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TRAINMASTF:R Official Publication of the Pacific Northwest Chapter, National Railway Historical Society.

APRIL 1986· Number 284

ALAN VIEWIG - Editor, 812 SW Washington #�10, Portland OR 97205 Phone (503)228-8655 -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHAPTER TIMETABLE OF EVENTS:

10 April 1986 Thursday 7:30pm APRIL.Board of Directors' Meeting @ the Columbia Gorge Model RR Clubhouse @ N Russel @ N Vancou­ver, in Portland. All are welcome, but non-Board folks must get prior permission from Pres to ad­dress the Board. Runs til about Ilpm or so.

10 April or thereabouts

18 April 1986 Friday 7:30pm

Departure of Locomotive 4449 from California for Portland. Route open to speculation as well as arrival date. Check with phone recording in our ROOM ONE for updates.

APRIL CHAPTER BUSINESS MEETING & PROGRAM @ the .. PGE Auditorium on SE 17 between Powell & Holgate.

All welcome, even those who forgot to pay dues. Slides by members welcome with limit of up to 6 rec�nt rail related pies. Check in with the Membership Table for details. PROGRAM by our GORDON ZIMMERMAN on European STEAM. See details elsewhere iri this issue.

8 May 1986

13 May 1986

Thursday 7:30pm MAY Board of Directors' Meeting same as in April �

ARRIVAL OF UPRR 8444'under STEAM, to Albina.

DEPARTURE by double-headed 8444 and 4449 going

Tuesday

15 May 1986 € Thursday

16 May 1986 Friday

EACH & EVERY SATURDAY . . .

_ EAST thru the scenic Columbia River Gorge to Spokane on UP track with 8444 on point under STEAM.

7:30pm MAY CHAPTER BUSINESS MEETING & PROGRAM for any of us not chasing tre steam machines. Good tjme to rally a few friends to vote in whatever you want �t this meeting. Time to see who has gotten slides back from day before already for slide show. Great way to compare speeding tickets.

noon NO HOST LUNCHES at restaurant near the Bklyn roundhouse. We meet over a few tables in the

. Semaphore. Good full lunches for $3.50 & less. Great time for fellowship. Come on in & join

·us. Call VIEWIG if you need warm introduction .

TRAINMASTER DEADLINE IS 25th OF EACH MONTH. PLEASE DEPOSIT AT ROOM ONE.

REMEMBER STEAM EXPO AT THE FAIR AND WAVE AS: 4449 GOES BY ON PARADE UP THERE

Room 1, Union Station, Portland, Oregon 97209 (503) 226-6747

� �Pa�g�e� ______________ --�T�HE��TR�A� INM�N�-' A�S�T�ER�' ______________ �AP�R�I�l __ �19�8�6 FEBRUARY 13 BOARD OF D I RECTORS M E ET I NG

The meeting wa s ca l l ed to order by President Rich Carl son at 7:45 PM .

T he mi nutes of the board meeti ng of Jan 9 were approved as rea d .

Trea s u re r Kyria n Gray r ep ort e d t h e fo l l owing balances in the Chapter ' s accounts a s of 1/31/86:

C hecking account $57,760 . 91 CD I C account 35,098 . 4 1

Rich Carlson advised that he h a d pol l ed a majority of the board by phone and obtained approva l to pay $ 1424 i n bil l s for repair of l ocomotive 4449 .

Pres i dent Ri ch Carl son reported on the fol l owing:

1 The BN has turned down the free move of the cars the Chapter has purchased in I l l inois. 'R i ch is now work i ng wi th the U P for a poss i b 1 e free move from Council Bl uffs.

2 The SP has turned down the C hapter ' s request for the e xcurs i on to Tol edo OR. Rich has written to Mr . McNear of the SP a ppea l ing the decision.

3 B i d l i s t s from t h e S P co v eri ng t h e c ar s traded to the S P for the Sa nta Ynez have fi n a 11 y been received .

Ro 11 i n g Stock Commi ttee: Bob Hoffman reported that car� 1 S be 1 ng prepared for the Disney mov i e trip, the seats have been taken out, baggage rac k s insta l l ed, carpeting insta l l eo in the center s ection, and a chemica l toil et is to be insta l l ed. On car 6200 windows have been reinsta l l ed with new grommet materia l . Seats i n the 6200 are b eing repaired. Steve Howes has been preparing the SP&S baggage car for more work. There is a possibil ity of acquiri ng a n Amtrak car for the wheel sets, three of which wou l d be u sed on the Mt. Hood. The Chapter wil l have to send a l etter to the owner a sking for a donation of the car a nd authorizing a $7500 write-off. The car is in Cl ark County, WA.

E x c ur s io n Committe e : C ha irma n S te v e H owe s a nnounced tnat Ed Imme l wil l be excursion manager a nd that Jack Pfeffer i s committee Vice Chairman. It l ooks doubtful that the Chapter wil l be abl e to ru n Ma dra s e x c u r s ion s t h i s y e a r d u e to the commi ttment of Amtrak equi pment to the Reno Fun T ra i n. T h e c ommittee is l ooki n g into Amtrak excursions to Expo ' 86 in September, on the OC&E and on the former S P Lakeview branch. September excursions with Amtrak l ook good a s of now. ,The first issue of the excursion news l etter is being prepared for publ ication. Kerrigan Gray moved,m s econded by Al McCready, to appropriate $400 to pri nt and ma il the fi rs t is sue of the excurs ion news l etter . Motion pa s sed.

Membership Committee: Darl ene Morrison announced that the March meet1ng wil l be "name tag meeting" and that everyone who ha s a Chapter badge shou l d wear i t to the meeti ng. Cora Jackson has been added to the members hip committee. The committee has discu ssed awarding 5 year membership pins.

Library Committee: Da l e Hammers1y reported that the computer 11 sting of the C ha pter 's hardbound books is sti l l being worked on. Jim Schmidt has b e e n a d d e d to the l ibra ry committee. T h e committee may publ ish a l ist i n The Trainmaster of overdue books from the Chapter l ibrary.

Museum Committee: Mary Lou Wea ver reported that "'ffi'e"Iifuseum comm1ttee met on Feb. 8 a nd visited most of the 1 7 possib l e museum sites.

P u b l ications Committee: Randy Nel son sa i d the cormnttee w 1 11 be hold1 ng a meeting s hortl y. The c ommi ttee wi 11 revi ew the content of The Tra i n­master and wil l con sider possib l e improvements to t h e TM. Ra n dy a 1 so wants the commi ttee to consider publ ication of a Northwest rai l annual and work to compl ete the SP&S motive power book.

Conces sions Committee: Marilyn Rehm said that the comm1 ttee w 1 11 work to be more active, to raise mon ey for the C h a pter. ,T h e C h a pter wi 11 b e s e l l in g a t t h e u pcoming Swap Meet. M a ri l yn proposed offering lJew items inc l uding: 1 ) Mug ($1400 minimum stock order); 2}. Fl annel l ined jacket; 3} Tote bag; and 4} Rail road neckl aces or pendants. He l p is needed for the Chapter tab l e at the swap meet.

,Pol icy and P l anning Commi ttee: Mary Lou Weaver adv1 sed tJi"a t Bob Me l bo ha s agreed to chair the Pol icy and P l anning Committee.

Caboose in Al ban¥: Rich Carl son advised that the ex-Ca&Q caboose rom the restaurant site in Al bany has been acquired by and moved to the depot mu seum in C l ackamas.

E{Pi '86: Ed Immel reported there is money in the s a e-OUdget for a move of the 4449 to Expo '86 . Pub l ic donations ,now total about $900, 000 for the Oregon Expo 186 effort. Ed estimated that there is now a 75/25 chance that the 4449 wi 11 go to Expo 186 . The UP/CP route to Vancouver is now bei ng checked out. I t a 1 so appears that chances for a move via the BN are now improving.

Di sney Movi e and Chapter Egui pment: Locomoti ve m9'"1 s<rue to move south about March 2 . Dave Duncan is working on a l ease for car 3300 and the auxil iary tender which wil l be through Rail Car R e s tora tio n i n s tead o f directl y with Dis n ey. Disney is providing l iabil ity insurance.. Rich Carl son wil l sign the l ease agreement with Rail Car Restoration.

Union Station and Con venti on Center: Rich Carl son reported that tnere are prosana-con s about the Union Station area for a convention center. It appears that the station area wonlt work out for the center. Not, a 11 the ra i 1 roads owni ng the station are in agreement on u sing the area for a convention center.

T h r e e Propo s e d Ame n dme nts t o .!!1. L aw s : Jack �er reported that the�y l �e v i s io n committee is proposi ng t hree amendments t o the Chapter by l aws as fol l ows:

1 El imination of the requirement for reading board minutes at regu l ar meetings;

2 Revisions in procedures for nominations and e l ections of Chapter officers and directors;

3 Review by the Finance Committee of a l l non-budgeted expenditures over $350 for recom­mendation to the board of directors.

(copy of fu l l text attached to origina l copy of minutes)

The by l aw committee recommends adoption of a l l 3 proposed amendments. Moved by Al Viewig, seconded by Kerri g a n Gray,' tha t t h e' boa rd recomme nd a do ption o f t h e 3 a mendme nts to t h e C h a pter members hip. Motion pa s sed.

Jack Pfeifer pointed out that t h e Fina nce C ommitte e for 1 986 i s n ot i n comp l iance with section 8 . 03 of the by l aws as amended. Rich C a r l s o n s tated t h a t h e wi l l a ppoi n t two more members. Jack a l so poi nted out that a Publ ic

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APRIL 1986 THE TRA INMASTE R Page 3 Re l a tion s Committee is mandated by item 8 . 04, paragraph H . Rich said that he wou l d a l s o hand l e this .

Ri c h Car l son reported that Bob S l over is havi ng p l a tes made for the doo r to room 1 to improve the appearance with the new l oc k s .

Business Cards : Rich Car l son advised tha t he is a rrang l ngror the pri n ti ng of Chapte r busi ness cards . He a s ked that those who need cards contact him .

Keys : Ri ch Car l son reported that he h a s recei ved a request that a l l ho l ders of the Jack Hol s t award be given keys to Room 1 . Da l e Hammers l y a s ked for 4 keys for the l ib rary members .

Conces sions : Mari lyn Rehm requested that the boa rd appropria te $835 to but 200 T-shirts a n d $25 for l ocomotive pendants . Moved by A l Viewig, seconded by Jac k Pfei fer, to a l l oca te $ 1000 for the purchase of concessions items . Motion pa s sed . Rich Car l son proposed sending a vo l un teer s a l es c rew to Sac ramen to in connection with the move of l ocomotive 4449 to Ca l ifornia, that they se l l m e r c h a n d i s e i n S a c r a m e n t o , a n d t h a t t h e vol u ntee r s ' out of pocket expenses be paid by the Chapter . Moved by Dave Van Sic k l e, seconded by Al Vi ewi g, to send two Chapter vol u n teers to Sac ra­men to CA to s e l l merchandi se, to pay the dri ver $ . 1 2 a mil e for the use of his vehic l e, to pay for mea l s and mote l s for two persons, and to pay for one return trip by air o r Amtra k from San Francis ­co, a l l to be contingen t on permis sion from a l l necessary authorities for the proposed activities . Moti o n p a s se d . Gordon Zimmerman vo l u n teered the u se of his van for the s a l es trip .

N O T E : T h e fo l l owin g two p a r a g ra p h s c o n t a i n ma t t e r s c o n s i d e r e d b y t h e B o a r d i n E xecutive Se ssion .

Cha i r Car Bi ds : Terry Parker advi sed the board �tne-rOTTfng s tock commi ttee and Dave Duncan fee l that o n l y Budd Chair Ca r #4461 is worth going a fter a n d that o n l y a token bid of $250 shou l d be ma d e on t h e P u l l ma n c h a ir c a r . Ric h C a r l s on

advised that o t h e r bids a re possib l e a n d sta ted tha t he fee l s t h a t the Chapter s hou 1 d k e e p the seats regard l e s s of the outcome of the bidding . Moved by A1 Viewig, seconded by Dave Van Sic k l e, to au thori ze a tota l of $4000 to bi d on t he two chair cars pl u s third car SPMW 7002, a n d that Rich Car l son ma k e the specific bids on t h e cars . Motion pa s se d .

Roger Peck C l aims : Rich Car l son reported that a n agreem�a s bee n reached with Roger Pec k through his a t torney Wil l iam La rkin J r to settl e Pec k's c l aim for a payment of $252 7 . 99 . In ret u rn the Chapter wi 1 1 recei ve the 2 5 boxes of merchandi se which wil l be s hipped FOB Tacoma WA . A l so the Chapter is to h o l d Peck h a rm1 ess for a bil l for $ 2 8 1 2 . 31 f rom a h o t e l I F s u c h a b i l l i s p r e­sented . Moved by Dave ran Si c k 1 e, seconded by Ke r ri g a n G ray, t o s e t t l e t h e P e c k c l aim a s detail ed abov e . Motion pas sed .

NOTE : END OF EXECUTIV E S ESSION

More Conces sions : Moved by Rich Ca r l son, seconded �l Vl ewl g, to pay Maril yn.Rehm $652 . 50 for the purchase of 1 50 white T-shirts and to approp riate $250for 2000 inserts for the Chapte r ' s 4449 book . Motion pa s sed .

Presen t : Board : McCready, Kyri an Gray, Kerri gan G ray, H o l l oway, S t o r z, C a r l s o n , View i g , V a n Sic k l e , Do r s e t t , P feife r . M e m b e r s : Imme l , Morrison, Howe, Brewer, von Gaertner, Weaver, Du n c a n , L a r ry M i l l e r , H o d s o n , Vij a Kee l e r, Hamme r s l y, R e h m, Go r d o n Z imm e rm a n , H o f fm a n , Pa rker, Ne l son .

The meeting was adj ou rned at 1 1 : 30 PM .

Respectfu l l y submitted, /s/ CHUCK STORZ Secretary

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MARCH 13 BOARD OF DIR ECTORS M E E TING MINUTES

The meeting wa s c a l l ed to order by President Ric h Ca rl son at 7 : 34 PM .

The mi nutes o f the F ebrua ry boa rd meeting were approved as corre c te d .

T r e a s u re r Kyria n G ray r e p o r t e d t h e f o l l owi n g ba l ances i n the Chapte r ' s accou nts a s o f Feb . 28, 1 986: C he c king a ccount $46,616 . 24

CDIC accou n t 35,31 2 . 26 Kyrian reported that the Chapter had a negative cash fl ow of $1 0,930 . 82 du ring Februa ry . She a l so a s ked for approva 1 of a payment of $ 1350 to the SP for the qua rter l y tra c k rental in the Brook l yn Y a r d . Moved by A1 McCready, seconded by Kerriga n Gray, t o approve t h e payment . Motion pas sed .

P resident Ric h Ca r l son reported on the fo l l owing :

1 . The Chapte r has sett l ed with Roger Pec k for a bout 50 cents on the dol l ar . The merchandise h a s been picked up from Peck .

2 . U nion Statio n : Rich has received a l etter from Art L l oyd of Amtra k endorSing the idea of the C h�pter co�tinuing restora tion p rojects of the Umon Sta t l On but advising tha t Amtra k h a s no money for the proj ects .

3 . C a r M t H o o d : U s e o f t h e M t . H o o d f o r a weekend to Seatt l e ha s bee n auctioned off for $ 5,000 for the benefi t of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra .

4 . Bid on SP ca rs in Eugene : The Chapter has probab l y gotten the Budd chair car with a bid of $3010 and the Root b rothers were high bidders o n the Pu l l ma n coach .

5 . Commi ttee appoi ntments : Bu d Ki rsch has been a p�ointed to the finance committee l eaving it s t l l l . one �ember s hort . The pub l ic rel a tion s c omm l t tee 1 s B e n F re d e ri c k s , C h a i rma n; Do u g Aubu rg; A1 McCready; Al Wert; a nd Mike Ac k l ey .

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6 There i s noth i ng new to report on the move via the UP of the cars purchased by the Chapter i n I l l i noi s. .

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a nyone to be As soc i ate Ed i tor 0 e ra 1 nmas er. Doug Au burg moved, secon?ed by

. Joh n Hol l o�ay , that the pos i ti on be advert1 sed 1 n The Tra 1 nmaster. Mot i on pas sed.

Ro 1 1 i n g Stoc k Commi ttee: Bob Hoffman repor�ed tha t ca r 70Ts 1 n the roun .dhouse �or roof repa 1 r. The SP&S ma i l storage car 1S a l so 1 n the �ouse for roof work. On ca r 6200 the sea� work . 1 S mostl y done the i n s i de w i ndows a re st1 l l be 1 ng worked on �nd the w i ndows wi l l be to FRA specs when wor k i s

'comp l eted. T h e S P foreman at Brook l yn has been

very h e l pfu l in mov i �g ca\s a rou n d as needed. The next commi ttee meet1 ng w 1 11 be on �a rc h 2�rd at the Brook lyn Roundhouse. The com�llttee w1 11 do c l eanup work i n the roundhouse to 1 mprove safety. Bob adv i sed that the re i s a poss i .b l e two m�nth 1 ea se of the cars 3300 a n d 6 200 1 n the off1 ng. Someth i ng defi n i te s hou l d be k nown about the l ea se next month. Bob a l so reported that th ree cars may b e a v a i l a b l e f rom B ru ce Moo r�. T h ey.a re n ow sto r e d i n th e P e n i n s u l a Te r m 1 n a l R R 1 n North Portl a n d . The commi ttee i s a l so l ook i ng at a n ex­SP&S d i n e r now on the Mt. Ra i n i er Scen i c Ry at E l be WA. The car i s i n good cond i ti on and has rol l er bea ri ngs. Bob Hoffman u rged th� boa rd to work for the acqu i s i ti on of e noug.h equ 1 �ment �or the Chapter to have i ts own exc u r s 1 �n tra 1 n. R 1 Ch Car l son stated that the Chapter ' s f 1 nances may not permi t more acqu i s i ti ons th i s yea r.

Excu rs i on Commi ttee: Steve Howes reported that the hrst 1 s sue of the excurs i on news l etter has b e e n ma i l e d. N e w ma s t h e a d a rtwo r k fo r t h e news l etter i s be i ng worked on. The outl ook for a n excu rs i on tra i n to Expo ' 86 i s not good. September l ooks good for Amtrak excu rs i ons.

Note: 1984 Chapter fi nanc i a l records a re mi s s i ng f rom Room 1 . T h ey c o u l d n ot b e l oc at e d f o r research on Mt. Hood i ncome a n d expense.

Car Mt. Hood: Steve Howes presented a s umma ry of me TnCome and expenses for the Mt. Hood for 1 983 and 1 985. The car i s $ 5 , 700 i n the hol e for 1 985. Moved by Doug Au bu rg, seconded by Al McC ready , not to commi t the Chapter to a ny new l ea s e s of the c�r Mt Hood u n ti 1 a n a dequ a t e c o s t s tu dy 1 s av;i l a b l e. Dave Va n S i c k le moved to ame n d the moti on, seconded by Al M�Cready, to ad? that the excu rs i on commi ttee be d1 recte d to a rn ve a more e q u i t a b l e r e n t a l r a t e f o r t h e M t . H o o d . Amendment pa s sed. Ma i n mot i on pa s sed.

Members h i p Commi ttee: Joh n Ho l l oway and Dar�ene Mornson exp lalned that the second dues not1 c�s from Na ti ona 1 were s ent because the Chapter d 1 d not send dues monty to the Nati ona l u nti � Febru�ry a nd the Na ti ona l was ear l i er th�n usua l 1 n se�d 1 ng out the noti ces. The board d 1 s cussed rent1 ng a post offi ce box at wh i ch to rece i ve dues on l y. Moved by Kerr i gan Gray , seconded by Doug Aubu rg , to rent a P.O. box for rece i v i ng membersh i p dues. Moti on pa s sed.

Conce s s i ons Commi ttee: Mar i l yn Rehm reported that the Chapt er had sa les of $313.3 5 at the Swap Meet. Mar i l yn sa i d that the Chapter had competi t�on from a membe r a t t h e me et o n a n i tem, forc 1 n g t h e Chapter to reduce i ts p r i c e . 4449 Sa 1 e s; . Gordon Z i mmerma n and Pau l McMi l l an � approx 1 mate l y $6 000 worth o f merchand i se wh i l e fol l ow i ng the 4449 on i ts tri p to Cal i fo rn i a. The Chapter ' s 4449 a l bum w i th the current new i nse:t sol d �e 11 but the i nsert a l one d i d not. Manlyn adv 1 sed that she had Di s ney ' s permi s s i on to a l so s e l l when the 1 ocomoti ve retu rns. She wants the board to con s i der a 4449 mug at a cos t of $3. 1 8 each from. a l oc a l sou r c e. Ma r i l yn s ai d that i f t h e re .1 S a nother s a l es tri p to Sa�ramento that. s he w 1 l l need money for wh i te T -Sh 1 rts and pos s l .b 1 e ot�er i te m s . Ma r i l y n a n n ou n c e d t h at s h e 1 S t�k 1 n g orders for spec i a l 4449 j ac kets a t $30 e a c h w1 �h a mi n i mum order of 1 2 requ i red by the s uppl 1 er. Doug Auburg move d , seconded by Kerri gan .Gray , to send two peop l e to s e l l on the retur� trlp of the 4449 Moti on passed. Dave Van Slc k l e moved, seco�ded by Doug Au bu rg, to author i ze $ 1 , 000 for t h e p u r c h a s� of T - s h i r�s , c u p s , a n d oth e r c o n c e s s i on ltems . Mot1on p a s s e d . B um p e r Sti c ke rs: . Mar i l yn Rehm a d v i sed the boa rd of a very confu s i ng s i tuati on a r i s i ng from a n order for 4449 bumper sti c kers. It was not c l ear as to what the exact status of the order was. Ke rr i gan Gray moved seconded by Jac k Pfe i fer, to pay the $400 due lor the 500 sti c ke rs rec e i ved �nd to can�e 1 the remai n i ng 500 sti c ke r s not rece1 ved. Mot1 0n pas sed. A l bum I nserts: R i c h Car l son reported to the board� the new i ns e rts for the 4449 a l bum cost $ 1 245 v s. the 1 250 authori zed. Th i s was due to the rus h natu re of the job and to the fact that no competi ng quotati ons were obta i ned. Severa l members of the board were v e ry concerned a bout the amount the j ob ran over the amount a uthori zed. R i c h s a i d t h a t h e wa s ma i n l y c on c e r n e d a bout getti n g the j ob done i n a s hort time. Moved by Kerri gan Gray , seconded by Kyr i an Gray, that i t i s board pol i cy that a nyone who exceeds a n a uthori zed approp r i ati on i s persona l l y respon s i b l e for the amount of the overage. Da v e Va n S i c k l e moved to amend the moti on, seconded by Doug Auburg , that the amount of the ove rage must exceed 1 0% of the approp r i ation for the respon s i b i l i ty to app l y. Ame n dme n t p a s s e d. Ma i n mot i on , a s a me n de d, passed. Move d by A 1 McCready, seconded by Dave Van S i c k l e, to authori ze payment of the b i l l for $1 254.71 for the i nserts. Mot i on pa ssed.

Museum Commi ttee: Ma ry Lou Weaver reported that the museum comm1 ttee i s now eva l uati ng the var i ou s s i tes a n d wants i nput from the membersh i p o n any s i te.

Lon g Ra n tghe P 1 a n n i n g Co mm i tt e e : Do u g Au b u r g reporte at the committee had noth i ng to report.

swa� Meet: Ri c h Ca rl son reported that Chapter par i Cl pat i on was poor for setup and c l eanup. Parti c i pati on by the Col umb i a Gorge Mode l RR C l ub was muc h better. The re was a net of approx i mate l y $ 2 000 o n t h e me et. Te r ry Pa r k e r s t a t e d t h at attendance was down th i s yea r. Locomoti ve 4449 and Di s ney Mov i e: R i c h Ca r l son d1 scu s s ed tne proOTems that occurred i n connecti on w i th a rran gements for the l ocomoti ve a n d c a rs to be used i n the Di sney mov i e. I n c l uded were very l a te c omp l e t i o n o f c o n t r a c t s a n d i n s u ra n c e a r ra n g eme n ts a nd t h e ma tte r of th e C i ty o f Portl a n d goi ng a roun d the Chapter res u l ti n g i n payment of on l y $ 1 0,000 i n rent to the C i ty for the u se of the l ocomoti ve. Ri ch s ugge sted that

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t h e C h a pte r s h o u l d h a v e b e e n m o r e a ctiv e l y invol ved. Doug Auburg stated that the Chapter s h o u l d e s ta b l i s h p o l icie s to c o v e r futu r e negotiations invol ving l ocomotive 4449 and the Chapte r1s own cars .

Move of 4449 to Expo 186: Rich Car l son reported TIiaf ne recefVeOlnformation today (3/1 3 ) from George Skorney of the Un i on Paci fi c that the UP proposes doub 1 eheadi ng the 8444 a n d 4449 enroute to the exposition. Eight UP and five Chapter cars wou l d be in the train , with the cars o n l y going a s fa r a s the border i n I daho. It may b e neces s a ry to tow the l ocomotive over the CPo The move from Po rtl and to Va ncouver BC wi 1 1 take seven days . The UP ins is ts on a contract to cover the move. The UP wil l not han d l e a n excu rsion train and wil l a l l ow o n l y V I Ps and press o n the train. The UP wil l not charge the state o f Oregon nor the NRHS fo r h a n d l in g t h e t r a i n o v e r its t ra c k s. A n y Eugene t o Po rtl and movement i s up to the state o f Oregon. A l Viewig stated that he wants a l ette r from the State of Oregon committing fu nds to the operation of the train. Moved by Dou g Auburg , seconded by Al Viewig, that President Ric h Ca r l son be instructed to write a l etter to the Oregon Expo 186 Committee a s king: 1 ) if the state wants the train , 2 ) how expenses wil l be hand l ed , 3 ) if the state wants the Chapter1s cars in the train , a n d 4 ) i f t h e Chapter can send peopl e on the tra in . Motion pas sed. Moved by Al McCready , seconded by Al Viewig , that Rich Ca rl son be designated to represent the Chapter in dea l ings with the Oregon Expo 186 Committee. Motion passed.

Po l icy Book: V . P . Doug Aub u rg distributed to the ooara cOples o f updated Chapter by- l aws and the initia l po l icy book s heets a s previou s l y adopted. Moved by Kerrigan Gray , secon ded by Jack Pfeifer , to a uthori ze Doug to purchase notebooks for the p o l icy s h eets , t h e a mo u nt not to e x ce e d $ 40 . Motion pa s sed.

C hapter Financia l Support of Locomotive 4449: T he boa rd dl s c u s s ed Ju st wnat the ext emr-of t h e financia l support i s that the Chapter has given to 1 ocomot i ve 4449 . There was a questi on of whether o r not the money donated to the l ocomotive was a c tu a l l y u s e d on t h e 4 4 4 9 in stead of g e n e ra l c hapter expenditu res .

Comp l etion of The O&C RR: Rich Carl son read a l ett e r from-rhapter mem6er Gil Hu l in sugges ting a c e l e b�atio� of th� 100th anniversary of the Oregon & Cal l forma RR l n Ash l and OR in Dec. , 1 88 7 . Al McCready endorsed the idea.

Jim . Schmidt Lette r: Joh n Ho l l oway distributed cop l es of a l etter from Chapter member Jim Schmidt to John expres sing a n umbe r of concerns about the p resent cou rse of the Chapter. John a s ke d to board to carefu l l y consider the l ette r.

Al Viewig moved , seconded by Doug Auburg, that the Chapter hire an ins u ra n ce con s u l tant to advise the board o n what insu rance coverage the Chapter has and what in surance is needed to protect the board and the Chapter 1 s a s sets . Ke rri gan Gray moved , secon ded by Chuck Storz , to amend the motion to determine the cost before hiring a consu l ta nt . Ame�dment passed ( Viewig voted against). Origina l motl on a s amended passed . Moved by Ke rrigan Gray , s e c o n de d by Doug A u b u rg , that the c o s t o f a n insu rance consu l tant be determined by Rich Ca r l son before the next board meetin g. Motion pas s e d.

Present: Board: Ke rrigan Gray , Au burg , Viewig , Ho l l oway , Storz , Car l son , Kyria n Gray , McCready , Va n Sic k l e , Dorsett , Pfeifer. Members: B u rton Ric h a r d G ray , R o d a ba u g h , Ho f fma n , Howe s , v o � Gaertner , Vi ja Kee l e r , Ri chard Park s , Pa r ke r , D. Morrison , Brewe r , Hodson , McMil l an , Rehm.

Meeting adjou rned at 1 1: 30 PM.

Respectfu l l y submitte d: /s/ CHUCK STORZ Sec r eta ry

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MARCH 2 1 CHAPTER BUS I NESS MEET I NG

The meeting wa s c a l l ed to order by President Ric h C a r l s o n at 7 :4 0 P M i n t h e Po rt l a n d G e n e ra l El ectric auditorium .

The minutes of the February meeting were approved as rea d .

T re a s u re r Ky ria n G r a y r e p o rte d t h e fo l l owin g ba l ances in the Chapte r1s accounts a s o f Feb 2 8 , 1986: Ge nera l a ccount $46 , 6 1 6 . 24

CD I C accou nt 3 5 , 3 1 2 . 26 Ky ri a n a 1 s o r e p o rte d t h a t t h e C h a pt e r s p e nt $10 , 930 . 82 more than it took in during January .

President Rich Ca r l son reported on the fol l owing:

1 Union Statio n:: Dev e l oper Bil l Naito favors the Un i on Station site for a convention center. Rich stated that Ric h is wor king on an artic l e for the Oregonian favoring the Ho l l aday and Union site for a convention center. There wil l probab l y be a vote on the center on the November ba l l ot.

2 U s e o f t h e c a r Mt . H o o d a s a p a rt of a weekend package was a u ctioned for $5000 for the benefit of the Oregon Symphony.

3 Lee Jackson has reported that he i s wel l a l on g with work on s he l ving for Room 1A .

4 I t is stil l n ot certain if the Chapter has submi tted the hi g h bi d for the Budd coach bei ng auctioned by the SP.

5 Train to Expo 186: Rich reported that he has been directed by the Chapter Board to write to the Oregon Expo 186 Committee a s king whether or not the State of Oregon wants to operate a train a s part o f its Expo p rogram. T h e 1 etter h a s been sent to the state committee. The Union Pacific is wi 1 1 i ng to doub 1 ehead the 8444 and 4449 to the Canadi an border p u l l i ng a tra in for the medi a o n l y. The UP is not wil l ing to run an excu r sion train. Arrangements with the Canadian Pacific a re stil l not fina l . The media train wil l consist of 1 3 cars.

6 Nothi ng fu rther h a s been heard from the UP about the Chapte r1s request for a free move of the cars purchased in I l l inois .

7 There wi 1 1 be a vote at the April meetin g on three cha nges to the Chapter1s by l aws.

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Fina nce Committee : P re s i dent R i c h Ca r l son announced the appOl ntment of Bud Ki rsch and I rv Ewen to the Finance Committee to i ncrease the committee's size to fi ve as requi red by the by l aws. Committee Chairman Larry Mi l l e r stated from the fl oor that he had not been consu l ted about the appointments dS required by the by l aws.

Concession Sales : Ma ril yn Rehm reported that the conceS S l on sales team fo l l owed the 4449 as far as Sa nta Ba rbara and s o l d $6011.80 wo rth o f merchandi see The boa rd h a s author i zed another sa l es trip when the l ocomoti ve returns. Mari l yn and two others wi 1 1 be goi ng on the second sa 1 es trip. The first excu rsi on news l etter ma i l ing resu l ted in $300 in concess i on sa l es .

Compute r pa rts : U s e d , s u rp l u s compo n ents resultl ng rrom--the upgrading of the Chapter's computer were offered for sa l e to the membe rsh i p. Doug Auburg was high bi dder at $125. 4449 Jackets : Ma ril yn Rehm announced that she i s tak i ng orders for speci a 1 4449 jackets at $30 each.

Coach Purchase Proposa 1 : Chapter member John von baer'fner adv l sed tha t three ex-Amtra k chai r cars are avail abl e for purchase . The 1947 Pu l l man Standa rd cars are in exce l l ent condition. John proposed that the Chapter buy one of the cars for a pri ce of $10,500. The car i s ready to ro l l and wi l l requ i re no repairs. There wa s no moti on from

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the fl oor to take acti on . Th en member Cy Ri ghter proposed from the fl oor that the Chapter a s sess each member $25 or $50 to buy the car. There was an i nforma 1 response in favor of an as sessment from a bout 2 0% of t h o s e p r e sent on a s how o f ha n d s . No fu rth e r a ction w a s t a k e n o n t h e proposal .

Museum Fundi ng: Wa lt Grande a ddressed the meeting aoour-the current l a rge outflow of Chapter funds. Wa l t s a i d that in 1985 t h e C h a pte r finance commi ttee had recommended t h at $50,000 be set as i de for a museum. Wa l t Grande moved, seconded by Gera l d Schu l e r , that the Chapter treasurer be i nstructed to set aside at once $50,000 for the establ ishment of a mu seum and that the funds be i nvested i n l ong term securi t i es. Kerri gan Gray moved to amend , seconded by Doug Aubu rg , to set as i de $5000 a year for ten y ears for a museum i n p l a ce of one $50,000 a l l ocatio n. Amendment fa i l ed. Moved by Ke rri gan Gray , seconded by Doug Auburg , to tabl e the ma i n motion until September . Moti on to tab l e pas sed.

E i ghty seven (87) members and guests s i gned the meeti ng reg i ster.

The meeti ng was adjourned at 8:45 PM.

Respectfu l l y submitte d , /s/ CHUCK STORZ , Secretary

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A Portland firm has made inquiries concern­ing the possibility of running excursion trains on the Pend O'Reille Valley tracks on weekends next summer. The nail Car Restoration companl apparentiy-has 8,- pass­enger car (coach ?), a dining car and an observation car. They would hire a crew and locomotive from POV.

ERrDG<i:.. S And from the same Encycl oped i a Amer i cana , here i s the 1957 l i st of Notabl e Swi ng Spans and you can see where the Wil l amette R i ver ( Spokane - 5.1) Bri dge was i n second p l ace back then. T i me has erased the Ft. Mad i son span and we now are the l ongest swi ng span i n the worl d. F i nd your way down the l i st and see that the rail bri dge down at Coos Bay was a l so very l ong i n the wor l d as we l l a s the coast highway b ridge at the Umpqua , with the 1936 coast bridge be i ng the l ongest highway swing span up at that t i me :

Dave Duncan and Ken Keeler, of Portland based Rail Car Restoration Co., traveled from Metaline Falls to Newport in a track wheeled car accompanied by Port Manager Jim Young and Railroad Manager Bob Shanklin. The visitors are looking for a location where they can run regularly scheduled excursion trains durlng the summer. The men were quite impressed with their ride over the Pend O'Reille Valley line.

The Port District has indicated it is inter­ested. One problem that might occur is the possibili ty the big cars could be t-oo long to negotiate a co��le. tight curves between lone and Metaline Falls. This and finance and insurance are to be discussed yet. We, will just have to wait and see what happens. THe YARD8ULL - MAtl�" '9'"

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APRIL 1986 THE TRAINMASTER

The P r e s i d e n t ' s P a g e by R i c h C a r l s o n

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T r a c k w o r k a t U n i o n S t a t i o n j u s t o u t s i d e R oom l A i n l a t e March h a s resulted in removal of a switch that led to the old REA siding and N.W. 4th Avenue. It has been many years since the loading dock has been used, so it was probably in­evitable. The tracks still ran down Fourth during WWII; I recall seeing a photo of a flatcar on which signs promoting War Bonds had been erected parked at the Multno­mah County Courthouse. Tracks 1 and 2 at Union Station still will remain in use.

I attended a regional meeting of the National Association of Railroad Passengers on March; 22, at which it was announced there still was a possibility of having Amtrak scheduled service from Seattle to Expo 86 at Vancouver. We should know by the time this reaches you; it's a real cliffhanger situation. WashARP is leading the fight.

Advance ticket sales for the world's fair have far exceeded all projections, and a successful event is virtually guaranteed. While the Canadians have been hard at it promoting the exposition, Oregon has had to struggle merely to get its pavil­ion built and funded. As of now, over 16 million visitors to the fair are expected.

At the board's direction I wrote the manager of the Oregon 86 Expo Committee about ten days ago asking about their plans to send 4449 to the fair. At this writ­ing (3/25) I have not heard back. Union Pacific will be taking their 8444 there, departing Portland on May 15. Tentative plans call for it to take seven days over their own tracks. Overnights are Hinkle, Spokane, Cranbrook, Golden, Revelstoke, Kamloops and Coquitlam. It will be a media/promotional train with no ticketed exurs­ion passengers, and they will likely drop all but essential cars at the border. They p.lan on nine cars out of Portland for a train much like the consist they ran to New Orleans in 1984. UP did offer to doublehead with the 4449 out of Portland to the fair, but whether the state can take them up on their generous offer remains to be seen. As you know, the other major operating American steam locomotive, the II J II,

N&W 611, will not be at the fair. While Steamexpo is occurring, 611 will be running excursion duty in places such as Alexandria, Harrisonburg and Charlottesville. The 611 is reported to be in superb condition, and is slated for an excursion schedule that runs from April 5 to Sept. 14 all through the South, Midwest and Northeast.

Last month I reported that we had been unsuccessful in our bids for the two chair cars owned by Southern Pacific, which are stored in Eugene. Later I heard we may be getting the Budd-built car, but again, no official confirmation has come from SP. We shall just have to wait and see what develops.

The 4449, pulling what has been described as a "vest-pocket" Daylight, left on Wed.� Mar. 5, and after a one-day layover in Sacramento at the museum, arrived in Los An�es Taylor yards on the 9th. Moviemaking of "Tough Guys" proceeds. It may be that the train will also return on the coast route. Adverse weather on its trip south didn·t discourage crowds from watching and chasing. Gordon Zimmerman and Paul McMillan deserve our thanks for following the train and selling lots of souvenirs at stops all the way to Santa Barbara. Marilyn Rehm, Esther Rosu and Jim Edgar plan to do likewise when the train heads back home.

The chapter was also able to do well in souvenir sales at the Swap Meet on March 1 at Kliever Memorial Armory, and then again at the Great American Train Show at Memorial Coliseum on March 22 and 23. Again, thanks to all of you who volunteered your time to help out.

/ By way of announcement, I have filled out the Finance Committee by the appoint-ment of Bud Kirsch and Irv Eweni and Mike Ackley, Doug Auburg, Al McCre�dy and Al Wert to Public Relations, along with Ben Fredericks who remains as Chairman of that committee. Thank you in advance for your willing services.

A site for the proposed convention center is to be chosen in mid-April. It is clear the chapter membership opposes using Union Station for the purpose. Let·s hope they pick an eastside location as I believe objective criteria dictate.

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The following locomotives were announced by EXPO 86 M iruster Claude Richmond at the February 27 press conference. They represent the most up-to-date information on committed participants, but do not preclude last minute additions:

Ex -Canadian Pacific #2860 Royal Hudson

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cmllll Ohio Steam Crane, CanSteam, Vancouver, B.C.

Ex-Hillcrest Lumber Co. Climax #10, Western Forest Ind. Museum, Tacoma, W A

"Gypsy" 0-4-0, Northern Counties Logging Interpretive Assn., Eureka, California.

type, Province of B.C., North Vancouver, Union Pacific #8444 Northern type, UP B.C. Railroad, Omah�J Nebraska.

Ex-MacMillan Bloedel #1077 Prairie type, Alberni Pacific S'hay #2, Alberni Valley B.C. Provincial Museum, North Museum, Port Alberni, B.C. Vancouver, B.C.

Ex-Canadian National #1392 Ten-wheeler type, Alberta Pioneer Rly. Assn., Edmonton, Alberta

"The Best Friend of Charleston" 0-4-0, Norfolk Southern Railway, Roanoke, Virginia.

Ex-Quincy RR #2 Prairie type, Ex-Pickering Lumber Co. #12 Shay, Pacific Locomotive Assn., San Leandro, California.

"Dunrobin" 0-4-4, Province of B.C., Fort Steele, B.C.

Ex-Southern Pacific #3420 Consolidation type, City of EI Paso, Texas.

Ex-Northern Pacific #1070 0-6-0, Lake Whatcom Rly., Tacoma, Washington.

Prairie Dog Central #3 American type, Vintage Locomotive Society, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Ex-Canadian Pacific #1201 Pacific type, National Museum of Science & Technology, Ottawa, Ontario.

Stephenson's "Rocket" replica, Nat'l Railway Museum, York, UK.

Ex-Canadian National #6060 Mountain type, Province of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.

Virginia &Truckee "Inyo" American type, Nevada State Railkroad Museum, Carson City, Nevada.

"John Molson" 2-2-2, Canadian Rly. Museum, St. Constant, Quebec.

Mt. Rainier Scenic Rly. #91 3-truck Heisler, Western Forest Industries Museum, Tacoma, Washington.

"Peter Pan" 0-4-0, Cotswold Railhaul, UK.

Ex-Southern Pacific #4449 Northern type, Ex-Canadian National #1009 Ten-wheeler, City of Portland, Oregon. Salem & Hillsborough RR,

Hillsborough, New Brunswick. Cowichan Valley Rly. Shay #1, BC Forest Museum, Duncan, B.C.

Ex-Union Pacific #4466 0-6-0, California State RR Museum, Sacramento, CA.

Great Wes tern #51 Consolidation type, J. Birmingham, Mead, Colorado.

"John Bull" 4-2-0, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, Pennsylvania.

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Former Southern Pacific GS-4 No. 4449 is on the road again, Orig­inally the locomotive Was scheduled to depart Portland on Sunday� March 2nd for Los Angeles to s tar in a movie. A bridge north of Marysville on SP's Eas t Valley Line was destro­yed by fire# which delayed the pro­posed schedule by three days.

The 4449 actually departed Port­land Wednesday morning March 5th a t 7:10 am. Arrival in Salem �as at

8:40 em wi th departure at 9:35 am� passed Albany a t 10:20 am and arriv­ed Fugene a t 11:15 am. Depar ture frc: �:Zidene was a t 11:25 am wi th a 5:30 pm arrival in Klama th Falls.

Thursday morning the special train departed Klama th Falls a t 10:50 am� arriving Dunsmuir a t 2:10 pm and depar t�ng a t 2:50 pm. A shor t s top was made a t Redaing� arr­iving at 5:50 pm and depar ting at 5:55 pm before the run down the Eas t Valley Line through Roseville and

,into_Sacramento for an 9:24 pm arr-ival. · .

--- Friday� March 7 th the locomo tive and four passenger cars were on dis­play at the State Railroad Museum at Sacramento.

Saturday� March 8th found Extra 4449 West departing Sacramento at 8:08 am and passing Davis at 8:43 am and arriving Oakland at 10:22 am.

A stop was made at Oakland to take on fuel and at 11:28 am the special was on the move again . From Oakland the 4449 traveled down the Mulford Line through Santa Clara and a 12:58 pm arrival at San Jose,

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at San Jose depot and needless to say she was awash in a sea of camera toting railfans. Departure from Sa�

Jose was at 1:06 pm for the run to Salinaa� arriving Salinas at 2:50 pm. 'A short stop was also made at the Salinas station.

From Salinas the sp�ciat was scheduled �o ,run down the Salinas Valley with arrivat in San Luis ,Ob­ispo about 6:30 pm for another over­night stay.

On Sunday mo:ning, March 9th the special was slated for a 7:00 am departure on the final leg of the run to Los Angeles.

The 4449 was being operated for the Walt Disney Company, which wil� be using the locomotive in a movie cal led " T 0 ugh Guy s. " 4 4 4 9 ' s co -stars are Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas� who play a pair of robbers trying to cope with present day Los Angeles after spending 30 years in jail. Portions involving th8 engine will be filmed in the Los Angeles area.

After filming in Los Angeles the 4449 is slated to move to Kaiser Steelrs Ragle Mountain Railroad for filming in that area.

With the conclusion of filming� set for mid-April� the 4449 and tra­in will return to Portland via the San Joaquin Valley route. In May the 4449 is scheduled to be one of the star attractions of Steam Expo �86 in Vancouver, B.C,

The trip to Los Angeles followed the route of Amtrakrs Coast Star­light. This was the first time since the locomotive8 retirement that it was opepated 8outhbound on the Coast Line. between San Jose and Los A ngeles, On all the other occa­sions the locomotive worked south on the San Joaquin Valley Line and

north on the Coast Line, The spec­ial pulled the auxiliary tender� former 'Union Pacific mail-baggage car 5811� PNW 3300, 'NCL 499 and NCL observation car 48J, all in day­light red and orange colors.

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APRIL 1986 TH E TRAINMASTER Page I I F I NANCE COMM I TTEE REPORT

Chairman Larry Mil l er reports that the Finance Committee cannot meet until 5 April so there wil l be no report until the May issue .

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OTHER V I EWS ON A CHAPTER MUSEUM

The fol l owing words were in the Marc h , 1 986 , THE REV I EW , the month l y publ ication o f the BAY A"Rt1t tIIrTRI C RA I LWAY ASSOC I AT I ON:

II I n the pas t two is sues , the Editor shared his views of the future of the Museum . One caveat note d was an a dmonition not to attempt to e s ta b l i s h a mu s e u m in an u r b a niz e d a re a . According to a press c l ip from a Sacramento paper forwa rded by a l oc a l member , p l ans by the Sta te Rail road Mu seum to p l ant trees , mu ffl e a steam whistl e and switch to an oil -bu rning l ocomotive did not p l acate a group of Land park residents who recent l y objected to extending s team train rides into their neighbo rhoo d .

I I State Parks officia l Dick T roy has stated that 'We want to be good neighbors . ' Steve Bel zer , c hairman of the Association to Preserve Land Park responded by stating that ' We don't want you to be nei ghbors a t a l l . ' He and other members o f the group's board u rged the state to stop its steam t r a in e x c u r s i o n s s h o r t o f t h e L a n d P a r k neighborhood .

I I Severa l other residents said the t rains wou l d b l ock Suttervil l e Road too l ong du ring weekend s , when congestion is b a d from c rowds trying t o reach the zoo and other a tt ractions of Wi 1 1 iam Land Pa rk . Suttervil l e Road is a l so a main access to Interstate 5 .

"Ac cording to the a rtic l e , the state is studying the situation . 1 I

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WHAT EXPO ' 86 I S GO I NG TO CEL EBRATE

Canadian Pacific Railway. a line of railway which traverses British North IAmerica from the St. Lawrence to the Pacific. One of the conditions upon which the proTince of British Columbia in 187 1 entered the Dominion of Canada was the construction of such a railway, and it was .completed, according to arrangement with the Canadian Government, by a syndicate of London, Paris, and American capitalists, and opened for general traffic in June, 1886. Commencing at Montreal, the line goes to Ottawa, thence round the N. of the Great Lakes to Port Arthur at the liead of Lake Superior, and thence to Winnipeg, Mani­,Ioba, thence to Stephen in the Rocky moun­tains, then across British Columbia to Vancouver on the Pacific. The line is of great importance not only as a means of communication between Europe and East­ern Asia and Australasia, but also ali a

I military highway binding together the great masses of the British Empire. The length of the line from Montreal to Vancouver is 2,909 miles, without counting side exten­.iOllS and leased lincs. To increase its use­fulness both the Imperial and the Dominion governments granted annual subsidies to a line of steamers between Vancouver and Hong Kong and .Japan.

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V I EW I G ' 5 V I EW

Thi s month sorta fl ew by and there mi ght be some de l ay in you r reception of this issue of the TM . Usua l l y the donated notes and reports are co l ­l ected on o r a bout the 2 5th of the month and then I try to get thi ngs organi zed by the end o f the month . This month of April c reated a prob l em i n tha t the fi r s t weekend o f Apri 1 comes on the 5th and our Board meeting seems to be on the 1 0t h so it is doubtfu l that many or any of you can ;ead this prior to the Board meeting . When we t a l ked about moving u p the dead l ine prior to the 2 5 t h we f ? u n d t h a t we wo u l d not be l i k e l y to g e t t h e ml nutes o f t h e Chapter meeting in time . There is no simp l e s o l u tion other than getting a bun c h of a s sociate editors to hel p grind this out .

There is a spot created by President Rich Ca r l son for an Associate Editor . You shou l d be in contact with Rich o r with the Publ ications Committee to find out some detail s and rewards . One big a rea that we do not seem to cover is the reporting on what the other Chapters are up to . We certainl y get enu ff free news l etters from most of the o ther NRHS Chapters but withou t a sys tem we cannot ever begin to report or account on how they are running their own a ffairs . We certain l y cou l d l earn a l ot from someone who has the time to review the news­l etters .

Some other a reas that we s hou l d have coverage a re things l ik e scanner radio hints , photo l oca tion hints , and other rai l fan type hints to make t his an easier hobby for more of us .

�he s heer . size. of the number o f fol ks 1 oca l l y l nvol ved l n d l fferent rail rel ated c l ubs a l so means that we shou l d ma ke more of an effort to t ry and report on what eac h group does and what they have p l anned so as to inform some of our newer members of the potentia l .

Of cou rse we cou l d s tart at home and pub l is h o r a nno u n c e w e l l a h e a d o f time w h a t o u r mo n t h l y programs wil l cover , but that too depends on s ome vol unteer getting that information into the TM box a t Room ONE .

And few o f u s p robab l y have that extra time t his month wit� 4449 a l l set to retu rn in earl y April . The best schedu l e that I know of a t this time h a s �449 l eaving southern Ca l o n the 1 0th and stopping l n F resno that evening . The 1 1th is for travel to Sacramento wi th the 1 2th bei ng a 1 ayover day at the State Rail Mu seum . The 1 3th wil l take 4449 u p t o Kay Fa l l s and the 1 4th home to t h e Brook l yn Roundhouse .

Hopefu l l y the recording that answers the phone in Room ONE wil l have l a s t minute change s or the l ike and tha t shou l d be a c heap way to confirm when you wil l sit out among the poison oak waiting to hear the l ones ome whis t l e and see the puff of steam . Room ONE phone number: ( 503) 226-6747 ( 226-NRHS)

A recent phone c a l l over to the PR guys at the UP did not produce anything startl ing and it stil l is in the works that 8444 wil l a rrive on or about 1 3 MAY and depart o n 1 5 MAY for Spokane . That shou l d b e one h e c k o f a t r a f fic j am u p o n t h e f a m e d C o 1 umbi a Gorge Hi ghway ( I ntersta t e 8 4 to some o f you . ) Hopefu l l y t h e MAY issue o f t h e T M wil l b e o u t in time to give better detail s as to when and where it wi 1 1 a r ri ve and depart and if 4449 wi 1 1 be in the doubl e- head configuration . What a month to pay h omage to Koda k .

AL V I EW I G

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TRA I N DEPOT S I GN M I SS I NG

There i s a $ 1 , 000 . 00 reward offered for the return of a tra i n depot s i gn . The owner i s w i l l i ng to donate the rewa rd i f the current possessor wants to retu rn i t :

Chuck Mue r , owner of the Ga ndy Da ncer Res taurant in Ann Arbo r , Mi ch i ga n , wants to have a n h i stor i c , a rt nou veau s i gn retu rned t o i ts p l ace o n the south roof of the res taura n t • . • and he ' s wi l l i ng to pay $1 000 to do i t .

W h e n M u e r p u r c h a s e d t h e D e p o t i n 1 9 6 9 , t he b e a u t i fu l , h i s to r i c s i g n h a d a d o r n e d t h e bu i l d i ng , noti ng t h e d i s tances t o e a c h of the B u ffa 1 0 a n d C h i c a g o t e rm i na 1 p o i n t s on t h e M i c h i gan Centra l l i ne . T h e s i gn h a d decorated the Depot fo r over 80 yea r s .

But , d ur i ng the L abor Day weekend of 1 9 70 , the s i gn myster i ou s l y d i sappeared . Mue r i s confi dent the s i gn i s s t i l l i n s outhea stern M i ch i gan and he i s w i l l i ng to pay the $1000 rewa rd fo r i ts safe retu rn .

Th i s summer ( 1 986 ) a n h i stori c ce l ebrat i on i s pl anned to commemorate the 100th a n n i versary of the D e p o t . M u e r wo u l d l i k e to d e d i c a t e a n d rei n s ta l l the s i gn to i t s or i g i na l l ocat i on as p a r t of t h i s II G re a t S ta t i o n C e 1 e b ra t i o n ll , schedu l ed for the weekend of J u ne 7 -8 .

The $ 1 000 bounty can be donated to a s e l ected chari ty , i f the person retu rn i ng the s i gn wi s hes to do s o .

I f you have i nformat i on rega rd the s i gn p l ea se contact TAV I FUL KERSON at ( 3 l 3 ) 663-9863 . A l l i nformat i on w i l l be handed confi dent i a l l y .

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NEWS FROM NAT IONAL

The NRHS BUL L ET I N :

L a st month i t wa s ment i oned that I s sues 5 and 6 of the NRHS BULL ET I N wou l d be comb i ned i n one ma i l i ng o f the same envelope . Th i s i s s t i l l true , bu t , i t wi l l be ma i l ed a l i tt l e l ater i n the month than i t was o r i g i na l l y a nt i c i pated . Then , I ssue 1 for 1 986 s hou l d fo l l ow on the heel s o f the doub l e ma i l i ng .

ALTOONA RA I L H I STORY CONF ERENCE I N JUNE :

II Al toona and the Ameri can Ra i l road - A Confe rence on Ra i l road i ng : Pa s t , P resent , Futu re ll i s what the conference i s bei n g ca l l ed . I t wi l l be he l d J u n e 1 9 - 2 2 a t t h e A l t o o n a C a m p u s o f t h e Penn syl van i a State Un i vers i ty .

The 3 day event i s a u n i que act i v i ty-or i ented conference featu r i ng na t i o na l l y known ra i l road h i stori ans and o n -s i te v i s i ts i n the c i ty nest l ed deep i n ra i l road i ng trad i t i on .

For add i t i ona l i nfo rma t i on , p l ea se contact : CONT I NU I NG EDU CAT I ON OFF I C E ( Attn RR Conf . ) P ENN STATE U N I V E RS I TY

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NRHS CONV ENT I ON :

Remember the Boston convent i on TH I S SUMMER c a l l ed

M I NUTEMAN 86 I N BOSTON

ROLL I NG STOC K COr1M,I TTEE REPORT

The Rol l i ng Stock Commi tte e met March 22nd on the M t . Hood at the Broo k l yn Ya rds of the Sou thern Paci fi c to di scu s s the wo r k ' requ i red on the 3300 a nd the 6200 to get the two coaches ready for poss i b l e excu rs i on serv i c e th i s comi n g summer . Deta i l s on the l eases for the excursi ons have not been fi na l i zed so more on t h i s l ater .

T he 3300 was i n very good condi t i on for i t s tri p beh i n d the 4449 to Di s ney Product i ons i n Southern Ca l for the mov i e Tough Guys . Carl Rodabaugh , Sub Commi ttee Cha i rman�a rge o f the 3300 , together w i th the h e l p of Dwayne DeLong , Bob Bernard , and Peter Rodabaugh , d i d a l ot of work i n remov i ng the b e d room , p u t t i ng t h e 1 u g g a g e r a c k b a c k u p , r e p l a c i n g c a r pe t , d o i n g p a i n t t o u c h - u p s , a n d work i ng on t h e a i r condi t i on i ng , e l ectri ca l , and me c h a n i c a l e q u i pme n t , w h i c h a l s o i n c l u ded i n sta 1 1 i ng a new chemi ca 1 to i l et . Ou t thanks for a job we l l done . Next j ob , the coach seats .

T he 6200 , u nder Dave S t i ma c , Sub Commi ttee Cha i r­man , i s mak i ng progress . Dave hopes to have i t ready for serv i ce by the f i rst o f May . T he seats have been repa i red by Ma r i l yn Rehm , E s te r Ruso , Dave Brown , and J i m Buck l ey . The outs i de wi ndows of sa fety g l a s s are a l l i n . The i nteri o r panes of Lexan wi 1 1 be i n soon . Wi ndow shade repa i r and i nter i or c l ea n i ng i s progres s i ng . Wor k on the e l ectr i ca l and mecha n i ca l sys tems has sta rted .

T he C omm i t te e p a s s e d t h e p o l i cy o n w i n dow rep 1 a cement for a 1 1 Chapter pas senger equ i pment that l I a l l exte r i o r w i ndows s ha l l be safety g l ass Type AS- 1 and a l l i n teri o r w i n dows sha l l be of L e x a n T y p e MR 4 0 0 0 o r MR 5 0 0 0 o r t h e i r equ i va 1 ents . II T h i s wi 1 1 now conform to FRA Ru l e s Pa rt 223 - Sa fety G l az i ng Standa rds for p a s s e n g e r c a r s . T h e C h a p te r fee l s t h a t o u r members a n d excurs i on patro n s a re enti t l ed t o the s a me or s i m i l a r p r o te c t i o n g i v e n to A M T R A K pas sengers .

Work on the Mt . Hood , i nc 1 u d i ng a new gas range , the i n sta l l at i on o f compo s i t i on brake shoes , and o t h e r a d j u s tme n t s , i s p ro g re s s i n g u n d e r S u b Commi ttee Chai rman La rry M i l l er .

The 5 5 Ma i 1 Storage Car i s i n the round house to get the o l d roofi ng ma ter i a l s tr i pped off and new roofi ng i n sta l l ed . See Steve Howes , Sub Commi ttee C h a i rma n , i f you wo u l d l i k e to wo r k o n t h i s p roj ect for the M i n i Mu seum c a r .

- - - BOB HOFFMAN

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MUSEUM COMM I TTEE REPORT

The Museum Commi ttee has dec i ded on prel i mi nary gu i del i nes for eva l uat i ng potent i a l museum s i tes . We h ave v i s i ted 1 6 o f the s i tes on ou r l i s t a nd a re do i ng fu rther research o n the mos t p romi s s i ng ones .

I f you wou l d l i ke u s to cons i der a parti cu l ar s i te , p l ease send a note to Room ONE , Attenti on M U S E UM C O MM I T T E E , w i t h a d e s c r i p t i o n a n d t h e l o c a t i on o f t h e s i te a n d t h e a d v a n ta ge s a n d d i sadvantages of whi c h you a re aware . W e wou l d apprec i ate you r comments and suggesti o n s even i f you th i nk we may have a l ready cons i dered the s i te you have i n mi nd - i t often hel ps to have other poi nts of v i ew . - - - -MARy LOU WEAVER

AP RIL 1 986 TH E TRA I NMASTER Page 13 THE CHELATCH I E PRA I R I E TRA I N R I DE

( Had to go l ook up the proper spel l i n g of the word " p ra i r i e . " Seems i f you g row up i n B rook l yn you are not too fami l i a r wi th such a word . )

Anyway , the b i g and good news o f the season i s tha t the CHELATCH I E PRA I R I E i s s t i l l a l i ve and we l l a n d w i l l b e o p e ra t i n g t h i s s umme r up a t Batt l egrou n d , i n the State o f Wa s h i ngton . Serv i ce beg i n s o n Satu rday , May 1 7th and 18th t h i s year and wi l l cont i nue t h rough the summer . Exact t i me and deta i l s are bei ng worked out .

Boa r d member FRED DORSETT u sua l l y k nowns a b i t more than mos t of u s a s to what t h ey have p l a n ned and L EONARD MORGAN { the guy wi th the fancy sports c a r } a n d R I C H P A R K S a l s o s e em to h a v e i n s i de knowl edge a s to what i s go i ng on up there i n the "Pra i r i e . " ( Boy , that word never l ooks l i ke i t i s spel l ed correct l y , a nd who k nows , maybe i t i sn ' t . )

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MEMB ERSH I P COMM I TT E E REPORT

NOW THAT YOU HAVE B E EN SCARED I NTO PAY I NG YOUR DUES , REM I ND YOUR F R I ENDS WHO HAV E NOT GOT T E N TH I S I SSUE OF THE TRA I NMASTER WHY THEY WERE CUT OFF .

Sorry about the confu s i on wi th Nat i onal a s to the Dues remi nders . B u t i f you never d i d pay your dues and you a re read i ng th i s copy be l ong i ng to a fri e n d , of course you a re we l come to send us a chec k r i ght away to get you bac k i n to the good s tandi ng wi th the Na t i onal and Loc a l fo l k s .

I f you ordered an "offi c i a l " nametag a t the Ma rch me e t i n g , you m a y p i c k up yo u r n am e t a g a t t he Membersh i p Tabl e a t the Apr i l meet i ng . I f you wou l d l i ke to o rder one , p l ease P R I NT your name , as you wou l d l i ke i t to appear , and enc l ose a check for $3 . 75 made out to MARY LOU WEAVER , and send i t to Room ONE , Attent i on MAR Y LOU . We a re not mak i ng a profi t o n these and j u s t orderi ng and de l i ve r i ng them a s a serv i ce to members .

- - - -DARL ENE MOR R I SON

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L I BRARY COMM I TT E E REPORT

The next meet i ng of the L i bra ry Commi ttee wi l l be on Apr i l 1 5t h . I f t h i s not i ce reaches you after that date , p l ea se c a l l DAL E HAMMERSL Y fo r more i nforma t i on on fu ture Commi ttee meet i ngs .

On the 1 5th of Apr i l the Commi ttee wi l l dec i de on s ome of t h e b o o k s t h a t t h e C h a p te r w i l l b u y . P l ea s e ma ke you r sugges t i ons k nown to anyone on t he Commi ttee .

There wi l l a l so be a mee t i ng on the 1 9th of Apr i l i n R o om ON E a t 1 0 AM to c o n t i n u e w i t h t h e o rgan i z i ng a n d re-orga n i z i ng o f Room I -A . Prehaps LEE JACKSON wi l l have the fi r s t of the she l ves ready to be as semb l ed .

P l ease check your own l i brary t o see i f a ny o f the Chapte r ' s boo k s a re there . I f so , PL EASE return them. We have been a 1 i t t l e s l ow inrnaITi n g out remi nder cards b u t you may rece i ve one soon .

- - - -DAL E HAMMERSLY L i b rary Commi ttee Cha i rman

Phone numbers : WORK - 648-8588 / HOME - 639 -4987

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WHAT 1 S HAPPE N I NG TO THE SW I NG BR I DGE ?

Yo� mi9 h t be abl e to fi nd an art i c l e reprodu ced i n t h 1 S 1.s sue o n � h e Bur l i ngton No rthern SW i n g Span t h a t 1 S h e re 1 n P o r t l a n d , w h i c h i s v a r i o u s l y ca l l ed the 5 . 1 o r the Spokane B r i dge ( named after a . depart�d ra i l roa d ) . The p l a n was to con v e rt the g l ant sW1 ng span i nto a g i ant vert i cal l i ft span . Wor� shou l d hav� begun i n Februa ry but so fa r no not 1 cab l e work 1 S g o i ng on so you st i l l h ave t i me to get ou t at the e n d of the street on the Westend a t the s i l i con c h i p p l ace and take some photo s .

The p l a n wa s to . ma ke the vert i c a l l i ft parts out of a s e l f ru st 1 n g meta l ( but s omehow d i fferent from the se l ! ru s t i ng meta l that my ca r i s made of ) . There 1 s s ome d i sappoi ntment wi th t h e i dea of a ru s ty l ook i ng br i dge i n the m i ddl e w i t h the a � umi num co l ored p a i n ted spans o n the ends . T i me w1 l l te l l who wi l l w i n i n th i s recen t deve l opme n t .

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WOOD BR I DGE AT COBURG UPDATE

A few months ago a photocopy of a page from the � 962 or so Encyc l oped i a Yearboo k appea red h e re and 1 t s howed that t h e re wa s a mas s i ve 380 ' wood s pan br i dge s t i l l up i n the 1 960 ' s over the McKe nz i e at or n�ar Cob� rg . T h � readers were a s ked to s uppl y deta 1 l s of 1 tS 1 0c at 1 0n , owners h i p , and demi se .

P r i n ted be l ow i s a photocopy of a page from the 1957 Encyc l opedi a Amer i cana wh i c h s hows a l i s t of i mportan t " No tab l e T i mber Br i dges . " In th i s l i s t from 1 957 they say that the Coburg br i dge was the second l ongest t i mb e r span ever bu i l t i n the wo rl d and the l onges t u p i n 1 957 .

NOTABLE TI MBER BRIDGES Yea,. Bridge Location Span ] 7 5 8 t\Vettingen . • . . . • • . . Switzerland . • • . . . . . 390 ] 926 - �Ic Kenzie River . . . . Coburg, Oreg . . . . . . 3 8 0 1 8 1 5 UlcCalls F erry . . . . . . Susquehanna River . 360 1812 t Colossus . . . • • • . . • • . Philadelphia . . . . . . . 340 1 803 t Clyde . . . . . . . . . • • • . . Glasgow . . . . . . . . . . . 340 ] 848 - t Cascade G len . . • • . • . N.Y. & Erie R R . . . . 275 1 862 t De laware River • • . . . Narrowsburg, N.Y . . 262 1 85 0 - t lla"re de G race . • • • . SUStluehallna River . 2 5 0 1 85 0 - t Hellows Fa lls . . . • . . . Connect icut R iver . . 2 5 0 1 7 94 t Piscataqua River • . . Po rtsmouth , N . H . . , 244 r� 1 7 5 6 t Rei .. :lwnall . . . . . . . . . Switzerlnnd . . . . . . . 2.1 0 / I S38 t Camp Nelso n • . . • • • • Kentucky . • . . . . . . . . 240 1 796 tCollnecticut River • • Hanove r, N . H . . . . . . 236 1 80 7 t Wdls River . . . . • • . . Vermont • . . . . . . . . . 23 1 1 8 5 5 t lHenheim . . . . . . . . . . N. U len heim , N .Y . . . 228 1 87 2 t Caldwell . . • . . . . • . . . West Virgillla . . . . . 2 1 1 1 809 t Re�ll i tz River . . . . . . Ba mberg . . . . . . . . . . 206 1 892 Kandy . . . . . . . . • . • . . Ceylon . . • . . . . . . . . . 205 1 80 5 t I >e1awa re River . . • . . Trenton . . . . . . . . . . . 203 1 86 1 J ackson ll ridge . . . • . Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . 200 1 8 1 2 t Columbia . • . . . . • • • • SusQuehanna R i ver . 200 I SQO n:�ankl.in Junction • • . �ew H ampshire . • . 200 1 9H Klskatmaw . . . . . • • • . A laska . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 95 1 80 5 t Permanent Dridge • . Philadelphia . . . . . . . 1 95 1 7 5 5 t �cJlaffhausen . . . . • • . Switzerland . . . . . . . . 1 9 3 I SQO �l endota . . • . . • . • . • . St. Pau l, M inn . . . . . . 1 92 1 84 1 - t C'onnecticut R i ver • • . Springfield, Mass . . . 1 90 1 809 t �l ohawk . . . • . • • . • • . Schenectady, N.Y . . 1 90 1 8S8 Forsythe �l i l l . . . . . . . I ndiana . . . . . .. . . . . . ] 8 7 1 804 tWaterford . . . . . . • • . Hudson River . . . . " 1 80 1 929 Fraser River . . . . . . . Quesnel, B.C . . . . . . 1 80 1 83 5 - t SusQuehann a . . • • • . . Harrisburg, Pa . . . . . 1 80 1 844 - t \Vindsor Locks • • • • . Connecticut River . . 1 80 1 934 nolan Creek . . . . • • • . California . . . . . . . . . 1 80 1 8 1 4 t �ew Hope . . . . • • • • . Delaware River . . . . 1 75 1 78 5 t n ellows Falls . . . . . . Vermont . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 5 1 834 Cheat River . . . . . • • . \Vest Vi rgi nia . . . . . . 1 68

1 04 t Trajan's nridge . . . . . Danube River . . . . . . 170 I R69 - t Turners Fal l s . . . . • • Connect icut River . . 1 6 5 1 1$05 t Delaware R i v e r . . • • Easton, P a . . . . . . . . . 1 63 ] 792 t D eer Island . . . . . . • . �rerrimac River . . . . 1 60 1 94 0 Sackville . . . . . . . . . . . � e w D runswick . . . . 1 60 1 834 - t Susquehanna River . Harrisburg, Pa . . . . . 1 60 1 8 38 - t J ames River . . . . . . . . Richmond, V a . . . . . . 1 5 3 1 1'1 38 - t �atapsco River . . . . . Maryland . . . . . . . . . 1 5 0 1 67 3 t K intai- Kyo . . . . . . . . . Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

- Railroad bridge. tNot standing.

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I N LOV I NG MEMORY

The Chapter was saddened by the pas s i ng of member LeRene Al l en on March 1 5th , 1986 . She had been act i ve i n the Chapter a s a car host on several t r i p s and a c t i ve in �ther p�ojects . unti l i l l ness caused her to d i scontl nue be l ng so l nvol ved. Our thoughts go out to her fami l y and fri ends a t thi s t ime o f sadne s s .

The Chapter a l s o expresses i ts feel i ngs towards member Bob Hoffman who recently suffered the l oss of h i s w i fe . Bob has rema i ned active wi thi n the Chapter 1 s Ro l l i ng Stock Commi ttee and shou l d be made aware o f how we share wi th h i m at thi s t i me .

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UN I ON PAC I F I C H I STOR I CAL SOC I ETY CONV ENT I ON

Get ready fo r the S ECONq ANNUAL .Un i on Pac i f� c H i stor i ca l Soc i ety Co nvent l On . I t 1 S set for m1 d August , the 1 4th thru the 1 7th , r i g�t here i n R i ver C i ty , a t the Po rtl a nd A I RPORT Hol 1 day I nn .

They have a spec� a l roo� .rate. and " a l l r�oms have a v i ew of the Un 1 0n Pa c 1 f 1 c r 1 ght of way .

S l i d e s , mo v i e s l ayo u t v i s i t s , a n d o t h e r act i v i t i es focus i

'ng o n the Un i on Pac i fi c i n the

Northwest are i n the p l ann i ng s tage . THERE IS EVEN A RUMOR ABOUT A REAL L I VE BIG BOY and they a re not ta l k i ng about the hambu rger j o i n t up on 82nd e i the r .

I f you have fa i l ed t o pay them a ny funds o r i f you were not a l l tha t aware of the ex i s tence of the UP H i stor i ca l Soci ety , now cou l d be the t i me to dash off you r l etter of i n tere s t to : U P H S

P 0 Bx 1 1 28 Manhattan KS 66502

Remember the mi dd l e of Augu s t , the 1 4th to 1 7th .

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CONCESS I ONS COMM I TT E E REPORT

O u r i n g t h e S L I D E S H OW p.a r t o f t h e A p r i 1 1 8 t h Chapter meeti n g , there w1 l l be. a sho�t ( ?HORT ) meet i ng of the Conces s i ons Comm1 ttee , 1 n l l eu of the s l i de s how .

The Conces s i ons g roup has had a very b u sy month and a h i gh l y succe s s fu l one a t that . We so l d over $300 a t the j o i nt Swap Meet that we p roduced a l ong wi th the fo l k s of the Co l umb i a Gorge Mode l RR C l ub a nd we s o l d c l ose to $900 a t the two day Great Ameri can Tra i n Show wh i ch wa s he l d at the Port l and Co l i seum o n March 22nd and 23rd .

The best news though , were the sa l es i n exce�s of $ 6 , 000 that Go rdon Z. i mmerman an.d Pau l McM1 l l an generated wh i l e chas l ng 1 0comot 1 ve 4449 to Los A n g e l e s . T h e B o a r d d e c i d e d t h a t s i n c e t h e southbound s a l es were s o good that t h e �hapter s hou l d repeat the e ffort for the return tr 1 p . I t ; s now a l l arranged fo r a sa l es crew to fo l l ow the l ocomoti ve north i n Apr i l .

There are severa 1 new i dea s be i ng worked o n for conces s i on i deas and t hey w i l l be d i scussed at the Apr i l Commi ttee meet i n g .

My s i ncere than ks a n d deep a pprec i at i on for a l l the hard work done by many chapter members i n these fund ra i s i ng efforts .

- - --MAR I L y N R EHM Conce s s i ons Manager

T H E BLUE GOOSE ST I LL FLY I NG

F rom a l etter dated 1 4 Ma rch , Me l i n F . N i ko l aus , the V i ce Pre s i dent of Operat i ons of the Oregon Pac i f i c & Ea s tern Ry . Co . says that they a re go i ng to operate the " B l ue Goo s e" l i ne duri ng the 1 986 s ummer . ,

The schedu l e wi l l proba b l y be the same a s l a st yea r .

The 35 mi l e tr i p i nto t he Cas cade Mou nta i n s ( an bac k ) i s we l l worth you r ear l y morn i ng d r i ve to Cottage Grove . I t i s 1 28 mi l es south of Port l and .

The steam eng i ne that i s u sed on the wee kend i s of 1 9 1 4 v i ntage . Du r i ng t h e weekday runs the tra i n i s usua l l y powered by d i e se l . No matter , the cars a re a i r condi t i oned .

The pr i ce had not been s e t yet , but l a st yea r i t wa s $ 7 for adu l t s and $ 4 for k i ds between 2 and 1 1 , or thereabouts . A n d 1 a st year the weekend s team run l eft at 1 0 AM and a t 2 PM . And l a st year the tra i n ran from J u ne 1 5th thru Labor Day .

Ca l l ahead for reserva t i o n s : ( 503 ) 942-3368 ( Reserva t i ons not requ i red )

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WHAT I T COSTS TO PRODUCE THE TRA I NMASTER

J u s t to keep you i nformed of how some of you r dues get s pent , i f we run off 7 00 cop i es of the 20 page news l ette r , u s i ng our own front sheet , we pay i n the ne i ghbo rhood o f $251 for the pr i nti ng , $42 for the co l l at i ng , a nd anot he r $21 for the s tapl es , for a total of about $ 3 1 4 each month . For the past two years we have been payi ng PRONTO PR I NT .

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STEAM LOCOMOT I V E N EGAT I V ES FOR SAL E

For Sa l e by member : SOU T H ERN PAC I F I C and WESTERN PAC I F I C s team l ocomot i ve nega t i ves . These were shot at var i ous l ocati o n s i n Ca l i forn i a i n the l ate ' 40s and ear l y to m i d ' 50s . Mos t a re 3 . 25" by 5 . 5 " nega t i ves of three-qua rter v i ews . Some of the s hots are of l ocomo t i ves i n servi ce , and some of the l ocomot ives a re i n s to rage .

There are 59 negat i ves of SP l ocomot i ves for $275 .

There a re 9 negat i ves of WP l ocomot i ves for $45 .

Or , ta ke them a l l for $ 3 1 0 by ca l l i �g T E RRY PARKER i n the even i ngs at ( 503 ) 284-8742 .

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Each month we u s ua l l y ga ther a round on a certa i n n i gh t and try our hands a t gett i ng the news l etter i nto cond i t i ons acceptab l e by the post o ffi ce for ma i l i ng . I f you see any of these fo l k s , why not thank them for the i r a s s i s tance :

ELMER P ETRA DAV E BROWN

. CONN I E McC READY AL McCREADY MAR I L YN REHM

AP R I L 1 986

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I n t h e l ast i s sue of t h e T r a i nmaste r , we ment i oned that I s sues 5 and 6 of t h e Bu l l e t i n wo u l d be comb i n e d i n one ma i l i n g i n the same e n v e l ope . Th i s i s tr u e ,

" b ut i t wi l l be a l i tt l e l ater i n the mo nth than o r i g i n a l l y an t i c i p ated . I s s u e 1 for 1 986 s h o u l d fol l ow s h o r t l y the reafte r .

Rumo r contro l - A r umor g o t star ted that N at i o n a l dues we re go i n g to i n crea s e fo r 1986 - n o t so accor d i n g to C h a i rman V . Al l an V a u g n w h o stated that seve r a l chapters had heard th i s nasty r umo r .

RA I L CON FERENCE SCHEDULED FOR ALTOONA

"Al toona and the Ame r i can Rai l road - A Conference on R a i l road i n g : Past , Present , Fut ure " i s what t h e conference i s be i n g cal l ed . I t wi l l be h e l d J u n e 19-22 at the A l toona Camp u s o f the Pennsy l van i a State U n i ve rs i ty .

The three-day even t i s a u n i que act i v i ty -o r i ented confe r en ce featu r i n g nati o n ­a l l y kn own r a i l r oad h i s to r i ans and o n - s i te v i s i ts i n t h e c i ty nest l ed deep i n r a i l road i ng trad i t i o n .

For add i t i o n a l i n fo rmat i o n , p l ease contact J o h n H o l l oway o r see the i n format i on p o sted i n Room 1 .

ALSO I N P ENNSY LVAN I A

Desp i te a n exte n s i ve refurb i s hme n t p rog ram a t the Rai l road Mu seum o f P e n n sy l van i a , t h e o u tdoor d i s p l ays at the museum rema i n unprotected f rom the r avages o f we ath e r and the r e l e n t l e s s p rog ress i on o f wea r and weather i n g . T h e State o f Pennsyl van i a and the F r i ends of the Rai l road M u seum have announced a j o i n fu n d - ra i s i n g camp a i gn to p rov i de add i t i o n a l exh i b i t and acqu i s i t i on space , p l us restora t i o n prog r ams , a l l des c r i bed i n a deta i l ed b o o k l et that may be obta i ned from FR I ENDS O F TH E RA I LROAD MUS EUM . . Box 125 c/o Towe r V i ew Stras burg , PA 1 7 5 7 9 .

DUES NOT I C ES

As me nt i oned i n the Mar c h Tr a i nmaste r , p l ease d i sregard the " Second Not i ce " s e n t to yo u f rom N at i o n a l i f y o u h ave pai d yo ur dues a n d rece i ved y o u r 1986 membe r ­sh i p card . C h a n g e s i n b i l l i n g t i me l i n es and p ro cedures at Nat i onal headquarte r s · pre c i p i tated t h e e r r o r . For year s o u r Chapte r h e l d payments to Nati o n a l unt i l the e n d of J a n u a ry . Not o n l y d i d i t s i mp l i fy bookkeep i ng by al l owi n g us to s e n d one b u l k payme n t , but i t a l so affo rded u s the opportun i ty to accrue some i n te rest mon i e s for o u r l o cal c h apte r treas u ry . Th i s year , h oweve r , Nat i onal began sen d i ng " se co n d n o t i ces " nea r l y two months e a r l i e r t�an i n the past .

We are s o r ry for the concern and i n conven i e nce th i s has caused you . We have changed o u r p r o c e d u r e s to mee t the n ew t i me l i n es so that th i s w i l l n o t h appen agai n . I f you h ave any quest i o n s regard i ng th i s , p l ease contact myse l f or Da r l e n e Mo r r i s o n . Than k you , J o h n H o l l oway

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Membe r G e o r g e F o s t e r o f As h l an d , te l l s us that he has s e v e r a l v i n tage caboose l amp s ava i l ab l e . Contact h i m regard i ng cond i t i on an d p r i c i ng .

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I'm the guy -Author Unknown

�ontrlbutedby Uoyd Fraze, lonla, Iowa I 'm the guy who was asked to join your

organization . I 'm the guy who paid his dues to join . I 'm the guy who stood up in front of all of you and promised to be faithful and loyal.

I 'm the guy who came to your meetings, and no one paid any attention to . I tried several times to be friendly to some of the fellows, but they all had their own buddies they talk to and sit next to.

I sat down several times but no one paid any attention to me. I hoped very much that somebody would have asked me to take part in a fund-raising project or something, but no one saw my efforts when I volunteered.

I missed a few meetings after joining because . I was sick and couldn't be there. No one asked me at the next meeting where I had been. I guess It didn't matter very much to the others whether I was there or not. .

The next meeting I decided to 'stay home and watch TV. The following meeting I attended, no one asked me where I was when the last meeting was held . I

You might say I'm a good guy, a good family man who holds a respOnsible job, loves his com­munity, and his country.

You know who else I am? I 'm the guy who never came back!

it amuses me when I think back on how the heads. of the organization and the members were discussing why the organization was losing mem­bers.

It amuses me now to think that they spent so much time looking for new members w�n I was there all the time. •

All they needed to do was to make me feel needed, wanted and welcome'

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THE APRIL P ROG RAt.l

F ame d wo r l d trave l e r GORDON Z IllofMERMAN wi l l c onduct the " program " part o f our Apri l Chapte r me e t ing . Be ready for a qui z at the end o f h i s p r e s e ntat ion .

The s l ide s wi l l re f le c t h i s r e c e n t three mon th long trip to Europe .

F i r s t he wi l l concentrate on 5 B r i t i sh s te arn t r i p s , and s ome o th e r t r i p s i n I re l and , and then to the ma i n l and to rev i ew Be l g i um s te arn , and the n reviewing 1 5 0 years o f Ge rman s te arn a t Nuremburg .

A d rop i n to the n a r row guage l i n e s o f Swi t z e r l and and I ta ly w i t h a w i nd up thru the co a s t t o S outhe rn F rance and into S p a i n .

Admi s s i on i s FREE .

Thanx GORDON .

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LATE ST . . . . , ' , , , . ' . Southern� NEws lTE}tt, #4449 18 scheduled to deplrt Portland ,8/& .4 'Maroh over '· the Obis •

' a 01f10 , Coa.�t line ,�o Los Angeles ' :raylor Yard via Oakland a.nd San L�s Ta 1: o/lM, y be held up br1efly a.t Dun,smuir awaiting an o:f1-llne br1dg·e re}:6ir,· arr 'g dO� to a 3/7. , Will s.hoot mov1e scenes in jaround' Taylor until 4/1 when 1t rUns de

Eagle Mountain. arriving there on 4/2 , to begin more mov1e scenes. Will · fO�-da. Ea,gie 1 enroute ; . Portlls,nd v� Bakersf1eld and Sacramento on e1ther 4/10 or 4/12. y r p • . May b�BB Sac t �o · . 1f schedule slips. (ft-om .Ed. Immel·, Pac .NW Oh.NRHS) T,�.s .. TA C:"S - H�� 8� - b�.-. ,,"'. 0 �'LW"Y M� S ,

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Willits-Eureka : The previous issue of The Revie w incorrectly reported that Great Western Tours of San Francisco would again operate the "North Coast Daylight " over the rails of the Eureka Southern . Great Western Tours is no longer in b15iness and the railroad cars o wned by the firm have been sold . Moreover , the recent storms experienced in Northern California caused great havoc to the Eureka Southern with the rail line reported as being heavily damaged and destroyed in at leas t 25 separate locations . If the damage is as great as is presently belie ved , the line could be out of service for at least a year at best and perhaps forever a� worst .

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AP R I L 1 986

"A LIFT TO THE FUTURE"

By Sharon M. Wood

� hey are going to have to re­write the record books. The

longest swi ng span rai l road bridge in the world is being recon­st ructed as a l i ft bridge. The remod­eled version- with a 530-foot-wide span-wi l l be the fourt h largest rai l ­road l i ft bridge in the world.

The exist ing double t rack structure is Portland's oldest bridge and is known by various names: Bridge 5.1 , the St. Johns Rai l road Bridge, the Wi l lamette River Bridge and the B u rl i ngton North­ern Rai l road Bridge. What pi lots in Portland's harbor cal l i t can't be pri nted.

Captain Clayburn (Buck) Modrow, of t he Col umbia River Pi lots, sums i t up wel l : "What worked i n 1908 j ust doesn't work in the 1980s."

A look back at 1908 w i l l be useful i n te l l ing t h i s bridge's story.

Under President Theodore Roosevelt , the Assistant Secretary of War two years earl ier had signed a resolut ion al lowing the Port l and & Seatt le Rai l ­way Company to bui ld the bridge be­tween the communit ies of Lin nton and Wi l l bridge, some seven m i les downri ver from downtown Port land. It was the largest of four area rai l road bridges bu i l t for the rai lway company by Ralph Modjeski , one of the world's foremost bridge engi neers.

Modjeski al lowed for the river traffic of the t ime, deSign ing the swing span to' al low a horizontal clearance of 230 feet on each side of the concrete cen­ter span pier (the mai n span designed for a vert ical clearance of 55 feet at zero water level).

The bridge was q uite adequate for i ts t i me. The pace was slower.

Two tugboat compan ies, Shaver and Knappton, were d i rect ing the majori ty of water traffic. The sternwheel tow boats OCKLAHAMA and RELIEF, and other propel lor-driven tugs, helped dock one of the largest passenger

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coastal steamers of the day, the ROS E CITY. At 3,500 tons and 336 feet long , with a 43-foot beam, she was compar­able in size to another harbor mate, the sai l i ng ship E.M. PH ELPS, a four­masted bark. The Port of Port land had recently d redged the channel to 25 feet.

In 1908, the Commission of Pu bl ic Docks (merged i nto the Port of Port­land in 1971 } .wouldn't be created for another two years. There was no Ter-

m i nal 1 , let alone Terminals 4, 5 or 6. Ship repair was in its infancy i n Port­l and. Charles Lindbergh wouldn' t f ly "The Spiri t of St. Lou i s" i nto Port land to help dedi cate the new airfield on Swan I s land for another 19 years. Bon­nevi l l e Dam was a half century away.

Shores ide, less than 200,000 Port l and residents were seeing for the fi rst t ime Henry Ford's Model-T, j ust off the assembly l i ne t hat year.

I n 1908, the top ex port was l u m ber, top i mports were cement, coal and "Chinese merchandi se:' I n a l l , the Col l ector of Customs reported 722 vess�ls arrived and dut i es amount ing to $878,000 were col l ected.

Today, logs and l u m ber are st i l l among the top export s, but l i t t le else remains the same. The 80-year i nterim between the constructon of an old bridge and reb ui ld ing of a new bridge i s a gauge of the g rowth of the Port of Port land. That h istory holds a vision for the fut u re.

But f i rst , news of the new bridge. The U.S. Coast G uard, u nder the jurisdic­t ion of t h e Departm ent of Transporta­t ion, i s the reg u l ator of bridges over navigable waters of the United States. According to Nicholas Mpras, chief of bridge permits for the Coast G uard, i n Washi ngton, D.C., " Under the Tru m an­Hobbs Act (of 1945) , if a bridge i s obstruct ive and an analysiS study shows that the benef i t s derived w i l l b e a t l east equal to t he cost for re­placement or repai r of that obstruc­t ion, t hen money can be made avai lable:'

Under President Ronald Reagan, and authorized by Cong ress, $38 m i l l ion has been al located u nder the Tru m an­Hobbs Act for reconstruct ion of the rai l road bridge. Bids were schedu l ed to be opened at the offices of Burl i ng­ton Northern Rai l road Company, t rack owners s i nce a 1970 rai l road merge r, i n Seat tle, Washington, i n December 1985. Under the cond i t ions of the Act, t he Burl i ngton Northern w i l l pay 10 percent of construction costs.

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CON -r' N U �T'O N ... Spec i f i cat ions cal l for s i x piers and t wo abut ments. The br idge's exi st i n g center p i e r w i l l be removed w h i l e two o f the p i ers, one o n each end of the br idge, w i l l rema i n i n t act . but en­c losed i n concrete to make the piers appro x i mate ly d o u b l e t h e i r present s ize t o accom modate t w i n 281- foot towers_ The steel t russ span w i l l be fabricated of " weat her ing steel"- steel that w i l l n o t have t o be pai nted . A l o t of steel : 1 2 ,164 ,000 pounds.

The count erwei g h t s w i l l be steel cans weighted with concrete_ A lot of con­crete: 2, 500 tons. Vert i c l e c learance from lower water w i l l be 200 feet. P lans cal l for an operator's house, but a spokesman for the Bur l ington North­ern says it i s probable the rai l road wi l l el ect t o pay for t h e i nstal lation o f radar devi ces, telev is ion monitors and f i bre opt ics cable t hat w i l l al low t he · span to be remotely operated from i ts 9.6-m i le rai l road br idge t h at is located across the Col u mbia River, near Jant­zen Beach.

Mpras says construct ion s hould beg i n i n mid -1986, a n d t hat t i metables pro­ject one year to completion.

I m petus for pet i t ion ing for the bridge's rep lacement began wi th the Col umbia River Pi lot's Associat ion. The span, located between t h e Fremont and St. Joh n s br idges, had become d i f f icu l t to n avigate.

Need to rep l ace the bridge became even more ev ident i n 1978, when the 600- toot contai ners h i p MARIE BAKKE, a med i u m-sized vessel w i t h a beam of 86 feet . struck t h e bridge. I mpact cau sed $3.3 m i l l ion in damage and d isrup ted river and rai l road tra f f ic for more than four mon t h s. Another event took place i n 1978 t hat had everyone hold i ng the ir breat h. Captain Modrow remem bers it wel l : " I t real ly got ha i ry bri ng ing i n Dry Dock 4." Five tugs worked to th read the 200- foot-p l u s-wide ( three foot bal l f ie lds long) d ry dock t h rough the bridge's abut ments that were sh im­med up wi th p lywood for the occa­s ion. The dry dock was need led through wi th i nches to spare-a last­i ng t r ibute to the ski l l o f the p i lots and Colum bia/Wi l lamette r iver tugboat ski p pers.

The fact t hat Port land harbor has out­g rown the 80-year-old rai l road bridge is apparent from the act iv i ty that abounds i n the Port of Port l and.

The heart of com merce, the Port owns and operates f ive marine cargo termi­nals on the Wi l lamette and Co l u mbia r ivers and ranks f i rst on the U.S. Pa­c i f ic Coast i n terms of total ex port nargo and t h i rd overal l in total water­Lorne com merce.

U p river f rom t he Burl ington Northern Rai l road Bridge, a $46 m i l l ion reha­bi l i tat ion is underway at Term i nal 2 that is desig ned to accommodate larger s h i ps.

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Also upstream f rom t h e bridge, the Port land S h i p Repai r Yard, a major West Coast ship repai r center, is home of four d ry docks, one of which, Dry Dock 4, is the l argest float i ng dry dock on t h e West Coast and t h i rd lar­gest in the Un i ted States. It is attrac­t i ng ever larger s h i p s to Port land and t h rough the bridge.

A far cry from 1908, in 1984, Port l and welcomed 2,107 vessels. Exports alone carried a val ue of more t han $21 2 b i l l ion­and t he U.S. C u stoms Department reported dut ies col lected for the same year totaled $ 182 m i l l ion .

Today, more t han s ix major t ugboat com pan ies d i rect water t raffic in a chan nel now d redged to 40 feet. Th rough the 1908 bridge are broug h t some of the world's largest tankers­the Alaskan oil f l eet uses the Port land Ship Repair Yard as i ts service stat ion.

Imag i ne s h i ps l i ke the ARCO INDE­PENDENCE, over 1 ,100 feet long, w i t h a beam measuri ng 1 78 feet, navigat i n g the 230-foot span of t h e B u rl i ngton Nort hern Rai l roaq Bridge. S h i ps l i ke t h i s . w i th a dead weight of over 260,000 tons. have tested t h e l i m i t s of vert i cal and horizontal capac i t i es of the ex i st­i n g bri dge. These tests h ave been met only because of the ski l l of the p i lots.

Along w i t h the ant ic ipat ion of t he new bridge, t h i s same commercial g rowth has brought w i t h i t other m ajor i m­provements i n Port land harbor and on the Col umbia/Snake river system.

• The Port i s work ing with the Coast G uard to i mplement a formal designa­t ion system for deep-draft vessel an­c horage s on the Col umbia R iver and also w i t h the Army Corps of Engi­neers f or t he i r i nvolvement i n main­tenance and i m provement s_

• Feas i b i l i t y st udies have been com­p leted for rebu i ld ing the Bonnevi l le Lock- t he smallest i n the Col umbia River system- mak i ng Bonnev i l l e equal i n s ize to al l other locks u pstream to Lewi ston, Idaho, on the S nake River. Authorizat ion for the Bon n ev i l l e Lock occ urred in 1985, and congressional approva l for f u nd i ng the rebui l d i ng is expected in the spring of 1986. • In late 1984, the Col um b i a River bar was deepened f rom 48 to 55 feet, t h u s mak i n g t h e 40-foot channel o f the Col u m b i a River far more eff i cient and

- al l owi ng vessels to take on heavier loads in Port land. • Recent ly, seven river level report i ng gauges have been i nstal led i n t he Col u m b i a River between Hammond, Oregon, and Vancouver, Was h i ng ton. These g auges wil l report real t i me water level to fac i l i tate deep-draft vessel s cal l i ng Port l and. As f resh­wate r f lows downriver into Port l and, twice d a i ly t idal changes affect water depth u priver. Two pred ict ive water level models are now under develop­ment . They wi l l report what water leve l s can be ant ic i pated at a later t i m e to perm i t s h i ps to take on heavier l oads i n Port land.

Wit h t he se and other i m provements underway or schedu l ed , the vol u mes of cargo t h rough the Port of Port l and to and f rom foreign market s could dou b l e o r perhaps even t r ip le by t h e end of t h e century, accord i ng to i n­d u s t ry s t Ud i es - u pping Port l and's cargo vol u mes to 24 m i l l ion tons by the year 2000.

It is wi t h i n t h i s posi t ive mari t i m e en­v ironmen t that the fourth l argest rai l­road l i f t br idge in t h e worl d w i l l soon be r i s i n g to g ive Port land harbor "A L i ft To The Future."

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