The5ema hare - Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum

1 The5emaSeptember1997 Volume40, the RochesterNY Chapter,NationalRailwayHistoricalSociety Meeting:Sept1aWeresumeourregularmeetingf ormatbyreturningtothe40 &H HPl\l, in theprocessof arrang-inga programofoneormore,ideosaboutrailroading (ofcourse).Thetitleswillbe announcedat . ProgramCommitteeJackMatsik(Cluurman)442- 6269 BIllLimburg586-9470 DanCos",o\"<352-6931Da\"<Luca(Iloardhals on)288'{)318 TheConunitteewelcomessuggestionsandideas for parkedoutat ourWebstersite(ourtrains.:lis in thobackground).ArtMwnmerybasbrenrecondit ioningthiscraneliterallyfromtopto bouomandshouldbepickingupraIlroadpasseng ercarsbythetimeyoureadthis.(Pho/Oby BenrieCubitt)Fall RidesStarton Sunday,September21If youcanpictureusBO\,ingal yourfeet,KissingyourverytoesandThankingy ouobnoxiouslyforyourGenerousSupport,then youcanunderstandourdeepfeelingsof Gralitude!}

2 The DepotSilverAnnniversaryCommi/leeIf youcanhelpin theparkinglotat Sodus,giveJimEast(377-5389)ormea alwaysin needof anextrapersonto guidepeopleto youcannotspendalldaythenparkingis : 15 youwishyoucanridethetraininsteadof , helperat ,youarcthroughat 2: 10 so youcarefreeto willbein Sodusby9 cleanso "manyhandsmakelightwork"andy' theChapter' maketheridesa ,Pa44tJ """Podrk4e~!!!RemembertheFallFoliageny'e rincludedwitllthelastThe Semaphore'?Howaboutpostingitina promiempublicplace'?Youcanpickupmoreat the requestof \ ha\'cincreasedourIiabili.'coveragefor thesetripsresullingin $3,()()()expensc!Weneedto recoverthiSwithc.\lrapatronage!ThanksIff ThankYoul U~,671-3589- 40,000(80%)- 30,000(60%)10,000(10%)- 20,000(40%)~-$ !

3 - 50,000(100%)'.The SemaphoreSeptember1997 Page2 Fall too Busy?MembershipReport ThomasA. Way,ChairmanWelcometo:Morgan& BarbaraProseus7244 Pear Tree MeadowOntario,NY 14519315-524-5542 EKC #6 PrimeMowrFund:Q\'er$ been pledgedor receivedwhichallowedthe purchaseand trans-portationof this primemoverto mu-seum goal is $ are neededto switchthe Reddenis the N-5e CabooseFund:$ pledgedor collectedtowardsthepurchaseof this Hauf is this fund's promoterandnegotiatorfor the ::Fund:This fundis over $ wrtllen"specs"have been completed:next step is tosubmitthem to an architectfor now the contributionto any of these fundswouldbe greatlyappreciatedby your roster:John GallagherStatistics:National+ Rochester200 Rochesteronly8 Family3 1 TOTAL.

4 239'ThFunds"As you know the NYMTIS open onSundays):l:af I:llJIIldincludingthe giftshop!Proceedsfrom gift shop salcs arcsplit betweenNYMTand very few of our membershaveworkedin the gift it a t1).Call Marie at FoliageTripSchedule:Saturday's:Oct II & 18 Sunday's:Sept. 21,28:Oct 5, 12 & 1912 Noon and 2:15 datesFares:Adults:$10: Ages 3-15: $ :Under 3: frcc if on adult' Dittmercould use help on thetrain for concessionand store Janet at 288-0318 Shewill explainthe fundamentals.$$$$$Bob & MarieMinertoGive up Fall FoliageExcursionPositionsBob Minerannouncedat the Augustmeetingthat Marie and he will 'retire'from workingon the Fall FoliageExcur-sions at the conclusionof this them, it has been a time consumingjob, whichhas esculatedover the past9\'cars!

5 DuringSeptemberand October,Manehandlesmail and phoneordersfor tickets,and also sells them at theticket booth on May, Bob visits the excursionsetat least weekly,to work on keepingthecars in .. 'hear' this call to spreadthesedutiesamongmore members!Bob islookingfor I or 2 memberswho canbecomefamiliarwith the train set as awholeand know what is necessarytokeep it well ,checkingtrucks,wheelsets and brakes, can 'farm' out the light work- such as the annualpolishingof thewindows,mopping,wipingdown theseats, puttingwater in the batteriesorwater tank (this is only a paniallist).But Bob is NOT going to call YO .Go to the phone and give the Minersacall (671-3589)to reservea job thatinterestsyou (beforesomeoneelse does).

6 Have the Minersassist you this year;they may not be availableto do so nextyear!These Fall FoliageExcursionsbringsinthe most revenueof any of our certainlyhelp in keepingourR&GVRR benefitis that the excursionfleetwill be paid off this year! Hence,moremoniesavailablefor other Ledenheil, HamiltonDann: Book SigningatN)~~ :00pmSunday,Sept21:DeWainFeller,527-9619 Lynn Heintz, ,Sept28 Jim 5:BernieCubitt,352-3064 Gary Bogue,482-8602 Sunday,Ocl 12:Chris Kingsley,458-8419 Dave Soble, 19:Vic Parmenter,924-2649 Dave ,Oct 26:Don an Act of God forcesyou to changeyourguideappoinlment,pleasetradewi th one of the guys ShillingContribuUonsneededtomovetwo carsChris Haw has negotiatedthe donationof two railroadcars of antiquevintagein the $1,850isneed to move each car to our more signficantone is a wood-on-steelice bunkerreligeratorcar do-nated by Fruit the Augustmeeting,DaveLucapledged$1,000to be matchedby anequal pledgeswill be availableatthe you may mailyour check,payableto RochesterChap-ter, NRHS,to: FGEX50220 Fund.

7 C/oRochesterChapterNRHS, Box664, Rochester ,NY SemaphoreRand , writesthe materialfor thissection,is on has askedthe Superintendentsto WayEquipmentby NormShaddick,Supt.,865-2773 The rebuildprogramfor trackcarNumber2 continues,spearheadedbyBob Mader,with assistancefrom AnMummery,GeorgeKnab,Rand con-,'en it to 4-wheeldrive are in place andenstallationof the drive chainbetweenaxles is 0."1 on the agenda,At the sametime,the Oliver-Cletracfour-cylinderenginereplace mentis a slowerthan anticipatedpaceowingto some unforeseendifficulties,DickBean continuesto spruceup theBurro crane and is rebuildingthe opera-tors seat. We are hopingto have the cabfully enclosedbeforethe onset of " 3 (the RoeMobile)continuestoperformas our primarySundaypassen-ger motivepoweras well as pullingnumerouscharterruns throughtheweek.

8 Recentlyit has been experiencingstanerproblemswhichhave been tracedback to an apparentrear seal looolingon Georgeknab andDan Waterstraatfor their assistanceinremo,ing,repairing,and re-installingthe staneron Utis much neededpiece find it aquietermachineto the ffortsof SteveHuse in installingauffier!Bob Mader,Bob Miner,andJeremyTuke have upgradedthe safetyaspectof our ride by installingbrakelightson both ends of the car whichSeptember1997automaticallylight with any brake appli-cation,Mark Pappalardois keepingthe JacksonTamperexercisedby tampingthe rightof way as the track gang continuesitstrack levelingprogramnorth of Reddenand companyare busilyengagedin their effonsto raise the frontof his Boston& Mainesnowplowinorderto clear the rail has fabricateda shimand installedit on the lead truck centerplate been a difficultand time conswningtask.

9 The time isnear for its inauguralrun on museumtrackage,Stay toned for furtherdetails!DepotCampouta Successby JohnReddenThe third annualDepotCampoutandCookoutwas held at the IndustryDepoton 16thof AugustandSunday,the evening'seventsstanedwith theround-tripoperationof locomotiveEK-6betweenthe depot and the fired up the grill and hada deliciousdinnerfeaturingItaliansau-sage. hot dogs. manyside dishesand dessen,The entertainmentportionof theeverungstanedwith CharlieHarshbarg-er's picturesof the Churchvillederail-ment. After dark, the group adjournedtothe yard. wherea projectorand screenwere set up for slide , of movedto thefreshlyrepaintedLackawannabaggagecar and watchedvideosinto the weehours of the Pine Falls.

10 The Erie cabooseC-254,and the New \\'a$ a vel)' newlyinstalledairconditionerin the Pine Falls provedtobe a light breakfastof the stay at the all who aspecialthanksto ElaineReddenfordoingthe shoppingand muchof thefood preparatiQnand Equipmentby JoeScanlonThe assaultori the 25thAnniversaryBuildingsite hill has begun!Clearingand grubbingbeganwith the whineofchainsaws and the crackof fallingtimberundertakenby Neil Bellenger,Dan sons. many other Scanlonand theCat D-7 dozer and the Lorainclanl shellcrane movedthe trees and "1the Bucyrus-Erie15-B backhoeand Internationaldumptruckwerelearnedup to start movingthe gradestakesand surveyingby Dave Goodwinand Joe hillsidehas been dramati-cally there'sa wholelotmore earth to Mummeryhas beenreligiouslyworkingawayatourman~'nece ssaryheav)' has spentmany hours and many skinnedknuckleskeepingthe 'swelderand the Bay Cil)' sho,' !