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Inside the Spareboar Dd The magic of CHRISTMAS Christmas Trains SPIRITS! Page 8 See Page 3 OCR helps raise some Christmas Cheer! As reported in the previous “Spareboard”, James Allen presents cheque, “Live” on Ottawa radiothon. When James Allen stepped up to the CFRA microphone to first chat about OCR and its fundraising efforts over the past year, then, present a cheque carrying a $5,100 pledge, silence gripped the studio followed by a generous round of applause! “We were busy with our golf tournament and Safety Expo and Photo courtesy OCR Open House,” says Mr. Allen. “Also, General Manager James Allen (front row, centre) leads the OCR staff in a rousing “Happy New Year” during the company Christmas Party! Additional party pictures when Thomas The Tank Engine can be found on pages 6 and 7. The party was held at on Saturday, December 1st at arrived in August, that opened the the Best Western Cartier, Hull (Gatineau), QC. See party pics on page 6 door for more fundraising.” Stressing ‘safety first’ in all aspects of work and life, James Allen has Make every day a safe day, established and positioned OCR as a through the Holidays responsible corporate citizen within and all year long! the National Capital Area. “Giving to something like Christmas Cheer is our way of ‘giving back’ to the Inside The Spareboard community. At the end of the day, the 57th Vol 3 No 11 “Christmas Cheer Broadcast on • “Backtrack” 2 • Fern’s Rule of the Month 2 CFRA” generated pledges pushing $180,000! • From the ‘Dining Car’ 3 • Incidents & Accidents 4 Funds raised to the Christmas • Performance Indicators 5 & 10 Photo Dave Watts Cheer Fund in support of the • Birthdays/Anniversaries 10 Ottawa Councillor Rob Jellett catches up • From “The Corner Office” 10 Christmas Exchange and the Ottawa with James Allen at the Christmas Cheer Food Bank. The Broadcast aired on Broadcast on CFRA. Ottawa Central Ottawa Central Railway Railway contributed over $5,000 to the 580 CFRA, Ottawa, all day Saturday, Ottawa, ON Canada December 1. Broadcast’s success. Page 2 From the desk of Serge Fournier via Jamie Burwash at Geismar and is posted for all The tenth in a series of profiles on affected employees. classic For additional North American trains information, please see Serge Beauchamp. “The Hiawathas” Serge Fournier (The Milwaukee Road) The Hiawathas were a series of General Operating Instruction Additions to: passenger trains that operated between Section 8 item 12.4 in part CN Track Welding Manual the Twin Cities (Minneapolis - St. 12.4 Riding Equipment November 19, 2007 Paul, Minnesota) and Chicago. By the mid 1930s, the first PURPOSE: To ensure employee Rail Puller Safety Procedures: Hiawatha was making tracks and by safety while riding various types of the end of the 1940s, five routes equipment. 1. Carefully inspect all components of the carried the name Hiawatha. PROCEDURE: rail puller and related equipment before The “Twin Cities Hiawatha” ran When riding equipment, employees use. If any parts are worn, damaged, or from Chicago to the Twin Cities, the MUST ALWAYS: defective replace them immediately prior “North Woods Hiawatha” turned off to use. the main line from New Lisbon, to • continuously maintain a firm grip Minocqua, Wisconsin and the on handholds provided; 2. This equipment is HEAVY! Use the • be aware of and protect “Chippewa Hiawatha” linked Chicago proper lifting procedures, or devises to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. In themselves against sudden movement or slack action; while handling this equipment. addition, the “Midwest Hiawatha” ran • look in the direction of travel, to Omaha, Nebraska and the continuously monitoring safety of 3. Follow and understand all of the “Olympian Hiawatha” was routed movement; manufactures instructions for the safe from Chicago to Seattle via the Twin • be aware of and react to restricted operation of the type of puller being Cities. clearances; used. • ride on the side which provides Competing with other streamline the best escape route (clear of trains of the day, the initial Chicago- adjacent structures and 4. Carefully examine the rail to be pulled for Twin Cities Hiawatha covered the 410 equipment if possible) potential snags. (For example: thermite mile (660 KM) distance pulled by welds, or flash butt welds could catch on steam power. The Milwaukee class tie plates and pull up ties). "The locomotives themselves were some of subsequent sudden release of tension on the rail expanders/pullers may cause the fastest ever built often requiring wedges or other heavy parts to fly off, speeds of over 100 mph (160 kph) to maintain schedule. resulting in serious injury". “STAY Diesel power was introduced in ALERT” 1941 and by the late 40s, new lightweight equipment made an 5. Examine rail web where clamps will contact the web. Thoroughly clean the appearance. The Hiawatha name lives rail web of oil, grease, or dirt with a non- on today with Amtrak service . The • be particularly vigilant where lubricating solvent, such as those used to Amtrak "Empire Builder" covers the flangeways may be contaminated with snow, ice, or other material. clean brake surfaces, or soft torch flame, original Hiawatha route between Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Ensure locomotive is first carefully clean and wire brush. ("Grind the area operated through the flangeway, clean if needed") DO NOT use and if in doubt, detrain and walk Backtrack appears regularly in lubricating solvents such as WD40 or The Spareboard ahead clear of the equipment until similar products, to clean the rail. beyond the condition. Continued on Page 6 Fern Page 3 Charleston, SC for an extended power engine weighing three tons journey along 6 miles (9.6 KM) of "exclusive of the wood and water for track! keeping it in continued action." A local Charleston newspaper The railway was chartered in 1827, reported regular departures would be the same year as the Baltimore and “8 o’clock, at 10 A.M., at 1 and at half Ohio Railroad. past 3.” The Bytown and Prescott The South Carolina Canal and The new service was pulled by “Best Friend”, a named steam engine Railroad Company In the Ottawa area, the first and one of the first in the U.S. to pull regularly scheduled service was How many times have we seen a an entire string of cars. inaugurated 24 years later to the day! model or toy train scurrying around a In an article, The Charleston Mercury At 6:00 AM, December 25, 1854, the loop under the Christmas tree? revealed, “It is said to have moved on first southbound Bytown and Ottawa Christmas day is memorable in some occasions at the rate of 30 miles train left the city headed for Prescott, trains and railroading. per hour…When drawing two Cars Ogdensburg, then east to Montreal, In the U.S., December 25, 1830 with forty-one passengers, it went at south to Boston and New York City saw the first regularly scheduled the average rate of nearly 16 and arriving December 26th. passenger train begin operations. where the Road was straight, at a rate Meanwhile, a return train left The South Carolina Canal and of 20 per hour. “This breakneck Prescott at 5:30 PM and arrived in Railroad Company rolled out of speed was achieved by a six horse Bytown at 8:30 P.M. According to author and railway historian Colin Churcher, fares for the round trip during the first week of service were $2.00! An annual holiday favourite, Early schedules implied the trains were leaving and arriving at the Sussex Tourtier Street station in Ottawa. However, the (using your own pastry recipe) bridge over the Rideau River was not opened until some time early in 1855 • 1 lb lean or extra lean minced beef and 1 lb minced pork and a temporary station was used, • 1 cup water “probably at Montreal Road”, reports • 1 onion • 1 clove garlic Mr. Churcher. • 1 tsp. salt The Bytown and Prescott railway • 1/4 teaspoon pepper was chartered on May 10, 1850 and • 1/2 tsp.nutmeg • dash of mace, cayenne, allspice, mustard five years later to the day, the line was • 1/4 tsp. celery salt officially opened. The name was • pastry using about 3 cups flour (Note: Use your own pastry recipe making changed to the Ottawa and Prescott enough to line 2-8” pie plates or 8 individual pie tins with enough left over for later that year. a top crust) Legend has it that the association of Place meat in a saucepan with finely minced onion, seasonings and water; cover and trains with Christmas was largely due to simmer until the meat is cooked. Add water if necessary as the meat cooks. that first regularly scheduled train on December 25, 1830. The sense of The mixture when finishing should be thick. mystery of this new mode of transportation was a good fit with the Prepare the pastry; line 2-8" pie plates or 8 individual pie tins magic and splendor of Christmas. Fill with the meat mixture; add a top crust, cut to let the steam escape. For more information on the first Bake at 425 degrees F. for 40 minutes. regularly scheduled passenger service, visit the U-S Library of Congress at These pies are usually wrapped and frozen (in the past stored outdoors when weather http://memory.loc.gov . For more is below freezing) until needed. They are heated at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes information on the Bytown and Prescott, and are served hot with chili sauce or ketchup. visit: www.railways.incanada.net Page 4 Nov FIN FIN FIN FIN FIN FIN 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Main Track Accidents* 2 0 4 0 2 0 1 NOV TOT TOT TOT TOT TOT TOT 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Non-Main Track Accidents* 7 13 10 9 11 6 8 Human Factor 2 2 4 3 5 3 4 Ice & Snow 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Track Crossing Accidents 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 Conditions 3 4 1 1 0 1 1 Vandalism 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Trespassing Incidents 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3rd Party 2 5 5 5 6 1 1 Employee Injuries* 2 1 3 2 5 8 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 13 10 9 11 6 8 Cardinal Rule Violations 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Hyrail Accidents 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 “Steele Rail” returns next month Vehicule Accidents 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 TOTAL 17 16 20 15 21 19 19 Other 8 7 8 20 13 12 0 Photo © Ian McCord, 2007 OCR’s Ben Beauchamp and crew attack Ottawa’s record December 16th snowfall.
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