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Central Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd. Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd., , Oklahoma Central Oklahoma Chapter of the NRHS Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111-4417 ^A Board of Directors Annual Membership Picnic to be held June 9 Larry D. Dodd, ORM Vice President and Program Chair Harry Currie, President Oklahoma Railway Museum's Annual Membership Picnic will be held Larry Dodd, Vice President on Saturday, June 9. Everyone is invited to attend this family fun event. & Program Chair Drake Rice, Secretary Hot dogs, chips, cold drinks and cookies will be served starting at 11:30 am. At 1 pm, there will be a special train ride for all ORM members and invited guests. Charles Price, Treasurer John Ansell, NRHS Director Come enjoy the day. Bring lawn chairs and umbrellas for shade. Mark your calendar to be Bob Cossairt, Director of Museum on hand for this fun day. Grounds & Facilities We plan on doing something different for our Tuesday, July 10 ORM monthly meeting — a trip to Bob Hussey, Director of Track Locomotive Operators of Central Oklahoma (LOCO) in McLoud. This also is a different date than when Maintenance we usually meet. LOCO is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion and enjoyment of large Jim Murray, Director of Mechanical scale model railroading. Truman Hefner, LOCO President and ORM member, will assist with the visit. I Operations invite everyone to come and see their layout. More details about the trip will be in the next newsletter. Gary D. Githens, Director at Large Membership to vote at June 9 meeting Steve Davis, Director of Museum At the January ORM Annual Membership Meeting, the members approved the amendments to the Activities Chapter's By-Laws on the Board positions. Following the adoption of the amendments during the next Pat Riley, Director of Museum month, President Harry Currie appointed members to fill the created vacancies. Displays As had been noted at the meeting, the appointments would be sent to the membership at the June Ed Birch, Jr., Train Show Chair annual picnic to confirm the appointments. Therefore at the membership picnic, members will be given Gary Moore, Membership Chair a ballot to affirm the President's appointments to the Board. This is not covered in the By-Laws, Bruce Ackerman, Editor since appointments usually stand until the annual elections, but President Currie wanted to give the membership this opportunity. The three appointments are Steve Davis, Director of Museum Activities; Ed Birch, Sr., Director Emeritus Pat Riley, Director of Museum Displays; and Bob Cossairt, Director of Museum Grounds & Facilities.

These three people have been filling these positions. Steve Davis handles our car host and Deadline for articles submitted to this publication is the 15th of each crossing flagmen to ensure we have enough volunteers available on operations days. He works month. Mail to "Editor." closely with Vice President Larry D. Dodd on other special events at the Museum during the year.

Pat Riley, Director of Displays, has been working with Chuck Shinn on the display of donated items. Inside this issue: He has been working in the UP 1505, cleaning it up and looking at ways to use other facilities on the Museum Update 2 Museum grounds for displays. During weekday mornings, you can sometime find Pat and his dog mowing and weed-eating at the Museum. Let Your Child Have 3 A Fun Filled Event At The Bob Cossairt, Director of Museum Grounds & Facilities, has led work on installation of the windows Oklahoma Railway Museum! in the UP 1505, fixed the door to the yard office, finished the ceiling in the Museum office building, built steps to the shop car and has cleaned out the Rock Island caboose in preparation of restoration work. President's Column 4 Plan now to attend and vote at the meeting. This notice is provided in accordance with the By-Laws Order Engraved Platform 7 that notice be given to the membership not less than 5 days nor more than 30 days of a membership Bricks vote. All eligible members may vote.

Surf The Web... The mission of ORM is to provide the opportunity for people to receive an education about rail transportation in the past The ORM Web site address is: and in the future, while providing the experience of preservation and restoration of rail artifacts and equipment. oklahomarailwavmuseum.org. Professional Affiliate Member of Association of Railway Museums Telephone number is 405/424-8222. "Advancing Railway Heritage" the Dispatcher

MllSeiim Update ...by Drake Rice, ORM Secretary Work is underway install­ diesels along with the heritage However, the rains delayed the has already started on getting ing lighting under the canopy diesels. Our store has final 175 feet of rail being put in the engine back in running on the platform. Mike Harker purchased a limited supply, place. Hopefully by the time you condition. The goal is to have is overseeing the project and so plan to buy early, since they ready this that work will have it operational by the "Day Out David Dollar donated platform will not last long. been finished. The work will then with Thomas" event. lights. This will help on winter start on the Adventure Station. evenings when we have Submittal to Oklahoma This event is coming in late activities at the Oakwood City for a building permit Jim Pasby has completed September and first of October. Depot. We appreciate all those to construct the long awaited our compliance paper work and it We hope all members can who are helping on this project. maintenance building is just has been submitted to the FRA. donate some time to help with around the corner. The final He is now working on the paper this big event. It's events like We have picked up some plants should be ready for work and planning for our future this that allow our Museum to new volunteers over the last submittal any day. Site work operations with the additional undertake projects to improve two weekends. We look has already started with the mile of track. Speaking of the the Museum without incurring forward to their participation clearing of the area and re­ track, mileposts have been debt. This event requires a lot in our activities. Work in the moval of the rock. Fill dirt will reinstalled along the line. This of help and we would ask you Museum's Depot Store is be delivered by the first part information was needed for the to help your Museum. moving along and Nancy is of June to build up the site. We timetable that has been created. really moving the "Day Out with are on a tight schedule to have As always, the Museum can Thomas" items. She is getting the building up and ready to The ALCO specialists use volunteers. There are many ready for the upcoming event use as the store in the "Day arrived to inspect the three ALCO areas that one can volunteer to this fall. Also, we will have the Out with Thomas 2007" event. engines to determine which one help with - the grounds, depot, 2008 UP calendar on sale in would be the easiest to let into store, car host, and car repair late September in our Museum We stated last month that operation. They only got done crews. So if you would like to store. This year will be a great the track work was finishing up with the two RS3's and deter­ volunteer, contact Jim Murray collector's item; it will have the at NE 50th Street with the run mined that OKRX 3 was the best at 478-1176. historic steam engines and around track being installed. engine for rehabilitation. Work

"Day Out with Thomas 2007" is coming to ORM AlCOs in western Oklahoma by Drake Rice, ORM Secretary Rodney Roof with Farmrail reports that there are ALCOs in The" Day Out with Thomas 2007" will roll into ORM on September 28 for western Oklahoma from Springdale, six days of fun and activities. This event has averaged 16,000 passengers Arkansas. They are being leased on 60 trains over the six-day stay. It has been a fun event and a lot of work by Farmrail from the Arkansas-Missouri for those who volunteer time. We appreciate everyone who has given of his or her time. Railroad to assist with the grain harvest due to the heavy demand. This year we will have a new event, a miniature golf course. This has been a big activity area in other events. We believe it will be the same here. Ticket sales are beginning to bring in some money, even though our marketing campaign has not yet started. We hope to have more ticket purchases this year due to people looking for activities close to home.

So mark your calendars to help with this event. The dates are September 28, 29, 30 and October 6, 7 and 8. The gates will open at 8 am and close at 6 pm. We hope you can The next ORM Board of Directors meeting help. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Drake Rice at [email protected]. will be held Tuesday, May 29 at 7 pm.

Museum trains run on first and third Saturdays The Oklahoma Railway Museum (ORM) offers excursion trains on the first and third Saturdays of each month for the general public ; from 10 am until 2:30 pm. Trains leave the historic Oakwood Depot at 10 am, 11 am, Noon, 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm. • I The Museum itself is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9 am to 4 pm and there is no admission charge to tour the grounds. J However, trains run only on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

; Train rides are free for children under the age of 3, $5 for children 4 years to 12 years, and $8 for those 13 years and older. • In addition to the train ride, various railroad equipment, including motor cars, locomotives and passenger cars, are on display. '• A display car contains permanent exhibits of railroad memorabilia.

• ; ORM is located in Oklahoma City at 3400 NE Grand Boulevard, just west of 1-35 and south of NE 36th Street. The phone number • is 405/424-8222 or visit the Museum Website: www.oklahomarailwavmuseum.orE;. Volume 42, Issue 5 Page 3

Letyour child have a fun filled event Convention at the Oklahoma Railway Museum! pre-registration open The following information is about having a Birthday Party at the ORM Pre-registration is now Museum inside the Birthday Caboose. The caboose can be reserved during open for the next NRHS the months of April through September. convention, "Chattanooga Rails 2007." The event is The Birthday Party Package is available to the public the third Saturday scheduled for August 21-25, of the month at the ORM Museum. The cost of the package, which includes 2007, in Chattanooga, a train ride, is $175. Tennessee.

The 11/2 hour Birthday Party Package includes: The headquarters hotel * 1 hour use of the Frisco Party Caboose will be the recently renovated * Engineer paper party hats Chattanooga Choo-Choo * Coloring books Holiday Inn, located in the * Party host or hostess former Chattanooga railroad * Guided tour through the Display Car station. Room rates for the * And, 1/2 hour ride on the Museum train for all birthday guests convention will be $89 for a regular room, per night, and The 2007 Train Ride Party Schedule for the first and third Saturdays of the month at the Museum $109 for a railroad car room, is as follows: plus taxes.

Party 1 Party 3 The entire convention 9:00 am- 9:15 am Set-up Time 12:45 pm 1:00 pm Set-up Time registration fee for those 9:15 am- 9:45 am Party Time 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Party Time 9:45 am - 10:00 am Tour Display Car 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Train Ride who pre-register is $15. For 10:00 am -10:30 am Train Ride 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm Clean Up Time/ members choosing not to 10:30 am -10:45 am Clean Up Time Tour Display Car pre-register, the convention registration fee will be $25, Party 2 Party 4 payable when you register for 10:45 am • 11:00 am Set-up Time/ 2:15 pm-2:30 pm Set-up Time/ the event. Tour Display Car Tour Display Car 11:00 am-11:30 am Train Ride 2:30 pm- 3:00 pm Train Ride 11:30 am - Noon Party Time 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Party Time Noon - 12:15 pm Clean Up Time 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm Clean Up Time

To engineer your child's party at the Oklahoma Railway Museum, call 405/424-8222, or mail your request to ORM, 3400 NE Grand Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111-4417. Rail Happenings Oklahoma Centennial Train - The Oklahoma Centennial Sooner Rocket with the UP 844 will be running September 3 - 24 from Cheyenne- North Platte-Marysville-Herington-Wichita-Enid-EI Reno-Chickasha- and return via the reverse route, again with the stopovers planned in current and past UP employee sites. The territory south of Herington is new to UP steam and hasn't seen a steam locomotive since 1949. See schedule on page 6.

Fort Smith To Winslow, Arkansas Photo And Mixed Train Weekend - The NRHS Arkansas-Boston Mountains Chapter, Springdale, Arkansas invites rail fans, photographers and the public to Fort Smith, Arkansas for the 2007 Quad Chapter Convention to be held June 23-24. This is a special event as the last Arkansas & Missouri Railroad mixed (freight and passenger) train operated in the early 1990s. Saturday events include buffet supper followed by programs on the "Railroad History of Fort Smith," "The Fort Smith-Van Buren Railroad Bridge," "Steam Railroading in Arkansas," and "Movie Making on the Arkansas & Missouri RR." The nearby Fort Smith Trolley Museum will be the site of a special night photo shoot of Birney Car 224. Sunday events include an 80-mile roundtrip excursion on the Alco C420 powered Arkansas & Missouri RR from Fort Smith to Winslow, Arkansas. The trip includes a photo stop at the normally off limits former Frisco yare in Fort Smith and photo runbys at the Winslow Tunnel (elevation -1723 feet), Trestle No. 1 (125-feet high) and the scenic Lancaster trestle. The 1903 Frisco depot at Fort Smith will be open prior to the Sunday trip.

Registration on June 23 is from 4 - 6 pm at the Howard Johnson Inn, 101 North 11th Street, Fort Smith, Arkansas, (479/494-7700). Discounted rates are available for attendees at the recently renovated inn. When making reservations, be sure to mention NRHS Arkansas-Boston Mountains Chapter to obtain the discount. Since there is a major event in Fort Smith that weekend, the chapter suggests booking your room early. For more information, call 479/439-0239 or 479/927-3163.

BNSF Sets Record - BNSF ran what is believed to be the U.S. rail industry's first 10,000-foot intermodal train from Los Angeles to Logistics Park in Chicago earlier this week, reports Trains.com. The 10,009-foot (including power) international intermodal stack train departed Los Angeles on May 13 and arrived at the Chicago intermodal terminal May 15. The train ran on BNSF's Transcon, on which BNSF has been steadily increasing the amount of double track in recent years. Because almost the entire 2,200-mile route has now been double tracked, siding length was not an issue. The train used distributed power: four locomotives in the front and two in the back, efficiency and takes advantage of the aggressive program of double tracking BNSF has been conducting on the Los Angeles to Chicago route for several years. BNSF is studying the use of longer trains to maximize the amount of containers that it can carry while minimizing the number of trains it takes to move the containers, which increases efficiency and takes advantage of the aggressive program of double tracking BNSF has been conducting on the Los Angeles to Chicago route for several years. Page 4 the Dispatcher All Aboard! The President's Column

May 2007 Greetings To All!

Lot s of activities continue at the Museum. Train rides on the first and third Saturdays of each month have been going well with fairly good turn out by patrons. Train crews have been filled, but have needed more volunteers for flagging at street crossings. Marvin Holderbaum does a great job of taking care of the ticket sales. Nancy Hall and Mary Holderbaum are doing a great job of improving the display of the store merchandise, which has increased the sales of our Depot Store. I thank everyone so much for all their volunteer work.

We are still in need of folks to be tour guides on Saturdays. They would answer questions and help our visitors to experience our Museum. Bill Graham has been doing some of this; but he still needs some help. It would be great if several could do this during the week, too. We have folks that come by on weekdays, but due to the lack of volunteers, our Museum is not open for them, much to their disappointment. And we do have a lot of attractions for people to see.

Progress is being made on the extension of the track to NE 50th Street. Bob Hussey has advised me that the track should be open around the first of June. Also, construction of the platform and shelter will start soon. We are waiting on the final drawing of the site with the location of a parking lot and platform so a building permit can be obtained from the city. The location also will need to be reviewed by Sunco Pipeline Company.

Our Multipurpose Building project is getting closer. We have been moving stuff from our building site and clearing our building site for the last three Saturdays. We are now waiting on our final architectural drawing of our building so we can start the process of obtaining a building permit from the City of Oklahoma City. We are probably behind on our construction time table. For sure we have to have the building enclosed by September 1 for use during our "Day Out with Thomas 2007, The All Aboard Tour" event that will be held the last weekend of September and the first weekend of October.

We still need and are accepting contributions for the Multipurpose Building. I have written in an earlier "Dispatcher" article about the importance of and need for this building for our future growth and maintenance of our equipment. And your financial support, large or small, is needed and would be greatly appreciated.

There are several ways you can give. You can donate a cash contribution or give stocks or bonds. If you donate stock to ORM, you will have a tax deduction in the amount of value of your stock the day of your gift. We have a Smith Barney account, so at no cost to you, you can transfer the stocks or bonds to ORM's account. If you have any questions, please call Harry Currie at any of the numbers below.

405/771-4584 (Home) 405/427-5473 (Office) 405/642-4896 (Cell) 800/622-2470 (Toll Free)

Have A Great Month! Harry Currie

Thought for the day: "Don't find fault. Find a remedy." - Henry Ford Nancy Hall manages ORM's Depot Store inside the Oakwood Depot. Tom Cook Photo Pag?!? iWtiHrie42, issue 3

Expansion track: groups seek to expand route into Kansas by Randall Turk Shared costs estimated No help from feds OKC Business, April 16-29, 2007, The two passenger rail Since funding was Vol. 10, No. 8, page 1 organizations estimate startup severely reduced during the costs, mostly track and crossing Reagan administration, federal Proponents of passenger improvements, would be about outlays for expanding federal rail service are gathering steam $2.8 million in Kansas, which opened and maintained with for a grassroots effort to extend already has an east-west Amtrak state funds. the Heartland Flyer train route route. Oklahoma's estimated into Kansas. startup costs would be about "In the past, Oklahoma bills $3.5 million. Afterward, Kansas to expand the Heartland Flyer Passenger Rail Oklahoma, would pay about $5.4 million route have failed because there formed in 2001, and the newly and Oklahoma $4.5 million has been nothing to match organized Passenger Rail in annual operating costs. them in Kansas," Stair said. The Heartland Flyer and Kansas have begun a joint "Hopefully, Oklahoma and most other U.S. passenger campaign to seek an estimated "We'll attempt to get all Texas cooperation will help trains for not operate at a profit $6 million for rail improvements the mayors and city councils melt the ice." or even cover their expenses, in both states. If successful, the together this summer so bills rail advocates admit. But they push could add up to 400 miles also accuse lawmakers of in both legislatures might Texas has had its own of track to the Heartland Flyer imposing unrealistic standards. mesh," Stair said. "It will take railroad saga. In 1997, several route and open northern rail And transportation experts more than citizen involvement small towns in east Texas were destinations to Sooner travelers. have shown that trains are to make this happen." successful in sparing passenger much more efficient that rail service from the federal motor vehicles in transporting Seeking friendly lawmakers Autumn Heithaus, budget ax. Local officials passengers and freight. During a March 29 open executive director of Passenger convinced U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey house at the Norman Depot Rail Kansas and Northern Flyer Hutchison, R-Texas, to work to announce expansion plans, Alliance, said preliminary on saving The Texas Eagle, an Rail trumps highways Passenger Rail Oklahoma discussions with Kansas Amtrak train operating between At a transportation executive director Evan Stair legislators and local officials San Antonio and Chicago. conference in Washington said the "Northern Flyer have garnered strong support Today, The Texas eagle last month, former U.S. Federal Alliance" will be seeking help for enhancing passenger rail connects with The Heartland Railroad Administrator Gilbert from mayors, businesspeople service. A June 8 public meeting Flyer at Fort Worth. Carmichael said trains "carry and other leaders in towns is scheduled with public officials freight and passengers nine along the proposed route. The from South Central Kansas Tax rebate greased wheels times farther per gallon of fuel objective is to locate lawmakers to discuss what is needed Passenger rail service than do the highway modes." in both states willing to write to expand the Heartland Flyer returned to Oklahoma in 1999 And, he said, railroads have and support bills to extend the route, she said. through a one-time federal a trump card if permanent oil train service. The campaign, tax rebate to states without shortages become a serious including a barrage of letters The Heartland Flyer now Amtrak service. Oklahoma's threat. "Rail can convert to state legislators, is expected covers the 412-mile round-trip $23 million refund was to electricity generated from to continue through the between Oklahoma City and reserved to operate the train. an alternate source," he said. summer, Stair said. Fort Worth once daily. By night, When the federal funds ran out it sits idle in Oklahoma City's in 2005, Oklahoma House Bill "Is The Heartland The plan calls for running Union Station rail yard. Since 1078 provided the state's Flyer paying for itself? No," the Flyer route north through it began operating nearly eight $2.1 million annual share in Passenger Rail Oklahoma's Guthrie, Ponca City and Wichita years ago after a 20-year operating funds. Passenger Stair said. "But ODOT spends to connect at Newton, Kansas. hiatus in Oklahoma passenger rail advocates say the startup an average of $2.5 million The route would continue rail service, the train has funds could have been used to replace just one highway to Kansas City, where better carried nearly half a million more wisely to expand the train bridge - more than it costs connection times would be passengers - more than route and add more profitable to operate the train for a available. 2.5 times the ridership projected mail and express freight year. Multiply that by the by Amtrak. It is new operated services. 1,600 Oklahoma highway The expanded Heartland by Amtrak on contract with bridges in need of repair Flyer service would open more the Oklahoma Department or replacement. We direct routes for Oklahoma of Transportation, fueled by need alternative forms passengers to Chicago, Los $2.1 million a year in Oklahoma of transportation. Between Angeles and other Amtrak appropriations and $1.8 million Kansas City and Fort Worth, connections. It would also give in Texas funds. a Heartland Flyer loaded Kansas direct access to points with mail and express freight south, including Oklahoma City, will cover its cost." Fort Worth and San Antonio. The FP45 Santa Fe diesel locomotive donated by the BNSF waits on track 3 at the Oklahoma Railway Museum. Tom Cook Photo Oklahoma Centennial Sooner Rocket Schedule with the UP 844 September 8 Wichita Layover and Display Costlier rail link plan proposed 8 am -5 pm 2> Tulsa-Broken Arrow train which presented the results, September 9 Wichita - Enid 6 pm Depart Wichita would attract more riders said a train system appears than bus, transit expert says. more beneficial than a bus route. September 10 Enid Layover and Display 8 am-5 pm Tim Schmidt, rail and transit by Chad Previch September 11 Enid - El Reno 8 am Depart Enid Staff Writer, The Oklahoman operations manager for the May 1, 2007, page 11A, Copyright Dallas firm, said that's because September 12 El Reno Layover and Display 2007, The Oklahoma Publishing the train route will connect right 8 am-5 pm Company into downtowns of both cities and some people still view buses September 13 El Reno- Duncan 5 pm Depart El Reno TULSA - A train traveling at as a "dirty monster." 70 mph could connect nearly September 14 Duncan Layover and Display 8 am-5 pm 2 million commuters a year The study identified four between Broken Arrow and potential train stations and September 15 Duncan-Waurika 5 pm Depart Duncan Tulsa by 2012, a study two potential bus stations. released on April 30 indicates. September 16 Waurika - LoneStar/ The next step is an analysis TXI-Waurika • The study was conducted to to study alternatives, which September 17 Waurika - Duncan 8 am Depart Waurika address the possibility of a bus will take 18 months to two years or train route between the two to complete, Schmidt said. This September 18 Duncan - El Reno 5 pm Depart Duncan cities that share a city limits analysis must be done to receive boundary. Supporters say a federal funding for the project. September 19 . El Reno - Wichita 5 pm Depart El Reno new route will help reduce pollution and save customers Public input during this phase general manager. All Aboard for Thomas money on cars. will weigh heavily on whether a the Tank Engine! bus or train option is chosen, The entire package, which Classic Storybook Officials with Tulsa Transit, Schmidt said. could open in 21012, would Engine Chugs Into the public transportation be funded by a bond issue, Oklahoma Railway company that used federal The analysis will cost between sales tax or public-private Museum funding for the study, and $300,000 and $400,000, with partnership, Cartwright said. Lockwood Andrews and 80 percent of that coming from The project could save tens September 28, 29, 30 Newnam, a Dallas-based federal dollars and 20 percent of millions of dollars because October 5, 6. 7 planning, engineering, and railroad tracks are in place, 8 am - 6 pm from local money, said Bill Tickets on sale now! program management firm, Cartwright, Tulsa Transit even with needed upgrades. www.oklahomarailwavmuseum.org

Drake Rice (right) talks with Jim Pasby about train operations during the run day at the Museum on April 21. (Center) Visitors to the Museum can see four locomotives that are part of the Museum's rolling stock. (Right) A family waits for the locomotive to pull into the Oakwood Depot. Tom Cook Photos

Farmrail train trip set for August 11-ORM is planning a Western Oklahoma Passenger Train Trip with the Denver, Enid & Guthrie Railroad Company (DE&G) on Saturday, August 11 from Clinton to Okeene and back. The train will leave Clinton at 8:30 am from the Farmrail shops on East Frisco and arrive in Okeene at 11:45 am. Lunch will be on your own. The train will leave Okeene at 1:30 pm and arrive around 4:30 pm in Clinton. The cost of the trip is $49.95 per person. To register for the trip, contact Drake Rice, ORM Secretary, at 808-7516. Space is limited so make your reservations early. DE&G is a not-for-profit corporation organized in the State of Oklahoma in Guthrie. Volume 42, Issue 5 PageT

ORM Depot Store Order Form - Engraved Platform Bricks Cost is $50.00 per brick. The Oklahoma Railway Up to a maximum of 4 lines with 16 letters and spaces per line Museum, Ltd. (ORM) has To avoid confusion, please complete the form in Capital Letters items available for both children and adults at the Depot Store. These include baseball caps, polo shirts, Purchaser's Name: Phone Number: ( ) t-shirts, lapel pins, and coasters. Funds raised Text by donations for these items Llnel support the Museum project.

The Depot Store, located inside the Oakwood Depot Line 2 on the Museum grounds, is open during regular Museum hours -10 am to 4 pm on the first and third Saturdays of each Line 3 month April through October. The store is also open for special events. Line 4

Become an ORM Member Engraved Platform Bricks For those interested in becoming members of the Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd., More than one platform Central Oklahoma Chapter of the NRHS, memberships are available at the following brick can be donated to the rates: Regular Membership - $30.00 per year, Senior Member (Retired) - $25.00 per Museum and you can make year, and Student Member (Full-Time Student) - $25.00 per year. National Railway Historical Society copies of the attached form. dues are $22.00 per year (Spouses are an additional $4.00). (Student memberships are $11 each.) Mail completed forms with checks or money For information on membership, contact the Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd., 3400 NE Grand orders to: Jim Murray, Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111. ORM, 3400 NE Grand Boulevard, Oklahoma City, 2007 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION: Oklahoma 73111. 30.00 per year - Individual Membership in the Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd. If you have any questions, (spouse included) you can e-mail Murray at [email protected]. $25.00 per year - Individual Senior (age 65 and up) (spouse included) and Individual Student (full-time student) Membership in ORM Crosstie Donations $22.00 per year - To add Railway Historical Society (NRHS) Membership Friends and families of ORM (add $4.00 for spouse) (Student Memberships: $11 per year) continue to make donations for crossties, equipment and Send your application and dues to: Oklahoma Railway Museum , Ltd. facilities on the Museum property 3400 NE Grand Boulevard and on the leased track. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111 Name _ If you want to make a donation to purchase a crosstie, a donation of $42.50 will help purchase a new Address crosstie. You can donate a crosstie in recognition or in memory of someone. All donations should be City made out to the Oklahoma Railway Museum Ltd.

Phone Fax E-Mail Please note on the check what the donation is for, and mail it to: Add NRHS Type of Membership: D MembershiP Q Senior°rSt"dent pi ORM Ltd., 3400 NE Grand Boule­ '—' to ORM '—' Membership I—I Membership vard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111. TOTAL ENCLOSED - . -: 77" the Dispatcher

TIMETABLE Any changes to the following information or articles for "the Dispatcher," should be directed to the Editor, Bruce Ackerman, (e-mail: [email protected] For information on upcoming programs, contact Larry Dodd, (e-mail: [email protected]). ORM telephone number: 405/424-8222. . Oklahoma Railway Museum (ORM) - Saturday, June 9 - ORM's Annual Membership Picnic - ORM, 3400 NE Grand Boulevard, Oklahoma City -11:30 am ORM - Open Saturdays 9 am - 4 pm; Train Operations 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month ORM Board Meetings - Tuesdays, May 29 and June 26 at ORM, Oakwood Depot, Oklahoma City - 7 pm Upcoming ORM Meeting - Tuesday, July 10 - Trip to Locomotive Operators of Central Oklahoma (LOCO), McLoud - More Details To Follow Oklahoma "N"Rall - For information, call Mary Hanson, 405/478-2302 Oklahoma Passenger Rail Association - - Rail Consumer Advocate Organization. Meets bimonthly. For information, write or call Roger Carter, 1120 South 21st Street, Chickasha, Oklahoma 73018, 405/224-7423 Passenger Rail Oklahoma - A grassroots advocacy organization. Meets every Saturday and Sunday morning an hour prior to the arrival of the Heartland Flyer in Norman. The depot opens at 7:50 am. Contact Evan Stair at [email protected]. www.passengerrailok.org. 405/366-8957, or 517 Claremont, Norman, OK 73069-5020. Depot volunteer opportunities are available. Oklahoma S.W. Division NMRA - 2nd Saturday each month, 1 pm, Goldman Room, Kirkpatrick Center, Jim Heidon, President Yukon's Best Railroad Museum - Thursday/Saturday/Sunday and by appointment. Located 1 block north of Main and UP tracks in Yukon. Call John Knuppel, 405/354-5079, for times and information. OUT OF TOWN Railroad Museum of Oklahoma - Tuesday thru Friday afternoons 1 pm to 4 pm, Saturdays 10 am to 1 pm, Sunday 2 pm to 5 pm, or by appointment, HO, N and Lionel layouts, Meets 3rd Tuesday at 7 pm at Old Santa Fe Freight Depot, 702 North Washington, Enid Waynoka Statlon/Waynoka Historical Society - 202 South Cleveland, Waynoka Call Sandie Olson, 580/824-1886. Enid Model Railroaders (HO & N) - Wednesday 7 pm to 9 pm, Saturday 9 am to Noon, Sunday 2 pm to 5 pm, 702 North Washington, Enid 580/233-3051.

Memberships are available at the following rates: Regular Membership is $30 per year, Senior Member (Retired) is $25 per year, and Student Member (Full-Time Student) is $25 per year. National Railway Historical Society Dues are $22 per year (spouses are an additional $4). (Student Membership: $11 per year) For information on membership, contact the Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd., 3400 NE Grand Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111-4417.

The Dispatcher is the official monthly publication of the Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd., Central Oklahoma Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Opinions expressed by individual writers are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Editor, Central Oklahoma Rail Club, or the National Railway Historical Society, Inc. However, the Editor reserves the right to reject any or all contributions or hold items for a future issue. Any articles in the Dispatcher may be reprinted in other newsletters, providing credit is given to the Dispatcher.

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