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JULY 2007 in lieu of MEETING NOTES

On Friday, July 27, 2007, in lieu of the normal monthly Chapter Meeting, our Chapter had a SPECIAL CHARTERED CRUISE on the CHRISTINA RIVER that cruised down the Christiana River under the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge and past the Reading Railroad bridge and then reversing direction and traveling up to and through the open Norfolk Southern Railroad toll bridge. Our thanks to Tom Posatko for arranging this great excursion!

Richard Hall thought ahead and brought along a few maps, which he shared with the 15 members and guests, climbed aboard for a delightful, educational, and informative cruise. It was a very hot day but it had started to cool by the time we boarded. Thankfully, although wall of very dark clouds approached, the predicted thunderstorm held off until well after our return. Your Editor was able to secure a pair of the above-mentioned maps which appear later in this newsletter.

From The Editor

It has been a long time since I did a "book report" in school, so this will be nothing like one. This is not a report on the contents of a book, but rather on the production and sale of two books Ð both by renowned Chapter Member Richard Hall. I just completed the seventh printing of his first book, COMPANY SERVICE CARS OF THE PW&B, PB&W, AND PRR RAILROAD.

There are now over 100 copies of the book in the world today! The Chapter has donated copies to a number of libraries and historical societies, sold them directly, and sold them on consignment at local stores. A review appeared in the Spring 2005 NRHS Bulletin (which was mailed just recently) and has resulted in yet another wave of orders.

Richard's second book, LOCOMOTIVES AND EQUIPMENT OF THE WILMINGTON & WESTERN RAILROAD, is already in its second printing and already up to 50 copies in existence. We really wanted to get the first edition done in time for the Wilmington & Western's gala re-opening in June. We were able to do so and even to place some copies on consignment in the W&W Gift Shop in time for the celebration. They sold all but one of the books that they had in less than a month!

As with his first book, as soon as we cover the costs of production, any additional proceeds from the sale of both books go to the Chapter to defray the costs of such things as those fantastic giant newsletters and other expenses.

We owe our thanks to Richard for all of the time and effort that he put into researching and writing these books, for donating the proceeds from the sales and thereby providing the Chapter with a source of income, and making available a wealth of otherwise unavailable information to the world.

Books by Richard E. Hall

NEWS BITS  

• This e-mail was received which explains the current situation regarding our Chapter Trolley Trips:

Dear Wilmington Chapter NRHS streetcar rider,SEPTA has recently instituted an across-the-board tariff increase that has dramatically increased the costs of a streetcar charter (a second round of increases go in effect on June 1, 2008). The good news is we still plan to keep the Super Saturday Streetcar Special tradition alive, but be aware that we may have to charge $50 a ticket for a five-hour charter (which will be held in early February 2008). We'll drop you an e-mail when tickets go on sale.

We had two other Wilmington Chapter streetcar trips in the planning stages when the increase took place. The proposed Christmas Lights evening charter we were planning for early December has been dropped from the planning. We do, however, have the opportunity to potentially run a charter that would feature a PCC-2 and one of the orange work PCC's, which we'd like to run on Sunday, November 11.

What I need is about 25 people to step forward and say "I'll sign up for the trip if you run it." I'm going to ballpark this charter at about $60 per ticket for a five-hour trip (depending on what SEPTA charges for the second streetcar -- if I can charge less per ticket I will, but don't count on anything lower than $50). If you want to ride this charter and don't mind paying up to $60 to make it happen, let me know. If 25 of you respond positively, then I'll start working with SEPTA on getting it done.Thanks for your support of Wilmington Chapter streetcar charters. We hope to see you on the trolley!Sincerely,

Steve Barry [ steveb@railfan.com ]

• CSX SHIPPING 300 JOBS OUT OF JACKSONVILLE: CSX Corp. plans to idle up to 300 local jobs as it shunts the majority of its train dispatch operations outside the state. The Jacksonville work will, over the next two years, be moved to existing offices in Baltimore; Nashville; Huntington, W. Va.; Cincinnati; Florence, S.C.; and Atlanta. Once the transfer of work is completed in August 2009, the Jacksonville operation will employ about 54 train dispatchers. Jacksonville-based CSX has four dispatch centers, located in the Midwest and East Coast, responsible for routing trains along its tracks. Most dispatchers have been concentrated in Jacksonville since 1988, when the company established a centralized operating facility that oversees the entire network. The relocation will improve the productivity and efficiency of train dispatching operations, CSX spokesman Gary Sease said Friday. "We're taking these dispatching functions out of headquarters," Sease said, "and putting them into field offices, closer to where the train operations occur." The realignment will result in more effective and efficient decision-making, improved system reliability and improved train performance, CSX said in a notice to train dispatchers. While train dispatchers - who, on average, make nearly $35 an hour, or almost $73,000 annually - will be mostly affected by the relocation of work, about 25 local signalmen would also see their jobs moved. Signalmen, among other things, maintain the dispatching equipment and respond to problems with railroad crossing signals and gates. About 10 percent of the affected workers are in management. Workers will be offered jobs in the new locations, Sease said. (from The Times-Union via American Rail Link for July 4, 2007 via Ed Mayover)
   
• Washington [DC's] Metropolitan Area Transit Authority approved a $1.9 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2008. The budget includes $1.2 billion for operations and $731 million for capital expenditures, with the latter including funds to rehabilitate older subway cars, escalators and elevators; purchase 122 new subway cars; improvement maintenance and yard storage facilities; and upgrade traction power to accommodate eight-car trains. (from Progressive Railroading via Weekly Rail Review - Week Ending 29JUN2007 via Ed Mayover) The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced record-breaking ridership for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2007. A WMATA spokesman said that the authority carried 207.9 million riders on its Metrorail subway system during the year, marking the 11th consecutive year ridership has increased and the second time it has surpassed 200 million riders in a single year. The spokesman added that average weekday Metrorail ridership totaled 702,171 riders and that it carried 1.1 percent, or approximately 2 million, more passengers in FY2007 than FY2006. (from WMATA via Weekly Rail Review - Week Ending 06JUL2007 via Ed Mayover)
   
• CSX announced that it would start decentralizing its train dispatching out of its Dufford Control Center in Jacksonville, FL. A CSX spokesman said that Dufford would be converted into a regional center with 54 dispatchers, that existing dispatching centers in Chicago, IL, Albany, NY and Indianapolis, IN and would be upgraded, and that new dispatching centers would be opened at existing CSX division offices in Baltimore, MD, Nashville, TN, Atlanta, GA, Cincinnati, OH, Huntington, WV and Florence, SC. The regionalized dispatching concept, utilizing modern technologies, was pioneered in the late 1980s by the former Conrail and its SVP-Operations, Dick Hasselman. (from Florida Times-Union, Railway Age) Officials announced that new and expanded plans for converting Manhattan's Farley Post Office Building to the Moynihan train station would be offered within the next few weeks. Additional to converting the Farley Building, the new plans include rebuilding the existing Pennsylvania Station, parts of which will continue to be used by Amtrak and the Long Island Rail Road, and also moving Madison Square Garden, replacing the Hotel Pennsylvania, and erecting a pair of skyscrapers, one of which would be taller than the Empire State Building, over the site of the existing station. The project's new cost is estimated at $14 billion, double that of the original development plan. Included in the plans for the new Moynihan station is a vast, street-level waiting room under a glass canopy that would allow sunlight onto the train concourse two levels below. Officials noted that agreements with the many agencies involved in the project still need to be worked out. (from New York Times via Weekly Rail Review - Week Ending 06JUL2007 via Ed Mayover)
   
• WESTERN WILDFIRES DELAY AMTRAK, UP TRAINS: Firefighters entered another day of triple digit temperatures, choking smoke and difficult terrain as they attempted to conquer lightning-sparked wild land fires that have blackened more than 240 square miles across northern Nevada. The 20,500-acre Thomas fire burned into the back yards of a couple dozen homes in Winnemucca, about 170 miles east of Reno, but spared the houses. An electrical substation and a handful of outbuildings were destroyed. One Nevada fire had scorched about 90 square miles, or 58,000 acres, about 25 miles west of Winnemucca and was 20 percent contained Sunday night. Another blaze near Jackpot along the Idaho line had blackened 92 square miles, or 59,000 acres, and was 15 percent contained. In western Nevada, a 15,000-acre fire 10 miles south of Silver Springs was 25 percent contained. Full containment of the 23-square-mile fire was expected by Tuesday evening. The fires near Winnemucca shut down the interstate off and on Saturday. It also delayed an eastbound Amtrak train by 9 1/2 hours and six Union Pacific trains for varying amounts of time. "They shut down the line because we couldn't safely go through," Amtrak spokesman Cliff Cole said. "There was power on the train and the passengers never deboarded the train. They gave them announcements of what was going on." Type 1 fire management teams on Sunday took over command of both the fires near Winnemucca and the Idaho line. (from AP via American Rail Link for July 11, 2007 via Ed Mayover)
   
• CANADIAN ROCKY MOUNTAIN BEAR CUBS RIDE THE RAILS: A trio of hobo bear cubs have been hopping trains in the Rocky Mountains, sparking concern from wildlife officials. The black bear cubs first climbed onto a Canadian Pacific Railway car on May 31 in Yoho National Park, which is in the Rockies in British Columbia, about 30 kilometres west of Lake Louise, Alberta. Parks Canada wardens suspect the cubs climbed up to feed on grain with their mother, who managed to hop off when the train started moving. The distressed cubs were stuck until the crew of another train spotted them. The train stopped in Field, British Columbia, and wardens brought the cubs back to their mother. But two days later, the cubs boarded a train car for a second time. This time, two residents of Field heard the bears' cries and the trio was once again reunited with Mom. Jim Pissot, the executive director of Defenders of Wildlife Canada, said that it's not uncommon for bears to eat spilled grain on train tracks in the Rocky Mountain national parks -- but he said it's unusual for wild animals to climb onto trains. However, he pointed out that, as bears come out of hibernation, they are desperate to find food. "Bears are supposed to be a bit leery of human structures and humans, but when there's food involved, that trumps everything," he said. Pissot said he hopes the cubs don't climb onto a train for a third time. He said Canadian Pacific should try to prevent bears from climbing onto cars by planning its stops in less remote areas, such as the towns of Canmore and Banff. "I think the CP Railway should absolutely not park or stop trains within the park, particularly in sensitive bear areas." Breanne Feigel, a spokeswoman for Canadian Pacific, said trains carrying grain rarely roll to a halt in the national parks, but occasionally they must stop to let another train go by. "Our company is certainly trying to do what we can realistically to reduce any contact with wildlife." The company is investing $20 million to identify and repair 6,000 of its cars that are responsible for spilled grain. (from CBC News via American Rail Link for June 20, 2007 via Ed Mayover)
   
• SWISS OPEN WORLD'S LONGEST LAND TUNNEL: With a ceremony that went off like a classic Swiss timepiece, officials Friday inaugurated the world's longest overland tunnel, a 21-mile-long rail link under the Alps meant to ease highway traffic jams in the mountainous country. The tunnel, which took eight years to build and cost $3.5 billion -- will trim the time trains need to cross between Germany and Italy from 3-1/2 hours to just under two. The first train through the tunnel was a freight carrying Swiss Transport Minister Moritz Leuenberger, arriving in the town of Frutigen at the tunnel's north entrance. It burst through a banner declaring "Loetschberg -- Connecting Europe" to the cheers of more than 1,000 people and the popping of fireworks. Loetschberg is the longest land tunnel, surpassing Japan's 16.4 mile Hakkoda Tunnel. But it is shorter than the 33-1/2-mile undersea Seikan Tunnel, also in Japan, and the 31-mile Channel Tunnel connecting France and England. The Loetschberg was dug parallel to an even more ambitious project -- the 36-mile Gotthard Tunnel, which will be the world's longest when it is completed in 2017. By running at low elevation, the tunnel will be able to accommodate trains and cargo loads that cannot negotiate the long climb and switchbacks to existing tunnels higher up the mountain. (from The Billings Gazette via American Rail Link for June 20, 2007 via Ed Mayover)
   
• N&W 4-8-4, No. 611 TO ROLL AGAIN (SORT OF): After Norfolk Southern ended its steam program in 1994, Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4 No. 611 was put on display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke. However, even though it is on exhibition, it has not always been stationary. No. 611, built in 1950 by N&W at its Roanoke Shops, was designed with roller bearings that self lubricate, eliminating hours of maintenance and adding to the durability of the engine. However, movement is key to keeping these components lubricated (and thereby helping to preserve it), and that doesn't happen sitting in one place, so the engine has been moved occasionally. This year, the Virginia Museum of Transportation will keep No. 611 lubed in a new way - by having the region's strongest men and women move the engine themselves in an Aug. 4 fundraiser for VMT and the Virginia Special Olympics. Prior to that event, the 4-8-4 will be moved by a wrecker to ensure that everything still works properly and that all safety precautions are in place. For more information, contact the museum at (540) 342-5670, email at info@vmt.org, or log on to www.vmt.org. Information on the Special Olympics event can be found at www.vatrainpull.com. (from Trains Magazine via American Rail Link for June 20, 2007 via Ed Mayover)
   
• In testimony before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Amtrak President Alex Kummant noted the pressing need for Amtrak to find and fund new passenger cars. "It will be a challenge to obtain the necessary equipment to fully exploit our intercity corridor development opportunities, as well as to modernize and replace much of [Amtrak's] existing fleet, some of which dates to the early 1950s," said Mr. Kummant. Related to Amtrak's Northeast Corridor Line, Mr. Kummant said that "it is in the best condition it has been in decades," but that it will be a challenge to "maintain the NEC at a high level of utility and to define and move it to the next level of use." (from wire services via Weekly Rail Review - Week Ending 15JUN2007 via Ed Mayover)
   
• New Jersey Transit announced that the rehabilitation of its Hoboken, NJ terminal building is proceeding on schedule. A NJT spokesman said that reconstruction work will include the restoration of the terminal's 120-foot-tall clock tower and the rebuilding of five of its long-idle ferry slips, the latter for use by the several new cross-Hudson ferries. The spokesman said that the project's cost is expected to total approximately $115 million and that work is expected to be complete by the summer of 2009. (from Jersey Journal via Weekly Rail Review - Week Ending 22JUN2007 via Ed Mayover)
   
• THIEVES STEAL $18,000 OF WIRING FROM EAST OLYMPIA RAILROAD SITE: The Thurston County Sheriff's Office is looking into who stole about $18,000 worth of equipment from an East Olympia railroad site in two separate incidents this past week. The most recent theft at the BNSF Railway Company facility on the 8300 block of Diagonal Road S.E. at Rich Road S.E. occurred sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, Lt. Chris Mealy said. A spool of 7-conductor, 14 gauge black underground wire about one inch in diameter was taken. The spool contained about 2000 feet of the wiring, which was valued at about $8,000. The earlier theft took place sometime last weekend. A railroad track controller box described as about 3 feet by 3 feet by 8 feet was taken, and investigators think that the $10,000 worth of copper wire contained within it might have been the reason for the theft. (from The Olympian, Olympic, WA via American Rail Link for June 27, 2007 via Ed Mayover)
• 
  CSX Transportation (CSXT) announced on July 17 that it has entered into a rail security partnership with the states of New York and New Jersey that represents a model CSXT hopes to use with other states on its system. The partnership, unique in the rail industry, formalizes and enhances CSXT's ongoing commitment to both states to share information, resources, and strategies in order to better protect the communities in which CSXT operates. The partnership provides New Jersey and New York security officials with access to CSXT's Network Operations Workstation (NOW) System. This secure online system, developed and used by CSXT, allows New York and New Jersey security and law enforcement officials to independently track the location of CSXT trains and the contents of rail cars being hauled by CSXT in each state in a nearly real-time environment. In addition to providing access to the NOW System, CSXT works with law enforcement officials in New York and New Jersey on joint rail security training and preparedness exercises, and provides round-the-clock access to CSX rail security professionals.

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.

Second Sunday of each month from April to November Chesapeake & Allegheny Steam Preservation Society Located in West Baltimore, Gwynns Falls and Leakin Parks together comprise more than 1,000 acres - one of the larger urban wilderness preserves in the United States. Public run days are the from 11:00am to 3:30pm. Rides are free and there are picnic tables nearby for those who wish to make a day of it. http://calslivesteam.org/Default.htm

May 24 thru Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007 A Journey from Road to Rails at Ellicott City Station Wednesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. The Roads to Rails exhibit opens on Thursday, May 24 at Ellicott City Station. All visitors on Thursday, May 24 will receive free admission. Explore the impact of industrialization and transportation on Ellicott Mills as you learn about two significant avenues of travel: the Baltimore & Frederick Turnpike (Main Street) and the B&O Railroad. The exhibit runs through November. [http://www.ecborail.org/exhibitions-public-programs.shtml]

August 4-5, 2007 Greenberg Train Expo Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD.

August 5, 2007 Nur Temple Hall Train Show New Castle, DE. At the Rt. 13 & 40 split. 8 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.

Wednesday, August 8 through Saturday, August 11, 2006 RAILROAD CIRCUS DAYS Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania , Regular Museum hours. It's the fun of the big top in colorful and exact miniature. See scale model replicas of circus trains, equipment and performances, displayed by the Circus Model Builders International. Details.

August 21-25, 2007 CHATTANOOGA RAILS 2007 NRHS National Convention

August 26th (No Rain Date) Regular Run Day (Open to the Public 11AM til 3PM) Pennsylvania Live Steamers in Collegeville, PA 19426 Telephone 610-454-0477 http://www.palivesteamers.org/

Sunday, September 2 Friends of Auburn Heights Yorklyn, DE http://www.auburnheights.org/calendar/calendar.asp

Saturday, September 8, 2007 RAILROAD FAMILY DAY Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania , Regular Museum hours. Hogwarts Express parties.

September 16, 2007 SPEEDER DAY on WILMINGTON & WESTERN RAILROAD 12:30 & 2:30pm Your train ticket gets you a free ride on a "Speeder," a small track inspection vehicle. You'll sit just 2 feet off the tracks and travel along at the speedy pace of 15 mph! A Speeder ride offers an extremely unique perspective on the railroad and the Red Clay Valley. Adults: $8, Seniors (age 60+): $7, Children (ages 2-12): $6 (HRCV members $1 less)

September 29, 2007 Members Day Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania , Regular Museum hours. Special presentations and other events for members of the Friends of the Railroad Museum.

Saturday and Sunday October 6th and 7th 2007 Fall Open House Reading Society of Model Engineers Noon until 5:00pm Ride on the Laurel Run amidst the beautiful color of the autumn trees. Admission by donation. Free parking; refreshments & souvenirs are available. Berks County, PA, Reading, PA 19612 Clubhouse phone (leave message) 610-929-5444 http://www.rsme.org/

October 13 & 14. 2007 MODEL RAILROADING DAYS Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania , Regular Museum hours. New program in conjunction with nearby National Toy Train Museum.

October 13 & 14. 2007 2007 AUTUMN LEAF STEAM TRAIN EXCURSIONS Reading & Northern Railroad PORT CLINTON to JIM THORPE TRIPS details are available at: www.RBMNRR.com

October 20. 2007 2007 AUTUMN LEAF DIESEL TRAIN EXCURSION Reading & Northern Railroad PORT CLINTON to JIM THORPE TRIPS details are available at: www.RBMNRR.com

Sat. & Sun, October 27 & 28 Friends of Auburn Heights (house open, too) Yorklyn, DE http://www.auburnheights.org/calendar/calendar.asp

November 2 - 4, 2007 Lackawanna Railfest 2007 National Park Service at Steamtown National Historic Site, will host Lackawanna Railfest 2007 http://www.nps.gov/stea

Saturday, November 3, 2007 - TAKING THE SWING TRAIN '40S DANCE Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania , 7 PM to 10 PM Jump, jive and swing to the popular Sound of Roses live band among the trains in the Railroad Museum's awe inspiring Rolling Stock Hall. Come in uniform or '40s clothing! Special savings combination ticket, per person, for the dance and both days of Trains & Troops: $30.00; Dance ticket only, per person: $20.00; Veterans and active duty service personnel, per person: $15.00. Dance tickets should be purchased in advance by phone at 717/687-8628, ext 3008, in person at the Whistle Stop Shop museum store or on line, using a printable ticket request form. Dance tickets may be ordered online. Details and tickets.

Saturday, November 3 & Sunday, November 4, 2007 TRAINS & TROOPS Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania , Regular Museum hours. Greet our guys and gals in uniform, experience many splendid railroad and military archival displays, enjoy the patriotic spirit. Ride the troop trains on the Strasburg Rail Road with living history re-enactors on both days of the Railroad Museum's Trains & Troops program. Troop train tickets are sold separately by the Strasburg Rail Road on line at www.strasburgrailroad.com.

November 23, 2007 through January 6, 2008 A BRANDYWINE CHRISTMAS At Brandywine River Museum. For info http://www.brandywinemuseum.org/calendar.html

November 23 & 24 Friends of Auburn Heights Yorklyn, DE http://www.auburnheights.org/calendar/calendar.asp

Saturday, December 8 & Saturday, December 15, 2007 HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania , Regular Museum hours. Take a nostalgic glimpse at holiday rail travel. Meet costumed engineers, conductors, ticket agents and passengers representing the past century and enjoy seasonal music, festive decorations, Jack Frost Station and a Polar Express party for young children among our world-class collection of trains. Included in the regular Museum admission. Details on Home for the Holidays

Thursday, August 16 ,2007

In lieu of the normal monthly Chapter Meeting

DO-IT-YOURSELF PAY-AS-YOU-GO CHAPTER TRIP - BRYN MAWR, PA & NORRISTOWN, PA TRIP

LV MARCUS HOOK PA AR 30TH ST. STA. PHILLY	6:02 PM 6:35 PM	SEPTA R2 TRAIN #4664
LV 30TH ST. STA PHILLY AR BRYN MAWR, PA	6:49 PM 7:09 PM	SEPTA R5 (THORNDALE BOUND) TRAIN #575
10 TO 15 MINUTES WALK ALONG BRYN MAWR AVE STARTED FRONT OF THE POST OFFICE TO HAVERFORD AVE. PAST THE HOSPITAL ROUTE 100 IS ON LEFT OF HAVERFORD AVE AFTER YOU TURN RIGHT THERE NEAR THE CORNER
LV BRYN MAWR, PA AR NORRISTOWN, PA	7:38 PM 7:55 PM	SEPTA ROUTE #100 NORRISTOWN HIGH SPEED
LV NORRISTOWN, PA AR MARKET EAST STA AR SUBURBAN STA  AR &LV 30 TH ST. STA.  AR MARCUS HOOK PA	8:47PM 9:28PM 9:33PM 9:37PM 10:09 PM	SEPTA R6 TRAIN #4775 BY PASS CENTER CITY PHILLY SEPTA R2 (WILMINGTON BOUND) TRAIN #4275

   Thanks to Ralph Stevens for arranging this excursion.

CHAPTER EVENTS

Thursday Aug. 16, 2007 NO Chapter Meeting Will >> NOT << be at the Community Ctr.

Thursday Aug. 16, 2007 6 PM Chapter Trip in lieu of normal meeting Do-It-Yourself-Pay-As-You-Go Trip Circle Trip Marcus Hook/Bryn Mawr/Norristown/Marcus Hook

Thursday Sept. 20, 2007 7 PM Chapter Meeting program by David Warner entitled "September in the 80s"

Thursday Oct. 18, 2007 7 PM Chapter Meeting program by Phil Snyder entitled "see line above"

Sunday Nov. 11, 2007 ? Chapter Trolley Trip

Thursday Nov. 15, 2007 7 PM Chapter Meeting program by Frank Ferguson "The Plan Came Together" so it is entitled "White Pass & Yukon + Alaska Railroad "

Sunday Dec. 9, 2007 5 PM Holiday Dinner in lieu of normal monthly meeting Program by Steve Barry