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THE CLUB CAR Bulletin 692 Pacific Locomotive Association, Inc. april 2021 Along the Right of Way Photo by Doug Vanderlee Our repowered Burro can really “Rock & Roll”. This time of year can be taxing for May as well and hopefully we will sell IN THIS ISSUE many folks, cooped up all Winter (and those trains out also. then some this past year), we all look The PLA mission is to preserve his- 3 Activities Calendar forward to nicer weather and the op- tory for future generations, but on oc- portunity to get out and enjoy the won- casion we also make a little history for 4 Presidents Message derful Bay Area environs. As in normal the present. Case in point, MoW and Treasurer Report times, the PLA starts out the Spring by the Steam Department teamed up to 6 bringing on the Steam. Our first two advance our efforts to relay the track 10 Tales of the Past weekends Special trains were very well toward Pleasanton by using Robert received and sold well through the on- Dollar #3, a flat car, and a Burro crane 15 Brush Cutting Report line ticketing. We will continue to run to ferry track panels to the current end second and third weekends in April and Continued on Page 8 OUR MISSION: To be an operating railroad museum for standard gauge railroading, past, present and future, with emphasis on the Western United States and special emphasis on Northern California NILES CANYON RAILWAY MEETINGS BOARDING LOCATIONS Most General Meetings take place at SUNOL Sunol Glen School DEPOT in Sunol. 6 Kilkare Road Meetings are held in January, Sunol, CA 94586 March, May, June, July, and October, but can be subject to cancellation. NILES Board of Directors Meeting STATION Saturday 37029 Mission Blvd. APRIL 10 Fremont, CA 94536 THIS STATION IS 2:15 PM TEMPORARILY CLOSED Teleconferencing service = = = = = = BOARD OF DIRECTORS = = = = = = President Henry Baum (925) 447-7358 General Meeting Vice President Mike Strider (707) 318-2633 Recording Secretary Jim Evans (650) 697-9033 Saturday Membership Secretary Linda Stanley (510) 579-6300 APRIL 10 Treasurer Pat Stratton (650) 888-8619 General Manager Stephen Barkkarie (510) 368-1733 3:30 PM Director-At-Large Jim Stewart (510) 796-2810 Teleconferencing service Director-At-Large Kent Hedberg (415) 608-3811 Director-At-Large Gail Hedberg (510) 207-5524 CLUB CAR DEADLINE The deadline for submitting articles and photos for next month’s issue of The Club Car is the 20th OF THIS MONTH! Submitting articles is easy by e-mail in WORD text format to the Club Car Editor Digital photos may also be submitted by e-mail. Electronic images should be saved as PC format .jpg files with minimal compression (i.e., average to excellent quality). A WORD file with the photo number, description of photo and identifying the people in them IS REQUIRED. The editor reserves the right to hold or edit material as necessary. The Club Car is an official publication of the Pacific Locomotive Association, Inc., P.O. Box 515, Sunol, CA 94586-0515 . The Club Car is distributed monthly to members, sponsors and friends of the Pacific Locomotive Association. The Pacific Locomotive Association, Inc. is an IRS Code 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. The PLA’s Federal Tax ID is 94-6130878, the State of California Tax ID is 0501445. General Meetings are held on the 3rd Friday of January, May & July at 7:30 p.m. and the 3rd Saturday of March, June & October at 3:30 pm at the Sunol Glen School, two blocks east of the Depot on Main Street in Sunol, CA. Members, Sponsors & Guests are welcome. Items in this publication are Copyright © 2021, Pacific Locomotive Association, Inc. and may be reproduced only by permission with credit to the source. Views expressed herein are those of the author unless specifically noted by the editor as official policy. The Pacific Locomotive Association is a member of the HeritageRail Alliance (HRA). Page 2 Pacific Locomotive Association, Inc. april 2021 NILES CANYON RAILWAY = = = = = = = = = April Activities = = = = = = = = April 3 1st Saturday MoW Building East - Mike Strider April 7, 14, 21, 28 Wednesdays MoW, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, Ron Thomas April 10 2nd Saturday Special Train Operations, Sunol, 10:30 am, 1:00 pm April 10 2nd Saturday Board of Directors Meeting, 2:15 pm (Teleconference) April 10 2nd Saturday General Meeting, 3:30 pm (Teleconference) April 11 2nd Sunday Special Train Operations, Sunol, 10:30 am, 1:00 pm April 17 3rd Saturday Special Train Operations, Sunol, 10:30 am, 1:00 pm April 18 3rd Sunday Special Train Operations, Sunol, 10:30 am, 1:00 pm April 24 4th Saturday Brush Cutting, 8:00 am (Brightside) - Steve Jones = = ALL ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION = = Volunteer Report Ed Best - Volunteer Coordinator The following is a list of the people who reported a total of 1,855 volunteer hours supporting your railroad in February. All volunteer hours on projects related to the railroad during these restricted periods are eligible to be registered. Please send your hours to me by e-mail at [email protected]. One member of a working group can send me the data for all members of the group. Meeting attendance by teleconference is reported to me by the Membership Secretary. Administrative Car Department Mechanical Meetings Meetings MOW & Track Henry Baum Howard Wise Adam Weidenbach Dee Murphy Pat Stratton Mike Strider Mike Strider Rich Alexander Alan Siegwarth Dexter Day Patrice McDonald Ron Thomas Jim Evans Bill Ross Don Gholson Paul Veltman Steve Jones Peter Midnight Linda Stanley Electrical & Signals Bill Stimmerman Donna Alexander Wesley Van Osdol Pat Stratton Charles Franz Randy Johnson Curt Hoppins Doug Debs Steve Barkkarie Chris Hauf Doug Vanderlee Rich Alexander Other Jim Stewart Jim Stewart Chuck Kent Rob Giles Paul Veltman Ed Best Barry Lependorf Kent Hedberg Dee Murphy Gail Hedberg Roger McCluney Sally Mills Chris Hauf Gail Hedberg Gerald DeWitt George Childs Dee Murphy Chris Hauf Facilities Gerry Feeney Steve Barkkarie Henry Baum Steve Jones Ed Best Donna Alexander Bob Bailey Henry Chandler Jeff Haslam Eric Wright Ed Best Bob Bradley Howard Wise Steve Slabach Jim Baber Thomas Libbey Jim Stewart Jackie Vlasak Bob Pratt Jeff Haslam Jim Evans Tim Flippo Kurt Olsen Mark Miller Doug Debs Justin Legg Jim Gilmore Tom Crawford Linda Stanley Mary Asturias John Zielinski Karl Swartz Jim Stewart Tom Eikerenkotter Mark Miller Rich Alexander Kurt Olsen Kurt Olsen Joe Scardino Warren Haack Matthew Petach Steve Jones Matthew Petach Linda Stanley John Zielinski Zona Fowler Patrice Warren Rich Alexander Matthew Petach Archives & Library Karen Kadaja Steve Jones Steve Coon Steve Jones MOW & Track Steve Slabach Brian Hitchcock Kent Hedberg Steve Jones Kurt Olsen Adam Weidenbach Tom Crawford Linda Stanley Wesley Van Osdol Zonker Harris Steve Jones Meetings Leslie Smith Bob Pratt Bob Bradley Linda Stanley Chris Campi Car Department Gift Shop Charles Smith Mark Miller Dee Murphy Switching Crew Chris Hauf Donna Alexander Chris Hauf Marshall Williams Ken Southwick Gerry Feeney Dennis Mann Gail Hedberg Curt Hoppins Matthew Petach Linda Stanley Mark Miller Henry Baum Rich Alexander Dan Mills Mike Strider Matthew Petach Rich Anderson april 2021 Pacific Locomotive Association, Inc. Page 3 NILES CANYON RAILWAY President’s Message Henry Baum - President Trains are running again on the Niles hard work by Barry Lependorf, the Club electronic and mail options are avail- Canyon Railway, as Alameda County Car editor, the members who write the able to members. We want to ensure has returned to the Red Tier. We are articles and keep the information up to that these changes are implemented still running at reduced capacity to sup- date, and member Brian Schott whose across the board. In most actions the port social distancing, and everyone is company AdMail Express, Inc. in Hay- Bylaws do not specifically forbid alter- still required to wear masks. We are ward, CA provides the printing and nate methodologies, but some articles carrying passengers, bringing in reve- mailing services to get the newsletter in the Bylaws mandate US Mail, and nue, and based on what I have seen, out every month. In fact he is helping that is no longer practical or necessary. the passengers are enjoying them- us with the inserts and unusual mail- In an organization as large and diverse selves tremendously. The weather has ing for this month’s Club Car. The Club as ours, and pretty spread out geo- been pretty good also. Hopefully we will Car is more than a newsletter, as it is graphically, these changes will allow move into the Orange Tier sometime in also the official notification of certain us to service all our members equal- April, and we can plan on having the activities of the Pacific Locomotive ly. These are considered to be trivial May membership meeting in person Association. Just like we needed to changes. rather than digitally. change how we hold meetings during We also have determined that, for Change is something we have all the pandemic, the organization needs an organization such as ours, it is time learned to deal with during the pan- to update its Bylaws to reflect addition- to update our Bylaws to follow a more demic, and change can be for the al methods of getting information to our standardized format. We have identified good. Sometimes change is necessary members. The Club Car is a monthly a number of excellent templates for By- because not changing is bad. You will publication and we need to be able to laws for a non-profit organization such notice that the directory of Board Mem- react quickly in this day and age, so we as ours.