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CHAPTER TIMETABLE OF EVENTS

7:30 pm .FRIDAY March 16

7;30 pm FRIDAY April 20

NOON S�TURDAYS

f/'Qnt;;l .. v tl1J!:",r.fZ:.t, Me�-·�· h:�. 'It the Union Pacific C1ubr",u"" u' ;n�ersedion c.f !I. Russto�� �.:! d. II:�ef5tl'"d in Portland.

rro9ri.:l� ir.v�:v&.; �'lld�- from federal gOVGrnmer,t (,'1 P>'':'�'-\'vat i (.111 of hi stori c bridyes.

�'EI'JSRE�L j)c,':":m VI' (;,('n1n9 invites each meml�:I' to t(�!l9 �I) t·· �iK recent s'1des for di· . .. lay. Be?,'t;p�V'€:1 to eXjllain and cileck in witr. ,m: JHlILi.Y when you arrive.

Possible PHO�I) CO,!TES" fJ, NEWSREEL.

t40nthly [j:Js;r·,,�s. i�eetir.g at the Union Pacific Blub{lu' :: . ?rogt'am unclecided.

ileet ilt Vf,:"'S in :loll JW.iod area for no­host lunch. Order off. menu. About 30 nembers show up "or :;o�sip. Reserved room. No ;:rogl'w; jU3t fell OlIship.

March 1981+ THE TRAINMASTER

SUMMARY OF MINUTES - REGULAR CHA?TER MEETING - FEBRUARY 17, 1981+

The meeting was called to order by President Rich Carlson at 7:38 PM in the Union Pacific Clubhouse.

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Membership Chairman John Holloway reported that the Chapter has 321 paid members for 1981+ with 46 more not yet paid. The membership was 311 last year at this time. March 15th will be the cutoff date for the new Chapter roster.

President Rich Carlsonreported: 1) The lease with the Portland Terminal RR Co. for the Room 1 annex has been signed, effective 3/1/81+. The additional room will be used mostly for storage. 2) A press conference on January 23 at the Brooklyn roundhouse to announce the 4449's trip had good press arrd TV coverage. 3) the pictorial cancellation to be used on the New Orleans excursion won't be an on train RPO but must be applied in each city where the train stops.

Frojact '84: Mary Lou Weaver reported that Chapter members will be guaranteed tic!':ets on the Chapter's segment of the trip until March 16. After that it will be first come first E9rved. About 80 tickets have been sold for the Portland to Sacra­m�nto segment as of today. Rich Carlson reported that all the equipment for the train has been obtained. T�,e consist will be coach baggage car #3300, the Mount HClOd, 8 coaches and 2 lounge cars. Roger Phillips reported that car #3300 has ��en named the Miln D. Gillespie in honor of the late Chapter member.

Locomotive 441+9: Doyle McCormack reported that the driver tires are due to arrive March 9th which may delay the scheduled March 15th steamup date. The jacket and lagging are being put on the locomotive now. The pony truck will be put back :b place next week. The end of tlarch is now the expected steamup time. Doyle said he needs welders to do both cutting and welding on the auxiliary tender.

��ecial Committees: President Rich Carlson reported that he has appointed a sendoff and a public relations committee to work on Project '84. Al and Connie McCready will chair the committees.

Pr8siderrt Rich Carlson reported on actions from the last Chapter board meeting:-1) Postcard photos for the New Orleans trip concession program have been selected. 2) The C�3pter finance comlnittee has reported to the board. 3) The Portland Ter­mi.rral RR Co. is disposing of its Alco switchelS ilnd the Chapter is requesting the possible donation of one to its historical collection.

Arrnua', Banquet: Jim Whaley reported that the final count for the banquet was 87. Both the food and the prog!'am were ','ery g00d.

El�ction of Two Additional Directors-at-Large: President Rich Carlson read the list of Chapter members nominated for the two new director-at-large positions: Jim Gilmore, Dave Van Sickle, Vija Keeler, Bud Kirsch, George Lavacot, Terry Par­ker and Doyle McCormack. There were no additional nominations from the floor. Vote was by secret written ballot. Jim Gilmore and Doyle McCormack were elected.

S''''p Meet: Terry Parker reported that 96 tables for the meet have been sold with o�ly one left as of toJay. Terry read a list of personnel needed and asked that IT.8robers who can help sign up tonight.

President Rich Cz,rlson announced that the next board meeting will be on March 8.

Respectfully submitted, Chuck Storz, Secretary

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ROOM 1. U�rON STATiUtj Portl and . Or<JOGOIj 97t'J9

(503) 226·"7 If7

Number 259

CHAPTER TIMETABLE OF EVENTS

7:30 pm FRIDAY March 16

7:30 pm FRIDAY April 20

NOON SATURDAYS

r'10nt111;o 6:,5'; ;;b:, :�,_t·':;i ;"9. f � the Union Pacific Cl"':Jh,;u"", at lr1;�l'section of N, Ru;;se'!� d:ld N. Ir;',el'st�te in Portland.

Program ir.\/u1v;'� :"�d'?s from federal government on pr<.s�r"ation 0"" historic bridges.

t!E�ISREEL pm:: Ion of ·'H:ni n9 i nvi tes each melllber to btl ',g . ;> {'O 5 j X recent s 1i des for display. 3� 'o.ita;,ared to explain and ciieck in witi, JIM ... HALEY when you arrive.

Poss i b 1 c I'f:OTO CONTES T f 0r NEWSREEL.

�iont:'-'y Business Mel!ting at the Union Pacif'[C B1',�'housl. Program l'nti"dded.

r'(,ilt a� YM�!'S '" , Hullywood area for no­host l:J,,;;h. OrdE;r off met1�. About 30 f.·a;nbers ShOll U:l fer gossip. Reserved room. No ;>rogr'lIlT., j�st fellowship.

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March 1984 THE TRAINMASTER

SUMMARY OF MINUTES - REGULAR CHA?TER MEETING - FEBRUARY 17, 1984

The meeting was called to order by President Rich Carlson at 7:38 PM in the Union Pacific Clubhouse.

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Membership Chairman John Holloway reported that the Chapter has 321 paid members for 1984 with 46 more not yet paid. The membership was 311 last year at this time. March 15th will be the cutoff date for the new Chapter r'oster.

President Rich Carlsonreported: 1) The lease with the Portland Terminal RR Co. for the Room 1 annex has been signed, effective 3/1/84. The additional room will be used mostly for storage. 2) A press conference on January 23 at the Brooklyn roundhouse to announce the 4449's trip had good press and TV coverage. 3) the pictorial cancellation to be used on the New Orleans excursion won't be an on train RPO but must be applied in each city where the train stops.

Froject '84: Mary Lou Weaver reported that Chapter meniliers will be guaranteed ·tic!:ets on the Chapter's segment of the trip until March 16. After that it will be first come first 89rved. About 80 tickets have been sold for the Portland to Sacra­racnto segment as of today. Rich Carlson reported that all the equipment for the train has bgen obtain9d. T:ce consist will be coach baggage car #3300, the Mount Hood, 8 coaches and 2 lounge c�rs. Roger Phillips reported that car #3300 has ��en named the Miln D. Gillespie in hcnor of the late Chapter member.

Locomotive 4449: Doyle McCormack reported that the driver tires are due to arrive March 9th which may delay the schedUled March 15th steamup date. The jacket and lagging are being put on thp. locomotive now. The pony truck will be put back in place next week. The end of [larch is now the expected steamup time. Doyle said he needs welders to do both cutting and welding on the auxiliary tender.

?pecial Committees: President Rich Carlsor. repo':'ted that he has appointed a �en�off and a public relations committee to worK on Project '84. Al and Connie M�C�eady will chair the committees.

Presideilt Rich Carlson reported en actions from the last Chapter board meeting:­�) Postcard photos for the New Orleans trip concession program have been selected. 2) The Ct�pter finance committee has reported to the board. 3) The Portland Ter­Dinal RR Co. is disposing of its Alco switche�and the Chapter is requesting the possible donation of one to its historical collection.

AnnuE'. Banquet: Jim Whaley reported that the final count for the banquet was 87. Doth the food and the program were -.-ery good.

El�ction of Two Additional Directors-at-Large: President Rich Carlson read the "lIzt of Chapter members nominated for the two new director-at-large positions: Jim Gilmore, Dave Van Sickle, Vija Keeler, Bud Kirsch, George Lavacot, Terry Par­ker and Doyle �!cCormack. There were no additional nominations from the floor. '/ote was by secret written ballot. Jim Gilmore and Doyle McCormack were elected.

SWi'lP Meet: Terry Parker reported that 96 tables for the meet have been sold with only one left as of t02ay. Terry read a list of personnel needed and asked that m�mDers who can help sign up tonight.

President Rich C2.rlson announced that the next board meeting will be on March 8.

Respectfully submitted, Chuck Storz, Secretary

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Poem of the r'!onth submi tted by Rich Car l son :

THE E X F R E S S

After the first powerfu l , pl a i n mani festo The b l ack statement of pi stons , wi thout more fuss But g l i d i ng l i ke a queen , she l eaves the stati on . I'!i thout bowinq and w i th restra i ned unconcern She passes the houses I'!h ich humbly cro\'Jd outs ide , The gasworks, a nd at l ast the heavy page Of death, pri nted by g ravestones i n the cemetery . Beyond the to�jri , there 1 i es the open country Hhere , gatheri ng speed , she acqu ires mystery , The l umi nous sel f-possession of ships on ocean . It i s nov! she beg i ns to s i ng - at fi rst q u i te l ov:

'Then l oud , and at l ast with a jazzy madness -The song of her whi stl e scream i ng at curves , Of deafen i ng tunnel s , bra kes , i n numerabl e bol ts . And ahlays l ight , aeri a l , underneath , Retreats the e l ate metre of her wheel s . Steami ng through metal l andscape on her l i nes She pl unges neli eras of I'lhi te happi ness I!here speed throws up s trange shapes , broad curves' And para l l el s c l ean l i ke trajectori es from gun s . At l ast, further than Ed i n burgh or Rome, Beyond the cres t of the wor l d , she reaches night

. �Jhere onl y a ; l ol'! stream-l ine brightness Of phosphorus on the tos s i n9 h i l l s i s l ight . Ah , l i ke a comet through f l ame, she moves entranced Virapt in her mus i c no b i rd song, no , nor bough Breaki ng Ivi th honey bud s , sha l l ever equal .

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T here wi 1 1 ' be an announcement· at the It.arch monthly meeti ng on l'Iarch 16th to inform the general membership of the arri val of the s teel .tires for the 4449 and then of the pos s i b l e staged event of showi ng the average guy on the s treet hOYi tp put on a tire . Too much remai ns 'unsettl ed so do not go to the Roundhouse unti l ' you · hear a t the meeting the def i n i te invitation for. the t i re mounti ng event,

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4449 TICKETS FOR �1EHBERS AVAILABLE UNT I L t,lARCH 1 6

The Chapter wi l l .give Chapter members pri ori ty i n order i n g t ickets for the 4449 . tr ip . You must PAY by 16 �Iarch 1 984 . After that date you get i n l i ne with the' genera l publ i c for space avai 1 ab 1 e . If you want to go ei ther way, reserve NOvl.

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CHAPTER f!EI'S RELEAS[ I SSlEL � 1'1Ir.cJ

HORLD'S FAIR TRhU: f. 0 rr- H.SK FOR P,'.CIFIC ;:C:mll'!ES T (f!f.PTER

The Pacific i:orthl'lest Chapter of the, :!ati,onal Raih!ay Historical Society has committe'd' itself to pay nearly VOD,OOO in operational costs for "the most beautif�l train in the �'orld" on its run in tiay and June from Portlaild to tlie Louisiana !.'orld's Fair in (lew Orleans arid return, acco'rdinS) to chapter president Richard f,. Carlson. " , '

The c ha pter expec ts 'mo s t'coSts 'to be repa i d from the sa 1 e of the 416 passenger r�ats 6n the 13-car I'orld's Fair Daylight. The train will be piloted by the historic �1i49 streaml ined steam locomotive donated to the CitY,of Portl'�rid after the Southern Pacific railroad retl're'o it frol!' service' in the'1950s. P-efurbisiled by the Pacific Horth�est Chapter vbl�nteers and pa'nted red, white and blue, the 4449 took the American F�eedom Trairi'�round the United States during the observance of' the nation's' bicentennial in 1975-76. '

The 4449 and all its cars o� the r:�w Orleans excursion will wear the dramatic oranpe, d�ep red arid blac� liverY,of the S.P.'s famed Coast Daylight trains which bcigan operation between Los Anaeles and San Francisco in 1937 .

• Carlson said one of the big£est'expense items foi the run is the �L8,5CO needed to provide hotel rooms, per diem, and in some cases, wages for the 40 chapter members who have volunteered to work as engine crewmen, car hotts, lounge attendants and concessionaires during the seven-week trip. The train �ill stop at 17 cities alonr the route, either overnipht or with up to three-day layovers at several to allow public viewing.

Although the 4449 actually will be operated during the entire trip by the chapter's o�n steam engineer, Doyle �cCormack, and other chapter members in his crew, railroad safety repulations require the presence on board at all times of a full train crew familar with the trackage b�ing covered. Standby train crew costs are estimated at $93,OOC, Carlson said.

Another major cost is �73,OOO for fuel oil to fire the �4�S's big boiler. nn ex-�.P. coach-baggage car has been purchased for $7.500 to serve as a locomotive crew car o� the run. It will be one of the two chapter�ownedcars on the train. Another 10 cars have been lea�ed for th�' trip at a cost of $£3,800. There also will be a privately-6wnid, round-end observation car at the end of the train.

Other' costs the Pacific :;orth�Jest Chapter will bear include $17,000 for car and locomotive painting; �2B,bOO for insurance; �15,OOC for propane to provide car heating and air-conditioning; $10,000 for marketing; and approximately �(,50C for the use of helper locomotives needed on some of the steep mountain grades encountered along the 7,000 �ile run.

"The World's Fair Gaylight is by far the most amtitious project our chapter has attempted in its 30-year lifetime,· Carlson said. "It may be the biggest train excursion ever operated by any railfan or�anization anywhere in the world.

"Certainly all the members of our chapter board are wearinp white knuckles until we see the ticket sales money coming in to match what we are obligated to spend."

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Contact: /'l IocCready (S02) 2['1-2�L

t·:ARCIl 1934 THE TI\/\INr:ASTER

CII{,PTEK I.ElIS REW\SE ISSLH �. �.'Jl['(.f: 1 S[,t

I!P.TIOIH'.L Rf.ILHAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY FACT Sf:EET

The Ilational f-aih:ay Historical Society was founded in 1935 to promote a greater public understanding of the vital role played by railroads in the remarkably swift growth of the �nited States of America from a strugg1 in9 young nation in the early l800s to a �!orld power less than a century later.

The i.RHS nO�J has about 100 chapters with more than 10,000 members in most major L.S. cities. It holds annual conventions hosted by individual charters, and publishes the quarterly 1:r.I:S Bulletin sent free to members and containing ne�s of chapter activities, book reviews and articles about railroading around the world.

i�RIIS n;embers come from all v.'alks of life. Sorr.e are active or retired railroad employees, but many rr.ore simply are people who have succumbed to the highly infectious Romance of the Rails, whether they be photographers, history buffs, live steam or �inature railroad modelers, or just people who enjoy riding on trains.

The Pacific ::orthl1est Chapter of the :lRHS �:as orranized in 1955 by the late C. F. "Jeff" Keenan, \'iho served in his youth as a fireman and engineer on steam loco�otives, and in retirement became a nationally-recognized rail historian and author. The Chapter has grown to a membership of 350 and is headquartered in Room 1 of Portland's historic Union Station. All persons over the age of 1G are eligible to join PNWC/HRHS. Lues are �lE.GO per year. The chapter meets on the third Friday of the month except in July, August and December, usually at the Lnion Pacific clubhouse at the intersection of i.orth Interstate r.venue and Russell Street in Port­land. �eeting locations and times are given in the monthly issue of The Trainmaster, published by the chapter for its members.

The Pacific i;OrUl�Jest Chapter is an Cregon non-profit corpor­ation, and acts as custodian of the famed Southern Pacific Daylight steam passenger locomotive 4449, owned by the City of Portland. Over the years it has acquired several pieces of rolling stock �hich are used on the chapter's frequent rail excursions. A favorite is the nt. Hood, an aO-foot sleeper-lounge car formerly operated I;,y the Spokane, Portland and Seattle railway. A recent acquisition is an ex-S.P. coach-baggage car that will �o along as a crew car on the "Louisiana �orld's Fair Daylight" excursion to t;ew Orleans.

Among other rail excursions sponsored by the chapter in recent years were the Scandia Limiteds, taking passengers to the annual Scandia festivals in Junction City; the Deschutes River Canyon tours to I':adras; a California State P.ailroad r'useur tour to Sacramento (with .the 4449 heading the train); the circle tour from Portland to Pasco to Spokane to Seattle and back to Portland; and last winter's Snowfall Special to Chemult.

At chapter headquurters is an extensive research books, photos, maps and other items of railroadiana. has h 0 s ted two nat ion a 1 :., R H S con v en t ; 0 n s in 1 9 C 5 and

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1 ibrary of The chapter 1978.

MARCH 1 98 4 , THE TRAIIlt-lASTER

"THE LOU IS I ANA I)ORLD ' S FAI R DAYL IGHT" (flay 5 - June 24, 1 984)

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The formal announcement to the publ ic of the runn i ng of " The Loui siana Hor1 d's Fa ir Dayl i ght" to be pul l ed by steam l ocomotive ex-SP 4449, was made at the Brooklyn yard round house on honday, January 23, 1 984 at 1 0:30am.

Hosted by Southern Pacifi c Transportation Company, and arrange d by George Kraus ( SP Publ i c Rel ations flanager, ii.H.), \'!ho a l so emceed the affa i r, the event i n ­cluded a n audi ance o f about 50 persons, i nc lud ing te1evisipn, radio and prjnt med i a coverage, short speeches by government official s, corporate sponsors and responses by Chapter President Rich Carl son and Engi neer Doyl e t.lcCormack . 'r:em­bers of the Chapter were present as wel l as most of the crev! of 4449, a l l ,of, lI!hom II/ere i ntroduced by Doyle to the press.

The press covered presentati ons of mock oversi zed checks to Ri ch whi l e he and th� presenters stood near the front of the l ocomoti ve, on �!h i c h h,ung a sign l i st­ing the names of the parti c i pati ng agenc i es and sponsors. One check for $250,000 IIlas handed h im by Roger Peck, pi'esi dent of Cascade Tra i l ways, Tacoma . The other T'or $22, 000, given by I'layor Frank Ivallc ie of Portl and, represented the approxi � mate sum in the ci ty ' s l ocomotive trust fund .

A specia l IIla l nut pl aque, II/hich carries meta l bas-re1 i ef emb.1 ems of the, ]9l:!4 Louisiana l'!orl d Exposi ti on and the Seal of the State of Lou i si ana, pl us a 'custom­engl'aved metal i nscription pl ate thank i ng the Chapter for: i ts efforts to hel p p�omote the fair, was also presented to Rich by Pqu1 �!. Creighton, V i ce President

'!tf' Operati ons of the fa i r . He announced that June 2 has been designated "Ci ty of Pertl and, Oregon, Day" at the fa ir, on whi ch date the tra i n \'Ji l l arr i ve i n i'eW Orl eans.

Hedia covereage was extensive, wi th Channel 6 ( CBS-affi l i ate ) , Channel 3 (fmc) and Channel 12 (KPTV), p l us radio nel'lsmen and nev/spaper reporters worki ng' the," story, wh i ch was a i red and pri nted ,that day . The Oreqon i an had 'carried a front­:loge stcry in r'!onday's morning edi tions, and aSli g ht1y revised version appeared

, i n t:1e 1 -star Tuesday edi t i on, inc1 ud'ing a front"page pi ct,ure of Engi neer f1cCorm-'a�k polishi ng the lens of one ofA449, ' s dual head 1 i �hts .

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That same evei ng, Rich, Ed Immel, Spec i a l Projects Di rector, and Doyl e, .Wer� , i n­'�erviewed at Rogers Cabl esystems studios ,on ri. E. Sandy, for a segment oli' ,"Port-l and Tonight, " whi ch a i red at 10 p . m . that day.

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Tn oth�r' devel opments" Ed has reported compl etion of arrangements for ,obta i n i ng 0,": the"equipment for the 1 3 car consist, I t �lill i ncl ude 4449 witli tender, a n

.. ,,,·vxiii ary ( for water ) ex-SP tender, a new crew car ( ex-SPD�y 1 i ght 3300) ,s)eeper­',ounge ( The r·lt. Hood ) , ei ght coaches, tv:o l ounge cars and a rounded-end observa­::i on car ( ex-GN "Appekunny f'10Llnta i n ) . Hork has begun at FI;C Corporati on, r·iari ne a';;u Ra i l D iv ision, in the pai nting of the tra i n in the deep red/orange/bl ack co l or scheme, us i ng DuPont-dona ted "Imron" pO ,lyurethane enamel .

The first <ld advertising the worl d ' s fa i r " Dayl i ght" appears February 1 984 TRJl.If'lS ma9azi ne, �!hi ch Has del ivered to ,Room 1 Phone and ma i l i nqui res are comi ng i n stead i l y .

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H I STORY OF UNION STAT Iml BUI LDH:G

"(This is a report tha t was in the fil e �!ithout any credit l ine or date. This wil l 5uppl€ment the story of Union Station at Port l a nd that ran in the February n. by Karl Kl ooster which had origina l l y appeared on 2 november 1983 in THIS \"EEK�

The site the Union Station is buil t on is what vias kno�m a s Couch Lake. The l a ke was fil l ed in and Station foundation buil t in 1890 on pil ing . Sta tion �Ias buil t , compl ete vlith tower, and opened for traffic February 14, 1896.

The c l oc k in the tower is a Seth Thoma s , hand wound, weight actuated pend u l um c l ock . I t has four faces each with a diameter of 12 feet 2 inches . The minute hands are 6 feet l ong , the hour hands are 5 feet l ong . The c l ock was ins ta l l ed in 1898.

The main waiting room of the Station was remodel ed during the period 1929-1932. The wa l l s and fl oor of the s tation �Iaiting room are finished in Travertine and Lynel l e tlarb l e imported from Ita l y .

lhe Omon Stabon is a city within itse l f . It has a Restaurant, Cocktail Lo��;�. Pol ice Station , Barber Shop, Shoe Shine Stand , flews Stand , Ticket Office and Da�!rVa ­tion Burea u , l . S. Post 0ffice Annex, Telegraph Office, Stea� Genera ti�g P l ant , the only el ectric Interl ocking Pl ant un Port:e.nd's Ilest sid e, and in addition , many rail ­road offices for various d�p�rtme�ts or. the second and third fl oors of the Station .

The Union Stacion is op�rated by the Portl and Terminal Rail road Company ( formerl y .:';'0 ;:vrthern Pacific Termina l Company) a company �!hich was incorporated August 22, 1882, under the l aws of the State of Oregon . I n addition to operating the Union Station , the Company maintainsche Station Buil ding , receives a l l passenger trains that operate i nto Portl and , transferring baggage and mail to trains for movemen t be­yond Portland , u n l oads and del ivers baggage to passenrers terminating at Port l a nd. Unl oads and del iv ers mcil to the Cnited States Post Office Department , mail termina­ting qt. Portl and for Post Office distribution to Port l and a nd vicinity. Also, the same h.andl ing is appl i ed to s hi pments by REA Express Agency .

The Terminal Company a'l�o cleans, services , inspects and makes necessary repairs to a l l but two of the passenger ;',ains that operate in and out of Portland .

Baggage handl ed in O'le yeiir amOU!1ts to approximately 700,000 pieces . U . S . tla�� hand l ed in one year amounts to approximately G,OOO ,OOO pieces .

The Terminal Company a l s o hand l ed over 720,000 freight cars per year that termin­ate in Portl and , originate i� Portl and , and for al l points in a l l of continenta l U . S . , Canada and Hexico. I t ha s an average payrol l of 850 employees �Iho receive an annu a l g ross payrol l of about $5.5 mil l ion , the bu l k of which is spent in Portl and and the immed i ate v i ci nity.

r�a teria l and suppl ies required by this Company amount to over $600,000 per year a nd 80% of which is purchased Oil the l ocal marke.ts .

Taxes in support of your school�, l aw enforcement agen�ies , fire departmen ts, and a l l other tax supported groups amount to over $190,000 per year .

The architects of Unic� Station were Van Brunt and f!o�'e of Kansas City & Boston .

Hel p support the rail roads; the rail roads hel p support you .

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SHORT H I STORY OF ROm, ONE UNION STATIot�

by Roger Phi l l i ps

As the Chapter has grown i t has requ i red an address keep ing up with the Chap­ter ' s status. F i rst we made due by recei v i ng the Chapter ' s mai l at the homes of the Secretary/Treasurer , r:ati onal D irector, or Regi onal Vice Pres i dent.

By 1 965 the Chapter had been conv i nced to host the fi rst west coast convention of the flRHS and i t acqu i red a post office box ( and whoose number had some great sig­nifica nce that compl etel y excapes me at the moment) . After the convention the Chap­ter deci ded to keep the P.O. Box regard l ess of how i t wou l d stretch the f i nancial resources of the. Chapter. The Chapter deserved a permanent address after the b i g' conventi on si nce besides being the l argest and only chapter 11est of the Rocki es, i t had run a .conventi on that a l l l a ter conventi ons Vlould have to be judged aga i nst.

Regardl ess of ho�: much of an i mprovement i t �Ias just to have a P . O . Box , the Chapter needed a real office wi th a pushy address. If the Southern Paci f ic cou l d have ONE flARKET PLAZA , the PIMC could have ROm'i OflE, UN lOti STATI Or:. Besides pro­v i d i ng a new and more appropri ate address, i t a l so was to prov ide needed space. to start a sma l l l i brary and acqu ire serveral coll ecti ons then becol)1ing avai labl e.

A room �Ias needed to go wi th the address . To f i nd a room to attach the ad­dress to, the Chapter contacted Jack Jones at the Termi na l Company. Sadly' the sub­J ect of rent came up and the Chapter had to agree to pay $ 1 1 each month . The room was next to the restaurant on the ground f l oor and i t was about 6 by 1 1 feet wi th' a 1 5 foot high cei l i ng . Chuck Storz conti nued to pay the rend for the P . O . Box so i t 1·!O u l d rema i n ava i l ab l e i f the Chapter could not rema i n i n the pal atial surrounds.

Portl and ' s Union Station is a gr8at i nsti tuti on that not only survives i nto the 9th decade of the 20th Century, but i t was abl e to surv i ve wi thout the burden of too many numbers to identify i t . Unti l the Chapter decided to rent a room, the station had found no need to number offices on the fi rst fl oor. Peopl e were ex­pected to know where they were goi ng . Because the Chapter was go i ng to use the room as a ma i l i ng address, i t needed a new and more preci se i dentificati o n because the postman d id not a l ways knov! I'!here he �Ias go i ng . Since this was the fi rst num­bered office on the ground f loor, the Termi nal agreed that i t would make sense to then start with the number �riE . Later tenants preferred to be i n the 1 00 range .

After a coupl e of years i t became apparent that the Chapter needed more space even with the shelves extended a l l the way up to the ce i l i n g . About the ti me that the fi rst ROOt, ONE �Ias bu l g ing at the seems, a new restaurant and l ounge replaced the o l d coffeee shop with i ts huge horseshoe counter , and the ne�1 one heeded our old space and offered us fi nanc'i a l assistance if we wou l d move out . l�e needed ground fl oer space but the Stati on i tsel f had none to rent , so we moved out to the Annex . The Annex l ocati on was between the o ld station jai l and the boi l er room:,. Now' the rent jumped to .$45 per month and vie sti l l had to VJor:ry about how to p.ayi t .

I n February of 1 984 the Chapter rented add i ti onal space i n the Annex to make ROOf,; ONE more usua 1 be . The neVi area wi 1 1 be for dead storage and it wi 11 pro-v i da better access to the l i brary .

Regardl ess of the Chapter ' s l ocation i n the termi na l , the ADDRESS remai ned ROar,i OrIE, UNION STATIDI'1 . Even after the Chapter moved to another part of the com­pl ex, the Chapter was abl e to move the room desi gnation .

So there they are , now a l ong �!ay from a P.O. Box .

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NATIONAL RAILWAY � HlSTOmCAL SOCIETY

February 24, 1984

Mr. Al Viewig, Editor The Trainmaster

INOO"POR"'T�O 15137

Pacific Northwest Chapter, NRHS Room I, Union Station Portland, Oregon 97209

Dear Al:

P. O. Box 4 Tacoma, Wash. 98401 (206) 383-2277

After reading the February issue of The Trainmaster, I'd like to offer the following comments and suggestions:

1. As a railroad employee and manager for 25 years, it concerns me deeply to sec the article appear about his unauthorized cab ride to Eugene. We all know that these events sometimes occur, but it has long been the policy of NRHS nationally, and the Pacific Northwest Chapter locally, to carefully avoid any actions or published material which could embarrass the railroad companies (including Amtrak) or railroad employees upon whom the success of our many Chapter endeavors so heavily depends. The very existance of the Project 84 trip to New Orleans is testimony to the responsibile management and organizational credibility that Pacific Northwest Chapter NRHS has demonstrated, especially with railroad r:ompanies such as Southern Pacific. This credibility has been carefully nurtured over the 28 years the Chapter has been operating, and is a priceless asset that many similar organizations in the Northwest have not achieved. I hope that engineer has retired since that 1972 trip, or at least that the author or editors secured his permission for the article to appear. Southern Pacific is a company not likely to take reprisals, but SP and all other railroads take safety and operating rule observance very seriously, and it is simply not good practice to print material such as this that may lead the uninitated to think of "putting one over" on SP management.

2. I would suggest that when reprinting material from other publications, even a simple phone call would ordinarily obtain permission to reprint, and avoid the need for an unnecessary comment about reproduct i on "without permi ss ion" • Use of such a comment wou 1 d seem to be not responsible journalism, and could wave a "red flag" if the originating publication were inclined to press the matter, especially if copyrighted. In the event permission cannot be easily obtained, a simple credit lint'! indicating "reprinted from . . . " should be sufficient, if reprinting is so vital, and if the material is not copyrighted. Non-profit publications �re not, to my knowledge, exempt from prosecution for copyright law violations.

3. Your efforts to\�ard diversity of material are laudable. I do hope, however, that you take a page from Graham Cl aytor' s book at Amtrak, and work first at improving the basic system before expanding

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too greatly.

THE TRAINMASTER

4. Please keep in mind that it is the mission of NRHS to record railroad history, not to make it. There is no crusading investigative reporting mission of The Trainsheet of which I am aware, that would necessitate reporting derailments, rules violations, una uthorized access to rail road property or eq"ui pment, personnel prob 1 ems. or other mate�ial potentially embarrassing to railroad companies or employees. Ther� are reams of previously unpublished material in the Chapter library about SP&S and other railroads that could fill many issues properly researched and written. Accordingly, the editorial request for "gossip " about members troubles me, since by definition, gossip implies reporting unsubstantiated, unverified, or embarrassing material, perhaps about PNWC members, railroads or railroad employees. Such unethical reporting could be very damaging to the Chapter' s reputation, especially among the many railroad officers, corporate executives, and rail employees we have been so fortunate to obtain as members. If your intent is to report individual member activities, honors, and achievements (and this doesn't preclude humor), then such material has a welcome and legitimate place in the official Chapter publication. Remember that with Project 84 and continuing national interest in 4449, PNWC's newsletter is widely read and reprinted by the several hundred exchange publication recipients, and is the only vehicle by which thousands of people judge the Chapter and its officers and members. We don't need a Portland version of the National Enquirer, and I trust that \�as not your intent in requesting more "gossip. "

You have my support for a responsible, ethical, journal of railroad history and news of the Northwest. You are to be commended for undertaking the largely thankless and very time-consuming duties as Tr�inmaster Editor, and I wish you well in your assignment.

Please feel free to call me if I can be of assistance or counsel at any time.

Sincerely,

� Edward M. Berntsen, Vice President Northwest Region, NRHS

cc: Mr. Rich Carlson, President PNWC Mr. John Holloway, National Director PNWC

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1898 cONlma orl THE THEN PROPOSED GRAnD CANYON IlA IL L INE BY JOHN L . STODDARD

One g l orious September r,lorning , l e,'O v i ng our train at F lagstaff , we started in stage-coaches for a drive uf s i xtY- ','i ve mil es to the Grand Canyon . I had l ooked for­ward to this drive with seine misg iving , dreading the heat of the sun , and the dust and sand which l had sUPPos'2d we shou l d encounter; bu'� to my astonishment and del igh t it was a throughly enjoyab l e exper i ence, It �:a s only el even hours in duration , and not only was most of the route : evel , but two-thirds of i t l ilY through a section of beau­tiful l y rol l ing l and, diversified with open g l ades and thousands upon thousands of tal l pines and cedars entirely free fl-om undergro�lth . ! t 'i s no exaggeration to s ay that we drove that day for mil es at a time over a road carpeted with pine need l es . The truth i s , Arizona , though usua l l y considered a tree'l ess and rainl ess country , possesses some remarkab l e e�ccption s ; and the r2gion near �l agstaff not only abounds in stately pines , but is at certain seasons v i s i ted �y rain�torms �Ihich keep it fresh and beautiful . During our s t3Y �t the Gi'ilnd Canyon �ie had a sho�ler e'Jery night; the atmosphere vias marvel ously pure , and arom'l t i c wi th th" odors of a mil l ion pines ; and so exhil arating was exercise i r. tl�e open ;: li r , thdt hc;�cver Jrduous it might be, we never fel t inconvenienced by fatigue, c.md mere exi s tence gave us joy . Decided l y , then , it �Ji l l not do to condemn the. �'!rol e of I',ti zona beCel,S8 of the heat of its arid , s outh­ern pl ains; fo;, tile northern p0rt i on o)'� the sti:l<:<: i s a pl ilteau, w ', th an el evation from 5 , 000 to 7 , 000 feet. Hence, J S I t i " i)'lt l c t i tuLie , so I�uch as � i titude, that qives us hea l thfu l , p l easing t�rr.pe.l'i1i'.Jr", " , put'� S 0 ; /lrizo�a the c l imate is del ightful during the entire yea r .

A portion c f th i s s t", ; " -, :�J.cll J e;wney l 2e, u s c',e:' t h ,: f l u n k o f the \'treat San Fran­c i scc Mountain . The � s c l Dted p0 S 1 ti0:1 , str i k i ng s 'i mi l ar l ty , lnd a l most uniform a l ti­tude of its fOllr pea ks , r i : i r,9 nec.:- iy , 3 , 008 f22t e, tove the sea, have l ong made them famou s . Moreover, they are m2�0ra b: E for ila v i n� cast a l u r i d l ight upon the dev e l op­ment of th is portion 0 '" o u r � 'i <l net: , Co l d , c � 1 m , and fm'm 1 ess tholl� h they no\'! appea r, the time has been wh2n '.; i-:,oy �cI'ta i ,l2u a Ir.o ] ter: m::ss \':;l �ch needed but a throb of Earth ' s uneasy h2art to l ig h :; the k,V,V2t':S '.� i t h 1'1 or: gry S' l al'2, ilnd cover the adjoining pl ains \'lith floods of f i re , LuI'" !n s ofte� poun�d frain th2i:- destructive cones , and can be traced thence over a d 'i s ta',cr? < ': :' Ttj o i i e s ; P!"GV i r:'J l:h�t they once served as vents for the vol can i c 'hrce \:�1 ; '; : 1 t h e <':': : i , ::- " s t L; "'<l i th �'L S va i n l y striving to confine . But their activity " ; <. pc,l-;:: L l Y ()��� cl . ':l: 2 '/OJ : C :3 I':': th v:h i ch they formerly shouted to one anothEr in tne j c.y 0 ;" � ·; ,"' · : "',L'. � � :)q h e /<.': O P�:;� s ·� ·l t� j jC�J CCi'1que'fed at last, their fires smol der now h8r 2 a � h � �a�� ! e r ten 7 i , 'm t� y j 21 1 . 2 r , � �h E i r hu�e forms appear l ike funeral monuments rea;-�d to '�h ', �,,'"o;-y 'If i:he rC\I'), b�:- i ('d d their base . Another fa s c i nati ng s i g h t upon :;'t i s C; t i ve �'d:' th,\e 0" 'i' he Paiil'terj fJes ert \'ihose v� r ; ously color­ed streaks of sand, �uc��edinn c � " �nott,er to the r�� Q� the hor i zon , made the vast area seem paved ,·;ith banc'; of 'JT1YX , ,;;g,1 � 2 , ,\n d ca':'n21 i � n .

Atout the hcur of J'.Oon w= : 2" che.j a � �! ,lc h - s '':H � 0 1 , &t �If, i c h the stages , going to and from the Canyon, meo"t (:i�d i:e s s . The strv(. t�l'e i tS21f i s I-uther rrimitive; but a good mea l i s s erved to tou r i sts � t th l s way s i de ha l t i ng - pl ace , and since our appetites had been sharpened by th, 'l ong r ide �,nd toni c-giv i r,g � i r, i t seemed to us the mos t de­l icious of repasts. The princi p o '] obj ect o f on2 of the m2mbers of our party, in makin� the journey described in th"se pajes , Vias to deter;r,ine the advisabi l ity of building a ra i l road from Fl agsta'�f to the '.:anyan. ,'Jbethel' t:', i s \'!i 1 1 be done eventua l l y is not , however, a matte:- of v i t a l i r :i;C;-eS c �o tri',vel e�s , s i r. c !: the country traversed can easil y be made an ,1 l most i d ea 'i cLlac:l i r,g-rout,?; rnd \'lith !.Juod stages , frequent rel ays of horses, and a wel l - Jppo i ntcd L J nch stat i o n , a j ourney thu s accompl i s hed viOuld be perferable t o a trip �y rai l .

( reprinted from John L . Stoc:ia.l'd s L E CT�RES , p'Jbl ; �h2d 1 906 , copyright 1 898 )

�iARCH 1 984 THE TRAI N�1ASTER

CURREfH GRAND CANYON RAI LROAD COI"1'1EIHS

From I NTERCHANGE NEHS

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GRAND CANYON RA I L ROAD - Del E . Hebb Recreati onal Propert i es , I n c . has agreed to d e v e l o p and manage a proposed resort and scen i c ra i l r oad proj ect to the Grand Canyon . Recreat i o n a l Propert i e s , a \-Ihol l y owned subs i d i ary of Del E. Hebb Corp . , wi l l dev e l o p a master pl an for thE project p l anned by Ra i l road Re sources , I nc . , and wi l l manage i t .

Ra i l road Resources , I n c . exerc i s �d an option i n October ( 1 983) to acqu i re 63 m i l es of u n u s ed Santa Fe track from I�i l l i am s , Ar i z , to the Grand Canyon . The transaction i s to be compl eted i n �1arch . The company h a s a perm i t from the Nati onal Park Serv i ce to s tudy the proposed opera tion from the southern boun­d a ry of Grand Canyon National Park to the depot near E l - Tovar L odge .

Ra i l road Resources presi dent Charl es Ilc:wman estimated the c o s t of t h e project at more than $20 m i l l i o n . ( ta ken from ROCKY MOUNTAIN tlEHS of 1 1 /6/(3 )

From GOLD COAST RA I L ROADING ( tlovember 1 98 3 )

ATSF GRAND CAI'lYON L I N E ACQU I RED B Y DEVELOPER : RJl I LROAD RESOURCES , HI C . , a n equ i pment and mater i a l s remarketing company i n Phoen i x , P,r i z ona , has exer­c i sed a n option to purchase SANTA FE ' s bran ch l i ne to the Grand Canyon by I,larch 1 984 . The company i n tends to dev e l op resort fac i l i ti es and a s team ra i l road at a cost of $20 m i l l i o n . ( ta ken from YlH EEL C L I CKS)

From I RON HORSE NEWS ( September 1983 )

LAST M I NUTE GRAND CMIYON R E P R I E V E On {lu g . 1 2 , one day before d i s mant-l i ng was to comm en c e , Ra i l road Resources , Inc . of Phoen i x exerc i s ed the i r op­t i on to buy the Santa Fe ' s Grand Canyon 1 i n e . The pri c e i s rumored abou t $3 m i l l ion .

The l i ne h a s not been u s ed s i nce 1 968 and vari ous groups h a v e tri ed to take i t over , genera l l y pl ann i ng s team operati ons . F i na l l y the AT&SF had con­tracted wi th National Ra i l road Con s tructors , I nc . , to tear i t u p , commenc i n g Aug . 1 3 .

Ra i l road Resources say they i n tend to u s e s team on tra i n s and expect to d evel op a resort i n connect i on , a feature to be rebui l d i ng tra c k on a l ong vani s hed l ogg i ng ra i l road .

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PROJECT ' 84 1" A I L I IlG OF BROCHURE OUT DUE TO S P E C I f1 F R I ENDS

The Cha pter need s to tha n k F.d Berntsen , Steve Hol l o�/aY , and Marc i e Hol l Olvay for the val uabl e a s s i s tance i n mai l i ng out those thousands of Proj ect ' 84 bro­chures . What a col orful c o l l ector i tem . Hopefu l l y a l l subscri bers got one .

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EXPO 8£ IN Cf,NADA SETS STEf\M VlEEKS FOR 23 �1AY to 6 JUNE i n 1 986

Save your pen n i es and mark your cal enda r for the spec i a l p e r i od honor i ng past and present rai l road i ng u p at E X PO 86 . Are we goi ng to m i s s thi s ?

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CHAPTER SPECIAL ELECT ION FILLS VACANT BOARD SPOTS

At the February monthl y meeti ng the 0cnera l membershi p was permi tted to v ote for candidates runn i ng to fi l l the two recently created and sti l l vacant seats on the B oard of Di rectors . There were 89 bal l ots cas t . Vlel come :

J 1M G I LMORE and DOYLE �1cCOR�lACK

Curren tl y a l l Board pos i ti ons and Officer pos i t i ons wi l l expi re i n December . Then from here on out we shal l fol l ow the By-Laws and e l ect the Board of Di rec­tors to serve staggered terms . Some wi l l be El ected for one year , and some two , and some for thrEe years . Deta i l s wi l l be out way before the el ect i on to avo i d unnecessary confus ion .

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I NTERESTED I N Sl�APPING PHOTOS OF ELECTR IC L IN ES ?

H u g h W h i te o f Route 7 , B ox 1 47 , Pal estine TX 7 5801 { 2l 4-876-2l 27 } wri tes t o 1 e t u s know that h e has photos and or negati ves to S�Jap o n some e 1 ectri c 1 i nes throughout the country . Since he reports to be on Soc i al Securi ty , swapping i s better for h im . Drop him a note and see what sort of a dea l you can ma ke .

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REPORT ON TH I RD ANNUAL BANQUET

Host J H'l WHALEY was abl e to keep a good thing going by getti ng cl ose to 1 00 peopl e to s i g n up for the d i nner at the Imper i a l Hotel . Bad weather kept a few at home but the room appeared ful l . Emcee �Jas past Pres ident BEN FREDERICKS who tri ed to pronouce "j uxtapo s i t i on " . The Jack Hol s t /l,ward th is year went to ED Jt.1MEL wi th I RV EWEN ma k ing the supr i se announcement . The Jack Hol s t I\ward i s presented yearl y to the member voted on by the membership who represents the i dea 1 s that Jack Ho l st had . R I CH CARLSON gave hi s State of the Chapter A.ddress and a joke , but sk i pped readi ng or presenti ng any poetry . The program was a f i l m from SPRR E:nti tl ed TH I S IS �1Y RI\ I LROr,D and was presented by TERRY PARKER .

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GOSS I P

Not enuff to f i l l a paragraph . Hopefu l l y we wi l l get i n v i ted next year to GEORGE COMBS ' 51 st i n February . The THREE " 8 ' s " �Iere ri ght on t ime wi th a cake for yours tru ly cel ebra t i ng h i s annual 27 th . I s "farmer" WAYNE COLVIN gonna have a Vette runni ng a l ongside the 4449 thi s May? Can JOE S IMON and DIANE afford to drive u p to Yaw ' s every Saturday? Be carefu l i f KEN LANTZ i nv i tes you to take a wal k some Saturday s i nce he has l onger and l ess ti r i ng l egs than many others . Check u p on the doi ngs of the Hospi tal i ty Commi ttee and see i f they greet you wi th open arms next meeti n g . Do you understand that CORA and LEE JACKSON do not keep the food money they col l ect but buy next month ' s good i es with your donation . Do you toss i n enuff to keep up wi th the cost of coffee a l one? TABP.THA rema i ns a mystery after gett i ng mi xed up wi th the HERDMAtl ' s around Christma s . Ex-journa l ­i st R I CH CARLSON vows to eradi cate typo ' s i n chapter publ i cati ons . Ha .

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H IGHLIGHTS OF <) FEBRUARY 1 984 BOARD MEET I NG

PROJ ECT ' 84 Ti ckets reported printed/sh i p ped . Brochure a lmost ready. Mi l l er reported $5300 from ticket sal es so far i n ban k .

ROOM 1 ANNEX Carl son reported that l ease for extra space in what we wi l l cal l our own r,nnex to Room One ha s been s igned .

CACHET ENVELOP E Carl son reported on artwork for conces s i on i t em for 4449 tri p . MOVED , S ECONDED, PASSED expend i ture up to $1 00 for postmark production .

POSTCARDS Carl son reported he & Hodson sel ected photos to be reproduced on the postcards the c hapter i s pri nti ng for sa 1 e on 4449 tri p . t10VED, S ECONDED , PASSED that $ 1 00 be paid for two photographs .

4449 PHOTO ALBU�l Ne 1 son reported he i s worki ng on " Photo f,l bum" styl e book for sal e on 4449 tri p

TEE S H I RTS & J ERSEYS Hodson reported on progress and deadl i nes for hav i nq the sh i rts produced for sal e i tem on 4449 tri p . �10VED , SECONDED , PASSED to reduce

the amount of Jersey ' s to be ordered from 5000 to 3000. ��OVED, S ECONDED , PASSED to order l ower cost tee shirts i n amount of 1 000 .

LOCO�10TIVE 4449 McCormack gave progress report FI NANCE COMMITTEE REPORT Board revi ewed report dated 9 FB 1 984 from commi ttee .

Several suggestions made regard i ng bookkeep i ng . Al l agreed suggest i ons wou l d be carr i ed ou t.

C ITY RESTORAT ION FUNDS MOVED , SECONDED, PASSED Chapter get $20 , 000 from c i ty l ocomotive restoration fund on l oan for our restorati on proj ect .

SWAP t1EET Parker reported on joint effort of Gorge Model ers a nd NRHS to run sVlap meet for 3 �larc h .

ROOM ONE KEYS Securi ty di scussed and MOVED, SECON DED, FAI LED to charge everyone with key $ 1 0 depos i t .

BUSINESS CARDS Chapter di rectors and offi cers ent i t l ement to chapter suppl i ed bu si ness cards di scu ssed . �!OVED, SECONDED , PJ\SSED that cards are authori zed .

N E�I COMNITTEES .carl son reported on two new commi ttees he set u p : Publ i c Re­l 1i tion s ; Send -off. Both rel ate to 4449 tr i p .

NEW CREW CAR NAMED Phi l l i ps sugges ted nami ng of nev/ly acqui red crew car for Mi l n D . Gi l l espi e . �10VED, SECONDED , PASSED .

ALCO SVJITCHERS · Ca rl son adv i sed Portl and Termi nal ' s p l a n to do away wi th ALCOs . EXCURSION COM�lITTEE REPORT vJeaver reported on commi ttee rev i ew of Snowfal l

Spec i a l and l ack of sel l out . Future January excurs i ons supported wi th suggest i ons for next time .

COPY MACHINE \·Ieaver di scussed purchase of copy machi n e for off i c e . ABSENTEE BALLOTTING FOR CHAPTER ELECT IONS Imme 1 requested to vote by a bsentee

ba l l ot for February monthly meeting fer two di rectors . Ca rl son as ked the by- l aws · rev i s i on commi ttee to draft proposal for absentee · bal l ot ing .

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STEAM ENG I NE (f449 TO BE DI SPLAYED AT UNION STAT ION B EFORE �lAY DEPARTURE

Pl ans have i t that the l ocomotive wi l l be on TRACK 2 at Un i o n Station near the ANNEX and that the area of TRJ\CK 1 Vii 1 1 be roped off to permi t photegraphs of engine WITHOUT PEOPLE mes s i ng up the shot . Expect i t there Thursday/ Friday.

Pos s i b l e need for hosts to chat wi th the v i ewi ng publ i c and to keep TRACK 1 c l ear of bu sybod i e s . AL HAIJ probab l y i s the man to contact.

Rumor of spec i a l mus i ca l party FRIDAY n i te rema i n s rumor .

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By ERIC GORANSON otTM�n .ta"

Final design work on a new Burlington Northern Railroad bridge over the Willamette River In Portland is expected to starl in December, according to the Kansas City designers.

Based on preliminary design work, cost 01 the span will not exceed $30 million. The bridge will surpass lhe minimum horizontal clearance of 440 feet sought by the U.S, Coast Guard, said Jack P. Shedd, an ass0-ciate with Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendofl In Kansas City.

The horizontal ciearance will be one of the great­est In the nation for a double-tracked bridge, he said,

The bridge would replace BN's exlsUng span , upriver from the SI. Johns Bridge. The move to re­

place the span, which has a horizontal clearance of

only 230 feet, started In 1978 after the Port of Port­land received Its glant dry dock, which can handle repairs on large, wide-beam ships. The Port claimed the bridge's narrow horizontal clearance was a hazard to navigation.

The last ship to hit the bridge and cause extensive damage was the Marie Bakke In October 1978.

Under an accelerated schedule, plans call for hav· ing final designs In time to let a contract In the IInnl

quarter or next year or !lrst quarter of 1985, Sbedd said. He said It would take up to 2� years to build the bridge.

Construction, however, Is (ontlngent on getting Congress to provide additional money, To date, $1.8 million has been spent ror preliminary design and environmental work.

The bridge will not require any new approach track. on either end and will be built without inter-

rupting ship traffic or train schedules. Shedd said. However, he added, there will be a halt In traffic or about three or four day. near Ihe complellon of the Job when a switchover to the new tracks will lake place . .

Shedd said the span will be a lilt bridge. The existing one, built In 1908, swings on a post to allow ship to pasa. The new span's vertical clearance of 185 reet above the Columbia River datum (zero) will be more than adequate to allow passage of Ihe biggest tankers overhauled at the Port's shipyard, the Kansas City enclneer-deslgner said.

The bridge's vertical clearance should be no prob­lem, except possibly .1 times when the river Is high and a cargo ship Is bound for Terminal 2, said river pilot Capt. Mitch Boyce,

Vertical clearances at other downriver bridles are 205 reet ot St, Johns and Astoria and 196 at Longview, Wash, .

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ANNOUNC I NG THE H I STORICAL THEME FOR APRIL TRAINMASTER

Keepi ng wi th what the edi tor knows best , and hoping that others wi l l b e ready to share what they know about i t , for APRIL we w i 1 1 devote a few pages to the STEEL BR IDGE over the W I LLAMETTE i n PORTLAND , OR ,

Thi s i s an I NSTANT H I STORICAL PHOTOGRAPH subject becau s e the contract has been l et by the State for the bridge to be re-desi gned to accomodate the l i ght ra i l l i ne ,

If you know anythi ng at a l l about the constructi on , desig n , or whatever of the Steel Bridge, p l ease send i t to the TRAI NMASTER or contact the edi tor before 28 March 1 984 , A l l mater i a l wi l l be returned ( if des i red ) ,

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A H I STORI CAL LOOK AT THE SPOKANE B R I DGE IN PORTLAND - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . - - - _ . - - - - -H ISTORY OF BRIDGE DEVELOPt;:ENT by Ed Sh ie lds U S C G ( 1 974 s peech )

Th i s may appear to be an oversimpl i fi cation , espec i a l ly o n the l1est Coast : however , I be l i eve that an understandi ng of past work i s appropri ate. Our I'Jes t Coast seaports are very ne�1 - San Franci sco i s probably the ol dest and dati ng primari ly from the Gol d Ru sh Days beg i nn i ng about 1 850/ 1 860 .

P i ers , wharfs and bri dges �Iere constructed i n our earl y day seaports us ing native sawn l umber for structural members and native trees for pi l i ng . \·r i thout preservative treatment the s tructure l i fe was usua l l y 1 0 years or l ess . Creosote­treated pi l es were soon found necessary to combat marine borers but the 1 i fe wa s s ti l l governed by rot i n the t imbers . Each t ime a bridge was reconstructed , t here �/aS opportunity for rev i ew of the des i gn . B ridges were progressively de­s i gned for heavi er tra ins and wagons and a l so the navigation open i ng s i zes were i ncreased to meet navi gat i on need s . Vii th s hort l i fe o f s tructure , devel opment of a harbor progressed by smal l i ncrements , i . e . , the nav igati on openings were progress i vely made l o nger and the l oad capar. i ty wa s i ncrea sed . tJo error i n j udg­ment was fatal for a l l structural bridges woul d soon rot out o r become obsol ete l oad-wi se . A port only had to l i ve a few years unti l a bad probl em �lOul d be corrected . If the bridge were unduly restr i ct'i ve, the owner could be ordered to correct enti rel y at h i s expense.

Beg i n n i,ng about 1 91 0 , the ra n roads were constructi ng steel bridges on mas­onry or concrete foundati ons with a l ife span approach i ng a century . Many such bridges exi st today and some of these are present'j ng great nav i gati onal d i ff i ­cul ti es for our mari time commerce. H i g hway bridaes , at l east on the Hest Coast, d i d not reach th i s poi nt, general l y , unt i l the 1 930 ' s .

The mari time commun i ty , however , was not enti rely fenced i n by the bri dge bu i l ders. Section 1 8 of the R i vers and Harbors Act of 1 899 provi ded that when mari ners compl a i ned of a restr i ctive bridge , the U . S . Army Corps of Engi neers, through appropri a te procedure, cou l d have a bri dge decl ared to be an unreason­abl e obstruction to nav igation and order the owner to rebui l d as necessary , a l l at the owner ' s expense. f'lany ra i' l road br'idges �Iere thus rebui l t for the needs of navigation a l one . The ra i l roads were abl e to exert suffi c i ent pres sure on Congress to pass the Truman-Hobbs Act i n 1 940. Thi s Act rel i eved the ra i l roads of 80% to 95% or more of the cost of rebu i l d i ng a bridge which was sati sfactory to ra i l road needs but not to mari tir.1e needs . The Act has s i nce been extended to i nc l ude publ ic-O\�ned h i g hway bridgEs .

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H ISTORY O F V ERTI CAL L I FT B R I DGF.S by Hool , Ki nne, Zi pprodt , �, Lang l ey ( 1 943 )

( from tl0VABLE AND LOHG-S PP,N STEEL BRIDGES , copyri ght 1 943 )

Verti ca l l i ft bridges of sma l l spans and l ow l i fts were cons tructed i n Europe a t a fa ir ly early date. tlo verti cal l i ft bridges of a ny s i ze, however, were cons tructed there unti l recent yea r s . I n 1 850 Capt . \'.1 . �Jorson , a n Engl i s h­man , desi gned a verti cal l i ft bridge wi th a span of 1 00 ' and a ri se of 54 ' for cross i ng the Rhine Ri ver at Col ogne , but a competi tor secured the pri ze i n the competi tion i n whi ch the pl ans �Iere entered . Oscar Roper of Hamburg i n 1 367 de-

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s igned a bri dge with a l i fting span of 300 ' and a high r ise to a l l ow the passage of ocean going vessel s , but thi s bri dge was never bui l t .

Squi re Hhipp le i n 1 87 2 began des i g n i ng and bu i l d i ng sma l l verti ca l l i ft bri dges to cross cana l s i n New York. In 1 892 Dr. l�addel l desi qned a verti cal l i ft bridae 250 ' l ong wi th a r i se of 1 40 ' to span the shi p canal at Du l uth. Thi s bridge was not bui l t because of obj ections of the Har Department. The first verti cal l i ft bridge of any i mportance to be bu i l t i n thi s country probably was the South Ha l sted Street B ri dge i n Chi cago . Th i s bridge was desi gned by Dr. \'Jaddel l i n 1 892 and constructed s hortly afterward. It had a span of 1 3 0 ' and a maxi mum vertical c l earance of 1 55 ' .

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SPOKANE s\m�G SUPERSTRUCTURE

( from an undi sc losed source suppl i ed by BIlRR)

The Superstructure of thi s br idge has been p l aced 1 6 ' hi gher than the super­structure of the Col umb i a Ri ver Bridge . Th i s was dOl ,e for the purpose of savi ng as many openi ngs of the draw as poss i bl e . The draw-span i s 521 ' l ong between cen­ters of end supports. The turntabl e is part rim - rart center-beari ng , the l oad be­i n� d i stri buted i n the proporti on of fi ve-si xths to the r im and one-si xth to the center . I n v i ew of i ts l arge proportions , and great frequency of operati on , more than ordi nary care wa s exerci sed i n the des i g n of the operati ng mechani sm. The "d v l ga t i on i s open the year round : there i s no peri od of c l os ed navi gati on i n wh i ch to make repa i r s . T o prov ide for pos s i b l e derangement of parts of the swi n g ­i n g machinery, the ma i n p i n i ons and a l l gea rs , shafts , etc . , were made strong enough to operate the draw at reduced speed , by one pi n i on only, and by one motor on i ts over-l oad capac i ty . The general arrangement of the swi ng i ng machi nery i s the same as i n the Vancouver draw, except i ng that a l l the detai l s are much heav i er and en­ti rely of steel . There are two motors of 70 HP rated capaci ty , capab l e of a short t i me over - l oad three ti mes greater. The cal cu l ati ons were based on turni ng the draw 90 degrees i n one and three-quarter mi nutes . lis a matter of fact, the fri cti on of the vari ous parts of the turntabl e proved to be l es s than the one assumed i n the cal cul ations, and the draw operated the 90 degrees i n one and a quarter mi nutes . The gear rati o was subsequentl y reduced and s l ow speed £lears added for emergency. As i n the Vancouver dra�l, there are two i ndependent sources of power prov i ded . The gasol i ne eng i ne i s 1 65 HP , four cyl i nder vertica l type. I t i s d i rectly connected with the generator, and i s i ntended to act as auxi l i ary power, the current from out­s i de being used to operate the bridge under a l l ord i nary ci rcumstances . A thi rd , or emergency, motor , has been p l aced i n posi t ion , and may be qu ick ly connected to the gears . ' As a n addi ti onal precaut i on , a hand-turn i ng dev ice ha s been i nsta l l ed cons i sti ng of capstans pl aced on the protection, and cabl es which can be attached to the drum when needed . It i s estimated that ten men can swi ng the draw by hand 'l i nety degrees i n twenty mi nutes .

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1 908 Arti c l e from [NGINEERING RECORD on SP&S B R I DGES

The Spokane, Portl and [; Seattl e Ry. , whi ch i s being cons tructed jointly by the Great Northern and i!orthern Pac i f i c Ra i l roads from Spokane, kJa sh . , to Port­l and , Ore . , invol ves a l arge amount of heavy grading and some important bri dges . The new 1 i ne wi l l have no adverse grades aga i nst west-bound traffic i n i ts enti re l ength , thus g i v i n g i t a remarkabl e capacity for handl i ng traffi c to the coast. From Spokane i t extends i n a southi;esterly di recti on to the val l ey of the Snake,

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w i t h maximum grades of 2 2 ' to the mi l e aga i nst eastbound traffi c . The Snake Ri ver i s fol l owed for 24 m i l es to Pasco wi th a maximum eastbound grade of 1 1 ' to the mi l e ; a t Pasco the Col umbi a Ri ver i s crossed on the bridge of the northern Pa­c i f i c Ry . , a nd for 220 . 6 mi l es from thi s cross i n g , to Vancouver, the l i ne i s on the north bank of the Col umoi a R i ver , �Ii th a maximum eastbound grade of 1 1 ' to the mi l e . Vancouver i s 4 . 5 mi l es up the Col umbi a R i ver from the j uncti on of that ri ver wi th the Hi l l amette Ri ver , and 6 . 5 mi l es stra i ght north of Portl and , whi ch i s on the Hi 1 1 arnette 1 1 mi 1 es above the j uncti on of the h!o ri vers . An entrance i nto Portland i s obta i ned by the construction of two l arge doubl e -track bri dges , one across the Col umbi a at Vancouver and the other across the Hi l 1 amette at St . John s , 8 m i l es 'downstream from Portl and . These b!o s tructures are separated onl y by a heavy cut through the pen i nsu la bebleen the b!O ri vers . The portion of the ne�1 1 i ne from Vancouver to the south bank of the H i i l amette R i v er w i l l al so be used to hand l e Northern Pac i f i c tra i ns between Portl and a!1d the north, wh i c h tra i n s are now ferri ed over the Col umbia Riv er 35 mi l es bel ow Port l and.

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The Hi 1 1 amette Ri ver bri dge has a total 1 ength of 1 , 762 ' 3 " and i s a 1 so a doubl e-track structure. I t cons i sts of a dra\1- Span at the midd l e , w i th t\'10 fi xed channel , spans and a deck p l a te-gi rder approach span on each s ide of this drawspan . The l a ter i s 521 ' from center to center of end p i ers , making i t the l argest draw­span that has been bui l t. The four fi xed spans of the briage are approxi mately 269 ' from center to center of p i ers , and the phte-g i rder approach spans are each SO ' l ong . The two abutments and the p i er next to the east abutment are on pi l es . The rema i n i ng f i ve p i ers of the bridge were founded by pneumati c process on a stratum of cemented gravel and rock that underl i es the s and bed of the r i ver at a depth i ncreas i ng from 2i3 ' bel ow l ow water on the west s ide of the r i ver to 86 ' below that l evel at the l a st p'i er to the eas t that was seated o n i t .

* * * The p i vot p i er of the draw-span i s enti rely concrete , except a bel t­'j ng and a coping course of gran i te :nClsonry at the top . The cl earance between the l owest poi n t on the superstructure of thi s bri dge a nd the hi ghest known s tage of the r i ver i s 22 . 61 ' , or 1 6 . 61 ' greater than the cl earance prov i d ed i n the Van­couver bridge. Thi s d i fference was i n troduced s i nce the traff i c i s , and probably a lways wi l l be , greater i n the Hi 1 1 arnette Ri ver than i n the Col umbi a , and the i ncreased height of the dra�l-span of the cross i ng of the former wi l l great ly re­duce the number of times the dral'! of that cros s i ng w i l l have to be opened , s i nce many sma l l craft can pass under the bri dge at ord i na ry stages of the river. Thes e sma 1 1 vessel s form a 1 arge proportion of the who l e number passi n g the bri dge.

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nr . W. L. Darl i n g , chi ef engi neer of the florthern Paci f i c Ry. , i s acti ng as second v i ce-pres i dent and consul t ing engi neer of the Spokane , Portl and and Seattl e Ry . , and i s i n charge of the general construction of the l a tter . The pl ans for ;:he bri dges were prepared i n the offi ces of t1r. Ral ph r·10djes ki , consu l t i n g engi n­eer of Chi cago, and the execut ion of these pl ans has been under hi s d i rect i on as Chief Eng i n eer. nr . B . L. Crosby, as princi pal a s s i s tant eng i neer , has been im­medi ately i n charge of the Vancouver bridge, and tir o Ernest N ickerson acted as res i dent engi neer i n immedi ate charge of the construction of the \ji l l amette River bridge. 00000000

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Dear S i r :

Y ou r J uly 1 2 i nq u i ry a s t o cons t ructi on , s p e c i f i c a t i ons and h i s t o r i c de t a i l s of the doub l e t rack r a i l ro ad b r i dge s p annin g the W i l l ame t t e River j us t downs t ream from Wi l lb ri dge h as b e e n h anded t o m e f o r re s p ons e . I am p l e as e d t o as s i s t y o u i n your res e arch .

T h i s B u r l i n g t on N o r the rn rai lroad b ri d g e cros s i n g o f the W i l l ame t te Ri ve r in the northwe s t s e c t i on of P o rt l an d w as e r e cted i n 1 9 0 8 - 1 9 0 9 . The s t ructure i s i d en t i fi e d i n records o f the r a i l ro ad as b ri dg e # 5 . 1 . The d raw s p an in t h i s s t ructure i s 5 2 1 f e e t � on g , c en t e r t o cente r o f end p i n s . On e i t h e r s i de o f the � aw s p an are two f i x e d s p ans , 2 6 9 f e e t cen t e r t o cente r o f p i e rs , mak i n g four s p ans i n a l l . On e a ch end o f the b r i dge is an 8 0 foot deckp l a t e g i rde r app r o a ch s p a n . T o t al l en gth o f th.e b r id ge i s 1 , 7 6 6 feet 8 inches . T h e b ri dge i s a re l a t i v e l y h i gh - l e v e l c ro s s in g , w h i ch , a t the t i me o f cons tructi on , p rovided app ro x i ma t e ly 4 4 fe e t o f c l e a r ance ab o v e the l ow w a t e r e l evat ion o f 1 0 0 . 0 . I t a l s o p rovi ded 1 1 f e e t o f c l e ar ance above th e h i gh w a t e r e l e ­vat i on o f 1 3 3 . 0 . I n the open p o s i ti on , two channe l s are pro ­v i de d for s h ip p i n g , e ach b e i ng app roximately 2 3 0 fee t wi de . The s w i n g s p an and the cente r p i e r are p r o t e c t e d b y a l on g t imb e r fender whi ch i s s l i gh t ly l o n g e r than th e s p an when s t a t i on e d i n the opep- , or ups t r e am - downs t r e am p o s i t i on . The width o f the fender sys tem is appro ximately 5 0 fe e t . B r i dge was cons t ru c te d und e r aut h o r i ty of p e rmi t i s s ue d by the S e cre t ary o f War on June 2 0 , 1 9 0 6 . I t is p r e s en t ly un de r j ur ­i s d i ct i on o f t h e Dep artme n t o f Trans p o r t a t i on , Un i t e d S t ates Coas t Guard . Th e b ri dge w as b ut one o f s e ve ral cons t ructed ;;t the s ame t i me b y the r a i l road to carry its r a i l s acros s the C o l umb i a River an d S l ough , Oregon S l ough , H ayden I s l an d and the Wi l l amette R i ve r . The d� s i gn e r and ch i e f e n g i n e e r o n the p ro j e c t was one of the b i g n ame s in b r i d ge wo rk in the nation ,

Ralph Modj e s k i . Ori g inal cos t w as app roximately $ 2 , 4 4 4 , 4 6 0 . Addi t i o n a l i n fo rma t i on and p i c tures are e n c l o s e d .

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l'!HO I S RP.LPH r·10DJESKI ?

"Ameri can c i v i l engi neer , was born i n Cracoltl, Pol and , Jan. 27 , 1 861 , a son of the actress , Hel ena tlodj eska . who brought him to the US i n 1 87 6 . H e studied eng i n ­eer i ng a t the Col l ege des Ponts e t Chaussees . Pari s , and i n 1 892 establ i s hed h i m-, sel f i n Chi cago a s a consul ting engi neer i n bridge constructi on . "

Di ed i n 1 940.

The l i st of bridges that fol l o�J used the d i rect tal ents of Ral ph f'lodjeski . Some­times h i s f i rm des i g ned 8, bu i l t, sometimes he only des igned , a nd on some he was hel p ing another engi neer. The 1 i st i s far from compl ete. t'lodj eski standardi zed the bri dge p l an s for the �Iorthern Pac i f i c Ra i l way so he gets cred i t for l oads of bri dges .

Anyone wanti ng to add to thi s 1 i s t i s i nv i ted to contact the edi tor and we car then run a more compl ete l i st i n the near future.

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RR Tanana AK FRISCO Hi ss i ss ippi l'J f'.lemphi s AR HARAHAN I Ii ss i ss i ppi H t1emphis P,R flY Nil RR Thames flew London CT GOVERfIf'lEI-n I" i s s i s s i pp i Rock I s l and IL �lcKI NLEY Ni s s i s s i ppi E St Lou i s I L THEBES fli s s i s s i ppi Thebes I L CAI RO Ohio Ca i ro I L nETROPOL I S Oh i o f1etropo l i s IL Gr(EATER NE\� ORLEANS I': i ss i s s i ppi ilew Orl eans LA HUEY LONG t'i s s i s s i ppi new Orl eans LA BLUE HATERS Pt Huron m BEll FRAHKL I N Del a�iare Camden j'lJ TACONY-PAUWRA Del aware Tacony NJ mD HUDSON Hudson Poughkeeps i e f�Y rl P RR f'ii ssouri B i smark r·m HlTERSTATE Col umbi a Portl and OR S P&S Col umbia Portl and OR H I SHRNi Col umbi a Cel i l 0 OR OREGOl1 TRUNK Crooked Ri ver Terrebonne OR SPaS Oregon S l ough Portl and OR B ROADHAY Hi 1 l amette Portl and OR BflRR #5 . 1 ( Spokane) I�i 1 1 amette Port l a nd OR

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Ho\� TO PHOTOGRAPH TflE SPCKME B RI DGE HI PORTLAI!D [;EFORE IT GOES AHAY

Access on the HEST s i de of the bridge i s the best for any sort of photograph you want . Fol l ow FRONT STREET unt i l i t goes no more. Yup. It stops a few feet past the bridge i n the parki ng l ot of t·'ACKER CHEr·IlCAL. P,void the nasty peopl e who rl!n the parking l ot at HACKER and park i l l egal l y on the street. Steps go u p to tile track l evel ri ght there.

THIS IS STILL THE TH I RD LOl'IGEST SI·IING BRIDGE I N THE �IORLD . GET IT liOvl .

MARCH 1984

Rolling to

New Orleans PORTLAND'S steam locomotive, the

SP 4449, will work hard to hold onto its reputation as the "most beautiful engine i n the world" when it leaves Portland on a two-month-long run to New Orleans and back this year. The engine was voted the most popular i n the nation in a poll o f rail fans b y Trains magazine last year.

The SP 4449 will pull a full train of "Daylight" cars in their famous orange, red, white and black livery.

The "World's Fair Daylight" will ar­rive at the Louisiana Intl'rnational Ex­position of 1984 in New Orlean$ on June 2 to herald "TI,e City of Portland, Oregon Day at the Fair," according to Petr Spurney, president and chief ex­ecutive officer.

The entire trip" arrival ceremonies near the fair's main entrance and week­long display there, will help draw at­tention to the city of Portland's exhibit. It will revolve around the theme of water at a time when many areas of the nation are experiencing or looking for­ward to serious water shortages. It will be targeted toward industries needing large supplies of pure watel in order to sustain their factories. It is� hoped .that the train's arrival will set off a series of major entertainment and sports events in New ('Irleans that will call attention to Portland and Oregon.

To make the trip possible, the engine is being rebuilt at a cost of S250,OOO in Southern Pacific's Brooklyn Round­house, from which the general public i s barred. SP Engineer Doyle McCormack, Oregon City, who rebuill' the engine twice previously and was the engineer

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.for both the American Freedom Train and a roundtrip pxcursion to Sacra­mento and Los Angeles in 1980, again heads the reconstruction effort. He also will be the engin.eer for the excursion.

Money for the restoration has been donated to the Pacific Northwest chapter, National Railway ·Historical Society, Portland, (which is acting as agent for the city of Portland) by Roger Peck, president of Cascade TraiIways, Tacoma.

Portland Mayor Francis j. ivancie called the SP 4449 "America's Engine," explaining that when work on the 432-ton, 1 1O-foot, 2 . 25-inch-long locomotive and lender is completed this spring, the engine will be con� sidered operable for seven years under Federal Railroad Adminjstration fules. It will be run, however, only for very special events, Ivancie said.

The excursion will be operated by the Pacific Northwest chapter of the Na· tional Railway Historical Society, ac­cording to Richard Carlson, chapter president. Tickets will be sold only be­tween key stopover points on the trip.

In addition to the city of Portland, the Louisiana International Exposition of 1984, Cascade Trailways, National Trailways Inc. and the National Rail­way Historical Society, other sponsors of the trip are the ,tate of Oregon, the

. state of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans, with the cooperation of Southern Pacific which will absorb many of the substantial costs normally charged to such runs on a commercial basis.

Other commercial sponsors to date

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are: Coca Cola, DuPont D e Nemours & Co. Inc. and Hyatt Holels,

When the train leaves Portland It will make overnight stops at Klamath Fall .. , Sacramento, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Tucson, El Paso, Alpine, San Antonio, Houslon, DaUas-Fort Worth, lafayette and New Orleans, It will remain on display a t some.of these stops for periods ranging between one and three days.

The trip is designed to draw atlen, tion to Portland and the remainder of the Western and Southwestern cities and states served by Southern Pacific and to help bring attention to the New Orleans world's fair.

The round .trip excursion will cover 7,477 miles - the longest steam locomotive excursion in modern U.S. history, according to Carlson. Hereto· fore, the longest had been made on a run from Birmingham, Ala. in 1977 when the SP 4449 was returned to Port­land from its service powering the American Freedom Train during the nation's bicentennial celebration in 1975-76. During that Odyssey, accord­ing to Carlson and Spurney, who head­ed the Freedom Train operation, :he engine was viewed by an estimated. 30 million people throughout most of the contiguous 48 states.

The SP 4449 was donated to the city by Southern Pacific on April 24, 1958, subsequently sitting Bnd rusting away for years at Oaks Park until its rescue by the American Freedom Train Foun· d ation, with the cooperation of tho city and Southern Pacific, in 1975,

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t"IARCH 1 984 THE TRA I N�1AST ER

WEL COME ABOARD

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We enjoy tak i ng this moment to wel come as new members to the Pacif ic Northwest Chapter of the t!ati ona1 Ra i l way H i storical Soci ety:

FRANKL YN K. BRm!tl

nARY N . KVERiJDAL

JUD ITH J . R08 ERTSO�1

E DI·lARD G . AUSTU:

M I CHAEL F . BRYANS

i! I L L I AM J . EDGAR j r

PETER GRH1r1

ELL I S J . LUC IA

B EVERLY J . STALEY

ROBERT C. JACKSOfl

KENNETH R . \-,YATT

ROBERT C . BALLOU

LEAH BRYAf;S

DON H. E�1B ERL I N

ARTHUR B . HULSEY

m CHI\EL A. t·'P.G.OH I CZ

HELEi,1 r : . PAULl:S

CYtnH IA C. JACKSON

LAf<RY E . S EVERSO:·'

CLYT I S C . B ELLO IT

PAUL t:. DItll-JIDDIE

CARL H . FOl:LER

RP.YMOND E . J H1SEr:

SANDRA K . r�YER

HUGH r : . ROBERTSON

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Pl ease remember that 1 984 Dues are Cue B E FORE 31 [larch 1 98f.· i n order to NOT be considered del i nquent by the liationa1 organi zati on and the l oca l chap­ter . If you do not renew by that date you r isk the chance of not recei ving any further i ssues of the TRAHlHP.sTER or the tlRHS BULLETIN . P1 ea se remi t as soon as pos s i bl e .

He are a l so u pdating our members h i p roster to i ncl ude CI'�L Y those who have paid the i r dues for the 1 984 year .

The ROSTER i s tentatively schedu l ed for di stributi on to members only i n Apri l .

I f you do not �Ii s h to have your name, address . or phone number publ i s hed , pl ease drop a note i n the mai l to :

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I\ttn : John Ho 1 1 oVlay 2201 SH Pa1 enti ne St . Portl and O R 972 1 9

Dues and other i tems such as address changes , phone number changes , cor­rections , or questi ons or probl ems wi th r'�EriBERS H I P shoul d a l so be sent to the above addres s .

Changes o f Address are needed a s soon a s you can supply them so we can forward them on the nati onal to keep your BULLETIN comi nr: .

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