy storage unit in the U.S. on the Portland-Milwaukie line. The technology allows for energy created during braking to be stored and then re-used in one of two forms, energy savings or voltage stabilization during peak demand times. TriMet will utilize the system in voltage stabilization mode. TriMet press release 10/22/2014 & Railway Age 10/23/2014. Shipments of Bakken crude oil from North Dakota to California by barge have quietly overtaken those by train for the first time, showing how the state's isolated refiners are using any means necessary to tap into the nation's shale oil boom While tough permitting rules and growing resistance by environmentalists have slowed efforts to build new rail terminals within California itself, a little-known [not to readers of this column] barge port [Port Westward in Clatskanie] in Oregon has been steadily ramping up shipments to the state, a flow expected to accelerate next year. From January through June, California received 940,500 barrels of the North Dakota crude oil from barges loaded at terminals in the Pacific Northwest, the highest rate ever. Bakken crude transported to California on railcars accounted for just 702,135 barrels over the same period. Such shipments by barge cost more than bringing in Bakken directly to California by rail, but easily plug into existing port and terminal infrastructure – avoiding the need for new permitting that can take years. Top oil barge operator Kirby Corp, which runs vessels out of Clatskanie, is currently building two larger 185,000-barrel barges to deploy on the coast next autumn. Reuters 10/23/2014. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is seeking insights of farmers, rail-industry experts, regular citizens and anyone in between at three planning workshops this fall. WSDOT is hosting workshops in Ephrata on October 30, Spokane on November 13 and Clarkston on December 9. Among others, WSDOT hopes to explore two important questions at the workshops: What improvements are needed on state- owned rail lines in eastern Washington to enhance farm-to-market commodity movement? And what operational changes can be made to improve the value of these rail lines to eastern Washington shippers and producers? These meetings will provide input to the Palouse River and Coulee City Rail System Strategic Plan being developed in partnership with the PCC Rail Authority. The 297-mile Palouse River and Coulee City (PCC) rail line consists of three branch lines that carry freight through four eastern Washington counties (Spokane, Lincoln, Grant and Whitman). The PCC is operated by Watco Transportation Industries. RT&S 10/24/2014. News from the Inland Northwest Rail Museum: The building of phase 1A of the Lee Tillotson Restoration and Conservation Center began in late August. Initial plans were adjusted twice to get the price down to a more manageable level of $2.5 million. Phase 1A will allow moving everything from the shop building at the Spokane Interstate Fairgrounds; have ample storage and the capability of using the equipment for maintenance and restoration, while still having a moderate museum open to the public. Erection of the metal frame building began in mid-October. Future phases, subject to funding, will include a Street Car Gallery. Standard gauge track construction has included a spur from the mainline and a number of display tracks for the twenty or so cars in their collection. Tracks for the 2-foot gauge train are slated to be completed when the facility opens in 2015. Donations to complete funding for phase 1A are tax deductible and can be sent to: Inland Northwest Rail Museum, PO Box 471, Reardan WA 99029 or go to www.inlandnwrailmuseum.com. Information from their newsletter: Sidetrack, Volume 19, January-September 2014. [This group has been located at the Spokane Interstate Fairgrounds since at least 1978 and was asked to move in 2002. Since that time the Museum has been operating on a year-to-year lease allowing time to find and develop a new home.] The restaurant in the Eugene Oregon Electric Station is once again packing in diners. The multi-million dollar remodeling occurred this year from February to its reopening on August 4th . The result is a restaurant with six dining rooms (some with railroad themes in rail cars, seating for 320, two bars, a large outdoor patio, a head chef hired from a top Broadway restaurant in New York and staff to serve 1,000 meals on a busy day. The Oregon Electric Station restaurant is at 27 E. Fifth Ave. (http://oesrestaurant.com). OregonLive.com 10/25/2014. The Oregon Electric Station was built in 1914 and was designed by A.E. Doyle. Passenger service was discontinued in 1933 and the building served as an office, then in 1961 the station

Page 6 December 2014 Pacific Northwest Chapter National Railway Historical Society The Trainmaster became a branch of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. The station was converted into a restaurant in 1977. The Georgian Revival structure is on the National Register of Historic Places and is an officially-designated Eugene City Landmark. National Register of Historic Places. Following the November Trainmaster article, we got the following message from George Landrock: “We are doing pretty good here. Keeping busy working on the house. Leia and I went down to Wickenburg to meet with a person with the city about their 2-8-0 [Santa Fe 761, consolidated type, built April 1900] they want to restore. Looked it over and gave them a few ideas. As far as restoration, not too bad. Some wood work and some sheet metal work and some grunting and groaning. So they are going back to the city manager and see how they want to proceed. Something to do. But first making sure to get the house done. Have to get the train room together. Have to at least get my lantern collection back up and displayed. See you in December.” Model Train Festival, December 21 – January 1, Washington State History Museum in Tacoma. The event showcases model trains displays designed and assembled by model train enthusiasts across the state. The displays occupy every floor of the museum and include the largest permanent model train layout in the state. The Puget Sound Model Engineers club continues construction on the 1,800-square-foot permanent layout depicting the rail lines from Tacoma's Point Defiance Park to the Stampede Pass tunnel in the Cascades. (www.washingtonhistory.org) Vigor Fab is building two 83,000 bbl. tank barges for Harley Marine Services. The 422'x76'x27' tank barges, designed by Elliott Bay Design Group to be part of articulated tug and barge configurations, will be among the largest vessels constructed for Harley Marine's fleet. Construction began in March at Vigor's 60-acre shipyard on Swan Island in Portland, Oregon. With an 800 foot buildway, 600 ton gantry crane, and 360,000 square feet of covered fabrication areas, the yard is equipped to handle large projects like these. The first tank barge is scheduled for delivery in spring 2015, with the second barge set for delivery in the summer of 2015. vigorindustrial.com [Bakken crude oil carriers.] RailComm has been selected to replace the communication infrastructure for TriMet's CTC Dispatch System at ten separate locations. The Portland, Oregon area transit agency will be taking advantage of the RailComm protocol and communication solution, which is designed for reliability and robustness. Control for the locations is being provided via the Domain Operations Controller (DOC) system – RailComm's proprietary dispatch systems application. RailComm's DOC is a single, off-the-shelf system that seamlessly integrates centralized traffic control, dark territory control, yard automation, and SCADA control solutions. Designed to be completely extensible and expandable, DOC's modular architecture allows railroads to add, remove or enhance modules with no negative impact on performance or stability. RailComm press release 10/30/2014. The Port of Longview is launching a $10 million Industrial Rail Corridor expansion project that will increase cargo- movement efficiency for existing and future customers. In 2016, the Port plans to add one more track and two 7,000-foot sidings to the Industrial Rail Corridor's existing two tracks. The additional capacity will allow three simultaneous train movements as well as storage of two unit trains on the side tracks. The Industrial Rail Corridor connects to BNSF Railway's main line, which is also used by Union Pacific Railroad. Port of Longview press release 10/31/2014. The long string of WRWK (ex-SP and ATSF) 48' 5-pack double stack cars is being scrapped in Chehalis, Washington. The string of cars stretched miles between Maytown and Centralia for a long time along Interstate 5. Trainorders.com posting by Scott O'Dell 11/3/2014. While I am unable to read Japanese, the Japan Railfan Club October 2014 magazine has three pages devoted to Steve Hauff's presentation that he made to their group on geared locomotives. The Japan Railfan Club, based in Tokyo, is a chapter of NRHS and was formed in 2009. A recent issue of NRHS News has an article on Steve's visit and Steve is writing one for a future Trainmaster. Building a train trench is one option to address increasing train traffic and beach access along the Edmonds waterfront could cost between $250-$290 million, according to a preliminary cost and feasibility analysis conducted by engineering firm Tetra Tech on behalf of the City of Edmonds. Constructing a train trench along the Edmonds waterfront would involve a number of costly features. Those features include excavating up to 30 feet deep into weak soils, addressing strong water pressure in a trench that is up to 20 feet below the groundwater table, heightened environmental concerns of a project along Puget Sound and Edmonds Marsh, the relocation of Willow Creek, steep slopes bordering the project site, and working with the constraints

December 2014 Pacific Northwest Chapter National Railway Historical Society The Trainmaster Page 7 of a busy urban environment – all while maintaining an operating rail line throughout the construction project. City of Edmonds press release 11/3/2014. The final draft of the Salmonberry Corridor Concept plan is completed and ready for review. The November 2014 plan is 45 pages with some neat pictures with another 80 pages of attachments. see: salmonberrycorridor.wordpress.com [The plan covers the Port of Tillamook Bay railroad from Banks to the former NAS Tillamook.] Salmonberry Corridor Coalition 11/8/2014 Americold (www.americold.com) announced October 20th that it has opened a facility in Heyburn, Idaho. The 160,000 sq.ft. temperature-controlled building has capacity for more than 17,000 pallets – 10,000 steel-racked and 7,000 bulk-storage positions. Americold will condition the facility to accommodate the local diary and agricultural market. With 10 truck and seven rail dock doors, the facility has the ability to maintain temperatures ranging from -5 degrees F to 50 degrees F. A full suite of services, including cross-docking, labeling and ticketing solutions, product tempering, and export full-truck load and less-than truck load consolidation will be available. The facility is served by Union Pacific Railroad and Interstate 84. [Another of Americold's more than 175 facilities is in Milwaukie, Oregon and is served by Oregon Pacific Railroad.] Americold press release 10/20/2014. On November 6th the Hood River County Museum (http://www.co.hood-river.or.us) posted a very interesting picture on their Historic Hood River Photo Blog of the first (what you see today is the second built in 1911) Hood River OR&N depot and a nice steam locomotive headed east. The date of the picture was unknown but guessed to be 1883. The photo comes from a stereo card. Bruce Strange, one of our crack PNWC archivists, did some research that was forwarded to the Museum: The pictured locomotive is OWRR&N 4-6-0 No. 135, CN-512 built by New York Locomotive Works in March 1889; class T-63, 63 inch drivers, 19X24 inch cylinders, 92,350 lbs. on the driving wheels, 150 lbs. steam pressure, 17,594 lbs. tractive force or effort, fuel = coal, vacated October 1928. These specifics from UP Steam Roster 1915- 1990 2nd revised edition 1990 compiled by Gordon McCulloh, Smokerise Publications .Thanks Bruce! Infinity Transportation Logistics (ITL) launched in mid-November a new expedited refrigerated domestic intermodal container service operating from the Pacific Northwest to the Midwest and East Coast. ITL is using state-of-the–art 53-ft refrigerated containers built for domestic service. The primary focus of the business will be moving frozen foods and other refrigerated products from Washington State and Oregon to the Midwest and East Coast, with return service to Washington and Oregon. The new ITL expedited door-to-door intermodal service will depart intermodal ramps in Seattle, Spokane, and Portland six days per week. Load transit time is projected to be about 6 days to the Midwest and 8 to 9 days to various destinations on the East Coast. ITL will have a service radius of about 160 miles from the three intermodal ramps. ITL will also bring refrigerated and frozen foods and some dry goods back from the Midwest and East Coast to the Pacific Northwest. [Draw 160 mile circles around the three intermodal ramps and you see the market potential.] Biz Journals 11/10/2014. The ODOT Hazardous Materials By Rail Rulemaking Advisory Committee (HMRAC) met again on November 13th to review the developing proposed rule. The committee agendas and this rule may be viewed: http://oregon.gov/odot/comm/pages/hazmat_advisory_committee.aspx. The proposed rules are headed for OAR 741-510-00nn and incorporate by reference United States Department of Transportation Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 171 through 180 insofar as those rules apply to railroads and railroad shippers. ODOT email 11/13/2014. All Aboard: A Celebration of Walt's Trains is an exhibit at the Walt Disney Family Museum running through February 9, 2015. The exhibit explores the influence that railroading had on Walt Disney's life and work, and how his railroading legacy lives on to this day in Disney films and theme parks around the world. The Walt Disney Family Museum is located in The Presido, San Francisco. More information: www.waltdisney.org. [One of Walt's trains is one of the fun family rides outside of Paris; aren't we all kids at heart?] UP officials say they have leased two rail inspection vehicles, called geometry cars, doubling the number of computer- based safety cars in use on the company's tracks. Running at regular train speeds, the inspection vehicles can detect tiny deviations and wear on rail lines that could cause a derailment if allowed grow. Sacramento Bee 10/20/2014. Oil shippers seeking to add as many as a dozen new crude unit oil trains to BNSF's lines have been told that additions will be

Page 8 December 2014 Pacific Northwest Chapter National Railway Historical Society The Trainmaster considered sometime in 2015 but no additions are currently possible. BNSF says that before we add incrementally more business to the network, we need to see if the network can handle it. Round trips from North Dakota to the East Coast currently take 18 to 19 days, down from 23 to 24 days over recent months according to one oil industry source involved in the oil-by-rail trade. Park Rapids Enterprise 11/13/2014. Earth moving is scheduled to start November 17th at East Portland for construction of the new leg of the wye that will connect the Union Pacific Brooklyn Subdivision with the Graham Line. Bob Melbo. ODOT Rail Planner, email 11/14/2014. On November 14th the ex-Rayonier #3, a 1910 2-truck Shay, was moved from storage in Tillamook to Lebanon. The goal is to restore the locomotive to operation in Lebanon and operate it on the Albany and Eastern Railroad. Trainorders.com 11/15/2014 Aaron Zorko posting. After months of negotiations and planning a consortium that includes community leaders and a prominent West Maui businessman last week announced that they have the historic Lahaina Kaanapali& Pacific Railroad back on track and may re- launch the Sugar Cane Train soon. Operating for 45 years, the Sugar Cane Train made its last trip on August 1, 2014 after the former owners announced they were ceasing operations due to the viability of the attraction. Craig Hill, the new owner, has been a resident of West Maui for 30 years and works in the Hawaii visitor industry. He hopes to have the train back in service in several months. [The 6-mile narrow gauge line connects Lahaina with Puukolii.] Lahaina News 11/6/2014. MEDCO No. 4 UPDATE Significant progress has been made on the restoration of the Medco 4 Willamette geared steam locomotive this year. The boiler, the cab and the steam engine have all been reunited with the truck and frame. Thanks in part to grants from the Oregon Cultural Trust and the National Railway Historical Society, the firing controls, the boiler appliances (injectors, water level gauges, blowdown valves), and the associated piping have all been rebuilt or replaced and installed. The safety valves, rebuilt by Pacific Industrial Services, Inc. at no cost to us, have been installed. The sand dome and smoke stack have also been refurbished and reinstalled. While the Medco No. 4 is looking more and more like a complete locomotive, there is still much to do. For example, the steam engine (the cylinders that drive the locomotive) needs to be partially disassembled, evaluated, and repairs made as needed; refurbishing of the line shafts and drivelines need to be completed; parts of the air pump need to be refurbished or remanufactures by a machine shop; and the entire air brake control system needs to be installed. This is only a partial list. It is estimated that at least $30,000 still needs to be raised to complete the Medco No. 4 restoration. Your continued support is needed to keep this project moving ahead. Chief Mechanical Officer and Medco No. 4 Project Leader, Jerry Hellinga is offering two challenges for this fund raising effort: 1. $1,000 is offered if at least 50% of the membership donates $25 or more. 2. An additional $1,000 is offered if total donations for the current year from all sources exceed $10,000. The deadline for both offers is December 15, 2014. To donate to the Medco No. 4 restoration, write a check to the Southern Oregon Railway Historical Society (SORHS) with Medco 4 on the memo line on the check and mail it to: SORHS, PO Box 622, Medford OR 97501 or donate on line at www.soc-nrhs.org. Click on the “donate” button at the bottom of the home page to make a donation through EBay and PayPal. [This article originally appeared in the August/September 2014 Manifest newsletter published by the Southern Oregon Railway Historical Society. Text, photo and permission to reprint received from Chris Manley, Newsletter Editor.] Renew Online: Your National NRHS Membership for 2015 at: www.nrhs.com/membership/renew Remember that National NRHS Dues will be collected separately from Local Pacific Northwest Chapter dues for 2015! Stay Tuned for details on renewing your Local Chapter Dues. December 2014 Pacific Northwest Chapter National Railway Historical Society The Trainmaster Page 9 November Membership Meeting Minutes Pacific Northwest Chapter - National Railway Historical Society Held on November 21, 2014 The November general membership meeting was called to order by President Keith Fleschner at 7:34pm. The minutes of the October meeting were called. Arlen Sheldrake made a motion to approve the minutes and Christopher Bowers McCoy seconded. The membership voted to approve the minutes. George Hickok gave the monthly Treasurers report that all accounts balance. The Brix Logging book continues to make money, the mailing services is in deficit because of money owed, about thirteen thousand has been spent from the S2 restoration fund, the poster project has no change, and the Steel Bridge book has turned a good profit. Doug Auburg made a motion to accept the report and Bruce Strange seconded. The membership voted to accept the report. President Fleschner announced that member Henri Larose is battling cancer and is now in California living with his brother. Ed Berntsen reported on the present condition of the National organization. He is now the Chairman of the National Heritage Grant Committee. He said the dues process is finally getting started because as of today the National board has access to the membership database. He urged each person to renew their national dues by going online and using a credit card. Go to www.nrhs.com/membership/renew, then pay by credit card through PayPal. If you want to make a donation to the National, go to www.nrhs.com/giving. Our chapter dues will be paid separately Ed Berntsen and a letter will soon be sent out to members. Mr. Berntsen said both the 2014 East and Northwest RailCamps were successful. The 2015 RailCamps are being planned and counselors are needed. Mark Reynolds reported the Holiday Express is almost here and more volunteers are needed. Tomorrow, November 22 will be the volunteers safety meeting at 10:00 at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center. He said much volunteer work has been done to the railcars to make them clean and safe. David Cautley said there needs to be more volunteers for the Holiday Express event as both ground crew and concessions. Volunteers need not be members. George Hickok reported that with the grant money received, most of it was used to install an electrical inverter in the Plum Creek car to bypass use of the generator under the baggage car. Ron McCoy presented the UNSUNG HERO Award to Laurel Lyon, who was not present to accept. [Editor’s Note: The award was presented by Mark Reynolds to Laurel the next day at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center.] Laurel receives the Unsung Hero Award Mark Reynolds reported that the Train Toys For Tots program this year would be donated to the Catholic Charities of Oregon, because our giving date is too late for the other charities. We should plan for 2015 to bring our gifts to the November meeting so they can be presented to the Marines. He reminded everyone that toys may be bought at the Heritage Center for cost plus a dollar to cover shipping. Ken Peters announced that the Zoo Railway will be offering a free ride weekend before the Zoolights night. The meeting was adjourned at 8:37pm. Snack time was presented by Lila Stephens. Thank You Lila.

Bruce Strange brought sample Ron McCoy announced and presented the evening program; two videos prepared photos and listings which have by Jerry Tanquist about the Columbia River Railroads. completed to date of the Chapter Archive photos Respectfully submitted by Jim Hokinson, Secretary. Photos by Jim Hokinson & Trent Stetz Page 10 December 2014 Pacific Northwest Chapter National Railway Historical Society The Trainmaster Chapter Officers President Keith Fleschner 503.516.9272 Vice President Mark Reynolds 503.638.7411 Treasurer George Hickok 503.649.5762 Secretary Jim Hokinson 503.635.4826 National Rep. Al Baker 503.645.9079 Chapter Directors-at-Large Phil Barney 2013-2015 503.706.0498 Ken Vannice 2013-2015 503.244.8732 Ron McCoy 2012-2014 503.310.4811 Christopher Bowers McCoy 2012-2014 503.577.0063 Jean Hickok 2014-2016 503.649.5762 Trent Stetz 2014-2016 503.643.1494 Committee Chairs Activities Ron McCoy 503.310.4811 The Chapter’s Observation Archives William Hyde 503.666.5530 Platform Display at Portland Auditor Bob McCoy 360.459.3251 Car Host Mark Reynolds 503.638.7411 Union Station was spruced Concessions Vacant up and is now promoting the Chapter Rep., Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation Holiday Express during the Keith Fleschner 503.516.9272 Holiday Season; with Chapter Home George Hickok 503.649.5762 Photo by John Labbe, Oct 1, 1951 Thanks to Ron McCoy and Elections Jim Loomis 503.253.3926 Christopher Bowers McCoy Excursions Jim Long 503.313.7382 (Photo by Arlen Sheldrake) Flanger Restoration Phil Barney 503.706.0498 Library Ken Vannice 503.244.8732 Meeting Programs Al Baker 503.645.9079 Pacific Northwest Chapter Lending Library Membership Diana Mack 503.723.3345 Rolling Stock George Hickok 503.649.5762 Keith Fleschner 503.516.9272 Visit Us! New Books! Chief Mech. Officer Peter Rodabaugh 503.701.7040 OPEN Every Monday Car Rental Agt. Bob Jackson 503.231.4808 10 am to Noon Safety Officer Keith Fleschner 503.516.9272 The Library is normally open the Saturday S-2 Restoration Mark Reynolds 503.638.7411 following the membership meeting. Webmasters Jim Long 503.313.7382 (Will be Closed December 20th) Mark Whitson 503.533.7005 The Library is located at: Printed in the USA Union Station Annex, 503 NW Irving, Portland The Trainmaster is the official newsletter of the Pacific North- (The Annex is the brick building just south of Union Station.) west Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. It is [email protected] 503-226-NRHS published monthly for the benefit of its members. Articles which appear in T he Trainmaster do not express the official position of the organization Bill of Lading on any subject unless specifically noted as such. Portland’s Cable Railway...... Page 1 Material from The Trainmaster may be reprinted in other publications provided credit is given as to the source, Zoo Locomotives Return...... Page 4 except in cases where the article originated in a third party Volunteer Hours...... Page 4 publication and special permission was given to The Trainmas- ter to print the article here. Please address contributions and PNW Shortlines...... Page 5 correspondence to: Attn: The Trainmaster Editor Medco No. 4 Update...... Page 9 PNWC-NRHS, Union Station, 800 NW 6th Ave Rm 1 Renew NRHS National Membership...... Page 9 Portland OR 97209-3794 Voice: 503.226.6747 Fax: 503.230.0572 Chapter Meeting Minutes...... Page 10 Chapter email: [email protected] Holiday Toy Drive...... Page 11 The Trainmaster email: [email protected] Website: http://www.pnwc-nrhs.org Chapter Lending Library...... Page 11 ISSN: 0041-0926 Editor Trent Stetz 503.643.1494 Officers, Committees & Contacts...... Page 11 Circulation George Hickok 503.649.5762 Calendar ...... Page 12 Mailing/Distribution Jean Hickok 503.649.5762 George Hickok 503.649.5762 Mission Statement...... Page 12 TM Liaison/Reporter Arlen Sheldrake 503.351.9881

December 2014 Pacific Northwest Chapter National Railway Historical Society The Trainmaster Page 11 PACIFIC NORTHWEST CHAPTER TIMETABLE No. 629 Membership Meetings: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 5415 SE Powell Blvd. 7:30 pm (Guests Most Welcome!)

Nov. 28-30: Dec. 5-7: Holiday Express at Oaks Park, Oregon Pacific Railroad, www.orhf.org Dec. 12-14:

December 19: Starts at 6:30pm Holiday Potluck, Annual Chapter Meeting, Officer Election and Train Toy Drive January 16: Railroads of New Zealand, Doug Auburg takes us on one of his journey riding and photographing trains. February 20: Video: America & the Passenger Train; Explores America's passenger trains from the 1830's thru the 1900's. At one time, America's passenger trains set the standard for rail passenger service in the world. Famous trains like the 20th Century Limited, , California Zephr, and Daylight, are profiled in this program.

Forward program ideas to Al Baker, 503.645.9079 or [email protected]

December 11, Thursday, 9320 SW Barbur Blvd, Suite 200, 7:30pm Board of Director’s Meetings: January 8, Thursday, 9320 SW Barbur Blvd, Suite 200, 7:30pm (Open to all Chapter Members. Note address for Board meetings; follow instructions posted on the door for entry.) NOTABLE NON-CHAPTER EVENTS:

May 1-Aug 1, 2015 Brooklyn Rail Yard Exhibit, Oregon Rail Heritage Center, www.orhf.org Dec. 5 – Dec. 21 Polar Express, Fri/Sat/Sun, Chehalis-Centralia RR, steamtrainride.com Dec. 6-7, 13-14, 19-20 Santa Train 2014, Northwest Railway Museum., www.trainmuseum.org Dec. 6-7, 13-14 Christmas Tree Specials, Chelatchie Prairie RR, www.bycx.com Dec. 5-7, 13-14, 20-22 Santa Express, Mount Rainier Scenic, www.mrsr.com Dec. 6 & 14 Santa Trolley, Yakima Valley Trolleys, www.yakimavalleytrolley.org Dec. 6 & 7 Santa Train, Alberni Pacific Railway, , www.alberniheritage.com Dec. 6-7, 13-14 Candy Cane Express, Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, www.oregoncoastscenic.org Dec. 6 & 7 Santa Train, Alberni Pacific Railway, Vancouver Island, www.alberniheritage.com Dec. 6-7, 13-14 Candy Cane Express, Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, www.oregoncoastscenic.org Dec. 8, 10, 12, 17, 19, 20 Christmas Ships Trolley Rides, Willamette Shore Trolley, www.oerhs.org/wst Dec. 13-14 Christmas Trains, Sumpter Valley Railroad, www.sumptervalleyrailroad.org Dec. 20 BNSF Vancouver, WA Holiday Event, SP&S 700 attending, www.sps700.org Dec. 20 SP&S Exhibit Opens, Vancouver Amtrak Station, Clark County Historical Society, www.cchmuseum.org Dec. 21 – Jan. 1 Model Train Festival, Wash. State Historical Society, Tacoma, www.washingtonhistory.org

óóóóóóóóóó Happy New Year 2015! óóóóóóóóóó Feb. 14, 2015 SP&S Historical Society Swapmeet, 9:30-2:30, Holiday Inn-Portland Airport, www.spshs.org Mar. 14, 2015 WINTERAIL 2015, Stockton CA, winterail.com July 15-18 Northern Pacific Railroad Historical Assn. Convention, Fargo ND, www.nprha.org PNWC – NRHS MISSION To preserve and interpret Pacific Northwest railroad history and historical artifacts for the education and enjoyment of current and future generations.

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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 [email protected] 763-757-1304 Tubbesing, Dawn [email protected] 763-784-8835 Holmberg 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 Russ Isbrandt [email protected] 651-426-1156 Administrator Meeting Site Editor’s Column From the east or west take MN 36 to Lexington Avenue. Drive south From the Editor: on Lexington Avenue to Roselawn Avenue and turn right. The large Happy Holidays to everyone. We hope the coming holiday season lighted parking lot is on your right as you travel west on Roselawn. is very fruitful for you all. Use the lower entrance to the church and turn left through the Reminder commons area. We’ll be in room 40, The Diamond Room. ,I\RXKDYHQ¶WVLJQHGXSIRURXU+ROLGD\%DQTXHWSOHDVHKXUU\2XU +ROLGD\%DQTXHW,V'HFHPEHUDW*XOGHQV5HVWDXUDQWLQ 0DSOHZRRG01)HDWXUHG6SHDNHULV0DUWLQ6ROKROW$PWUDN'LVWULFW 6XSHUYLVRURI6WDWLRQV:HDOVRZLOOFHOHEUDWHRXURUJDQL]DWLRQ¶VWK DQQLYHUVDU\DPDMRU0LOHVWRQHWRVD\WKHOHDVW$O:HEHU3UHVLGHQWRI WKH15+6KDVPDQ\KXUGOHVWRRYHUFRPH+LVMRELVYHU\GLIILFXOW EDVHGRQWKHILQDQFLDOVLWXDWLRQRIWKH15+66RPHWLPHVRRQDIWHU GHWDLOVDUHZRUNHGRXWFXUUHQWPHPEHUVRIWKH15+6ZLOOJHWLQYRLFHV 3OHDVHFRQVLGHUUHQHZLQJ\RXU15+6PHPEHUVKLS6HH-RKQ *RRGPDQ¶VUHSRUWEHORZ

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Canadian Pacific and BNSF get poor marks for service. Article by: TOM MEERSMAN , Star Tribune: November 21, 2014. In the annual survey of shippers, CP finished last, BNSF was sixth among seven railroads. Two railroads that serve grain farmers and shippers in Minnesota and the Dakotas have received the lowest rankings in a national report card of railroad performance. Of the seven largest rail companies graded by shippers across the country, BNSF Railway Co. came in sixth place, and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) finished last. Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, which conducted the survey, said last year's report card was relatively positive, but this year's version had lower average scores in all areas. "Each of the individual railroads had a lower score this year than they did last year, so there's widespread frustration with the condition of rail service in 2014," he said. The coalition includes soybean board representatives from 12 states, including Minnesota, and two national groups. It advocates for grain transportation that is reliable, competitive and cost-effective. BNSF officials said in a statement that they "clearly understand that for much of 2014 we did not meet the expectations for service of our agricultural customers." They said grain shipments to the Pacific Northwest have grown significantly in recent months. "To date, we are moving record volumes of corn, wheat and soybeans, originating from the four states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota." CP manager of media relations Andy Cummings said in a statement that his company is reviewing the coalition's survey. "We will work directly with our customers to resolve transportation issues as they arise," he said. Steenhoek said the rankings came from agricultural shippers of various sizes, including traditional grain elevator owners, regional cooperatives and large agribusinesses that handle grain. Since 2010, they have been asked the same 11 questions about the railroads' ability to provide on- time performance, customer service and information about costs and marketing. Each question uses a 1-10 scale with 10 being the highest. Participation in the survey is voluntary and confidential, but Steenhoek said respondents are railroad customers for the overwhelming majority of soybeans and corn shipped each year in the U.S. In previous report cards, BNSF ranked first overall in 2010 and second in 2011 and 2012, but fell to fourth place in 2013 and sixth in 2014. Canadian Pacific has been rated as the lowest performing railroad for each of the past five years. The survey was mailed in early September and returned in October, so Steenhoek said it reflects service during the past year, but not the 2014 harvest. Last winter's severe weather caused problems and delays that may partly explain the lower scores that all railroads received collectively, he said, but another factor specific to northern states seems to be increased crude oil shipments from North Dakota. "Crude oil development is really concentrated in a pretty defined area of North Dakota, and that area happens to be disproportionately served by BNSF and Canadian Pacific," he said. "Clearly some customers that responded to the survey were very frustrated with the service provided there." Union Pacific Railroad received the top 2014 performance ranking, followed by Norfolk Southern Railway, CSX Transportation, Canadian National Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. The report card is the latest example of dissatisfaction that has been simmering for much of the past year. Grain, coal, consumer goods, ethanol, taconite and passenger travel have been affected. Shippers have complained that poor Page 9 Northstar News December 2014

rail service has cost them and their customers hundreds of millions of dollars in lost time, late supplies and higher prices. Field hearings, calls and letters from top elected officials, and research prompted federal regulators to issue an order on Oct. 8 for large railroads to report performance details each week, including train speeds, dwell times at terminals, weekly cars on line by car type, weekly total number of loaded and empty cars that have not moved in more than five days, grain cars by state and cargo, and number of late days for all outstanding grain car orders. Although it ranked sixth overall in the 2014 report card, BNSF came in third on a pair of questions about its website information. CP was ranked last on each of the 11 questions. Both railways have previously denied that they have given oil shipments preferential treatment, and have said rising freight volume from all sectors contributed to congestion and delays. BNSF said it has added locomotives, crews and new track in strategic areas, and has caught up on backlogged grain shipments in Minnesota. Steenhoek said he hopes that rail service for farmers and grain shippers will be better for the 2014 harvest. "The system's going to be more challenged now that the corn harvest is completed and we have a high volume crop," he said. "The telltale sign of whether the railroads are up to the task will really be now, moving forward." Tom Meersman * 612-673-7388.  News Release: BNSF Announces $6 Billion Capital Expenditure Program for 2015: (from Rick Krenske) Third Consecutive Year of Record Investment in BNSF Network and Infrastructure FORT WORTH, TEXAS, Nov. 20, 2014: BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today announced that its planned capital expenditures for 2015 will be $6 billion, which will go toward maintenance and expansion of the railroad in order to meet the expected demand for freight rail service. The 2015 plan marks the third year in a row that BNSF has committed a record amount for capital investments. BNSF also updated its planned capital expenditures for 2014, which now are expected to be $5.5 billion. Since 2000, through the end of 2015, BNSF will have reinvested more than $50 billion into its equipment and its network and infrastructure for maintenance work that helps to maintain train traffic fluidity and capacity expansion projects intended to meet customers? ever-growing freight shipment demands. "BNSF's capital investment program since the beginning of 2013 through the end of 2015 is unprecedented and is clear evidence of our confidence in a growing economy and our intention to meet the demand for service that comes from all our customers," said Carl Ice, BNSF president and chief executive officer. "We have made great progress in expanding the segments of our railroad that have been most constrained by rapidly increasing demand. Once these new capital programs are completed, we expect to further restore the capacity flexibility we have historically enjoyed to manage the periodic demand surges that come from a dynamic and fast-paced economic environment." The largest component of the 2015 capital plan will be for the renewal of assets and maintenance, which is expected to cost $2.9 billion. These projects will go toward replacing and upgrading rails, ties and ballast that are due for updating. Track replacement projects typically make up the largest percentage of BNSF?s annual capital projects and are important for ensuring BNSF can optimize its rail network for ideal speeds for trains that carry a wide range of commodities. BNSF also plans to spend almost $1.5 billion on expansion projects. Nearly $500 million of that expansion work will occur in the Northern Region, which is where BNSF is experiencing the fastest growth. That region primarily serves agriculture, coal, crude oil and materials related crude oil exploration and production. BNSF will also increase the size of its locomotive fleet through the addition of new, energy and fuel efficient locomotives. BNSF will acquire 330 new locomotives to add to its fleet of 7,500 and replace others that will soon reach the end of their useful life. Early next year, BNSF will announce the details for the various line capacity and maintenance projects it plans to make, articularly those along the Northern Region.  

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WB&A CHAPTER TCA TOY TRAIN SHOW

March 14, 2015 SHOW OPENS AT 9:00 AM and ENDS AT 2:00 PM (Opens 8:00 AM to WB&A Members )

At the Annapolis Armory!! 18 Willow Street Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Admission: $5.00 Children Under 12, Military, and WB&A Members Admitted Free.

THE ONLY TRAIN MEET IN THE ANNAPOLIS AREA THE SHOW WILL BE ADVERTISED FOR THREE DAYS IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS New This Year: National Capitol Trackers O Gauge Modular Layout

Directions: Going U.S. 50 East toward Annapolis, take Parole Exit (#23), left onto West Street for ¼ mile, left on Hudson Street, and proceed to the armory. Going US 50 West, take Parole Exit, bear left (away from Jennifer Rd), left on West St. and follow the directions above.

All vendors selling repro parts, etc. must have a Certificate of Compliance and display it. Sorry, No refunds. ------detach here------

PLEASE contact John Buxton at [email protected] OR (410) 665-3330 to reserve your table(s) AND send this reservation form with payment to:

Send Reservations to: All Tables: $25.00 each $ ______Dave Eadie Admission: $5.00 $ ______7825 Wintercress Lane Non-WB&A Helper (s): $5.00 Each $ ______Springfield, VA 22152 Total Due: $ ______Number of WB&A Members Attending (Free Admission) ______

Make check payable to WB&A Chapter and mail reservation, by March 01, 2015, to guarantee a table. Badges and table assignments will be distributed at time of Show. Tables not occupied by 9:30 AM March 14th, 2015 may be resold. No refunds.

Name: ______TCA# ______WB&A# ______Address: ______City: ______ST: ____ ZIP: ______Day Tele: ______Eve Tele: ______EMail______Name of Helper (s)______Name of Helper(s) ______NOTE: Set-up starts Friday afternoon (Mar 13th ) and at 7:00 AM., Saturday, March 14th, 2015. Free coffee & donuts for tableholders 7 AM until 9 AM Saturday.

I agree to abide by all rules of the Association, including those of its Divisions, Chapters, and Committees.

Signed______

The Official Newsletter of the Roanoke Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, Inc.

Volume 46, Number 4 Oct.-Nov.-Dec.. 2014

Happy Holidays From the Turntable Times Staff! Meeting Notice The Roanoke Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will hold its next regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, January 15. The meeting will be held in the auditorium at the O. Winston Link Museum at 7:30 pm. Please be sure to enter at the west end of the building on the track level. The February meeting will be held Thursday, February 19. Throughout the year, please note our inclement weather policy below, and always check the website for the most up to date infor- Volume 46, Number 4 mation. Oct.-Nov.-Dec. 2014 From The Head End Cards and Flowers EDITOR: If you know of a Chapter Member who is sick, lost a loved one Jim Overholser or has a new birth in the family, please contact Bonnie Molinary. [email protected] Bonnie is responsible for Chapter cards and flowers and can be reached at 362-0273. CONTRIBUTING EDITOR: Dorr Tucker Deadline for Turntable Times [email protected] The deadline for the next issue of Turntable Times is Friday, December 19, 2014. Please send articles, information and exchange MIXED FREIGHT newsletters to: Editor Turntable Times, P.O. Box 13222, Roanoke, Robin R. Shavers VA, 24032. All parties sending newsletters to the Roanoke Chapter [email protected] via email should send them to Jim Overholser: jgoverholser@ verizon.net, Dorr Tucker at [email protected] and Ken Miller at PUBLISHER/HISTORIAN [email protected] Kenneth L. Miller [email protected] Meeting Cancellation Policy Any Chapter meeting will be considered cancelled if any of the following conditions are due to weather: Roanoke City Schools are All materials should be closed on the day of or for the day after the meeting, or Virginia sent directly to the Editors Western night classes are cancelled for the night of a meeting. at their email address list- ed with their names. Cover Photo Turntable Times is published Dorr Tucker captured eastbound No. 4, the Pocahontas as it rolled quarterly as the newsletter of into Roanoke in December 1967. At least 11 cars are visible, includ- the Roanoke Chapter, National ing 4 head end cars, indicating a holiday mail heavy train. No. 4 Railway Historical Society, Inc. Opinions and points of view has run into some snow somewhere west. In Roanoke, the remain- expressed herein are those of the ing snow, partially covering the track in the immediate foreground staff members or contributors of is where the Amtrak station will be placed more than 47 years the Turntable Times and do not later!. necessarily reflect those of the members, officers or directors of For current information on the FIRE UP 611! campaign, the Chapter. see www.FireUp611.org 1 Holiday Greetings 1. Request an absentee ballot from the Secretary (Lewis Foster) or the Chairman of The staff of Turntable Times wishes you the nominating committee (Skip Salmon). and your family a Merry Christmas and You will receive (a) one ballot; (B) one “bal- Happy Holidays! lot envelope; and (c) one mailing envelope. Jim Overholser, Editor 2. Mark the ballot in the “ballot” envelope Dorr Tucker, Contributing Editor for one of the two candidates. If you vote Ken Miller, Publisher and Historian for more than one your ballot will be dis- Holiday Gathering and Special carded. Run- Off Election 3. Place the ballot in the “ballot” envelope and seal. Do not put your name on the “bal- or the first time in the 46 year history of lot“ envelope. Four organization we will have a run off 4. Place “ballot” envelope in the mail- election to determine a winner among two ing envelope. Write your name and return candidates for the board of directors that address on the envelope and mail to: tied for 4th place in our annual BOD elec- Roanoke Chapter NRHS, P. O. Box 13222, tion on November 20. The two candidates Roanoke, VA 24032-1322 (Account heavy vol- are George Stein and Percy Wilkins. The spe- ume of Holiday Mail allow sufficient time cial election will take place in the fellowship for reasonable delivery before 12/18/14.) hall at Calvary Baptist Church on Thursday Or the envelope may be delivered to the December 18. The dinner will begin at 6PM Secretary or Committee Chair any time followed by a yearly review, an interesting before the event. entertainment program along with the spe- cial election. The board members already Membership Report selected by the membership in the regular by Walter Alexander, November 20, 2014 election on November 20 are Steve Smith, he Chapter welcomes new member Lewis Foster and Ken Miller. TElizabeth N. Lamons of Roanoke. Please Set up for the meal begins at 3PM and make her feel welcome. We now have 195 help is always appreciated. The chapter will Chapter members. provide meat, place settings and drinks. As you may recall, in the spring of 2014 I Please bring your favorite side dish or des- announced to the Chapter that I was resign- sert. Following the election, we will have a ing on June 30 as Membership Chairman & program followed by a summary of the years Electronic Billing Contact (EBC). I have con- events. tinued to fulfil these duties until a replace- Guests of members are welcome; however ment has been found. I am pleased to have only bona fide current Chapter members David Johnson volunteer to take over these may vote. This is the big social event of the positions. David and I have not yet had the year for our organization and with the spe- opportunity to discuss in detail the duty cial election this could the most significant requirements and make the transfer, but event of the year short of the 611 leaving we are working on it! Since the 2015 dues town for restoration. renewal cycle has already begun, I will con- Also, absentee ballots will be available for tinue to help with these duties until Dave is those unable to attend the Gathering. To up to speed. Thank you, Dave, for helping vote by absentee ballot one must: the Chapter in these important matters.

2 Yes, it is dues renewal time. All member- them a check. Please be aware, however, ships expire on December 31. Each of you by that the check will be handled under a now should have received from me either an contract with Fernley and Fernley, and will email with a Roanoke Chapter renewal form cost NRHS between $10 - $15 PER CHECK (PDF) attached or a hard-copy form in the US for processing. Obviously, this is not a cost postal mail. This was for your Chapter dues effective alternative for our National orga- only. Many of you have already returned the nization and I would like to discourage you form with your dues check to our P.O. Box, from doing this. and we thank you for your prompt renewal If you pay your dues by any method response. prior to receiving the renewal letter from As you have heard in recent months, the National, just ignore the letter. The timing National dues renewal process this year is a of National sending out the letter is uncer- little trickier and you have several alterna- tain as of this writing, but the need for the tives. But it’s not so complicated that we dues is NOW. can’t handle it! National dues must be sent The payment schedule for Roanoke separately from Chapter dues as you have Chapter dues was on the form I sent you been told. The BEST and preferred way to recently. The payment schedule for you to renew is by going to the National website calculate your National dues is: www.NRHS.com, clicking on Membership Regular Member ...... $50.00 tab, clicking on Renew Your Membership, fill Family Member ...... $7.00 per person out the form, and then paying with a credit Student Member ...... $16.00 card as you Check out with PayPal. You will Youth Member ...... $5.00 need your membership number, which is I also encourage you to consider giving on you current membership card and also in an unrestricted gift to National. National the Roanoke Chapter 2014 Roster. If you can- needs the money! You may give online at not locate your number, you may contact me www.NRHS.com under the Giving tab. You via email or phone call (540) 345 – 5826. may also include a donation to National A second way, and this is made avail- with your check if you are mailing it to the able for those without internet access, is to Chapter. Please indicate the amount of your send your dues check to the Chapter P.O. donation to National. Box. Make your check payable to “Roanoke Turntable Times mailing labels were print- Chapter NRHS”. On the memo line, specify ed before any 2015 dues were processed, for “National Dues”. With the check include so ignore the expiration date if you have a list of the names of each person for whom already paid. you are paying dues (i.e., don’t forget to pay I thank everyone for staying with Roanoke for and list each Family Member.) A Chapter Chapter over the years that I have served as volunteer (Treasurer Jim Cosby) will com- your Membership Chairman. The ride this bine your dues payment with others and see year seems to have been rough and bouncy, that your dues are sent to National for you. but there are smooth rails and a green sig- This is preferable to the third method below. nal ahead (do I hear a J611 whistle?), so stay National will eventually be mailing out with us to see what comes down the track! dues renewal notices to everyone. A third method to renew is to wait until you receive the renewal notice and then you can mail

3 Report of Advisory Council includes the newsletter. Representative A lawsuit was settled out of court between NRHS and Barry Smith, former head of by Carl Jensen the RailCamp program which grew out of he weekend of the NRHS Board of an auto accident during the 2012 Camp at TDirectors and Advisory Council meet- Tacoma WA in which Mr. Smith was injured. ings was held November 15-16 in Johnson This has been lingering for some time, and City TN with over 50 attendees from both takes one problem out of the hands of the groups. This was the first meeting since the new President. elections this past summer, and the first for A number of other items were discussed: - the new President Al Weber. I am pleased NRHS will close its cubical at F&F which will to say the feeling of the members in atten- save the Society $500. Per month. . There is dance seemed to me to be very positive and a limited contract with F&F which lasts until focused on getting NRHS out of the hole in July 15, 2015. A donation has been received spite of the major problems facing the new to digitize our film library. The project is administration. about ½ done and a digital catalog is being The major topics included the very poor created. Joe Maloney (Awards Chairman.) condition of the NRHS finances, with a reported 75, 60 and 50 year pins will be large amount of current bills unpaid and mailed out in January. The “NRHS Fund” is very little money to pay against them. The now a 501c (3) and is a separate corporation. serious part of this is that there is/was no The Fund was set up during this past year, appreciable income in sight, except the and is intended to support NRHS operations prospect of national dues. Dues are at this financially. However, there are several ques- point the only potential source of income. tions now being asked by various Board and An announcement from the President on Advisory Committee members concerning December 1 stated dues bills have now been the independence of this organization and mailed to all members. In the interim our exactly how it will function in relation to chapter and many others, following discus- NRHS. Conventions - The 2014 Springdale sions and suggestions at the Johnson City convention did make a profit for the Society meeting, have initiated independent solicita- but the final accounting is not complete. tion of National dues in order to help cre- The 2015 Convention at Rutland, VT will be ate some cash flow to national before the June 14-20. Tickets are now on sale through general mailing was made. That mailing the NRHS website. There is no 2016 site as was reportedly held up within the Fernley & yet. Fernley organization, and would have been The Winter 2015 Board of Directors and out to members by early November. Advisory Committee meetings will be held at Both RailCamp and the NRHS Grants Hotel Roanoke January 10-11 with Roanoke program will operate in 2015, as we were Chapter as host. A show of hands at Johnson assured that earmarked funds for these two City indicated about 50 members will be in functions are set aside. RailCamp informa- attendance. NRHS members including those tion has been updated for 2015. and is avail- from Roanoke Chapter can attend the meet- able by email at communications (except the ings as observers. For information these dues mailing ) are being handled in digital meetings normally start Saturday morning form order to save money on mailings. This with the Advisory Council (representatives

4 from chapters) and after lunch the Board of locomotives were in charge and there was Directors begins their meeting, which usu- an organized coordinated effort between the ally recesses that evening and is continued train’s crew and CSX’s BD dispatcher. into Sunday morning. I have not heard from December 7th marks 20 years since our either leader of the two groups as yet as to N&W Class J No. 611 made its last run to the schedule. Roanoke bringing a close to a chapter of the RailCamp 2015 is at Newark, DE for Norfolk Southern Steam Program back in Eastern Camp July 5-10 and Northwest 1994. Camp at Tacoma WA August 2-8. We had one This past May 1st marked 30 years since great camper in our own Will Artis at our the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railroad Western Camp in 2014, I hope we can find was folded into the CSX conglomeration. another young person for this coming year. The RF&P Railroad Historical Society con- tinues to grow. Our goal for members in Mixed Freight, 4th Quarter 2014 was 473. As of the 30th of August we By Mr. Robin R. Shavers exceeded that goal by 11. Next year we will his time last year, I reported informa- celebrate ten years of existence. Ttion via a railfan/railroader associate I realize this has nothing to do with rail- that Norfolk Southern had major plans for roading but in lieu of what’s been happen- changes in infrastructure for its trackage ing with our veterans, I decided to include in downtown Richmond. The change were it. It might just make some of you feel a supposed to make the trackage modern loco- little better. While railfaning in Crewe, I motive friendly. According to my associate, came upon a locomotive engineer wear- those plans have been scrapped. So for the ing a tee shirt that displayed the following time being, second generation locomotives message...... REAL HEROES DON’T WEAR will continue to be the mainstay of Norfolk CAPES...... THEY WEAR DOG TAGS...... Southern road power for trains between TRACK TO THE FUTURE: The future of West Point and Crewe. As for talk of the Cass Scenic Railroad has been an ongoing Buckingham Branch buying that line, things topic of discussion among railfan circles for have been quiet the past year. well over a year and there has been much Two extremes. On Sunday, August 7th, speculation as to what might happen. Cass normally long CSX intermodal train Q176 will now be operated by the Durbin and showed up with a total of 3 cars - 2 five-unit Greenbrier Valley Railroad as of November 1. cars, and 1 three-unit car. Two big evolu- As a railfan, I try to see railroading from tionary series locomotives were in charge. a variety of perspectives or plateaus, and Then, ten days later, CSX Q139 for August especially with respect to locomotives. Most 17th departed CSX’s Acca Yard with 189 cars of us have read or seen claims of how many totaling a length of 9,650 feet. Normally, tons of freight can be moved per mile per this train is under 100 cars in length and gallon. If you think your fuel bill is substan- if it does exceed 100 cars it’s not by much. tial to operate your one to three personal This was one of the longest mixed freights vehicles, think about the fuel bill of the rail- to make the Richmond rail scene in many roads. In response, railroads are constantly years. In fact, I haven’t witnessed such a turning to technology or common sense monster freight on today’s CSX routes since to reduce diesel fuel consumption. That’s the pre-CSX days. Two evolutionary series the main reason Norfolk Southern devel-

5 oped LEADER, an acronym for Locomotive The interior tear down of the 1489 is Engineer Assist/Display Event Recorder. This complete. The floor has been removed, as technology enables an engineer to operate a well as the luggage racks and the center train efficiently. According to NS, the tech- panels of the ceiling. Mike Voiland and Dave nology is earning its keep. Locomotives are Johnson have been looking at the roof to consuming 5% less fuel on road trips. That track down the remaining leaks. The inte- translates to 10 million gallons in 2013. That rior components for the brake cylinders year, NS locos consumed more than 479 on GP30 522 have now been reconditioned million gallons at a cost 1.4 billion dollars. and are ready to reinstall. We need 8 two Think about it folks, some countries don’t way check valves, which should be on hand make that much money in goods and ser- by 9/19/2014. Thanks to Graham-White, in vices per fiscal year. Salem, for donation of these items! We are considering bringing our coach Caring Committee Report No. 537 home from Chattanooga. We have By Bonnie Molinary requested quotes from Bob Willets and September--Gary Gray was in hospital with Charlie Polling for work on the 1148 and blood clots, and Louis Newton had surgery. 1489 and possibly the 512. We are examin- October—Kathy Overholser’s mother passed ing the 1148 do determine the possibility of away, and Steve and Phyllis Smith have a returning it to service as a commissary. new baby. November--Louis Newton is at the We operated at VMT during the Pheasant Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center, Grandparents’ Day event Saturday, the 14th and will go to the Pheasant Ridge Village We have drafted a letter to the city regard- to live when released. Gary Wood had ing repairs to the 9th street crossing while stints put in recently. Eddie Mooneyham’s the 9th Street Bridge is out of service. Grandmother passed away. Norris Deyerle National Representative Carl Jensen had a stint put in and will have by-pass sur- reported on the new Business Plan for the gery in December. National NRHS. It is scheduled to be pre- sented on 9/12/2014 and the Board will vote Board Summary; Sept. - Oct. on the plan on 9/20/2014. Any changes to by Jeff Sanders the bylaws would need to be ratified by Membership stands at 193. Chapter the Membership, which likely requires 60 rosters have now been distributed either days of notice. If so, that would require the in person at the General Meeting or via National Meeting to be held on 11/20/2014 mail. Membership Chairman & EBT, Walt or later, which is after the first meeting Alexander, is preparing a job description under the new Board of Directors. and responsibilities for future Membership The Board authorized Carl Jensen, as Chairman and EBT. our National Representative, to represent Treasurer’s report is available to any mem- the Chapter’s best interests before the ber upon request. National Railway Historical Society board Mechanical Committee Chairman Gary in regards to any proposed reorganization Gray reports the wooden box car project is and support that the newly elected Officers proceeding well. Chris Slate has finished and Members of the National Board be building the windows for the car and they seated prior to any organizational changes. have been test fit. We also maintained the current Chapter

6 Membership dues structure for all classes of be on display September 13&14. We’ll then membership for the year 2015. re-switch the yard to return displays to their No update on the January National board proper place. meeting that is to be held in Roanoke. We The Board voted to allow NS to use our have an agreement with the Hotel Roanoke No. 1407, tool car, to be used (at no cost) to that there will be no contract signed until move with ex-N&W Y6a 2156.. October The proposed re-organization of “the Virginian Station work proceeded with National” was voted down. Newly elected the pre-bid conference held at the Virginian President Al Weber was seated at the same Station on Thursday. Bids are due on meeting. Roanoke will collect our own dues September 18th and Jim projects that it will for 2015. National will handle their’s. take up to 60 days to get the bids approved The Chapter continues its convoluted and the contract signed. After the bids were trail to get the Virginian Station completed. opened, the low bid presented was accepted Meanwhile, the Nominating Committee by the Board, and awaits approval by the announced the slate of nominees who will City and VDOT. be running for the four seats on the Board. Nominating committee made up of Skip They are incumbents Ken Miller and Lewis Salmon (chair), Andrew McArthur, Walt Foster as well as Steve Smith, George Stein, Alexander are working to secure volunteers Mike Voiland and Percy Wilkins. for the open Board seats. Terms expire for The Chapter was nominated by Susan Lewis Foster, Ken Miller, Landon Gregory, Larkin, of Valley Bank, for the Chamber of and Eddie Mooneyham. Lewis and Ken will Commerce’s Small Business Award for non- run for another term on the Board. Landon profit organizations. While we did not win and Eddie will not be running again. in our category, we were able to gain expo- In early September, we received payment sure among a lot of people and businesses from TVRM for use of coach 537. Also, that didn’t even know we existed. We were TVRM indicated they did not need use of recognized at the Small Business Awards the car in the foreseeable future. We will banquet at the Hotel Roanoke on October 2. request to have 537 returned to Roanoke. Donations through companies, such as GP30 522 continues to have air work done. Kroger and Amazon, are being explored. After receiving bids for work on 1148 and These allow purchases by people with dis- 1489, we will decide our priorities and move count cards (Kroger Plus Cards for example) forward with maintenance and repairs. to have a small percentage of that purchase A meeting with City Transportation returned to the non-profit every time are Manager Mark Jamison worked out details used. More on that later. of our proposal to replace the crossing while As of November 20, we have secured sup- the City’s work on 9th St. bridge has the plies for re-building the 9th Street grade road closed to traffic. crossing. We received about 75 new ties We will give train rides to the Railroad from Koppers (which were left over from Museum of PA bus trip on September 14th. an allotment designated for member Peter They will pass through town on their way Lewis’ Apple Ridge Farm). Thanks to Peter home on Sunday the 19th and will visit 9th for allowing us to have these! Also, Norfolk Street. Our crew also switched the VMT yard Southern has given us enough “main line” to prepare for the Amtrak Exhibit Train to relay ties to cover our needs for the project.

7 Thanks for NS’ help with this important job! Sometimes there is little time to visit with Also, thanks to the City of Roanoke for work- other members during our monthly meet- ing with us to get this crossing re-done while ings. December gives us a more time to enjoy the 9th Street bridge replacement has the each other. And, of course, this year we will street out of service. be having the run-off election for the remain- The Chapter has been asked to help with ing seat on the Board, so please come out refurbishing the “Panama Canal Mule” at and participate. VMT. We helped with the original placement of Mule No. 686 in the 1970s. We will try Progress on Boones Mill Depot to help out with this worthy project. It is By Mike Smith being spearheaded by the family of J. E. Dorn We are very happy that the depot is com- Thomas, a General Electric employee, who ing to life again. Painting was completed on was instrumental in securing the Mule for the north end November 12 and it looks just preservation in Roanoke. Mr. Thomas passed like it was over 50 years ago when it closed. away last July at age 83. Come by and take a look. It will be decorated For a number of reasons, the Board has for the Christmas holidays with a big wreath decided to reject all of the bids for Phase II of and lights. the Virginian Station. Our low bid contractor did not meet VDOT requirements regarding Fundraiser seeks donations to DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) restore Panama Canal ‘mule’ goals. With the remaining bids much too locomotive high for us to work with, we have rejected all By Chase Gunnoe | bids and will work on reducing project costs November 13, 2014, TRAINS News Wire and re-bid the project next year. Also, we are ROANOKE, Va. – After arriving at the applying for additional VDOT transportation Virginia Museum of Transportation in 1974, enhancement grant money to help with the museum members and volunteers are seek- rising costs of completing the job. ing donations for the refurbishing of a At our Annual Meeting, Thursday, unique piece of early 20th century rail infra- November 20, we had very unusual results structure at the museum. The 1914 General with the election of Directors. There were six Electric-built Panama Canal “mule” locomo- individuals running to fill four vacant seats. tive No. 686 is in need of a new paint job, The person with the highest vote count museum officials say. is assured a director’s spot. The next two The 42-ton locomotive helped aid large highest vote counts were the same (tied), container ships through the lock chambers of therefore they both get a seat on the Board. the Panama Canal in the mid 20th century. With one seat still vacant, the next highest The so-called mule locomotives were used two votes were TIED! This left the sixth per- for side-to-side braking control in the locks. son out of the running. For the remaining Only 40 of these unique towing locomotives seat, the two tied votes will be decided in were produced, which featured 220-volt, a run-off election at our December Dinner 25-cycle motors. This locomotive was brought Meeting. to the Virginia Museum of Transportation Please come out to our Christmas Dinner in 1974 thanks to the efforts of J.E. Dorn meeting on Thursday, December 18. This is Thomas, an electric engineer and historian. a great time of fellowship for our members. Once at the museum, volunteers of the 8 Roanoke Chapter of the National Railway Holiday Gathering, Calvary Baptist Church. Historical Society painted and cosmetically June 14 – 20, 2015 – NRHS National restored the locomotive, honoring the peo- Convention, Rutland, Vermont. Information ple that participated in the construction and now available at http://www.nrhs.com/2015_ operation of the 48-mile Panama Canal. Convention. Today, built-up rust and corrosion has led to a much-needed paint job, prompt- Two Books; Two Different Looks ing a fundraising initiative by the Virginia by Dorr Tucker Museum of Transportation. Jed Thomas, the ike many other Roanoke Chapter mem- son of the late J.E. Dorn Thomas, is leading Lbers this writer has long been captivated restoration efforts. Thomas and museum by Colorado’s Railroads. My first trip West volunteers hope to raise enough funds to was to La Junta on the famed Super Chief in scrub the locomotive of its built-up corrosion 1972 (Amtrak train, yet very much a Santa then followed with a historic paint scheme. Fe operation). With a passion for the last Additionally, the locomotive’s windows are railroad operated passenger services I had in need of replacement. two exciting daylight adventures on the vest “The first goal is to get the Mule painted pocket “The Rio Grande Zephyr” and the windows done, then any funds before the end of the decade. In those days, beyond that we would like to use for an I could care less about the narrow gauge exhibit to show what the did and the and names such as Rio Grande Southern or important work they did,” Jed Thomas tells Denver & South Park meant little to me. Trains News Wire. At that time there was a lot going on For more information on this unique rail- around Roanoke as the Chapter was on a roll road history project, go to www.vmt.org. with operations behind 4501, 630 or 722. Several of us always got to the siding at the Southern Railway 4501 Update foot of St. in Salem, by 7:30 AM Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s on Saturdays as we were converting our ex- Southern Railway 2-8-2 No. 4501 has been Southern heavyweight coaches to counter repainted, in black, and is back in service sales and open window service. Not long for the first time in many years. It was used afterward, we acquired a lightweight Wabash on the TVRM Chattanooga area excursions coach (now owned by Monticello Railroad this fall, some double-heading with the 2-8-0 Museum) and our ex-GN dinette-dorm that No. 630. Look for the 4501 to be the “Star” we still own today. With the 1980s came the in Spring excursions under the auspices 611 and so on and so on………… of Norfolk Southern’s A cross country journey, with editor, Jim Program in 2015, with the N&W No. 611 Overholser, in 2011 to ride our former obser- appearing later in the year. vation lounge 3305 on the Rio Grande Scenic opened some windows of opportunity and, 4th Quarter Timetable yes, I enjoyed a most illumining ride on the December 6 and 7 – Candy Cane Express, Cumbres & Toltec with my brother in 2003. Train rides by Roanoke Chapter at the At any rate, when the chance came for a 10 Virginia Museum of Transportation. www. day Colorado tour this past summer with my vmt.org wife I realized how little I knew about the Thursday, December 18 – Annual Chapter complex history of Colorado Railroads.

9 At that point I turned to “Railroads of 39 of the book could be a little misleading. It Colorado” published in 2012 by Claude shows our structure in June 2012 with phase Wiatrowski. Although the generalized text 1 of reconstruction complete except for is somewhat of a coffee table rendition the installation of the Terra Cotta roof. That shot book will please both the general reader is placed directly above a 1957 photo of the and the seasoned rail enthusiast. This vol- same building. To the uninformed historians ume brought such roads as The Colorado of 2250 the appearance is such that only a Midland and The Denver, Northwestern & roof replacement, rather than a complete Pacific back to life. If you are going out that rebuilding of the structure, was done in the way, click on Amazon to purchase your copy. early 21st. Century. In addition the 2001 fire When the book arrives, select the territory would also be lost in the annals of history. you want to cover on your first trip. If you At any rate I’m going to ask Santa for at least are like me you may end up planning a 3rd one of Aubrey’s other Virginian books for or 4th trip, family permitting. One nega- this Christmas. tive note is that Iowa Pacific’s (Ed Ellis) Rio The entertainingly written Colorado book Grande Scenic (route of our former obser- gives a comprehensive, LOOK, into that vation car 3305) is only mentioned in one states turbulent rail history. The Virginian sentence. Heritage Trail book gives a detailed, LOOK, Without doubt, most of our members are that you will never find in another book. captivated by the Virginian Railway. Our friend, Aubrey Wiley from Lynchburg, who is Restoration of 611 in Full Swing author in residence for the Virginia Museum Down at Spencer, in the last few weeks, of Transportation, has published several the mechanical team has been working on Virginian booklets over the years. Last year the superheaters and flexible stay bolt caps. he came out with Virginian Railway Heritage A requirement of 611’s 1472-day inspection Trail with a forward by senior rail histo- is the inspection of over 2,200 flexible stay- rian Harry W. Bundy and printed by Mid bolts an arduous task for the crew. Atlantic Printers in Altavista. The book is The engineering and planning of the an extremely detailed look of various loca- Preservation Facility to be constructed on tions on the railway that, for the most part, the grounds of VMT in Roanoke is under- have never appeared in other publications. way. Construction plans call for a “modern” Aubrey is to be commended for heading lubritorium type building based on facilities out to Tidewater and West Virginia and such as built in Williamson and Roanoke. digging up unique material that probably A new rear flue sheet has been made and would have ended up undiscovered in an installed, and the first flues are hoped to be attic. I like the rare shot of a C&O E-8 pas- installed before December 1. senger unit in the short lived blue and yel- On Thursday, December 11 The Virginia low scheme of 1952 at Page WV on a detour Museum of Transportation will oper- movement. That plus several good shots of ate a bus outing to the North Carolina the rarely published NYC yard in Charleston Transportation Museum in Spencer to see including PA Pacific No. 213 just in from the work in progress on the 611. The bus Roanoke on No. 3 made the book a must for will load at VMT between 7 & 7:30 AM with me. However, speaking of our Star City, a a planned return at 6PM. The cost will be photograph of the Virginian Station on page $50 for VMT members and $55 for non-

10 members. Price will include a box lunch, make the 1407 the only N&W head end admission to the North Carolina museum car to ever operate behind each of the 'big and a train ride around the museums three”. It has been reported that the 2156 grounds. Highlights include a tour of the 611 will move in the first quarter of 2015. restoration bay and the opportunity to meet members of the mechanical team. Pictures Governor Announces First Phase are encouraged! Visit vmt.org to register. of Construction for Roanoke Amtrak Durbin & Greenbrier To On Wednesday November, 12 Virginia Take Over Cass Scenic Rail Governor Terry McAuliffe spoke at the O. Operations Winston Link Museum to announce that In an agreement executed recently, the construction will commence early next year West Virginia Department of Commerce- on a platform to serve Amtrak in Roanoke. parent of the Department of Natural The regional passenger route will be extend- Resources and the West Virginia State Park ed 52 miles from Lynchburg by 2017. The system-transferred Cass Scenic Railroad State governor proclaimed that bringing passenger Park railroad operations to the Elkins-based service back to Roanoke will be an enor- Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad (DVGR) mous economic driver for the region and the to take over Cass railroad operations under entire commonwealth. Roanoke is the latest its existing contract with the SRA. step for Virginia to lead the way as one of None of the 14 Cass railroad employees the few states in the country to success- will be let go or forced to relocate. The West fully negotiate the addition of new intercity Virginia Secretary of Commerce said that the passenger service in a major rail corridor reason for the change was due to a one and balancing freight and economic development a half million dollar state subsidy to keep needs with additional intercity passenger the railroad running at the Cass State Park. rail options. John Smith of the DVGR has proposed con- His declaration was certainly music to the struction of a 90-mile rail loop, using exist- ears to many of us who have been advo- ing rail grades, to connect Elkins, Durbin, cating this for many years. While it was Cass, Tygart Jctn. and Belington. This plan gratifying to meet the governor it was even would cost some $24 million, but bring better to have a congenial chat with our in about $50 million to the local economy State Senator, John Edwards, a person many according to Smith. Of course, no mention of us run in to from time to time. Senator of where the $24 million is to come from. Edwards is no stranger to rail travel, riding the train to college back in the early 1960’s. N&W 2156 Update He would take No. 18, The Birmingham As of this writing, 2156 remains waiting at Special out of Roanoke at 6:37 in the morn- the gate for the UP to pick her up from St. ing heading to Princeton University. Louis Museum of Transport. The rumors of While the governor’s announcement was why she has not moved continue to circulate more or less expected,the ceremony was but nothing factual has been announced. well worth attending considering that many Factually speaking, NS asked to use the of us have been striving for this to come to Roanoke Chapter Tool Car 1407 to accompa- pass for many years. ny the 2156 back to Roanoke. That will likely 11 Town Hall Meeting Clarifies heading to the DC area and beyond and in Amtrak Service reverse open up the comfort of the slower pace of our region. n Monday November 10 state senator OJohn Edwards of Roanoke held a Town Mechanical Committee Report Hall meeting at the Link museum updating by Lewis Foster progress on the future Amtrak service out he Mechanical Committee has been busy of Roanoke. Although, our senator couldn’t Tfor the past few months. We have made attend the meeting in person due to the good progress on several projects and are special session of The General Assembly he in the planning stage of several more. The greeted some 75 attending via a brief tele- wooden box car is coming to a finish, with phone hook up. the window installation completed and the Early next year construction will begin on interior painted. There are some final exte- infrastructure work that includes the new rior paint details and lettering waiting for underground culvert, a house track and adja- good weather. cent boarding platform, along with a main- The air brake valves on GP30 No. 522 tenance facility. The “RIP” track for main- have been rebuilt and reinstalled, the brake tenance is expected to be located alongside cylinders re-packed, and some worn pip- the Transportation Museum while the load- ing replaced. The air system will be tested ing platform will incorporate many of the in the next few weeks and the engine will features of the present rail walk between be ready to travel to Southern Appalachia North Jefferson Street and Park Street. Railway Museum for its stay as a guest loco- The meeting was highlighted by motive. Jennifer Mitchell, Director of the Preliminary work has started on the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Devil’s Lake (No. 1148) to put the car back Transportation and Kevin Page, rail chief into commissary service. This includes test- operating officer for the department. Several ing of the current mechanical systems on questions from the audience were directed the car and planning for necessary upgrades. at perfunctory, indirectly related matters Plans to convert the dormitory end of the such as a bus connection to the Cardinal at car into additional sales space are also in the Clifton Forge and the like. Kevin Page made works. a good point in that rail service west of The Chapter has also operated or assisted Roanoke should start only after two or three with several special events at the Virginia trial years of successful, bus connections in Museum of Transportation this fall. Rides that direction. Both Mitchell and Page stated on the Chapter’s equipment were pro- that a stop in Bedford would be impracti- vided to a visiting group from the Railroad cable and defeat the purpose of dependable Museum of Pennsylvania, and we switched high speed rail linking Roanoke, Lynchburg the museum yard for the visit of the Amtrak and Charlottesville to Washington and New exhibit train. Coming up on December 6th York and beyond. Several Chapter members and 7th, we will be running train rides as in the audience attested to this point. While part of VMT’s Candy Cane Express event. If we’ll never get a bullet train out of the Star you’d like to help out, please contact Gary City, reliable service at speeds up to 79 Gray. mph will offer new convenience for those Volunteers are always welcome at our

12 work sessions at the 9th street restoration lynx, serval, bobcat, jungle cats and even a yard. No special skills are required. If you’d small pack of gray wolves. Another interest like to come by and lend a hand, or just to during this time and even up to the present see what we’re working on, contact Gary or is rocketry. I design, build and fly a variety Lewis Foster for directions. Photos of our of high power rockets, my largest is over 12' current and past projects are available on the tall and weighs over 50 pounds. I still fly Chapter’s Facebook page at http://www.face- when my paying job allows me time to do book.com/roanokenrhs/ so. For the last couple of years I have become Jack Showalter Passes active again with the chapter, spending 60 Well known to many Chapter mem- to 80 hours a month working on stuff at our bers, Jack Showalter passed away in 9th Street siding or over at the VMT helping Charlottesville on November 12. Jack with our rides or as ground crew when mov- was best known to us as operator of the ing the museums rail equipment around. Allegahany Central out of Intervale just west So, if I haven’t bored you silly yet, I said of Covington. all that to get to the point of my letter. Jack's locomtotives also were the only Our chapter is probably one of the more steam to run the mainline of the Southern active chapters in the country with our past in that "steamless summer" of 1980 involvement with the steam program and His operation later began the Western our existing stable of in-service and not Maryland Scenic, and a few years later oper- quite so in-service rail equipment. We have ated his two steam locomtoives over Afton had much on our plate over the years and Mountain on CSX in the fall of 1993. The still could probably use plates with taller locomotives and some cars remain stored in sides. Current and upcoming projects includ- Verona, Virginia. ing the Virginian Station renovation, the Our sympathies to the family. return of the 611 to excursion service and the Belt Line are sure to require much from Introduction this chapter. The Board of Directors will y name is George Stein and I am have much to consider in the near future. Mrunning for a seat on the Board of I would very much like to join the board Directors. Some of you may remember me for these upcoming tasks and I ask for your from the later days of the steam program vote. where I was a car host on several trips, Thank you for your time and consider- though most of my time was spent at the ation. (Editor's note: George submitted this 9th Street siding maintaining our coaches, article unsolicited.) locomotives and other related equipment. My current job is Chief Engineer of WPXR- Railroad License Plates TV here in Roanoke. I have held this posi- Harold Hunley suggested a good idea for tion for 17 years. a future Turntable Times article – Railroad- I was sidetracked for a number of years related personalized license plates. If you’re by my love of exotic animals, mostly feline. willing, send the Editor what you have on I spent most of my spare time at a wildlife your personalized license plate (like “611” or sanctuary down in North Carolina caring for “Railfan” or whatever) and in a future issue a large variety of cats including lions, tigers, we’ll publish them along with your name.

13 From the Archive the sad sight (below), but we felt it was still saveable. A lot of work, a lot of money and by Ken Miller a project begging for corporate sponsorship. sually I write about something that has Jeff and I tried to rally VGN fans with a let- been gone for years and probably no U ter begging for help and expression of inter- thought was given to saving it. Here is a est (remember no internet in those days). short story about an artifact that could and We sent out over 100 letters. Our response? should have been saved. Zero, nothing. After a few months, we said This story starts with a few facts. there was no way we could personally spon- December 1906 built wooden business car sor such a project, with no interest or money "Dixie", probably one of the last all wooden at VMT or the Chapter. Remember we were double platform business cars to be built, operating 611 and expecting 1218 out soon. now couple that with the fact that it was Then, a glimmer of interest in NS lead us built for Henry Rogers for his Tidewater to call KRM about the car. I was told to call (soon to become Virginian). For most rail- back a week later, and was informed that roads, this oddity was not likely to survive the car had been bulldozed a few days prior, the end of the wooden car era in the 1930s. the then-current president of KRM wanted it However, the frugal Virginian kept the gone quickly, and he wanted nothing to gum car in service, transferring it to MofW as a up the works like saving a true artifact. supply car in 1943, where it soldiered on So, the "Dixie" is gone, we were told that to almost the end of the Virginian itself. the platform hardware was sold to a rail- However, fate intervened, and the roadiana dealer, so it may still exist out Railway Museum asked the Virginian for a there, Jeff and I each carried off a shard of donation of the car in 1959. This became broken clearstory green milk glass and our only the second (and last) piece of equip- photos, but the "Dixie" had disappeared into ment the Virginian saw fit for preserva- the mud at not quite age 81. A real shame. tion. The car was probably repainted into Virginian orange and shipped off to Kenneth L. Miller Photo Louisville. The years and whoever was the "Dixie's" savior, was not kind. Floods of the Ohio River had the car underwater to the roofline at least once, and she sadly sat outside through all sorts of weather. In October 1986 a chance meeting and discussion with some KRM folks and two VGN fans (Jeff Sanders and myself) from Roanoke lead to an effort to save the car. We visited the car in early December and found 14 Phone Numbers For Emergency UPCOMING MEETINGS/EVENTS Notification Regular Meeting Locations are at You may use these telephone numbers to the O. Winston Link Museum. report emergencies or other conditions affect- ing railroad operations, including trespassers, December 18 - Holiday Gathering vandalism, fires, defective equipment, etc. January 6 - Board Meeting Norfolk Southern 800-453-2530 CSX 800-232-0144 January 15 - General Meeting February 3 - Board Meeting February 19 - General Meeting March 3 - Board Meeting March 19 - General Meeting April 7 - Board Meeting April 16 - General Meeting May 5 - Board Meeting May 19 - General Meeting

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THE POWER DIRECTOR “NEWS FROM THE RAILROAD WIRES”

AMTRAK “AUTUMN EXPRESS” TRAIN in the infrastructure that supports intercity passenger rail and resolving RETURNS unacceptable congestion delays caused by freight railroads that own the WASHINGTON – Due to popular demand, the tracks. Amtrak Autumn Express operated on Saturday For Fiscal Year 2014, ticket revenues reached $2.189 billion, up 4.0 percent and Sunday, November 8 and 9, 2014. The rare from the prior year. Ridership was more than 30.9 million, an increase of 0.2 trip traveled through small towns and historic percent over adjusted FY 2013 numbers. The slower growth in ridership tunnels along a route that has not seen regular than in recent years is due, in part, to a harsh winter season and on-time passenger service in decades. performance issues associated with freight train delays and infrastructure The trip departed in need of replacement. Philadelphia’s 30th Street With ridership of 11.6 million, the Northeast Corridor (NEC) had its highest Station and traveled on the ridership year ever in FY 2014, up 3.3 percent from the prior year. However, former PRR High Line on ridership on long-distance routes and state-supported services declined by Saturday. On Sunday, it 4.5 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively. traversed the CSX on the east The Acela Express and the services each set a new side of the Schuylkill River and ridership record. In particular, Acela showed strong popularity, with 28 days through Park tunnel under The where the number of trips topped 14,000 as compared to just five such days Museum of Art, following the in the previous year. Eight other routes also set ridership records, including Schuylkill River and through , , Albany-Niagara Falls-Toronto, , Capitol the countryside on the former AMTRAK’S AUTUMN EXPRESS APPROACHES Limited, , Piedmont, and Washington-Lynchburg. Reading Company. Notable NEVERSINK ROAD IN LORANE,PENNSYLVANIA ON “Amtrak is clearly selling a product that is very much in demand,” said landmarks included NOV. 9, 2014 - PHOTO BY KEVIN PAINTER Amtrak Board Chairman Tony Coscia. “Achieving strong ridership and Norristown, Phoenixville, revenue despite the challenges with aging infrastructure and freight rail Pottstown, Reading, congestion demonstrates Amtrak’s commitment to improving Wernersville, Robesonia, Womelsdorf, Richland, Myerstown, Lebanon, Annville, Palmyra, Hershey, Hummelstown, Rutherford Yard, Harrisburg, its financial and operating performance, and is a credit to Amtrak’s Harris Tower and Rockville Bridge....through scenic Montgomery, Chester, management and staff. It is now time to leverage Amtrak’s successes in Berks, Lebanon and Dauphin Counties. Highlights included some of the increasing ridership and improving performance by making much-needed oldest train tunnels still in use, the Flat Rock Tunnel, built 1836–1840, and investments in our nation’s passenger rail system.” the Black Rock Tunnel in Phoenixville, opened in 1838. “As more and more people choose Amtrak for their travel needs, This year’s train was a 16-car all- I set with two café cars, a set that investments must be made in the tracks, tunnels, bridges and other is generally kept together during the fall for special trips. Both were pulled infrastructure used by intercity passenger trains particularly on the by two P42 diesels and were trailed by the 9800 club car, one of Northeast Corridor and in Chicago,” said Amtrak President and CEO Joe the original 1967 Metroliner cab cars, which served as a crew lounge. This Boardman. “Otherwise, we face a future with increased year’s power was the Veterans’ locomotive, No. 42, and the bloody-nosed infrastructure-related service disruptions and delays that will hurt local and Heritage unit, No. 156. Bruce Van Sant, Amtrak’s Director of System regional economies and drive passengers away.” Operations, who was responsible for organizing the trip, boasted over the Boardman explained that nowhere is the connection between passenger rail Public Address that the train was 0.27 miles long. When it pulled out over and economic growth stronger than in the NEC, but its infrastructure the Rockville Bridge, it occupied the entire span. continues to age and suffers from a chronic case of long-term After a brief stop on Rockville Bridge near Harrisburg, Pa., the train backed underfunding. He said a new federal policy and funding arrangement is onto the Buffalo Line using the wye to turn the train for the return trip to needed to create a significant and reliable multi-year capital investment Philadelphia. program to reverse the decay of NEC infrastructure and support other intercity passenger rail projects across the nation. Amtrak Conductor Rich Bernhart and Assistant Conductor and Chapter Member Dale Secker provided a memorable experience for all riders. Further, many long-distance and state-supported trains operate over tracks owned and dispatched by freight railroads that could benefit from A commentary on the train and route of the Amtrak Autumn Express by infrastructure upgrades to improve the fluidity of the rail system. Not only Malcolm Kenton may be found at the following link: are delays to passenger trains on these tracks increasing, but so, too, is the http://cs.trains.com/trn/b/observation-tower/archive/2014/11/12/amtrak-39 magnitude of those delays. On many of these routes, passenger rail has -s-autumn-express-rare-mileage-in-hot-demand.aspx [Information from experienced a significant decline in on-time performance, lower ridership Amtrak and Malcolm Kenton] and revenue, and increased operating costs. AMTRAK RIDERSHIP AND REVENUES CONTINUE “The freight railroads simply have to do a better job in moving Amtrak trains STRONG GROWTH IN FISCAL YEAR 2014 over their tracks,” Boardman stressed. “Amtrak is prepared to take all necessary steps with the freights to enforce our statutory, regulatory and WASHINGTON - Oct. 27, 2014 - Amtrak posted record ticket revenues for its contractual rights to meet the expectation of our passengers for improved Fiscal Year 2014 ending Sept. 30, and achieved an increase in ridership over on-time performance.” the prior fiscal year, reflecting strong continued demand for passenger rail. However, meeting future growth in passenger demand requires investing Amtrak is working with the freight railroads to address the congestion Lancaster DispatcherPage 3 December 2014 situation and is also pursuing remedies through the federal Surface The current rail corridor, which handles more than 2,000 Amtrak, commuter, Transportation Board. In addition, Amtrak is open to supporting public and freight trains daily, suffers from major congestion and delays, and funding to supplement freight railroad track capacity, but only after the "many components of the system are in a state of disrepair or worse, and operational and maintenance improvements under their own control have have reached the point of obsolescence," the FRA says. been exhausted and prove to be insufficient. The full report on the preliminary alternatives is available at Additional Information http://www.necfuture.com/ [Edited from Paul Nussbaum, Philadelphia In FY 2014, Amtrak began counting actual lifted ridership for multi-ride Inquirer Staff Writer] tickets (due to eTicketing), rather than the estimated multi-ride ridership NEW AMTRAK LOCOMOTIVE HONORS PAST PRESIDENT used previously. To ensure accurate comparisons, an FY 2013 ridership column has been included in the attached report with data re-stated using WASHINGTON - Nov. 12, 2014 - this same method. This change has no impact on ticket revenue. [Amtrak] Personal relationships have always meant a lot to former Amtrak NORTHEAST CORRIDOR PLANNERS OUTLINE RAIL OPTIONS FOR THE President David Gunn, so it was no PUBLIC wonder he accepted an invitation Federal planners have refined their choices for the future of the Northeast to travel to Washington from his Corridor's passenger rail service, but have not attached cost estimates to retirement home on Cape Breton any of the alternatives, from minimal service improvements to an entirely Island, Nova Scotia, last week. new high-speed corridor between Washington and Boston. Patricia Shaw, who was office manager during Gunn’s tenure The "NEC Future" planners were in Philadelphia in November to discuss the AMTRAK ACS-64 NO. 600 AT from 2002 to 2006, was getting a plans and the process with the public. WASHINGTON UNION STATION President’s Service and Safety The four broad alternatives outlined by the Federal Railroad Administration AMTRAK PHOTO. Award from current boss Joe this week were the latest steps in planning for upgrading the corridor over Boardman last Wednesday, and the next 25 years. Boardman thought Gunn would like surprising her at the ceremony. A final proposal, including estimated costs and construction schedules, is What the current Amtrak boss conveniently neglected to mention was the to be released by late 2016, after environmental-impact studies are other surprise. “I knew something was up when they kept me away from the completed, project manager Rebecca Reyes-Alicea said. tracks at Union Station,” Gunn tells Trains News Wire. “Then I really got The goal is to lay out a feasible plan for investing in the nation's busiest rail suspicious when I recognized a master mechanic from Ivy City and he corridor through 2040, with proposals for updated equipment, more trains, started describing problems in putting the name on the locomotive. When new stations, and possible new routes. he realized that I didn’t know what he was talking about, he cut the conversation off and pretended to be called away.” Without an infusion of money to revamp the overcrowded and outdated corridor, the Northeast's economic future will be stifled, the FRA said. The Gunn was soon recognized “for his leadership and dedication to 'America’s region now generates 20 percent of the country's gross domestic product. Railroad'” at the same President’s Service and Safety Award ceremony, but then Boardman led an entourage down to Track 20, one of the high level Any action to implement the FRA's plan would require approval and platforms typically utilized to board Acela Express passengers. The name financing from Congress. “David L. Gunn” had been applied to ACS-64 No. 600, the first unit in the Although the FRA has not made any cost estimates yet, Amtrak has said it new class of electric locomotives. The unit was not only numerically, but would require more than $10 billion to simply restore the rail corridor to a the first motor to pull a train in revenue service Feb. 7, to appear on an state of good repair. Also, $151 billion would be needed to develop a Amtrak timetable, and to grace the cover of Trains Magazine. separate high-speed corridor between Washington and Boston to “It was very gracious – and very touching,” Gunn adds. “I was really accommodate trains traveling at 220 m.p.h. and cut the travel time between honored that they were able to do this.” Philadelphia and New York to 37 minutes. Gunn, now 77, had been lured out of a previous retirement in 2002 to helm The alternatives outlined by the FRA are: a company on the verge of bankruptcy that had suffered through years of No action. A "substantial" increase in maintenance and renewal spending deferred maintenance. Working with limited funds to bring the Northeast from current levels, just to continue today's service in the 457-mile corridor Corridor up to a state of good repair under an administration that seemed through 2040. to not appreciate his candor, it is only fitting that the locomotive David L. Alternative 1. New rail service to keep pace with population growth, Gunn will be around to remind passengers waiting on platforms from doubling train service and tripling the number of seats. Would include a Washington to Boston that the right leader in the right place at the right new tunnel under the Hudson River with two additional tracks for service time can make an indelible and unforgettable contribution to an to and from Manhattan. It would not provide "meaningful travel-time organization. improvements." FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION APPROVES Alternative 2. New service and route improvements to grow rail service CONSTRUCTION ALTERNATIVE FOR CSX’s faster than the population. The entire corridor would have at least four VIRGINIA AVENUE TUNNEL PROJECT tracks, with six tracks in New Jersey and southwestern Connecticut. A new downtown station in Philadelphia, with a stop at Philadelphia International JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Nov. 4, 2014 - The Federal Airport. (30th Street Station would continue to serve regional trains.) Highway Administration has approved a preferred construction alternative for CSX’s Virginia Avenue Tunnel project, enabling CSX to complete the Alternative 3. "Transformative" improvements, including a second tunnel’s design and initiate the construction permitting process. The high-speed route that would parallel the existing corridor south of New York decision marks the completion of an extensive environmental review of the City and take a new route north of New York. Would position rail "as a project conducted jointly with the District of Columbia Department of dominant mode for intercity travelers and commuters across the NEC." Transportation, which incorporates three years of input from residents, The options are being developed to give the public and policymakers businesses and government agencies in the southeast Washington, D.C., enough information to decide what rail service they want and how much neighborhood around the tunnel. they are willing to spend to get it, Reyes-Alicea said. Lancaster DispatcherPage 4 December 2014

The Federal government approved a proposal to modernize the 110-year old reduce the ranks of its management personnel, aiming to cut at least 300 tunnel which will improve the flow of freight traffic through the District of workers by the end of the calendar year, the Jacksonville Business Journal Columbia and eliminate a rail-traffic bottleneck that also impacts commuter reports. Most of the reductions will be at the company's Jacksonville and passenger trains in the region. headquarters. The new structure will accommodate CSX is offering buyouts to employees age 53 and older who have 19 years trains that can carry enough freight or more with the company. Employees are offered one year of salary or the to remove the equivalent of 280 option to add two years of age and one year of service, thus qualifying them trucks per train from the nation’s for earlier retirement benefits. highways. "This is an effort to streamline management and reduce nonessential “The Virginia Avenue Tunnel is a costs," CSX Vice President of Corporate Communications Gary Sease says. critical piece of our national and The company says decreased demand for coal is behind this cost-reduction regional transportation initiative. infrastructure,” said Louis E. Renjel, "Coal has declined with environmental regulations restricting the use of Jr., vice president of strategic infrastructure initiatives for CSX. coal and with the advent of cheap natural gas," Sease says. "We have been “Reconstructing the aging tunnel will eliminate a long-standing rail and continue to be declining in profitable shipments, including coal. It's bottleneck that impacts freight and , and it will increase the something we're cognizant of working to maintain profitability, with network’s capacity ahead of anticipated growth in freight-rail traffic. rigorous attention to cost." Through CSX’s commitment to the community, neighbors will enjoy improved streetscapes, additional green spaces, a new bike trail and other In spite of those loses, the company is posting increased revenues and improvements as part of the project. operating income and a lower operating ratio, compared with previous years. “While this decision is the end of the Federal environmental review process, it is just the beginning of a new phase of CSX’s relationship with the Sease says the buyout program has just begun, so employees are still community,” Renjel said. “Input from residents shaped many features of considering their choices in the matter. [Trains News Wire] this project and we are appreciative of their involvement. We are committed to doing this project the right way; safely, respecting our neighbors and JIM SQUIRES: “LOOK TO - IF NOT OVER - working closely with residents and businesses to minimize impacts and to THE ” ensure that they are informed about construction plans.” Keynote remarks by Norfolk Southern CSX plans to use a new website, social media, events, briefings and other President James A. Squires, at Railway Age’s tools to maintain the flow of information to area residents and businesses. 21st Passenger Trains on Freight Railroads The company has an established community office in the neighborhood Conference. that is staffed during regular hours to allow visitors to learn more about the If you look at speeches by railroad presidents, they can have a soporific project and ask specific questions of company representatives. sameness. We hit all the usual themes—rail’s role as a superior CSX and its design/build contractor, Clark/Parsons, will now finalize the transportation alternative, the danger of regulation, and the scale of the tunnel design and begin applying for construction permits in compliance continuing investments in our business. If you close your eyes, it can be with D.C.’s established construction-permitting process. Following the difficult to tell who from which railroad is actually speaking. initial permitting process, utility relocations and other preliminary efforts So I accepted this invitation with the idea of saying something different. will begin. Major construction is expected to begin in the next several This conference has had the same theme for many years, and I’m just not months, following receipt of the required permits. sure there is much new ground I could cover when it comes to passenger The CSX Virginia Avenue Tunnel team has voluntarily committed to hire trains on freight railroads. Fortunately, however, Norfolk Southern is in a workers and select contractors consistent with the spirit of the District of different, maybe unique, position regarding passenger trains because we Columbia’s First Source and Certified Business Enterprise programs. rely on access over them—primarily Amtrak—to reach some of our largest markets. So my intent today is to turn your conference topic on its head and In response to feedback from nearby residents, the alternative selected instead talk about: Freight Trains on Passenger Railroads. through this process has the shortest construction timespan (30 to 42 months) of any of the construction alternatives considered and ensures that Norfolk Southern operates over passenger railroads—Amtrak and commuter trains will always operate in enclosed tunnels in front of nearby residences. operators—to reach more than $1 billion of revenue. Our customers The plan includes significant measures to reduce the construction impacts accessible only via passenger lines include automobile plants, major coal on nearby residences and businesses, including dust, noise and vibration export terminals, chemical complexes, crude oil receivers, power plants, monitoring and control plans; limited construction hours; and and grain over Amtrak to reach feed mills on the Delmarva Peninsula. And maintenance-of-traffic plans that ensure continued pedestrian access and let me tell you, the revenue from that last market isn’t chicken feed. vehicle mobility for all essential services throughout the process. Railroading on passenger lines poses unique challenges for freight carriers. The Virginia Avenue Tunnel is part of CSX’s National Gateway, an initiative Passenger carriers usually own infrastructure because at one time, there to improve the flow of rail traffic throughout the nation by increasing the wasn’t much freight on the line—otherwise the freight carrier would have use of double-stacked intermodal trains and creating more efficient rail kept it! Sure, the Northeast Corridor is unusual in this regard, and has its routes that link Mid-Atlantic ports with Midwestern markets for domestic own story, but even there the history is basically the same. Over time, the and imported products. It is one of several infrastructure investments CSX passenger operator has, naturally, focused on optimizing the route for is making to meet the growing demand to move more freight by rail across passenger trains. And that means the infrastructure isn’t necessarily suited its network. The Virginia Avenue Tunnel, one of the largest components of for freight trains, especially if more freight shows up, or wants to move in the National Gateway program, is receiving no Federal funds. bigger, heavier cars. Freight trains put different strains on passenger track—I am no “track guy,” but have heard enough about, for example, The record of decision is available for review and downloading at superelevation to understand the tension between speed and tonnage. And www.virginiaavenuetunnel.com [CSX Corp.] now we have some of the same issues between passenger and freight versions of Positive Train Control. CSX SEEKS TO TRIM MANAGEMENT RANKS BY 300 POSITIONS So how do two different businesses manage to co-exist, while each is trying JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Nov. 12, 2014 - CSX Transportation is seeking to Lancaster DispatcherPage 5 December 2014 to grow, when freight rail is the tenant? After all, “supply”—unused or new seemingly unneeded land, the more difficult and expensive they are to right-of-way—is not growing, and passenger facilities like stations mean remove. that there is often less room to add freight facilities on passenger lines. And Another focus should be chokepoints that constrain the growth of freight demand is up for both freight rail—Norfolk Southern hauled more than 9% business on passenger lines and vice versa. These chokepoints exist for a more units in September than it did a year ago—and the public’s interest in reason—they are usually difficult and expensive to fix. Otherwise, they new passenger rail operations seems bottomless as well. For example, would have been fixed long ago. But if you think about it, these difficult and Norfolk Southern is tracking 35 separate passenger expansion or new expensive rail infrastructure projects may be better able to compete for service proposals on our lines. limited public resources if they have both a compelling freight story and Thinking about the future of freight trains on passenger railroads, there are passenger justification. A great example is Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor three strategies to consider. bridge over the Susquehanna River at Perryville, Md. This bridge—originally To start, interoperability is critical. That may sound elementary, but just built in 1906—is not only a critical link in the Northeast Corridor and used because different trains share the same doesn’t mean they are by more than 70 passenger trains a day, but also provides Norfolk interoperable. According to legend, the U.S. railroad gauge is based on the Southern’s primary access to Baltimore. The bridge is speed-restricted, like width of a horse’s hindquarters, but that doesn’t mean we see the same a stoplight on an interstate highway, and is a chokepoint that consumes farm wagons—some carrying passengers and some freight—running up capacity and limits train movements over a wide radius. Amtrak, Norfolk and down the Northeast Corridor. Southern, MARC—whose commuter trains also use the bridge—and other stakeholders have been working on a new vision for the NEC and a new Fortunately, conventional passenger rail and freight rail can reasonably bridge. Given the expected cost of more than three-quarters of a billion share the same infrastructure, and have done so as each has evolved over dollars, it will take all of us pulling together to pull this off. almost two centuries. In fact, sharing infrastructure is critical to the cost-effective provision of both passenger and freight rail over some of In an age where the United States seems to be in a perpetual “mobility these routes, as our experience on the Northeast Corridor shows. And share crisis,” our rail networks—both passenger and freight—are success stories. we do. Our rail networks are moving more people and goods, more cost-effectively, with a small environmental impact. Continuing that success story into the I already mentioned what we move over the Northeast Corridor—coal, future means we need to be creative about how we wring the most use out chemicals, chicken feed—all of which are essential to the economies of of our networks, including freight trains on passenger railroads. [William C. Maryland, Delaware, and many local communities on the eastern side of the Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief - Railway Age] NEC. The contribution NS makes to maintaining this access is itself not chicken feed. In fact, Norfolk Southern’s single largest trackage rights NORFOLK SOUTHERN AND THE DELAWARE & HUDSON PROPOSE cost—both in absolute dollars and on a per-car-mile-basis—is paying RAIL LINE TRANSACTION TO SUPPORT RAIL SERVICE AND THE Amtrak to use the Northeast Corridor. Our payments are more than $20 ECONOMY IN THE NORTHEAST million per year, even more remarkable given that our longest regular haul NORFOLK, VA., and CALGARY, ALBERTA - Nov. 17, 2014 - Norfolk on the NEC is less than 40 miles. Southern Corp. (NS) and the Delaware & Hudson Railway Co. (D&H), a The challenge comes in when we introduce different technologies. For subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) today announced a proposed example, light rail and “true” high speed rail—in the European sense—are transaction under which NS would acquire 282.55 miles of D&H rail line big consumers of right-of-way and land and usually preclude shared between Sunbury, Pa., and Schenectady, N.Y. The $217 million sale, subject infrastructure between passenger and freight. While light rail and high to approval by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board, would benefit speed rail certainly have their place, planners may want to consider in some customers, competition, and jobs in the northeastern United States. cases if conventional passenger rail solutions couldn’t address the same “Acquiring this portion of the D&H provides for a more efficient rail transportation challenges while continuing to allow interoperability with transportation system by consolidating freight operations with a single freight trains. But that’s not to suggest all the challenges of sharing carrier,” said NS CEO Wick Moorman. “Aligning the D&H track with Norfolk infrastructure are passenger-caused—for example, freight’s desire to go Southern’s 22-state network allows us to connect businesses in central higher, heavier, and even wider also raises interoperability issues, Pennsylvania, upstate New York and New England with domestic and potentially frustrating passenger operations. So there are trade-offs on both international markets while enhancing the region’s competitive rail and sides. surface transportation market.” Second, I would propose that we try and look to—if not over—the horizon. The lines to be acquired connect with NS’ network at Sunbury, Pa., and The greatest long-term constraint on both passenger and freight growth is Binghamton, N.Y., and would give NS single-line routes from Chicago and right-of-way, and I’d propose that expanding the footprints of the southeastern United States to Albany, N.Y., and NS’ recently built corridors—especially shared passenger and freight corridors—is the most Mechanicville, N.Y., intermodal terminal. NS also would gain an enhanced forward-looking step we can take. For example, there may be freight-only connection to its joint venture subsidiary Pan Am Southern, which services corridors that are single-track now, but could accommodate passenger New England markets. Additionally, NS would acquire D&H’s car shop in traffic if they were double-tracked. But even as that freight corridor Binghamton along with other facilities along the corridor. becomes a shared passenger corridor, all we are doing is likely postponing a day of reckoning when either the passenger user or the freight user feels “As we have stated in recent months, we’ve been in the process of a capacity squeeze. And if it is a passenger-owned corridor, it is usually negotiating the final details for the potential sale of the southern portion of going to be the freight user who is unable to grow or relegated to windows our D&H line,” said CP CEO E. Hunter Harrison. “We are pleased to find a and other service-unfriendly restrictions. prospective buyer in Norfolk Southern.” So the capacity crunch can be averted, or at least deferred far into the As part of the transaction, NS would retain and modify overhead trackage future, by acquiring land adjacent to existing corridors. While these rights on the line between Schenectady, Crescent, and Mechanicville, N.Y., long-term investments can be tough to justify in capital-scarce times, this as well as Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The D&H would retain local access to land is surprisingly available. And land acquisition can be on either side of serve customers in Schenectady and would maintain its access to shippers the corridor—a forward-looking corridor plan can provide for existing tracks in Buffalo. to be shifted to accommodate new tracks. The same thing goes for corridor NS intends to retain its current employees and offer employment to about encroachments—the longer these encroachments are allowed to exist on 150 D&H employees currently working in this area. Any adversely affected employees will be entitled to standard labor protections. Lancaster DispatcherPage 6 December 2014

“This acquisition would preserve good-paying railroad jobs and set the When the program is implemented, riders will be able to use a SEPTA Key stage for economic growth,” said John Friedmann, NS vice president of branded card that can be purchased at station kiosks, SEPTA Sales Offices, strategic planning. “Absent this transaction and its efficiencies, we are from local retailers and online. Tokens - for many, the symbol of SEPTA's concerned that rail service along much of New York’s Southern Tier would decades old fare system - will continue to be used during the initial SEPTA be threatened with losing a crucial link to New England.” Key roll-out. SEPTA will give advanced public notice before tokens are NS has submitted an application for the transaction to the U.S. Surface phased out. Transportation Board. The rail companies are proposing a schedule that SEPTA will conduct a wide-ranging public outreach effort before and would lead to approval during the second quarter of 2015. [Norfolk throughout SEPTA Key implementation. The SEPTA Key website will also Southern Corp.] give customers tutorials on how to use the system, along with news, updates and other details on the program. [Edited from SEPTA] FRA’s SZABO HEADED BACK TO CHICAGO Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo will be stepping down from the post he has held since April 2009 and, effective Jan. 1, 2015, will be on staff at the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)—effectively returning to his Chicagoland roots. PRR, PRSL & LIRR EVENTS IN DECEMBER Joe Szabo is the 12th Federal Railroad Administrator (FRA) and was the first to come from the ranks of rail workers. He is a fifth-generation railroader Dec. 8, 1878 - North track of new iron truss bridge opens over Brandywine who for many years worked commuter and freight trains as a conductor in Creek at Downingtown, Pa. the greater Chicago area. From 2006 to 2009, Szabo was Vice President of Dec. 28, 1900 - PRR establishes interchange with Reading at Newberry Jct. the Illinois AFL-CIO. He served as Mayor of Riverdale, Illinois, a member of west of Williamsport, Pa. the South Suburban Mayors Transportation Committee, and Vice Dec. 28, 1905 - Work begins on new westbound freight yard at Chairman of the Chicago Area Hollidaysburg, Pa. Transportation Study’s Executive Dec. 4, 1910 - PRR announces that through passenger business at New Committee. In 2002, he chaired the York is up 15% in first week of new Penn Station operation; extra cars Governor’s Freight Rail Subcommittee added to most long-distance trains; people continue to crowd station as and, in 2005, was assigned by the United sightseers. Transportation Union International to the Dec. 1, 1915 - Rahway, New Jersey station completed. JOSEPH C. SZABO - FRA PHOTO FRA’s Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC), where he participated Dec. 29, 1925 - PRR holds first annual Christmas Party (a "big family in the development of rail safety regulations. Szabo has served on the party") at the Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia; entertainment Executive Council of Chicago Metropolis 2020, focusing on Land Use and remarks of Pres. Atterbury are broadcast over radio station WIP Planning and Transportation issues and was a member of the Chicagoland between 8:15 and 9:30 PM; parties are held simultaneously at regional Metropolitan Planning Council. [Edited from Railway Age] centers, including Altoona High School, the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago, Buffalo, Cleveland, Canton, Dennison; party for the Central IT’S OFFICIAL: ‘SEPTA KEY’ IS FUTURE OF FARE Region is held at the Syria Mosque with a choir of 800 children from PAYMENT Pitcairn. PHILADELPHIA, PA - Oct. 23, 2014 - The speculation can Dec. 27, 1930 - Last passenger train operates between Downingtown and end: SEPTA has unlocked the mystery surrounding a Lancaster, Pa., via New Holland. name for what has been generically referred to as the Dec. 29, 1935 - Services of PRR and Delaware, Lackawanna & Western New Payment Technology initiative. coordinated between Sunbury and Wilkes-Barre; through PRR sleeping The Authority today unveiled "SEPTA Key" as the car between Pittsburgh and Wilkes-Barre shifted to DL&W between official moniker for its fare modernization program. The announcement Sunbury and Scranton; sleeper runs south to Harrisburg, where it is coincides with the launch of an updated section of the Authority's website placed on main line trains; PRR grants trackage rights to DL&W between regarding SEPTA Key at http://www.septa.org/key/. SEPTA will begin Northumberland and Sunbury. transitioning to the new fare system in 2015. Dec. 15, 1940 - PRR places 1,250-ton concrete coaling station in service SEPTA General Manager Joseph M. Casey said SEPTA Key was selected as at 28th Street Engine Terminal, Pittsburgh, Pa. the program name because of the transformative nature of the initiative. Dec. 31, 1945 - PRR purchases all Pullman heavyweight parlors and SEPTA Key ushers in the overhaul of the Authority's outdated fare payment lightweight sleepers assigned to it; leases them back to Pullman Co. for and collection system. Current fare instruments such as tokens, paper operation; PRR buys 142 lightweight sleepers for $7.56 million and 123 tickets and magnetic stripe passes will be replaced by contactless payment parlor cars for $774,000. devices. Dec. 6, 1948 - Groundbreaking ceremonies held at 30th Street Station for SEPTA is currently testing the new resumption of work on Philadelphia Improvements, suspended since technology and related equipment, 1937; work to be done in six steps; to cost an additional $22.5 million to including card readers, new fare gates PRR and $48 million to city and state. and fare kiosks. Riders will notice Dec. 8, 1950 - PRSL Cape May Real Estate Branch to Schellengers Landing additional equipment installations at closed. transit stations to prepare for the start of pilot testing, which will begin in Dec. 1955 - Single-tracking with CTC placed in service between December and continue for several Harrington, Del., and Cape Charles, Va. months. The timing of the SEPTA Key Dec. 28, 1960 - PRR Board passes resolution endorsing Norfolk & public launch will be dependent on successful results from these field tests. Western-Nickel Plate merger. Lancaster DispatcherPage 7 December 2014

Dec. 5, 1965 - assigned to all local trains between Philadelphia Saturday and Sunday, March 28-29, 2015 and Harrisburg under new SEPTA program; schedule increased from 3 to World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour at the New Jersey Expo Center, 97 Sunfield 8 round trips with SEPTA funding; time cut from 2 hours to 1 hour, 45 Ave., Edison, NJ 08837. Info: www.wghshow.com minutes; 600-series Harrisburg trains take over Philadelphia-Parkesburg Saturday and Sunday, April 10-11, 2015 and Lancaster-Harrisburg commuter traffic; separate Lancaster-Harrisburg and Philadelphia-Parkesburg commuter trains The Great Scale Model Train Show at the Cow Palace, Maryland State discontinued. Fairgrounds, 2200 York Rd, Timonium MD 21093. Info: www.gsmts.com. Dec. 15, 1966 - PRR master room-observation lounge cars Mountain View Wednesday thru Sunday, April 15-19, 2015 and Tower View (dropped from the on Dec. 12, 1966) NRHS Spring Conference, Advisory Council and Board of Directors' placed on rear of Atlantic Coast Line's Florida Special for 1966-1967 Meetings & Association of Tourist Railroads and Railway Museums season; also 1967-1968 season. (ATRRM) Joint Conference at the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad Dec. 21, 1967 - PRSL single-track line between West Haddonfield and Preservation Society, York, PA. Info: www.ATRRM.org Kirkwood opens on permanent relocation next to new (Lindenwold - Ed.) Tuesday thru Saturday, June 16-20, 2015 High Speed Line. NRHS 2015 Convention at Rutland, Vt. Info:

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The rail-related multimodal grants include: Lackawanna's commuter lines out of Hoboken. The locomotives were • $3 million to the SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority to construct a new among the earliest GE units built exclusively for passenger service and two-way industrial access road, realign a portion of the Nittany & Bald Eagle some of the earliest locomotives to have head-end power, now standard on Railroad's mainline to accommodate the access road, and construct new passenger engines. Because of the U34CH's head-end power, the engines sidings and operating tracks for First Quality Tissue's two existing facilities had a unique and constant roar, even when they were stationary. and a proposed new facility; The locomotive, which was retired from service in 1994, had been in Passaic • $3 million to the township of Abington to improve two existing since 2000. In 2013, the group established a fund to move the engine. Within Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority stations to enhance six months it had raised the $2,500 to move it and contracted the vehicular and pedestrian access; Morristown & Erie Railway to do the job. This fall, volunteers started clearing the NY&GL's branch between Passaic and Garfield, which has not • $2.9 million to Biomass Global L.L.C. for rail infrastructure upgrades that been used for five years. On Oct. 29, two M&E Alcos were dispatched to support the operation of a new port facility to receive, store and ship wood Passaic to bring the big GE home. No. 3372 was moved a mile down the pellets; former NY&GL spur before being moved onto NJT trackage for the 60 mile • $1.9 million to Colona Transfer L.P. for upgrades to river cells, dock and trip to Boonton. According to the URHS, the route was familiar territory for rail turnouts, and track rehabilitation for the Colona Transfer facility the former U34CHs. “This move would not have been possible without the originally built in the early 1930s; cooperation of all four participating railroads: Morristown & Erie, NJ Transit, • $1 million to the Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County to New York & Greenwood Lake, and Norfolk Southern,” Gross says. “We also construct an 85-car unit-train loop track in the Keystone Regional Industrial have to thank the many supporters who have donated to fund what we have Park that will connect with an existing Norfolk Southern Railway mainline done so far. This restoration project would not be possible without the and serve a Deerfield Farms Service grain elevator; continuing financial support of the countless U-Boat fans from New Jersey and beyond.” • $848,010 to the Johnstown Area Heritage Association to rehabilitate a passenger station to serve the needs of Amtrak riders and to house a visitor "We owe a big thank you to everyone who has donated to make this move welcome center; possible. Now that 3372 is home in Boonton, we can give it a full mechanical evaluation, continue fundraising, and schedule a plan for • $350,000 to Lower Makefield Township to install necessary safety operational and cosmetic restoration," says Steve Gerritsen, vice president measures at three grade crossings to alleviate train noise on a heavily of operations for the URHS. traveled passenger- and freight-rail corridor; and The URHS is now looking to continue raising funds for the project. • $243,750 to Marine & Rail Terminals L.P. to help design and Donations can be made directly to the “Project U-Boat” via the URHS. Visit construct five quad tie cells for barge mooring at the Glassport Terminal www.urhs.org for more information. [Justin Franz - Trains News Wire] located on the Monongahela River and a CSX Transportation line. [Progressive Railroading] READING & NORTHERN EXECS HELP RELAY UKRAINIAN ANTHRACITE FORMER NEW JERSEY TRANSIT U34CH TAKES CONCERNS TO SEN. TOOMEY FIRST STEPS TO RESTORATION Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad BOONTON, N.J. – For the first time in more than a Co. (RBMN) President Wayne Michel and decade, a General Electric U34CH rolled along the NJ Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales Dan Gilchrist recently Transit main line. Last week, the United Railroad joined anthracite industry representatives to discuss issues with U.S. Sen. Historical Society of New Jersey moved the world's Pat Toomey (R-Pa.). last surviving U34CH, No. 3372, from the New York & Greenwood Lake's Passaic yard to the organization's restoration facility in The state's anthracite producers are concerned that Russia now is Boonton. The group plans on restoring the locomotive to operation. positioned to capitalize on its invasion into eastern Ukraine by flooding the U.S. market with cheap anthracite produced from coal mines in the region. Eastern Ukraine is a major international source for anthracite and coal produced in the nation competes directly with Pennsylvania anthracite used by steel mills and other companies in the Southeast. "As the railroad that serves the Pennsylvania anthracite region, Reading & Northern stands with its customers in protecting this important Pennsylvania industry," RBMN officials said in a press release. The meeting attendees also discussed regulatory issues as President Barack Obama's administration proceeds with what the attendees characterize as anti-coal policies and proposals. The largest privately owned railroad in Pennsylvania, RBMN operates about 320 miles of track in the eastern part of the state. [Progressive Railroading]

THIS MONTH’S BANNER PHOTO Wilmington & Western Railroad No. 98 awaits departure at Greenbank Station, Delaware on December 8, 2013. Photo by Mike Ciosek. U34CH NO. 3372 IN TRANSIT IN LATE OCTOBER.PHOTO BY MICHAEL WILLIAM SULLIVAN

URHS President Larry Gross says the locomotive's move was a big step WE WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A forward in preserving an engine that played a big part of New Jersey HAPPY,HEALTHY AND WEALTHY NEW YEAR FROM railroading. PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH “AMISH COUNTRY.” Thirty-two U34CHs were built for the New Jersey Department of Transportation, later NJ Transit, between 1970 and 1973 for use on the Erie Lancaster DispatcherPage 9 December 2014

CHAPTER SENIORITY LIST THINK THAT CRUDE OIL BY RAIL IS A NEW CONCEPT?

Traditionally, railroads recognize an employee’s years of service milestones. The National Railway Historical Society also honors this tradition. At the Annual Chapter Banquet on November 21, 2014, Lancaster Chapter First Vice President Ron Irwin awarded service pins to the following Chapter Members, who have achieved a significant membership milestone. 50 YEARS Archer L. Morgan, Jr. 25 YEARS Dennis A. Bricker Edwin H. Dilworth Elsie M. Dilworth Clair E. Gross Paul W. Hocker A B&O MIKADO ROLLS EAST THROUGH HALETHORPE,MD., WITH A SOLID TRAIN OF OIL FROM THE SOUTHWEST.WHEN GERMAN U-BOATS MENACED COASTAL SHIPPING DURING Sam Keeney, Jr. WORLD WAR II, MILLIONS OF BARRELS OF OIL SHIFTED TO THE RAILROADS FOR SHIPMENT Kathryn Sweitzer TO THE EASTERN SEABOARD. B&O PHOTO.

Congratulations and sincere thanks for your many years of loyal membership.

The Lancaster Chapter, N.R.H.S. warmly welcomes new Chapter member Richard Lundgren. Thanks for joining - it's a pleasure to have you aboard!

All NRHS memberships expire December 31st unless renewed for 2015. If you have already sent in your 2015 renewal, we thank you for your continued support of the Lancaster Chapter and its programs. If you have not renewed, however, please do so now. Thank you. Lancaster DispatcherPage 10 December 2014

NATIONAL DUES, CHAPTER DUES AND N.R.H.S. UPDATE PRESENTED in a single payment we are working on a way for you to do that. I hope we AT THE LANCASTER CHAPTER ANNUAL BANQUET will be able to include information on this in your dues renewal notice. Good Evening As I stated in the beginning, National needs the support of each of us. Please renew as I earlier suggested and also please consider making a We are all gathered here because of an interest in railroading and railroad donation to National. If you do make a donation please be sure to state that history. This is the very basis for the existence of the Lancaster Chapter and it is for general operations. Other functions which you can make donations the NRHS on the National level. for are the Grants program and RailCamp. Donations which are directed for As I am sure that most of you are aware, the national NRHS organization is, a special purpose are restricted and protected and may not be used for for a number of reasons, struggling with a financial situation which has general operations. Since National is a 501c(3) organization your donations resulted in many changes in the way the organization operates. National are tax deductible and you will receive acknowledgment for tax purposes. urgently needs the support of each of us to assure its continued existence. Another way you can help National in a big way and also have a great time I am asking you personally to continue to support the national organization is to attend the National Convention in Rutland, VT June 15-20. There are a as you have in the past. number of rail related events planned several of which are rare mileage trips This past Summer, after the National Convention in Summerdale, AR a for those of you who are fans of this aspect. Complete information can be decision was made by the then existing administration to terminate the found on the NRHS website. existing dues collection process for 2015. I believe that this decision was One more thing; Since the primary means of distributing the Dispatcher will made because a proposal had been made to the New Business Model be via email it is critical that we have valid email addresses for everyone. Committee that the NRHS cease to be an organization based on a dues Please be sure to let me know of any changes in your email address. paying membership and become one based only on donations and the previous President felt that this proposal would be approved. It was not. Fred Kurtz The National Board of Directors rejected it at a special meeting held on National Representative September 20, 2014. Lancaster Chapter, NRHS The previous President faced opposition for the position this year and the membership voted to elect Al Weber of the Saint Louis Chapter to the position of National President. Al has a very difficult job ahead of him. I was CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY very pleased with the way that he handled the meetings at the conference which was held this past weekend in Johnson City, TN. It was a refreshing OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND change from the way these meetings have been conducted in the past. CHRISTIANA FREIGHT STATION,DECEMBER 20 - 21, 2014 A decision was made to re-instate the dues collection process for 2015. This is being worked on and it is hoped that it will be finalized and that renewal LANCASTER CHAPTER, N.R.H.S., WILL HAVE A SALES notices will begin to go out around the first of December. TABLE FOR THE OPEN HOUSE W EEKEND The payment process for the National dues will be via electronic means. This is because this results in a large savings versus the handling and DAILY SCHEDULE processing of checks. It is recognized that not everyone has a way to renew electronically so a method is being developed to cover these situations. I hope that this will be covered in the letters everyone will receive. The dues SATURDAY,DECEMBER 20 - 3:00 PM TO 8:00 PM for National for 2015 remain unchanged at $50 for the primary member and FAMILY CHILDREN’S PARTY -3:00PM TO 5:00 PM $7 for each family member. TRAIN DISPLAYS,VISIT FROM SANTA,CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES, Since National is struggling with a serious cash flow problem due to the FREE HOT DOGS AND DRINKS FOR CHILDREN termination of the dues process we are asking every one to consider renewing immediately by going to the NRHS website at www.nrhs.com. HAY RIDES STARTING AT 5:00 PM There you would click on the Membership link at the upper right side of the LANCASTER CHAPTER,NRHSSALES TABLE -PURCHASE LAST page then click on Renew your membership on the left side of the page. You only need to fill in your name as it appears on your current membership MINUTE GIFTS card, your membership number and select the membership type from a drop POPCORN -HOT DOGS -SNACKS -DRINKS WILL BE AVAILABLE down list and then click on the check-out link. Don't be concerned that you have to have a PayPal account. You do not. PayPal does process the SEE CHRISTIANA BOROUGH’S ANNUAL “LIGHT UP CHRISTMAS” payments but you can use Visa, Mastercard or Discover. I suggest you do CHRISTMAS LIGHTING CONTEST not use a debit card unless you are certain that your bank will not charge you an ATM fee. It is known that some banks do charge such a fee. HAY RIDES AROUND TOWN SPONSORED BY THE CHRISTIANA LIONS CLUB Ron Irwin and I are working on a dues renewal letter to our chapter members which we hope to mail out the first week of December. The dues for Lancaster Chapter also remain unchanged at $20.00 for the primary member and $2 for each family member. There is one change which your SUNDAY,DECEMBER 21 - 1:00 PM TO 5:00 PM Board of Directors adopted and which was passed by the membership at FREIGHT STATION DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS -TRAIN DISPLAYS the October meeting. Due to the ever increasing in the costs of printing and mailing the Lancaster Dispatcher the method of distribution to all members POPCORN -SNACKS -DRINKS WILL BE AVAILABLE will be via electronic means. If anyone desires to continue to receive a LANCASTER CHAPTER,NRHSSALES TABLE -PURCHASE LAST printed copy of the Lancaster Dispatcher there will be a $12 surcharge to MINUTE GIFTS cover the costs. Our chapter does not have a way to accept dues payments electronically so your remittances must be by check, MO or cash. For those of you who may not have a way to pay your National dues electronically or who would prefer to pay both National and Chapter dues Lancaster DispatcherPage 11 December 2014 “INSIDE THE BACK PAGE” UPCOMING LANCASTER CHAPTER ACTIVITIES

DECEMBER 4, 2014 - THURSDAY, 7:00 PM - CHRISTIANA FREIGHT STATION CHRISTMAS DECORATING

Decorate the Freight Station and Christmas Tree for the Holiday Open House and Christmas. Bring your favorite Train Ornament to hang on the tree. This is a fun-filled activity to usher in the Holiday Season. Input from the Chapter Membership for the design and set-up of the train display would be greatly appreciated - see Glenn Kendig for further information.

DECEMBER 15, 2014 - MONDAY, 7:30 PM - CHRISTIANA FREIGHT STATION - ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY

Annual Chapter Christmas Party. Please bring cookies, snacks or a covered dish to share. There’s no better way to get into the festive holiday spirit!

DECEMBER 20, 2014 - SATURDAY, 3:00 PM - CHRISTIANA FREIGHT STATION - CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE

The Christiana Lions Club will have Santa for the area children and families. Everyone is invited. Saturday night Hay Rides to see the Christiana Christmas displays - a fun-filled evening for the entire family!

DECEMBER 21, 2014 - SUNDAY, 1:00 PM - CHRISTIANA FREIGHT STATION - CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE Open House from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. There’s no better time to enjoy the Christmas decorated Station, popcorn, train displays and railroad artifacts. Truly, the Station at her finest! ______

JANUARY 19, 2015 - MONDAY, 7:30 PM - CHRISTIANA FREIGHT STATION - HOLIDAY CLEAN-UP MEETING

Spiff up the Station from the Christmas Open House and holiday festivities. No program or speaker. ______CHAPLAIN CONTACT INFORMATION

DAVID STAMBAUGH EMAIL:[email protected] PHONE: 717-292-1726 IF YOU KNOW OF A CHAPTER MEMBER WHO IS SICK, LOST A LOVED ONE OR HAS A NEW BIRTH IN THE FAMILY, PLEASE CONTACT DAVID Lancaster Dispatcher Page 12 December 2014

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R, N.R.H.S. R, CHAPTE LANCASTER THE GREEN BLOCK DECEMBER 2014 Volume 55 • Number 12

Official Publication of the Central New York Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, Inc.

www.cnynrhs.org

MEMBERSHIP MEETING PROGRAM “CHRISTMAS SLIDE SHOW” Presented by Todd Humphrey Plus Chapter Christmas Party WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2014 - 7:30 PM ART & HOME CENTER - NEW YORK STATE FAIRGROUNDS MERRY CHRISTMAS

From the Dick Kowell Collection CNY CHAPTER OFFICERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING REPORT PRESIDENT Al Kallfelz (488-8208) Submitted by Jeff Paston, VP/Recording Secretary [email protected] December 3, 2014 NRHS Fall Director’s Meeting will be in VICE PRESIDENT Meeting called to order at 7:09 PM. Utica in October 2015. Phil Edwards (451-6551) DONATIONS: 1. Sehl Burns donated [email protected] Present: Directors Philip Edwards, Tom numerous magazines. 2. Eric Yackel VICE PRESIDENT & RECORDING SEC’Y Edwards, Jack Humphrey, Al Kallfelz, Jeff Paston (682-8144) Josie LeMay, Gus Nordone, Richard donated $50 from proceeds from his candy [email protected] Palmer, Jeff Paston, Tom Pierson, Bob machines. TREASURER Townsend, and Gerrit Vanderwerff. RAILROADIANA: Chapter store will be Josie LeMay (289-3346) Guests: Charlie Abbott, Jeff Hagan, Eric attending Amherst Train Hobby Show Jan. [email protected] Lee, Bob McNamara, and Judy Townsend. 24 & 25. Al Kallfelz thanked Neal Shantz, CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Minutes of the November 5, 2014, meeting and Gerrit and Maria Vanderwerff for Herb Meinking (699-5198) assisting him with the store at the Fulton [email protected] were approved. show. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE TREASURER'S REPORT: Josie LeMay Open Position presented report for November, which was EQUIPMENT: Jeff Hagan said he will investigate having a metal company repair 2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS approved. Josie noted that Chapter is losing Phil Edwards Gus Nordone money, pointing out the yearly cost of and replace parts of the steel roof for car 102. Tom Edwards Dick Palmer printing the Green Block and postage was MARTISCO: Closed for season. Jeff Al Kallfelz Jeff Paston nearly $2,000. She said she will continue Hagan reported that tree removal project Josie LeMay Tom Pierson started Nov. 15. Bob McNamara Bob Townsend her reassessment of financial data with Gerrit Vanderwerff regard to Chapter dues income. Al Kallfelz reported Tom Mafrici loaded COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS MEMBERSHIP: Out of 150 ballots sent, the using jacks and skids on Nov. 15 and moved it on Nov. 17 to his Quonset ELECTRONIC MEDIA COORDINATOR 109 ballots were returned for the annual Jeff Paston (682-8144) officers’ election in November. All 10 hut facility in Cicero. [email protected] directors seeking reelection were reelected EXCURSIONS: Al Kallfelz reported 84 MEETING PROGRAM COORDINATORS with addition of Bob McNamara to Board. passengers took the Nov. 28 trip to Old Dick Palmer (475-8748) The Board thanked Ed and Rosemary Post, Forge; and that Dec. 7 and 21 trips are sold Tom Pierson (447-2272) Phil Edwards (451-6551) and Herb and Fran Meinking for their out at 50 passengers each. [email protected] assistance in collecting and counting Meeting adjourned at 8:55 PM. LIBRARIAN & ARCHIVIST ballots. Next meeting at Art & Home Center at Dick Palmer (475-8748) Tom Edwards reported that National is fairgrounds on Jan. 7 at 7:00 PM. [email protected] sending out dues notices for its dues and Respectfully submitted, RAILROADIANA STORE MANAGER Bob McNamara ( ) requested that members pay via the Internet JEFF PASTON [email protected] to save the NRHS costs. Tom said local ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING STATE FAIR DISPLAY COORDINATOR dues notices will be sent out separately. Al Kallfelz (488-8208) PROGRAM: Thirty three members and 2015 BOARD of DIRECTORS MARTISCO STATION MUSEUM CURATOR guests attended the November 19 meeting Meeting called to order at 9:03 PM. Present: Open Position featuring Ron Beavers speaking on Civil Directors Philip Edwards, Tom Edwards, [email protected] War-era Railroads. The Chapter's annual Al Kallfelz, Josie LeMay, Bob McNamara, CENTRAL SQUARE MUSEUM CURATORS Gus Nordone, Richard Palmer, Jeff Paston, Bob Townsend (668-6727) Christmas party and program by Todd Harvey Harke (676-3501) Humphrey will be Dec. 17. January 21 Tom Pierson, Bob Townsend, and Gerrit [email protected] meeting will be movie night. Vanderwerff. Guests: Charlie Abbott, Jeff MEMBERSHIP CHAIRPERSON OLD BUSINESS: The Board voted to raise Hagan, and Judy Townsend. Tom Edwards Chapter local dues and subscription rates to OFFICERS NAMED: Al Kallfelz was [email protected] $15 a year for regular membership and $5 reelected as president. Phil Edwards and EDITOR & HISTORIAN Jeff Paston were elected as vice presidents. Ed Post (635-9552) for each additional family member; [email protected] eliminate senior and student rates; and Josie LeMay was reelected as treasurer. Jeff FINANCIAL ADVISOR continue to offer print edition of Green Paston was reelected as recording secretary. Paul Shinal (568-5286) Block for at least one more year. COMMITTEE CHAIR APPOINTMENTS: [email protected] NEW BUSINESS: The Board thanked President Al Kallfelz named Dick Palmer as EXCURSION COORDINATOR program chair; Paul Shinal as Financial Rick Faigle (446-1423) Jack Humphrey for his 28+ years of service on the Board. Advisor; Jeff Paston as electronic media MODEL RR EXHIBIT COORDINATOR coordinator; Ed Post as Green Block editor; Phil Edwards (451-6551) CORRESPONDENCE: Notice that Continued on Next Page [email protected] THE GREEN BLOCK is published monthly by the Central New York Chapter, National Railway MODEL TRAIN FAIR COORDINATORS Historical Society, Inc., Box 229, Marcellus, NY 13108-0229. Statements and opinions expressed Phil Edwards (451-6551) in THE GREEN BLOCK articles and editorials do not necessarily represent the policies or opinions Tom Pierson (447-2272) of the Central New York Chapter or the NRHS. Subscriptions are free with membership, and are Jeff Paston (682-8144) $12.00 per year for non-members. Articles, photos, and announcements from chapter members [email protected] and from other NRHS Chapters are welcomed and appreciated. No paid advertising is accepted. PAGE 2 THE GREEN BLOCK DECEMBER 2014 Phil Edwards as model railroad coordinator; per transaction if checks were sent in to Phil Edwards and Jeff Paston as Model Fernley and Fernley. This means that your CHAPTER PROGRAMS Train Fair chairs; Dick Palmer as $50 membership will actually be almost the NY State Fairgrounds librarian/archivist; Herb Meinking as entire amount online versus the $40-$35 Art and Home Building corresponding secretary; Bob Townsend that the NRHS would receive if done by Wed. Dec. 17, 2014 - 7:30 PM and Harvey Harke as co-curators at Central F&F. The monies in restricted accounts are Square; Jeff Hagan as equipment and protected. The money paid for the 2015 "Christmas Slide Show" maintenance manager; Rick Faigle as convention is also in a restricted account. excursion coordinator; and Bob McNamara The money in restricted accounts can only By Todd Humphrey as Chapter Store manager. Martisco curator be used for the intended purpose. The Plus the CNY Chapter and National Representative remain open. projections factored in the lawsuit finances Christmas Party Meeting adjourned 9:30 PM. based on current information. Respectfully submitted, The Membership Committee will now Please Bring Cookies or JEFF PASTON be lead by Skip Waters. He and his Treats to Share committee are tasked with getting the dues Fall 2014 NRHS BOD bills out to the membership along with the Wed. Jan. 21, 2015 - 7:30 PM membership cards. Vice President Joe Meeting Report Maloney will charge the committee on “Movie Night” Tony White – Director District 1 making sure that Chapters will know who The meetings were held on November has renewed their membership. 2015 CNY Chapter BOD 15 and 16, 2014 in Johnson City, Most of the Presidential Committees Tennessee. retained several past members and have Election Results Following are some of the highlights of added volunteers with professional The following eleven members have the meetings. experience to assist in order to stop paying been elected as Directors to the 2015 CNY Chapter Board of Directors: New President Al Weber of the for professional help as much as possible. Bob Townsend National Railway Historical Society gave a All of the contracts with current Al Kallfelz card and a plaque to former President vendors have or are being looked at for Gregory Molloy thanking him for his 20 possible changes that will result in the Phil Edwards years of service. NRHS returning to the mostly volunteer Josie LeMay In addition to the discussion about dues Society that it once was. The support for Dick Palmer and dues renewals which is discussed in the this is overwhelming and should go a long Jeff Paston National Representative Roberta Ballard’s way to stop the bleeding. Tom Edwards report, a lengthy discussion was held The Springdale Arkansas 2014 Tom Pierson regarding how to produce the Bulletins. The Convention made money. Gus Nordone situation is that it costs about $25,000 to The Rutland Vermont 2015 Gerrit Vanderwerff produce and mail each issue. As has been Convention is selling well with some cars Bob McNamara previously reported, the NRHS is in dire sold out and a wait list has been started on Election vote counts will be provided by straits financially and is trying all avenues them. The Holiday Inn Rutland is reserving the Editor upon request. to not only save money but to earn income. rooms and they are also going quickly. Out of the 150 ballots mailed out, 109 A few years ago the Society was in a marked ballots were returned (104 by familiar situation and with diligence it mail). Three ballots were void because managed to catch up with the Bulletin TUVWXYZ there were votes for more than eleven subscriptions and plans to do so again. candidates. Ballots were recounted multiple times to verify results. For those of you who have email, you Thank You Tom Hancock! Tom Hancock was inadvertently left Thanks to Tom Edwards and Josie noticed that the NRHS News was sent in an LeMay for preparing and printing the off the list of Train Fair volunteers. electronic format. Aside from the cost ballots and envelopes, and to Herb & savings, we saw a much larger than usual Tom moved and set up exhibitor Fran Meinking and Ed & Rosemary Post News and we will continue to have more tables and chairs on Thursday for mailing and counting ballots. pages than we could have afforded with a before the Fair. Congratulations to the Winners! printed copy. However we understand that those without the ability to receive email or Thank You Maria Vanderwerff! January Green Block use the internet are not getting their dues Maria’s name was inadvertently left value and work continues to address this. Deadline out of the November Meeting DECEMBER 29 Bob Bitzer, the Treasurer presented a Minutes as being a volunteer financial report that looked at projected E-mail inputs to: helping out at the Chapter Store Ed Post, Editor expenses and income and he felt that even during the Train Fair . being conservative we will be fine and get [email protected] through our financial vortex. He suggested Or: 7611 Merritt Drive that most members try to renew their dues Visit Us on the Web at Baldwinsville, NY 13027 online where we will save between $10-$15 http://www.cnynrhs.org 315-635-9552 DECEMBER 2014 THE GREEN BLOCK PAGE 3 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Wednesday, December 3, 7:00 PM CNY Chapter Board of Directors Meeting Art & Home Building, NY State Fairgrounds Saturday, Dec. 13 (10 to 5) & Sunday, Dec. 14 (10 to 4) RIT Tiger Tracks Train Show & Sale, Gordon Field House, RIT , Rochester, NY Wednesday, December 17, 7:30 PM CNY Chapter Member Meeting & Christmas Party Art & Home Building, NY State Fairgrounds Wednesday, January 7, 7:00 PM CNY Chapter Board of Directors Meeting CNY Chapter Picnic - Martisco Station - 1975 Art & Home Building, NY State Fairgrounds In 1975 unlike today, the backside of Martisco Station was Saturday, January 17, 12 Noon to 4 PM looking quite nice with a pleasant grass area for picnics. From ESPA Meeting, Backstage Pub, Schenectady, a slide by Dick Kowell and scanned by Jeff Paston. Contact bbecker@esparail to register Sunday, January 18 (9:30 to 3) NRHS FALL MEETING REPORT TTCS 34th Annual Utica Toy Train Show, Cinders, Philadelphia Chapter, NRHS Union Station, Main St., Utica, NY The NRHS Board of Directors held its Fall, 2014 meetings in Wednesday, January 21, 7:30 PM Johnson City, TN the weekend of November 15-16. Chapter CNY Chapter Member Meeting, Membership Chair Sheila DOIT attended the meetings in place of Art & Home Building, NY State Fairgrounds Chapter National Representative Peter M. Senin, Jr., who had Saturday, Jan. 24 (10 to 5) & Sunday, Jan. 25 (10 to 4) pressing business conflicts. Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show, While no official reports have been received from NRHS as of Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds, 1305 Tuesday morning, November 18, following are some notes that Memorial Ave., West Springfield, Massachusetts Sheila made. It appears that, if possible, NRHS may be in worse shape than its members have been told, and new President Al Weber, will face nearly insurmountable obstacles. Apparently, the contract that NRHS has with Fernley & Fernley will extend to April 15, 2015. Reports indicate that Fernley has told NRHS it will be forced to do everything itself. There seems to be some dispute with Fernley over some $28,000 in billing, and as a result, F&F will not release a copy of the NRHS Membership List to the Society so it may send 2015 dues bills to the membership. A membership renewal letter will be sent out to NRHS members on behalf of National, but the timing of the letter is, at deadline time, unknown. A return envelope will be included, with request for donations and E-mail addresses. Dues may be paid with either PayPal or a credit card (no debit cards), and it is believed that Fulton Train Show some method will be developed so that those who are not Albert Kallfelz, Neal Shantz, Gerrit and Maria VanderWerff, set “electronically connected” will be able to pay their 2015 NRHS up and manned the Chapter Store at the Fulton Train Show. dues through the chapter. We will see. They grossed $832.05. Photo by Albert Kallfelz NRHS did say that the 2015 NRHS Convention at Rutland, VT will operate, and that an initial payment had been made to Vermont CNY CHAPTER DUES INCREASE Railway, presumably from ticket receipts for orders received so far. The Central New York Chapter Board of Directors voted an increase in Annual Chapter Dues from $12 to $15. All Locally, Fernley & Fernley was going to charge NRHS $500 membership categories will pay $15 dues except for family per month for the desk space that the volunteers (mostly from our membership which is set at $5. The senior membership level chapter) were using for research. During early November, the has been eliminated. The annual Green Block subscription operation was closed and will apparently relocate to the offices of rate has increased to $15. The Green Block will continue to the Delaware Valley Association of Rail Passengers, at a much be printed and delivered via USPS. The combined chapter & more favorable space rental. national dues structure is anticipated to be as follows: Hopefully, there will be additional information to share with Member Category National Chapter Total each member as the New Year approaches. Stay tuned! Regular (25 plus) $50 $15 $65 Student (13-24) $16 $15 $31 Family $7 $5 $12 2015 Winter NRHS Conference Youth (5-12) $5 $15 $20 January 10 & 11, 2015 Additional ------$15 $15 Roanoke, VA PAGE 4 THE GREEN BLOCK DECEMBER 2014 INTERURBAN CAR MOVE Rail Grinding Technology Advances Text & Photos by Albert Kallfelz The old saying, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of Member Tom Mafrici finally was able to get together the cure,” is an apt description of what's trending today in the rail- paperwork and arrangements for the movement of Interurban Car grinding sector. Equipment suppliers are promoting the concept of #200 from Martisco to his structure for restoration efforts. Fischer preventative grinding as opposed to waiting for rail to deteriorate RR Contractors did the loading and unloading and Silk Road to the point of needing corrective action. provided the truck. If well planned, preventative grinding can help railroads achieve a more efficient and cost-effective maintenance program to achieve optimal rail performance, equipment suppliers say. This consists of rail grinding at more frequent intervals with minimal metal removal to maintain profile and correct damage, such as rail contact fatigue and corrugation before extensive repair is needed. Vossloh Rail Services (VRS) newest grinding equipment offerings include a next-generation High-Speed Grinding (HSG) series offered in two formats: the heavy haul system, which can operate at speeds up to 50 mph; and the HSG-City system, which can operate up to 35 mph and offers enough clearance to operate in most systems and tunnels. To help railroads address rail that reaches the point of needing First the car is jacked up off its temporary supports. corrective action, VRS offers a High-Performance Milling system, a heavy-haul application designed to return a rail profile to the original specification in a single pass. The system generates no sparks or dust and generates little noise so that it can be used in any environment, such as on bridges and/or mainlines near highly populated areas, and when traditional grinding is not allowed due to potential fire hazards. VRS has begun working with some railroads to schedule a grinding operation as if it were part of regular traffic to minimize disruptions in service. Loram Maintenance of Way Inc. offers a “complete suite” of equipment and services to support customers’ rail-grinding needs. The company's Rail Inspection Vehicle (RIV) is designed to measure track quality so as to develop and implement an accurate grinding plan. The RIV collects rail profile and surface condition Truck is backed under the car to load the car on the trailer. data, which is then used to develop a plan by determining optimal passes, patterns and speeds necessary to ensure a correct profile is achieved and surface conditions are removed. Harsco Rail’s Corrugation Measurement System deploys an accelerometer for use on rail vehicles to measure the intensity of rail corrugation. Harsco's proprietary algorithm converts the accelerator signals into graphical depictions that show how successfully the corrugations have been removed. The system’s devices can be connected seamlessly to their Jupiter Control System, an intelligent onboard system for interpretation and analysis. Harsco Rail is trying to take advantage of advances in digital technology to enhance the operation and control of its rail grinders for higher performance. The car is moved over the Finger Lakes RR tracks. Geismar-Modern Track Machinery has incorporated a new module for corrugation, scale removal and gage-corner grinding into a hi-rail truck that's equipped with a vacuum system to capture dust and other spoils from the process. They feel there is a benefit to having the ability to be mobile with a grinder, especially on transits. This vehicle allows work to be staged for short work windows and then give back the track. It potentially eliminates the need to travel to the worksite after revenue service is completed, especially if there are several hi-rail access locations on the system. Many of these advances in rail grinding technology have been employed overseas. Over the past year these companies have been actively promoting interest in their advanced rail prevention and maintenance capabilities to North American Railroads. The car is wrapped up for the journey. Excerpts from a Progressive Railroading Article by Julie Sneider DECEMBER 2014 THE GREEN BLOCK PAGE 5 ACCIDENT ON THE HIGH IRON By Carl A. Peterson We were doing 75 miles per hour as we [In 1930, the late Railroad Historian, Edward approached Bolivar Road crossing, the first Hungerford, wrote a book entitled “The Run of the crossing just west of North Chittenango. Engineer Twentieth Century.” At that time, Mr. Hungerford Lynch sounded the regulation two long, one short was public relations representative of the New and one long blast of the steam whistle. Suddenly York Central. Richard Palmer loaned the book to from the south side of the crossing, a ten-wheel Carl Peterson, a retired NYC engineer, who fired truck loaded with 10 tons of gravel drove onto the on the “Century” and the “Empire State Express” tracks directly in front of our locomotive. The in the 30's. Reading the book stirred Carl’s driver of the truck was unable to stop the truck and memories of steam and steel rail of the days when jumped clear just before the truck went onto the “riding the cushions” was in vogue. Following is crossing. a reminiscent related by Carl Peterson. This article The locomotive hit the truck directly in the is an amalgamation of two articles written by Carl center, with of course a terrific crash, and gravel about this experience in his “Rambling Along the flew everywhere, some of it crashing through the Mohawk” Series.– Editor] front windows of the locomotive cab taking The minute I looked at the cover of the book, window frames and all with it, leaving quite a few “The Run of the Twentieth Century,” and saw a inches of gravel on the deck floor of the cab. picture of Hudson #5273, it brought back memories of a scary Luckily, Engineer Lynch was not injured, but I received a nice experience I had with locomotive #5273 in the summer of 1936, bump on my forehead. my last year as a fireman. I went firing in the summer of 1911, Gravel packed in and tore the two large air pumps and train- qualified and became an engineer in October 1916. I was set back line air pipes loose. Those air pumps were built in on top of the firing in 1921 (a depression year), was set up “running” again in locomotive pilot and attached to the smoke box. The broken air 1925, and set back firing again in 1932 due to the backlash of the pipes caused the train brakes to go into emergency. 1929 stock market crash and subsequent long depression. I finally The body and cab of the truck tore loose from the frame and ended my days as a fireman in October of 1936. were thrown up on top of the locomotive boiler and caught onto the I fired locomotive #5273 on the 20th Century Limited quite steam dome and sand box and dangled there. The front wheels and often in the early 1930’s, and in later years, I ran #5273 as an the rear dual wheels and running of the truck was thrown to engineer on less famous passenger trains than the Century. the north side and landed on and blocked the two westbound tracks. At the time of the rather harrowing experience with the #5273, The frame of the truck fell onto the track in front of our I was living and working out of Albany on the westbound and locomotive pilot, where it was pushed one-half mile along the rails eastbound Empire State Express (Trains #51 and #50). I was the until we came to Chittenango Creek Bridge where it hit the south fireman and my engineer was a wonderful gentleman by the name bridge girder. This caused our locomotive pilot to rise so that the of William (Billy) Lynch, who lived in Deerfield, north of Utica. truck frame then became wedged between the pilot and the front On this particular day in August of 1936, we left Syracuse on wheels of the four wheel truck. It was pushed further along the rails Empire State Express Train #50 on time at 4:05 PM. We were due in that position until we finally came to a stop a short distance east in Albany at 6:35 PM after making stops at Utica and Schenectady. of Chittenango Creek Bridge. Then, the gravel truck cab and body fell off the locomotive superstructure onto the ground. Fortunately Our train consist of 16 cars included an RPO,·a combination no wheels on locomotive 5273 or the train were derailed, which baggage/smoker, the regulation coaches, diner, parlor and club was a near miracle, but every wheel on the locomotive, tender and cars, and the rear car, a parlor type car with an open end brass train was flattened because of the emergency stop. railing observation. Continued on Next Page

Picture of the New York Central 4-6-4 Hudson #5273 as it appears in “The Run of the Twentieth Century.” PAGE 6 THE GREEN BLOCK DECEMBER 2014 As I was the youngest member of the train crew, I immediately started running to the nearest wayside phone about a half mile east. I unlocked the phone box, contacted the Mohawk Division dispatcher at Albany and informed him of the situation and that westbound tracks 1 and 3 were blocked with debris. He immediately rang the towerman/operator at Canastota in the east to block off that section of track and to signal westbound passenger train #5 to stop as that train had just left Oneida. Then he notified the Kirkville towerman in the west to block off that section. By that time, the conductor of #50 had arrived at the phone and took over from there. Flagmen from our train were sent out in both directions. A freight locomotive and crew were sent out from Minoa and coupled onto the observation car at the rear of train #50. The air train line was then coupled up and the angle cock was closed on the head end of the RPO car, the lead car of the train, and the brakes were pumped off. The brakes on the locomotive and tender had to be bled off because of the broken air pumps and train line pipes. It was decided that the freight locomotive would try and pull The engine crew on Train #50, the eastbound Empire State Express, poses in the cab on the first run through the new New the train back to Kirkville with our 5273 attached if we could pull York Central station on Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse on Sept. it loose from the truck frame which was caught underneath the 24, 1936. Former CNY Chapter member, Carl Peterson, right, locomotive pilot. After three tries, the front end of the locomotive was a Mohawk Division fireman. Syracuse Division Fireman and pilot raised up and slid over the truck frame and the front John Deling stands in the gangway, At right, with hat in hand, engine truck wheels dropped back down onto the rails without any is Syracuse Division Engineer Johhn Forsythe. Richard Palmer wheel derailing. Then train #50 intact was slowly pulled back to collection. Kirkville. In the meantime a section gang had arrived at the point locomotive whistle, and did not see the train approaching, due to a of the accident to clean up the mess. small embankment a short distance south of the tracks, and when Car inspectors had been dispatched to Kirkville from Syracuse. he did see the train, he could not stop the heavy truck, and jumped Crippled No. 5273 was removed from the train and the fresh off just before the truck went onto the tracks. locomotive coupled onto the head end, the air lines and brakes were In a law suit a few weeks later, a farm family living on Bolivar tested and found to be in good working order. After a careful Rd., about one quarter mile north of the tracks testified that they inspection of the train we were given orders to proceed to Utica at distinctly heard the two long, one short, one long blasts of the a speed not to exceed 20 miles per hour due to the severe flat spots locomotive whistle as they said they set their clocks by that sound on the wheels of all the cars. About two hours later we arrived in nearly every day as the eastbound Empire was always on time!! Utica, where a fresh made-up train waited; without an RPO car on That was nearly true in those days. the head end and an observation car on the rear end as there were Throughout the train there were no injuries although a couple no cars of that type available in Utica. Red Caps and Porters were of the mail clerks in the RPO car were knocked off their feet but called in from around Utica and all passengers and baggage were not injured. In the dining and club cars, some food and drinks were soon transferred to the fresh train. spilled in the laps of some of the passengers. There were over 300 The RPO car could not be left behind in Utica because it was hundred passengers aboard and luckily none were injured. loaded with first class mail along with seven clerks. Another car Engineer Billy Lynch and I had our overalls covered with gravel inspection showed that wheel damage to the RPO was not as great and I received a bump on my forehead. as on the other cars, so the RPO car and locomotive were coupled About one half mile east of the Bolivar Road crossing, the west onto the head end of the fresh train. We were issued orders to end of the south girder bridge over Chittenango Creek still shows proceed the 94 miles to Albany at 45 miles per hour and arrived at the damage and dents caused by the heavy frame of the truck as it Albany at 11:05 pm, regular arrival time being 6:37 pm. A struck the girder while being pushed along the track ahead of the replacement RPO was waiting in Albany. The clerks and mail were locomotive. The scars on the bridge are still evident even after transferred to the new RPO, which was coupled to the train for the forty years have gone by. balance of the trip to Grand Central Station at normal speed. Mostly, we were very thankful that the locomotive and train The crew caller at Albany had called my wife on the phone to did not derail. advise her that I would be late getting home, due to a delay to train The Green Block, July 1969, October 1974 & November 1974 #50, but that I was OK so that took the worry off of her mind. Central New York Chapter, NRHS By now you must be wondering what happened to the truck driver or any of the passengers and crew members of the Empire State Express? The truck driver, a 21 year old young man by the name of Carpenter from Chittenango, was found stretched out on the embankment alongside of the tracks, white as a sheet and in slight shock, but with no physical injuries. He said he had not heard the DECEMBER 2014 THE GREEN BLOCK PAGE 7 EARLY MILK BUSINESS ON OUR RAILROADS Compiled by Richard Palmer Some railroad historians have indicated that it wasn’t until the 1880s that railroads in this region commenced hauling dairy products. Nothing could be further from the truth. This business goes back to at least the 1850s on the Erie, according to old timetables. By the early 1880s, most railroads in the Northeast were in this lucrative business that lasted the better part of a century. One of the railroads that pioneered in freighting dairy products was the New York & Oswego Midland Railroad, predecessor of the New York, Ontario & Western. The following articles regarding the early milk business on the Midland are from the Orange County Press. Feb. 17, 1871 - “The Midland now brings down 45 cans of milk daily.” June 2, 1871 - “Refrigerator Cars - The The so-called “Big Milk” of the Lehigh Valley makes time eastbound through Coxton yard near Wilkes Barre in the early 1900s. Local trains brought down milk cars to Midland Railroad as far as finished has been Sayre from its lines in upstate New York that were put together into one train and built and is being run according to the most rushed to New York, seven days a week. Dick Palmer collection. modern plans. Last week refrigerator cars, June 7, 1873 - “The Midland Milk Traffic - The milk trade on provided with ice, were put on the northern part of the line, for the the Midland has picked up amazingly since the change was effected transportation of butter, cheese, and eggs, to New York via New by which the company assumed direct control of the business, York Central at Oneida. A moderate charge over regular rates is canceling a contract with outside parties in order to do so. The charged in refrigerator cars.” shipments of this article have increased 75 percent during the past May 24, 1872 - “The Milky Way - Ninety six cans of milk are five or six weeks, having run up an average of 575 to 975 cans now being carried over the Crawford Branch of the Midland daily. daily. For the past few days the manifest has been 1,000 cans daily. The section traversed by the Crawford Branch will yet become one “This improvement is partially owing to the good management of the most prolific sources of supply of the lacteal fluid.” of the company’s agent in charge of the milk business. Messrs. June 7, 1872 - “The Midland milk train, under charge of T. R.W. Van Benschoten and George Doremus, who were formerly Wright, conductor, seems to be doing a good business, carrying connected with the Erie in a similar capacity, and to the cars in 700 cans of milk daily, and one day recently 100 pails of butter and running of conductors J.L. Paris and J.M. Johnson, who manage to 150 boxes of cheese. The cans are returned promptly, The new cars have their trains on time now-a-days with unfailing regularity.” for this train will be put on the road soon.” Sept. 1, 1873 - “Milk trade on the Midland. - The shipment of Sept. 6, 1872 - “The milk traffic is increasing slowly on he milk on the Midland road has more than doubled within the last few Middletown & Crawford R.R., and with the proper encouragement months, About 500 cans were carried when the company took and accommodations, will amount to a large item by next year." delivery from Messrs. Tuthill, Blauvelt & Co. This number has steadily increased under the new management of Messrs. Dormemus and Van Bemschoten, the company’s agents, till now the average shipment is over 1,100 cans. Two new engines, the ‘Oakland’ and the ‘Stecknel,’ are now used on the milk train, for which they were especially built.” July 17, 1874 - “The milk train of the Midland now starts at Bloomingburgh, but arrangements have been made to carry milk from all points along the line.” July 24, 1874 - “Tuesday being dairymen’s day. 27 carloads of butter and cheese, and four of stock, came into Middletown on the NY&OM. Eighteen cars An early milk car on the Lehigh Valley. Dick Palmer collection. Continued on Next Page PAGE 8 THE GREEN BLOCK DECEMBER 2014 went to New York by the New Jersey Midland and eight to the Erie, First Scientific American Magazine the remainder being Middletown freight.” Aug. 21, 1874 - “Twenty-eight cars came down into this place Featured an Article on Railroad Cars on the Midland loaded with butter, cheese and livestock Tuesday. By Ed Post Shipments made here on both the Erie’s and New Jersey Midland Scientific American (informally abbreviated, SciAm) is a freight trains.” popular American science magazine that is notable for its long Sept. 11, 1874 - “The butter and cheese trade and livestock history of presenting scientific information on a monthly basis to shipment over the Midland have grown so large that the company the general educated public. It is the oldest continuously published have put on two regular trains a week. This week there were four monthly magazine in the United States. trains. The two Tuesday brought in eight cars of stock and 23 of Scientific American was founded by inventor and publisher butter and cheese, and the two trains on Wednesday had 25 cars.” Rufus M. Porter in 1845 as a four page weekly newspaper. June 8, 1875 - “The New Jersey Midland milk train now Throughout its early years, much emphasis was placed on reports carries 1,000 cans per day.” of what was going on at the U.S. Patent Office. It also reported on Aug. 4, 1875 - “Heavy train. - A train of 19 cars, including a broad range of inventions including perpetual motion machines, four carloads of butter and cheese and nine cars of stock arrived in an 1860 device for buoying vessels by , and the Middletown on the Midland express freight last night. The contents universal joint which now can be found in nearly every automobile of 13 of the cars were transferred to the Erie, while the remaining manufactured. Many famous scientists, including Albert Einstein, six were taken over the New Jersey Midland to New York.” have contributed articles in the past 168 years. (Wikipedia) May 19, 1877 - “The New Jersey milk train took over 1,300 It is interesting to note that the very first Scientific American, cans into Jersey City last night.” Series One, Volume One, Issue Number One published in New July 13, 1878 - “The milk train on the Midland Railway is now York City on Thursday, August 28, 1845, featured a picture and an bringing down about 1,500 cans of milk every night. It is the most article on Railroad Cars on the front cover page. The article is as important and profitable train on the road. The way they run, follows: swinging one passenger car on the end around like the snapper on IMPROVED RAIL-ROAD CARS the end of a whip, bouncing, jerking, hopping and bounding, is almost enough to make one’s hair stand up. The milk thus sent now nets the farmers about 2 1/2 cents per quart.” Middletown Free Press, April 11, 1881 - “The milk train, which now runs to Morrston, Sullivan county, a distance of 51 miles, will be extended to Delhi, Delaware county, a distance of 120 miles. It will leave Middletown with empty cars at 2:15 P.M. and reach Delhi at 9:15 A.M. Another train leaves Delhi at 11:30 A.M. and reaches here at 6:15 P.M. The trains will be equipped with the vacuum air-brakes, which There is perhaps no mechanical subject in which will enable them to make quick stops, and all the brakemen will improvements has advanced so rapidly, within the last ten have to do will be to handle the cans. The milk train will carry years, as that of railroad passenger cars. Let any person passengers both ways. It will make a new train on the Delhi branch contrast the awkward and uncouth cars of '35 with the superbly splendid long cars now running on several of the eastern as well as between Morrston and Walton. roads, and he will find it difficult to convey to a third party, a It is said there is a good milk district along the whole length of correct idea of the vast extent of improvement. Some of the the Delhi Branch, which is 18 miles long, and that there is most elegant cars of this class, and which are of a capacity to considerable milk on the main line from Walton to Hancock, a accommodate from sixty to eighty passengers, and run with a stretch of 20 miles. This will add 18 miles to the length of the road steadiness hardly equaled by a steamboat in still water, are on which milk will be collected, and the managers of the road manufactured by Davenport & Bridges, at their establishment expect to more than double the number of cans carried. Some 50 in Cambridgeport, Mass. The manufacturers have recently introduced a variety of excellent improvements in the cans a day are now received from the Delhi Branch, which are construction of trucks, springs, and connections, which are shifted to the mail train. It is expected that this will increase to 400 calculated to avoid atmospheric resistance, secure safety and or 500 cans this season, and that the number of cans coming to convenience, and contribute ease and comfort to passengers, Middletown will be increase from 420, which was Sunday’s while flying at the rate of 30 to 40 miles per hour. We propose shipment, to about 800 or 1,000 cans in the height of the season.” to give a particular description of these improvements, The milk business the New York, Ontario & Western inherited accompanied with suitable engravings, in our next number, from its predecessor, continued to prosper: that our readers may be enabled to appreciate more fully the progress of improvements in this branch of mechanism. June 27, 1884 - “For the week ending June 20th, there were shipped over the NYO&W Railway 14,230 cans of milk and 1,340 New Power for the Finger Lakes Railway cans of cream, a total of 15,570 cans on a daily average of 1,224 VMV-Paducah shipped the first of three deturbo-charged cans. The market is good at 2 1/2 cents a quart, the dealer paying SD40-2s to the Finger Lakes Railway on November 16 for the freight.” evaluation. She is GMTX #3303, classified a SD38-2 and in FGLK paint. In addition, FGLK will be leasing several SW-1500s for use at Fulton and Fort Edward, N.Y., though not to receive FGLK paint. Midwest Rail Scene DECEMBER 2014 THE GREEN BLOCK PAGE 9 J======KL======RAILROAD NEWS BRIEFS NS to Buy Former D&H Trackage Amtrak Asks STB to Investigate NS &CSX Norfolk Southern and Canadian Pacific have announced a Amtrak is taking action to improve the on-time performance proposed transaction under which NS would acquire 282.55 miles (OTP) of its trains that operate over tracks controlled by other of CP's former Delaware & Hudson line between Sunbury and railroads. In a complaint filed on Nov. 17, Amtrak is asking the Schenectady, N.Y. The $217 million sale is subject to approval by Surface Transportation Board (STB) to investigate Norfolk the U.S. Surface Transportation Board. Southern Railway (NS) and CSX Transportation (CSXT) for CP will retain its former D&H trackage north of Schenectady causing unacceptable delays for passengers traveling between and into Albany, N.Y. Chicago and Washington, D.C., on the Capitol Limited due to freight train interference. “Acquiring this portion of the D&H provides for more efficient rail transportation system by consolidating freight Due to persistent excessive delays caused by NS and CSXT operations with a single carrier,” says NS CEO Wick Moorman. freight train interference, the OTP of the Capitol Limited at its “Aligning the D&H track with Norfolk Southern's 22-state network endpoint terminals was 2.7 percent for the quarter ending Sept. 30, allows us to connect businesses in central Pennsylvania, upstate down from an already substandard 33.6 percent the previous quarter. New York and New England with domestic and international Amtrak Press Release markets while enhancing the region's competitive rail and surface NS to Improve Operational Performance transportation market.” An acceleration of resource additions, coupled with the annual The lines to be acquired connect with NS’ network at Sunbury volume decline after Thanksgiving, should provide incremental and Binghamton, N.Y., and would give NS single-line routes from improvements in train performance and terminal fluidity heading Chicago and the southeastern U.S. to Albany and NS’ recently built into next year, Norfolk Southern officials have said. Mechanicville, N.Y., intermodal terminal. NS would also gains a “As severe winter weather will have an adverse impact to connection to its joint venture subsidiary Pan Am Southern. operations, we expect a return to historical train performance and Additionally, NS would acquire D&H's Binghamton car shop velocity toward the end of the second quarter of 2015,” they said. along with other facilities along the corridor. CP acquired the D&H Actions planned and implemented by NS to boost operational out of bankruptcy in Jan 1991. Trains News Wire performance include: LIRR Asked to Consider Rider Comfort x An increase in the number of active train and engine service U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is urging MTA Long (T&E) employees by about 400 in November and December, Island Rail Road (LIRR) officials to consider “rider satisfaction” largely concentrated in the Northern Region between Chicago and incorporate community input into the design of the railroad's and New Jersey; new M-9 commuter-rail cars, which will be built by Kawasaki and x Increase the number of an active T&E employees in the range of are scheduled to enter service in 2017. 700 to 800 in 2015, mostly early in the year; The new M-9 car purchase is part of the MTA’s capital plan, x Placing 50 of 75 newly purchased locomotives into service by which is largely funded with federal grant dollars. New York 2014's end, as well as taking delivery of 40 used locomotives, receives $1.3 billion in federal capital assistance annually for with an additional 60 scheduled for early 2015 delivery; transit related projects, the vast majority of which goes to the MTA. x Completing rehabilitation work at the Conway yard by Progressive Railroading Thanksgiving; x Begin to reap benefits from the $160 million classification yard Maine Museum Fires up Old 2-Foot Gauger expansion in Bellevue, Ohio; After five plus years of work, Wiscasset, Waterville & x Completing major rail, tie and surfacing work across the Farmington Railway Museum’s 0-4-4T No. 9 was fired up for the Northern Region to enhance velocity and fluidity. first time since 1933. It was reported that the steam test went very Progressive Railroading well with most of the equipment working as designed. Volunteers say there will be additional steam tests in the coming months and BNSF Adds Idle-Reduction Devices over the winter the wood cab will be completed and the engine will In partnership with the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency be reassembled. They plan to have her pulling trains next year. and HOTSTART, BNSF Railway is retrofitting 11 yard locomotives in Washington State with HOTSTART's Auxiliary No. 9 was built in 1891 by the Portland Co. for the Sandy Power Units (APUs) to reduce idling during cold weather. The River Railroad as it's No. 5. She is the only surviving locomotive APUs are designed to keep engines warm and ready to restart, and from three different Maine two-foot railroads. For more info, visit shut down an idling locomotive to reduce fuel and oil consumption, www.wwfry.org. Train News Wire lower emissions, and mitigate noise and engine wear. Vertex Rail to Assemble Tank Cars in NC APUs are used in conjunction with Automatic Engine Start- Vertex Rail Technologies LLC will soon begin manufacturing Stop (AESS) systems to shut down a locomotive when it's not freight cars in a former Terex Corp. crane-manufacturing facility in needed. BNSF already has equipped more than 90 percent of its Wilmington, NC. Vertex has received Association of American more than 7,500 locomotives with AESS systems and all its new Railroads certification and approval of its 31,800-gallon general- locomotives are equipped with the devices. The combination of purpose oil tank car design. Other car types planned are a 28,500- APUs and AESS systems can potentially eliminate most gallon coiled and insulated tank car, a 30,000-gallon jacketed tank locomotive engine idling, BNSF officials believe. car, and a 3285-cubic-foot covered hopper. Trains News Wire Progressive Railroading PAGE 10 THE GREEN BLOCK DECEMBER 2014 J======KL======RAILROAD NEWS BRIEFS New Refrigerated Intermodal Service Amtrak Locomotive Honors Past President Infinity Transportation is launching a new expedited In a surprise ceremony at Washington’s Union Station, former refrigerated domestic intermodal container service operating from Amtrak President David Gunn was honored by the unveiling of the the Pacific Northwest to the Midwest and East Coast as Infinity “David L. Gunn Locomotive.” The name “David L. Gunn” had Transportation Logistics LLC. The company will launch its new been applied to ACS-64 No. 600, the first unit in the new class of service in mid-November 2014 with 53-foot refrigerated containers electric locomotives. The unit was not only numerically, but the built for domestic service. The primary focus will be moving first motor to pull a train in revenue service Feb. 7, to appear on an frozen foods and other refrigerated products from Washington and Amtrak timetable, and to grace the cover of Trains Magazine. Oregon to the Midwest and the East Coast, with return service to “It was very gracious – and very touching,” Gunn said. “I was Washington and Oregon. really honored that they were able to do this.” The service will be the only regularly scheduled refrigerated Gunn, now 77, had been lured out of a previous retirement in domestic intermodal service from Washington State to the Midwest 2002 to helm Amtrak, a company on the verge of bankruptcy that and East Coast following the shutdown of Cold Train's intermodal had suffered through years of deferred maintenance. Working with service earlier this year. Trains News Wire limited funds to bring the Northeast Corridor up to a state of good Tower 55 Project Eases Congestion repair under an administration that seemed to not appreciate his candor, it is only fitting that the locomotive David L. Gunn will be One of the nation’s busiest rail intersections – where BNSF’s around to remind passengers waiting on platforms from north-south and Union Pacific Railroad’s east-west main lines cross Washington to Boston that the right leader in the right place at the near downtown Fort Worth – now has expanded capacity, thanks to right time can make an indelible and unforgettable contribution to the completion of the $104 million Tower 55 project. an organization. Trains News Wire About 90 freight and passenger trains pass through this inter- section, which also affected commuters on the roadways that cross FHW OKs CSX Tunnel Project in D.C. those tracks. The project included the construction of a new north- The Federal Highway Administration (FHW) has approved a south main track, a redesigned rail signal and interlocker system, preferred construction alternative for CSX Corp.'s Virginia Avenue improvements to bridges, closure and renovation of several at- Tunnel Project in Washington, D.C., enabling the CSX to complete grade road and pedestrian crossings, and an underpass in adjacent design work and initiate the construction permitting process. neighborhoods. Also, several pedestrian and car crossings near Owned and maintained by CSX, the 4,000-foot, single-track downtown were revamped. Friends of the BNSF tunnel is located beneath the eastbound lanes of Virginia Avenue. MassDOT Rail Bridge Replacements The Class I plans to reconstruct and rehabilitate the 110-year-old tunnel — including the addition of a second set of tracks — to A contract has been awarded for the replacement of four rail accommodate double-stack trains, eliminate a chokepoint caused bridges along the future South Coast Rail Line in Massachusetts. by the single track that impacts passenger trains in the region and The contract for the $42 million project to replace three Fall River improve the flow of freight traffic through D.C. Bridges and the Wamsutta Bridge in New Bedford was awarded to Progressive Railroading Cardi Corp. The improvements will advance South Coast Rail while also providing immediate benefit to freight operations in the Old Nevada Locomotive Steams Again region. Progressive Railroading For the first time in nearly 80 years, hot steam has lifted the Walk Bridge Replacement Funds Approved safety valves of the Glenbrook, a 139-year-old 2-6-0 that has been Connecticut's State Bond Commission has approved more than under restoration at the Nevada State Railroad Museum since 2009. $53 million for the Connecticut DOT to begin work to replace the After it was fired up Nov. 19, the old narrow gauge locomotive was 's Walk Bridge. Maintained by MTA Metro-North given a state issued boiler tag. Railroad under a contract with the state, the 118-year-old bridge built the 3-foot gauge 2-6-0 carries more than 140 trains a day. This summer, the bridge Glenbrooke in 1875 for the Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming malfunctioned in two separate incidents within a two-week period, Co. Museum officials say that the engine still requires much work causing delays for New Haven Line commuters. Built in 1896, the before it runs again, but that they hope the restoration will be bridge is the oldest movable bridge along the Northeast Corridor in complete sometime next year. When it does run it will be among Connecticut. The structure will be replaced with a bascule or the oldest operating steam locomotives in North America. vertical lift bridge that will open for marine traffic from one side Trains News Wire with a counterweight system. Progressive Railroading R&N Plays Role in Rail Scrap Theft Law Climax Locomotive to Change Museums Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad Co. (RBMN) The Climax geared locomotive currently housed at the Police Lieutenant Matthew Johnson attended a signing ceremony Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania may find a new home at the Nov 17 for the Scrap Material Theft Prevention Act in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Lumberman's Museum, according to local reports. In 2012, Johnson reached out to a state senator to help combat The two-truck geared locomotive, which has been at the Strasburg a rise in the theft of railroad-related items. As a result, an existing museum for more than 30 years, will be displaced as the museum bill was amended so that scrap facilities were put on notice not to reorganizes its displays as part of an extensive new exhibit plan. accept railroad material from people attempting to sell such items. Trains News Wire Progressive Railroading DECEMBER 2014 THE GREEN BLOCK PAGE 11 Norfolk Southern Heritage Unit #1074, with NS #8021 & UP #8141 also in the power consist, is leading NS train 12T westbound from the CP (formerly Lackawanna) E. Binghamton yard. Photo by Jack Humphrey, June 16, 2014. THE GREEN BLOCK BACK PAGE CENTRAL NEW YORK CHAPTER, NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC

• 2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS • CHAPTER MEETINGS Phil Edwards • Tom Edwards • Albert Kallfelz • Josie LeMay Chapter meetings are held on the third Wednesday of Bob McNamara • Gus Nordone • Dick Palmer • Jeff Paston each month and the Board of Directors meet the first Tom Pierson • Robert Townsend • Gerrit Vanderwerff Wednesday of each month in the Art and Home Center at • OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS • the New York State Fairgrounds. President ...... Al Kallfelz ANNUAL DUES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015 Vice President ...... Phil Edwards Member Category National Chapter Total Vice President & Recording Secretary ...... Jeff Paston Regular $50 $15 $65 Treasurer...... Josie LeMay Student $16 $15 $31 Family $7 $5 $12 Corresponding Secretary ...... Herb Meinking Youth $5 $15 $20 National Representative ...... Open Additional ------$15 $15 Electronic Media Coordinator...... Jeff Paston x Regular Members are adults more than 24 years old. Program Coordinators...... Dick Palmer, Tom Pierson & Phil Edwards x Student Members are ages 13 thru 24. Librarian and Archivist ...... Dick Palmer Family Members are family members living in the Railroadiana Store Managers ...... Bob McNamara x same household as a Regular or Student Member. State Fair Display Coordinator ...... Al Kallfelz x Youth Members are children ages 5 thru 12. Martisco Museum Curator...... Open Central Square Museum Curators...... Harvey Harke & Bob Townsend x Additional Members of the CNY Chapter have their main NRHS membership with another NRHS Chapter. Membership Chairperson...... Tom Edwards x Additional and Youth Members do not have CNY Editor & Historian...... Ed Post Chapter voting privileges. Financial Advisor...... Paul Shinal x Green Block Subscriptions (Non-members) are $15. Excursion Coordinator ...... Rick Faigle Dues and Subscriptions run from January 1 to December 31 Model RR Exhibit Coordinators ...... Phil Edwards                   

            

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