_ Rocky. .f !0j IM ountaiiw hi . » REPOm THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN. RAILROAD CLUB MEETING SCHEDULE: May, 1988............................................... No. 344 Club Telephone........................ (303) 431-4354 May 10, 1988 — 7:30 p.m. P. 0. Box 2391........ Denver, Colorado 80201 CURRENT NEWS AND HISTORICAL NOTES OF ROCKY Southeast wing of Christ Episcopal Church, MOUNTAIN RAILROADING PUBLISHED MONTHLY FOR 2950 South University at Bates. Off-street ITS MEMBERS BY THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAILROAD parking at rear (east) of meeting hall. CLUB. Please use thebuilding's south enterance. Jim Trowbridge....................................... Editor MEMBERSHIP INQUIRIES Les Grenz.............................. Associate Editor John Dillavou.................................... President Please refer address changes, new member­ Rich Dais............................... Vice President ships, lost newsletters, etc. to: Bill Gordon........................................ Secretary Elbert E. Bidwell............................ Treasurer Tom Lawry, Membership Chairman c/o Rocky Mountain Railroad Club Send all items for publication to: Rocky P. 0. Box 2391 Mountain Rail Report, c/o Jim Trowbridge, Denver, Colorado 80201 Editor, 502 South Cody Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80226. COPY DEADLINE -- ALL copy for publication MAY 10 PROGRAM is due no later than the 15th of the month prior to month of publication. In June of 1987, a group of Rocky Mountain Railroad Club members took a tour of rail- oriented attractions in and around the CLUB MEMBERSHIP state of Pennsylvania. In a two-week period, the group rode 12 buses, 6 diesel- Membership in the Rocky Mountain Railroad powered trains, 7 trolleys, 5 steam-power­ Club may be obtained by sending $19.00 ed trains, 5 heavy rail, electric com­ ($15.00 annual dues plus enrollment fee muter trains, 1 coal mine train, 1 incline of $4.00) to: ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAILROAD CLUB, railway and, 1 horse-and-buggy. P. 0. Box 2391, Denver, Colorado 80201. After April of each year, new members may By conservative estimate, they took over join for a payment of $4.00 enrollment fee 7,000 slides! Luckily, they're only going plus $1.25 for each month remaining in the to show about 240 of them at the May meet­ calendar year. Dues for the next year are ing. Included in the program will be shots solicited in December of the current year. of the new light rail system in Pittsburg, the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona “SILVER RAILS AND GOLDEN MEMORIES” (home of the Pennsylvania Railroad's K-4, ON VIDEO No. 1361), the East Broad Top RR (narrow gauge), the Strasburg Railroad, the Rail­ The excellent program put on by Darrell road Museum of Pennsylvania, Steamtown, Arndt, Jack Morison and Ron Ruhoff for the the Gettysburg Railroad, the Blue Mountain Club's 50th Anniversary Banquet, entitled & Reading Railroad, the Wilmington & "Silver Rails and Golden Memories" is to Western RR, the Baltimore Streetcar Museum, be made available to all Club members and the Baltimore & Ohio RR Museum, plus, friends. This 60-minute, multi-media slide several other attractions. presentation will be available in either VHS or BETA formats at a cost of $24.50, So, plan to join us in May and help us postage paid. The narration track is the to relive this exciting trip. (Rich Dais) actual presentation at the April 16th banquet. Ron Ruhoff will be editing it in­ to the slide portion of the video. NEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTIONS The presentation covered all fifty years of Club trips, including many field trips We are always happy to receive information to old railroad locations. The material about railroading in the Rocky Mountain is outstanding. Those attending the ban­ region and, very often, as space permits, quet will certainly want a copy, judging use other regional data. We encourage our from their applause; but, other Club mem­ members to participate in the newsletter. bers may also want the opportunity to see Should you have something you wish to share this spectacular program and become more with fellow members, please send it to the of a part of the celebration. attention of the editor, ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAIL REPORT, 502 South Cody St., Lakewood, Ron is responsible for the video and has Colorado 80226. announced that $10.00 of each sale will be donated to the Equipment Fund for restora­ tion and preservation of the Club's his­ toric railroad engines and cars. APRIL PROGRAM Tapes may be ordered immediately from: With the 35th Anniversary Program by Ed Haley and Dick Kindig as a basis, Darrell Ron Ruhoff Arndt, Jack Morison and Ron Ruhoff brought P. 0. Box 1361 the Club's trip history up to date and Evergreen, Colorado 80439 presented a spectacular program covering the Club's fifty years. Besides outstand­ ing photography of trains, many fond memories of times and friends past came to ORDER FORM life and made for a fun and memorable evening. Our thanks to Darrell, Jack and Ron for their time and talents in pro­ NAME_____________________________________ viding this truly fine program for our 50th Anniversary Banquet. ADDRESS__________________________________ I enclose $______________ in check or money order for ______ Video Tapes. Please send VHS [ ] / BETA [ ] format. BE SURE TO MAKE CHECKS OUT TO RON RUHOFF 2 NEW MEMBERS The Rocky Mountain Railroad Club wishes to enthusiastically welcome the following new members: n—UUUUUUCUU'UUULIU—LI LI LT Henry Barber Denver, CO C. William Briggs Minneapolis, MN Ken Hampton Indian Hills, CO WORKDAY AT THE COLORADO RAILROAD Craig P. Meis Denver, CO MUSEUM Donald H. Smith Littleton, CO Dennis Turan Apache Jet., AZ Saturday, May 14th is the Club's annual workday at the Colorado Railroad Museum. The Rocky Mountain Railroad re­ Each year, Equipment Chairman, Bill Gould, gretfully announces the passing away of arranges to work on all the Club's rail­ the following member: road equipment. We need to paint, repair and clean and Bill can use all the help Stan Hutchinson (#13) Denver, CO he can get. So...Why not plan to come out and help Bill and the Club to spruce up 1988 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS the Club's equipment. We do NOT need professional painters, carpenters, etc. We May 14 Colo. RR Museum Work Day DO need relatively normal (?), coordinated May 21 Alternate Colo. RR Museum folks who can handle brooms, paint brushes Work Day (in case of bad and hammers. Do you qualify? weather on May 14th) June 18-)\ 50th Anniversary Summer For those fine folks who show up to work July 2 ); Celebration (and probably have some fun at the same June 18 UP 3985 Excursion time), the Club will provide lunch. June 19 Georgetown Loop RR Trip June 20 Manitou & Pike's Peak Cog Trip June 21 Cripple Creek/Victor Trip APRIL 12, 1988 PROCLAIMED “ROCKY Cadillac & Lake City RY Trip June 23 Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR MOUNTAIN RAILROAD CLUB” DAY BY June 24 Chama/Durango Field Trip STATE OF COLORADO AND CITY OF June 25 Durango & Silverton NG RR DENVER June 26-)\ San Juan Mtns. Ghost Rail­ July 2 V roads Field Trips Through the efforts of President, John Aug. 18 Great Western RR Excursion Dillavou; Governor, Roy Romer and Mayor, Sept. 2-5 Grand Canyon/Flagstaff/Amtrak Federico Pefia, issued Proclamations de­ Excursion claring April 12, 1988 as "Rocky Mountain Oct. 15 Paramount Theatre--RMRRC Night Railroad Club Day" in acknowledgement of Dec. 13 Elections the Clubs 50th Anniversary and its contri­ bution to the preservation of railroad history and the education of the public on the role railroads played in the develop­ ment of Denver and the state of Colorado. The Club wishes to thank Governor Romer and Mayor Pena for their recognition of the Club and its 1100 members. The Proclamations were displayed at the 50th Anniversary Banquet and will be dis­ played at the Club's Union Station Head­ quarters. Copies are included in the Rai 1 Report for members's perusal and historical recordi ng. 3 ,/ena MAYOR CITY AND COUNTY BUILDING ■ DENVER, COLORADO -80202 AREA CODE 303 5I5-2I21 575 2720 (V/TDD) PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, The Rocky Mountain Railroad Club is celebrating its 50th Anniversary year; and WHEREAS, The Rocky Mountain Railroad Club is dedicated to educating the public about the role the railroad played in the history of Denver and cities and towns throughout the region; and WHEREAS, The citizens of Denver better understand and appreciate the history and traditions of their city because of the efforts of the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club', NOW THEREFORE, I, Federico Pena, Mayor of the City of Denver, do hereby proclaim April 12, 1988 as: "Rocky Mountain Railroad Club" IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the official seal of the City and County of Denver to be affixed this 11th day of April, 1988. MAYOR 4 STATE OF COLORADO EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS 1 36 State Capitol Denver, Colorado 8020 J-l 792 Phone (303) 866-2471 Roy Romer Governor HONORA RY P R 0 C L A M AT 10 N ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAILROAD CLUB DAY April 12, 1988 WHEREAS, the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary year; and WHEREAS, the history and development of the railroad is deeply intertwined with Colorado's development from a sparsely populated territory to a prosperous state with millions of residents; and WHEREAS, Coloradans appreciate the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club's work to preserve this rich history for future generations; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Roy Romer, Governor of Colorado, proclaim April 12, 1988, as ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAILROAD CLUB DAY in the State of Colorado. GIVEN under my hand and the Executive Seal of the State of Colorado, this twenty-third day of March, 1 988 5 This Conrail-blue, steel caboose was custom silk-screened with the Club's markings and 50th Logo as a gift to everyone attending the Club's 50th Anniversary Banquet.