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The 5Emaphllpe l The 5emaphllPe Newsletter of the Rochester NY Chapter, NRHS July 1999 • P.O. Box 664, Rochester, NY 14603; Published Monthly Volume 41, No. 11 Meeting al Deool. July 15 . :: . , ;: at's Summert;lnt at tk Cf)potf Part 1 The July and the August meetings will be at the R&GVRR Museum Depot on NYS Route 251 at Industry. There is no particular time to be there, but activities should be starting around 6 PM Last month. we rode the PC Transfer caboose up and down the line. What will happen in July? You'll have to come and see! June's Inspection Trip Ira Cohen, Fred Enrich (guest) and Charles Robinson inspect the trackage as they ride the entering the yard at the June meeting. (Gale Smith photo) Tioga Central Trip Status • The Tioga CentraJ Dinner Train Excur- sion for Saturday, July 31 is ahoost sold out as this is being written. A good response $3,000 Received from NRHS was obtained from the public announcement in the June 27 edition of the Democrut & Chronicle. Heritage Grants Program Call John Redden at (716) 388-9124 for Those Rochester Chapter merobers who attended the National Railway HistoricaJ an update on any openings for this trip. Society Convention last week in California brought back exciting news. Our application Cost is $65 per person. to the National Railway HistoricaJ Heritage Grant Pregram for funds to repair the exterior of the tw'O cabooses that house our library in Webster Viasapproved! Summer Library Hours These monies will be used to purchase appropriate siding and platform materials plus other necessary items to repair or replace deteriorated siding, windov.'S.roof and skirting. Monday, July 19 We are fortunate to have several able carpenter-knowledgeable merobers to supervise this Monday, August 22 project. 7:30 to 9:30 PM, both days Boiler Tube Failure "B&O RailroaderS' Wanted 1999 Fall Foliage Excursion The tubes in !he boiler of UPs 844 let go Dates Announced - B&O Railroader magazines missing from at the Rail Fair. Since the similar tubes Sunday, Sept. 26 (Family day) our collection that the library would like to were also used in the Challenger, its use was acquire: greatly curtailed - much to the dismay of Sundays of Oct. 3, 10. 17 & 24 o 1972 Vol. I #5 October many visitors - including foreign \\no had Saturdays of Oct. 9 & 16 o 1973 Vol. 2 #1 February traveled to see these two famous locomotives Please see Page 6 for the THIRD in actioD. DL o 1974 Vol. 3#6 REQUEST for help to make these trips possible. In addition for help on getting o 1975 Vol. 4#1 Program Committee ready and maintaining the Excnrsion o 1976 Vol. 5 #2 and remaining issues of Jack Matsik (Chairman) 442-6269 Set and selling Excursion tickets, help 1976. Bill Limburg 586-9470 will also be needed to sell concessions Dan Cosgrove 352-6931 and store items on the train. o 1977 Vol. 6 #3 and remaining issues of Dave Luca (Board liaison) 288-0318 1977. • The Committee weJcomes suggestions o All issues after 1977. and ideas for future programs. Contact any of the Committee members. Page 2 July 1999 The Semaphore Depot Guides for July In Memoriam Walter .fl. &hwind Sunday July 4' The Chapter extends condolences to by Gale Smith Don Shillin~ 381-3171 the family of Leonard Roe, his wife Olga, This past week was the worst week of John Stewart, 387.9185 and his brother and .Chapter member, my life, bar none. My housemate, Walter Sunday. July 1'; Raymond. Arthur Schwind, died on Friday, July 2 at Eric Drum, 671-5954 Leonard succumbed to infection as Rochester General Hospital. In reality, Tom Way, 482.5787 complication from a blood disease for he had died the previous Friday, June 25 which he was taking experimental treat- after collapsing on the kitchen Ooor. saturday & Sunday. Jyly 17 & 18' (Diesef ments. Unknown at the time. a large piece of Days) Leonard was a mechanical and math- steak was lodged in the lower part of the Ron Amberger ematical wizard. having devised many wind pipe. A Heimlich maneuver was BiU BlaesL 342-6339 maehines and mechanisms during hi. IlIlSUCCe8sfulbefore he collapsed. A 911 DeWain Feller, 527.9619 professional career. call quickly brought the St Paul Boule- Sunday July 25' Leonanl put his skills to use for the vard Fire Department and Volunteer Chuck Whalen, 659-8527 Chapter, working on various motorized Ambulance, \\ho in turn called para Ted Miller, 264-9934 projects and. the famous "RoeMobile" medic team. \\ho then transported Walt track motor car, recovered from Spencer- to Emergency. Depot Guides for August port. The doctors were able to revive him, Sunday August 1; Many of you know \\tiat a fighter and but informed us that there was no brain Jim East, 377.5389 survivor Leonanl was, having survived a fimction. With prayers and hope, he was Bill Cain, 586-9043 very serious motoreycle accident \\hen he kept alive in Intensive Care Unit with a was already eighty. The doctors told him ventilator for another week. Once the If an Act of God forces you to change he would never walk again, but he just ventilator ,,, •• removed, he passed on. your guide appointment. please trade went ahead and did it anyhow - actually He left behind a brother and four with one of the guys listed above. mowing his grass and shoveling his snow sisters. To me, be was like a -brother- - and of course walking an driving out to relatioosbip wise. We each had our own the Museum 10 work with us \\henever he activities. He liked to cook, bake (my • could ...•... .,.•.aist line proves that!). worked in Membership'lnformation _. - Leonanl was an enthusiastic and stailled glass, took care of six exotic Dues for the calendar year are: cheerful supporter of the Chapter right to birds and had over eighty orchids. Regular $30; StudenURetiree: $25; the end; in fact he called us from the The stress of the fust night, caused Family; $40 Other membership levels are hospital to donated a ladder. my heart to misbehave, forcing me. to available. Includes membership in the Na. We will surely miss Leonanl's per. spend a night in the hospital; hoping that tionalRailwayHistoricalSoclety. sonal presence with us, but we will never medication will eventually straighten thai a member at NRHS and wish to join n forget him absolutely undefecitable spirit out. tile Rochester Chap/&<,dadUCI$15 fromtile On Sunday, July 4, my nieces from by Rand Warner a.boYecategories. Ohio arrived to pay their respects. And Make check payable to Rochester the bad omen still exists. Nikki, the Chapte< NRHS and send to: Rochester Moluccan cockatoo, bit one niece, who Chap/&<NRHS, P.O. Box 1161, Websle<, Allan W. Biltner also had to go to Emergency. NY 14580. Mr. Bittner, of the Lake Shore Chap- Now I frod that I have gained ten ler, Northeast, PA, died on June 15 at pounds from water retention within the Membership Report age 78. He was a dedicated worker at last week. Hopefully, aU this can be corrected very soon and things will get Chris Hauf, our MembeIship Chainnan, their museum and was publisher of The is looking for his replacement Chris has Lak Share Timerable. I had the fortune bad to normall updated the membeIsbip records on MS to meet Allan several YeaISago \\hen I Although Walter was nol a Chapter Excel, so the person assuming this position slopped bY. He dropped \\hat he was member, he participated in absentia, by should have a PC and Windows. doing and spent a good hour with me to adjusting his schedule to allow yours truly to attend and support various Chap- During his tenure, Chris has enrolled investigate the ins-and-<lutsof the "Little ter activities and fimctions. Hi. absence many new membeIs and spread "the word" Joe- electric locomotive on exhibit. about our Chapter at various area fimctions. If you have not visited this musewn, I in this household will have a profound However, his duties as President, with do suggest that one should do so if your influence. committee meetings and to work on various travels are near there. The collection of projects, leaves little time to adequately historical items displayed inside the support this function. Call Chris at: 381- brick depot makes a brief visit impos- 8583. siblel • The Semaphore July 1999 Page 3 Steam Program The Vulcan O-4-OT continues to get Our 0-4-0 Fireless Heisler Loco arrived priority attention in a nwnber of areas. at the Museum Wednesday June 2nd via John Redden, Ron Amberger and Kevin Mendon Enterprises low-boy truck. John Klees continue to remove tubes with our Redden coordinated arrangements and new tube cutter. The cutter has recently been George Knab orchestrated the loading an modified to clear the safe"""dings of the unloading. It was a great day and everything tubes. went smoothly. Rand Warner, Ron Amberger, John Red- Thanks to our crew, including Dave den and Jeremy Tuke have met with a boiler Luca. Chuck Whalen, Rick Israelson, Art contractor to inspect the loco firebox, boiler Mummery, Bob Minter, Nonn Shaddick, and auxiliaries and to discuss options. Rand Warner, Manager, 425-8587 Rand Warner, Ron Amberger, Dick Bean, Thickness gaging of fIrebox sheets and Jerry Leiderthiel and Bob Mader. boiler wrapper was included in this effort Diesel Division Wori< has already started on cleaning, We are continuing to evaluate candidate suppliers, contractors and costs for the RG&E #1941 is down for rehab. Dale prepping and painting the loco.
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