Annual Membership Picnic to be held June 9

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1 Central Oklahoma Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Annual Membership Picnic to be held June 9 Larry D. Dodd, ORM Vice President and Program Chair Oklahoma Railway Museum's Annual Membership Picnic will be held on Saturday, June 9. Everyone is invited to attend this family fun event. Hot dogs, chips, cold drinks and cookies will be served starting at 11:30 am. At 1 pm, there will be a special train ride for all ORM members and invited guests. Come enjoy the day. Bring lawn chairs and umbrellas for shade. Mark your calendar to be on hand for this fun day. We plan on doing something different for our Tuesday, July 10 ORM monthly meeting- a trip to Locomotive Operators of Central Oklahoma (LOCO) in Mcloud. This also is a different date than when we usually meet. LOCO is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion and enjoyment of large scale model railroading. Truman Hefner, LOCO President and ORM member, will assist with the visit. I invite everyone to come and see their layout. More details about the trip will be in the next newsletter. Membership to vote at June 9 meeting At the January ORM Annual Membership Meeting, the members approved the amendments to the Chapter's By-Laws on the Board positions. Following the adoption of the amendments during the next month, President Harry Currie appointed members to fill the created vacancies. As had been noted at the meeting, the appointments would be sent to the membership at the June annual picnic to confirm the appointments. Therefore at the membership picnic, members will be given a ballot to affirm the President's appointments to the Board. This is not covered in the By-Laws, since appointments usually stand until the annual elections, but President Currie wanted to give the membership this opportunity. The three appointments are Steve Davis, Director of Museum Activities; Pat Riley, Director of Museum Displays; and Bob Cossairt, Director of Museum Grounds & Facilities. These three people have been filling these positions. Steve Davis handles our car host and crossing flagmen to ensure we have enough volunteers available on operations days. He works closely with Vice President Larry D. Dodd on other special events at the Museum during the year. Inside this issue: Museum Update 2 Let Your Child Have 3 A Fun Filled Event At The Oklahoma Railway Museum! President's Column 4 Order Engraved Platform 7 Bricks Surf The Web. The ORM Web site address Is: oklahomarailwaymuseum.org. Telephone number Is 405/ Pat Riley, Director of Displays, has been working with Chuck Shinn on the display of donated items. He has been working in the UP 1505, cleaning it up and looking at ways to use other facilities on the Museum grounds for displays. During weekday mornings, you can sometime find Pat and his dog mowing and weed-eating at the Museum. Bob Cossairt, Director of Museum Grounds & Facilities, has led work on installation of the windows in the UP 1505, fixed the door to the yard office, finished the ceiling in the Museum office building, built steps to the shop car and has cleaned out the Rock Island caboose in preparation of restoration work. Plan now to attend and vote at the meeting. This notice is provided in accordance with the By-Laws that notice be given to the membership not less than 5 days nor more than 30 days of a membership vote. All eligible members may vote. I a ~ The mission oform is to provide the opportunity for people to receive an education about rail transportation in the p ast and in the future, while providing the experience of preservadon and restoration of rail artifacts and eqwpment. r- r~r:'\,,-professional Affiliate Memb of Association of Railway Museums ~ :jy~ 1.L '~_dv._a_n_ci_n_rg_r_a_il_w_a_y_r_en_ t_a_rg_e'_'

2 Museum Update... by Drake Rice, ORM secretary Work is underway install- diesels along with the heritage However, the rains delayed the has already started on getting ing lighting under the canopy diesels. Our store has final175 feet of rail being put in the engine back in running on the platform. Mike Harker purchased a limited supply, place. Hopefully by the time you condition. The goal is to have is overseeing the project and so plan to buy early, since they ready this that work will have it operational by the "Day Out David Dollar donated platform will not last long. been finished. The work will then with Thomas" event. lights. This will help on winter start on the Adventure Station. evenings when we have Submittal to Oklahoma This event is coming in late activities at the Oakwood City for a building permit Jim Pasby has completed September and first of October. Depot. We appreciate all those to construct the long awaited our compliance paper work and it We hope all members can who are helping on this project. maintenance building is just has been submitted to the FRA. donate some time to help with around the corner. The final He is now working on the paper this big event. It's ev,ents like We have picked up some plants should be ready for work and planning for our future this that allow our Museum to new volunteers over the last submittal any day. Site work operations with the additional undertake projects to improve two weekends. We look has already started with the mile of track. Speaking of the the Museum without incurring forward to their participation clearing of the area and re- track, mileposts have been debt. This event requires a lot in our activities. Work in the moval of the rock. Fill dirt will reinstalled along the line. This of help and we would ask you Museum's Depot Store is be delivered by the first part information was needed for the to help your Museum. moving along and Nancy is of June to build up the site. We timetable that has been created. really moving the "Day Out with are on a tight schedule to have As always, the Museum can Thomas" items. She is getting the building up and ready to The ALCO specialists use volunteers. There are many ready for the upcoming event use as the store in the "Day arrived to inspect the three ALCO areas that one can volunteer to t his fall. Also, we will have the Out with Thomas 2007" event. engines to determine which one help with - the grounds, depot, 2008 UP calendar on sale in would be the easiest to let into store, car host, and car repair late September in our Museum We stated last month that operation. They only got done crews. So if you would like to store. This year will be a great the track work was finishing up with the two RS3's and deter- volunteer, contact Jim Murray collector's item; it will have the at NE 50th Street with the run mined that OKRX 3 was the best at historic steam engines and around track being installed. engine for rehabilitation. Work ~-=l "Day Out with Thomas 2007" is coming to ORM by Drake Rice, ORM Secretary The" Day Out with Thomas 2007" will roll into ORM on September 28 for six days of fun and activities. This event has averaged 16,000 passengers on 60 trains over the six-day stay. It has been a fun event and a lot of work for those who volunteer time. We appreciate everyone who has given of his or her time. This year we will have a new event, a miniature golf course. This has been a big activity area in other events. We believe it will be the same here. Ticket sales are beginning to bring in some money, even though our marketing campaign has not yet started. We hope to have more ticket purchases this year due to people looking for activities close to home. So mark your calendars to help with this event. The dates are September 28, 29, 30 and October 6, 7 and 8. The gates will open at 8 am and close at 6 pm. We hope you can help. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Drake Rice at drake.rice@cox.net A/COs in western Oklahoma Rodney Roof with Farmrail reports that there are ALCOs in : western Oklahoma from Springdale, Arkansas. They are being leased by Farm rail from the Arkansas-Missouri Railroad to assist with the grain harvest due to the heavy demand The next ORM Board of Directors meeting will be held Tuesday, May 29 at 7 pm.. ' ' : Museum trains run on first and third Saturdays The Oklahoma Railway Museum (ORM) offers excursion trains on the first and third Saturdays of each month for the general public : from 10 am until 2:30 pm. Trains leave the historic Oakwood Depot at 10 am, 11 am, Noon, 1:30 pm and 2:30pm. The Museum itself is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9 am to 4 pm and there is no admission charge to tour the grounds. However, trains run only on the first and third Saturdays of the month. Train rides are free for children under the age of 3, $5 for children 4 years to 12 years, and $8 for those 13 years and older. : In addition to the train ride, various railroad equipment, including motor cars, locomotives and passenger cars, are on display. A display car contains permanent exhibits of railroad memorabilia. ORM is located in Oklahoma City at 3400 NE Grand Boulevard, just west of 1-35 and south of NE 36th Street. The phone number is 405/ or visit the Museum Website:

3 Convention pre-registration open a train ride, is $175. The 11/2 hour Birthday Party Package includes: * 1 hour use of the Frisco Party Caboose * Engineer paper party hats * Coloring books * Party host or hostess * Guided tour through the Display Car * And, 1/2 hour ride on the Museum train for all birthday guests The 2007 Train Ride Party Schedule for the first and third Saturdays of the month at the Museum is as follows: Party 1 Party 3 9:00am - 9:15am Set-upTime 12:45 pm - 1:00 pm Set-up Time 9:15am- 9:45am Party Time 1:00pm- 1:30pm Party Time 9:45am 10:00 am Tour Display Car 1:30pm- 2:00pm Train Ride 10:00 am - 10:30 am Train Ride 2:00pm- 2:15pm Clean Up Time/ 10:30 am - 10:45 am Clean Up Time Tour Display Car Party 2 Party 4 10:45 am - 11:00 am Set-up Time/ 2:15 pm- 2:30 pm Set-up Time/ Tour Display Car Tour Display Car 11:00 am - 11:30 am Tra in Rid e 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Train Ride 11:30 am- Noon Party Time 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Party Time Noon - 12:15 pm Clean Up Time 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm Clean Up Time Pre-registration is now open for the next NRHS convention, "Chattanooga Rails 2007." The event is scheduled for August 21-25, 2007, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The headquarters hotel will be the recently renovated Chattanooga Choo-Choo Holiday Inn, located in the former Chattanooga railroad station. Room rates for the convention will be $89 for a regular room, per night, and $109 for a railroad car room, plus taxes. The entire convention registration fee for those who pre-register is $15. For members choosing not to pre-register, the convention registration fee will be $25, payable when you register for the event. To engineer your child's party at the Oklahoma Railway Museum, call 405/ , or mail your request to ORM, 3400 NE Grand Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Rail Happenings Oklahoma Centennial Train- The Oklahoma Centennial Sooner Rocket with the UP 844 will be running September 3-24 from Cheyenne North Platte-Marysville-Herington-Wichita-Enid-EI Reno-Chickasha-Lone Star and return via the reverse route, again with the stopovers planned in current and past UP employee sites. The territory south of Herington is new to UP steam and hasn't seen a steam locomotive since See schedule on page 6. Fort Smith To Winslow, Arkansas Photo And Mixed Train Weekend - The NRHS Arkansas-Boston Mountains Chapter, Springdale, Arkansas invites rail fans, photographers and the public to Fort Smith, Arkansas for the 2007 Quad Chapter Convention to be held June This is a special event as the last Arkansas & Missouri Railroad mixed (freight and passenger) train operated in the early 1990s. Saturday events include buffet supper followed by programs on the " Railroad History of Fort Smith," "The Fort Smith-Van Buren Railroad Bridge," "Steam Railroading in Arkansas," and "Movie Making on the Arkansas & Missouri RR." The nearby Fort Smith Trolley Museum will be the site of a special night photo shoot of Birney Car 224. Sunday events include an 80-mile roundtrip excursion on the Alco C420 powered Arkansas & Missouri RR from Fort Smith to Winslow, Arkansas. The trip includes a photo stop at the normally off limits former Frisco yare in Fort Smith and photo runbys at the Winslow Tunnel (elevation feet), Trestle No. 1 (125-feet high) and the scenic Lancaster trestle. The 1903 Frisco depot at Fort Smith will be open prior to the Sunday trip. Registration on June 23 is from 4-6 pm at the Howard Johnson Inn, 101 North 11th Street, Fort Smith, Arkansas, (479/ ). Discounted rates are available for attendees at the recently renovated inn. When making reservations, be sure to mention NRHS Arkansas-Boston Mountains Chapter to obtain the discount. Since there is a major event in Fort Smith that weekend, the chapter suggests booking your room early. For more information, call 4 79/ or 4 79/ BNSF Sets Record - BNSF ran what is believed to be the U.S. rail industry's first 10,000-foot intermodal train from Los. Angeles to Logistics Park in Chicago earlier this week, reports Trains.com. The 10,009-foot (including power) international intermodal stack train departed Los Angeles on May 13 and arrived at the Chicago intermodal terminal May 15. The train ran on BNSF's Transcon, on which BNSF has been steadily increasing the amount of double track in recent years. Because almost the entire 2,200-mile route has now been double tracked, siding length was not an issue. The train used distributed power: four locomotives in the front and two in the back. efficiency and takes advantage of the aggressive program of doub.le tracking BNSF has been conducting on the Los Angeles to Chicago route for several years. BNSF is studying the use of longer trains to maximize the amount of containers that it can carry while minimizing the number of trains it takes to move the containers, which increases efficiency and takes advantage of the aggressive program of double tracking BNSF has been conducting on the Los Angeles to Chicago route for several years.

4 AI/ Aboard! May2007 Greetings To All! Harry Currie L ORM President ots of activities continue at the Museum. Train rides on the first and third Saturdays of each month have been going well with fairly good turn out by patrons. Train crews have been filled, but have needed more volunteers for flagging at street crossings. Marvin Holderbaum does a great job of taking care of the ticket sales. Nancy Hall and Mary Holderbaum are doing a great job of improving the display of the store merchandise, which has increased the sales of our Depot Store. I thank everyone so much for all their volunteer work. We are still in need of folks to be tour guides on Saturdays. They would answer questions and help our visitors to experience our Museum. Bill Graham has been doing some of this; but he still needs some help. It would be great if several could do this during the week, too. We have folks that come by on weekdays, but due to the lack of volunteers, our Museum is not open for them, much to their disappointment. And we do have a lot of attractions for people to see. ~ Progress is being made on the extension of the track to NE 50th Street. Bob Hussey has advised me that the track should be open arou.nd the first of June. Also, construction of the platform and shelter will start soon. We are waiting on the final drawing of the site with the location of a parking lot and platform so a building permit can be obtained from the city. The location also will need to be reviewed by Sunco Pipeline Company. Our Multipurpose Building project is getting closer. We have been moving stuff from our building site and clearing our building site for the last three Saturdays. We are now waiting on our final architectural drawing of our building so we can start the process of obtaining a building permit from the City of Oklahoma City. We are probably behind on our construction time table. For sure we have to have the building enclosed by September 1 for use during our "Day Out with Thomas 2007, The All Aboard Tour" event that will be held the last weekend of September and the first weekend of October. We still need and are accepting contributions for the Multipurpose Building. I have written in an earlier "Dispatcher" article about the importance of and need for this building for our future growth and maintenance of our equipment. And your financial support, large or small, is needed and would be greatly appreciated. There are several ways you can give. You can donate a cash contribution or give stocks or bonds. If you donate stock to ORM, you will have a tax deduction in the amount of value of your stock the day of your gift. We have a Smith Barney account, so at no cost to you, you can transfer the stocks or bonds to ORM's account. If you have any questions, please call Harry Currie at any of the numbers below. 405/ (Home) 405/ (Cell) 405/ (Office) 800/ (Toll Free) Have A Great Month! Harry Currie Thought for the day: "Don't find fault. Find a remedy. -Henry Ford Nancy Hall manages ORM's Depot Store Inside the Oakwood Depot. Tom Cook Photo

5 by Randall Turk OKC Business, Apri/16-29, 2007, Vol. 10, No. 8, page 1 Proponents of passenger rail service are gathering steam for a grassroots effort to extend the Heartland Flyer train route into Kansas. Passenger Rail Oklahoma, formed in 2001, and the newly organized Passenger Rail Kansas have begun a joint campaign to seek an estimated $6 million for rail improvements in both states. If successful, the push could add up to 400 miles of track to the Heartland Flyer route and open northern rail destinations to Sooner travelers. Seeking friendly lawmakers During a March 29 open house at the Norman Depot to announce expansion plans, Passenger Rail Oklahoma executive director Evan Stair said the "Northern Flyer Alliance" will be seeking help from mayors, businesspeople and other leaders in towns along the proposed route. The objective is to locate lawmakers in both states willing to write and support bills to extend the train service. The campaign, including a barrage of letters to state legislators, is expected to continue through the summer, Stair said. The plan calls for running the Flyer route north through Guthrie, Ponca City and Wichita to connect at Newton, Kansas. The route would continue to Kansas City, where better connection times would be available. The expanded Heartland Flyer service would open more direct routes for Oklahoma passengers to Chicago, Los Angeles and other Amtrak connections. It would also give Kansas direct access to points south, including Oklahoma City, Fort Worth and San Antonio. Shared costs estimated The two passenger rail organizations estimate startup costs, mostly track and crossing improvements, would be about $2.8 million in Kansas, which already has an east-west Amtrak route. Oklahoma's estimated startup costs would be about $3.5 million. Afterward, Kansas would pay about $5.4 million and Oklahoma $4.5 million in annual operating costs. "We'll attempt to get all the mayors and city councils together this summer so bills in both legislatures might mesh," Stair said. "It will take more than citizen involvement to make this happen." Autumn Heithaus, executive director of Passenger Rail Kansas and Northern Flyer Alliance, said preliminary discussions with Kansas legislators and local officials have garnered strong support for enhancing passenger rail service. A June 8 public meeting is scheduled with public officials from South Central Kansas to discuss what is needed to expand the Heartland Flyer route, she said. The Heartland Flyer now covers the 412-mile round-trip between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth once daily. By night, it sits idle in Oklahoma City's Union Station rail yard. Since it began operating nearly eight years ago after a 20-year hiatus in Oklahoma passenger rail service,' the train has carried nearly half a million passengers - more than 2.5 times the ridership projected by Amtrak. It is new operated by Amtrak on contract with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, fueled by $2.1 million a year in Oklahoma appropriations and $1.8 million in Texas funds. The FP45 Santa Fe diesel locomotive donated by the BNSF waits on track 3 at the Oklahoma Railway Museum. Tom Cook Photo "In the past, Oklahoma bills to expand the Heartland Flyer route have failed because there has been nothing to match them in Kansas," Stair said. "Hopefully, Oklahoma and Texas cooperation will help melt the ice." Texas has had its own railroad saga. In 1997, several small towns in east Texas were successful in sparing passenger rail service from the federal budget ax. Local officials convinced U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, to work on saving The Texas Eagle, an Amtrak train operating between San Antonio and Chicago. Today, The Texas eagle connects with The Heartland Flyer at Fort Worth. Tax rebate greased wheels Passenger rail service returned to Oklahoma in 1999 through a one-time federal tax rebate to states without Amtrak service. Oklahoma's $23 million refund was reserved to operate the train. When the federal funds ran out in 2005, Oklahoma House Bill 1078 provided the state's $2.1 million annual share in operating funds. Passenger rail advocates say the startup funds could have been used more wisely to expand the train route and add more profitable mail and express freight services. The Heartland Flyer and most other U.S. passenger trains for not operate at a profit or even cover their expenses, rail advocates admit. But they also accuse lawmakers of imposing unrealistic standards. And transportation experts have shown that trains are much more efficient that motor vehicles in transporting passengers and freight. Rail trumps highways At a transportation conference in Washington last month, former U.S. Federal Railroad Adm inistrator Gilbert Carmichael said trains "carry freight and passengers nine times farther per gallon of fuel than do the highway modes." And, he said, railroads have a trump card if permanent oil shortages become a serious threat. "Rail can convert to electricity generated from an alternate source," he said. "Is The Heartland Flyer paying for itself? No," Passenger Rail Oklahoma's Stair said. "But ODOT spends an average of $2.5 million to replace just one highway bridge - more than it costs to operate the train for a year. Multiply that by the 1,600 Oklahoma highway bridges in need of repair or replacement. We need alternative forms of transportation. Between Kansas City and Fort Worth, a Heartland Flyer loaded with mail and express freight will cover its cost."

6 Costlier rail link plan proposed Tulsa-Broken Arrow train would attract more riders than bus, transit expert says. by Chad Previch Staff Writer, The Oklahoman May 1, 2007, page 11A, Copyright 2007, The Oklahoma Publishing Company TULSA - A train traveling at 70 mph could connect nearly 2 million commuters a year between Broken Arrow and Tulsa by 2012, a study released on April 30 indicates. -The study was conducted to address tre possibility of a bus or train route between the two cities that share a city limits boundary. Supporters say a new route will help reduce pollution and save customers money on cars. Officials with Tulsa Transit, the public transportation company that used federal funding for the study, and Lockwood Andrews and Newnam, a Dallas-based planning, engineering, and program management firm, which presented the results, said a train system appears more beneficial than a bus route. Tim Schmidt, rail and transit operations manager for the Dallas firm, said that's because the train route will connect right into downtowns of both cities and some people still view buses as a "dirty monster." The study identified four potential train stations and two potential bus stations. The next step is an analysis to study alternatives, which will take 18 months to two years to complete, Schmidt said. This analysis must be done to receive federal funding for the project. Public input during this phase will weigh heavily on whether a bus or train option is chosen, Schmidt said. lhe analysis will cost between $300,000 and $400,000, with 80 percent of that coming from federal dollars and 20 percent from local money, said Bill Cartwright, Tulsa Transit September13 ' - September 14 September 15 September 16 September 17 - September 18 s'e_lptember 19 general manager. The entire package, which could open in 21012, would be funded by a bond issue, sales tax or public-private partnership, Cartwright said. The project could save tens of millions of dollars because railroad tracks are in place, even with needed upgrades. Duncan Duncan -Waurika Waurika- LoneStar/ TXI-Waurika Duncan - El Reno El Reno- Wichita f. -- c: Layover and Display 8am-5pm 6 pm Depart Wichita Layover and Display 8am-5pm 8 am Depart Enid Layover and Display 8am-5pm 5 prri Depart El Reno Layover and Display 8am-5pm 5 pm Depart Duncan 8 am Depart Waurika 5 pm Depart Duncan 5 pm Depart El Reno All Aboard for Thomas the Tank Engine! Classic Storybook Engine Chugs Into Oklahoma Railway Museum Drake Rice (right) talks with Jim Pasby about train operations during the run day at the Museum on April 21. (Center) Visitors to the Museum can see four locomotives that are part of the Museum's rolling stock. (Right) A family waits for the locomotive to pull into the Oakwood Depot. Tom Cook Photos Farm rail train trip set for August 11- ORM is planning a Western Oklahoma Passenger Train Trip with the Denver, Enid & Guthrie Railroad Company (DE&G) on Saturday, August 11 from Clinton to Okeene and back. The train will leave Clinton at 8:30am from the Farmrail shops on East Frisco and arrive in Okeene at 11:45 am. Lunch will be on your own. The train will leave Okeene at 1:30pm and arrive around 4:30 pm in Clinton. The cost of the trip is $49.95 per person. To register for the trip, contact Drake Rice, ORM Secretary, at Space is limited so make your reservations early. DE&G is a not-for-profit corporation organized in the State of Oklahoma in Guthrie.

7 ORM Depot Store The Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd. (ORM) has items available for both children and adults at the Depot Store. These include baseball caps, polo shirts, t-shirts, lapel pins, and coasters. Funds raised by donations for these items support the Museum project. Order Form- Engraved Platform Bricks Cost is $50.00 per brick. Up to a maximum of 4 lines with 16 letters and spaces per line To avoid confusion, please complete the form in Capital Letters Purchaser's Name: Phone Number: ( Text Llne1 The Depot Store, located inside the Oakwood D_epot Llne2 _on the Museum grounds, is open during regular Museum hours- 10 am to 4 pm on the first and third Saturdays of each Llne3 month April through October. The store is also open for special events. f t-- -! f--f r---f Llne4 Become an ORM Member For those interested in becoming members of the Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd., Central Oklahoma Chapter of the NRHS, memberships are available at the following rates: Regular Membership- $30.00 per year, Senior Member (Retired)- $25.00 per year, and Student Member (Full-Time Student)- $25.00 per year. National Railway Historical Society dues are $22.00 per year (Spouses are an additional $4.00). (Student memberships are $11 each.) For information on membership, contact the Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd., 3400 NE Grand Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION: per year- Individual Membership in the Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd. (spouse included) $25.00 per year- Individual Senior (age 65 and up) (spouse included) and Individual Student (full-time student) Membership in ORM $22.00 per year- To add Railway Historical Society (NRHS) Membership (add $4.00 for spouse) (Student Memberships: $11 per year) Send your application and dues to: Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd NE Grand Boulevard Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Name Address City Phone Fax Type of Membership: D Membership toorm D TOTAL ENCLOSED Senior or Student Membership D Add NRHS Membership : Engraved Platform Bricks More than one platform : brick can be donated to the : Museum and you can make : copies of the attached form. : Mail completed forms : with checks or money : orders to: Jim Murray, : ORM, 3400 NE Grand : Boulevard, Oklahoma City, : Oklahoma : If you have any questions, : you can Murray : at jmurray@cox.net. Crosstie Donations Friends and families of ORM continue to make donations for crossties, equipment and facilities on the Museum property and on the leased track. If you want to make a donation to purchase a crosstie, a donation of $42.50 will help purchase a new crosstie. You can donate a crosstie in recognition or in memory of someone. All donations should be made out to the Oklahoma Railway Museum Ltd. Please note on the check what the donation is for, and mail it to: ORM Ltd., 3400 NE Grand Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

8 Any changes to the following information or articles for "the Dispatcher, should be directed to the Editor, Bruce Ackerman, ( For information on upcoming programs, contact Larry Dodd, ( ORM telephone number: 405/ Oklahoma Railway Museum (ORM) - Saturday, June 9- ORM's Annual Membership Picnic- ORM, 3400 NE Grand Boulevard, Oklahoma City- 11:30 am ORM- Open Saturdays 9 am - 4 pm; Train Operations 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month ORM Board Meetings- Tuesdays, May 29 and June 26 at ORM, Oakwood Depot, Oklahoma City- 7 pm Upcoming ORM Meeting- Tuesday, July 10 - Trip to Locomotive Operators of Central Oklahoma (LOCO), Mcloud- More Details To Follow Oklahoma "N" Rail -For information, call Mary Hanson, 405/ Oklahoma Passenger Rail Association -Rail Consumer Advocate Organization. Meets bimonthly. For information, write or call Roger Carter, 1120 South 21st Street, Chickasha, Oklahoma 73018,405/ Passenger Rail Oklahoma -A grassroots advocacy organization. Meets every Saturday and Sunday morning an hour prior to the arrival of the Heartland Flyer in Norman. The depot opens at 7:50am. Contact Evan Stair at sfrr@aol.com, 405/ , or 517 Claremont, Norman, OK Depot volunteer opportunities are available. Oklahoma S.W. Division NMRA- 2nd Saturday each month, 1 pm, Goldman Room, Kirkpatrick Center, Jim Heidon, President Yukon's Best Railroad Museum - Thursday/Saturday/Sunday and by appointment. Located 1 block north of Main and UP tracks in Yukon.. Call John Knuppel, 405/ , for times and information. OUTOFTOWN Railroad Museum of Oklahoma- Tuesday thru Friday afternoons 1 pm to 4 pm, Saturdays 10 am to 1 pm, Sunday 2 pm to 5 pm, or by appointment, HO, Nand Lionel layouts, Meets 3rd Tuesday at 7 pm at Old Santa Fe Freight Depot, 702 North Washington, Enid Waynoka StatlonjWaynoka Historical Society- 202 South Cleveland, Waynoka Call Sandie Olson, 580/ Enid Model Railroaders (HO & N)- Wednesday 7 pm to 9 pm, Saturday 9 am to Noon, Sunday 2 pm to 5 pm, 702 North Washington, Enid 580/ Memberships are available at the following rates: Regular Membership is $30 per year, Senior Member (Retired) is $25 per year, and Student Member (Full-Time Student) is $25 per year. National Railway Historical Society Dues are $22 per year (spouses are an additional $4). (Student Membership: $11 per year) For infot_mation on membership, contact the Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd., 3400 NE Grand Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma The Dispatcher is the official monthly publication ofthe Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd., Central Oklahoma Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Opinions expressed by individual writers are.their own, and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Editor, Central Oklahoma Rail Club, or the National Railway Historical Society, Inc. However, the Editor reserves the right to reject any or all contributions or hold items for a future issue. Any articles in the Dispatcher may be reprinted in other newsletters, providing credit is given to the Dispatcher. Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd NE Grand Boulevard Oklahoma City, Oklahoma NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No Oklahoma City, OK )