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Wilmington Chapter NRHS Official NewsletterInternet Edition
VOLUME 33 NUMBER 10 |
November 2010 |
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October 21, 2010 MEETING NOTES
This reporter could not attend the October
meeting.
From The President
The Annual Chapter Holiday Banquet and
Presentation Extraordinaire shall commence at or about 5 PM on Sunday,
Dec. 5, 2010 at Maximillian's Restaurant N' Tavern, 3001 Naamans Creek
Rd, Upper Chichester, PA 19061-2534 phone =(610) 485-3500. If you want
to attend, you MUST SIGN UP. Anyone who has not signed up yet should
contact with President Mike Burkhart (at m.t.burkhart@rcn.com or
telephone him at 610-833-2338) to add your name(s) to the sign-up list.
This year's Holiday Dinner will be $20 per person. As a reminder, if you
sign-up and do not cancel more than two weeks before the date of the
dinner, you will be charged (to avoid the Chapter having to cover for
any 'no shows').
From The Trip Director
Hello, Streetcar Fans! We have two Wilmington
Chapter Streetcar Charters scheduled for your enjoyment!!!!December 11,
2010 Christmas Lights Charter -- We'll be taking operator Gary Mason's
decorated PCC-2 out for night photography on a Saturday night. This trip
will depart from Callowhill at 5:00 p.m. We are limiting the capacity on
this trip to 25 people (to keep the night photos manageable). Fare is
$45.
February 5, 2011, Super Saturday Streetcar Special
XVIII -- This trip will depart from Elmwood at 10:00 a.m. with a PCC-II
car and wander the southwest Philadelphia routes, as well as diversion
trackage. This trip usually sells out, and we will not add a second car.
Fare is $40.
SPECIAL -- We are offering an early-bird special
on the Christmas Lights Charter and Super Saturday trips. Order both now
and get 'em for $75. Details are on the website. Offer good until
November 10 while tickets last.
Visit http://www.wilmingtonchaptertrips.com to
order tickets or to get more information. If you wish to order any
tickets via mail, make checks payable to Wilmington Chapter NRHS and
send to Wilmington Chapter NRHS, c/o Steve Barry, 117 High Street,
Newton, NJ 07860. Please include an e-mail address for your
confirmation. Confirmations are sent out approximately two weeks before
a trip.
From The Treasurer
It's that time again . . . Dues Are Due Please
send your dues to our Treasurer, Dave Warner with a check made out to
the Wilmington Chapter NRHS.
NEWS BITS
- Governor cancels ARC Tunnel - New
Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie who put the Access to the
Region's Core Trans-Hudson Express commuter rail tunnel on a 30-day
hold last month, has now canceled the project outright because its
cost had grown from an estimated $8.7 billion to the $11-14 billion
range. Work on the tunnel began last year, and around $600 million
has been spent so far. Approximately $6 billion was pledged toward
its construction by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and
the Federal Transit Administration. The project was expected to
generate 60,000 construction jobs over a ten-year period. The state
will "immediately begin an expeditious and orderly shutdown of the
project," Christie said. "I will not allow taxpayers to fund
projects that run over budget with no clear way of how these costs
will be paid for. The ARC project costs far more than New Jersey
taxpayers can afford and the only prudent move is to end this
project." The FTA's $3 billion contribution is capped at that
amount, Christie said, and cost overruns would have to be absorbed
by New Jersey. At a press conference announcing the project's
shut-down, Christie said that NJ Transit has other options for
dealing with congestion on its commuter rail system, the nation's
third largest. He did not say what those other options might be. The
ARC tunnel has been criticized since major changes were made to the
plans. The original plans called for the new tunnel to have a
connector to the existing Penn Station, providing NJT as well as
Amtrak greater operational flexibility. The original plans were
revised, eliminating the connecting tunnel (planners cited too-steep
grades and other engineering problems), making the ARC Tunnel
exclusive to NJT operations. Some industry observers have speculated
that Christie's cancellation of the project is really an attempt to
remake it, and restore the original planned connector to Penn
Station, and possibly obtain additional federal funding. [from Ed
Mayover]
- CSX, the State of New Jersey and the Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey celebrated the opening of
the Liberty Corridor Freightway, a major public-private partnership
that provides expanded access to the Port of New York and New
Jersey. Enabling double-stack intermodal freight to flow from the
Port of New York and New Jersey to inland destinations, the Liberty
Corridor Freightway will increase train capacity, improve service
levels and expedite freight flows to and from inland ports. The
project will also help keep thousands of trucks off crowded highways
each year. The Liberty Corridor Freightway will also ease the burden
on the nation's roads. Just one Liberty Corridor Freightway train
carries the cargo of 250 trucks and emits one-third the nitrous
oxide and particulate matter.
Construction of the Liberty Corridor
Freightway was a logistically complex undertaking that raised the
clearance of two tunnels in New Jersey to accommodate double stack
freight trains. One tunnel, which dates from the administration of
Abraham Lincoln, passes through over 4,000 feet of dense rock
directly beneath Jersey City, N.J. [CSX Press Release via Ed Mayover]
- An ex-CP M424 locomotive has been
delivered to the West Chester RR [from Ed Thornton]
- Thanks to Dave Warner for the article
on PATCO's Search for More Cars and for obtaining permission for us
to reprint it.
- Moynihan Station construction begins in
New York City Construction on a long-awaited project to
transform Manhattan's Farley Federal Post Office building into a new
Moynihan Station now is under way. On Oct. 18, state and federal
officials broke ground on Phase I of the project, which calls for
expanding and improving the 33rd Street Connector between Penn
Station and the West End Concourse, located under the grand
staircase of the Farley building. The project's first phase also
includes extending and widening the West End Concourse to serve nine
of Penn Station's 11 platforms, and adding new vertical access
points and passenger circulation space, as well as entrances into
the West End Concourse through the 31st and 33rd street corners of
the Farley building. The project will help relieve congestion at New
York's Penn Station. Expected to be complete by 2016, the $267
million first phase will be funded through state and federal
dollars, including an $83 million Transportation Investment
Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant. Planning is under way
for Phase 2, which includes constructing a train hall. [from
Progressive Railroading via Ed Mayover]
- USDOT doles out TIGER II grants for 75
transportation projects Although about 1,000 applicants sought
TIGER II grants totaling more than $19 billion, the U.S. Department
of Transportation (USDOT) ultimately whittled down the list of
recipients to 75 for the $600 million available in the second phase
of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery
(TIGER) program.
Yesterday, the USDOT announced 42 capital
construction projects and 33 planning projects in 40 states will
receive TIGER II grants. About 29 percent of the grants target road
projects, 26 percent cover transit projects, 20 percent touch on
rail projects and 16 percent will help fund port projects.Capital
grant amounts and recipients include:
- $47.7 million for the Atlanta streetcar
project;
- $34 million for the Tower 55 project in
Fort Worth, Texas;
- $26 million for the Sugar House streetcar
project in South Salt Lake City;
- $22.7 million for the Port of Miami rail
access project;
- $20 million for the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Crenshaw/LAX light-rail
line;
- $16.5 million for the Niagara Falls,
N.Y., rail station;
- $16 million for reconstruction of MRC
Railroad in S. Dakota;
- $16 million for Port of Los Angeles W.
Basin rail yard project;
- $14.1 million for the Minot, N.D., grade
separation project;
- $13.5 million for the Coos Bay rail line
project in Oregon;
- $10.5 million for Aroostook rail
preservation project in Maine;
- $10.2 million for the South Kansas and
Oklahoma Railroad's track, bridge & locomotive shop projects in
Kansas & OK
Planning grant amounts and recipients
include:
- $2.2 million for the Newark train station
improvement plan in Delaware;
- $950,000 for downtown intermodal terminal
Madison, Wis.;
- $800,000 for the South Shore
commuter-rail realignment study in Indiana;
- $700,000 for the Lexington multi-modal
station area plan in North Carolina. [from Progressive
Railroading via Ed Mayover]
- A new Amtrak station is open near Orlando
for the more than 244,000 annual Amtrak Auto Train passengers. At
about 10,000 square feet, the station in Sanford seats 600
passengers and is about four times larger than its predecessor.
Thomas Carper, chairman of the Amtrak Board of Directors, today
joined local, state and federal officials for the celebration. The
original depot, constructed in 1971 and renovated in 1995, was not
large enough to accommodate growing demand for the Auto Train, which
just reported a year-to-year ridership increase of nearly five
percent Š despite the economic recession. Under the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Amtrak received $10.5
million to reconstruct the Sanford station, as the original facility
sustained extensive damage during the 2004 hurricane season and part
of the waiting room had since been sheltered in a tent. Station
platforms are receiving $161,000 in Amtrak ARRA funds for
accessibility improvements of a wheelchair lift and tactile edges
under the railroad's Mobility First initiative. Anticipating
increased traffic around the complex, Cong. Brown and Cong. Mica
helped direct $750,000 to the project for the design and
construction of improved access roads and new signage in the station
area. In addition to the larger passenger lounge, the modern
structure contains a ticket counter, cafˇ, restrooms, and a gift
shop. The transition between the new station and the remainder of
the depot is accomplished by a pavilion whose roof slopes upward
toward the trackside fa¨ade in opposition to the roofline of the
adjoining waiting room. The pavilion is centered upon a deep
porte-cochere that shelters passengers while they enter the station
and register their vehicles for loading and storage. A portion of
the former station abutting the new structure will be reconfigured
into administrative offices and will open in early 2011. The
original platform canopy remains in place to protect passengers from
inclement weather as they board or exit the Auto Train. The Amtrak
Auto Train holds the distinction as the longest passenger train in
the world, with two locomotives and 40-plus passenger rail cars and
vehicle carriers operating daily to Lorton, Va., in the suburbs of
Washington, D.C. [Press Release via Ed Mayover]
- Norfolk Southern broke ground on new $95
million intermodal terminal in Greencastle, Pa. The $95 million
facility, part of the railroad's multi-state Crescent Corridor
initiative to establish an efficient, high-capacity intermodal
freight rail route between the Gulf Coast and the Northeast,
occupies a 200-acre site adjacent to the planned Antrim Commons
Business Park and is expected to open in 2012.Today's groundbreaking
is for the first of four new Crescent Corridor intermodal terminals
Norfolk Southern plans to construct over the next two years. The
Crescent Corridor is a program of improvements to infrastructure and
other facilities geared toward creating a high capacity 2,500 mile
intermodal route spanning from New Jersey to Louisiana that touches
26 percent of the nation's population and 30 percent of the nation's
manufacturing output. It provides the shortest intermodal double
stack route between the South and the Northeast. When fully
operational it will handle more rail freight traffic faster and more
reliably, creating or benefiting more than 70,000 green jobs by 2030
and producing these estimated annual benefits:
1.3 million long-haul trucks diverted from
interstates
$141 million in accident avoidance savings
1.8 million tons in CO2 reduction
$565 million in congestion savings
$262 million in highway maintenance
savings
163 million gallons in fuel savings
The Crescent Corridor program of projects is
estimated to cost $2.5 billion for full development. In addition to
the Greencastle facility, Crescent Corridor projects currently
planned for development include new independent intermodal
facilities at Birmingham, Ala., Charlotte, N.C. and Memphis, Tenn.;
the expansion of intermodal terminals in Harrisburg and
Philadelphia, Pa.; and the addition of freight rail capacity in
Virginia and Mississippi. In addition to facility investments, the
program includes significant investments in rail route improvements
consisting of additional passing tracks, double track projects,
improved signaling systems, and other track speed enhancements. When
the Crescent Corridor is fully operational, annual benefits to
Pennsylvania are expected to include more than 806,000 long-haul
trucks diverted to rail, almost 10 million gallons of fuel saved,
carbon dioxide reduction of 106,000 tons, more than $33 million in
traffic congestion savings, and avoidance of an estimated $8.3
million in accident costs. Over the next ten years 26,000 jobs in
Pennsylvania are expected to be created or enhanced by Crescent
Corridor projects. Norfolk Southern also has improvements planned
for existing intermodal terminals in Harrisburg and Philadelphia,
along with $27 million in track and signal upgrades.
The proposed investment in the Franklin County
Regional Intermodal Facility will create the capacity to handle more
than 85,000 containers and trailers annually. The terminal will
utilize the latest in gate and terminal automation technology, which
shortens the waiting time for trucks entering the terminal, thereby
reducing exhaust emissions and improving truck driver productivity.
Four intermodal trains daily will serve the terminal. [Press Release
via Ed Mayover]
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY PENN STATION! NEW YORK
- This month marks the beginning of the 100th Anniversary of the
construction of New York Penn Station, and on Monday, October 18th,
Amtrak will celebrate the anniversary of this historic station.
Beginning at 9:15 a.m., the public is invited to enjoy rare photo
imagery, artifacts, and other items commemorating the station's deep
and rich history, including the vital role Amtrak plays in the
history of passenger rail travel.
Approximately 550,000 passengers pass through
New York Penn Station each day, which makes it the busiest station
in Amtrak's system, and one of the busiest transportation hubs in
the world. This terminal is also served by Long Island Rail Road and
New Jersey Transit trains, as well as Amtrak's high-speed trains and
other intercity services. Together, these three agencies operate
over 1,000 weekday trains at Penn Station. The station originally
opened in 1910. A reconstruction of the public areas of the station
was completed in 1968, creating most of the present layout of those
areas. [Press Release via Ed Mayover]
- The architectural firm of Erdy McHenry,
Philadelphia, has been engaged by the Pennsylvania Department of
General Services to design a roundhouse at the Railroad Museum of
Pennsylvania in Strasburg. On June 3, 2010, the Governor's Office of
the Budget designated $500,000 for the design of a
16,000-square-foot roundhouse in the outdoor yard, to be located at
the Museum's existing turntable. A significant number of the
Museum's collection of historic locomotives and rolling stock, many
of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and
are the last of their kind in the world, currently reside outdoors
and are deteriorating from exposure to the elements. The addition of
a roundhouse at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania will provide
permanent, climate-controlled storage for these historic artifacts.
The Governor's Office of the Budget anticipates releasing an
additional $6.1 million for the actual construction of the
roundhouse in this fiscal year. [Press Release]
- Amtrak announced it awarded a six-year,
$466 million contract to Siemens to provide 70 new electric
locomotives that will operate on the railroadÕs Northeast intercity
passenger-rail services. The units will replace locomotives that are
between 20 and 30 years old. Scheduled to be delivered beginning in
February 2013, the Amtrak Cities Sprinter ACS-64 locomotives will
operate at speeds up to 125 mph on the Northeast Corridor from
Washington, D.C., to Boston, and up to 110 mph on the Keystone
Corridor between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pa. As the new
locomotives enter service, the railroad plans to first retire 20 DC
AEM-7 electric locomotives, followed by 29 AC AEM-7 units and 15
HHP-8 locomotives. The additional units will support anticipated
service expansion, according to Amtrak.
The locomotives will include crash energy
management components, such as crash anti-climbing technology and
push-back couplers designed to keep the train upright, inline and on
the tracks if a collision occurs. The locomotive purchase is part of
AmtrakÕs fleet strategy announced earlier this year that calls for
replacing aging and outdated locomotives and passenger cars to
improve operations, attract more riders, reduce maintenance costs
and delays, improve on-time performance and expand service on
current and new routes. [from Progressive Railroading via Ed Thonton]
- Progress Rail Services, an
Alabama-based subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. provides RR-affiliated
services like locomotive repair & rebuilding. Progress Rail promises
to create 650 local jobs at the ABB plant in Munci, IN inexchange
for a multi-year state and local incentive package. The massive
building Ń with a central structure with a 99-foot-high ceiling and
a manufacturing floor with built-in railroad tracks Ń has been for
the most part empty since ABB closed in June 1998. The former ABB
plant on Cowan Road is a 740,000-square-foot building that was for
decades home to a Westinghouse transformer plant. [from
www.thestarpress.com via Tom Daspit]
- The first of SEPTA's 120 new, long-awaited
Silverliner V passenger railcars at a cost of $274 million have
arrived. Production delays repeatedly have pushed back delivery of
the cars. SEPTA officials now hope to have all of the cars in
service by the end of 2011. The first 3 production cars will be
delivered next month and three more by the end of December from
Hyundai-Rotem Corp., the manufacturer of the cars. The new cars,
with state-of-the-art air-conditioning and heating systems and wide
mid-car doors are being built in South Korea with final assembly at
a plant on Weccacoe Avenue in South Philadelphia. The new
Silverliners will replace 73 railcars built for SEPTA in the 1960s.
With the retirement of the old cars and the addition of the 120 new
ones, SEPTA is to have about 400 railcars by the end of 2011. [from
Philadelphia Inquirer via Ed Mayover]
- Amtrak is buying 70 new electric
locomotives to provide improved performance and reliability for
its Northeast intercity passenger rail services. The six-year, $466
million contract was awarded to Siemens and will create 250 jobs
primarily at a facility in Sacramento, California, but also at
plants in Norwood, Ohio and Alpharetta, Georgia. The first Amtrak
Cities Sprinter ACS-64 electric locomotive is to be delivered in
February 2013 and will operate at speeds up to 125 mph (201 kph) on
the Northeast Corridor from Washington, D.C. to Boston and up to 110
mph (177 kph) on the Keystone Corridor from Philadelphia to
Harrisburg, Pa. They will replace locomotives in service between 20
and 30 years with average mileage of 3.5 million miles traveled. The
new Amtrak locomotive meets the latest federal safety regulations
and includes additional safety features not yet required such as
crash energy management components like anti-climbing technology and
push-back couplers designed to keep the train upright, inline and on
the tracks in the event of a collision. The design also allows for
easier maintenance leading to faster turn around times and increased
availability of locomotives for service. In addition, the new
locomotives will be more energy efficient and will replace older
units that presently do not have regenerative braking systems that
can automatically return electricity to the power grid. As the new
units come into service, Amtrak plans first to retire all current 20
DC AEM-7 electric locomotives in its fleet, followed by replacement
of all 29 AC AEM-7 units. The remaining 21 locomotives of the order
will be used to replace all 15 HHP-8 locomotives with the additional
units supporting anticipated service expansion.In February 2010
Amtrak released an ambitious, long-term Fleet Strategy Plan to
replace aging and outdated locomotives and passenger cars in order
to enhance operations, attract more riders, reduce maintenance costs
and delays, improve on-time performance and expand services on
current and new routes. The report lays out the basis for
recapitalizing the entire fleet over a period of time in a manner
that will not only provide new and modern equipment for passengers,
but will also develop and sustain the domestic production capacity
needed for the long term viability of intercity passenger rail in
the United States. The new 70 electric locomotives are a key element
of that plan and is the second major equipment procurement
undertaken since July 2010 when Amtrak announced the award of a $298
million contract to build 130 single-level passenger rail cars to
support growing ridership on its long-distance trains. [AMTRAK news
release via Ed Mayover]
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood
announced that 54 high-speed rail projects in 23 states will
share in $2.4 billion to continue developing America's first
nationwide program of high-speed intercity passenger rail service.
The Department's Federal Railroad Administration received 132
applications from 32 states totaling $8.8 billion, more than three
times the $2.4 billion available. During the first round of awards
in the fall of 2009, applicants submitted more than $55 billion in
project proposals for the initial $8 billion from the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act. "Demand for high-speed rail dollars
is intense and it demonstrates just how important this historic
initiative is," said Secretary LaHood. "States understand that
high-speed rail represents a unique opportunity to create jobs,
revitalize our manufacturing base, spur economic development and
provide people with an environmentally friendly transportation
option." More than 30 rail manufacturers and suppliers, both
domestic and foreign, have agreed to establish or expand their bases
of operations in the United States if they are hired to build
America's next generation high-speed lines, a commitment the Obama
Administration secured to help ensure new jobs are created here at
home. Some award examples include:
- California received more than $901
million, including $715 million for the construction of new
high-speed rail lines in the Central Valley. The state has made
significant investments in passenger rail that have led to
remarkable ridership growth;
- Florida received $800 million for the
Tampa to Orlando high-speed rail corridor. The state's long-term
vision is for a high-speed rail line that connects Tampa,
Orlando, Miami and other communities;
- Iowa received $230 million to create a
new intercity passenger rail service between Iowa City and
Chicago through the Quad Cities. When completed, the service
will form an integral part of the existing efforts to develop
the Chicago Hub intercity rail system in the Midwest; and
- Michigan received $161 million for a
high-speed rail corridor connecting Detroit and Chicago, the two
largest cities in the Midwest. The long-term vision for this
corridor includes doubling the number of daily round trips
between Detroit and Chicago.
The money is being awarded for a range of
activities, such as construction of track and stations, purchase of
new passenger equipment, and planning studies to develop new
high-speed rail service. In addition to the $8 billion down payment
from the Recovery Act, additional funding for high-speed rail has
come from several sources. These include $95 million from the U.S.
Department of Transportation's FY 2009 appropriations and remaining
money from a related FY 2008 appropriations program, and from the
Department's FY 2010 appropriations, which included at least $2.125
billion for high-speed rail service development programs, $245
million for individual projects and $50 million for planning and
multi-state proposal activities. A complete project list can be
viewed at http://www.fra.dot.gov/rpd/passenger/2243.shtml [US DOT
Release via Ed Mayover]
- Public and private sector representatives
today unveiled the state's first ultra-low emission GenSet
locomotive at an event at Baltimore's Camden Station. Jointly
funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and CSX,
the locomotive will be used at CSX's Curtis Bay Yard in Baltimore,
significantly reducing nitrous oxide, particulate matter and CO2
emissions in the area. CSX joined EPA, the Maryland Department of
Transportation (MDOT), the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE)
and the non-profit Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association
(MARAMA) to celebrate this milestone in an ongoing effort to reduce
emissions. MARAMA submitted the application for an EPA funding grant
for the GenSet locomotive. The EPA grant, funded by the American
Reinvestment & Recovery Act, covered 65 percent of the $1.4 million
needed to upgrade the locomotive, and CSX contributed the remaining
funds as part of its commitment to reducing emissions and using less
fuel. EPA also announced that it will partner with CSX on a second
DERA-funded GenSet locomotive to be operated by CSX in the same
area. MDOT submitted the application for EPA Diesel Emissions
Reduction Act (DERA) funds on behalf of CSX, which will match the
federal grant of $975,000 with $425,000 in private funding. GenSet
locomotives reduce nitrous oxide and particulate matter emissions by
approximately 80 percent and can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by
25 percent through technologies that monitor engine idling and
switch to "sleep" mode after a period of inactivity. The locomotives
made possible through these public-private partnerships are the
first of their kind to be operated in Maryland. The introduction of
GenSet locomotives throughout CSX's network is part of the company's
work to reduce its carbon dioxide intensity eight percent by 2011.
Over the last decade, CSX has invested more than $1.5 billion to
upgrade its locomotive fleet with technology that reduces fuel
consumption and air pollutant emissions. Through these efforts, the
company has improved its fuel efficiency by more than 90 percent
since 1980. [CSX News Release]
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
(PANYNJ) officials noted progress on the construction of the
World Trade Center (WTC) Transportation Hub. The 800,000-square-foot
facility will replace the temporary WTC station that opened in 2003
to restore Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) service to the site
following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Construction on the
$3.2 billion hub began in 2007. Next month, work will begin on
building foundations for the transportation hall and Oculus, the
"most visible part of the hub," according to PANYNJ. The Oculus'
roof will be installed after the hub's main concourse is built up to
street level in 2012. PANYNJ is using a "top-down" construction
method that calls for building the roof of the facility first to
ensure the Memorial Plaza is open by the 10th anniversary of the
terrorist attacks. The roof of the hub serves as the floor for the
memorial. Once complete, the WTC Transportation Hub will "represent
the most integrated network of underground pedestrian connections in
New York City," linking PATH service, 13 subway lines, the Battery
Park City Ferry Terminal, Fulton Street Transit Center, the World
Financial Center, and new office and retail space at the WTC site,
PANYNJ said. The station is expected to serve 250,000 people daily.
[Progressive Railroading via Ed Mayover]
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.
May 8, 2010 - March 26, 2011 Almost as Fast as
Birds Can Fly - History of Railroading in DE at DE History Museum504 Market
Street - Wilmington, DE 19801, For More Information: deinfo@dehistory.org or
call (302) 655-7161 http://www.dehistory.org/MuseumExhibits/Railroad_2010/railroadindelawarehistory.htmWednesday-Friday:
11a.m.-4p.m., Saturday: 10a.m. - 4p.m Sponsored by Delaware Today, We the People
Grant through the Delaware Humanities Forum, and Transportation Enhancement Fund
July 30, 2010 through early 2011 Thomas Viaduct
Exhibit, B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore featuring historic and contemporary
artworks of this historic bridge. The exhibit will showcase local artists and
will be held in the Museum's Education Station.
Nov. 13-14, 2010 Allentown Train Meet Associates First Frost Train Meet
9-4
Saturday, 9-3 Sunday, Allentown Fairgrounds Agricultural Hall, 302 North 17th
St., Allentown, PA 18014
Nov. 26, & 27, 2010 Steamin' Days @ Auburn Heights12:30 - 4 PM, Stanley
Steamers, steam trains, mansion tours, Marshall Estate, Yorklyn, DE
December 4 & 11, 2010 Home For The Holidays @ RR
Museum of PA 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
Feb 26-27, 2011 Allentown Train Meet Associates Spring Thaw Train Meet
9-4
Saturday, 9-3 Sunday, Allentown Fairgrounds Agricultural Hall, 302 North 17th
St., Allentown, PA 18014
October 27-30, 2011 Wilmington Chapter will host the NRHS's Fall National
Director's Meeting details to follow as they become available
CHAPTER EVENTS
CHAPTER EVENTS Thursday Nov. 18, 2010 7 PM Chapter
Meeting program by Frank Ferguson part 1 of his program on ??
Sunday Dec. 5, 2010 5 PM Holiday Dinner in lieu of
normal monthly meeting, Maximillian's Restaurant & Tavern, 3001 Naamans
Creek Rd, Upper Chichester, PA
Thursday Jan. 20, 2011 7 PM Chapter Meeting
program by Frank Ferguson part 2 of his program on ??
Thursday Feb. 17, 2011 7 PM Chapter Meeting
Do-It-Yourself Bring-Your-Own Photo & Slide Show
Thursday Mar. 17, 2011 7 PM Chapter Meeting
program by ??
Thursday Apr. 21, 2011 7 PM Chapter Meeting
program by ??
Thursday May 19, 2011 7 PM Chapter Meeting program
by ??
Thursday June 16, 2011 7 PM Chapter Meeting
program by ??
Thursday July 21, 2011 7 PM Chapter Meeting
program by ??
Thursday Aug. 18, 2011 7 PM Chapter Trip ? in lieu
of normal monthly meeting
Thursday Sept. 15, 2011 7 PM Chapter Meeting
program by ??
Thursday Oct. 20, 2011 7 PM Chapter Meeting
program by ??
October 27-30, 2011 Wilmington Chapter will host
NRHS's Fall National Director's Meeting
Thursday Nov. 17, 2011 7 PM Chapter Meeting
program by ??
Sunday Dec. 4, 2011 5 PM Holiday Dinner in lieu of
normal monthly meeting
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
Website (thanks to Russ Fox) at:
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 OfficersPresident: Mike BurkhartVice President & Historian: Ron CleavesTreasurer: Dave WarnerSecretary: Dan FrederickNational Director & Trip Director: Steve BarryEditor: Greg AjamianEvent Photographer: Ron CleavesWeb Master: Russ Fox
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