Chapter Picnic at Crofton, KY
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Picnic Demographics: Hopkinsville-4; Madisonville-3; Indiana-3; Clay-2; Henderson-1; 1 of an unknown source. Photos and research by Chuck Hinrichs.
Monthly Archives: October 2010
The Box
Timetable #110 for October 2010
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF RAILFANS ONLY West Kentucky NRHS Chapter Meeting – October 25, Madisonville, L&N Depot. Clayton/Watts Open House – Saturday, November 13, 7pm, 750 Wilson Drive, Madisonville, KY 42431. Indiana RR Excursion – see page 7 Chapter Christmas … Continue reading
Indiana RR Excursion!
Brian Banta, in cooperation with the Railfans of Indianapolis is hosting a diesel powered excursion on the Indiana Railroad. Date is Sunday, November 14, 2010 (Subject to Change) Route is the Indiana Railroad: Segment 1: Jasonville, Indiana to Fayette, Indiana … Continue reading
Boiler Up, Hammer Down by Chris Dees
As Autumn descends on the Midwest, Saturdays are usually set aside for that event known as College Game Day. October 16, 2010, was no exception in Lafayette, Indiana, as the familiar cheer of “Boiler Up – Hammer Down” erupted from … Continue reading
Trains from Ron
Rich Hane and Rex Easterly will be trying to help Kay Stubblefield dispose of some of Ron’s trains. Let Rich know if you are interested in being put on an email distribution list to buy some of these trains and … Continue reading
Princeton, IN Depot by Bill Heaton
Norfolk & Southern coal train by Bill Heaton
Modeler’s Moment
Just before 10:00 PM on a June night in 1960, the 4-track PRR Pittsburgh-Chicago main line at Smithville, OH (MP 129.5 west of Pittsburgh) presents this scene. Facing the camera behind an A-B-A set of EF-15′s (the PRR’s name for … Continue reading
News Flash
Beginning January, 2011, we will discontinue the paper printing of our monthly newsletter, The PennyRail. The publication will be available in Portable Document Format (pdf, Adobe Reader) via email and on the chapter’s website (as presently available there). Adobe Reader … Continue reading
Rich’s Ramblings for October 2010
by Rich Hane, Chapter President I hope that everyone that came to our train picnic at Crofton and the meeting last month had a good time. We had several nice trains come through and those that stayed longer were treated … Continue reading
Chapter Receives 25 Year Award Certificate
The Western Kentucky Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society celebrated their 25th Anniversary with a dinner Monday evening, September 27 at the Center (the old L&N Depot). NRHS Regional Vice President, Dr. Wesley Ross, was on hand the present … Continue reading