The official publication of the Western Kentucky Chapter, NRHS. CHAPTER FIELD TRIP JUNE 2004 VOLUME 8 NUMBER 6 P&L SHOP VISIT Chapter Western Kentucky Chapter, NRHS 111 Reed Place FRIDAY Madisonville, KY 42431 June 18 * * * * * CHAPTER MEETING President MONDAY, JUNE 21 9 AM Bob McCracken 7:00 PM Vice President WE WILL GATHER Rich Hane Badgett Center AT THE P&L SHOP BUILDING AT THE (Old L&N Depot) Sect. Treas. SOUTH END OF Wally Watts THE NORTH YARD (Arch St and the Railroad) AREA WHERE THE National Director LOCOMOTIVES Madisonville, KY Wallace H enderson ARE SERVICED. ————- JUNE PROGRAM YOU MUST PROVIDE YOUR Chuck Hinrichs will present the program for the “PENNYRAIL” is the OWN HARD HAT, June meeting. Chuck will show a DVD depicting official publication of SAFETY GLASSES interurban and city rail operations in the San the Western Kentucky AND STURDY Francisco Bay area. He will also share some personal Chapter, NRHS. SHOES (NO recollections of public rail transportation in both Send news notes, SNEAKERS). Denver and San Francisco. Dave Millen will provide historical notes and the refreshments. This should be a program with a other rail information different spin. Come and bring a friend. CHILDREN ARE to: Remember! The meeting is on the 3rd Monday WELCOME IF - the 21st. SUPERVISED. Editor CAMERAS ARE Chuck Hinrichs ALSO PERMITTED. MAY MEETING 112 Windsor Drive Call Rick Bivins (270- Twenty-four members and three guest were on Hopkinsville, KY 42240 825-8161) or Chuck hand at the Christian County Historical Society 270-886-2849 Building in Hopkinsville for the Chapter’s May Hinrichs (270-886- meeting. William Turner had the building decorated e-mail 2849) for details, in a railroad theme with lots of pictures, models and [email protected] directions and possible railroadiana. Following the business session, a short car pooling. (Continued on page 2) 1 PENNYRAIL Chapter News PHOTO SECTION (Continued from page 1) welcome by County Historian William Turner and some delightful refreshments courtesy of Bob Mofett and the Hopkinsville crew, The assembled railfans were treated to an historic film of steam shortline operations in Kentucky and Tennessee including some 50s footage of the Cadiz Railroad. The program was provided by NRHS Regional Vice President Dr Wesley Ross. It was a pleasure, as always, to have Dr Ross and his wife Shirley at a Chapter meeting. CSX cooperated with a couple of trains through town during the meeting. We were, however, a couple of blocks from the tracks so we didn’t get up close but several of the gathered assemblage did rush out to see the trains from a distance. One of the features of Kudzu Rails 2004 was a TVRM excursion running some 17 miles NEW MEMBERS up the Hiwasse Gorge from Etowah, TN on the old L&N “Hook and Eye” line from Etowah to Atlanta via Copperhill, TN and Blue Ridge, GA. South facing power for the The Chapter welcomes two new train was exL&N, exxNC&StL GP7 in bright new NC&StL paint. The cars were ex members, Tom Woodward and Norfolk & Western coaches. digital image by Chuck Chris Gilkey. Tom is a lifelong friend of Ron Stubblefield and is a resident of Marion, KY. Tom is now retired with his wife Judy -(retired from Siemens Corp). He has driven truck of all kinds, worked for IC RR., owned and operated a one hour photo shop, photographer, and retired from Pyro Coal mining operations between Sullivan and Clay Kentucky . Tom and Judy have quilting machine and do a thriving business in quilting. Tom is an excellent photographer. Chris Gilkey is a teacher at Hopkinsville’s CC Middle school. He is working closely with William Turner on Christian County historical projects and is being groomed as William’s eventual replacement as County Historian. Again, a hearty welcome to both Chris and Tom. Tom Woodward 809 E. Bellville St. Marion, KY 42064 This one of several locomotives from the shops of the Glover Machine Works of Telephone 270-965-3364 Marietta, GA. still in existence. This locomotive was built in 1916 and returned to Email [email protected] Glover in 1921. It was restored in 1992 and is on display at the Welcome Center in Marietta. A major portion of the Glover archives and equipment is displayed in the (Continued on page 3) Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, GA digital 2 PENNYRAIL in the Hospital, visited CSX’s Chapter News Radnor Yard and dropped a few also a very well stocked hobby bucks at one of the city's hobby shop just across the tracks from shops. Not a bad way to spend (Continued from page 2) the Museum and depot in a day. Kennesaw. Chuck and Shirley Hinrichs Chris Gilkey Rich Hane and Wally Watts and Wallace Henderson spent a 411 Cherilyn Circle were the only ones to show up for busy four days at the “Kudzu Hopkinsville, KY 42240 the REA work session on May 22. Rails 2004” at the Southern 270-890-6093 In spite of the light turnout Ricky Museum of Civil War and e-mail [email protected] reports that quite a bit was Locomotive History in accomplished. Kennesaw, GA, a northern Ron Stubblefield reports that CHAPTER NEWS suburb of Atlanta. The long he and New member Tom weekend featured a pair of Woodward were in Paducah on Chapter member, Louie excursions on Thursday - May 28th. “I went to Paducah to Hicks is recovering from back TVRM from Etowah, TN up the the antique motorscooter show. Of surgery to repair a damaged ex L&N Hook & Eye for about course while we were we made a disk. The operation was 17 miles and the Blue Ridge trip through the P&L yards was apparently successful and Scenic from McCaysville to mandatory. While in Paducah Tom following a period of rehab, Ellijay, GA. Friday featured and I made a couple of stops for Louie will be back at work on several seminars, a museum photographs. We were there to see his garden railroad. He would tour and a railroadiana show the antique motorscooter (Vespa appreciate a card or call from and sale. Saturday was filled and Cushman, etc.) show in Chapter members. with more seminars and an downtown Paducah. It was the Greg Utley has relocated in evening concert at the first time for a Motorscooter show Clarksville. Greg’s new address Kennesaw depot. We didn’t and since we both have a scooter is: stay for the concert but it was the perfect opportunity see 205 Cheshire Drive railfanned our way home. The old scooters as when I was a boy. Clarksville, TN 37043 Kennesaw museum is a “world No matter where or what I go to class’ facility and houses the see if Planes, boats, motorcycles, “General” of Great Train Chase scooters, or cars I always seem to OUT AND ABOUT fame as well as the extensive end up at the railroad tracks.” collection from the locomotive “On this day we finally made it manufacturing activities of the Wallace Henderson spent a to P&L's north yards. The Powder Glover Machine Works. If you River Basin Coal train was just couple of weeks on steam are in the Atlanta area this odyssey in Canada. A detailed pulling in from unloading coal at museum is a ‘must see.’ Also, the BRT, Grand Rivers, KY. account of the adventure is bring your appetite. We featured, starting on page 4. Following the main road by the enjoyed some excellent dining P&L tower we could see the Old Chris Dees and Don Clayton in the Kennesaw area. There is took a quick late May trip to University Kentucky 1978 diesel Vermont in their never-ending performing switching duties north search for rare miles. I expect a RAILROAD of the tower. We just don't know detailed account for the July how long this old GP10-11 will be PENNYRAIL. EMERGENCY around for photographing. I'm Rich Hane, Ron Stubblefield PHONE NUMBERS sure I'm like many of you, I always and ‘Leaping Larry” spent a take a photograph of this unit busy day in Nashville. They whenever I can, it's just the thing dropped by to see Louie Hicks AS RAILFANS WE ARE to do, right! Driving past the tower OFTEN AT TRACKSIDE AND IN there is an overhead track that POSITION TO OBSERVE connects to the Edgewood Cutoff. EMERGENCY CONDITIONS As we drive under this overhead SUBSCRIPTION THAT COULD AFFECT track I heard a rumble and in my RAILROAD SAFETY OR rear view mirror I could see a CN/ RATES SECURITY. KEEP THESE IC train coming in with coal loads. NUMBERS HANDY TO We missed that shot and thought REPORT INCIDENTS. it might be heading toward the PENNYRAIL BRT at Grand Rivers. Tom and I BNSF 800-832-5452 were prepared to make chase but 11 issues CN/IC 800-465-9239 it was not necessary and caught it later as we made our way back to $12 PER YEAR CSX 800-232-0144 (Continued on page 4) NS 800-453-2530 3 PENNYRAIL STEAMING THROUGH THE SELKIRKS by Chapter News Wallace Henderson (Continued from page 3) Over the years I had ridden the Canadian Pacific's main line the north end of the yards. Driving through the Canadian Rockies twice, once on THE CANADIAN and toward the locomotive service and again on THE ROCKY MOUNTAINEER, plus the eastern half over repair facility I could see the Kicking Horse Pass on the ROYAL CANADIAN PACIFIC. But when I Mayfield local coming in.