Our July 26, 2010 program will be by Bill Thomas on “The Little River Railroad at Townsend, Tennessee” and Refreshments will be provided by David Millen
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NRHS Chapter Shirt Orders
Next month, look for information covering shirt orders with the Western Kentucky Chapter NRHS logo. Shirt types range from T-shirts, sweat shirts, and golf or polo style. Colors options and other details will be forthcoming in next month’s issue of “The PennyRail”.
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Looking for…
Pictures and/or historical information on the Chattanooga Traction Company, predecessor line of Southern Railway’s Redbank or Signal Mountain branch in north Chattanooga, TN. (have checked web) – Bill Thomas, bill@fbcmadisonville.com
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July 2010 Timetable #110
- WKNRHS – July 26, Chapter Meeting in Madisonville, L&N Depot.
- SummeRail at Cincinnati Union Terminal – Click Here for Details
- Chapter Fall Picnic at Crofton – Saturday, October 9, 2010, noon until ?
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First passenger train ride – Photo by Bill Thomas
Liam Thomas takes in the railroad scenery as he and siblings and dad roll into Birmingham, AL, aboard the Amtrak Crescent in June. – Photo by Bill Thomas
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A Ride on the Crescent
While on vacation in early June, my three children and I took the opportunity to ride the Amtrak Crescent from Atlanta to Birmingham while my wife drove the minivan on the same route. It was my children’s first ride on a passenger train.This is a shot of the kids as we took time for some pop in the diner/lounge. Nice time and great service by Amtrak employees. - Photo by Bill Thomas
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ex CSX GP40′s by Chuck Schwesinger
By 1995 the WC had assembled quite a group of experienced craftsmen at North Fond du Lac, WI. Always on the look out for ways to upgrade the power on the system, WC bought three ex CSX GP40's that had definitely seen better days. After quite a bit of shop time this former Seaboard System wreck was made whole and operational. In this photo from March 1995 it is ready to depart Shops for a full WC paint job at the WSOR in Horicon. It would be renumbered in the process and emerge as WC 3018. It is quite the kit bash incorporating parts from the original unit plus many parts from wrecked WC 3015 along with a BN cab and short hood via VMV. Photo By Chuck Schwesinger (Used With Permission), submitted by Chris Dees
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L&N depot by Bill Thomas
Bill Thomas found remnants of the old roadbed between Nada and Stanton, where he photographed the old L&N depot still in great condition. - Photo by Bill Thomas
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ex-C&O caboose by Bill Thomas
I (Bill Thomas) stumbled across this ex-C&O caboose near Natural Bridge State Resort Park while on a mission trip to Nada, KY, just 2 miles to the north. This Welcome Center ornament sits near the right of way of the old Lexington & Eastern which served parts of eastern Kentucky (full read in Sulzers’s Ghost Railroads of Kentucky)
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SUMMERAIL 2010
CINCINNATI RAILROAD CLUB and MIAMI VALLEY RAILFANS Present SUMMERAIL AT C.U.T.
1:00 PM to 10:00 PM and RAILROAD SHOW AND SALE
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, in the Rotunda on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at Cincinnati Union Terminal, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio
Join us at this historic art deco railroad terminal to escape the summer heat and enjoy a day of high quality railroad photography. There will be twelve 222 multimedia digital and dual-projector slide presentations, all set to music. The programs will run from 1:00 – 10:00 p.m., with a break for dinner (on your own) from approximately 4:30 – 7:00 p.m. Admission is $15.
A railroad show and sale will be set up in the terminal rotunda from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. Friday August 13 in CUT Auditorium will be some traditional “talkie” programs from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Admission is free. Thursday August 12 in Tower A will be the Cincinnati Railroad Club’s monthly business meeting at 8:00 p.m. Admission is free.
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