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| VOLUME 23 NO. 2 | MARCH 2001 |
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JANUARY MEETING NOTES
Once called to order by
President Phil Snyder, Secretary Dan Frederick read the minutes from the last
meeting and Treasurer Ralph Stevens gave his report. National Director Tom
Posatko reported on the last National Director's meeting and the $27,000 in
Heritage Grants available for this year. Vice President Ron Cleaves reported on
the May 19 grand re-opening of the Wilmington & Western Railroad. Trip
Director Bruce Barry talked about the March 16 Do-It-Yourself to Newark NJ and
Hudson Light Rail, the May 12 Cape May RDC's, the June 9 Father's Day to NYC,
LIRR, and Port Jarvis, and a possible future tour of the concrete tie facility.
Dan Frederick gave an update about the B&O Station in Wilmington, DE and
Kermit Geary reported the F-units would be going from Salem to Woodstown, NJ.
The few slide openers were presented by Frank Ferguson and Kermit Geary. Then
Bruce Barry opened his presentation with the Boston & Albany in 1987 and an
Oct. 4th snow, We saw Amtrak's Lake Shore in Jan. 1990, and the Central Vermont
in August 1990. There were night shots of the New England Central from 1196
along with the Berkshire Scenic and Housatonic Railroads. We saw Springfield,
Pittsfield, Hinsdale, Lenox, Palmar, Lee, and Stockbridge ending around January
1997. Part 2 of the program was the Monongahela with their Super 7's in 1990,
1991, and 1993. We also go to see the Detroit Edison train as part of the great
evening's entertainment.
From The Editor
...REMINDER ! ! ! If you have not paid your
Chapter dues for 2001, this will be the last issue of the newsletter that you
will receive. Contact Treasurer Ralph Stevens ASAP if you need to pay your dues.
Get your prints and slides ready for the Annual May Doug Weaver Memorial Photo
Contest. You still have time to get out and get that scenic shot for this year's
special category.
NOTICE: IN CASE OF BAD
WEATHER
If our normal "THIRD THURSDAY" NRHS meeting is canceled
due to inclement weather, it will be postponed and held on the FOURTH
THURSDAY. If it must again be canceled, it will NOT be rescheduled. We
will simply wait for the next month's normal "third Thursday" meeting.
If the weather looks bad or is predicted to be bad, you may telephone the
Claymont Community Center to see if it will be open that evening for our
meeting.
NEWS BITS
London, Ontario's 10-story Via Rail station was imploded. The building's end came with a series of deafening explosions and a rumble of collapsing concrete about 9:20 a.m. As a huge cloud of dust rose from the site and shredded pieces of insulation rained down on York Street, thousands of spectators erupted in cheers and demolition workers gleefully shook hands. Seconds after 38 charges ignited 275 kilograms of dynamite, the building's southwest corner began to sag and fall, followed by the station's east and north sides. Police received no complaints of property damage after the blast. The blast was strong enough to propel a 400-kilogram concrete slab across York Street. Demolition workers said the slab had been set up to protect a fire hydrant in front of the terminal. The slab skittered across the road, smashed through a wooden barrier and landed on the sidewalk on the north side of York. Within 45 minutes of the implosion, Canadian National railway officials had inspected the tracks next to the station and declared them free of debris. By afternoon, York Street was open to traffic. Greenspoon officials said cleaning up the site will take about four weeks. Once that's done, London construction company EllisDon will start building a new train station on the site. It's scheduled to open in time for the Canada Summer Games in August.
FROM DEC. 15, 1853 . . . TO KABOOM!
- Dec. 15, 1853: First train pulls into London's Richmond Street Station on York
Street between Richmond and Clarence streets. More than 21,000 passengers use
the station in its first seven months.
- 1857: Great Western Railway replaces the small, wooden station with a U-shaped
brick building. More than 54,000 passengers use it in its first six months.
- 1885: Great Western unveils plans for a $100,000 stone and brick station with
a clock tower, vaulted two-story waiting room, marble walls and mosaic floors.
But talks with the city drag on for more than 20 years. No deal is reached.
- 1935: Richmond Street station demolished.
- 1936: Canadian National Railways opens $400,000 one-story art-deco-style
station at 205 York St.
- 1962: Station torn down.
- 1963: Three-story station and office building with large red-tile CN logo
built.
- 1969: New $5-million, 10-story glass station; office building opened next door
to existing station.
- 1997: Via buys land for both buildings from developer.
- Oct. 20, 2000: London-North-Centre MP Joe Fontana leads a group of elected
officials in announcing Via will invest $4 million to $5 million in a new train
station. Announcement and new station design catch project architects by
surprise.
- Oct. 25, 2000: Architects Tillman Ruth Mocellin resign from station project,
refusing to put its name to a design Via authored and which Londoners roundly
condemn.
- Dec. 11, 2000: Via moves into temporary quarters adjacent to its 10-story
tower and announces it has bowed to public outcry. New station design will be
more popular with Londoners, it promises.
- Feb. 4, 2001: London's CN Tower -- and former Via station -- implodes.
[from London Free Press, Monday, February 5, 2001 via All-aboard@list.railspot.com
http://list.railspot.com/mailman/listinfo/all-aboard]
From: NJ TRANSIT Customer Service Department <NJT_CUSTOMER_SVC@NJTRANSIT.COM (NJT Customer Service Internet) To: Mr. Bender: <HDBtrains@aol.com> Thank you for again contacting NJ TRANSIT. The two-track north tube of the Bergen Tunnel will be closed in June for 14 months of major repairs. We have no specifics yet as to how this will impact our daily commuters, but we are formulating a plan and will keep you informed. We are currently running extensive computer models to find out which scenario would cause the least disruption. A plan is expected to be ready for commuters around mid-March. NJ TRANSIT sincerely apologizes for any impact this much-needed work may cause. Again, we will do everything to keep delays and service disruptions to an absolute minimum.
NJ Transit may cancel as many as 12
rush-hour trains a day once construction starts in June to repair a crumbling
124-year-old tunnel that leads to the Hoboken Terminal, officials said
yesterday. The agency's board of directors approved the $70 million renovation,
but drew criticism from several rail advocates because it has not completed
plans on how train schedules will be adjusted during the 15 months the tunnel
will be closed. About 280 trains carrying 40,000 riders a day on the Boonton,
Morris and Essex, North Jersey Coast, Bergen, Main and Pascack Valley rail lines
use the tunnel. Officials promised to let passengers know by mid-March which
trains would be affected, giving them several months to plan alternative routes.
Officials also said they are trying to come up with a plan that would affect as
few passengers as possible. Two 4,400-foot tunnels provide passage for four rail
tracks under Jersey City Heights to Hoboken. Beginning in June, work on the
north tunnel will shut down two of the tracks for 15 months. One way officials
plan to minimize the impact of the project is to accelerate the rate that
rush-hour trains pass through the open tunnel, from about one every five minutes
to one every 2 1/2 minutes. James Redeker, NJ Transit's assistant executive
director for planning, said there are three basic options for adjusting train
service during the construction period:
- Cancel some trains, forcing passengers to switch to earlier or later
schedules.
- Have some trains that normally go through to Hoboken end their run at Newark's
Broad Street station. Passengers then would have to wait at the platform for the
next Hoboken-bound train.
- Stop running some of the North Jersey Coast Line trains through the tunnel.
Instead, those passengers would have to switch at Newark Penn Station to
Northeast Corridor trains into midtown Manhattan or to PATH
trains to Wall Street.
The tunnel's condition has deteriorated so badly that chunks of its concrete
ceiling occasionally fall, officials said. Also, melting ice sometimes
short-circuits power for the electric trains, disrupting service. Renovations
will include a new concrete liner designed to eliminate the ice formations that
cause the power outages, a new concrete floor to provide a smoother ride, a new
drainage system and upgrades in the lighting, ventilation and emergency exits.
Once renovations on the north tunnel are complete, NJ Transit plans to repair
the south tunnel. But that project will not require the agency to shut down
service, officials said.
[from Star-Ledger, 02/22/01 By Joe Malinconico, Star-Ledger Staff <jmalinconico@starledger.com>
via HDBtrains]
A short time ago the MTA announced plans to enhance its Metro Subway system. Already the reconstruction of the Milford Mill and Old Court stations is nearing an end and the escalator rehabilitation is underway at the Upton Metro Station. Recently, Metro unveiled the first two cars from its fleet-wide railcar rehabilitation project. The two cars (Car Nos. 144 & 145) are currently in service feature new, tan floors bearing the MTA and Metro logos, in addition to new comfy blue seats. These are just some of the planned railcar improvements which will also feature onboard LED destination signs and an automatic voice announcement system. Railcars showcasing all of the new features will begin appearing this summer. The MTA wants to hear from its customers to find out what you think of these two new rail cars. The cars will be mixed into regular service. When the opportunity presents itself, take a ride in the new cars and email them with your comments. Be sure to include your home address in the email and they will send you a token gift of their appreciation. [from www.mtamaryland.com/news/newlook_metro/metromove.html via HDBtrains]
Norfolk Southern will close
its Hollidaysburg, Pa., Car Shop effective on or about Sept. 1, 2001, as part of
the company's ongoing restructuring program.
"Changing economic conditions and excess capacity throughout the freight
car repair industry have reduced our workload to the extent we cannot support
continued operations at the shop," said Mark D. Manion,
vice president Transportation Services and Mechanical. "Consolidating our
work at fewer locations is part of making NS a more efficient company as we go
forward."
Hollidaysburg's 300-plus employees will have an opportunity to follow their work
to other locations; employees who transfer with their work will be paid
relocation expenses. In some instances, applicable labor agreements and
protective conditions will require further handling with NS' unions before
implementing the work transfers. NS said it will continue to work with Blair
County development officials in finding alternative uses for the Hollidaysburg
facility.
Operation Lifesaver, the national
nonprofit highway-rail safety organization, urges drivers and pedestrians to
'Take Safety To Heart' in a new public service advertising campaign unveiled on
Valentine's
Day. The ads emphasize personal responsibility at highway-rail grade crossings
and on railroad property by depicting drivers and pedestrians who experience
close calls with trains and realize they risked hurting
their loved ones by taking chances.
"We launched Operation Lifesaver's new public service campaign on
Valentine's Day to drive home the point that taking risks around railroad tracks
and trains not only can hurt you - it can hurt someone you love," said
Gerri Hall, president of Operation Lifesaver, Inc. "This new public service
campaign reinforces Operation Lifesaver's message: Look, Listen and Live."
In 1999, the latest full year for which data is available, 402 people were
killed and 1,396 were injured in 3,489 highway-rail crossing collisions
nationwide. An additional 479 pedestrians were killed and 445 injured while
illegally trespassing on railroad tracks that year. Preliminary statistics for
the first 11 months of 2000 show that 383 people died and 1,037 were injured in
3,077 collisions nationwide, and an additional 440 pedestrians were killed and
394 injured in trespass incidents. NS has reduced grade crossing incidents from
826 in 1993 to 585 in 2000, even while increasing the size of its system.
Trespasser
fatalities and injuries have continued to decline as well. NS has some 22,000
public and 11,000 private crossings on its system and since 1993 has enhanced
train and motor vehicle safety by eliminating 1,481 crossings. NS last year
provided 3,486 grade crossing and public safety awareness presentations to more
than 338,000 people.
In Virginia, outdoor billboards are
being added to the Norfolk Southern public safety arsenal. The program,
sponsored by Virginia Operation Lifesaver, the Virginia Department of Rail and
Public Transportation and Lamar Outdoor Advertising, features full-color 14 x
48-foot billboards depicting a locomotive and trespassers riding motorcycles and
jogging beside the tracks. The message: "Trespassing on railroads? Fine!
$250. No trespassing on railroad tracks is a Virginia law we can live by."
NS police say the billboards complement their efforts. "Trespassing is an
area that requires vigilance and close cooperation with local law
enforcement," said Steve Hanes, director Police. "The billboards
remind people that being on railroad property is illegal and can be
dangerous." In 2000, NS police ejected or arrested more than 11,000
trespassers on the system. The Safety Department also tracks trespasser
statistics. System wide, there were 105 trespasser fatalities and injuries in
2000. "Seven of these incidents occurred in Virginia," said Barry
Wells, director Safety. "Education is a key to prevention, and the
billboards echo the message - Stay off railroad property and stay safe."
The first two billboards are already up, one in Richmond along I-64 and the
second near tracks in Portsmouth. Other locations will include Northern
Virginia, Charlottesville and the Roanoke-Lynchburg area, as space comes
available.
[from Norfolk Southern Corporation http://www.nscorp.com]
FROM: Arthur J. Malestein, a former Delaware resident and volunteer with the W&WRR, recently returned to Delaware . He is working with New Castle, De.'s 350th Anniversary Committee. They are planning a weekend celebration of the Founding and History of New Castle. New Castle was of course a commerical hub of the region from Augustine Herman's road projects (and canal schemes) of the 1670's and 1680's, to colonial sailing ships, turnpikes, New Castle and Frenchtown RR, locomotive building (including the Mennon), trolleys, to highways. He is looking for historical organization to participate in our celebration and asking if the Wilmington Chapter would be interested in having a site or table set up on the region's rail history, with special attention to New Castle? The celebration will from 10a.m to 5pm on Sat. 06 Oct. and 12noon to 4:00p.m. on Sunday 07 Oct. Contact: Arthur J. Malestein; 306 South Broom Street; Wilmington, De. 19805. Telephone: 302-657-0663. E-mail: art-n-janet@mindspring.com
FROM: Tom Smith <tomandkaren@integrityonline.com> Fri., 02 Mar 2001 The Do-It-Yourself excursion sounds like an ambitious trip. I am envious of all that you East Coast types can do so close to home. We got shook up a bit on Wednesday, as the city of Seattle moved a few centimeters to the northeast. All rail service between Portland & Seattle was shut down until late yesterday. Amtrak passengers to Seattle will now have a longer ride. Here in Portland we rocked & rolled, but no damage. Testing is beginning on the MAX Airport line.
'Star Wars" Test Impresses FRA Officials A test of Communications Based Train Management - also known as Star Wars - took place over the Augusta, Georgia-Spartanburg, South Carolina, corridor last week. That 125-mile single-track corridor uses Direct Traffic Control - verbal authorities from the Operations Center in Jacksonville granting access to each block, or segment, rather than wayside signals. The test was designed to demonstrate the system to top officials of the Federal Railroad Administration, other railroads, labor organizations and suppliers. "Star Wars" is what train crews on the Augusta-Spartanburg corridor call CBTM, which is a form of Positive Train Control that incorporates global positioning satellite technology. The locomotive engineer must respond to warnings or acknowledge prompts on a cab monitor concerning a range of safety issues - switches aligned properly, permission to proceed through track work zones and adherence to speed limits, for example. If the engineer doesn't take action to slow the train or acknowledge the prompts, the train is automatically brought to a safe stop... "This system has the capability of future applications and enhancements," said Tom Schmidt, vice president-engineering. "But more than that, it's another guarantee that our train crews will go home safely." Schmidt is leading the more than three-year-old effort to develop Star Wars along with Denise Lyle, director-advance train control projects, and a team from Wabtec Railway Electronics. The FRA's George Gavalla, associate administrator of safety, rode on a recent demonstration trip and congratulated CSXT. "We think that whole field of computer based train control technologies holds a lot of promise for the industry," Gavalla says. "It promises to dramatically improve safety and improve efficiency of operations. We applaud CSXT for taking the initiative to help develop computer based train control, and we want to work with you to make it the best system that it can be." . [from CSXT Midweek Report, October 19, 2000 via Allen Brougham's Bull Sheet http://www.bullsheet.com/ ]
SCHEDULE NOTES
Notices, announcements, schedules, etc. are provided here as a service to the
members. The Chapter has no affiliation with any commercial operation, museum,
or tourist line.
Sunday, March 18, 2001 NORDEL X-mas Train
Show
10 AM - 3 PM, Cranston Heights Fire Co. Prices Corner, Kirkwood Highway (Rt. 2),
Wilmington, DE
Saturday & Sunday, March 24-25, 2001 East Coast Hobby Show 2001
9-6 Saturday, 10-5 Sunday, Ft. Washington PA Expo Center, www.hobbyshow.com or
561-338-3177
Saturday & Sunday, March 24-25, 2001 Cornell Railroad Historical
Society 2001 Railfair
Tompkins County Armory, Hanshaw Road (past the airport), Ithaca, NY
Thursday-Sunday, March 29-April 1, 2001 NMRA Mid-East Region Convention
Sheraton Great Valley, US Route 30, Frazer (West Chester/Exton), PA, info at
www.kj2001.com
or write to P.O. Box 378, Devon, PA 19333
Saturday, March 31, 2001 Old Time Trolley Ride by Rockhill Trolley Museum
10 AM from Elmwood Depot, 1944 PCC #2785, fare $29.50, for info: 610-965-9028
Saturday & Sunday, April 7-8, 2001 Great Scale Model Train Show -
Timonium
9-4 Saturday, 10-4 Sunday, Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD.
Friday-Sunday, April 27-29, 2001 Rail Adventures in West Virginia by
Lehigh Valley Chapter
3 days, 3 short lines, stop Hagerstown, stay Stauton & Elkins, fare
$250/295, for info: 610-965-9028
Saturday, May 5, 2001 Middletown & Hummelstown Railfan's Day
9 AM - Night Photo Session, Middletown, PA, fare $32 + $10 for caboose, for
info: 908-233-3603
Friday-Sunday, May 11-13, 2001 Cass Spring Photo Special
Carl Franz's annual photographer's weekend, fare = $185, call evenings or
weekends 301-942-6197
Saturday, MAY 12, 2001 Railfan Day on Cape May
Seashore Lines
with matching ex-PRSL RDC's on ex-PRSL trackage between Cape May Court House and
Cape May City, New Jersey. Two complete round trips with numerous photo stops,
lunch break in Cape May, night photo session after dinner. Trip departs the
Fairgrounds Station at Cape May Court House at 10:00 a.m. (directions sent with
ticket order). Fare $30 ($25 for chapter members and their guests) includes both
round trips and the night photo session. Order tickets from Wilmington Chapter
NRHS, c/o Steve Barry, 117 High Street, Newton, NJ 07860. Information phone
973/383-3355 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.), e-mail steve@daylightimages.com or visit
www.daylightimages.com/capemay.html .
Saturday May 19, 2001 Grand ReOpening of Wilmington & Western
Railroad
11 AM, Greenbank Station, first train to Hockessin 12:30 PM, to Mt. Cuba 1 PM,
hourly Doodlebug
June 18-23, 2001 NRHS National Convention to be hosted by St. Louis
Chapter
Saturday & Sunday, June 23-24, 2001 Great Scale Model Train Show -
Timonium
9-4 Saturday, 10-4 Sunday, Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD.
July 22-28, 2001 NRHS Basic Rail Camp 2001
Steamtown National Historic Site, $550 per teenager
August 12-18, 2001 NRHS Basic Rail Camp 2001
Steamtown National Historic Site, $550 per teenager
Saturday & Sunday, August 25-26, 2001 Great Scale Model Train Show -
Gettsyburg
Gettsyburg, PA [NOT Maryland !] check their web-site www.GSMTS.com for info
Saturday & Sunday, October 6-7, 2001 Great Scale Model Train Show -
Timonium
9-4 Saturday, 10-4 Sunday, Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD. [NOTE DATE
WAS CHANGED !]
Saturday & Sunday, October 6-7, 2001 350th Anniversary of New Castle
Delaware
10-5 Saturday, noon-4 Sunday, New Castle, Delaware
Reminder: RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP
if you haven't already.
Send your 2001 membership dues to Treasurer Ralph Stevens, Jr.
(address on next page). If your membership lapses,
this could be your last issue of The Transfer Table.
Donations Sought For Rail Camp
Scholarship Fund
Last summer, the Wilmington Chapter
sponsored a student for the NRHS Rail Camp Program. It is time, once again, to
identify a candidate for Rail Camp 2001. At this time, Tom Posatko, John Iwasyk,
and Ed Thornton are developing criteria to identify a student candidate. Letters
will go out to school counselors in the surrounding community alerting them of
this NRHS program.
We now wish to solicit donations from our members and friends
to create a "Rail Camp Scholarship Fund". Approximately $550 will be
needed to send one student to camp. This amount covers tuition, room and board.
Transportation cost is usually borne by the student.
We feel that this is a worthy project. Make checks payable to
"Wilmington Chapter, NRHS" and let Ralph know that the donation is for
the "Rail Camp Scholarship Fund".. Please send donations to Ralph
Stevens, 8 Colony Blvd., Apartment #315 Wilmington, DE 19802-1459
Make your gift count twice! You may be able to double the
value of your gift if you or your spouse are employed by one of the many area
businesses that generously match employee contributions. Please check with your
employer to see if they have such a program.
We hope that you will want to support this project and we
much appreciate your kindness!
The National Railway
Historical Society's Wilmington Chapter's Annual Doug Weaver Memorial Photo
Contest
will be held at the regular Chapter meeting on Thursday, May 20th.
Here are the guidelines for entering images in this year's contest:
Wilmington Chapter
Do-it-yourself Pay-as-you-go Trip to Newark, NJ - Friday, March 16, 2001
6:19 AM Leave Marcus Hook on Septa #4620
6:57 AM Arrive 30th St. Station
7:13 AM Leave 30th St. on Septa #707
8:04 AM Arrive Trenton
8:14 AM Leave Trenton on NJT
9:07 AM Arrive at Newark, NJ
~9:15 AM Ride Newark City Subway
Photo stop at Davenport Avenue
~10:15 AM Arrive at Newark
~10:30 AM Newark to Hoboken via PATH
Photo stop at Harrison
~11:30 AM Arrive Hoboken
~11:30 Lunch
~12:30 Lunch finished
~12:30 Hoboken to World Trade Center via Ferry
~1:30 Arrive WTC
~1:30 WTC to Journal Square via PATH
~2:15 Arrive Journal Square
~2:15 Ride Hudson-Bergen Light Rail
Photo stop at Essex Street
~3:45 Arrive Journal Square
~3:45 Leave Journal Square on PATH
~4:15 Arrive Newark Station
5:19 PM Leave Newark on NJT
6:17 PM Arrive Trenton
6:32 PM Leave Trenton on Septa #768
7:19 PM Arrive 30th St.
7:41 PM Leave 30th St. on Septa #0269
8:15 PM Arrive Marcus Hook
NOTES: We will be riding trains during rush hour and cost may be higher than our
previous trips.
You have a choice of boarding the trains at Marcus Hook, 30th St., or Trenton.
Just make sure you are on
the correct trains.
The photo stop at Davenport Avenue will mean paying an extra $1.25 on the subway
to get to the end of the
line at Franklin Avenue. If you choose, you can stay on the car and ride to
Franklin Avenue and wait there
for the photographers to show up. The photographers will be approximately 25
minutes later.
You are responsible for paying your own expenses.
Once we get to Newark, the schedule is subject to change (and probably will) as
deemed due to weather,
light angles, length of lunch, special requests, etc. The times listed are only
approximate to give you a
rough idea of how the day may go.
CHAPTER EVENTS
Thursday March 15, 2001 7 PM Chapter Meeting program by Frank Ferguson,
Jr.
entitled "The Year (2000) in Review"
Friday March 16, 2001 7 AM Chapter Outing
Do-It-Yourself--Pay-As-You-Go
Newark PCC's and Hudson Light Rail
Thursday April 19, 2001 7 PM Chapter Meeting program by Chris White
(proprietor of Red Star Railways, from Cheswold, DE. )[his website: http://www.redstarrailways.com/]
on Russian Railways (75 cm gauge in Panevezys, Lithuania and Gulbene, Latvia)
Saturday May 12, 2001 10 AM Chapter Trip Railfan Day on
Cape May Seashore Lines
Thursday May 17, 2001 7 PM Chapter Meeting Annual Doug Weaver Memorial
Photo Contest
2001 special category: Scenery (2/3 of shot) - East of the Mississippi since May
1999
our annual do-it-yourself transport, bring your own food & chair, summer
extravaganza!
Saturday May 19?, 2001 ? AM Chapter Picnic ? details
not known at this time
Saturday June 9, 2001 ? AM Chapter Outing Father's Day
NYC-LIRR-Port Jarvis
details not known at this time
Thursday June 21, 2001 7 PM Chapter Meeting program not known at this
time
Thursday July 19, 2001 7 PM Chapter Meeting Do - It - Yourself Program
Thursday Sept. 20, 2001 7 PM Chapter Meeting program by Greg Ajamian
program not known at this time (but will undoubtedly include some unusual
freight cars!)
Thursday Oct. 18, 2001 7 PM Chapter Meeting program by Ken Berg
entitled "Great Lakes Tour"
Thursday Nov. 15, 2001 7 PM Chapter Meeting program by Kermit Geary
program not known at this time
Sunday Dec. 9, 2001 5 PM Holiday Dinner in lieu of
normal monthly meeting
Program by Steve Barry
The Wilmington Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) meets at 7:00 PM on the third Thursday of each month [except August & December] in the Darley Room at the Claymont Community Center on Green Street in Claymont, Delaware. Visitors are always welcome. Admission to regular meetings is free. Check out our >>NEW Website <<<, thanks to Russ Fox at: http://www.WilmingtonNRHS.com
The Transfer Table
The Transfer Table is published six to ten times per year as the
newsletter of the Wilmington Chapter of the National Railway Historical
Society. Items in this publication do not represent the official position
of either Officers or Members of the Wilmington Chapter or the Editor of this
publication.
Permission to reprint articles and news items appearing
herein is granted to NRHS Chapters and other newsletters provided appropriate
credit is given. Contributions are always welcome and should be sent
to the editor at SD40GMA@aol.com or send
to: P.O. Box 1136, Hockessin, DE 19707-5136. Deadline for entries is the 25th of
the month.
Chapter Officers
President Phil Snyder
Vice President & Historian Ron Cleaves
Treasurer Ralph Stevens, Jr.
Secretary Dan Frederick
National Director Tom Posatko
Editor Greg Ajamian
Public Relations Frank Ferguson, Jr.
Event Photographer Bruce Barry
>>> check out our NEW website >>> http://www.WilmingtonNRHS.com