ISSUE 150 - Oct - Dec 2009 The Train Sheet ISSUE 150 - Oct - Dec 2009 The Train Sheet ISSUE 150 - Oct - Dec 2009 The Train Sheet - BOARD OF DIRECTORS and OFFICERS - RAILFAN PHOTOGRAPHER DAY 925-C was the power and controlled by Charlie his multimedia operation and we were treated - THE TRAIN SHEET - - David Epling in the 805-A. The B crew in the WP GP7 707, WP to slide shows, notably was the FRRS move of Rod McClure President [email protected] GP20 2001 and a modern boxcar train followed the GGRM a couple of years ago and narrated by News from the Feather River Rail Society and Michael Coen Treasurer [email protected] out the 805-A. Next was the A crew in WP NW2u Steve Habeck. Vic also held his nighttime the Western Pacific Railroad Museum at Portola Railroad Photographer Day began as usual with Steve Habeck VP, Director [email protected] a week’s worth of yard switching to prepare for 608 and a local freight. The B crew followed that photography session. News from the Feather River Rail Society Charlie Spikes Director [email protected] after a small power swap by Ops Supervisor Bill Editor - Eugene John Vicknair it. Under the guidance of Vice-President and Norm Holmes Director [email protected] 408.839.5750 or via e-mail at Yardmaster Steve Habeck, an ops crew Parker in the USArmy H-12-44 1857. He along I would be remiss to not include the takedown [email protected] Tom Carter Director [email protected] consisting of Craig Simmons, Charlie Spikes, with yardmaster Habeck, took the 925-C and on Sunday and Monday: a crew of Charlie Spikes, Wayne Monger Director [email protected] David Epling, Tom Andrews, Rick Gruninger, Russ married it to the SN GP7 712. Russ Johnson, Bobby Johnson and Bil Jackson Matt Parker Director [email protected] Contribution Deadlines: Last Day of February, Johnson, Bobby Johnson, George Sousa, Seth spent 2 full 12 hour days under the guidance of Frank Brehm Director [email protected] April, June, August, October and December Adams, and Bil Jackson. On Friday the 25th, Steve Habeck putting everything away. Also, the Eugene Vicknair Secretary, Director [email protected] Ethan Doty and Tim Carter arrived. (There are crews were treated to a great, home-cooked Contents Copyright C 2009 Thom Anderson WPRRHS Admin [email protected] others whose names slip my mind that were breakfast prepared in the kitchen of the “Silver Feather River Rail Society David Epling Museum Manager [email protected] also there.) Plate” on Saturday morning. As mentioned in All Rights Reserved the last issue, the breakfast was prepared and Cover Photo - A Western Pacific work truck at a lonely Nevada outpost. served by Vicki and Deborah Epling, Cheri - Wayne Monger photo The crew began to put the trains together FEATHER RIVER RAIL SOCIETY beginning Monday September 21. One of the Johnson and Mary Ann Vicknair, with Zephyr WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD Project Manager Eugene Vicknair leading the Table of Contents - Issue 150 significant accomplishments was on 24th when MUSEUM at PORTOLA we had three separate switch crews operating crew in cooking up waffles, bacon, beignets (a P. O. Box 608 . Portola, CA . 96122-0608 simultaneously. To my knowledge, this is the French-Cajun pastry) and various other goodies. Railfan Photographer Day 3 first time that has happened and is another Museum: 530.832.4131 excellent indicator of the WPRM’s training Despite the mechanical issues, the WPRM Ops Fax: 530.832.1854 WP 165 Work Report 4 program and capabilities of our operating Dept did a first class performance. Make sure Vic Neves and Craig Simmons enjoy Saturday night’s WP 165 Pictoral 6 The crew provides protection for the back-up move you mark your calendars for next year for The museum grounds are open to the public department. from the platform of WP caboose 428. spaghetti dinner in the Diesel Shop. September 25, 2010 when we do Railfan from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM daily from the first UP 844 - A Personal View 7 - David Epling photo - David Epling photo Saturday in April through the first Monday in On Saturday September 26th, crew call saw two Photographer Day once more. October Trackwork 9 November. The Diesel Shop is open from 10:00 full crews assigned to work the day’s trains. When that was done, the B crew boarded SN 712 AM until 5:00 PM daily during these dates. The Mini-Zephyr 10 Crew A was Charlie Spikes, Ed Powell, Tim Carter, and another local freight. As the engineer of the and Ethan Doty. Crew B was David Epling, Rick arrived Thursday and immediately started Train operations begin the last Saturday in May Board Motions and Actions 12 B crew, this was a new experience for me. I was WP 165 - FALL WORK REPORT Gruninger, Russ Johnson, Craig Simmons & taking readings on the wrapper side sheets. As and continue each weekend through the first running the 925-C from the cab of the dead SN - Chris Allan, Steam CMO From the Past 15 of this writing they have completed the first one Monday in September. George Sousa. As we did the previous RP day, 712. Normally you can feel your engine and Wayne Monger came in dressed the part of a WP react to it, but when running from a dead Wednesday, October 21 - I again successfully thousand or so readings, with quite a few left to The museum grounds are closed to the public Dispatcher and issued track warrants for the locomotive there is a delay in movement, escape my fetters and hastily drive back north, go. Suffice to say they have the process down. from the first Tuesday in November through the day’s operations. needless to say, and not being used to that, it led over the Grapevine. Happily, another uneventful Mike Mucklin checked in and began first Friday in March except for special events in to a rocky ride. It didn’t help that our caboose trip would clear my head. Since the truck bed photographing the goings on. (Many of Mike’s which advance arrangements have been made. Preserving "THE FEATHER RIVER ROUTE" Crew A boarded the first scheduled train of the for the train was WP 484, the Yardmaster’s rolling was to be relatively empty, I took a load of photos from the week can be viewed here: If you wish to visit during the closure period, it is day, WP FP7 805-A, “WP” F9B 925-C, WP F7A office. Steve likes to set a fan up and challenge lockers for the shower car, provided by our good http://www.wprrhs.org/extras/wp_165_oct09/) advisable to call in advance and find out if the 917-D and our passenger cars, Crew B went to the WPRM Engineers to move the 484 without friend and member John Hachey of Ontario, He also made a nifty plywood template to museum will be open. match the curve of the roof sheet, the top of the their train, SP TR6A 1100 and the Caboose train knocking over the fan. Let’s just say that fan California. A stop for lunch in Sacramento was in that is normally used during our Operating order with Paul Zaborsky, old pal and currently a wrapper sheet, at the location of a needed patch Entrance to the museum is free, although a went for a ride and we’ll leave it at that. director at Bay Area Electric Railway Association. under the rear sand dome, to be utilized when suggested donation of $5.00 is greatly Season. As we waited for Dispatcher Monger to Paul looks and feels much better now after his the new piece of steel is rolled. appreciated. issue track warrants to the WP 805-A, the The rest of the day went as planned, only trains booming sound of a dynamited train echoed moved in an opposite direction to take recent transplant surgery. For the first time in his life he is no longer diabetic, and we wish him Mike got dirty later in the week, and took a bit of The Feather River Rail Society, a tax-exempt - WEB PAGES of INTEREST - across the yard, the passenger train decided to advantage of the afternoon sun. I should also the best with the replacement parts. Another a “love kiss” while needlescaling on the frame; public benefit California corporation, is the get cranky for the A crew. After almost 30 note our Switch tenders did a great job, Bobby leg of the drive over Donner Pass, with the fall just a bit of a scrape really. Matt Parker joined historical society for the Western Pacific Railroad FRRS Official Site www.WPLives.org minutes of trying to recover the air, Dispatcher Johnson at Milward and Bil Jackson at colors in their full glory, and a mid afternoon the party later in the day. He was able to tape and operator of the Western Pacific Railroad WPRR Historical Society www.wprrhs.org Monger pulled the warrant and issued our Malfunction Jct. They were both excellent at Museum in Portola, California. arrival back in Portola, again. Peace and quiet at up Maverick’s full scale tube sheet replacement CZ Virtual Museum calzephyr.railfan.net warrant for movement. We then got underway making sure everything was lined for their California Zephyr californiazephyr.org last. I enjoyed at least ten hours of sleep in the drawing in place to verify that the new and the day began. proper movement. The FRRS is not associated with the Union Western Pacific Pages www.WPLives.com Pullman, after vacuuming up the cat hair.