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VOLUME 31 NUMBER 2 |
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NOVEMBER 15, 2007
MEETING NOTES
President Phil Snyder called the meeting
to order at 7 PM, the minutes were read by Vice President Ron Cleaves
and approved as read as was the Treasurer's Report as read by Ralph
Stevens. National Director Tom Posatko reported on news from
headquarters followed by a brief report from retired National Director
of Chapter Development Ed Thornton. Richard Hall reported upon the
dedication of a marker in downtown Wilmington by the Friends of Furness
organization. The head of the Election Committee, Jared Downs, reported
no new nominees. Editor Greg Ajamian reported on the tour he took of
Union Station in Washington, DC and the possibility that we might
sponsor a similar tour in the spring. Then member Ed Thornton spoke
about Rail Camp this year. The 19 members and 1 guest had a chance to
look over and purchase photos and books from former member Bill Folger's
collection. Anything remaining was destined to be donated to the NRHS
Library. After all of that business and the customary break
Frank Ferguson presented the evening's
slide program that began in Alaska. We traveled to Anchorage, White
Pass, Carcross, Summit, Fraser's enclosed water tank, and Bennett which
is only accessible by rail. Then off to Fairbanks. We saw the White Pass
& Yukon, the Alaska Railroad, RDCs and a work train. It was back to the
Lower 48 to Zanesville, Columbus, the CK&S, the Indiana RR Museum, and
even semaphores on CSX! We saw the Indiana RR, the Bay Shore, Pere
Marquette#1225, the Maine Eastern, and a bit of Gilford. Another of
Frank's excellent slide shows and narration was enjoyed by all.
DECEMBER 15, 2007
MEETING NOTES
President Phil Snyder called the Annual
Holiday Dinner to order around 6 PM and by motion and unanimous consent,
dispensed with the normal business portion of the meeting. The 37
assembled members and guests enjoyed a buffet dinner and decorated cake
for desert. Ed Thornton handed out tickets for the door prize drawing
after which we heard about all of the "goodies" that had been graciously
donated by Ed Thornton, Doug Arnold, Peter Edwards, and Mike Dickey. Our
many thanks to the donors and their sources!
Once again, our annual Christmas program
was presented by Steve Barry. Computer projection eventually commenced
with views of New Hope and the Wilmington & Western. We saw one of the
only four trolley/mainline crossings in the US (in Philadelphia) then it
was in to IL, IN, MI, the Pierre Marquette, the Black Mesa & Lake
Powell, TX, AZ, OH, KY, TN, MA, CT, PA, ME, and WI. Then came the multi
media production that included views of the CP. Certainly another
fantastic show enjoyed by all.
NEWS BITS
- Downeaster and Vermonter
Ridership Rising Steadily
Annual Amtrak Ridership Sets All-Time Record NEW YORK - The
Downeaster, operating daily between Portland, Maine and Boston,
Massachusetts, added a fifth round trip to its service this past
August, in response to strong demand for increased service and
capacity. Ridership in September 2007 showed a dramatic 24 percent
increase in comparison to passenger counts for the same month a year
ago with ticket revenue up by almost 25 percent for the same time
period. Ridership for the Downeaster rose by seven percent from
Fiscal Year '06 to FY '07, while ticket revenues climbed by 5.3
percent to $4.8 million during the same period.
The Vermonter, which runs daily
between Washington, DC and St. Albans in Northern Vermont, had
another strong year, surpassing last year's ridership levels by more
than 16 percent, 19 percent over budget. Ticket revenue was up by
just over $3.5 million, a 14 percent increase over FY06. The
Vermonter, which is run by Amtrak, is also supported by the state of
Vermont. Amtrak system-wide ridership in Fiscal Year 2007 increased
to 25,847,531, marking the fifth straight year of gains and setting
a record for the most passengers using Amtrak trains since the
National Railroad Passenger Corporation stated operations in 1971.
(News Release
http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/InsideAmtrak)
- Amtrak Acela Express
Wrapped for The History
Channel¨ Promotion for Special "1968 with Tom Brokaw" Amtrak and
The History Channel are teaming up to promote the upcoming special
"1968 with Tom Brokaw" with the first-ever train wrap of an Acela
Express train. Beginning November 12th and continuing through
December 9th, one Acela Express will travel along the Northeast
Corridor bearing historical images from the year 1968. The promotion
includes an exterior wrap of the train as well as interior signage
promoting the special on The History Channel. The exterior wrap,
made of vinyl, will appear on both sides of the two locomotives and
six cars of the train. The wrap, while clearly visible from the
outside, will not impede the view out the train's windows. The
interior signage will include advertising posters (illuminated and
non-illuminated) plus LED Message Boards throughout the train.
Traveling between Washington, DC, New
York and Boston, Acela Express is Amtrak's premiere service.
Ridership on the service topped 3.1 million in fiscal year 2007, an
increase of 20 percent over the previous fiscal year. This is the
first time an Acela Express train has been wrapped for a promotion.
The History Channel two-hour television event "1968 with Tom Brokaw"
is a fast-paced, evocative special exploring the significance of
that turbulent - and pivotal - year and the ways it continues to
affect the American landscape. Offering multiple perspectives - and
with insight from people both famous and not - the special, guided
throughout by Tom Brokaw, explores a year that forever changed
politics, race relations and our culture. It premieres Sunday,
December 9th at 9 p.m. on The History Channel. Amtrak provides
intercity passenger rail service to more than 500 destinations in 46
states on a 21,000-mile route system. For schedules, fares and
information, passengers may call 800-USA-RAIL or visit Amtrak.com.
- The Powder River Basin (PRB)
joint line in Wyoming now is triple-tracked from end to end.
Late last month, BNSF Railway Co. opened a 12-mile third main
between Caballo Junction and Coal Creek Junction, marking the
completion of triple track along the entire 103-mile line BNSF
shares with Union Pacific Railroad. In July, BNSF placed in service
15 miles of third main track between Donkey Creek Junction and
Caballo Junction; in September, the Class I opened an additional 13
miles of triple track between Coal Creek Junction and Reno Junction.
"Completion of the third mainline not
only improves the flow of loaded and empty coal trains to and from
the 10 mines served by BNSF and UP on the joint line, but also
allows double-track operations to continue when any one of the three
tracks must be taken out of service for maintenance," BNSF officials
said in a service advisory posted on the Class I's Web site. By
year's end, BNSF also expects to complete 21 miles of quadruple
track south of the North Antelope Rochelle Mine - the joint line's
first segment of fourth mainline. Additional track capacity already
is helping BNSF boost PRB coal traffic. In October, the railroad
averaged 51.4 daily train loadings compared with October 2006's
50.4-train average. And through 2007's first 10 months, BNSF
averaged 49.8 train loadings per day, up slightly compared with a
49.4-train average during the same 2006 period. (from Progressive
Railroading via AMERICAN RAIL LINK - NOVEMBER 7, 2007 via Ed Mayover)
- Nobody was injured Saturday
evening when a passenger car split a switch in Steamtown National
Historic Site's yard and caused the unoccupied train it was in
to derail. The cause of the split switch is under investigation. The
train, pulled by Canadian National 2-8-2 steam locomotive No. 3254,
had just finished discharging passengers and was being yarded when
the derailment occurred. One car wound up at a perpendicular angle
to the tracks. The derailed cars were to be moved today, when a
crane and operator became available. A split switch occurs when
switch points move underneath a car or train, sending part of a
train into a different track than the other. (Trains News Wire via
AMERICAN RAIL LINK - NOVEMBER 7, 2007 via Ed Mayover)
- ALBUQUERQUE TO BUY FORMER SANTA
FE SHOPS: The Albuquerque City Council Monday authorized the
purchase of the former Santa Fe locomotive shops for $9.4 million,
the Albuquerque Tribune reported. The shops, located in the Barelas
neighborhood of the city, include about 25 buildings. One
166,000-square-foot structure will be used in part to house the
long-awaited Wheels Museum and at least 30 affordable housing units.
The legislation authorizes the city to buy the 27-acre property for
$9.4 million before the option expires Dec. 28. To do so, the city
will use nearly $6.6 million available through various city funds
and existing grants, and up to $3 million more from a workforce
housing trust fund. Alan Clark, executive director of the nonprofit
Wheels Museum, told the Tribune that in 1915 the Santa Fe approached
Albuquerque about building a nearly $3 million repair facility. By
Clark's estimate, that's the equivalent of $40 million today. Online
inflation calculators put the number at closer to $60 million. At
its height, he said, the shops employed a quarter of the city's
workforce. It remained vital until the emergence of diesel engines
brought about its decline in the 1950s. It was later used for track
repair facilities, but finally closed in the early 1980s, he said.
Operating as a Wheels Museum, it is estimated the shops will attract
thousands of visitors annually, said Leba Freed, president of the
Wheels Museum. "Our premise at the Wheels Museum is to do a cultural
attraction for Barelas and Albuquerque," Freed said. Another project
in Albuquerque provides a connection to the Santa Fe. The New Mexico
Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society has been quietly
working on the restoration of Santa Fe 4-8-4 No. 2926. Delivered by
Baldwin in 1944 as part of the last group of steam locomotives built
for the Santa Fe, No. 2926 ranks as one of the largest 4-8-4s ever
built. It was designed for both passenger and high-speed freight
service. In 1956 the railroad donated 2926 to the city of
Albuquerque where it was placed on display in Coronado Park. On June
23, 2000, the society moved No. 2926 from its resting place of 44
years to a siding adjacent to the BNSF main line. The engine was
placed on the National Register of Historic Places on Oct.1, 2007.
The 2926 restoration site is a GSA-BIA rail siding adjacent to the
Sawmill Rail Spur on BNSF, approximately a quarter-mile south of
Interstate 40, between 12th Street and 8th Street NW. Entrance is
only at 1833 8th Street NW. (Trains News Wire via AMERICAN RAIL LINK
- NOVEMBER 14, 2007 via Ed Mayover)
- Raising the Roof: Norfolk
Southern Begins Work on Heartland Corridor Tunnels
Heavy machinery grinds away brick, concrete and solid rock as a
railroad tunnel near Cowan, Va., gets its roof raised to accommodate
taller trains. This is the beginning of a three-year engineering
project to increase intermodal freight capacity by raising vertical
clearances in 28 tunnels on a Norfolk Southern rail line between the
port of Hampton Roads, Va., and Chicago known as the Heartland
Corridor. The first phase of the tunnel work began in October. When
the project is completed in early 2010, containerized freight moving
in double-stack trains will be able to shave off about 200 miles and
up to a day's transit time between the East Coast and the Midwest.
Currently, double-stack trains must take longer routes by way of
Harrisburg, Pa., or Knoxville, Tenn. The Heartland Corridor goes
across Virginia, through southern West Virginia and north through
Columbus, Ohio. Stack trains require a minimum vertical clearance of
20'9". The methods of increasing clearances vary from lowering track
to notching corners into an arched roof to digging out and
installing a new roof. In one case, the top of the tunnel may be
removed altogether, turning the tunnel into a "cut," a process known
as "daylighting." Tunnel lengths range from 174 feet (the one to be
daylighted at Big Four, W.Va.) to the Cowan Tunnel's 3,302 feet. In
early 2008, work will have begun on three other tunnels in Virginia,
near Eggleston and Pembroke, and eight tunnels along 11 miles of
track in southern West Virginia between Antler and Gordon. The
remaining tunnels, all in West Virginia (except for one in
Kentucky), will be modified in two more phases, first proceeding
eastward to Coopers, W. Va., then westward. In addition, overhead
clearances will be increased on seven railroad bridges, three
overhead bridges, three railway signals and three sets of overhead
wires.Meanwhile, Norfolk Southern trains continue to run through the
corridor, serving coal and other customers in the region. Where
practical, trains have been rerouted, permitting sections of track
to be closed for 10 hours at a time, five days a week, for the next
three years. Norfolk Southern has formulated plans to minimize the
impact of the construction on coal customers. Accurate and timely
information about service changes and delays will be communicated
throughout the construction period. Close communication and joint
planning with customers on expected volumes and changes in coal
sourcing also will enhance efforts as the project progresses.Norfolk
Southern, the states of Virginia, Ohio and West Virginia, and the
federal government formed a public-private partnership to fund the
project, which also includes new intermodal terminals in Columbus,
Ohio, Prichard, W.Va., and the Roanoke, Va., region. The federal
government has authorized $95 million toward the $151 million cost
(estimated in 2005 dollars) of the tunnel clearances, and Virginia
has authorized $22.35 million for terminal construction and
clearances for the four tunnels within the state. Earlier this year,
West Virginia enacted new legislation to provide funding for rail
intermodal projects, which will first be applied to the development
of the terminal in Prichard. Ohio is contributing $836,355 for up to
95 percent of the costs of raising overhead obstruction clearances
within the state. Public funding has been made available because of
the public benefits of the project. Double-stack container service
will create economic development opportunities in those regions
served by the corridor by providing economical access to world
markets. Improved intermodal capacity and service will divert
freight from trucks off highways serving the corridor, with
associated savings in highway construction and maintenance costs and
reduced exhaust emissions and fuel consumption. Norfolk Southern
Corporation is one of the nation's premier transportation companies.
Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates approximately
21,000 route miles in 22 states, the District of Columbia and
Ontario, Canada, serving every major container port in the eastern
United States and providing superior connections to western rail
carriers. NS operates the most extensive intermodal network in the
East and is North America's largest rail carrier of metals and
automotive products. (News release
http://www.nscorp.com)
- The Friends of the Furness
Railroad District unveiled a Delaware State historic marker on
Thursday, November 29 at 12 noon at the corner of Water and French
Streets outside the Wilmington Train Station. (from Jim Tevebaugh)
- B&O Holly Tree Celebrates 60
Years! A B&O tradition dating back to 1947, the lighting of the
Holly Tree in Jackson, Maryland, signifies the start of the Holiday
Season. The 150 year old Holly Tree, which sits beside the former
B&O railroad tracks (now CSX tracks) in Jackson, Maryland, was
purchased in 1947 by the railroad to protect this magnificent
species. Standing at over 50 feet tall, the ritual of decorating and
lighting the tree became national news when employees of the B&O
Railroad gathered around the tree to sing carols and anticipate the
arrival of the Holiday Season with the flipping of the switch to
light the tree. Passengers on the New York line could see the tree
in all of its glory as they passed by and see the front line
employees wearing sprigs on Holly on their lapels.Directions: I-95
to exit 93, Perryville Exit (Toll), Turn left onto Route 222, Turn
left into Perryville High School, The address for the school is 1696
Perryville Road, Perryville, MD 21903The website for Cecil County
Public Schools is: ccps.org. Perryville High School has a map on
their website. (B&O RR Museum e-mail)
- OVERHEAD WIRE DAMAGE DELAYS
TRAINS INTO PENN STATION: Damage to overhead electrical wires
snarled passenger-train traffic on the Northeast Corridor for nearly
six hours Sunday, delaying trains arriving at Penn Station from
Washington and Boston, several news sources reported. The damaged
electrical system stopped a passenger train about 8:30 a.m. in the
tunnel under the Hudson River. The disabled train, traveling from
Long Branch, N.J., was carrying about 300 passengers, who were
transferred in the tunnel to another train, a New Jersey Transit
spokeswoman said. Passengers had to wait about 2_ hours in the
tunnel. Amtrak trains from Boston got backed up at Penn Station, and
northbound trains from points south got as far as Newark, N.J.,
before they were forced to stop. Dan Stessel, a NJ Transit
spokesman, told the Associated Press its northbound service resumed
about 2:30 p.m. after the failure stopped more than 24 trains with
an estimated 17,000 riders. Amtrak spokeswoman Tracy Connell said
that she did not know how many Amtrak trains or passengers were
affected, but that Amtrak normally carries about 36,000 passengers a
day in the Northeast corridor, with fewer passengers on weekends,
she said. Amtrak and New Jersey Transit both use the tracks between
New York and Newark. Neither NJ Transit nor Amtrak could immediately
describe what caused the damage to the overhead system. During the
stoppage, Amtrak and NJ Transit passengers could try to make the
river crossing by switching to the PATH train system, which uses
different tunnels to connect Manhattan to Newark. PATH honored both
NJ Transit and Amtrak tickets yesterday. (Trains News Wire via
AMERICAN RAIL LINK - NOVEMBER 21, 2007 via Ed Mayover)
- Donna McLean has been elected
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Railroad
Passenger Corp. (Amtrak). McLean, who was appointed to the Board
by President Bush and approved by the Senate in July 2006, had
served as vice chairman of the board. She replaces former Chairman
David M. Laney, who remains a board member until his term expires at
the end of this month. A former official at the U.S. Department of
Transportation, she is owner of Donna McLean Associates LLC, a
Washington-based consulting firm specializing in transportation
policy. Prior to forming the company, McLean was assistant secretary
for budget and programs and chief financial officer of the U.S.
Department of Transportation. She had also served at the DOT as the
assistant administrator for financial services at the Federal
Aviation Administration beginning in 1999. From 1993 to 1999, McLean
was a professional staff member of the Aviation Subcommittee of the
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the U.S. House
of Representatives. McLean earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
political science and holds a master's degree of public affairs,
both from Indiana University. (Amtrak via AMERICAN RAIL LINK -
NOVEMBER 21, 2007 via Ed Mayover)
- CHICAGO SUBURBS LINE UP TO OPPOSE
CN's PLAN FOR THE EJ&E: Several northwestern Chicago suburbs are
lining up to oppose Canadian National's $300 million purchase of the
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern, Crain's Chicago Business reported. CN is
acquiring the "J" to relieve congestion on its Chicago-area routes.
Barrington and neighboring municipalities predict CN's plans will
significantly increase train volumes through their towns and would
lead to nightmarish traffic conditions. Residents say they are
worried that noise from locomotives will shatter the area's bucolic
character, undermining property values and small businesses.
Barrington and at least six neighboring towns intend to lodge
objections with the Surface Transportation Board in hopes of
blocking or restricting CN's acquisition of the EJ&E from U.S.
Steel. The communities have formed a coalition to oppose CN's plan.
Completion of the sale is contingent on STB approval. The STB has
wide-ranging authority to require CN to install sound walls,
underpasses, or other remedies to address environmental issues.
Observers say a motivated and well-financed opposition could delay a
decision on the sale for months and that approval of the sale could
be challenged in federal court. But the likelihood of Barrington and
other towns killing the deal is, at best, a long shot. "For them to
meddle in interstate commerce like that, it's just not going to
happen," Chicago railroad attorney and TRAINS special correspondent
Michael Blaszak told Crain's. (Trains News Wire via AMERICAN RAIL
LINK - NOVEMBER 21, 2007 via Ed Mayover)
- President Bush issued an
Executive Order establishing a five-member Emergency Board to
take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 1, 2007. The Board will
investigate and report on the labor disputes between Amtrak and the
unions that were released from mediation by the National Mediation
Board. In accordance with the Railway Labor Act, the Presidential
Emergency Board will hold hearings during the month of December and
submit its recommendations to the President within 30 days of its
creation. Following that 30-day period, another 30- day "cooling
off" period will take place, at the end of which, if the proposal is
rejected or no agreements are reached, the parties may pursue
self-help. Neither side may undertake self-help until this process
has run its course, and the company will continue to operate as
normal.
- In 2006, UP hauled a company
record 194 million tons of coal from the southern Powder River
Basin. Last month, the company loaded 1,116 trains with Powder
River coal, the third consecutive month UP has loaded coal onto more
than 1,110 trains. BNSF hauled a company record 287.2 million tons
in 2006 out of the basin's mines in Wyoming and Montana. This year,
through Nov. 18, BNSF has loaded an average of 50.1 trains a day, an
increase from the 49.4 trains loaded through the same period in
2006. Projections are that Powder River Basin coal mines will
continue to increase production, perhaps reaching 600 million tons a
year. (Associated Press, Kalispell Daily Interlake via AMERICAN RAIL
LINK - NOVEMBER 28, 2007 via Ed Mayover)
- NKP 763's deadhead move to Ohio
began when they departed Roanoke at 7:30am Thursday Nov.1. The
engine ran well, no issues, no hot bearings, no nothing, just stops
every 50 miles for inspection, grease and oil. She took those curves
on the 'Pokey Div' nicely. The NS crews were pleasant and very
helpful as they kept the special train on the move through the
beautiful scenery surrounding the main line, passing many NS freight
trains in the process. The local residents were surprised as they
rolled through small towns along they way at the posted Special's
speed of 25 MPH. The only layover was at Portsmouth from 4:30am to
9am Friday for a fresh crew. In Columbus, Ohio, the 763 arrived on
its new owner's rails at 5:16pm on November 3, 2007 at which time
the NS engine was removed and replaced with a Ohio Central
locomotive for the final leg of her journey to Morgan Run Shop. They
stopped at Newark and dropped the idler hoppers and turned the 763
on the wye. This move allows a better position in the shop for
rebuilding later on. Morgan Run was reached at 12:15am Nov. 3rd,
completing the 515 mile, flawless trip from Roanoke. A big
accomplishment from and engine that has been mainly stationary since
1974. (via Ed Thornton from
http://www.ocsteam.com/763/index.html)
- Amtrak and the New York State
Department of Transportation recently settled a contract dispute
and related litigation over a former state DOT program to develop
high-speed rail service from New York City to the Capital District
using Amtrak's RTL Turboliner trains. Under terms of the settlement,
Amtrak with pay the state $20 million, and the state and railroad
with jointly invest $10 million to improve infrastructure on the
Albany-to-New York City Empire Corridor. One of the improvements
calls for upgrading track near the George Washington Bridge to
improve service and reduce travel times along the corridor. "This
agreement puts to rest a long-standing dispute and enables the state
and Amtrak to move forward cooperatively to improve passenger-rail
service and the state's rail infrastructure," said New York Gov.
Eliot Spitzer in a prepared statement. (from
http://www.progressiverailroading.com:80/prdailynews/news.asp?id=11888
via Ed Thornton)
- The National Transportation
Safety Board published its annual list of "most wanted safety
improvements." Of interest to railroads, the NTSB for the first
time put resolution of human fatigue in railroad operations on the
list. "Human fatigue has played a role in many rail accidents in the
past few years, some of them fatal, " said NTSB Chair Mark
Rosenker. "The manner in which crew members are scheduled should be
reformed to reduce the likelihood in which..trainsÉare being
controlled by fatigued operators. " The NTSB also again
included positive train control (PTC) on the list. (Progressive
Railroading via Weekly Rail Review For The 7 Days Ending Fri,
November 17, 2007 By Dave Mears via Ed Mayover)
- Virginia Railway Express,
which operates commuter rail service between Virginia and Washington
, DC , announced that it had secured a $75.2 million Railroad
Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan from the Federal
Railroad Administration. A VRE spokesman noted that it was now the
first commuter railroad to have gained a RRIF loan. The spokesman
added that it would use the funds to help purchase 50 new bi-level
passenger cars. (Trains via Weekly Rail Review For The 7 Days Ending
Fri, November 17, 2007 By Dave Mears via Ed Mayover)
- Amtrak put into revenue service
an Acela Express trainset wrapped in a vinyl advertisement. The
advertisement promotes a History Channel special program, "1968 With
Tom Brokaw, " scheduled to air on December 9. An Amtrak
spokesman said that the train will operate on various scheduled
Acela runs. (Amtrak , Washington Times via Weekly Rail Review For
The 7 Days Ending Fri, November 17, 2007 By Dave Mears via Ed
Mayover)
- Norfolk Southern announced that
it had begun work on the first phase of its Heartland Corridor
project. The three-year project involves raising vertical
clearances in 28 tunnels to allow double-stack intermodal trains to
operate from Columbus , Ohio , through West Virginia , and across
Virginia . A NS spokesman said that work on the first tunnels began
last month and would continue through 2010. The project is being
funded jointly by Norfolk Southern, the three states, and federal
SAFETEA-LU legislation. (NS Corp. via Weekly Rail Review For The 7
Days Ending Fri, November 17, 2007 By Dave Mears via Ed Mayover)
- The Port Authority of New York &
New Jersey announced that it planned to increase fares on its
PATH subway line sometime next year. The base fare on the line,
which operates between Lower and Midtown Manhattan, Hoboken and
Newark , would increase from $1.50 to $2.00. The PANYNJ also
announced that it would increase its funding commitment for the
planned new twin rail tunnels under the Hudson River between New
York and New Jersey from $2 billion to $3 billion. The new tunnels
are now forecast to cost a total of $7.2 billion. (Progressive
Railroading, Railway Age via Weekly Rail Review For The 7 Days
Ending Fri, November 17, 2007 By Dave Mears via Ed Mayover)
- The Bush Administration appointed
Donna McLean the new chairman of the Amtrak Board of Directors,
succeeding David Laney, whose term has expired. Also appointed to
the board were former New York State Motor Vehicles Commissioner
Nancy Naples, former Florida Secretary of Transportation Denver
Stutler, and former Mayor of Macomb, Illinois Tom Carper (who is not
related to U.S. Senator from Delaware, Tom Carper.) (NARP via Weekly
Rail Review For The 7 Days Ending Fri, November 17, 2007 By Dave
Mears via Ed Mayover)
- Amtrak's Pere Marquette passenger
train rear-ended a Norfolk Southern freight train on Chicago IL's
South Side. The Amtrak locomotive telescoped onto the rear well
of a single-stack container car, but the train's three Superliner
coaches remained on the track. Approximately 60 passengers and crew
were injured in the crash. Over the next several days, published
reports quoted accident investigators as saying that the train may
have passed a cautionary signal indication and then accelerated to
40mph, 25mph more than the signal indication permitted. The Amtrak
engineer who plowed into the rear of the freight train had been
fully certified for only about three months when he sped up -
despite a signal that ordered him to be especially cautious - and
headed into a "canyon " of moving boxcars, investigators said
Monday. A videotape on YouTube and various news Web sites showed the
tunnel of moving freight trains that may have obstructed the
engineer's view as he rounded a curve at 25 mph over the maximum
speed indicated, driving the Pere Marquette toward Chicago's Union
Station.
As they piece together the tapestry
of facts surrounding Friday's accident, Sumwalt said, NTSB
investigators so far have found evidence that:
-- The engineer was certified by
Amtrak in September of this year, and had operated the Grand Rapids,
Mich., to Chicago stretch about three times previously as a
certified engineer, and about 30 other times during "on the job
training, under the supervision of another qualified engineer."
-- A two-man relief team joined the
Pere Marquette in Hammond, Ind., and were supposed to replace the
engineer in Chicago. Investigators want to know how much the
engineer worked in the last 72 hours and whether "fatigue" could
have played a role in Friday's crash.
-- On the day of the accident, the
engineer drove through stretches of track owned by four different
railroads, each with their own possible interpretation of various
traffic signals. Norfolk Southern owned the accident stretch.The
engineer has acknowledged seeing a "red over yellow" signal just
before a crossover in the Englewood neighborhood, where he was
switched to a track that ultimately contained the standing Norfolk
Southern freight train he rammed near 52nd and Shields, Sumwalt
said. The engineer's Amtrak certification meant he should have known
that "red over yellow" meant his speed was "restricted" to no more
than 15 mph, an amount specified in Amtrak booklets; that he should
have been prepared to stop at any time; and that he should have been
ready to stop in half the distance he could see, Sumwalt said.The
engineer slowed appropriately to 8 or 9 mph at the Englewood
crossover, but then accelerated beyond the "restricted speed," going
some 40 mph as he headed into a curve and a "canyon " of
boxcars that may have blocked his view of the standing Norfolk
Southern train ahead, Sumwalt said. Unlike car traffic signals,
which have limited nationwide meanings, "there are dozens and dozens
of signal combinations," which can hold different meanings under
tracks owned by different railroads, Sumwalt said. In addition,
Sumwalt said, investigators will use computer simulation to
determine whether the engineer, if following the appropriate speed
restrictions, would have been able to stop in time to avoid hitting
the freight train. They may even try to recreate the actual
conditions. "With a train on his left, and a train on his right, how
far could he have seen? We may go back and recreate that in reality
versus a computer simulation," Sumwalt said. (Chicago Sun Times via
American Rail Link - December 5, 2007 via Ed Mayover)
- BIG DIG: MTA WORKS ON $6.3B
TUNNELS TO CONNECT METRO-NORTH TO LIRR: At 63rd Street and 2nd
Avenue on the East Side of Manhattan, you'll find community gardens.
But 160 feet below the gravel parking lot and work sheds, you'll
find the real action. There, at the bottom of 16 flights of stairs,
a cavern slated to connect the East Side at Grand Central Terminal
to commuter trains coming from Long Island and Queens is taking
shape foot by foot. At $6.3 billion, the Metropolitan Transportation
Authority's East Side Access project is one of the most ambitious
rail initiatives in the tri-state region, connecting two of the
country's busiest commuter railroads. Once the project is complete
in 2013, more than 25,000 feet of bedrock will be excavated and a
third level will be added to Grand Central beneath the lower level
occupied by Metro-North Railroad's trains and commuters. "This is a
straightforward project. We're digging four holes in the ground,"
said Sal Calvaniro, a contracted member of the East Side
construction team. "And we're doing all this without impacting
existing service." The MTA is far enough along on the first of the
tunnels that it is opening the cavern to select audiences, mostly
the media and other MTA employees eager to see the project. New
tunnels will be constructed from the Long Island Railroad's mainline
tracks in Queens under Amtrak's Sunnyside yard and the LIRR's
existing rail yard, connecting to the 63rd Street tunnel just
outside Northern Boulevard. The first of the four tunnels is being
bored from a structure at 63rd Street and 2nd Avenue, running west
and south under Park Avenue and Metro-North's four-track
right-of-way. It will end at a storage area at 38th street in
midtown Manhattan. The tunnel is 22 feet in diameter, lined with
shoe-grabbing mud that cakes the underground workers in shades of
tan and gray. Near the top of the tunnel, a large yellow tube
supplies fresh air. For breaks, the workers created a makeshift
cafeteria, platformed above the muck and the puddles, complete with
picnic tables, water coolers, a microwave, a coffee pot and cans of
evaporated milk. Since the contract was awarded last year, about 700
feet of the tunnel has been excavated at a rate of about 70 feet a
day, Calvaniro said. Their personal best is 83 feet in a day. The
first tunnel should be complete in the spring. It will take more
than elbow grease to get the project done. The MTA imported two
tunnel boring machines that are 22 feet in diameter. The $14 million
machines have more than 300 feet of trailing equipment and weigh
more than 700 tons each. The huge machines were moved underground in
parts and put back together on site, Calvaniro said. Behind one of
the machine's cutters, ground-up stone drops onto a conveyor belt,
where it is moved under the East River into Queens and deposited.
The work is dangerous, though the boring machines help workers stay
safer than those who dug tunnels 30 or 40 years ago, Calvaniro said.
Among those working on water tunnels in the 1970s, about one
fatality occurred for each mile excavated, Calvaniro said. "We've
come a long way," he said. "This is significantly less dangerous.
Not to say accidents don't happen, but we don't expect any
fatalities." (Stamford, CT Advocate via American Rail Link -
December 5, 2007 via Ed Mayover)
- Canadian National announced that
it had completed the sale of its Central Station Complex in Montreal
QB, including Central Station's railway passenger facilities and
the CN corporate headquarters building. Under the terms of the C$335
million deal, CN will sell the properties to Homburg Invest Company,
and then lease back its 17-story headquarters and Central Station on
a long-term basis. (RT&S via Weekly Rail Review For The 7 Days
Ending Fri, December 7, 2007 By Dave Mears via Ed Mayover)
- The Passenger Rail Working Group
of the National Surface Transportation Policy & Revenue Study
Commission released its plan to improve U.S. passenger rail
service over the next four decades. Entitled "Vision for the Future:
U.S. Intercity Passenger Rail Network Through 2050, " the plan
calls for $357.2 billion in spending over that time period to
maintain the entire existing intercity passenger rail system,
reintroduce service to many cities, and upgrade existing lines to
offer higher speeds and greater frequencies in fast-growing
corridors. Some of the proposed new routes would require building
new tracks, while others would operate over existing freight tracks.
Concerning the latter, the Association of American Railroad released
a statement saying that the report's passenger rail proposals rely
too much on the existing freight rail network and that the report
doesn't adequately emphasize freight railroads' capacity needs.
(AAR, Progressive Railroading via Weekly Rail Review For The 7 Days
Ending Fri, December 7, 2007 By Dave Mears via Ed Mayover)
- Three North American transit
systems separately announced the start or near-start of new light
rail lines. In Norfolk VA , officials broke ground for
construction of a 7.4-mile line that will run from Eastern Virginia
Medical Center , through downtown Norfolk to the Virginia Beach city
line, and is expected to start service in 2010. In Seattle WA ,
officials announced that the new line running from the South Lake
Union neighborhood directly to Denny Triangle and downtown Seattle
would start service on Wednesday, December 12. And in Calgary AB ,
officials said that their new 1.7-mile Northeast CTrain line from
Whitehorn to McKnight-Westwinds Station would open on Monday,
December 17. (Progressive Railroading, RT&S, wire services via
Weekly Rail Review For The 7 Days Ending Fri, December 7, 2007 By
Dave Mears via Ed Mayover)
- The Canadian National Railway's
takeover of the EJ&E railroad is still in its infancy, but
growing pains are already starting. The purchase could have a
wide-ranging impact across the suburbs, from increasing freight
trains in some towns and reducing them in others, to potentially
threatening the long-awaited STAR line rail system. CN's plans,
still contingent on federal government approval, include spending
$100 million to improve and expand capacity on the EJ&E. But
shifting a number of freight trains using crowded CN tracks to EJ&E
lines is sparking controversy. It's a potential nightmare for
communities that would experience a huge spike in the freights
through their towns. CN's proposals also may affect Metra, which
intends to locate its STAR Line connecting Cook, DuPage and Will
counties along the EJ&E. With extra freights anticipated on the EJ&E,
Canadian National contends STAR trains can't piggyback on existing
track, but it would allow additional track in the right-of-way. Some
suburban leaders worry the move will be the death of the STAR Line.
But CN officials counter their plan will reduce rail congestion in
the region. Canadian National announced it intended to buy the
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Co. for $300 million in September
from U.S. Steel Corp. The company first must obtain the blessing of
the U.S. Surface Transportation Board and undergo an environmental
analysis that could take from 18 months to a few years. (Chicago
Daily Herald via American Rail Link - December 12 & 19, 2007 via Ed
Mayover)
- In April 2005, FRA issued Safety
Advisory 2005-02 in order to provide information to interested
parties on the potential catastrophic failure of locomotive main
reservoir tanks, manufactured by R&R Metal Fabricators,
Incorporated, and installed on General Electric Transportation
System (GETS) locomotives. At that time, GETS reported that 5,826
suspect main reservoir tanks were manufactured between 1988 and
1995. Prior to the issuance of Safety Advisory 2005-02, four main
reservoir tanks had failed catastrophically (ruptured) while in
service. Since the issuance of Safety Advisory 2005-02, two
additional reservoir tanks have failed and several others have been
removed from service for various other reasons. GETS describes the
ruptures as a rapid splitting and deformation of the reservoir tank
along the longitudinal seam. Catastrophic failure of the main
reservoir tank can result in serious injury or worse to anyone in
the vicinity of the tank at the time of failure.In 2005, GETS
produced a list of approximately twenty-seven hundred (2,700)
locomotives that have likely been equipped with the suspect
reservoirs. GETS noted that additional suspect reservoirs may have
been mounted onto GETS locomotives through maintenance and repair.
No other locomotive manufacturer has produced any locomotives
equipped with the suspect main reservoir tanks, and any attempt to
do so would require major modifications to the mounting system. All
suspect reservoir tanks can be identified by a name plate which
shows R&R attached to the skin of the tank.
On September 12, 2007, GETS notified
FRA that its earlier instructions to inspect and measure the
reservoir tanks and replace only those that fail to meet the
criteria proved to be only partially effective in identifying the at
risk tanks. To minimize the possibility of any additional reservoir
tank failures, GETS has advised all known owners and users of the
affected locomotives equipped with the involved R&R Metal
Fabricators, Incorporated reservoir tanks to replace them by
September 30, 2008, or sooner. Any owner or user of these reservoir
tanks should contact GETS for replacement of the reservoir tanks at
no cost. (Federal Register: December 13, 2007 (Volume 72, Number
239) [Notices] [Page 70928-70929] From the Federal Register Online
via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr13de07-116]
via Ed Thornton)
- The Friends of Philadelphia
Trolleys (FPT) members are interested in Philadelphia's history
and the role that electric trolleys played in the City's
development. They are also interested preserving the historic
trolleys which ran in the Philadelphia area (PTC, SEPTA and Red
Arrow). FPT is a non-profit Pennsylvania corporation. Donations to
FPT are tax deductible. Our charter states "FPT is a non-profit
group that will foster the restoration, preservation, of historic
trolley cars. FPT plans to further its goals through membership
fees, donations and by sponsoring special events. Here is your
chance to help maintain and preserve this unique resource. You can
send $35.00 for a one year's membership to become one of the
"Friends of Philadelphia Trolleys". Tax deductible donations in any
amount are also appreciated. http://mywebpages.comcast.net/trolleydriver/FPT.htm(From
F.P.T Bill Monaghan via Ralph Stevens)
- Former Amtrak President and New
Jersey Transit Executive Director George Warrington died Dec. 24 in
Mendham, N.J., ending an eight-month battle with pancreatic
cancer, according to a news item on the United Transportation
Union's (UTU) Web site. He was 55. While working as a commissioner's
assistant for the New Jersey Department of Transportation in the
1970s, Warrington helped create NJ Transit, which assumed
commuter-rail operations from Penn Central and other bankrupt
railroads. He became vice president and general manager of the
transit agency's rail operations in 1980, then left in 1992 to
become executive director of the Delaware River Port Authority. From
1994 to 2002, Warrington served Amtrak, including four years as
president and chief executive officer. He presided over the national
intercity passenger railroad's introduction of Acela high-speed
service in the Northeast, dealt with Acela's numerous operational
problems and butted heads with congressmen on annual appropriation
issues. In 2002, Warrington joined NJ Transit as executive director.
During his tenure, the agency added 100 trains to its schedule,
created thousands of additional parking spaces, improved on-time
performance and introduced multi-level trains. In January 2007, he
resigned to help form a consulting and lobbying firm. (from
Progressive Railroading, December 26, 2007 via Ed Mayover)
- The state of New York has awarded
a $500,000 grant to Walkway Over the Hudson, the grouping trying
to transform the abandoned former New Haven Railroad Poughkeepsie
Bridge over the Hudson River into a public park. The money will come
from the state's environmental protection fund, which is part of the
Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, the
Middletown Times Herald-Record reported.The first train crossed the
bridge on December 29, 1888, and it was officially opened in 1889.
The bridge has six main spans, stands 212 feet above the water, and
is 6,747 feet long including approaches. It was closed in 1974 after
a deck fire, and Penn Central elected not to repair it. Citizen
groups on both sides of the Hudson River have been working since the
late 1990s to make it a pedestrian and bike walkway to connect
trails on both sides of the river and create a 25-mile stretch of
linear park for recreation. (from Trains News Wire via AMERICAN RAIL
LINK - DECEMBER 26, 2007via Ed Mayover)
NRHS Rail Camp
by Ed Thornton
One of the NRHS's most successful
programs has been RailCamp. Over several years, many future leaders in
our hobby have studied the many aspects of prototype railroading.
The Wilmington Chapter has, in the past,
sponsored local teens who have attended the program in Scranton, PA.
Now, we may have another qualified youth that we may wish to sponsor.
However, there are no funds in the Chapter Treasury set aside for
RailCamp. Tuition will be $800 if paid by 1 April 2008; $900 after that.
If you feel that RailCamp is a worthy
program, please consider making a donation to the Ernie Barry Education
Fund. Checks should be made out to Wilmington Chapter, NRHS and mailed
to Ralph Stevens, Wilmington Chapter Treasurer, 1432 Governor House
Circle, Wilmington, DE 19809. Be sure to mark the check for RailCamp or
the Ernie Barry Education Fund.
You may find more information on RailCamp
at
http://www.railcamp.com/application.htm01. Thanks for your
consideration of this request.
URGENT MESSAGE FROM
NRHS NATIONAL:
NRHS National Office Transfer Announced
The NRHS has contracted with the firm of
Fernley & Fernley to provide the services of the NRHS national office.
Office functions will be transferred gradually during the month of
January, 2008, with Fernley & Fernley to provide all services starting
in February. Lynn Burshtin, the current NRHS Office Manager, will
continue employment with the Society through the end of February. She
will assist with the transition of work to Fernley & Fernley and the
relocation of the NRHS libraries into temporary storage. Fernley &
Fernley is the nation's oldest association management company and
provides office services for over 20 non-profit organizations. Under
separate agreements, the firm already operates the NRHS membership
records system and will begin providing many financial services on
January 2, 2008. As previously announced, the NRHS must vacate our
present headquarters suite no later than February 29, which requires
that NRHS change office operations. After reviewing options and weighing
many issues, the NRHS officers concluded that transferring this
additional work to our existing management services provider was the
best option for the Society.
The NRHS office will remain open for
business during this transition. There may, however, be brief
interruptions as services are transferred, records are relocated and
other contractors are working in the present offices on moving the
library materials. Some office procedures will change, and the specifics
of those changes will be announced as they are finalized. As part of
this change, the Society's official mailing address will move to 100
North 20th Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1443 on February 1.
The present NRHS telephone and fax numbers and e-mail addresses will be
retained and transferred to the Fernley & Fernley facilities in
mid-January. Greg Molloy - President, NRHS
COMPANY SERVICE CARS -
OF THE - PW&B, PB&W, AND PRRBy Richard E. Hall
Presents a wealth of
information on car numbers and history with many drawings representing
the work train, wreck train, cabin, and other company service equipment
of the PW&B, PB&W, and PRR which were maintained at the Wilmington Shops
and / or saw service in our general area, primarily on the PW&B, PB&W
main line, Media Division (the old P&BC which later became the Octoraro
Branch), Delaware Division, and the former Norfolk Division (NYP&N).
Detailed
lists include: Car Numbers, Tools For Maintenance Of Way Tool Cars,
Supplies For Camp Trains, Materials to Equip a Pay Car, Tools & Supplies
for Cabin Cars, & more.
Drawings include: Pay Cars, Business Cars,
Maintenance of Way Equipment, Dynamometer Cars, Cranes, Clearance Car,
hand cars, & more.
COMPANY SERVICE CARS OF THE PW&B, PB&W, AND
PRR @ $26.00 each
Please makes checks payable to:
Greg Ajamian
P.O. Box
1136
Hockessin, DE 19707-5136
Your Name:
______________________________
Street Address:
____________________________
City, State, Zip:
____________________________
BOTH STILL ONLY $26.00 each postage paid
[includes shipping & handling]Proceeds support the Wilmington Chapter of
NRHS
LOCOMOTIVES AND EQUIPMENT OF THE WILMINGTON & WESTERN RAILROAD
Motive
Power Gems Of The Diamond State
By Richard E. Hall
175 pages with over a
hundred illustrations, photos, maps, tables, and much more about the
ORIGINAL W&W RR (NOTE: this book is NOT about the current tourist line's
equipment)
Chapter I Misconceptions, Facts & Figures
Chapter II W&W - DWRR
- B&PRR Locos
Chapter III W&W - DWRR - B&PRR Rolling Stock
Chapter IV B&O
Locos Used
Chapter V Delaware Western Ran to Pomeroy
Chapter VI Market St.
& Car Floats
Chapter VII Misc. Notes & Photos-
LOCOMOTIVES AND
EQUIPMENT OF THE WILMINGTON & WESTERN RR @ $26.00 each
Please makes
checks payable to:
Greg Ajamian
P.O. Box 1136
Hockessin, DE 19707-5136
Your
Name: ______________________________
Street Address:
____________________________
City, State, Zip:
____________________________
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.
January 19-20, 2008 The Great
LeHigh Valley Train Meet, Merchants Square Mall, 1901 S. 12th St.,
Allentown, PA. [
www.merchantssquaremall.com ]
January 26-27, 2008 AMHERST RAILWAY
SOCIETY RAILROAD HOBBY SHOW, Sat. 9 am to 5 pm, Sun. 10 am to 5 pm.
Eastern States Exposition, 1305 Memorial Avenue, West Springfield, MA.
Largest show in the east. Adults $10.00, Children 15 and under free.
Parking $5.00. Information:
www.amherstrail.org
Super Saturday
Streetcar Special XV on February 2, 2008 This four-hour
streetcar charter was to depart SEPTA's Elmwood depot at 11:00 a.m. We
plan to use two PCC cars on this trip. First will be a PCC-2, which will
be making a somewhat rare appearance on SEPTA's southwest subway-surface
routes (but we can't take it into the subway). We also planned to have
an orange work PCC following us around. Frequent stops will be made to
photograph these cars. http://www.daylightimages.com/streetcar or via
U.S. mail to Wilmington Chapter NRHS, c/o Steve Barry, 117 High Street,
Newton, NJ 07860. Confirmations will be sent via e-mail (for on-line
orders) immediately; mail orders will receive confirmations about two
weeks prior to the trip, although you can include an e-mail address for
immediate confirmation and updates. If you have any questions contact
Steve Barry at 973/383-3355 between 9am-5pm ET weekdays.
Sat.-Sun., Feb. 2-3, 2008 Great Scale
Model Train Show & RR Marketplace @Maryland State Fairgrounds,
Timonium9 am to 4 pm Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm Sunday, ADMISSION $7, kids
12 & under FREE, Family $14, 26th year of the biggest & best train shows
in the Mid-Atlantic. SPECIAL FEATURES this show.... Now get 4 shows for
the price of 3!!Super ticket good for any 4 of our shows
available for $21 Over 800 vendor tables Door prizes 3 $25 & one $100 in
train show $$!!! => Four County Society Model RR HO featured in October
2007 Railroad Model Craftsman (64'x116' with 5.1 scale mile mainline!!)
plus Sipping & Switching Society of NC HO/HOn3 (about 50' x 100'),
Baltimore Area NTrak 50'x50', Baltimore Area American Flyer Club
28'x20', Baltimore Soc. Model Engineers Time-Saver layout, Bill
Frankman's O gauge 12'x28', Chesapeake & Allegheny live steam static
display, Custom Model Railroads HO 4'x8', DC Area Independent HiRailers
O gauge 24'x40', Delaware Valley Hi-Railers O gauge 28'x60', High LiNn3
Route 8'x26', Japan Rail Modelers of DC N scale 4' x 30', European Train
Enthusiasts Keystone Chapter HO scale 32'x46', Mason-Dixon Large Scale
RR 30'x40', Trackside Modules HO scale 18'x50' [
http://www.gsmts.com/ ]
Fri.-Sun., April 11-13, 2008 SPRING
NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY DIRECTORS MEETING Holiday Inn,
Electronics Parkway, Liverpool (Syracuse), NY. Information, George Read,
Registration chairman, bnsf@twcny.rr.com or 315-469-0864.
Sat.-Sun., April 12-13, 2008 Great
Scale Model Train Show & RR Marketplace @Maryland State Fairgrounds,
Timonium9 am to 4 pm Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm Sunday, ADMISSION $7, kids
12 & under FREE, Family $14 [
http://www.gsmts.com/ ]
Sat.-Sun., June 28-29, 2008 Great
Scale Model Train Show & RR Marketplace @Maryland State Fairgrounds,
Timonium9 am to 4 pm Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm Sunday, ADMISSION $7, kids
12 & under FREE, Family $14 [
http://www.gsmts.com/ ]
Sat.-Sun., Oct. 11-12, 2008 Great
Scale Model Train Show & RR Marketplace @Maryland State Fairgrounds,
Timonium9 am to 4 pm Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm Sunday, ADMISSION $7, kids
12 & under FREE, Family $14 [ http://www.gsmts.com/ ]
CHAPTER EVENTS
Thursday Jan. 17, 2008 7 PM Chapter Meeting program by Phil Snyder
entitled " 25 Years Ago "
Saturday Feb. 2, 2008 ? Chapter Trolley Trip Super Saturday Streetcar
Special XV
Thursday Feb. 21, 2008 7 PM Chapter Meeting program by Dave Warner
entitled "Before I lived here, the Worlds of Green PCCs."
Thursday March, 2008 7 PM Chapter Meeting program by Frank Ferguson
entitled " ? "
Thursday April, 2008 7 PM Chapter Meeting program by Mike Burkhart
entitled " ? "
Thursday May, 2008 7 PM Chapter Meeting Annual Doug Weaver Memorial
Photo Contest 2008 special category: "Chapter Members with Railroad
Equipment in the Scene"
Thursday June, 2008 7 PM Chapter Meeting program by ?
Thursday July 17, 2008 7 PM Chapter Meeting program by ?
Thursday Aug. ?, 2008 7 PM Chapter Trip possibly a circle trip to Fox
Chase?
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.
http://www.WilmingtonNRHS.com
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 SnyderVice President & Historian: Ron CleavesTreasurer: Ralph Stevens, Jr.Secretary: Dan FrederickNational Director: Tom Posatko Editor: Greg AjamianEducation Fund: Ed ThorntonPublic Relations: Frank Ferguson, Jr.Trip Director: Ralph Stevens, Jr.Event Photographer: Ron CleavesWeb Master: Russ Fox
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