General News about our Chapter
This a reminder that our chapter calendars will be at the Monday night meeting. They are 15.00 each until they run out if you pick them up. If you want them mailed then the price is $20.00 each. eMail Bill Farrell if you want one by mail! They are not calendars of dates, but chapter art work by our members.
Our goal is to put one of the Last L&N Steam Engines in the world back to work pulling excursion trains for our museum, as well as educate the public regarding the heritage of Kentucky’s Railroads and the people who built them. The L&N 152 needs both boiler and running gear work.
Please visit the Crew 152 Facebook page for the most up to date information and photos. Work continues on the drivers of Kentucky Railway Museum’s steam locomotive 152. You can see some great videos by That Steam Guy on the museum’s Facebook page. Check it out!
Chapter members and folks from the community enjoyed Ed and Kathy Saley’s Fall Steam-Up on their
elevated live-steam outdoor/garden railroad, Saturday, October 7, Thanks to Will Kling for the photographs.
Ed has built a separate loop further back on their property.
Happy 65th (sapphire) anniversary to one of our favorite contributors! Gary and Justine Ostlund
just celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. This photo was taken on their wedding day, October 4, 1958, in Haines, Alaska.
The Terry family, Alicia, Ann (Farrell), and Brian, prepared and served us dinner comprised of recipes from railroad dining cars during our July 2023 meeting. Click image for larger view.
Chapter member Bob Moffet passed on October 9, 2022.
We want to remember the family of former chapter member Chuck Hinrichs who passed away August 1, 2022, at the age of 92. Graveside services were held at Kentucky Veteran’s Cemetery West Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 11:00a.m. Chuck served the West Kentucky Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society for several years as the newsletter editor and helped me get my start at it when he decided to give it up. I always appreciated his somewhat dry sense of humor and admired his railroad history knowledge, especially of the IC. – ed.
Dear WKC/NRHS Member,
During the July meeting of the Western Kentucky Chapter/NRHS we discussed the possibility of taking a rail excursion on the Tennessee Central Railroad this fall. When the committee met last week, it was decided to make October 30th the primary trip. Unfortunately, that excursion is almost completely booked.
Our second choice was the October 9th trip to Watertown and their “Fall One Mile Long Yard Sale”. This excursion is about ninety miles and six-and-a-half-hours round trip.
If we have 16 or more people sign up the club will get a group rate of 36.00 per person (ticket). If you have a friend that is not a member of our chapter but would like to attend please invite them. All ticket sales will be final and there will not be any refunds. Tickets are transferrable to another person. If we purchase enough tickets the Tennessee Central will put all of us on one car.
If you are interested, we need to know how many tickets to order for you. There will be a final calculating of the number of tickets at the Monday night meeting (Aug. 16th). If you cannot attend the meeting on Monday you can email me at wwfarrellky@gmail.com or call 270 839-4177.
William Farrell
Keith has asked me to pass on to everyone that it’s been decided to cancel tomorrow night’s chapter meeting due high covid rates and also because he said 6 of our members may have been exposed during a gathering, so we’re being cautious.
We’ll take a look at the September meeting as the date gets closer.
I’ll judge the July 2021 photo contest in the next day or so and announce the winners.
Be safe out there!
Congratulations to Wally Watts on his 90th birthday!
Our monthly meeting tonight, March 16, 2020, of the West Kentucky Chapter of the NRHS has been canceled due to the station being closed to help combat the spread of the Corona Virus. Please pass the word to other chapter members you know. As of now we will meet next month on April 20th.
Hats are in and will be at the February meeting.
The cost is 10.00 per hat and I (Bill Farrell) will take check or cash. Members may purchase as many hats as they would like, we bought extra.
By the way the hats look very good in gray with the club logo on them.