Central Oklahoma Chapter ofthe National Railway HistoriCal Society Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma .= ~ ,I a~so ORM to sponsor "field trip" on May 13 to Enid, Waynoka The Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd. (ORM) monthly meeting for Saturday, May 13 will be a "field trip." This will be a great event to bring spouses, friends and family. Caravan will leave ORM at Sam. First stop will be at the Railroad Museum of Oklahoma located at 702 North Washington in Enid. This is a major railroad museum whose director is "railroaders railroader" Frank "Watermelon" Campbell. Exhibits include beautifully restored Frisco 4-8-2 number 1419. She is the sister to number 1522 at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, which many of us seen in action through Oklahoma City a couple of years ago. Other equipment includes 10 cabooses from 10 different railroads, which are placed into service for excursions a couple of times each year. Other exhibits are numerous and include dining car china/silverware; operating HO, Nand Lionel layouts; maintenance of way equipment; rail cars and memorabilia. Visit the Railroad Museum of Oklahoma website at www.railroadmuseumofoklahoma.org. Along the drive from Enid to Waynoka, we will cross the abandoned "Orient" line at Orienta then through the Glass Mountains. Our second stop will be at Waynoka Station on the BNSF Transcon. The Santa Fe depot restoration is an Oklahoma Department of Transportation TEA-21 project, and is expected to get underway soon. The two-storY Harvey House has been restored. On the first floor a restaurant is in operation in what was once the Harvey House restaurant. A highlight should be eating as a group in this restaurant with many trains going by the windows. The Gift Shop is also on the first floor. The second floor of the facility was the living quarters for Harvey Girls. It now houses the Waynoka HistorY Museum. One of the Harvey Girl rooms has been restored to its original look. There are many artifacts and displays relating to the Santa Fe Railroad, Harvey Houses, Transcontinental Air Transport (the Lindbergh line), and more. The Waynoka Historical Museum is restoring a centurY-old three-room log cabin that was moved from near the Cimarron River to Waynoka Station. A section foreman's house, originally on the Buffalo Inside this issue: & Northwestern RR at Edith, has been completely restored and furnished. Museum Update 2 Waynoka Historical Society Director Sandie Olson will be on hand to give us a special tour of the facilities. ORM Adopts Dress Code 3 Railway Stays On Track 6 Visit the Waynoka Historical Society at ---- www.waynoka.org and follow some of the ~~;;;;:~• Order Engraved Platform Bricks 7 links. It's a great site. The Waynoka Station is located at 202 South Cleveland in Waynoka. Look for the grain elevators Surf The Web ••• west of the highway coming into town; the station is to the north of them. The ORM Web site Continued on page 2. · address Is: oklahomarallwaymuseum.org. Professional Aff'Jliate Member ofAssociation ofRailway Museums "Advancing Railway Heritage" Telephone number Is 405/424-8222. Museum Update ..................... by Drake Rice, ORM secretary New steps have been up by other volunteers, and In addition, track installed over to the Depot placed on the northwest end with some help from the work continues on the tie to allow the Museum Store of the loading dock on the General Motors folks, the shop replacement through the to handle phone calls on north side of the Oakwood is now functional. The car still Lincoln Park Golf Course. The weekends. Member Bruce Depot. This will help with the has some work to be done, but clearing work has been done Sealy is helping with this Museum store operations and now it can be used. on the north, but no track work project. It will also help with allow people to exit the loading north of the Rose Rock Addition the credit card approval when dock without having to make a Work continues on the Street crossing has been done. they are used to purchase large step. installation of the air and heat We are still waiting for the land tickets and store items. unit under the diner. The donation for a parking area. The additional panels generator has been installed At the present time, work is Remember that every have been received from the under the car and work on the going south to NE 36th street. weekend is a work weekend University of Central Oklahoma brackets for the air-handling Crossing work for NE 36th at the Museum. All volunteer to be placed on the fence, units are being made to go Street is tentatively set efforts are appreciated and which helps makes the front inside in the ceiling. Then for January '07. provide improvements in entrance to the Museum very he units will need to be hung. making the Museum a better attractive. And mentioning the Installation of the compressor An underground phone place. entrance, have you seen the under the car along with the line is in the process of being newly paved street? fuel tank also will need to be done before the project is After seven years, and completed. "Field Trip" continued many thanks to District One County Commissioner Jim Roof work on the old Union Then, we will go to Curtis Hill. We will visit Belva and Heman Roth, NE 34th Street is a Pacific car is continuing and and watch a few trains. This is the BNSF Transcon with a train paved street, with curbs and once that is complete, work will average of about 90 trains per day. REMEMBER: Stay off BNSF gutters. County Commissioner begin on the windows. Another property. Go to www.curtishill.com for detail maps of the Curtis Roth then had Grand Boulevard big project will be work on the Hill area, which show rail fans the favorite spots. Maps can be re-crowned and repaired the Rock Island Caboose, which downloaded in a PDF format. curbs and gutters for better now sits on the end of the rip drainage. The repaving has track. For the "field trip," you may want to share a ride and fuel greatly improved the street expenses. This will be a great opportunity to visit. and takes care of the run-off It is also grass-growing water. A big thanks to County time and volunteers will Gary Githens will be leading a convoy, which will be Commissioner Jim Roth and soon begin the six months leaving ORM at 8 am on May 13. The route will be 1-35 north his staff for their support and of attention this work requires. to Highway 412 then west to Enid . The first stop will be at Enid the work they provided. There will also be the spraying and then we will proceed to Waynoka. of the track to keep the weeds On the grounds, the shop under control. Speaking Leave ORM 8 am (or head out on your own car is now in service at long of track, Bob Hussey and and get to Enid earlier) last. This allows the tools, Company have been tamping Arrive RMO 9:30am nuts, bolts, etc, to be in one and leveling and lining the track Depart RMO 11:00 am place. It also allows for inside from the Museum to the south. Arrive Waynoka Noon workspace while working on This work has greatly improved Eat Lunch: small items, which has been the track condition, which Tour Waynoka facilities 1 pm (maybe until1:30 pm) much needed by the Museum. allows for smoother operations. Work on the project started If you would like a map with directions in Enid and Waynoka over a year ago with the efforts e-mail Gary Githens at [email protected] and he will forward a map of Bob Linn. It was then picked to you in an Adobe Acrobat format. ........................................................................................... : Museum trains run on first and third Saturdays : The Oklahoma Railway Museum (ORM) offers excursion trains on the first and third Saturdays of the month for the general public : from 10 am until 2 pm. Trains run on the hour starting at 10 am with the last train leaving the historic Oakwood Depot at 2 pm. The Museum itself is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9 am to 4 pm and there is no admission charge to tour the grounds. : 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.oklahomaraiiwaymuseum.org. OHM adopts Made in Oklahoma: Railroad Signal Inc. Address: 15110 E. Pine, Tulsa Industry requirements are dress code set by the federal government, Employees: 28 which looks at each crossing and by Larry Dodd determines what sort of safety ORM VIce President, Trainmaster Key personnel: Eddie Burns, features need to be at an president intersection depending on train For 2006, we are asking and automobile traffic. everyone, who volunteers as a Web site: www.railroadsignalinc.com Chair Car Host, to dress in a manner that easily identifies you Products: Railroad Signal Inc.