Central Oklahoma Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ORM will meet on November 6 to discuss Thomas event, OKC Train Show, OK Christmas Express Train Since the Oklahoma Railway Museum (ORM) will not be meeting in December, it is important that we have a good turnout at our Tuesday, November 6 membership meeting at the Museum beginning at 7 pm. The OKC Train Show that will be held in December will serve as our regular monthly meeting. Those attending the November meeting will.../ Hear a report on the success of the Day Out with Thomas 2007 - The Aboard Tour. (See related article on page 2.).../ Discuss the two upcoming events in December- 2007 OKC Train Show and the Oklahoma Christmas Express Train (See related article on page 5.) The 31st Annual OKC Train Show will be held Saturday, December 1 from 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday, December 2 from 11 am to 5 pm inside the Travel & Transportation Building at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds. There will be contests, prizes, family fun and a children's play area. This event is sponsored by ORM, COMRail, Oklahoma N-Rail, and the South Canadian Model Railroad Club. Admission is $7 per person and children under 12 are admitted free. For tickets, call 405/842-4846. For updates on the train show, visit www.okctrainshow com. The Oklahoma Christmas Express Train will be Saturday, December 15 from 9 am until 4:30 pm at the Museum. The express train with Santa Claus will be leaving the Oakwood Depot at 10:30 am, Noon, 1:30pm and 3 pm. This is a winter wonderful family Christmas celebration. Tickets are $12 per seat and infants sitting in their parents' laps ride free. Tickets can be purchased by calling 405/424-0504 and major credit cards are accepted. Tickets can also be purchased at the ORM booth during the OKC Train Show or you can stop by the Museum at 3400 NE Grand Boulevard. In addition to the train ride, the price of admission includes a Polar Express Story Time with special guests storytellers. Hot chocolate will be served and Christmas carols will be sung. Inside this issue: Museum Update 2 Day Out with Thomas 2007 2 Event Is A Success President's Column 4 Order Engraved Platform 7 Bricks By volunteering for either or both of these events, there will be lots of opportunities to have some fun and enjoy our hobby. Be sure and come to the November 6 meeting and see the new building/shop. We may try to meet in the shop area so that everyone can have a chance to see and enjoy it. Larry D. Dodd Vice President and Program Chair Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd. P.S. The next ORM Board of Directors meeting will be held Tuesday, November 27 at 7 pm. Board of Directors nominations are due by Saturday, November 24. See related article on page 6. Surf The Web The ORM Web site address is: oklahomarailwaymuseum.or Telephone number is 405/424-8222. The mission oform is to provide the opportunity for people to recei ve an educ:~ tion about rail tran sportation i'n the p:~st :ln d in the fu ture, while providing the expen"ence of presei'y2tion and restoration of r:111 ;utihcts :~nd equipment. Professional ARiliate Member of Association of Railway Museums "Advancing Railway Hen'tage"
Museum Update... by Drake Rice, ORM secretary Day Out with Thomas 2007 is now history and the Museum is working to get back to normal and begin addressing the projects that have been put on hold. Work started again on the RS3, which is being cleaned and prepared for painting, while the maintenance crew has pulled the cylinder that had a gasket and leak problem. A lot of work and effort is being put into the engine to bring it back to operational status. Members have provided a lot of work during the two weekends following the Day Out with Thomas event, taking down tents, fencing, platforms, etc. All material has just about made it back in the boxcar for storage till the next event. The preparation and clean up as always is a big task and all that donated time and helped speaks well for the Museum members. Work on the ORM shop will once again get under way to finish the restrooms, office and entry area, along with the installation of tracks to the building to allow equipment to be moved inside for work. In addition, the Museum's office/ dispatcher's office building will be moved to the east several feet and the RIP track on the west side of the building will be moved a little to the west to allow for the drainage work to be completed on that side of the building. So, more construction work will be forth coming around the new building. Much of the rolling stock at the Museum will need to be painted during the next year to help improve the appearance of the collection. In the future, a planning meeting will need to be held to help determine a schedule on which pieces will receive attention and some possible time lines for such. Another big project that needs to get started is the use of the bridge railings that were purchased in 2001 to be set up as a fence along the track allowing the removing of the orange construction fence that the Museum has been using to help keep people from accidentally finding themselves in harms way. The railings need to be cleaned and painted then installed. A reminder note that the Christmas Train is coming. If you would like to help with the Christmas Train event, please contact Karen Riley or Steve Davis. There will be a lot of decorating that will be done at the Museum to give it the Christmas look that is enjoyed by all who see it. Last year the four Museum trains operating that day carried over 1000 passengers. This year's event will be on Saturday, December 15. As always, if you can donate a few hours of time, stop by the Museum or call Jim Murray at 478-1176. Day Out with Thomas 2007 event is a success by Drake Rice ORM Secretary Although the final bills are not in and the indications show the Day Out with Thomas 2007 event was another successful one for ORM. Train ride totals were down about 15 percent compared to the two previous events. Paid passengers were 13,590. The modeler groups that helped provided 87 4.75 hours toward the event, which was greatly appreciated. We do appreciate the relationship we have with them. Another big help was a record number of Museum members coming out to help. It's a great joint effort to make an event like this happen. Thomas the Tank Engine makes its way down the tracks during the Day Out with Thomas event at the Museum. The Friday totals continue to lag behind the two weekend days, with 1,193 on the first Friday and 1,122 on the second. Some thoughts have been discussed on how to better improve the attendance on those days, which would be a benefit to the event. The big days were Saturdays with 3,316 on the first and 3,155 on the second one; Sundays had 2,387 on the first and 2,407 on the second. The main point is the event was successful. I've also received some e-mail from members and model groups on some things to consider to better improve what is being done and which are appreciated. In addition we have heard from a lot of the visitors on the event and how much it was enjoyed. Again, thanks to all who helped with the event. Thomas the Tank Engine returns to the Oakwood Depot during the Day Out with Thomas event
Oklahoma City woman honored as SOO,OOOth Amtrak Heartland Flyer passenger National Railroad Passenger Corporation Release An Oklahoma City woman was surprised by TV cameras, reporters and prizes on September 27 at both ends of the Amtrak Heartland Flyer route in Oklahoma and Texas. Marilea Hoffmann was chosen by reservation number to represent the half-millionth passenger when she boarded the train at the Paul Adams Memorial Platform in Oklahoma City. A second surprise greeting occurred at the lntermodal Transportation Center in Fort Worth, where she received another round of gifts and was met by her daughter, Nancee Hoffmann of Keller, Texas. "I've been riding the train since the beginning." Marilea Hoffmann told reporters in Oklahoma City, Ardmore, Oklahoma., and Fort Worth. "It is cheaper than driving and much more comfortable." In Oklahoma City, the lucky customer was given a city history book by the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and an embroidered travel blanket and cake from the Heartland Flyer Coalition. Upon her arrival, the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau awarded a Hilton Hotel getaway, spa treatment coupon and souvenirs to Ms. Hoffmann. "I take the Amtrak Heartland Flyer about six times a year to visit my daughter, two grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren," she added. Amtrak is donating a free round-trip ticket for Ms. Hoffmann and a companion on the Amtrak Heartland Flyer, plus round-trip sleeping car accommodations for two anywhere on the Chicago-San Antonio route of the Amtrak Texas Eagle (Trains 21/321 & 22/322), which connects to the Heartland Flyer in Fort Worth. The Heartland Flyer has set the stage for more passenger rail service in both states. Amtrak is carrying out a study for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODon. looking into extending the Heartland Flyer to Tulsa and other options, while Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) leaders and Amtrak officials have also been discussing additional passenger rail service "The success of the Heartland Flyer has been impressive," said Joe Kyle, ODOT's Rail Programs Division Manager. "We hope to grow that success so more Oklahomans can benefit from it. Rail travel can be economical for Oklahomans concerned about fuel prices, or just a relaxing way to move around the state, taking in the scenery, while someone else does the work." "In a growing state like Texas, it is important th;;~t people have transportation options to avoid traffic congestion," said Steve Simmons, interim executive director for TxDOT. "The Heartland Flyer's success demonstrates how rail can help us reduce congestion, enhance safety, expand economic opportunity, improve air quality and increase the value of our transportation assets.w After a strong start on June 15, 1999, the Amtrak Heartland Flyer has done well, with ridership up by 5.8 percent for the current Amtrak fiscal year, which ends September 30th. From last October through August, 63,535 passengers have ridden the train. "We strive to treat every passenger as if it's their first trip, with the hospitality they deserve and a smile they might not expect when traveling nowadays," said Joy Smith, the Texas-based Amtrak Assistant Superintendent in charge of passenger service on the Heartland Flyer (Trains 821&822). Amtrak operates the Heartland Flyer under contracts with ODOT and TxDOT, with the support of the Heartland Flyer Coalition. The coalition is working now on a project in November that is tied to Oklahoma's centennial celebration.... : : Business plan meeting scheduled for November 20 A meeting to review and update the Oklahoma Railway Museum's business plan is scheduled for 7 pm on Tuesday, November 20, at the : Museum. This will be the third update for the plan that was originally : developed in 1997. Every five years the plan is reviewed and updated : to help keep the focus for the business operations ofthe Museum. "While we enjoy staging events to attract new riders, the train's success depends on its reliability, the Amtrak crew train's success depends on its reliability, the Amtrak crews and how it is dispatched by the BNSF Railway. That is a lot ofthe Coalition's focus, along with the DOT's," said Judi Elmore of Ardmore, the head of the Coalition. "The communities on our route in Oklahoma and Texas have responded with station improvements and other support, which is another reason for our success," Elmore added. The Amtrak Heartland Flyer train is playing a part in Oklahoma's celebration of 100 years of statehood. Until December 13, each adult passenger who uses a special promotional code can bring a companion with them at no additional charge. Aside from a few blackout dates during holidays in November, passengers using discount code H711 are entitled to a free companion ticket for the same itinerary at the same time. Enjoy the comfortable and reliable Heartland Flyer while sampling the history of the Sooner State. For more information, including other provisions of the promotion, visit the "Hot Deals" section of the Amtrak.com Web site. :................................................................. -------------
At/Aboard! October 2007 Greetings To All! THANK YOU, THANK YOU ORM MEMBERS! HarryCu"ie ORM President Big thanks to all the ORM members that helped make the Day Out with Thomas event a very successful one. We haven't got all the bills in as of print time for this newsletter, but we hope to by the next members' meeting on November 6 and let everyone know how the event stacked up compared to the previous one. Again, thank you all so much for your support and help. The old rumor mills works well among railfan folks in Oklahoma. On Wednesday afternoon, I started getting calls regarding the steam engine at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds. I was told that it had been purchased from under our noses and going to California to a museum in San Bernardino. I called Drake to see if he had heard about this announcement. He, too, said he was getting calls and e-mails. We then talked about the letters we had written to the Fair Board, the meetings we had with Tim O'Toole and then another discussion with Tim, and a visit with Lee Allen Smith over the last two years. They all agreed the equipment would come to the Museum when they removed the building, and not before. After discussing the situation, I decided to call Tim. He was not in, nor his administrative assistant, so I left a message. At around 5:30pm, Tim called me back. He said today was the first they had heard anything on the steam engine being sold to California. He said he was getting all sorts of calls from people and the TV and radio stations. He reaffirmed that the railroad equipment goes to ORM, when the building is taken down in about two to three years. He thought just some folks who like to start rumors were causing problems and wasting a lot folk's time. As Museum members, we have a duty to be professional and conduct business in a proper way. This rumor comes up about every four or five months. Just kill it when you hear it and don't pass it on. Be business like. Verify your facts before you cause panic. The Museum will have to pay for the move of the equipment at the appropriate time and we will have money set aside to do so. Remember the OKC Train Show is coming in December and let's all turn out and help like we did for the Thomas event. In the mean time, come by the Museum and give us a hand. We have a lot of projects that need attention. Have A Great Month! Harry Currie Bob Cook works on the RS 2 engine battery compartment. Jim PasbyjORM Trainer josle Photo
< 681ives: Volume 42, Issue 10, Page 5 ORM hosts OK Christmas Express Train on December 15 From: Karen Riley To: ORM Members Would you believe that it's almost time for our Christmas Train Run? Well, it will be here before we know it!! This year I am doing things a little differently. I am asking for volunteers to be in charge of certain areas of the train run. I need a volunteer to be responsible for finding us a reader to read The Polar Express. I need plenty of volunteers to work the train serving hot chocolate and cookies. I will not be working on the train but staying at the depot ready to clean up after the runs and be sure all is well before the next run. I will be responsible for buying and bagging cookies; buying and tying ribbon on the bells; and having lunch for the workers. The hot chocolate is already taken care of by Larry Dodd... Thanks Larry! Willis Bottger has graciously volunteered to pick up the candy canes... Thanks Willis! Judy and Jerry Smith have so kindly volunteered to decorate the depot. If you are interested in helping them out please call them at 751-6197. We plan to have the same Santa as last year... Thanks Harry! If anyone is interested in doing any of the things that I listed above please e-mail me at tjeguiltlady@cox.net or call me at 604-3611. All of us are responsible for making the Christmas Train a success and everyone always comes together to do this. Thank-you all so much! Former Sand Springs railway car finds a new life in Illinois museum by Matt Gleason of $20,957.46 included the Tulsa World Science Writer purchase price, shipping from Left to waste away in a Cincinnati and reconditioning. Tulsajunkyard, Sand Springs Once 68 found its way Railway Car No. 68 seemed to Oklahoma, the little car, destined to never again feel which was shorter that a modern 600 volts of direct current diesel rig's trailer, wasn't the course through its man-made same. veins. Sitting there for more than a decade, its wood exterior blistered and peeled while its canary yellow fa<;:ade was slowly chipped away. Each day, the sun peeked through more and more holes in the roof of the yellow trolley, which was filled with mud dauber nests. That was in 1967, almost 50 years after 68 was born. It came into this world in 1918 as a maroon trolley ready to hustle over the tracks of Cincinnati, Ohio. However, in 1930, the Depression stomped its parent railway, and 68 was shipped off to Oklahoma two years later. For the price of a modernday Honda, 68 and six of its brethren were sold to the Sand Springs Railway. That price tag Instead of two men operating its four doors, the Sand Springs Railway called for two or its doors to be plated over. The change allowed the motorman, whose controls were shifted to the left of the car, to not only guide the trolley but also open its doors and handle admission. In its early days in Sand Springs, a ticket to ride 68 cost less than a dime. The trolley, which got a fresh coat of yellow paint in the late '40s, could carry more than 40 people at a time, but it wasn't exactly a speedster, Fro a standstill, it could reach two sustained speeds, 13 and 26 mph. Still, 68 and the other trolleys did their job well enough until January 4, 1955- the day a fleet of buses finally supplanted trolleys in town. Eventually, 68 ended up on display at the fairgrounds for a few years until it was sold to a tourist railroad in northwest Arkansas. When the railroad deal didn't pan out, 68 ended up stripped of its motor and banished to the junkyard. Then a couple of guys from the Chicago area spied 68 from the highway as they sped through Tulsa in 1967. They had a passion for locomotives, so they stopped to take a look, and the yellow trolley seemed to them like a perfect addition to the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. Not long after, the gents paid somewhere between $500-$700 for 68 and had it loaded unto a railway flat car for a one-way trip to Union. A local television news station caught the action on film. Bye-bye, mud daubers. Hello, yet another act in the trolley's life. Soon, 68 would be linked to a man whose love of trains began the day a 6-year-old Bob Kutella marveled at his prized toy train as it sped around the family Christmas tree. When 68 arrived, Kutella was a 24-year-old at the railway museum. Although he was a chemical engineer by trade, trains were his passion. He'd grown up working on model trains in high school and college, so working at the train museum gave him a chance to work on the real thing. Once Kutella and the others set out to restore 68, the slogan was "The 68 will run in '68." Kutella didn't buy it. He knew it would take longer. Forty years, 10,000 hours of work and $20,000 later, Kutella is a semi-retired 63-year-old who raised a boy and buried a wife. Kutella fondly remembered his late wife, Kathleen, wielding a hulking power sander, one just about as big as she was, to help restore his beloved 68. Continued on page 6.
First train in U.S. with new braking system operates over Norfolk Southern NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, October 11 /PRNewswire FirstCaJV- Norfolk Southern made railroad history today when it operated the nation's first revenue service train equipped exclusively with electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes. The train, consisting of three new locomotives and 115 new hybrid coal gondolas, will be used in regular service between coal mines in southwestern Pennsylvania and the Keystone Generating Station in Shelocta, Pennsylvania. ECP brakes have the potential to reduce train-stopping distances by as much as 60 percent over conventional air brake systems. ECP brakes utilize electronic signals to simultaneously apply and release throughout the length of a freight train. This differs from conventional brake systems in which each car brakes individually as air pressure moves in a series from car to car. The Federal Railroad Administration has authorized Norfolk Southern and BNSF Railway Company to equip and test certain locomotives and freight cars with ECP brakes for their potential to shorten stopping distances and improve railroad and public safety, network capacity and efficiency, asset utilization, fuel savings and equipment maintenance. Over the next several months, Norfolk Southern will equip 30 locomotives, 2 10 quick.<jrop coal hoppers and 230 hybrid gondolas with ECP brakes for use in dedicated coal train service. Working with NS are the locomotive supplier General Electric, the ECP brake system provider New York Air, and the rail car provider Freight Car America. Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation's premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates approximately 21,000 route miles in 22 states, the District of Columbia and Ontario, Canada, serving every major container port in the eastern United States and providing superior connections to western rail carriers. Norfolk Southern operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is North America's largest rail carrier of metals and automotive products. ORM Board of Directors nominations are due on November 24 Gary Moore, chairman of the nominations committee, is asking that nominations for the 2008 ORM Board of Directors elections be sent to Trolley continued In 2004, after decades of lovingly restoring 68, the trolley's wheels finally threw off sparks as it rolled down the tracks for the first time since the mid-'50s. "It was almost like I didn't believe it was moving and rolling out of the building on its own power," Kutella recalled from his home in Mount Prospect, Illinois. As it chugged down the track, 68 let out a piercing whistle, as if telling everyone to watch out, it was back. him no later than Saturday, November 24 so he can report to the board on the nominations for the positions up for election at the annual Last month, at its grand, inaugural public run, 68 pulled up to a museum platform where a gaggle of people waited to board. After almost dying a slow death by junkyard, 68 was back on the job, and it was thanks to a man who loved a yellow trolley so much that he brought it back to life. meeting,which is scheduled to be held on Saturday, January 5. The By-Laws require the Nominations Committee to report to the board at the November board meeting, which is scheduled for Tuesday, November 27. The positions that are up in the even year with current office holder are; President, (Harry Currie) Treasurer, (Charles Price); Director of Museum Grounds & Facilities, (Bob Cossairt); Director at Large, (Gary D. Githens) and Director of Museum Activities, (Steve Davis). In accordance with the By-Laws, "Nominations from the Membership shall be submitted in writing to the Nominations Committee prior to the November Board Meeting". The nominations can be e-mailed to Gary Moore at gkrim@swbell.net or by mail at 1112 Providence Court., Edmond, Oklahoma 73003-6155. The other two members of the nominations committee are Chuck Shinn and Pat Riley. See it now To see 68 in all its restored glory, head for the trolley display at the Illinois Railway Museum, located at 7000 Olson Road in Union, Illinois. It is the largest railway museum in the country. The trolley will operate about a half.<jozen times a year. For more information, go online at www.tulsaworld.com/lrm, or call 800/BIG-RAIL. The Illinois Railway Museum stores its trolley cars in the trolley bus barn. Illinois Railway Museum Photo
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. The Depot Store, located inside the Oakwood Depot on the Museum grounds, is open during regular Museum hours- 10 am to 4 pm on the first and third Saturdays of each month April through October. The store is also open for special events. 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 Line 2 Une3 Line 4 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 73111. 2008 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION: 30.00 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 $33.00 per year- To add Railway Historical Society (NRHS) Membership (add $5.00 for spouse) (Student Memberships: $16 per year) Send your application and dues to: Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd. 3400 NE Grand Boulevard Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 7311.1 Name Address-------------------------------- City Phone ---------- Fax -----------------E-Mail -------- Type of Membership: 0 Membership 0 toorm 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 73111. : If you have any questions, : you can e-mail 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 73111.
Any changes to the following information or articles for "the Dispatcher," should be directed to the Editor, Bruce Ackerman, (e-mail: backerman@ompa com). For information on upcoming programs, contact Larry Dodd, (e-mail: Larry Dodd@bnsf com). ORM telephone number: 405/424-8222. Oklahoma Railway Museum (ORM) - Tuesday, November 6 - Day Out with Thomas Report. Plans for OKC Train Show, Christmas Express- ORM- 7 pm ORM- Open Saturdays 9 am - 4 pm; April through October, ORM, Oklahoma City ORM Soard Meetings- Tuesday, November 27 and Thursday, December 27 at ORM, Oklahoma City- 7 pm Upcoming ORM Meeting- No meeting in December because of the OKC Train Show, December 1-2 at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds Oklahoma "N" Rail -For information, call Rick lnselman, 405/412-1552. Oklahoma Passenger Rail Association- -Rail Consumer Advocate Organization. Meets bimonthly. For information, write or call Roger Carter, 1120 South 21st Street, Chickasha, Oklahoma 73018, 405/224-7 423 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, www passengerrajlok.org, 405/366-8957, or 517 Claremont, Norman, OK 73069-5020. 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 - ThursdayjSaturdayjSunday and by appointment. Located 1 block north of Main and UP tracks in Yukon. Call John Knuppel, 405/354-5079, 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, N and 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, 580/824-1886. 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 580/233-3051. 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 $33 per year (spouses are an additional $5). (Student Membership: $16 per year) For information on membership, contact the Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd., 3400 NE Grand Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 731.11-4417. The Dispatcher is the official monthly publication of the 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 Dispatci"Jer may be reprinted in other newsletters, providing credit is given to the Dispatcher. -. Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd. 3400 N E Grand Boulevard Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111-4417 NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 1323 Oklahoma City, OK \ I. ;:,.~. 1 :A. I J Jj,., i',jj".. I IIi'.. f,j''" li.,j, j, li... i.. lii,,...,..i,ai