Central Oklahoma Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd. NARCOA Affiliate Member

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1 The Dispatcher Central Oklahoma Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd. NARCOA Affiliate Member Volume 52 Issue 5 May 2017 Turntable Arrives at the Oklahoma Railway Museum! By Eric Dilbeck The Oklahoma Railway Museum witnessed a monumental and critical event in April of The Frisco turntable has arrived onto the museum grounds. The Frisco turntable was donated to the Oklahoma Railway Museum in 1994 by the BNSF Railway. Plans have continuously been made to move and incorporate the turntable into our museum grounds. When the initial parcel of museum property was purchased in 1999, the plan fot the turntable was to be part of the museum. As the grounds were laid out, it was clear there was not quite enough room without sacrificing room for equipment and tracks. The museum continued on without the turntable in the hopes that additional land could be acquired. In 2009, we were able to acquire the property to the north. This property allows us to have the room for the turntable and additional features such as a roundhouse and entry building. During our recent planning meeting, it was decided we needed to move the turntable to the museum property. We received several bids for lifting and transporting and, J and B Heavy Haul was selected as our contractor for the job. J and B Heavy Haul transported Santa Fe 643 steam engine and tender along with the Frisco caboose from the fairgrounds several years ago, and we felt confident they could handle the job. On April 6, 2017, work began to lift the turntable and place it on a trailer. The process was elaborate and required a lot of people and equipment. Two cranes were placed on either side of the turntable, slightly inset around the base of the turntable pit. Most of the time spent was setting up and tearing down the 2 cranes. In addition to the 2 massive cranes, it took 7 flatbed semi-trailers to bring in all of the equipment required to perform the lift. This did not include the trailer to haul the turntable! In addition to the crews for the cranes and the trucking company, Bob Hussey Construction had Guy Lynn and his crew to prepare the turntable for lifting. In This Issue Turntable Move 1 President s Message 2 Museum Update 3 Ramblin Rails 4 Have You Met... 5 Motor Car 5 Education Update 7 Board Update 8 Easter Train 9 Current Projects 11 Timetable 12 Several deck boards had to be removed to allow the heavy lifting cables to be threaded through and around each corner of the turntable. The overhead gantry used to supply electrical power was also removed. Once everything was rigged up, the lift took just minutes to perform. After a test lift, the turntable was lifted, maneuvered between the 2 cranes, and staged for placement on the specialized trailer. As the turntable remained suspended, the remotely steerable trailer was slowly backed into place so the turntable could be placed on it.. This took quite a while due to the limited maneuvering space in the railyard. Once the trailer was in place, the turntable was lowered securely fastened to the trailer and ready to be moved to the museum. Continued on page 6

2 Page 2 The Dispatcher The Oklahoma Railway Museum s mission is to provide an educational experience of railroads and how they shaped Oklahoma and the Nation. The President s Column This past month I had the opportunity to perform a new job at the museum. The Easter Bunny! Ron Herendeen, our resident Santa and Easter bunny, was unable to hop around for our Easter Train. Just to be clear, Ron is not a short guy. This made finding a volunteer to fit the reserved Bunny suit a little tricky. After trying to persuade Steve Kamm (he plays a nice Mario for Halloween), it was clear I was the man for the job. Fortunately for the museum (and unfortunately for me) Ron and I are the same height. After assisting with the turntable move (see page one) I suited up for a photo shoot the Friday before our event. Anne, our Museum Administrator, was more than happy to take pictures of me around the museum grounds. Playing the part of the Easter bunny was not a bad gig! While the temperature was mild during our event, although the 90+ humidity did not help. As you can imagine it is quite hot in a fur suit. Prepared with a cooler of water and assisted by Will, a new member and volunteer, I happily hopped on the train! I have an appreciation for Ron! Playing the Easter Bunny is hot, hard work. Visibility is not the best, and with one foot ears you tend to run into everything on a passenger car. The joy on all of the young children s faces was rewarding. I think even the adults had more fun than the children. Everyone wanted to have their picture taken with the Easter Bunny. I appreciate all our volunteers, not just Ron. It is you that make our museum great for our visitors. Without our members, we would not be able to host events like the Easter Train. I know I do not get to see or talk with all our volunteers at the museum, but I appreciate the time and effort you give to the museum. Thank you for your past, present and future support of the Oklahoma Railway Museum. Eric Dilbeck Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd. (405) Board of Directors Eric Dilbeck, President Bob Nantois, Vice President and Program Chair Drake Rice, Secretary Charles Price, Treasurer Craig Larson, NRHS Director Bob Cossairt, Director of Museum Grounds & Facilities Bob Hussey, Director of Track Maintenance Terry Birchett, Director of Mechanical Operations Harry Currie, Director at Large Greg Hall, Director of Museum Activities Bob Cook, Director of Museum Displays Ed Birch Jr., Train Show Chair Anne Murray-Chilton, Membership Chair Eric Dilbeck, Interim Dispatcher Editor Steam Engine to Return! We once again welcome John and Barny Gramling back to our museum. They are bringing Lehigh Valley Coal Company 126, an saddle tank engine. It is scheduled to pull Oklahoma Railway Museum s Halloween Train. We will have at-the-throttle opportunities. Stay tuned for more information.

3 The Dispatcher Museum Update By Drake Rice Page 3 If you haven t been to the museum, you need to stop by. The turntable has arrived, although is not in its destination. Due to all of the rain, the ground was too soft to move it by where it will be Installed in the future. We have received $2200 in donations towards the move of the turntable. Please consider giving a donation to help with this project. As reported last month, the shop is full of projects. The alternator on OKRX 301 has been repaired and installed, and now the engine is operational. The MKT 48 engine has received some attention and the unit is now operational, but the mechanical department wants to hold it a little bit longer to address some other issues on the locomotive. We are fortunate our Frisco 814 engine is running well and handling all train needs. It is anticipated that by June all engines will be operational. Work is continuing on the MKT Inspection car, getting it ready for painting and glass installation. It will be a nice addition to our collection of equipment. The board also authorized the sale of one of the two RS-3 s to a museum in Arizona for money and/or equipment and items that can be used by our museum. We are needing some freight trucks to go under the Wilson refrigerated car we obtained in January so restoration can start on that car. Our mechanical department is still reporting a water leak on our ATSF 2571 engine which keeps it out of operational status. The plan is to get the MKT 48 engine back on the road then pull ATSF 2571 into the shop and address the leak. It would be nice to have 4 operating engines to help with out with our summer trains. We need help to move all of the Thomas items into the Rock Island box car. Which would allow them to be better organized and easier to locate when needed. Please come and assist with this project. Now that it is spring, all of the rain the grass is really growing. Help is needed to keep our grounds mowed and attractive. Also with the wind storm on Saturday morning, April 29th, the museum had several tree limbs and small trees down. Volunteers spent a good part of the morning cutting and moving the limbs to a pile located by the dumpster. There are a lot of small branches and limbs that need to be picked up and taken to the dumpster area. In addition to the limb issue, the 4 plus inches of rain at the museum, created a few washed out areas that Bob Hussey and company are addressing so the track will be ready for next our train rides. This brings up the need for car hosts, flaggers and other roles for volunteers on train days at the museum. Hopefully you have heard the information about our National Train Day on some local radio stations. Besides the work that our volunteers have done in the Oakwood Depot Baggage Room improving displays, and the new track display and tool display, there will be several others present at the museum that day working with the museum to make the day interesting for all visitors. Invite your friends and neighbors to come out and enjoy the museum. And as always, we hope to see you at your museum. Engraved Platform Bricks Cost is $50.00 per brick. A maximum of 4 lines with 16 letters and spaces per line. More than one platform brick can be donated to the Museum and you can make copies of the form below. Mail completed forms with check or money order to: Oklahoma Railway Museum 3400 NE Grand Boulevard Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Call the museum with any questions Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Purchaser s Name Phone No.

4 Page 4 Ramblin Rails By Larry Dodd New Braunfels Railroad Museum I spent a couple of hours going through the New Braunfels Railroad Museum (NBRR). I discovered it quite by accident walking the streets of New Braunfels, Texas while enjoying the search for a few railroad antiques, when I came across it, it was closed. The NBRR is housed in the former MP depot in downtown New Braunfels. The tracks are still live and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad. Let me give a shout out to two members of the NBRR Museum who hosted me and took significant time to explain how things laid out and how operations were back in the day. Larry Johnson and Jerry Garteiser were very helpful in showing me around and providing significant information. The first railroad in New Braunfels was the International & Great Northern (I&GN). The I&GN arrived in The Missouri, Kansas and Texas (MK&T) arrived in 1900 and quickly began to lay down spur tracks to nearby areas to accommodate passenger traffic. Two other depots were used, but the current depot built of modular concrete blocks was the main station. The Missouri Pacific also arrived in 1926 when Texas law changed to allow railroads operating in the state to be headquartered out of the state. Of course both the MoPac and MK&T were absorbed by the Union Pacific in the 1980 s. The depot was abandoned after it closed and sat idle for several years. In 1986, the railroad model community came, working with the City of New Braunfels and the Union Pacific railroad,. the station was made available to the group. The NBRR Museum was born. (From the NBRR Museum handout) There were lots of weird things that happened over the years, some of them planned. An overactive Katy Railroad General Gent planned to have two locomotives crash head on and invited everyone to come. Tickets were $2 round trip and upwards of 50,000 people came. Bleachers were set up along with several circus tents. The engineers practiced for two days. All of this happened about three miles south of West, Texas on September 15, Crush Texas, as the site was named became the second largest city in Texas for one day. The two trains crashed with a mighty sound, the boilers exploded and metal was flying everywhere. Four people were killed and many more were injured. George Crush, the PR man was fired on the spot, and rehired the next night to handle the claims and worked for the Katy for another twenty years. It seems that most people like a good wreck. About this same time a fellow, known as Head On Joe staged the same type of head on crashes at state fairs for some twenty-seven years. Only in Texas! The Dispatcher Crosstie Donations Friends and families of ORM continue to make donations to the museum for crossties, equipment and facilities. A donation of $50.00 will help ORM purchase a new crosstie. You may donate a crosstie in recognition or in memory of someone. Donations can be mailed to the museum at the address below or made online on our website, oklahomarailwaymuseum.org. Notate Crosstie with your donation, and send to : ORM Ltd NE Grand Boulevard Oklahoma City, Depot Store The Oklahoma Railway Museum has items available for both children and adults at the Depot Store. These include baseball caps, polo shirts, t shirts, lapel pins, coasters, and now mugs. Profits from the sale of these items support the museum and its projects. The Depot Store is located inside the Oakwood Depot on the museum grounds. It is open on run days (the first and third Saturdays April through August) from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The store is also open during special events. If you explore Texas, be sure and stop by New Braunfels. It s certainly worth the stop. Click here to see more photos

5 The Dispatcher Page 5 Have you met By Larry Dodd photo below by Larry Dodd On a rainy dreary day last week while I was puttering around the shop I noted a couple who were dressed in rain gear walking through the cars at ORM. I went out to greet them and told them that many of our displays were not open due to weather and that there was not a docent available, but if there was anything they wanted to see I would be happy to unlock it. As soon as they spoke it was apparent, they weren t from Oklahoma. They are Dr. Kurt Zollinger and his wife Suzanne. They are from Zurich Switzerland and were in the USA for a 3 or 4 week visit. They live near a rail line in Zurich and wanted to visit several US railroad installations as a part of their journey. I invited them into the shop where it was dry and we had a delightful conversation. I explained our goals and described the rolling stock inside the Murray Shop. We also briefly went back outside to look at and into various other pieces of our equipment. They were very interested in how we worked and moved our equipment in and out. It s important that we greet each and every one of our guests. We often spend too much time hustling from problem to problem instead of moving from guest to guest seeing that their needs are met and offering any assistance or just a friendly hello. After spending some time with Dr Kurt and Suzanne, I am very glad I did! Motor Car Report - Farmrail Railroad By Drake Rice The museum held a NARCOA Motor car trip on Farmrail the weekend of April There were 8 units that participated in the 2-day event. Saturday morning all units rolled out south on the old Frisco line heading to Snyder. We received word that a Rock Train was coming so we were set in on a siding just south of Clinton and our track warrant was released. We waiting about 20 minutes for the Rock Train to pass. It was a good day, but the north wind made it seem colder than the temperature. The round trip was 126 miles. We got back in around 6:45pm. Since we were able to leave the cars on the rails overnight at the Farmrail shops, we were able to leave on Sunday morning around 8:30AM. We lost 2 cars due to mechanical issues from the original 8. Sunday s trip was to Erick on the old Rock Island line. Since the track has been upgraded since 2014, the ride was a good one. Farmrail has a lot of fracking sand being delivered and a lot of oil cars being loaded along the line. We had lunch in Erick and returned, getting back in Clinton around 4:30pm. Another good day and 122 miles of fine riding on the Farmrail system. We appreciate Farmrail s support of the Oklahoma Railway Museum. Left, Motor cars pause at Cordell, Oklahoma. Above right, the group waits for a rock train to pass. Photos by Drake Rice

6 Page 6 Turntable continued from page one The plan was to lift the turntable on Thursday and move on Friday. Unfortunately, the permit with the city was not approved and we had to wait until the following Friday to move the turntable. On Friday April 14, 2017, we arrived early to prepare for the turntables journy to the museum. It was a good day for the move, with clear weather and sunny skies. We had to wait until 9:00am to start the move to allow morning traffic to subside. We slowly made our way out of the Stillwater Central Railyard and up High Street to 15th Street. This was anticipated to be the trickiest turn, going from a 2-lane road onto a 4-lane road. With the steerable trailer, it turned out to be an easy turn. The trailer proceeded up 15th Street over I-35 to Eastern Avenue. The I-35 bridge was the first of three that we had to cross over. Due to the weight of the turntable, trailer, and truck, no one else could be on the bridges at the same time as the turntable. the turn North on to Eastern Avenue was easy due to a wide 5-lane intersection. After we passed over the river bridge and railroad overpass, it was a slow and steady pace to the next turn at 36th Street. It took a little more time to make the turn due to center medians on each side of the intersection. We had to go down the opposite side on the street to make the turn so we would not run over the medians! The Dispatcher NRHS Events June 20-24, NRHS Convention Nashville, TN June 25 July 1, 2017 RailCamp East Newark, DE July 30 August 6, 2017 RailCamp West Tacoma, WA October 19-21, NRHS Fall Conference Advisory Council and Board of Directors Meetings Kansas City, MO The last turn was onto Grand Boulevard north towards the golf course. We were very impressed with the truck driver by now, but his best work was yet to come. To make it onto the museum grounds and place the turntable in the defined spot, the truck driver would have to back the truck, trailer, and turntable down Grand Boulevard past 34th Street. The plan was to drive over the curb, up the right of way and onto 34th Street - or so we thought. The day before brought a thunderstorm with high amounts of rain. This did not help us as we were driving through grass on the right of way. We thought we would make it on to 34th St., and we almost did until the last set of tires on the trailer started up the curb. That s when everything came to a stop. We needed to get the truck moving again since the turntable was sticking out 5 to 10 feet into the street. First, we tried giving the truck more traction by placing wood under the wheels. No dice. Next we tried using Bob Hussy s backhoe to pull the truck. That did not work either. It was suggested that we find a large front end loader to pull the truck. We did not have any luck finding one we could use. We had one trick left up our sleeve. Lately we have been using our Shuttle car mover around our railyard. It has proved to be very powerful at pulling. We thought we would give it a try. It you look at it, it is basically a large piece of construction equipment. Once it was maneuvered into place and the front wheels engaged, it had no problem pulling the truck, trailer, and turntable up out of the roadway. Ha-ha! Rail saves the day again! We decided not to push our luck with the soft grass and parked the trailer and turntable on the right of way. Once the ground dries out, we will finish moving the turntable next to where it will be installed. The Oklahoma Railway Museum would like to thank J and B Heavy haul, Allied Crane, and Bob Hussey Construction. Without this skilled and talented team, we would not have been able to move this historic railroad artifact. Thanks Guys! Click here for more pictures and videos of the lift and move.

7 The Dispatcher Page 7 Education Committee Update By Steve Kamm, Education Chair Progress continued this past month on building educational displays. The Track Components Display, built by Bob Hussey and his crew, has been installed next to the vehicle gate. A frame was placed around the track and has now been filled with ballast many thanks to Tom Harrison, Charles Price and Harry Curry. All that remains is for the signs to be printed. A sign for our Truck Components Display is being designed with help from Eric Dilbeck. The Railroad Scales Display is now done, complete with explanatory signs. It s installed on the west wall of the station Baggage Room. Appreciation is given to all who provided information and advice. Also reinstalled in the Baggage Room is our reconditioned Velocipede. Bringing this human-powered vehicle back into shape involved repacking the rear wheel bearings, filling in cracks, and repainting. Stan Hall, Charles Price and Tom Harrison all helped with this project. Most of the necessary pieces have now been collected for our Track Crew Tools Display. Tools have been catalogued, the sign has been printed, and the mounting boards prepared. Assembly will begin soon on the south wall of the Baggage Room. If you haven t been to the Baggage Room in some time, please stop by. It s beginning to look more like a museum and less like an attic full of who knows what! Speaking of track tools, when it was found that we had many duplicates, several items were donated to Bill Welge and the Oklahoma City/County Historical Society. Also, Bill has decided to conduct interviews for our Oral History Project in the Party Coach, beginning this month. So far, only seven rail veterans have signed up. If you know of anyone who worked the rails, please encourage them to be interviewed. Our association with other organizations has been productive: the Oklahoma History Museum has provided our museum with reprints of a 1936 Oklahoma Railroads Map and the primary poster for their Preston George Exhibit. Many thanks to Dan Provo and his staff at the Oklahoma History Museum for completing the extra printing. In addition to these activities, we are developing a second scavenger hunt handout for our younger visitors. All in all, a very productive month! Back copies of The Dispatcher needed! The Oklahoma Public Library assisted us in scanning in past issues of The Dispatcher that we did not have in electronic form for archive purposes. We are still missing some issues. If you have any of The Dispatchers listed below you that would allow us to scan, we will return it to your collection. Thank you for your assistance with this March, April, May, June, August, September, October, & December January & December February June, July, & October November November December August Donation Received from RedDot Corporation RedDot Corporation recently donated two cooling fans to Oklahoma Railway Museum. The fans replaced two that were rusted and nonfunctional on the Shuttle wagon car mover A/C system. With this donation, our Shuttle wagon has functioning air Conditioning again! Thanks RedDot!

8 Page 8 The Dispatcher Board Update By Drake Rice Actions from the April Board Meeting Approved applying for grant to building parking and gather point for Katy Trail Head. Parking would be built on city right of way Approved to sale the RS3, OKRX 3 to Arizona Railway Museum at Williams for $35,000 or trade of equipment of same value Discussed disposal of old DRGW work train equipment in Denver by UP. Must be trucked out. Checking to see if there is a ballast car Voted to retain same ticket prices of regular trains in Halloween train in 2017 will be $15 for adults, $2 off for adults in costume and children at $8, no discount. Christmas 2017 same price, $15 for all above 3 years of age. Set at the Throttle $135 for 30 minutes. Will have second Steam Engine event in April All seats on steam train at $18.00 Still working on route for Le Flore Depot move Report on The Oklahoma Group set for Thursday, May 4 Applying for grant to assist with RI RPO Car Softball World Series Parking is just around the corner. Please sign up to help. June 1 to June 6 Approved getting carpets in passenger cars and Museum Office cleaned by low bidder Approved working with Groupon Membership at 196 with 9 life members Voted to get sod put on parking lot slopes after ground leveled to stop erosion Next board meeting will be held on May 25th. Treasurers Report April 2017 Memberships $ Birthdays $ Donations $ Gift Shop $ Ticket Sales $ Misc $ Total Income $ Total Expenses $12, Upcoming Rail related events and conventions Oklahoma Railway Museum Fathers Day Train Ride June 17th, 2017 Members Picnic and Train Ride June 10th, 2017 Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society We look forward to having you join us for the 37th annual Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society Convention being held for the first time in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 21 25, Fittingly, our theme is The Tulsan which was a Tulsa to Kansas City streamliner with connections to and from Chicago. Visit sfrhms.org/conventions for more details National Garden Railway Convention 2017 July 10-15th, rd Garden Railway Convention Tulsa, OK Visit thinktulsa17.com for more details

9 The Dispatcher Page 9 Easter Train By Craig Larson As we were readying the first Easter train to pull out from the station, we heard a strange sound. It went boing, boing... and it got louder and louder. Then all of a sudden we saw the largest bunny we ve ever seen in these parts....and it was coming our way. Before we knew it, the bunny jumped over the south gate. Then he jumped over the miniature golf course and landed on top of the bouncy castle with the loudest BOOOING I ve ever heard! We tried to chase him out of the kids climbing fort, but suddenly he hopped into the Santa Fe caboose. This just wouldn t do! We had to get our train out on the mainline, and no rascally bunny was going to delay us. But before we could lock the caboose, he came strutting out of the Santa Fe caboose. He had calmed down, and it turns out that he enjoys hopping through the aisles and bringing joy to all the children in the train. He even beat Steve Kamm s record time on his car switching challenge--quite a feat with those huge paws. Maybe he ll come back next year. I just hope nobody on the board votes to raise the height of the fences to keep the Easter Bunny out next year. The Easter Bunny waves to the guest as the train pulls into Oakwood depot. Photo by Greg Hall Look what I found! Photo by Greg Hall Brandon and Ken Street pose with the Easter Bunny. Photo by Greg Hall Drake Rice gets a visit by the Easter Bunny. Photo by Greg Hall

10 Page 10 Around the grounds The Dispatcher Roy Thorten works the ticket booth during one of our Saturday train rides. Photo by Greg Hall Harry Currie prepares to re mount the Frisco sign on our Birthday Caboose. Photo by Greg Hall While the trailer is maneuvered into place, Guy Lynn and crew work to uncover and free the pivot bearing for removal. Photo by Eric Dilbeck The Turntable sits in the Stillwater Central railyard ready to be moved to the museum grounds. Photo by Eric Dilbeck Eric Dilbeck mans the Shuttlewagon as it pulls the turntable up the curb. Photo by Jay Chilton Jay Chilton taking pictures of the turntable. Jay photographs most of the major events for us. We appreciate him documenting the museum s events. Photo by Eric Dilbeck

11 The Dispatcher Page 11 Current Projects By Eric Dilbeck We currently have several projects in progress at the museum. Arrange time on a Saturday to come out and help. Santa Fe 643 Steam Engine (outside on the track) The sunshades and rear curtains are being worked on. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Caboose (outside on the platform) The windows are being repaired. The siding on the outside needs to be replaced and repainted. Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad Inspection Car (in the shop building) The new windows have been ordered. The interior work has started with repairing the wood work that is rotten. The paneling will be replaced and painted, then the ceiling tiles will be installed. Last the new flooring will be laid. The Exterior prep work is nearing completion, then we will be able to paint it. Rock Island Box Car (outside on the track) Repairs have been made to the roof and a patch has been made to the floor. The sliding doors need attention. This car will become our DOWT storage car. Yard Office The Siding needs to be repaired and painted. Visit the Oklahoma Railway Museum on YouTube at: youtube.com/c/oklahomarailwaymuseumorg Lands End and ORM logo You can now order apparel with an embroidered ORM logo from Lands End at the website below. Once you select the item you want you will be able to select the logo and where you want it placed. We will send out s when Lands End runs a special. Anything on sale in the regular catalog will be on sale on this site as well. ces.landsend.com/oklahoma_railway_museum

12 Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd NE Grand Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK Return Service Requested Page 12 The Dispatcher Timetable Oklahoma Railway Museum (ORM) - Open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM Closed on major holidays. ORM Train Rides - First and third Saturdays, April through August at 9:15 AM, 11:15 AM, 1:15 PM and 3:15 PM ORM Board Meetings - Last Thursday of every month at Oklahoma Railway Museum - 7:00 PM. Oklahoma N Rail - For information call Rick Inselman (405) Central Oklahoma Garden Railroad Society Contact information: Steve Lemcke (405) steve.lemcke@att.net Marshall Douglas (405) Steve Kamm (405) skamm@college.occc.edu Passenger Rail Oklahoma - Passenger Rail Oklahoma volunteers provide Amtrak depot hosting for the Hartland Flyer in City of Norman, OK most evenings, holidays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The depot opens at 7:50 AM. Contact Evan Stair at sfrr@aol.com, or (405) Depot volunteer opportunities are available. Oklahoma S.W. Division NMRA - 2nd Saturday of each month, 1:00 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. Waynoka Station/Waynoka Historical Society South Cleveland, Waynoka, (580) If you can help, call Sandie Olson. Corrections Any changes to the above information or articles in the Dispatcher should be directed to the editor, Eric Dilbeck at eric@oklahomarailwaymuseum.org. For information on upcoming programs contact Anne Chilton at annem@oklahomarailwaymuseum.org.