tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14148030594264954972024-03-05T18:16:18.586-08:00NRHS Rivanna Chapter News and Viewsnrhsrivannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771630831055740381noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414803059426495497.post-17441758958815267372015-11-03T04:41:00.002-08:002015-11-03T04:41:48.229-08:00Excursion Train Visits CharlottesvilleOn Sunday, November 1 members and friends of the NRHS Rivanna Chapter assisted some of the ~1000 passengers who disembarked from the <em>Virginia Autumn Special</em> at the Charlottesville Amtrak Station. This excursion was sponsored by the <span style="color: black;">Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society and Museum</span> of Johnson City, TN. The text below describes the route and highlights of the <em>Special</em>. <br />
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The <em>Virginia Autumn Special</em> passed through the North Carolina cities of Thomasville, High Point and Reidsville, and the Virginia cities of Danville, Lynchburg and Oak Ridge, and passengers viewed the beauty of the Piedmont and rolling hills of the Carolinas and the western part of Central Virginia. Spectacular views of the Dan, Roanoke, and James Rivers were enjoyed. The train passed by Schuyler, the mountain town fictionalized in the television show "The Waltons." At mid-day the <em>Special</em> arrived in Charlottesville, home of the University of Virginia. Travelers had several hours to explore the historic downtown area. Buses or a short walk took visitors to the Charlottesville Historic Downtown Mall, one of the most beautiful and successful pedestrian malls in the nation. Unique shopping and dining opportunities were had in boutiques, specialty wine, coffee and tea shops and outdoor dining spots.<br />
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The Rivanna Chapter's unofficial photographer, Ann Harrod, was on hand and captured images of some of the vintage equipment and VIPs. A sampling of her excellent photos are below.<br />
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nrhsrivannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771630831055740381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414803059426495497.post-63573183022568658242015-08-05T11:39:00.001-07:002015-08-05T11:39:58.856-07:00Chemin de Fer Touristique du Haut-Quercy
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In May 2015 Vickie and Mark Gottlob were staying in Sarlot, a restored
16th century town in the Dordogne region in southwest France. One of their
day trips was to the town of Martel in the Haut Quercy region to check out an
excursion railroad. Their plan was to watch the
train take off on an excursion, but they arrived just as it was loading and quickly bought very reasonable tickets. They joined the large crowd on open cars
pulled by a Polish steam locomotive. Haut Quercy is near the Massif
Central and is made up of limestone bluffs cut by the Dordogne River. The
railroad was originally built in the 1880’s to haul truffles out of the
mountains to the cities below. The train traveled along a series of
bluffs, through tunnels, and over viaducts, with magnificent views of agricultural
land and castles. Photos from their journey appear below. </span> </span></div>
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John Pfaltz had the longest trip when his Lynchburg-Petersburg roundtrip turned into a 14 hour marathon due to track, signal, and other railroad challenges. Louise and Chuck Ward had a great day on their Manassas-Front Royal roundtrip and reported that the only upsets were an avid photographer on the active tracks and an air conditioning problem (that Chuck got repowered). Wayland Moore is thought to have set a new world's record for being spotted by more other spotters and in more locations than ever previously recorded. Ed de Bary took a unique approach by undergoing training and then serving as a car host on Lynchburg-Roanoke runs. <br />
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The photos below are by Ed, Sam Saunders, and Ross Thomas. Note especially the car host shown below in uniform, for the <em>Operation Lifesaver Car</em>, NS 29. <br />
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<span style="color: black;">The 2015 NRHS convention was held in Rutland, Vermont in June - Ann Harrod represented the Rivanna Chapter at this annual meeting. She attended meetings, rode excursions, and visited interesting museums and other venues. Ann brought back more than 200 photos and videos from her trip and has offered to narrate some of them at a Chapter meeting later this year. In the meantime, here are a few editor's picks from Ann's album. The locomotives shown above are from the Green Mountain Railroad and the Vermont Railway.</span><br />
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<br />nrhsrivannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771630831055740381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414803059426495497.post-91251234102810045502015-04-29T17:16:00.002-07:002015-04-29T17:16:57.608-07:00Colebrookdale RR Exec's Visit the Rivanna ChapterThe April 21st meeting of the Rivanna Chapter featured a presentation by Nathaniel Guest, president of the Colebrookdale RR. Nathaniel was accompanied by <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Preston McEvoy, a board member and dedicated supporter of the Colebrookdale. Nathaniel gave a terrific talk that illustrated the challenges and the miraculous success of this young enterprise.</span><br />
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Nathaniel's presentation started with the earliest history of the Colebrookdale and brought it up to the present, including a recent successful excursion that included some surprises.</div>
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For more details check out the Colebrookdale at: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/colebrookdalerailroad">https://www.facebook.com/colebrookdalerailroad</a><br />
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Chef Ed checks out the BBQ as Dan chills<br />
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Elizabeth and Nicholas enjoy the burgers and slaw<br />
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Members discuss potential locations for future monthly meetings<br />
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Chef Ed has had enough of the hot grill and declares the pool open</div>
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There was an extraordinary gathering of 26 operable, classic diesel streamliners at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer at the end of May. The Rivanna Chapter did not attempt to organize a group trip to this four-day event, but four members made the trek on their own. <br />
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Although the N&W J 611 is coal fired, it also made a grand appearance at Spencer on the morning of May 30. Wick Moorman, the chairman and CEO of Norfolk Southern, loosened a nut on the 611's power train as the ceremonial beginning of its two-year rebuild process. The Chapter recently contributed 2 x $611 for that effort.<br />
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Below are a few amateur photos taken by Ross Thomas of some of the locomotives at Spencer. The internet is loaded with thousands of better ones! The Museum's website has a sampling of the activity at Spencer:<br />
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<br />nrhsrivannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771630831055740381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414803059426495497.post-38219253387344439582014-06-12T12:55:00.001-07:002014-06-12T12:58:20.395-07:00Visit to the High Bridge<br />
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friends of the NRHS Rivanna Chapter visited the High Bridge Trail State Park
near Farmville.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Park encompasses the
remnants of the historic High Bridge, built in 1854 to cross the Appomattox
River and connect Petersburg and Lynchburg. The bridge is 2,400 feet long and
ranges from 60 to 125 feet high. It was originally made of wood, standing on 21
brick piers and included a pedestrian walkway next to the tracks and a nearby
wagon bridge. During the American Civil War, both Union and Confederate forces
attempted to destroy the bridge to their advantage. Today a newer bridge,
adjacent to the remains of the original, is a rail trail converted from a line
last belonging to Norfolk Southern and having originated as a portion of the South
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educational specialist with the Park, provided an excellent narrative and tour
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Rivanna Chapter lovingly restored PRR Cabin Car 477768 at a spur in Red Hill,
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made a glorious return to Pennsylvania to become part of the Colebrookdale
Railroad Preservation Trust in Boyertown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The images and
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Pennsylvania prior to and after the transfer.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">The Farewell Ceremony at Red Hill, VA, and the departure for Lynchburg, VA</span><br />
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Photos from the Ceremony on Dec. 19, 2013</div>
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A group of some of the Rivanna Chapter members who restored the Cabin Car </div>
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Another group of some of the Rivanna Chapter members who restored the Cabin Car </div>
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Dignitaries from Boyertown, Charlottesville, and the Rivanna Chapter exchange greetings </div>
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The southbound departure for Lynchburg on Jan. 13, 2014</div>
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NS crew prepares for switching as the Cabin Car is </div>
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<span style="color: black;">After the Cabin Car left Red Hill, VA it first went south to Lynchburg, VA. In Lynchburg it was switched to an NS northbound train. Pictures taken in Lynchburg, Red Hill, and PA are below, but we have none from northern VA or MD. We believe that the Cabin Car was in both Allentown and Reading, PA, on its way to the interchange with the Colebrookdale RR in Pottstown, PA.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><em>PRR Day in Lynchburg</em></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"> On Jan. 13, during its southbound trip to Lynchburg, the Cabin Car passed the northbound NS Heritage </span><span style="color: black;">locomotive above (pictured here by the Lynchburg, Kemper Street station)</span><br />
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The Cabin Car in its intended position on the consist</div>
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Two links below lead to videos made by Travis Koshko on January 14. The first shows the northbound NS train with the Cabin Car on the trestle over the James River in Lynchburg. The second was taken in Red Hill as PRR 477768 passed by her former home for the final time. In the silence ending the second video - share in the joy, pride, and sadness of those who restored her.</div>
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Near Temple, PA on Jan. 15</div>
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Triumphant arrival in Boyertown on Jan. 17</div>
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John Pfaltz (center) receives recognition from Charles Haddad (left, Rotary)<br />
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Cabin car boosts spirits and fund raising on Feb. 7</div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><em>Beautiful Lady - We brought you back to your prime </em></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><em>and </em></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><em>returned you to your homeland. G</em></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><em>o forth and make </em></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><em>us proud again. </em></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><em>- John Pfaltz and the NRHS Rivanna Chapter</em></span> </div>
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Thanks to Norfolk Southern (<a href="http://www.nscorp.com/">www.nscorp.com</a>) and their many employees who were involved in safely and quickly moving PRR 477768 from Virginia to Pennsylvania.</div>
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For more information on the Rivanna Chapter and the National Railway Historical Society check:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">On April 3
our OLLI Outing will take us to Roanoke, where we’ll visit two museums and have
lunch in a “food court with a history.” Our bus will depart from the Fashion
Square Mall Sears’ parking lot at 8:00 a.m. and return by approximately 5:15
p.m. And we’ll have some en route entertainment!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ross Thomas, who last fall taught the OLLI
course “Railroads of Charlottesville and Virginia,” has agreed to supply archival
train videos, along with his own remarks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Roanoke’s
history is that of a boom town created by the coming of rail. It was a little
hamlet called Big Lick until the 1850s, when it became a rail junction and the
gateway to the west for the Norfolk & Western Railway. Our tour will trace
this dramatic history.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Our first
stop will be the O. Winston Link Museum situated in a restored Norfolk &
Western passenger train station. The museum is dedicated to the photography of
O. Winston Link, the twentieth-century railroad photographer widely considered
the master of the juxtaposition between steam railroading and rural culture. On
display are hundreds of photographic prints, along with interactive displays
including audio that provides information on Link’s photographic subjects.
We’ll see the documentary film What a Picture I Got and have a guided tour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ride will take us to the historic City Market Building for lunch on our own.
After lunch we’ll visit the Virginia Museum of Transportation, which has one of
the finest rail collections in the United States. This museum is housed in the
old Norfolk & Western freight station. Outside in the rail yard there are
more than 50 pieces of rolling stock, historic steam and diesel engines,
cabooses, and other rail equipment. Of special note, the rail yard features the
internationally known Norfolk & Western Class J 611 and the Class A 1218,
the most modern steam locomotives ever built. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Restoration of the J 611 is imminent and it may be off-site when we
visit</i>.) Inside the museum you’ll find model trains and automotive and
aviation exhibits, plus a gift store with hard-to-find, transportation-related
gifts. You are free to wander the museum inside and out until we depart for
home at 3:15 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the Roanoke Outing is $60. OLLI members and nonmembers alike are welcome! Note,
however, that if you reserve a spot and then cancel, you will not receive a
refund unless we find someone to take your place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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online </span><a href="https://pages.shanti.virginia.edu/olliuva/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: blue;">https://pages.shanti.virginia.edu/olliuva/</span></span></a><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">and pay
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completed registration form (available on the OLLI website and at the back of
the spring 2014 catalog) with your check payable to UVA Fund/OLLI to OLLI, 1160
Pepsi Place, Suite 114, Charlottesville, VA 22901; OR<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">• Telephone the OLLI
office (434.923.3600 or 877.861.9207) and pay with your credit card.</span>nrhsrivannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771630831055740381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414803059426495497.post-57660393266901052652013-11-17T18:43:00.001-08:002013-11-17T18:43:26.646-08:00November Meeting Notes<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Election of New Officers</b></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">President Bernard Haxel says:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Please don't forget the regular NRHS Rivanna Chapter meeting next Tuesday at the Elks Club. Dinner ($14.00) at 6:00 and meeting at 7:00, as usual.<br /><br />We need a good turnout this time because November is when we elect our officers and this year we actually have a slate of new officers ready to elect! Your Executive Committee has met, and we will nominate the following slate:<br /><br /> President: Ross Thomas<br /> Vice President: Ed DeBary<br /> Secretary: Bernard Haxel<br /> Treasurer: Ann Harrod<br /><br />Of course, we will also take other nominations from the floor. There are some other important announcements to hear and a few other matters of business to discuss. And then, a great program (more on that later).<br /><br />So please plan to attend.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><u><b>Our program</b></u></span></div>
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“<span style="font-size: small;">Steam Fever” is my all-time favorite railfan video, because it is the most elegantly photographed and recorded railroad video that I [Don Wells] have seen. It is just plain beautiful. It was first shown to the Rivanna Chapter by Nick Page 10-15yr ago. I was so impressed with it that I obtained a personal copy, and then I showed it again in 2009 when I was VP, and now I have chosen it to show as my final video program as VP of Rivanna Chapter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This video was produced in South Africa 20yr ago, and shows mainline steam there in its final days, in the late 1980s, pulling both fast passenger and heavy freight trains. The railroad is 42-inch gauge (“Cape Gauge”, not the 56.5-inch “Standard Gauge” of US RRs), and the railfans drive their 1980s cars on the left half of the highway (steering wheel on the right), so it isn't our familiar USA railroading, but this is double-tracked, fully-signalled, power-turnout <i><b>mainline steam</b></i> still running only 25 years ago! And the locos are big stoker-fired 4-8-4s, with high horsepower and large tenders for long runs. Because these locos ran in desert country, many of them were equipped with <i>condensers</i> that recycled their boiler water – and these condenser locos roared and whined instead of chuffing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Some of the South African steam engines were among the most efficient ever built, with sophisticated designs. The most famous of these advanced engine designs was called the “Red Devil” – a steam loco painted all-red!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">South Africa ran coal-burning steam engines later than other countries because it has abundant coal but doesn't have oil; in fact South Africa has a long history of large-scale coal-to-liquid conversion to operate its automobiles and trucks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The silent video to be shown during dinner has not yet been selected.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Next month's program</b></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The officers expect that we will have a guest speaker for the Chapter's December 17<sup>th</sup> meeting, but we do not yet have a firm confirmation of that – more later.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">-- </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">All Aboard!</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Rivanna Chapter</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">National Railway Historical Society</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Charlottesville, Virginia</span>nrhsrivannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771630831055740381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414803059426495497.post-46728252188389230002013-10-08T12:02:00.003-07:002013-10-08T12:02:34.210-07:00October 2013 Meeting ProgramThe October 2013 meeting topic will be Powder River Basin Coal traffic. Don will show video of trains in the basin which is one the densest lines for traffic in the country. <br />
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Business items include annual election of officers and a discussion of a donation to the 611 restoration project.nrhsrivannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771630831055740381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414803059426495497.post-26510667390790250712013-05-21T06:43:00.002-07:002013-05-21T06:43:36.350-07:00May 2013 Meeting The program for the May meeting of
Rivanna Chapter, on Tues 05-21, will be "Mixtape#2" – a program of short
railroad videos, 54m30s duration. This
“mixtape” (or
“smorgasbord”) Rivanna Chapter program is a DVD of 24 short videos, many
only 1-2 minutes in length,
with the longest only 7 minutes. The range of subjects covered is very
wide, in five general categories: (1) MOW [Maintenance Of
Way], (2) Historic-Steam, (3) Contemporary-Steam, (4) Bad Things Happen
(crashes, etc), and (5) Diesels. These videos are all from the
Internet, and many of them are
very recent, some even less than one month old. A sample of the
subjects includes: BNSF rotary clears snow in Nebraska, a South
African 4-8-4 condenser engine does a runby, the British “Tornado”
engine arrives in a station, one derailed train in Brazil derails
another, an Oktokopter misbehaves while filming a train, a UP auto
rack train climbs the Tehachapi grade, a Caltrain "Baby Bullet" runs
through a station at 75mph, and the BNSF Masters Special does a runby
in Georgia on its journey to Augusta.
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<br />The <u>silent</u> video
during dinner will be "The Pennsylvania Railroad" [60m] -- Emery Gulash 16mm color movie footage 1952-1969.
nrhsrivannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771630831055740381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414803059426495497.post-22398338381539066092013-04-04T14:02:00.001-07:002013-04-04T14:02:33.310-07:00April Meeting - Slideshow on Indain RailwaysIn April the program will be a slideshow on Indian Railways in various gauges. If you love the exotic and British or unknown Railways then come and join us on the 16th.nrhsrivannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771630831055740381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414803059426495497.post-37476183815341268022013-02-10T18:42:00.000-08:002013-02-10T18:42:36.772-08:00New BlogThis new blog is to give timely news and views from the NRHS Rivanna Chapter. More frequent postings will help spread news and meeting info easier. Check back regularly for updatesnrhsrivannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771630831055740381noreply@blogger.com1