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Train Sheet #170 Spring/Summer 2016 THE TRAIN SNews froHm the FeEather RiEver RailTSociety Spring/Summer 2016 Issue 170 Issue 170 - Spring 2016 The Train Sheet -THE TRAIN SHEET- - BOARD OF DIRECTORS and OFFICERS - News from the Feather River Rail Society and the Rod McClure President [email protected] Western Pacific Railroad Museum at Portola Steve Habeck VP, Director [email protected] Editor – Matthew Elems Kerry Cochran Director [email protected] Email: [email protected] Greg Elems Director [email protected] Gail McClure Director, Treasurer [email protected] Contribution Deadlines: Last Day ofFebruary, April, June, Tom Carter Director [email protected] August, October, and December. Charlie Spikes Director [email protected] Contents Copyright ©2016 Eugene Vicknair Secretary, Director [email protected] Feather River Rail Society Frank Brehm Director [email protected] All Rights Reserved Leisa Wesch Director [email protected] FEATHER RIVER RAIL SOCIETY On the Cover WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD MUSEUM at PORTOLA WP 608 sits at the east end of the museum on 27 January 2016. PO BOX 608, Portola, CA 96122-0608 Museum Phone: 530 832 4131 Matt Elems photo. Fax: 530 832 1854 The museum grounds are open to the public from Table of Contents – Issue 170 10:00am until 5:00pm daily from the last Sunday in April through the first Monday in November. The diesel shop Rodney McClure 3 is open during this time. Vice-President’s Report – Dec 2015 5 Vice-President’s Report – Jan 2016 5 Train operations begin the last Saturday in May and Vice-President’s Report – Mar 2016 6 continue each weekend through the first Monday in WPRM Rolls Out Interpretive Signage 8 September, as well as on major holidays between these Spring 2016 CMO Report 9 dates. 2016 Historical Convention 10 Zephyr Project Update – Apr 2016 12 Museum grounds are closed to the public from the first Board Meeting Minutes 13 Tuesday in November through the Friday before the last Saturday in April except for special events for which advanced arrangements have been made. Ifyou wish to visit during the closure period, it is advisable to call in advance and find out ifthe museum will be open. Entrance to the museum for members is free. Non- members are required to pay an admission fee, details are inside this issue on the inside ofthe back cover. The Feather River Rail Society, a tax-exempt public benefit California corporation, is the historical society for - WEB PAGES of INTEREST - the Western Pacific Railroad and operator ofthe Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California. FRRS Official Site www.WPLives.org CZ Virtual Museum calzephyr.railfan.net The FRRSis notassociatedwith the Union Pacific California Zephyr californiazephyr.org Railroad. Western Pacific Pages www.WPLives.com WP Virtual Museum wpmuseum.railfan.net FRRS Tax ID number is 68-0002774 Sac Northern On-Line www.WPLives.org/SN Member ofthe Association ofRailway Museums and the Tidewater Southern Pages www.TidewaterSouthern.com Tourist Railway Association, Inc Tidewater Southern www5.pair.com/rattenne/WP/TideIndex.htm Central California Traction www.trainweb.org/tractionco/ Page 2 Issue 170 - Spring 2016 The Train Sheet Rodney McClure 27 January 1961 — 11 June 2016 It is with much sadness and heavy hearts that the Feather River Rail Society announces the passing of our brother, friend, leader and longtime FRRS President Rodney McClure, better known to us as “El Presidente” (“EP” for short). Rod was the devoted husband of FRRS Treasurer Gail McClure. He was 55 years old. Rod started his “official” railroad career with the Western Pacific Railroad in 1979 as a trainman in San Francisco, eventually becoming a locomotive engineer. At the time of his passing, he was a regular in the Sparks pool (between Sparks, NV and Elko, NV) for Union Pacific. In his career, he operated over nearly all of the WP lines and the SP’s route from Oakland to Salt Lake City. Like many rails, Rod held other jobs when he was cut off or hanging on the extra board, including co-owning a deli and driving a tow truck in the roughest parts of San Francisco. But railroading was his life. Rod actually started his career “unofficially” at the age of seven, going to work with his Dad, the well-respected “Dirty Jack” McClure. Rod honed his skills at an early age running everything from lowly switch engines to high speed passenger power on the WP’s famous “California Zephyr”, all under “Dirty Jack’s” keen eye. Rod’s first paid workday with the WP was working with his Dad on WP SW1500 switch engine 1503, WP’s last acquired switcher and now part of our historic collection. Rod returned the favor by being on the crew for Jack’s last day on the railroad, again on the 1503. Rod had two sons, Aaron and Eric, both volunteers at the museum until they enlisted in the military. He was immensely proud of his boys and delighted in playing Rod McClure at the controls of WP 707. Grandpa to their kids. In 1989 he married the love of his —Tom Carter Photo life, the former Gail Parker, sister of longtime WPRM Page 3 Issue 170 - Spring 2016 The Train Sheet volunteer Matt Parker – introduced to each other at the Museum by Matt in 1987. Rod and Gail were an inseparable, matched set of humor, sarcasm, knowledge, and love. Most people consider Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” as the ultimate love story, but Rod and Gail were more “Gomez & Morticia Adams”, a far more special and quirky bond than the Bard’s couple of boring old-fashioned characters. They could finish each others’ sentences, were often involved in the same shenanigans with friends and family, and both had hearts of gold. On Rod’s days off from the railroad, both could usually be found working in various tasks at and for the museum. Rod’s quick wit and mischievous sense of humor were ever on display. He had an adoration for the volunteers of the Western Pacific Railroad Museum and his connections in the museum world and the Union Pacific Railroad have been paramount to the growth and continued success of the FRRS as an organization. As a member of the Western Pacific family and a natural leader, Rod had earned the trust, admiration and respect of a large army of volunteers that he referred to as the “Willing People of the Western Pacific”, just like those employees of the original WP. Rod’s boots are going to be impossible to fill, and he is already missed terribly by all of us that were blessed enough to know him. But in his spirit and legacy, the “Willing People” of the Western Pacific Railroad museum will carry on the traditions that he, Jack, their friends and fellow rails lived by. Rod would be very upset if we didn’t. It won’t be easy. We ask that you keep Gail, Aaron, Eric and their family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. The FRRS is accepting donations in Rod’s (and his father Jack’s) memory. In particular, Rod had devoted a lot of effort toward getting WP 0-6-0 165 to Portola and supporting its return to operation, as well as securing the donation of WP SW1500 1503, which he had been raising funds to repaint. We know he would have wanted to see those projects moved forward to completion. Rod McClure relaxes at the end of a busy day with several volunteers at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum on 8 August 2014. Preparations were well underway for the upcoming Portola Railroad Days celebration. —Greg Elems Photo Page 4 Issue 170 - Spring 2016 The Train Sheet Vice-President’s Report – Dec 2015 sure to check out their seating design in the SN —Steve Habeck, Vice-President FRRS 1642 caboose, which is the new addition to the caboose train. It gives us much-needed capacity, Several things have come up since the and was made ready for Santa Train service in last Board meeting, and I will attempt to cover less than 1 month. as many as I can recall from my scrambled pile of notes, messages, and E-mails. I would also like to recognize these volunteers, who have been newly appointed to I finally heard back from Don Davis of the the following positions: Truckee group that wants the snowplow at Collins Pine in Chester. Their latest idea is to let Chief Mech. Officer (CMO) Bil (1L) Jackson us have the center-cab GE engine they have at Webmaster Paul Finnegan Truckee, which would empty a space for the Election Chairman David Epling snowplow at Truckee, and it wouldn’t have to be moved to Portola. I don’t know the details on Other positions will be filled and named this engine, other than it has a nice paint job, as discussions and arrangements are completed. and apparently needs engine work. From the picture Don sent me, it looks like a 65-tonner. I I am working with Vivian Sundin at the don’t know it’s heritage. Their plan would be to Deeble insurance agency on the renewal of our move the engine from Truckee to Portola, then liability policy for 2016. Of note is that the move the plow from Chester to Truckee, premium is going from $14,000 to just over apparently at their expense. I will get more $21,000 for next year, and, according to Vivian, information and solicit Board input before we everyone else’s is going up about the same. The make any deals. increase has nothing to do with our, or anyone else’s, operating record, despite what some Doug Morgan has finally exhausted the uninformed people will say.
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