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From the President' Ronzammit
Pleasc eubmlt
m r t e l t ats
for the March/Aprilissue of
TIIE SETOFF
by February28
as fo llo ws:
C l a s si fi6 dAds
Ex c ur sio nAn n o uncements
BillCoulson
2101Westview
Court
It4odesto
CA95358-l091
wco u lso n @s oftcoln.net
Lette13to the Editor
Al l othe r M ateflals
Ph o tos
JanTaylor
917 Parkviewway
Missoula
MT59803
jlrylanPn9-nlln-a,qan
Gover Photo
Don Piercyand John
8lack fo/low Terry
Borden on /vERA5
Down'eastRun 2001.
Watchfor the photo
feature "BordenI
8rldges" in next
Welcometo the New Year,and thiB flrst issueofthe sE"roI|FIts
earlv becauseof the insumnce news.At th€ DecemberBoard meeting
in Chicago,Tom Nor'rnanfilled us in on hiE negotiations.There are
changesthis year, and we are lucky to have a policy, giv€n the tumoil
in the insuranceindustry due to the 9/11 attacks. I rcf€I you to Tom's
article, pages4-5;this the most current informstion on negotiations.It
is most important that you purchase insurance at once if you
plan to useyour motor car on a NARCOAexcursion.Enlollment tim€ is
limited,not as beforewhereonecouldsignuP all year'
Insurancewasthe big issueat th€ meeting. l'll giveyou a lew ofthe
highlights, and oth€r folks at the meetingwill addressthe rest. As b€'
foie, completeminutes vrill be available early dext year (after Board
approval)to all membersupon requestfrom the RecordingSecretary
Jliemy Winkworth. You will have to senda written rcqu€st; look for
announcem€nt8in the sBToF.
Summaryfrom my not€erKen Annett is the DewVP: all other offIc_
ers stay sam€.New Boardmembersar€ Pat Rockand Tom Falicon.
number(174)
748insured,largest
NA.RCOA
statistics:1.524memberB,
269rail'
years
insurance'
of
NARCOA
over
the
in CA, 163certificates,
roadBinBur€d!
Al McCrackenwas given moneyto continueJake pin awards.Be_
sidesmonie6donatedby s€veralAlliliat4s, additional funddltere desig_
natedfrom the lt easuryt-ocontinueNARCOIt'spafticipation in the Jake
pin award , T'herewill be articles in the sanofr on this.
and
As per a memberrequestlCodesofConductwer€considered
and
in
the
web
will
be
on
Th€s€
oaeeedfor membersand dir€ctors.
(not
items
Ben8e
are
common
test).
Theee
on rule book
ilule Book
Pleasercad them on page33.
New rule to be consid€rcdby members,then placedin bookif ap'
proved:antiquecarswill haveto havebeenbuilt by January 1, 1945
;r earlier(notjust 60 yealsold-a movingdate-as now stated) Jim
McKeel will present an articl€ on this for member input to Board.
(weall sort ofknewthis) onlyoperuAbig sideissu€on insurancer
genelal
liability,the $10M.But what
by
tors and raihoadsare cove4d
guestis usedas a flagg€r
ifa
gu€st
gets
happen
sued?This could
ifa
in a suit. They ale
public
results
problem
which
with the
and causesa
glests
The Board
NEYEn
existed
has
NOT covered.This coveragefor
probably
b€ on
NOT
guests
most
get
it
will
covered,but
$rill work to
this
time.
have
anlthing
at
this policy: we are lucky to
som€changpswill be madeto
In respotrseto membersuggestioDB,
th€ Drug/Alcoholpolicv The
wording
on
the Rule Book to clariry th€
just
This
chaDgewill be sent to all
wording.
the
rul€ doesnot change,
if and when the new
book,
copy
of
the
membersfor inclusion in their
passed.
rule on antique cars is
I'd like to stat€ tbat witl|t this meeting, I feel NARCOA has matured. The meetingwas prcfessioDalin every way. Thanks to all that
helped, and a specialthanhs to Tom Norman fo! his €ndlesswork on
the insumnce.
In closing,I'd like to state that the columnsI write here are from
me to you,the m€mbers.They donot comeiiom t,}leBoard,individually
or collectively, as somereaders have imaghed. If anyone has taken
ofTenseat what I've written herc or prel'rously,I aPologize;Doolfense
was meant or implied. SometimesI just don't write tlat well, nor do I
always take a popular stance.My intent is to make NARCOAa usefirl,
stableorganizationthat wi]l allow us long term use ofNorth American
railroads and maximize our safety Until next time, happy rails Ron
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BOARDOF DIRECTORSNOMINATIONS
OPEN FORODD-NUMBEREDAREAS
Nominationsfor BoradofDircctorsfor odd numberareasareopen
until March 30, 2002.Incumbentsare automaticallynominatedunlesBthey declineto run for anothertenr
Area 1
Area 3
Area 5
Area 7
Area I
WarrenRiccitelli
Stan Conyer
BobbyMorman
Carl Schneider
RonZammit
To b€ nominated.onemust:
Be a memb€rin goodstandingwith NARCOA.
Be at least 18yearsofage.
Be from the sameareaas the pemonnominatingyou.
To nominatea memberfor the Board,first must contactthat person
and verify that he/shewill be willing to serve.Then senda letter in,
formingme ofthe nomination.AIsoat that time the nomineeshould
senda write-up abouthim^erself to be put on the ballot.
Carl L AndersonNARCOA
1330Rosedale
Lane
HoffmanEstates.IL60195
s-mail CarLAnderson@sd54.k12.il.us
ATTENTION!
Big changesin IVARCOA
nsurance program
LIMITED ENROLLMENT PERIOD
January 7, 2OO2- March 37, 2OO2
See Pages4-5 for detatk.
Febru@r! 2(n2 . Pqge 3
Submitting Materials
for Publication
'0 ! r e d i t o r a p o l i c yi 5
t a p u b i sh n TXE
SETOFF all materials received,athough
they may be subject to edt nq for space
'ihotos:nd
materias slbm tted for pub :aation in rf,E SXTOFf cannot be re
turned, becausethey are archived.
t€tters to the Ed tor of the Tf,U SEIOfI
*l not be publish€dunlesstheyare signed,
and a phonenumberis indicatedThis petr
m ts Itf, Sf,mrf Edtor to authentcate
that a etter is wrtten by the pe6on sgn
fg. The letterwritercan, howevei request
that h s/her name not appear n I'IE Sf,T
Ott Namewlthheld uponreqlest would
appear n slcn nsGnces
S!bmit e ther b ackandwh teorsharp,color
p r i n t sf o r p u b l c a t i o nP e a s ea b € l th eb a ck
of the pictureas to ts slblect fratter and
photographerDo not send r des
w e c a n n o tp u b l i s hc o p y . 9 hte dfr e te .a s
suchas photos,posters,cartoonsorart cres
withoutwrittenperm ss on from the author
or pub sher Sendermust providewrtten
permissionat the ume of subfr sson.
Exc!rsion stores, technica articles, and
l e n 9 t h vs ! b n i 9 s i 0 n ss h o u l dbe typ e d o r
pr nted,Ads,meet noticesandshoftaftices
may be handwrtten Pleaseincludeyour
phonenumberwth yo!rsubmlssion--.v.n
wlth E-m.ll-- n case we need to carfy
somethingwe don t understand.
gend daterias to tlB JEToFT ed tor
by the 28thof FebruaryAprrr,June,Auror pub cato.
or Decemb€r
eust,October
the followlng
two-n0nthediton.
TIIE SETOFF
Volum€15 Numb€r6
TxE sEToF
Editor
)an Tayor
917 ParkView Way
[4 sso! a MT 59403
jtaylof@montana.com
rIlE
Er. e leschke
fhose Attending the Eoard of Dlrectors Meet/ng
Ch/caqq December 2001
SETOIF
joep.w iahs@verizon
net
Standng / to r: D/:ck,4///he/m,Pat Colema4 Eobby MoremaO
Dave Verzl,Mark Spr/nger, Stan Conye/",Ken Annett, Car/
Andercon. Pat Rock, Car/Schnelder.Seated / to r. Hank
Brown, .JoelW//hmt TomNorman,Jefemy WnkwortA Ron
Zamm/t, .r'm McKee/,WarrenR/cclte//i, fam Farcon,
ttf, Sf,Ioft
is the offlclal publl.atlon ofth. North Americ.n R.il<ar Ooerator. A.socl.tlon (NARcoA) and is
publirh.d bimonthly to prcmote .afe
oDeratlon ot rullrord frotor..EEnd to
en.ourag. fellow.hip and excharge of
information anong hotor.ar enthusiast3. M.mb€Ehip in NARCOA,which
i..ludes . 3ob..rlptton to rlff, sf,t
OtF, i. i2O.OO per year and is available lron M6nb€Ghip S€.retEry loel
Williams, Please address all mefrb€r
shio inauir.. to loel at the alrove ad-
Visit ]{ARCOA'SWebsite at:
http://www,NARCOA.org
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MAJOR CHANGESIN NARCOA
INSUPANCECOVERAGE
by TomNorman,NARCOA
InsuranceAdministrator
Insurance
applications
will only be
acceptedfrcm
January 7,
2OO2through
March 37,
2002.
No applications will be
accepted after
March 31,
2002,
NARCOAinsurancecovemgethrough GeneralAccident(nowCGU)
andUnited ShortlineInsuranceS€rvices
expiresonJanualy31,2002.
A€a resullof rhe9/l I lemorislatlacks,insurance
carriersarereviewing their losses,liability limits, and liability risks. Severalcarriers
(includingCGU and CNA)haveelectedto drcp railroadliability coverage.Renewalpremiums fo?prcperty and liability coverageare skyrocketing,andI wasquiteconcemed
aboutthe insurancerenewalprocessthis year. However,I am happyto report that NARCOAhas a
nevrinsuranceprogramfor 2002,
United Shortline lnsuranceServices(USI) prcpa?eda renewal proposalwhich I presentedto the NARCOABoard of Directo$ at the
annualmeetingheld December7th and 8th in Chicago.USI has enter€d into a new Program Manager Agre€m€nt with United States
FidelityandGuarantyCompany(USF&G)for milroad liability insuranceprograms.The proposalby USI includedseveraloptionson coverageincluding a loweredliability limit of$5,000,000.Theboad elected
liability limits aein prior yearB,even
to keepthe higher$10,000,000
premium
thoughthis rcsults in a
increase.The premiumis $146per
program
membe?.You will find insurance
detarlsand applicatioDfofm6
inEerted sepamtely in this issue of ntr sErorr.
Thereare two mqior changesto the 2002NAiCOA RailroadMotorcar InsuranceProgram,Insuranceapplicationsvrill only beaccept€d
from January 1,2002 through March 31, 2002.This limited enrollmentperiodis duetoUSF&G'8requirementthat the premiumbepaid
in full by April 15th.No applicationswill be accepted
after March31,
2002.Alter the March 31st deadline,NARCOAwill attempt to get
permissiohto acceptapplicationsfrom new memberson a limited basis,but cannotguaranteesuccess,
The S5,000phFical damagecoverage
to railroadmotorcarsis excludedllom the 2002NARCOARailrcad MotorcarInsurancePmglam.
USF&C did not offer CommercialInland Madne insurance,which
providedour $5,000physicaldamagecoverage
on our motorcars.USI
proposedaprcgyamthroughFireman'eFundMcceeiflve d$iredthig
In the past,our insurancecalriels tied the liability and incoverage.
land marin€ covemg€into one premium package,not allowing NARCOA to pick and choosewhich coveragewe wanted.The NARCOA
Board has always wanted to limit our coverageto liability only, as
that is all that is rcquestedby our host raihoads. Therefole the board
elect€dto dropthe $5,000physicaldamagecoverageon railroadmoUSI has agreedto offer physical damagecoveragedirectly to NAiCOAmembersonatrial basisthisyear.Pleaselookfor an applicatiotr
form inserted in this issue of TttE sEroFt Coverageis available for
carsvaluedup to $10,000.The premiumfor motorcarsvaluedup to a
msximum of $5,000is $50per car and motoNarsvaluedbetween$5,000
to $10,000is $100per car. A $250deductibleappliesper car. There
arc severalrestrictions. Firct, the membermust participate in the 2002
NARCOA Railroad Motorcar Insurance Program which provides liability coverage.Second,a minimum of 200 motorcan must be iDsured beforethe physical damagecoveragecan be writt€n. If applica-
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tions are receivedfor fewer than 200 cars, the program will be cancelled and prcmium checkswill b€ retumed. Applications will only be
taken during the enrollment period of 1/t02 tbrough 228102.R€member, physical damagepolicies cover the member'smotorcar all year
long, not just at NARCOA insurcd excursions.Your homeowneror
automobile policies do not normally cover physical damag€to your
As a reminder, the 2002 Application, NARCOA Agreement, and
Description of Insurance fonn arc inserted separatelyin this issue of
rf,E sEnoFr.Pleasecompletethe application, carefully folowing th€
Ifthe insert is mi$ing,
instl-uctions,
and return to me lor processing.
you may download the forrns from NARCOA'8 web site at
www.narcoa.org
or contactany on€ of the NARCOAArea Insurance
Representatives
listedbelow:
Tom Noman
7047 Terrace Vlew Drive
A,berton MT 59820
Phone. (4OO)722-3012
Alaska
Alberta
Br/tlsh Co/umbia
Idaho
North Dakota
Saskatchewan
South Dakota
Washlngton
Wyoming
Doug Stivers
1544 Fuchsia Drlve
SanJose CA 95125
Phone. (4O8) 269-5547
Arizona
Ca/ifomla
Co/orado
Alevada
/Vew Mexlco
Utah.
2OO2c Page 5
Make sure you get
to particlpate this
year. Enroll now.
llank Brown
622 Oak Street
cottage crove wr 53527
Phonet (60g) 839-4939
l/mols
Indlana
Iowa
Kentucky
Dlck wlthalm
Manltoba
Po Box 2O9
Mbhigan
NY 72409
Bearsvtlle
Mnnesota
(A45) 679-2470
Phone:
Ohio
Connect/cut
Ontario
De/aware
Wsconsn
Mane
Mary/and
Massachusetts,
A/ewfuundland
ltlew Brunswick
New Hampshlre
New Jersey
New York
Nova Scotla
Pennsylvania
Pr/nceEdwardIs/and
Rhode Is/and
Vermont
Vlrgln/a
West l/lrgnla
tim itcKeet
9742 Yosemtte Court
wichita Ks 67275
Phone. (316) 727-43t4
Arkansas
Kansas
Louls/ana
Missouri
lvebraska
Ok/ahoma
Texas
lack whitt
8023 whiE Lane
Yalaha FL 34797
Phone: (352) 324-3464
Alabama
Florida
Geor9te
Mtssissippi
Nolth Caro/ma
South Caro/tna
Tennessee
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Letters to the Editor
Fa/7banks-Morse
Mode/ 57
December20, 2001
Jan Taylor, Editor
TflE SETOFT
917 Park View Way
Missoula, MT 59803
Hi Jan:
I have completed reading the November-December issue fiom cover
to cover. Like all the sEToFr' produced on your watch-its another
greatone!But I want to referbackto the July-August issuewhenyou
published an old advertis€ment for a Fairbanks-Morse Model 57
speeder.Seeingthe picture causedme to completean eleven-year-old
project that had stalled several times. The enclosedphotos show the
results (and what I had to start with).
Before it was rcl€gated to the
scrap pile, the rcmains werc being used as a 2-rrhe€l trailer flatcar, Two axlesalrd the associated
bearingswerc there, but only the
wood spoke wheels on the ddve
axle existed plus a rim for a third
wheel. One wood frame rail remained intact but it provided a
goodpattem from which replacementa wele rnade, The one rcmaining original end sill was
used to fabricate a new one (after
the 2x4 addition was removed).
As can be seen in the photo, there
was no engine, no superstructure,
and do rcmnants ofthe brake system. Without these items I had
no way ol identifying the hulk.
Thinking it might be an Adams
or a Mudge, I was finally put
straight when I was sent a copy
ofan F-M 57 brochure. The running boards and the charact€ristic wh€el cutouts in the end sills
confirmed the identifi cation.
Using th€ photoE and dim€nsionsfound inthebrcchurc I constructed the engine cover and
hand rails (with a few liberties for
convenience)after rebuilding the
frame. Lacking firll side panels for
n€c€ssary fore-and-a fi rigidity,
nonstandard gusset bars were
placedat the upper cornersofthe
structule Having only enough
wood spokes for 1-1/2 wheels I
elected to use solid disks made
from hardwood plywood. Wood
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The "Jake" Awards Pins
By WayneParsons
Jake ]acobson
(l/P & Gen, Mgr, of
the CopperBasln
Rai/way)and
Matthew L Re///y,lr,
(Execut/le Director
Amer/canShort Llne
& Reglona/Ra//road
Assoclation)pause
outslde the Arlzona &
Ca/lfornlaRai/road
shops ln Parker,
Arlzona durlng the
December2001 FRA
Safety Semnar.
Jake started the
safety award
prognm for sholt
/he rallroads.
Thep/n shown above
ls the orange '.|ake"
,OOO
nin
TAraa
thousand were
dlstr/buted to safety
award wlnnlng short
//ne5
The Jake JacobsonSafetyAward-also known simply as "The
Jake"-is given each year to short line raihoads with perfect safety
records.The progtam awarding plaques and certificates was started
ofthe CopperBasinRailway.
andfrlst administeredby JakeJacobson
His programis meantfor the smallerrailroadsthat, becaus€oftheir
size,do not qualifyfor the Harriman SafetyAwa?dSrvento classone
lin€s. The Ame?icanShort Line & Regional Railrcad Association in
Washington,DC now administersthe 'Jake" awardprogram.
ofa railideaofgivingeachemploye€
Al Mcomckenconceivedth€
pin
for
the
motor
car
as a way
roadwining the "Jake"awarda lapel
participate
and
make
hobby to
in the salety culture ofthe railroads
the hobbymorevisiblein a positiveway to the raihoads.Alter meetAl initiellyfundedthe approximately
$1.15
rngwith JakeJacobson.
eachcostofthe pins out of his own pocket.The shortlines havebeen
delightedto get the pins,whichhavea differentdateor colorfor each
year.Theofflceof Matt Reilly,ExecutiveDircctorofthe ASL&RRAssociationin Washington,DC now administersthe "Jake' awardprogram and is handlingdistributionofthe pins.NARCOAhasbeenthe
centralsourcefor distributionofclub contdbutionsto the pin fund.
Six clubsfrom around the country sent moneyto NARCOAfor the
programin 2001.AI Mcorackenhas continuedto orderthe pins each
year,and NARCOAhas reimbursedhim for all hb expenses
to dat€.
Therehavebeeneomechallengesat the short ling oflicein Washihgton about getting the right number of pine distributed to the right
shortline. Matt R€illy is goingto makeand effort to notify NARCOA
abouthowmany pinswill be neededfor the April 2002distributionof
the 2001"Jake"awards.
In the meantimethechallengefor the motorcarhobbyis howbest
to get the pins ontoa mor€reliablefundingtrack. PacificRailcarOperatorshas madelarge contributionsin th€ laet two yearsprimarily
from their runs in the southwest.MotorcarOperatomWest'sbiggest
contributionwasin 1999whenfeesfrom the SanPedro& Southwest_
em run madeup the largert portion of MOW funds sent in for the
pins.Sincethen MOw and SWRCfundinghas comefrom a $5 per car
contribution from th€ March SouthwestTour events. With contributionsfrom NERCA,OhioValleyRailcarand Firct IowaDivision,the
number of motor car clubs supporting the program has grown. Most
rccently at the Dec€mber2000 board meeting,NARCOA made a
$872.88contributionto bdng the programinto balance.
Ifthe motor car hobbywants to continue to contribut€ the "Jake"
pins, additional funding might comefrom: a higher level of contdbutionEfrom current clubs,an increasein the number ofclubs contributing, or an increasein NARCOA funding flom duesor other aources.
Here are the figures lor the program so far. Al McCncken provided the award year, quantity, and color of pin information- Tom
Noman provided the club contributions and cost ofpin information.
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Cost oflake" pins:
1998 for 199? award year
1999 for 1998 award year
2000 for 1999 award year
2001 fbr 2000 award year
1000pins (blue)
3000pins (blue)
3000pins (orange)
2000pins (red)
Incomefbr "Jake" pins
1999
Motorcar Op€rato$ West
2000
2001
Pacific Railcar Operators
Southwest Railcar Ltd.
Pacific Railcar Op€ratom
New England Rail€ar Operators
Southwest Railcar Ltd.
Motorcar Operators West
Ohio Valley Railcar
Pacific Railcar Op€ratoE
Ohio Valley Railcar
New Dngland Railcar Operators
SouthvreBtRailcar Ltd.
Motorcar Operators West
FiI8t Iowa Division
NARCOA
$1,244.88
3,404.00
3,369.00
2.525.00
$10,542.88
$1,945.00
1,200.00
800.00
2,245.00
350.00
295.00
255.00
250.00
750.00
500.00
350.00
270.00
260.00
200.00
872.88
$10,542.88
"Winnle" Rldes the Ra//s" is the head/ine for this photo from
the Odober 1947 /ssue of the Brotherhoodof Maintenanceof
Way EmployesRailwayJournal.
Attn:
GM&O - IC
Motor Car Owners
Somefriends and I are in the
processofpreparing an all-time
motor car roster comp sing the
fleet of the (GM&O) Gulf Mobile
& Ohio, (ICRR) Illinois Central
and the (ICGRR) Illinois Central
Gulf.
It seemsthat the recordsfor
these cars have goneby the wayside,sowe are collectingall ofthe
information available, putting it
into a data base. This data base
lists engineBerialnumber,carse?ial number, engine type, date
built, railroad and car number,
any renumbering data available
and specielfeatures for each car.
We are alsonoting wherc engines
have been swapped from car to
car, etc. So far we have data on
156 cals for the maintained railroads.We arc also eeekingany acsignment records for the motor
cerg as far as sectionsessigned.
I am asking anyone who owns
a car from the railro&ds mentioned or has information available to contactme.I will sendyou
a sheet with the information
neededfor the file for you to frll it
out and send back to me. Ifyou
have a copyof the history cad for
your calto go by, acopywouldbe
very helptul. Anyone with a photo
of their car, pl€asefeel free to e
mail a copy olit as well.
If enough information pre,
eents itself, therc is the possibility io provide a roster sheet to
anyoneint€r€sted- Ifyou or anyone you know has any infonnation to add to the roster, I would
rcally like to hear from you. Upon
request, I will send you a preliminary roster for you to view and
see what information I am looking for. Thanls for any inforrnation you could provide.
Ambassador
JohnG. Winnetand WinstonChurchillare pictured in England while on an inspection tour in the south portion
ofthat country. Their vehicle is the familiar motor ca-r.Evidently
i it is one dmwn "ftom stock" because there are no rcfinements in
\ evid€nce...noteven a cushion.
Danen Doss
15?5 East County Home Road
Union City TN 38261
(901)885-5693or (800)358-8410
Page 1Oc TEE SETOFF c JanuanalFebruory 2OO2
Listen to Your Motor Car
by Jim & PatSpicer
I
"l
What was that bang?
Pay attention-your speedermay be telling you something. We
were cruising along with thrce other speederson a work party rthen
there was a large BANG. I turned to my wife, and as shelookedat me,
we both said, 'What was that?" We decidedit muet have beensome'
thing on the rail and continued on with everything apparently OK
wrong! Mistake number one:we should have found a safe place, put
out a flag, and stoppedfor an inspection.At the top ofthe hill when v'e
stoppedfor a break, I noticedthat the hake lever had a straDgepump_
ing motion, like the wheels were suddenly out of round However it
stoppedand held in the first notch. We wer€ Btandiogaround talking
when I noticed that part of the brake rigging was gone l only had
brakeson oneside.(Thisparticularproblemonly affectsFairmont'A'
cars. Don't stop reading, however;th€ next one could affect you.)
I had recently chang€dthe
brake shoesand liners, when I had
€assembled the brakea I couldn't
rememberwhich way the brake
hookthat holdstfie toggl€arm war
placed. In the Fairmont manual,
th€ hookwas shownplacedfin8€ls
do{,n, and I reassembl€dmine that
way,The problemwae, that afte!
a while the toggle alm seatedinto
the wood, allowing the hookto b€comeloose.This allowedthe toggle
arm to fall out and hit the ground,
sticking into the ballast and
wrenchingthe arm ofthe car. Tbe
solution to this one is to place the
hook fing€rs up. This will prevent
the arm froh falling off. You
ehouldalso inepectyour brake rigging often.
"Finge6" up b better.
l
Why is that jamb nut loose?
The next problem was soon to appear. I noticed thst the brake
lever developed this strange pumping motiod. Normally the brake Iever would move only slightly as we came to a stop. Suddenly ae the car
approached a stop, the lever was moving more than aD inch with each
wheel revolution. The car still held in the first notch, but something
was wrong. As soon as we stopped I inspect€d the bake rigging ev'
€rlthing seemed OK except one jam nut was loose on the toggle arm. I
tightened tfie nut and proceeded on. At the next stop the brake Btill
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THE SETOFF e elanuarylFebrw.try 2002 . Page 11
felt strange.I onceagain inspected
the dgging; th€ jam nut was loose
again. The problern: the threads
werc wom on the adjuster and in
the toggle arm, allowing the
threads to jump whenever the
brakes were applied hard. Once
again I only had brakes on one
side. The toggle a?m and eye bolt
or yoke had to be replaced.B€fore
I encounteredthis problem, I had
done inspections for the meet coordinator. On two occasionsI had
found loose jam nuts. Not being
aware of the potential danger, I
told the op€rators to tighten the
nuts and foryot about it. Now I
wonder if the nuts became loose
again at the next stop.
NowWhat?
Youjust had a greatday. The
overnightstopis 200yads ahead,
and you haveju6t enoughspeedto coastup to the car aheadofyou. You
pueh in the clutch, kick it out ofgear and tum offthe engine. RRRIIII,
RRrrr, Rrr, rr. What is that noise?Well that noise is causedbv a Fairmont deeignpmblem. Fairmont didn't put any seals in the axle bearings. The odly way to keep water out ofthe bearings is to keep them
well greased.Your problem prcbably started before you got your car.
Water was allowed to get in the bearing and start rust. The rust and
greasehave formed a grinding com"
pound, and it has been wearing
away the bearings. Now it has wom
them to the point that they have a
series oflittle ridg$ and valle$. Ag
the rcllers go over the ridges,they
create the roaring sound. Now
what? Well, ifyou were paying attention, you €aught it in time.
Greasethe axl€ bearings and continue your t p. WheD you get home
replace the noisy bearing. However,
ifyou ignore the noise it will become
worse at an accelerated}ate until
ev€ntually you will have a bearing
faiiure. (coniinuedinsidebackcover)
Ax/e bearing that has
been wet It /s now
rusth but has not
been run. If run, lt
M// soon deve/op
rldges, becomeno/sy
and eventua//yfalf.
LooseJambnut on
tog7/e arm.
Poge 72 o THE SETOFF t ilanuarylFebtu@ry
2002
MT79 Rear Axle and Sprocket
Modifications
by Keith Mackey
Severa/NARCOA
fesearchedthe case'
of broken MT19rear
determined that the
origlna/ /nsta//ation
design /ead to
excesslvef/exlng of
certaln cond/tion,
whbh ult/mate/y
causedax/e fa//ure.
In an effort to
correct the probleml
a secondchain ldler
sprocKetwas
redeslgnedbracket
that e//minatesmuch
of the excessiveax/e
f/exing by changing
the path of the drive
So. vou want to take on€ of those exotic trips in your MT19 but
have heard stories about rear axles breaking. The last thing you want
is to have your axle break halfway to Tumbler Ridge or in th€ middle
ofthe Copper Canyon. What to do?
Well, in recent yea?sseveml NARCOA membershave researched
the casesofbroken MT19 rear axles and determined that th€ original
installation d€sign lead to excessiveflexing ofthe axle under certain
conditions, which ultimately caused axle failure. In an effort to cor'
rect the problem, a secondchain idler sprocketwas mounted on a re_
desigred bmcket that eliminates muchofthe excessiveaxle flexing by
changingthe path ofthe drive chain. This modification is describedin
th€ Nov.Dec. 2000 sEronin detail. The specialbracket is now avail'
able commercially.
A new rear axle made ofAISI 4140 "Rychrome"steel made by th€
RyersonSteel Company which providesmuch mor€ strength than the
original axle has rccently becomeavailable, Since most sxle failure6
occurred at the keyway which ie the weak point of the origrnal axle
design, it has been eliminated by using a U.S, Tsubaki "Pow€rlock"
keylesssprocket.The details for the axle and sprocketwer€ published
in the Mar./Apr 2001 sEroE .
Anyone contemplating a rear axle replacementshould read both
these articles. Anumber ofcars have been modified and hav€ run long
distanc€sduring the 2001 seasonwith no failures.
The puryoseofthis article is to describemyexperiencesin install_
ing the modifications and to pass along tips that may make th€ job
easier by not having to repeat my mistakes.
I obtained every item mention€d in this story from Les King Motorcar Salesin North Lawrence, Ohio. Les makes an entir€ kit fo! tle
dual idler and Rychrome axle modifrcation for both standard and dual
chain d ve MT19's.
In order to install the dual idler bracket, you will have to reveree
the center axle bearing so that the support bolts are behind the rear
axle. (A few later cars werc built this way by Fairmont in an apparent
attempt to solve the brcakage problem) You must remove or at leaet
partially remov€ the rear axle in order to rcverse the bearing block ag
just flipping it 180 degreeson the axle will not work due to the shape
ofthe casting. If you are going to install the bracket, you might as well
changethe axle at the sam€ time, sincethe rear axle may be near the
point of failwe and your going to do almost all the work anFvay.
A few special toolBmake thejob much easier.You will need a 15/16" socket for the a-yle nuts. Probably t,he most difficult part of an
a-j.le chang€ is removrng the whe€l hubs from the axle. Les nakes a
hub pulter which is inexpenEive and works extr€mely well. It mak€s
hub rcmoval as easy as removing a wheel. I shongly recommend having one ol these available. A tumtable makes the job much easier by
allowing easy accessunder the car. Be sure the car is also blocked in
position so that it cannot fall on you before going underneath lf you
don't have a turntable, you will need to find a way to lift the car while
leavins the rcax wheels and axle free to tufn.
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THE SETOFF oJanuanylFebrua,ta
2d)2 . P@ge 13
A few things to think about befor€ beginning. Ch€ck the gauge ofthe car by placing a tape measure
thrcugh the "spoke" holes in the wheels and measuring from wheel face to wheel face. Fairmont calls for a
dimension of 62 3/4" and cautions that the front and rear axle should be the same.If the rear axle is under
gauge, you may want to change the insulators while you have the hubs off. If the front is undergauge, and
you don't want to pull the hubs to change the insulators, shims can be ordered in 1/16,'and 1/8', inch
thicknessesto set the wheels to proper gaug€ and match the rear wh€el gauge.
Before you lift the car from the ground, brcak the whe€l nuts, axle nut and the four A[en headed
screws on the rear sprocketlooseso the can easily be tumed. Lik€ changing a tire on your car, it is much
easier to frght a seizednut on the gound. AJter the car has been lifted, hopefully using a tumtable, make
surc it cannot fall by blocking,jacking etc. as needed,then romovethe drive chain, both ar.lenuts and both
wheels. Insp€ct the wheels for flange wear and thickness-Measure the circumferenceof each wheel. Ifthe
are not both nearly the same, you will have additional axle foftes due to the wheels trvine to turn at
different speedson a solid axle.
Next remov€ the wheel hubs. Put the a'.le nuts back on the a\le to protect the thread and then install
the hub puller. Most ofthe time, the hubs will comeoffwith ve4' little problem. I have had somethat w€re
rcally seizedin place and when they finally broke loose,they made a report like a rifle. Loosenthe thrust
collars that hold the axle in position and slide them out ofthe way. Use a small file to dress out the area
where the thrust collar set screw has made a mark in the axle.
Now disassemblethe two sprocket halves by removing the All€n scrcws and nuts. Fairmont used two
different types of sprocket hubs. The earlier styl€ had a bolt that pressed against the key in the axle.
R€movirlgthis bolt should bleak the hub free. Later hubs used a tap€red lock, Ifyou have this style. note
three bolt headswith t\ro holes rhat have no bolts. Removerhe rhre; bohs and th;ead rro of therlinto the
holes that were not us€d and tighten. This will pull the taper lock out and free the hub assembly.Remove
the two bolts that attach the center bearing to the frame. You should nowhave everything loo6eon the axle.
The most difficult part ofthejob may be cleaningthe rear axle. All paint, dirt, greaseetc. must be removed
as the axle will have to slide out to one side or the other through the wheel bearing which has a very close
fit. Use sandpaper,emery cloth, ScotchB ght Pads, paint stripper and what ever else is neededto be sure
the axle is as smooth and clean as new, Attempt to slid€ the axle out one side.Ifitbegins to bind, polish out
the area that is causing the problem and try again. The bearings have a very closefit and the axle should
not be forcedwhen sliding it out.
Okay, you now have the axl€ and all componentslaying on the floor and are nearly rcsdy to install the
newbracket. Removethe old idler bracket assembly.You will rcuse the samehol€s and hardware that held
the old bracket. Count the teeth on the original idler sprocket.Ifit is a l? tooth sprocket,you will need to
get a 19 tooth sprocketto match the oDesupplied in the kit. (The holes in the bracket are for dual 19 tooth
sprockets.)Inspect the condition ofthe old idler sprock€t as well as the forward sprccket on the transmission. Check the teeth for wear, gouges,€tc. Replaceas needed.
The new dual idler bracket can now be installed. A sectionofthe bracket is milled out to accommodate
the battery hold down nut. The bracket has foul mounting holes that align with the bolt locations for the
old idler bracket and center bearing when it was in the original position. Be sure the bracket is €xactly
parsllel with the car frame and then tighten the nutsThe original Idler sprocket shaft used a special zerk style g::easefitting that was threaded in a very
small hole in the shaft head. Les Kings' new idler shafts are drilled and taped to 1/8" NPT for a standard
zelk fitting. Grease gun extension hoses,available in va ous lengths at the local hardware stor€, can b€
threaded into this shaft and passed through the car frame using a coupler and zerk fitting on the outside of
the car. Ifyou do th€ sam€ to the center bearing and all wheel bearings,you will be able to greasethe car
without crawling undemeath. You will need to order a second idler shaft or have th€ original one drilled
and tapped for 1/8" NPT to attach the g"€asehose.
The top sprocket may be install€d and tightened using the lock washer and nut provided in the kit.
Install the lower spmcket, but do not completelytighten yet as it must be moved to adjust chain tension. I
instaled a flat washer under the lock washer to mahe it essier to slide the sprocket in the elongatedhole
when adjusting the chain.
Beforegoing any further, it would be a good idea to do a little inspecting.Check the bmke shaft in the
area undemeath the drive chain. Many cals with loosechains will have damageto the brake shaft. Do not
operatethe car ifthe shaft is damaged.Odera new one or pedorm a proper repair on the old one but don't
let it go. Any wear is unacceptableas it could lead to bmke failure.
This next step is optional and not rcquired for the installation ofthe axle oridlerbmcket, but sincethe
arde is removed, it iB much easier to do now than it any other time. Check the springs. If they are in poor
Page 14 o THD SETOFF o JanuarylFeb/uary
2OO2
shape. You will never get a better chance to replace them. The same goes for the oilit€ guides which allow
the bearing casingsto move vertically.
Ilyou decideto remov€ th€ springs or check the oilite exide bushings, you must remove the bearing
casings.To do so, you must dmp the aluminum channel (rail skidl that passesunder both the front and
?ear whe€l b€aring casings.
Removethe two long bolts that pass through the guide tubes in the rear b€adng casing. Removethe
two lower bolts that hold the rait skid to the triangular shapedgussetplate just forward ofthe rear axle as
wetl as the bolts in the gusset platejust aft ofthe front axle. Removethe single bolt that holds the brace to
the center olthe Iail skid. Now loosen,but do not rcmove the nuts ftom the bolts that pass through the
casingguide tubes on the front axle. Don'tloosen themtoo much as you don'twantthe front axle to drDpout
ofposition. Do one side ofthe car at a time. The raii skid should drop down enough to allow the beadng
casing and spring8 to be rcmoved.
Ifyou open the beadng casingsto checkbea ng condition, be carelul ofthe shims. Don't looseany and
make sttle they go back in the proper position.Il you replacothe bearings,shim thom accordingto Fairmonts
instructions. If you need to replace the beadngs or the euides,you will heve to heat the casing to get them
out. The rear springs are lighter duty than the front springs and are not interchangeable lt is a goodid€a
to order a set of four ofthe specialcylindrical nuts used to center the top ofthe springs. lhese nuts break
easily and are often replacedwith improper hardware in the ficld which can lead to spring failure. Reassembleth€ bearingblocks and rail skids in the rcverce order that they were rcmoved and prop€rly tighten
all hardware.
Assuming everything is now in top condition, it is time to install th€ new "Rychrome' axle. Insert the
axle through the bearing casing and install in pmpcr sequence,the thrust collars, center beadng (turned
180 degteesfrom the originat - the bearing cover bolts witl be on tho lcft side) and the ncw "Powerlock"
sprocket(Allen screwsshould be facing to the right). Don't ti ghten anything yet Do a runout on the axle to
insure that it is perfectly stmight and is not being offset by a bent frame or mis_positionedbea ng casing
Drill two holes and mount the center bea ng support l did not install the center beadng spring as my
unde$tanding that Fairmont left them out in later cars as they were not need€d After the center bearing
is mounted, checkthe axle runout again to be sure you got the center bearing properly positioned.
Beforetighteningth€ thrust collars,make sure that exactly the same amount ofaxle sticks thmugh the
bearing on each side of the car. Tighten the thrust collar clamping bolt belote tightening the set screw.
Don't forget to salety wire the set s€rewsUse stainless steel wire ifpossible Carefully position the new
Here is the comp/eted /nstallat/on viewed from the right. lvote hotl much
greater the clearance /s between the cha/n and brake shaft than in the
orig/na/ /nsta//ation. A/5o note the grease qun hoses used to extend the
grease fittings to the outslde of the car frame for easy servlclng. The
sl/ppage marks were applied to each bo/t on the power/ock we// as the ax/e
after setting bolt torque to 12.3 foot pounds,
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TEE SETOFF o JanuarylFebruary
2002 . PaEe 75
sprock€t so that it is exactly aligned v/ith th€ lorward sprocket on the transmission. The eight Atlen headed
scrcwswere gradually tightened in scrisscmss patt€rn and then to?quedthem to 12.3foot pounds-A paint
stripe applied to the "Powerlock" and axle can be used to detect any slippage.
Sincethe path for the chain is now slightly longer, I found that I ne€dedto add two ?ollersfor the chain
to be long enough.Start by counting the number ofrollers in vour old chain. (Mine had 130) Install the old
chain with the lower sprccket slid all th€ way aft. Position the chain so that the masterlink would go on the
aft part ofthe a\le sprocket and pull ii as tight as possible. With both ends ofthe chain on the a-..lesprocket,
you can easily count the number of links that need to be added.It is not a goodidea to ?eusean old chain or
to add links to an €xisting chain, instead,just order a new one with the proper number ofrotlers and a new
master link. Chains can only be cut with an even number ofrollers, so ifyou need thrce instead oftwo,
order an oIlset link.Ilyou must cut the chain, pickup a chain cutting tool from slocalbicycle or motorcycle
shop. Thesetools are inexpensiveand will keep you ftom damaging a new chain ifit is too long and needB
to have links removed.
The sElorr article indicates that the chain in this installation should be somewhat tight€r than odginally installed since the chain path length is morc constant due to the geometry ofthe added sprocket. I
found that ifl tightenedthe chain until taught with the weight ofthe caroffthe wheels,with the car on the
gTound,the tension slackenedslightly and s€emedto me to be about right.
Checkthe condition ofth€ chain whip guard blocks.Ifthey are worn, newblockg and orbrackets should
be ordered.Repositionthem as neededfor the new chain location.Reinstall the wheel hubs and snugthem
sufficiently to keep them secure.You can flrlly tighten them once the car is on the ground, Don't forget to
put the phenolic insulator washer against the hub and the metal washer under the nut or you will be
setting off every gTadecrossingyou pass!
Check the condition of the wheel attachment hardware, replace as neededand rcinstall the wheels.
Lower the car to the ground and tighten the axle nuts. Install new cotter keys. Tighten all wheel nuts and
checkthe gaugeisyou did beforectarting. Checkthatthe wh€els have equal distancebetweenthe inside of
the flange and the car frame. Recheckchain tension and reinspect all work to be sure nothing hae be€n
mrased,
Your car rear axle and suspensionshould now be in top shape snd ready for many years of happy
motodng without prcblems. After a few hours ofoperation, recheck the torque on the Powerlock screwe.
Do it again at the end ofthe season.
l-eft stde of the /nsta//at/on,lVotethe center bear/nghas been reversed, Mth the mountng pont
now aft of the rear ax/e, Themount/nq hardware for the dua/ id/er bracket ls vlstb/e.
Page 16 . THE SETOFFo JanuarytFebru.try 2002
Re: Seat belts
Fromthe INARCOAforum]
While attemptibg to.arbss
the Deerlodge rdiltoad tlidde
1a6tweek John Y. Brtte?ion.
was 6truck by a hend caf and
, waBthtom down an embaiilki
I ment, receiving €everal!ain"
ful but not seriousinjuries,
. Two olthe men on the hand
csr vr'eremore geriouslyhur6.
Three men were sitting in th€
front of the hand car on a
board that rested on th€ siale
boards of the ca!. the man
ne&rest Mr. Batterton rva6
struck by the latter's boalyand
thiowrl backward, and the
crankof the car struckhim on
the neck,breakingthe collar
bone.He then rolled off the
car, striking his headon the
rail and ties,hut receivingno
sedous ir\iury. Hi6 name is
OeorgeRappe.H€ was taken
to the hospital,and is getting
along all fight. When Rappe
wa8 thrown backwardthe
movementpushedthe end of
the bosrdonwhicbhewassitting elso backward,and this
threw th€ other end of th€
boardforward,unseatingtbe
man who waBuponitr named
John Mcoafferty, and throwing him uponthe rails in front
ofthe ca!, Thewheelsclossed
diagonallyacrcsshis breast,
breakibg a rit o! t,,voarrd in
flicting s€ver€internal injuries, which have sofar eau6€d
much pain ald rnayresult s€riously. The car jumped.the
hack in going ovgx Mr. MeCaftbrly's body blrt no otheis
, OetoterZO,tg83
: Nea Nafih-uest
: DeerLodge
Montana Tenttory
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In responseto a quaryJeremy Winkworkposted on the forum, th€
following items regarding seat belts, their use and instatlation, werc
postedl
From Greg Latz
"I just instalied seat belts on our MT14 Tomnh cab last week. The
attachmentpoints I usedwould havebccn no different on an openMT14.
But moreto your linal point, I usedonc ofthe lap beltsthRt J.C. Whitney
offers.Attimes I havebeenquite dissatisfiedwith th€ qualitv ofthe parts
and piecesI ve orderedfrom them. In fact I have a lew things now that
needto be packagcdand retuned, duc to poorquality or the item doosn'i.
deliver as promised.Onethins I ve fbund thar h.ts helpedio decrcascthe
number oi retums, not to mention thc addcd irustration. is that whcnever I ordcr I.rsk ft,r the manulhcturc.r'snane and plant location.I've
leamedto avoidChineseproduccdgoodslprrticularh hardrvarc,toolsand
autosupplics)ljk!theplaguc.llostofthe aftermarketlapbcltsI'vatuund
through Autozon{r,tt'pbovs clc. afe chcapconstmction.At l locrl Napa
store,rvcpull('da brand new onc out oftho box,and ihe rctr.rctorjammed
as we rvcrelnrkine at it. lnally uscless!Needlcssto saythcy didn't mak.
a sale thri, da\. Whitner h:ts a scvcr.rldiller(!nt types oflap bclis. sone
with rctractors,somewithout. fhr oncs I srdtledon werc in thc Van/RV
section.( #81as,177ilr)
Thev arc lap holtswilh roh'actolsmnd{)in Elkhart,
Indian.r.They srcm to bc goodqualjrvand installedclsilv.'l'hevhavc
hard plastic(!xt{rnsions
whjchhotdthc briltsin thc ri{jhi positionnoxtto
the seatwithoulh{vins ibcm lloparoundon i hc
or grt in thc wry.
Best ol all, thcy woro sonrcof thc loivcr priu'd units
'lmr thai, I li)und any
whercat $25.l)()/s{rt.
W. hadthc caf oulyest.rdlv, Ind fvcr yoncw.isllroily
anchored
in placc.And ycs.wc wcrchrppv wilh l,hoscseatbclts.'
Fronr Don Ncrlc
''l install.rd
seatbelts
on nr! M'l'19whonI lvrlsIurning jt withoutthe
cab. I bought someplain black sc,rtb{llts|t a local auto parts store,and
theywerepriccdaboutthesameasJ.C.\Vhitncy.I mountedthenthrough
the seat and down behindthe seal.and the bolt soesthrough rhe haavier
frame anglewith d backingplatc. I got "RV" seatbelts,as I remcmbar,as
thesehavea little extra length 1oradjustment,and they reachthc backof
the speedetfor mountingwithout any problem."
From Tony Schultze
"I used non retractable,adjustablebelts from J.C. Whitncy on my
car. I had to build a steelframc fof the seatsin myM14, so I attachedthe
belts to this frame. The frame is sccurelyconnectedthe the motor car in
four places.They work great.Very simple."
Frorn Mike PaulIfyour car everderails(as my ex M19 did twics wilhin two davsseveral years ago),I guaranteethat no matter how slow you are going,the
car may cometo a stop straddlingthe rails sideways.A passcnecrriding
on the car was ejectedin eachofthese derailments,and his facehad several lacerationsand bruisesafter the secondderailmeni,.This is whv vou
shouldreally considerinstalling seatbelts- the derailmentscenado,NOT
therearenderscenaio.Beenthere,donethat, too (on the'receivind end!"
THE SETOFF oJanuarylFebnta.ry 2(N2. Page 17
Safety ldeas for Motor Car Enthusiast's
by Jonand calleenJordan
We spenda lot of time talking about Bafetyon the rails. We make
aureour caraa?ein goodconditioL the brak6 work, we have red flags
for crosBingB
and BtoplightBon the cars.Wedonl talk toomuch,though,
about our medical safety on motor car trips. Even for a one day trip, it
is important to considersomeitems to bring along. I am a pammedic
of23 yearsand my wife a surgicalnurseof26 years.We are building
our speederto looklike a little railroadambulence.
We would like you to comider som€iteme to include during your
travels, sincewe are away from tmditional medical help many times.
GENERALMEDICAL EQUIPMDNT
. First aid kit (according
to RuleBook5)
Gauze,towels
Tape,bandaids
Hand cl€aner,latex glovesor isopropylalcohol
Antibacterialointmedt
Scissorsor knife
. Cunent medications
. Medicalert bmceletsor necklaces
Ifyou havea severemedicalcondition-heart problems,seizures,
diabeties- let someoneknow aheadof time in caseany problemsariee.
Bring a beesting-epikit ifyou are allergicto bees,oral glucoseifyou
arc a diabetic.
HA\,'ETHIS INFORMATIONWITH YOU.
. Your nam€,addr€es,phonenumber,smergencyphonenumb€r
. Medicalhistory
. Doctot's name and phonenumber
. Liet of medications
. Allergies to medications
. Medicalinsurancecards
COMMI,A{ICATION
. Cell phone(maynot alwayework)
. Radio in your motor car
. Maps of nea$y towns
GENERAL SAFETY
. Don'tdrive too fast.
r Weara seatbelt if you haveone.
r Securehandholds are required.
. Don't hangarms or legsout ofthe motorcar.
. Wearankleheight,closedtoe,hard soleshoes.
. Bring exha warm clothesand rain gear to prevent hypothermia,
somewat€r and a granola bar ifyou ar€ d€tained for awhile.
r Include sunscreenfor hot days.
A little preparation may make a big differenceon one ofyour motor car excursions,Let's all be safeand enjoy our touring, Hopeto see
you on the rails!
Even for a day trip,
/t /s /mportant to
considersome /tem'
to brng along,
fi you brtng a
gucst, cons/der
what that rlder
mlght need ln an
emergency,
four coordtnatora,
give some thought
to the nearest
medlca/facl/lty on
each leg of your
Journey and how
best to get someone
there, should the
need anse, Weare
often beyond 911
asstscance,
Condltlons vary,
ano someonewno
does we// early n a
tour may tlre and
developsymptoms
progresses. watch
over your travel
compan/onsoperatorsand
guests-to he/p them
avold sltuations.
Page 78 . THE SETOFF . Janu@rylFebraary 2002
Returned to Service
By StanConyer
tu
L
There arcn't many railroads rcturning motol cars to work an).mor€
butone in southem lndianahas doneir.rstthat.In June the Yank€etown
Dock Railmad located on the Ohio River east of Evansville put a exSouthernRaihoad M19 back to work inspectingtheir raihoad.
In January I receiveda phone call lrom Sandy Ferguson,Yankeetown Dock'slast remaining employeefrom over 100,askingme for some
help. He neededto inspect his railroad, and the companyhy rail was
not repairable.Two ycars ago whcn the milrcad lost its coal contlact,
they closedthe mihoad and put evcrything on standby.Al1 he had left
was a Fairmont M19 and an A8. neither ofwhich had been statled in
yearc. My son and I made the trip the lbllowing Saturday and $ere
amazedat what we found.
YankeetownDock Railrcad was built in 1954to movecoal from the
surroundingcoalrninesto their barge-loadingfacility on the Ohio River.
They used 314 gondolacars and a rotary dumper-not the modernkind
thatuses the swivel couplersbut an oldertype that requireseachcar be
dumped,
recoupl€d,
andthe
uncoupled,
place.
moved
into
The
empty
next car
roll
downhill
to
a
storage
cars
slowly
yard using retarders. Experienced
workerscanunloada car in lessthan
GO
Li.
F
a
E
E
5
a
oneminute. The coalrs muvedout over
the nver on ciinveyerbelts and loaded
into barges.Threelocomotivesremain
storedseniceable.YankeetownDock's
tugboat The Spirit ofYanheetoun, also
stored,was usedto positionth€ barges.
On the propertytherc is an engin€
housebig anoughto store six locomotivcs and a shop.Insidearerowsoftool
boxes and workbencheswhere work
had beenleft much as it was two year8
ago when the raihoad was closedand
all the employees
laid off This iswhere
we found M19#1516. lthad beenused
very little since the raihoad purchased
it in 1986,but the problemwas it had
been sitting outside for y€ars. The
SouthemRailroadhadmodemizedthe
car with a l2velectdcal system.It had
a RO engjne, new wheels,brakes,
seats,and looked like they dipped it
in orangepaint. The ycars of neglect
and sitting outside had taken their toll
on the switchesand the fuel system.
The engine would tum over, so I told
Sandy I could probably get it running
for him. (The A8 was more of ajob than
I wanted to tackle and wouldn't fit on
my two-wheel trailer; it was huge.)
Aft€r loading the car on the hailer I
had brought along, we went on an in-
t
THE SETOFF o JanudrylFebruar!
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spectiont p in my hy-rail. The miiroad is mostlv welded rail and in
goodshape.Along the way Sandypointedout severalpiaceswhere spum
usedto go to vadous played outcoal mines.We alsosaw an albino deer.
When Igot the car homeI calledfellowHoosierBruceFrye for some
help. I took the car to his house, so he could clean the eaF tank and
ca$urctor. While u nloading the car in his earage he broke his arm. Safetv
tip: watch thosewinchhandles.This slowedthe project,so his sonJohn
did much of the work with Bruce looking on and providing guidance.
Afewweeks later they retumed the car to me, and I want to work on
the electrical system replacing switches,somo wiring and got the coil.
wiperc,and lights working.In severalevcningwork sessionswe replaced
the windshield, and the alt€mator and drive belts which required removingthe engine.While we had the engin€out \,!e inspertedand cleaned
thc cxhaust ports. Sandy said not to worry about making it pretty. he
would paint it later, so we left the rusty roofand rhe orange fhded to
pink-paint alone.
After much, very much, cranking wc {inally got the engine startcd.
We discovereda new NAPA ienition switch I had installed lvas intcrmittent, so it was rcplaccd with a marine grade switch. I'he car ran much
better.#1516siirst t p outofretircmentwason the MadisonRailroad
in June and was a success,so I madearrangementsto take thc car back
to its home.My son and I took #1516
backto YankeetownDock-along with
our Mg in case#1415 still neededassistance-and madean inspectiontrip.
While rounding a curve on the way
back to the shops, a county Sherills
car with its blue and red lights flashingblockedthe trackiwe were busted.
It sure was hsndy having a raihoad
employeealong,and after the 'Barncy"
found out who we were, he allowedus
to continue. The rusty motorcar and
the hard hats Sandy and I wore made
us look like we belongedthere. My
son's brightly painted, toploss M9,
however,with a cooleronthe back full
of cokes and a decal of a little kid
peeingon an Onan logo looked out of
piace.I thanked the deputy for checking us out.
Thet p revealedcontinuingproblems with the cheapreplacementbelt
I had t ed, so Sandy orderedthe last
belt Fairrnont had in stock($157)and
replacedit. The car is back in seNice
and runningwell. Thingsare alsolooking better for YankeetownDock Railroad, as PeabodyCoal company has
bought the property and may be bringing somemuch neededbusinesstheir
way. We hope to retum to Yankeetown
Dock with some of our friends nelt
year fbr an excursion.No doubt#1516
will comealong,hopefully with a new
paintjob.
2002 oPage 79
Sandy Ferguson,
operat/on' /nanaqer
of the Yankeetown
Dock RR, checkng
the track gauge one
m//e south of the
Boonv///e, Ind/ana,
junct/on, with
#1516,
3
A
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Pd.ge 20 . THE SETOFF . ilanuartlFebruary
2002
Copper Canyon of Mexico - 2OOt
by Al Mccracken
The CopperCanyonofMexico is 10 mites longer, amile wider, and
a 1,000 feet deeperthan our Arizona Grand Canyon. The secondmajor differenceis that a railroad passesthrcugh it. A trip on thi€ railrosdhasbeen called"the most dramatic train ride in theh€misDher€.'
This railroadhas 87 runnels.a loopwherethe track males a rum
ofover 360 degrees,37 bridges, and ribbon rail on cement crcssties at
lower elevations, wood cross ties at higher elevations. On our trip,
depaning tuom(he cir) ofChihuahua,a tittle over t00 airline mjles
t
F
a
9
E
Jaime Samuel/ wlth
h6 A6F and h/s new
fflends from
Ferrocarril Mexicano
on the /oop on the
Ch/huahua E/ Paclfrco
//ne ln Northen
Mex/co.
from Texas,we climbedto 8,500feet elevation,crossedthe continental dividethree times,and descended
into the city ofEl Fuert€at dOO
feet elevationnearthe PacificOcean.This wasnot a speed€rtriD but
rather a tour of a foreigr countryby rarlroadmotorcar.
Our group of 13 speederswith 2Z peopl€assembledOctoberg,
2001in El Paso.We had a Mexicandinner,got to know oneanother,
viewedsomeslidesfrom previousCopperCanyonspeed€rtdps and
tookcareofpaperwork.Early the nextmoming,we formeda caravan
and drcveto the border.Keith Mackey,who speaksSpanish,has expedencedealingwith CuBtomsand Immigrationofficersand helped
in dealingwith the paperwork. Our Spanishinterprcter from iwo
yearsagosentfaxesaheadto mskethe crossingsmooth.We still had
to wait an hourfor the fax to comefrom the borderto customs.SDe€d€rsjust doni fit any oftheir regularionsor rules.
The roadto Chihuahuais a fouFlane dividedhighway,which made
the 244-mil€ trip frorn El Pasoquick and easy.We arrived at the
RadissonCasaGrandeHotel around5:OOPM,just in time for a welcomedrink. The hotel had prepareda deliciousbuff€t for our group.
We werejoined at dinner by Mr. Luevano,the railroadofncial who
had helpedmakeour trip possible.
The next morningwe dividedinto four or five automobilegroups
with a hot€lbell hop in the leadcar ofeachg"oup.We caravanned
to
the train station,unloadedthe speede$and sentthe driv€rsbackto
the hotelto park the carsand trailers.(Thehotelhas a parkingcompound with round the clock secudty wher€ we left oul rigs during the
trip.) Driverswerebroughtbackto the train Etation,and we prepared
to leave.This year a few major ofiicialssawus offincludingthe general managerofthe ChihuahuadivisionofFenocarril MexicanoRailroadwasthere.Twohy-rails accompanied
us for the fiIst daysrun to
Creel,184milesfrom Chihuahuaand 4,000feet higherin elevation.
W€wereabout10 milesout ofChihuahuawhenthe itriver ofth€
last car announc€don the radiothat he washavingsevere.huntinf
problems.Accompanying
us was oneof the railroad'smotor car mechanics.He rcde in the "problem"car a short distanceand decided
that the situationwas too severcto continuefarther. It was det€rmined that the ftont ar.le was not properly shimmed and would re-
quire Eomespacers.We w€re able to pull a wheel off using a bottle
jack and chain, but no one had a spac€r large enough to fit over the
axle. Soon,the lailrcad escortsdiscovercdthat the rail sweeDbracket
on thefionr of rheirhy-rail had ahole largeenoughrouseasaspacer.
They used a hacksaw to cut the bracket to the proper shape and installed it on the speed€r.I can't think ofanother milrcad that would
cannibalize their hy rail for one ofour cars.
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reThis delay made Lrslate arriving at Creel Gary Greenwood
lt
got
wish
vour
crreJed *e irr"lude a oight r-un in the tdp. GarY, yott
shadiu" lust b"autif"l seei"; the trees light up in light green and the
ows fall on other trees
After a 6o-mile night nm, we passed thmugh a mile-long tunnel
and Lme out in the town of Creel at the top of the canyon The-hotel
paBt
sent a bus and a van lor us and kept the dining }oom open well
to
their normal closing time. Mexico will sacrifice almost anything
accommodate you and is very friendly
The next ;ay on the trip was "loop dav " our hv-rails h€d be€n
replaced by two i4s with a trailer hauling extra fuel A{ter 184 miles
Th€ lrack
on'tfr" frrsi auy, es miles the secondday was a day of rest
jn california
loop
Tehachapj
the
famolrs
to
simrlar
ioops under itself
lurget.We had the railroadrun their speederto thebottom
only
-uch
oit"tr" toop;tttin *" pulled our speedersacrossthe top, one at a time'
for DhotosraDhs.
'We
airived at the PosadaBarrancas Mirador Hotel rn time lor
lunch in a aliningrcom with what mustbe one ofthe most spectacular
i" tfr" *oia ne hotel is built on the rim olthe canyon and th€
a
"1"i""
rooms are built in a single row following the rim Each room has
top
the
baicorryove.lookittgthe canyon The facility is listed as one of
a
Tarahumara
hike
to
a
short
take
can
world
One
10 hotels in the
Indian domicile below the hotel. The Tarahumara lndians have lived
in this Dart ofMexico for centuries and have their own language and
m" *orn"n *eave beautiful basketson the ftont steps ofthe
""t,"""1
the fibished products to the guests We found the
froi"i
""ff
""a
Tarahumarasto be very polite,ftiendly but shy'
)
passes
Thethird dayofthe trip is tunnelday." OneBtretchof track
through20 tunnelsin sevenmiles ApproachingTemoris,onecansee
proceedout
rails 6elowmake a 180-de$eeturn, crossa bddge and
get.to
ihe othersideofthe canyon.You might expecta switchbackto
the next level ofrail lnstead.the track makesa right turn into the
;ountain andexitsthetunnelgoingin the rev€rsedirectionThetunnel is a fuII 2?0 degrees.The tlip from Chihuahuato EI Fuede cona
tains 87 tunnels,five morc than 90 degreesand five more closeto
mile in lensth.Wecrossedthe continentaldividethreetimes-correction, we crissedit oncesnd went throughit lwice
ihere are parts ofthe canyonwherethe rails gothmugh one8h!rt
tunrrel, onto a trestle, analthen into another tunnel, then in 500 feet
so on John Hope, who has also traveled on
t""""t
ioto
""d
""otlt""
in his opinion,this railroadwas the most
tttat
S*i"*.uit"o"a",
"ty"
to engineerand construct The Swiss
world
tft€
i"
aiffr"ott.^l-"i
dilllcult tunnels but not one after anand
some
have alpine scenery
stretch.
other for such a long
When we reachedEl Fuerte at an elevation of 500 feet' the temat the Posada
o"ru,ui" *u" .u"h *,trmer' but our accommodations
ihe converted
is
hotel
Thrs
were
air-condrIioned
["i iiJ"rs" H"ta
courtyards
landscaped
beautifully
mavor's
,
-''-"ihe rn'ansionwith
fourth dav we hatl to start backtmcking our travels Coordiparnators are supposeto mak€ speedertrips in a looPif possiblg 3o
their enuretnp Dam'ldidniplan
i* aiff"tent Ecenery
ii"io"t,"
"""
the canvonagain We hadto
go
through
had
to
we
iiii', *r",
gz
and loop The canyonlooks
35
bridges
tunnels,
-a
t'ol"t"t" tft" *^-"
djrectionYouseethe ro\ uphill
in
the
completelvdifferent.however.
perspective
how deepthe
get
you
a
you.
and
oi.t*f". above
took a 45"rir*
and
night
for
the
Bahuichivo
at
i". W"
"toppud
""Ilvlo
Cerocahui
goes
to
miles
dne
mi;ute bus ride that
I
H
F
B
The /arge and the
Poge 22 . TEE SETQFF o ilenuanalFebruzO 2(N2
The dilt roads in this remote area are ternble. Hov'/ever out of
nowhere is Hotel Mission. It is one ofthe nice? hotels on our trip but
electricity has just come into town this past year. AcrcBs the street i3
the mission built in the 1600sand still has the origDal stained glass
Crossingone of
many trestles n
route to the canyon
A two-mile hike takes you to Cerocahui falls You want to come to
jt ra ins in the summerand the canyon
lhe canyonin Octoberbecause
is green and the falls are flowing
The rest of the t p backtracked our way to Chihuahua. We got to
seethe scenerywe had passeda{ter dark the fust da}', and it was more
pr€tty streams and canyons We had madehats and glovesfor thepar_
iicip;nts and milroad employees Once,when we were in the hole for
botir a freight and passengerhain, I threw four pair ol glove6that I
had Btampedwith the railroad and NARCOA logos to the engineer'
The radio clackled, and they requestedone more pair' The bmkeman
was on the bottom step when the locomotivecame by, and his arm
seem€dto stretch 10 feet from the engine.Others had th€ir new glove8
on enil were waving to us. There were smiles all around. We always
gave hats and glovesto ev€ry new escortwho joined us. The last day
ihe escortsasked if we had anv extra gloves.They were a real big hit!
When w€ stayed at PosadaBarrancas Mirador the s€condnight, I
invited the manager to ofTerspeederides to the Divisidero train sta'
tion the next morning, (4 km). Rachet,the manager' had to take care
of the hotel by hercell The staffwas veryhapPy to have this oPport!_
nity. The flrst margarita is free duriDg happy hour'They follow€d the
rules. The staffbrought out pitcher aller pitcher to refrll the glasees
In my opinion, we were truly good\ rill ambaBsadorsof the U S
Sevlral concernsneed to be answered about the tripi Mlth num_
berone: Is it eafe?-The railroad has a huge passengerbusiness They
provided,in addition to their normal secu ty, two additional security
escorts.Th€y also provided night secu ty
Myth number two: Is it safeto drive in M€xico?-When you have
Mexican insurance, it worksjust like the US
Myth number threet Don't you always get sick in trlexico?-W€
stay ai first class hotels where they cook with filtered water. Each
room has two bottles of water, and th€re is a five-gallon jug in the
hotel lobby to refill the botUesifyou need to.
M]'th mrmber four: Isn't thiB trip is exp€nsive?-Thie is not a
sDeeal;rtrip. This is traveling ilr a loreign country, staying at frrst
ciasshotels that cookAmerican meals Oh yes, you do tlavel between
hotels in your own speeder.
Ml'th number five: SomedayI want to make thistrip-The owner'
ship oithe Union Pacific Railroad in FenoMex has increasedfrom 87'
to i37a in th€ last few years. They have not put a stop to this speeder
trip yet, but nothing tasts forever.Organizing thiE trip Is lols ofwork'
and this muy be my lust trip Keith Mackey has offered to continue
and I have agreedto handle the Mexico reservationsone more lime
When we returned ro Chihuahua, all the bosse6were there to
welcome us. W€ talked about putting the speederson the rails at
Presidio, Texas and crossingthe border over the railroad's bridge to
Ojinaga, Mexico in our speeders. With the NAFTA agreement,
Ferrocarril Mexicano has upgraded the line to th€ border and are of
tlte opinion this is a likely possibility.
Tie railroad on the US side is charglng ownership and is partially
controllecl by Ferrocarril Mexicano ThiE would increase the milmad
cost a bit, but save money on Mexican car insurance that would not
have to be purchased. It would also €liminate the two days previously
1
THE SET0FF c Ja,nua.rylFebru@ry 2OO2. Page 23
t
spent driring to and from Chihuahua and replacethem with
two days of additional motonar
travel. A brief investigationof
doingthis at El Pasorcvealedthe
borderwas only openfrom midnight to 7 AM, and the rails on
the US sidebelongedto UP. We
couldextendthe trip a day and
go all the $ay to the coast;therc
is a dolphinactivity availablein
the bay.
In conclusion,
thiEis the ultimate speedertrip. I'm spoiled.
Travelingthe mostdi{ficult railroad in the world in my own
speederdoesn'tget any b€tt€r
than this. Thesetrips are made
for MT19s and MT14s,because
they havetwo-cylinderengtnes.
The altitude (8,500ft.) requires
a 20hpengine.WemuBtmaintain
30m.p.h.up a 37cgradefor three
hoursat a time.Mgsju8t can'tdo
that. Therails arc smongthe best
I haveevertraveled-ribbon rail
tiesnearChihuaoncementcross
hua to jointed rail at higher elevationsthat are expertly aligned
makefor high speeds.As all my
participantssay, "This is a trip
ofa lifetimel"
We are currently planning
another CopperCanyontdp in
the secondhalf oloctob€r 2002.
Tentative datesare from the 14th
to the 23rd.Ifthis provesimpoesible, we will try for the same
time periodin 2003.Watchfor the
Recognized Affiliates from the Past Year
by DaveVerzi
NARCOA had twenty-three recognizedAlfiliat€s lor the year of
2001. The Alfiliates, whether $oups or individuals, are the mechanism that actually getsyou on the raihoads. Each Affrliate has agreed
to host open advertised excursionsand comply with NARCOA Rule
Book and Operations Manual in exchange for the ability to insurc hosting railroads as well as thetu individual organizations as they desire
Most of these groups operate in general geographic areas of North
America and all are comprisedofcapable and dedicatedcoordinators
Excursions hosted by NARCOA'S Alfiliates are listed in rtr. s..ofl
and alsoon orlinked from NARCOA'sweb page.ThisAfiliate list will
vary annually and is continuously updatcd throughout the operating
seaBon.It is expectedthat the 2002 list ofAfiiliates will laryely remain the same with perhapsjust a few changcsand additions.
At/anta Ral/car
TrcnsportatlonLLC
At/antic Rai/carsLLC
char/es Rausch-/nd/v/dua/
F/rst lowa Diwblon
Great lakes Railcar
Heart of the Heart/ands
Kansaswheat/andDlvlslon
Kenneth Annett- ndividua /
. Larry Maynard- ndl vidua/
. Motorcar Operators West
. Nehalem Bay Rai/way
SpeedeB
. New Fngland Railcar
Operators Assoclatlon Inc.
North Centra/RailcarsLtd.
Nofthern Centra/ Ra//car
Associat/on
Oh/o Va//eyRal/carslnc,
Pac/f/cRal/caroperators
Ra//carOperato6 of the
Caro/lnas
Randa// S. Dyer-lndivldua/
SoutheastRa//car
Operators
Southwest Ra/lcarsL TD,
TrackMotorcarcof Ontario
Vo/unteerRa/lroaders
Assoc/ation
Wi/dernessToursLIC
.
To read the tnp
account in its enthity
and vbw the
stunning photos
taken by pa/t/c/pantt visit the
website.
http.'//
www.he/ifllah t
com/mexlco. htm/
For fudher datails on the Affiliatc progam, or if you need
contactinformation on a specificAffiliate, contact DaveVezi, address
in Th. s.toff masthead or by e mail at W![L!0@sqL!!!q.
ATTENTION!
Big changesin NARCOAnsurance program
LIMITED ENROLLMENTPERIOD
January 7, 2OO2- March 37, 2OO2
See Pages4-5 for detai/s.
Page
. THE SETI)FF. ar@nuarllFebruar! 2002
QUEBEC, NORTH SHORE & LABRADOR
RAILWAY by WILDERNESS TOURS
ByJohnKook
Last August Hank and Carol Brown's Wilderness touls ran a trip
onthe Quebec,North Shore& Labrador Railroad, and what a railroad
itis. Startingin Sept Iles ipronounced"set teel") it runs 353 miles due
north to Sheflerville. At mile post 224 there is a branch running 36
mil€s west to Labrador Citt. Up until around 1950 neither of these
towns or thc railroad eren existed. The town of Sept Iles was con'
struct€d as the southem terminus ofthe railrcad and the loading fa'
cilities for oceanore ships. At Lab City and Sheffersvillethere were
larye depositsofiron ore. The mine at Sheffersvilleclosedin the mid
eighties. The one at Lab City is still in prcduction. Ejght miles nodh
ofSept Illes there is an int€rchange point with the Arnaud Railroad,
which runs 22 miles west to anoth€r boat loading facility.
The day before the start ofthe speederrun on the QNS&L we had
a day to look around the local area and three ofus-Bill Kosel, Fred
Furminger and myself-went for a ride over to the Arnaud yard and
maintenance facility and got to talk to a crew getting rcady to take a
train of 100 empty coveredhopper cars over to the interchang€.After
getting familiar with them, we askediftheywould like som€company
on the trip to which th€y rcplied they were glad to have us along.After
cutting offthe train at Amaud Jct,, the engineer ask Fred ifhe would
like to run back which h€ did (We had made it known that both Fred
and I had worked in train service.)Whenwe got about 11 miles along,
Fred said, "John you run the next 1l miles back," so I got a chanceto
run fourlightAlcos. (Neverthought I would ever be in the seatagain.)
Backtoth€ QNS&L. This line has no outside connectionand exists
for the transport ofiron ore. It doeshaul freight to support the towns
of Lab City and Shefl€nville but no customers in between there's
nothing there but wilderness. Also there is a daily passengertrain.
They run two types ol trains, the 100-car covered hopper train for
Arnaud, handled by 2 enginesup front, and 240 car open top hoppers
for Sept Iles, handled with two engines in front and one remote contmlled unit cut in 2/3 back. The crew is one enEineerall bv himself.
We'reready to leave
Mai as soon as the
tran passes,A
he/icopterls /eavmg
with a /ucky few
passengers. we'//
plck them up at
Oreway,
,1
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2OO2o Page 26
This is our fist meet.
With thlt being the
flrst excursion on the
rai/way, they
exerc/sed caut/on on
the flrst coup/e of
meets. Th/s tran
came by at about 5
MPH. P/cured here /s
the train he/per.
I
Interestine note: ifthere is a problcm hc has to walk that 1 3/4 mile
train by himself. They run all ycar around, and -50 degreesF iB not
uncommon in the winter time- Ifhe nccds help, the railroad flies it in
by helicopter and lands on the tr:ck. They have a contractedhelicopter serviceall the time and routinely fly signal maintainers to remote
locations for maintenance.There are no roads into this temitory.
On with the speeders.Day I we rodo 128 miles through mmtly
mountains alonglhe Moisie Rjver with numerous water falls and rapids for about 75 miles where thc terrain changedto flat lands with a
lot oflakes, to Mai, a crcw change point where we spent the night in
railroad facilities-permanent buildings with individual rooms and a
caleteria open 24 hours a day. There were not enough rooms for all of
us (therc werc 25 speedeN and 50 people).so tbey brought in camp
carBto handle the r€st ofus. Everything was nice and clean, and the
food was great, all you could eat, and trains coming iD at all houm of
thc night. On the way to Mai one ofthe speede$broke arear axle. We
towed it to a place where we could get it offthe side ofth€ hack. Our
g"oup was led by a raihoad hy-rail pickup in front and a hy-mil flatb€d
tluck with hydmulic cranein the back.Theyloadedthe bmken spe€der
onto the truck and hauled it to Mai where they set it off. We quickly
nicknamed the truck the 'Labrador Retriever."
Day 2: we rodc 132 miles to Labmdor City. About half way w€
stoppedat anotherrailroad cafeteriaforsnacks. Theyhad fresh baked
cakes and donuts, coffce,and sodas.Interesting note: the cafeterias
are for the train crews and Mow employ€es.They uscd to charge a
dollar a meal but found that it cost more for the book keeping (it was
deduct€dfrom the employee'spay) than it was wofth; now eve44hing
isfree. Whiletbere, mypassengerBill Kosel (Billvideos the trips from
my hack car) got a helicopter rjde to vidoo us ftom the air. Can you
believe it! There wasn't anlthing these peoplewouldn't do for us.
Day 3: we towed around Lab City includins the iron mine.
Day4:we were back on the rails to Mai and another ovemight stay.
Day 5: We tmvelled from Mai to Sept Iles. After reloading the brokentmckcarback onthe'Labrador Retdcver,"we were rolling on our
last day ofthe trip, with a stop at another cafeteriahalfway. This time
thev had trays ofsandwichesmade up for us with ordeN that we could
not leave any behind or they would eo out for the bears- There is a
total of four cafetedas on the line. These cafete as are contracted to
Aramark, and therc is gr€at competition between all ofthem to who
puts out the best food.
Back through the
It was not
uncommon to see
hercopters as there
are no roads in the
region. fh/s one had
de/ivered someone
to work on a defect
detector.
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were not enougn
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so the ral/way
brought in these
crew cats.
The railroad emploveein charge ofour group was rhe saiett director for the railroad. He told us all later about the wav he had fclt at
lhe besinningof r hHr np. $ hcn hi. bosFroldhim abouru" comrnsand
he was going to cscort us, he was really against us being on his railroud. All he could ree was a bunch of tourists runnine all over the
plate and qnrrinahrr hl train" B.lorc rhe Flan,,fthc t;ip. h. hdd us
all had watch 1/2 hour lilm showing peoplegetting hit by traing and
then attcnd:t 1/2 hour lecturc on safety to these bunch ol Duts. After
the fimt day, howevcr, altor he found how salcty consciouswe were
and well behaved,ho lct his guard down and startod to enjoy us. He
was only supposedto be with us the first dav, but at Mai ho caltedthe
office and said he would stay on with us for another day. After the
secondday he called again and told his bosshe would continue on for
th€ rcst of th€ trip. He stayed rieht along as one ol Lrsand ate and
dnnk with us at night. We had a grcat time with him. Believe or
not- whcn he got back on thajob and knew of a speederin serviceable
condition on the railroad, hc condcmned it Lr scrap, bought it and
joinod NARCOA. tle also s^id tha! if !e ever wanted to comaback he
would giv{r a strcng personal rccommendationto the raihoad omce.
Happy Ririls
Back at Sept--les,
Quebec at the end of
day 5. It was a great
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Photos from 2OO7
Dee & Dan Eerg Mth
their Rio Grande
3064 MT19A Motor
car on the Pott/and
and ,Yestern
Ral/road
Ran/ea Oregon
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mo to r converted from a B ri qqs &
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periormer engine The hydrauics are
completelyrebu lt. car body has been
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s o u n drnsul aton n fl oon W heel sar€
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g a u g ecar (narow ax e ano sl pport
brackets removed) contacti wayne
Pa rs o ns
Te : { 818) 368-5942. 14102
Derrick car w th heavy-dutyFarr.ont
wheels
.xl es. P robaby rai road
s h o p b l i-nd
l t. N ew cabes and w ood nc u d e d .offeredror$1000or w I i rade
for 2 usable p!sh cars. ContactJohn
L, Uhet C.O.&E Ralroad/P,O,Box383
C o s h octonoH 43812 or Tet: (740)
6 2 2 4 0 00 eves.
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license Plate Frame "f4y other car
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pl asti c
fra m ew th orangevi ny l etteri ng.Y ou
w l l w a n t oneforyour automobi l and
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trai er D e i veryai N ortherncalir or nia
runs $14 C OD .B y fi rst ci assm ail in
paddedenveope915 ror one ,930. s0
for tw o .nd $45 for thre e. Don
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D€cals, computer cut viny press& pee d€cal sav ar lable
in
tw o si z€s.S mal l 9.5 i nche sx 1. 75
i i ches$8 each,tw o for $1s. Lar ge13
i nchesx 2.5 nches$r0 each,t wo f or
$18. I.structi ons,shi ppi nga nd handl i .9 ncl uded,C ontact:Te r r y Yust ,
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BrassO G.uge Operathg Hand C.r
Kit - PrecsionScae Companyhasproduced a beaLrtifuoper.tng model or
the BudaTypeII handcarn brass.This
kit can be assembed with either solder or super9l ued.Thi sl s the f ir st in
a seres of model s,the mo t or car s
com€ next S enda checkfo r 926. 00
to S tanC onyei9333w estS tat eRoad
46, C o umbusIN 47201.
F.i rmont rT14M - has B 4 8GO nan
en9i ne, factory t!rntabl e, so! nd
abaternentsystem, C.r is in excellent
cond t on/ very l ow op er at ln9
hours.W h€el sare i n very go od condi ton, N ew seats and seat f r am es,
Askin9$9,800or besi offer l'lardcopy
pi cturesav.i l abl e upon requ€stf or
seroLrsb!yers onl y. contac t r M ike
Craner,658RidgewayDrive,Taylor14ill
K Y 41015.Tel : h(859) 491- 6372or
w (859)331 3343.
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FAIRMONT MTl9A - Car is in ex€elent rufn ng condi ti on,near ly5, 000
tracknri esw i th no breakdo wns.
Rear
heavy dl ty axl e s 1-7116 nches,
eleciricturn table, RaI NeadLocomoti ve type chromeai r hornswit h eectr c clutch a r compr€ssor and roof
mounteda rtanks, h 9h backlum bar
N orthernH ydraul cseats.R e builtm otor cover and carpeted floor, Double
O rnq heavy-duty#50 mot or cycle
chai n,S de curtai ns,16 x52 x6 al( ] mi num rl ggage rack. A l l eq ir ipm ent
w i l l meet N A R C OAregul ations.Car
price $4,700. CUSTOM BUILT BOX
THE SETOFF c JanuarylFebruary
T RA I LE R ( pa i n te d l o ma tc h c a r)
T.aller has front, side, and rear doors
wit h s olar €le c tri cb a tte ry c h a rq e r'
Trailerprice$2,600 (Dehveryis neqo
tiable) Motorcarand tra ler sold s€pa'
r at elyor as a Pa c k a g e$ 7 ,0 0 0 .c o n '
t ac t : G us v onH o l l e n ,3 1 4Sa l t C re e k
Dr iv e,Nor t hP o rtF L3 4 2 8 7 .T e l :(9 4 1 )
429- 8481or€- m a i l :v o n h o te n p @ n e t
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tiona Rai$/aymotorcar This car has
be€nrestored70ol0from the fr.me up,
a n d w i l l on y need body a.d render
p a i n ung.A l l el ectri cal
w i rng i s com
p et€d. Th s car corneswith pai.t and
n c u d esa tra l erto hault home.car s
ocated In Norlheri caliiornia Askng
p r c e$1900.00C ontaciD onB ordenat
te l e p hone(s30) 357-4s63or e_mai r:
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free, long-dlstance r!nner on fast
pacedruns (Mex co'sCopperCanyon,
BC Rail, l4ontanaB I Sky, etc ) Onan
electronc igniuon, MOw-ready, cutr
rent PRO nspecton sticket ready to
avalabe:
rol l ,$3,s00.Opl i onal extras
Rosev le custom motor.a. trailer
w i th spare,$700,Y aesu radio $ 150,
Les Kingturntable kit re.dy to install,
MA02
$3s0. h5ro[h@sonic. net.
FAIRMONT MT14-12 SPeederPur
chased d rectLyfrom rvlane centra
A4 Fairmont motor€ar with FordinRa lroad n watervi le MEwhen renred
dus t r ia 4- c y in d e . e n g i i e . C a r l s l n
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need of r es t o ra ti o nb !t i s i n
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s hapem ec han i c lay a n d h a sa re b u i t
restoratonl repant nq etc . ) as cNl
before
taking
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carburetor
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apart for restoration,c.r ran well but
pa nt , newwr n
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0 3 0 7H y-R al g€ar w i th bumpers,
w ll needa new fu e l ta n k . S e l l i n gc a r
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$1500.
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due to lack of time and resourcesto
dow , ful l rear panel w /9 lass, new
w h e el s a so ava l ab e. contact S tan
do a properrestoration.Askinq$1000
heavy ccnvassi de curtan s w/ c ear
C o n yer,C o!rnb!s IN . Iel :(812) 342Photos provided lpon reqlest Conp asti cw i ndow ,2uphoster edpassenI
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y o u r faml l y car and an open trai er
servc€ centerrebuld, Newpartsincom Pose€, new MD o (not pl Y w ood)
when you c6n dr ve and arrive n comandrings,b€ar
cude+ .020plstons
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tlminggearset,
ment, new a umi nl m fro nt panels/
starterr n9 gea.,and more,Incl!des r o r w /captai i ' s chai rs, sofa bed/
goodFAIRPIONT
wheels,froiVrear tow
c o l ch, w ood w ai nscotn9 sty e w al s,
starter, alternator,and
carbLrretor,
bar fre exti ngusher equp P€d.Cus_
deep pi e floor carpet nterior 460 c i
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rustyexhaustheadeiM k€SholtisTe
(734)428-8797
Us g a s e n9 ne, automati ctransmi ssi on, tom canvasstoE ge cover $5, 500or
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B o (combi new i th FoR Dtru ckf or best
1 4 1 0 2 AC , p ow €rsteeri ng,ti nted 9:!s, ra_
@c ! . c om
price).Locatedin Newlersey.Contact
radi ow /rear
d a l t i res,A M-FMcassette
W
al t Matuch, P .O. Box 222,
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breakerstyle.completewith connectl'4A02
479'0002 evenlngs.
p o rtl on has been modfi ed to al l ow
ing wlr e and e n d c a p . G re a tro r l o w
(up
to
be
to
l'4T14
s
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speeder
track
yo u rs p e e d eG
i o o dC o n c ear anc es on
NARCOA
& Motorcar"LogoT-shlrts,
bu t n o ta b u s e dR
. e m o v e d w nched into truck on portable rais
d t ion, Lr s ed
hats,
sw
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electr
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f r om r et r €d l o c o m o ti v e s$. 5 0
cl earancesal e A mercan m ade Ttef or rails fronr truck bodyto rallroad
pl! s $5 s hippn 9 to U SA a d d re sosn Y.
ru l - color NARshi rtsonl y$s. FeatLrre
tra c k al ow s easy oadng. R ai roadHavethree availabl€.Checkor Money
Fair banks/
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metal
haidrails,
safety-tread
stye
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Morse, sheffLeld,Buda, North weststeps/runnn9 board, heavy dutYd aBox 222 BloomsburyNJ 08804 'rell
ern sp€eders. N A R C O AonlY on
m o n d pl ate rear step bl mper w l th
MJ 0 2
( 908) 479- 00 0 2
sw eatshi rt
pintel hook/trarlerball hitch. custom
$10 andj ackei s$15 Adult
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able, please list subsutlte loqo. Add
truck.$5,s00or
ra i ro admai ntenance
*4017. Th s opencar has Provento be
BO (combl new i th MT14-12C N I * 189
$s shl ppn9 per order l -s t em s, add
a consstent perrormeron a numberof
for BESTPRICE)Locat€din New ler'
$1 each additional tem over s terns.
long drstanceruns, includingtwo Brit
Ldst chance io order, al items frst
sey. contaci wat r4atuch,Box 222,
is h Colum biaR a i e x c u rs o n sT, h i sc a r
(908)
come first servedl Check or money
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08804
orTel
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has many requestedfeatures and is
MA02
order to W al t Matuch,P O. 8ox 222
eq! ppedwith a factoryturntable,Yaesu 479'0002 evenings.
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for
non
standard
except
seats,
stock
The
engine
with
headphones.
intercom
seats and curtalns, proven trouble
was tuned professonaly in the fal or
2000 aid has a rebult carburetor'This
car comeswith side and rear curtains
that are in goodshape.Alsolnc udedis
a lightweightrearboxofferingapproxi
mately5.5 cubicfeet olstorage space.
All four wheelswere replacedapproximatey 4,000 mi es ago. New brakes
just nslalled.Low pressureruepump
Fora conplete li.ting.nd ptot@ of.llour molofca. p.rts
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466 pbrei B@)sa2sa tsI 7 M .
Pat Coleman1989 RobinRidgeCourt,
Cars
tuslliil$Motor
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2002
Meets
lUARCOArecognl2ed
affr/iates have
occasiona//y
organlzed motorcar
activ/t/es that have
not been covered by
the NARCOA
/nsurance program
but rather by the
/Ebl/lty insurance
prov/ded by the
hostlng group,
fac//ity or
orqan/2at/oo,
NARCOA'sbest /eqal
advlte dlrects us to
seParate excurslon
NARCOAinsured
actlvltes from
NARCOAnsured
motorcar actu/T/es.
Therefure meet
coordinators M// be
requlred to d/fferentiate their NARCOA
lll9ured motorcar
act/vitles from non/VARCOAactivit/es
when submittng
thelr ad copy. P/ease
lnc/ude, "Thlb /s a
NARCOAlnsured
activity. " If this
lnc/ude4 we assume
your activity ls not a
NARCOA-insured
act/v/ty and wi// /tst it
sePante/y.
Bi// Cou/son
Jan Tay/or
Memberswho haveorganizedmeetsare encou.agedtoadvertisethoseeventshere,
Wewl
pub s h a r o t c e s r e c e v e d . I n c l u ddee r a s o f t h e t r i p s l c h a s t i m e s c h e d u t et ota
, tm i b a g e ,
costsirestrictonsand conduons tor attending.State whetheror not NARCoAr! es w be
in effect and whether insuranceis req! €d. Send meet notLcesto: Bitt Coutsonr 2101
we.tvi€w court, Modesto cA 9535a-1091 or e ma w.oul$n6toftcom.n.t.
PLEASENOTE Advertsementofa meer in the sEmrr does not constituteresoonsb rv
| . . e d i r o . a e . a t f- o - m e e tco n d ,r r o n s
oJ \ Ao . O Ad a o '
r4eetzttendeesmust exercisecautionin the obeeruance
of satetvcondtions and ru es:nd
must acceptfu r€sponsb ty for themseves,th€ir glests and the r eq! pment when at,
Ma rch3O-31,2002
'i{arch 30, 2002- P.rkerAZ to glythecA on s!nday. r,4arch
31, 2002' ParkerAZ to
SalomeAZ on l,londayTh s run s part of a cooperauveeffort of SWRC,PROand
MOw.Peasecheckbackfor add tions to th s .un knownas the SouthwestToui"
R u n fee y€t to be determned. Ful detai s after 1/15/2002.Thi s s a NARCO A
i n s !r ed actvty. A N A R C OAnsu.€d and rul €bookcerti fed oper at of sa. e
welcome.Contact
rneetcoordiator PatCo€man, 1989 Robn RldgeCoud, W6lnLrt
C re €kC A94596.Tel . (925)979-1040or €-mai oat.coeman@ rni i d sor ino. com .
C .n .dl .n N .tl onal
J u l v 9 - 18,2002
Pri n ceGeorg€
to P rnceR !pertai d return.S etonat P ri nceGeorge,
Jul y8 . Layover
in PrinceRup€rion Saturday,luly 13. Tetraceto K umat and return on t'4onday,
J u y 14.R €turnto P ri nce
George,l uy 18.L m ted to 25 cars.A ppi i cati o ns
accept ed
a ft€ rlanuary1, 2002.R !n feeof $1,995(U S )i ncl udes
hotes, groundtraispor t ation, rnotorcarfuel,and somemeals.Priceis bas€dupontwo peope per motorcar
C a n cel ati ons
w i l be qrvenf! | rerundl nt I l Lrne1, 2002.C hecksnust be m ade
p a y ab€ to Tom P hai iThi s saN A R C OA i nsuredactvty,ANl A R C OA
i n r ur eda. d
r! ebookcertifiedoperatorsare we come.Contactmeet coordinatorTomPhair PO
8 o t 6 64,A l amoC A94s07.
C a n a di anN .ti onal & B C R ai l Loop
A u g u st 20-31,2002
Set.on near .Jasperat Hinton, A bertai Canada Swan Landing.A berta Railnet
GrandeCachesub to GrandPraire. GrandePrairieto Rycroftlunct on and clavin.
Ret!rn to GrandPrairieonto WestGrandeCacheSub to Roger,CN Railto Dawson
Cre€konto BCrai to chetwyid and PrinceGeorge.Backon the CNto McBrideand
r€turn to Tet Jeune near lasper L mited to 25 cars.Applicationsacceptedafter
l a n u ary1, 2002.R unFeeof $2,450(U S )i n-cudeshotel s/groundtranspor t aiion,
motorcarfuel, and some meals. Priceis based upon two p€ope per motorcai
Cancelationsw I be g ven ful refund until June 1, 2002-Checksmust be made
payableio Tom Phair.This is a NARCOA
insuredactvtty. Al NARCOA
insuredand
ru ebookcertifiedoperatorsare welcome.ContacimeetcoordinatorTomPhair,PO
Box 664, AlamoCA 94507,
Mccloud River Railway
O c to b er5-6,2002
Falcolortr p. set on at MccloudCA.RunFeeand trlp detailsto be anio!nced. This
.:.8 a MRCqA insLrred
activity.All NARCOA
ins'rredand rulebookcertifiedoperators
''?re welcdnei Coordinator,
Tom Phair
14
THE SETOFF oJanuarylFebradry 2OO2.P@ge
31
California Western
November 30. 2OO2
Southwest Tour (SWRC)
r4arch30 31,2002
T lr k e y R !n . Se t o n a t W l l ts C A. Rl n fee and tri p detal s to be an._4t h A nnLial
nounc ed.lhs s a N A R C O An s l re d a c trv i tvAl
. N A R C OAnsl r€d and ru ebook
insuredactivity.A I NARCOA
ce.tifiedop€ratorsare we come.Thrs s a NARCOA
nslred a.d ru ebookcert red op€ratorsare wecom€. Coordnator Pat Co eman/
1989 Robi Rd g e C t., w a n u t C r€ e kC A 9 4 5 9 6.Te. (925) 979-1040or e' mai l
.
Pat.4oje!i? !o ortdsp
Canadian National (SWRC)
l ul y 9' 18,2002
& BC Rail Loop (SWRC)
A ugust20-31,2002
McCloud Riv€r Railway (swRc)
October5-6,2002
Not€ : NARCOAins lr edex c ur s ons m us t : 1)ns
b€ur € db y a n I n s u r a n cp€o lc y a c c € p t a b lt eo
NARCoA( ncludesthe Certifcateoi Perms5ionfrom ra
and OperatoreAgreemeno,2J
'oad 3) use the NARCoA0oeEtons
use th€ curent NARCOA
ru €bookas a baseineset of rules,
Man uaas the ba s eline
9u de in r unnn9 ai ex c u6on( i n cu d e sr e e a s e s )a, n d4 ) t h e g r o u po r
nd vdua hostn9 a NARCOAnsuredercursronnrustbe an aff at€ ofNARCoAThefollowinq
are NOTNARCOAinsured
excursons,becaus€oneo. mor€ofth€ abovecondtionsa.e absent.
Theseare istedas a serviceto the membeBhp and such stinq rmp es no tudqementiiom
NARCOA
as to sarery,insuranc€,and/or egal ssues.
calitornia western (swRc)
November30, 2002
Corrected Gas
Gauge Numbers
NRGrlind€rs
Easter 20O2
ir'TheAustralianSocety of Sectoi Car Operato6 (ASSCO)is pleasedto announce
thai work has p.ogressedon accessior Easter2002, on the ra lway ine between
St ning North and Copley,in South Australla's"Fl nders Ranqes."An nvitat on is
ex t ended
t o our N AR C OA
b re th re n(a n ds s te rs )toj oi n us on thi sfantasuc
run The
d ru i o v e rth re ed a ys,l eavi ng€arl yi n the rnorni ngof
€v €nthas b€enp ro p o s e to
EasterEveand returnn9 to St rl ng Nonh by rnid afternoonon the rlondayfo owing Easter S€atsare avai ab e on a sharedcost bass, tholgh these may be im
t ed,andt o andl ro m Sti rln g N o rthv l a Ad ea d e s an opt oi . Forrnorei nformati on
on this greEtrun pleaseseethe ASSCOWebste at !|w iLeobwcb.
coor.aU- nldo.cas/
as s c o. ht m c o n ta c t N i c D o n c a s te r fo r more i nforrnati on by e-ma at
nldoncas@cobweb.com
au or h.ve a ook throush the sETorF Vol!me 15/2 and
V our ne15/ 3t o s e ew h a i w e h .v e d o n eb e fo fe S omecondtonsappy;ths i fotr
m at ions av ala b l eb v e n 0 !i rv ,
In the November/December
issuegasgaugechart,thereis an
error in the 6 gallon columnWhere it reads 2 gal aDd 6.8
inches.it shouldrcad 2.8inches.
AI Mccracken
writes:
.I don'tmindifyou includemy
phonenumber,Iax number,and
e mail addressin the sETorr
when peopleare instructed to
takethe safetyrule booktest.If I
am home,I cangivepromptturn
aroundtime whenfacinga dead'
line.'
t'
Entit/ed "Speeder Heaven, " lt wou/d appear there are no pa/ts
numbers or manua/ avai/ab/e for thls convers/bn kit
Phone:(408)249-2953
Fax: (408)249-3120
e-nail: ALNETHIE
@AOL.COM
Pttg: 32 . THE SETOFF. JanuarylFebrudry 2002
Fairmont, 2-cycle, M19AA-5-RKB.
This car is in very good condirion.Mot or has new r od b e a ri n g sa n d s e a ts .
oriered at $2,600. Cont.d Bit younq
R4 Box 230 Brucetonf4 tls WV 26525
Jett (304) 379-77a4
MAO2
$ 4 8 .s0, X X L and X X X L953.50 ptus
s h p p ingand handl ng.C ontactC i ndy
K n9 at C. K n9 Embroidery,P.O.Box
164, North Lawr€nceoH 44666. Tetl
(330) 833-2868,74M,8PMEST. JFO2
you for only $20 U.S. dollars or 2OO
Pesos.Canadashipmentspteaseadd
$s. ContactJaimeSamuell19367tveto-w ood Lane, Gambi eroH 430229704. rel: l74O) 427- 4444 a. e-mail
l ai me@ GA MB IE R andW ESTERN. com .
M JO 2
Two identicalSanta Fe motorcars in
th e o r i gi na S anta Fe ye ow pai nt,
p o s s i bl yS 19s,but I' m not s!re, B oth
vid€os ot Tr.ck car Meet..
have 2 cyl nder Onan with rransm s-Kosc r'sko & SouthwesternRR, Miss o n , w ndshi €d, al umi .umfront and
sissippi,with NARCOAgroup toLrrof
tops/ and side c!rtains. Both entirely
N eworl ea.s. (199e)
roadworthy. Stored nsde sinc€ ast
-Apalach cola Northern w th tour of
ft'niing in 1998.orig inatnumbersand
SchenectadyS!per Stee Locofacittty
Paint. Motorcars@ $2000 e.ch. One
and the upper HudsonR ver RR,Ne\4
tra i e r 9750 E .E .cox,3431 W 10th
York Sate, (1999)
s tre e t ,w i chi ta K A 67203.Tet: (316)
-lvlaine CoastRR,oceanand rtverside
9 4 3 -3329or e-mai B U D C X @ orodi ov. runfing, wiscassetto Thomastonand
trq l . M i chael E . McEroy, 290 V an
Brunswickto ALrg!sta.(s/99)
Arsdale,HaysvilleKA 67060
JF02
-Q!ebec C i tyTourw i th 9ro!p t our of
S t. A nne Oe B e.uprebasi l i ca.
( 1998)
NARCOALOGO€mbrotderect hats
-Meridiaf & Bigbee RR, with Arkan5 -P AN E L H A TS r A vai abt€ cotorsl
sasM di andR R ,uni queMo!nt ainRalt Kh a k i /B l ack,
K hak/N av, K hak/D ark
roadi ns.(1999)
Gre e n 910 pl us S hi ppng and
-BealJpre to Clermont,Quebec.Terh a n d ri n9.A tso, D E N Iptt-l A Tsw i th a
rlfic St. Lawrence Riverstdescenery
S U E D EB ILL$12.50pl usshi ppng and
(1998).
h a n d i n g. A embroi deredw i th the
-Matap€dia to Gaspeand Perce,QueMT - 19 wt t h s de , re a r c u rta i n s ;a i r
NARCOAlo9o. Catlfor priceson other
bec, Fabul ousrun al ong the ocean
h or ns ; head,t a l , b ra k e ,y e tto wa n d
availableitenrs.ContactCindyKtngat
si de.(1998).
bac k upllght s ;2 w p e rs ;2 s e a ts ;e te c - C . K i ng E fi broi dery P .O. B ox 164,
-N orthern V ermont R R . and Twin
tric J ac k . $380 0 . A s o m o to rc .r
North L6wrenceOH 44665. Te | (330)
S tates R R , N .H . B eauti futNew Entr.ll€r $600. I have been lsing th s
8 3 3 -2 8 68,7A 14-8P l 1E S T. )Fo2
grandscefery(1998).
car ; r t s r eadyt o ru n . F to y d ,R e dR
z i-5an PedroSouthwesternRR,Copper
char ds on,349 Gi b e rt S tre e t,N o rth
L € h 1 9 h& N €w E ngl and R att.o.d
BasinRR,Arlzonacactustours.(3/98)
ver non I N 4725 5 . T e | (8 1 2 ) 3 4 6 F.lrbrn k3- ttor$ "Sh€fft.td'. 4O-8,
-S anta Fe S outhern R R , Nf 4, and
5 162.
)F O2
steel cab (cutrent y off car) two-cytTex.s & N ew Mexi coR R . Beaut if ul
i n d e rar-cool edengi i e,frtcti ofdri ve,
Southweslby rail (3/98).
R.palr p.rt5 for the C-5 & C-a €rr$ 2 ,2 5 0 .Thi s car datesback to 1932
-Lycomrng V a l ey R R and Unlon
bufetor. we now offer a| the brass
afd is 6s off the faikoad if 1961. For
C ounty Industri at R R w i th t our of
p ec es f or t hes e c a rb L tre to rsEa
, st
p e rs o n arty,yoLrcan' tbeat the 40-8.
K opper' ri
s e P l ant(5/98).
co as t c ont ac t : c a re y B o n e y N c
F l rb a nks-Morse 40-B styt€ .n-NYS&W steam ran riP v#142 (8/
(
910)
Te r
285- 74 8 9 W
. € s tc o .s t c o n
9lne. Except for the blo€k, tlywheel
98), R utand V T to W hteha t Ny t o
tact: Jerry Loga. cA. Tet: (s62) 633
and possibrycrankshaft,at otherparts
Ludlow W Also inc uded, Mirwaukee
JFO2
are nterchangeablewith th€ 40-B en* 261runni ngas S teamtow nPt owExg i n e , s uch as cyl nder w al ts/heads, tta (2/96).
Two M-14 Falrmont motorc.rs. I
valves, carbur€tor,a.d magneto etc,
vld€o3 record.d from 8 mm;
also l belt pulley,1 extra motor, 1 pis$500. Motorcar tra ll€r? fo!r 12-inch
-Copper Ca.yon of Mexco. The preto n, 6 newwheels1, a x l e ,2s te e tp a rts w h e e l s ,too box/ spare tl re, 2-i nch
mier kack car adventlre. 9 days of
box€s,t headight, 2 n mer assembties,
h tch, $450. All can be seen in southincredb e scene.y.(3/96)
1 new sweeper4windshieldwipermoeast M nnesota,contact Terry t4eiey
-Peace River,A be.ta to Coppermine,
tors, l alternatorbe t,5 headgaskets,
T e l : (507) 824-2228, or e-mai l
NWT,ArcticCircleon CNR, Eskimos&
numerousbreakb ocks,m sc€|aneous tc m e l e y@ l akes,com.
JFO2
D C -3 fi 9ht. (7/96)
g a s k et sand hos e sfo rg a sl tn e s ,2s e ts
-C entral MontanaR R
o r t m er point s ,1 p l t e y s te e l ,1 6 , o f
Copper Canyon, Mexico motorcar
PrairieRR. (6/98)
track with ties, and 1 comp ete carbuphoto co set. we have for sate a
-C N R cab ri de from
re t on P ac k agede a l $ 2 ,5 0 0o r i te m s
PhotoCD set that conta ns more than
Alberta to RornaJct., 2
can be sord separately.contact Jim
s 0 0 h i 9hq!al i ty di 9tal i magesof TH E
11 Lrni ts,90ml n. (6/98)
L a B ount yT elr ( 8 0 2 ) 8 7 3 3 2 s 2 o r
BESTI4OTOCAR
TRIP EVERtN MEXICO
Coming soon: - 1,000 mite Looptrip
ema r: RoEkxt@togcthe!ne!.
lF02
. Youwill receivetwo quality CDsthat
i n ontari o, sa!l t 5t t4arte ,wawa,
will show you the best of the Copper
S udbury, B C advent!re 2000 wit h
NARCOAlogo embroi.t€red ja.k€ts
canyon, Mexicomotorcartrtp.Atsoinhank Brown,Newlersey, New Hamp..PORTLAN
DER]ACKET,,
manUIactured
cluded w th ihis CD set witr be a sushire .nd r4aine(2000) with NERCA.
with 100o/oTason ny on and potyesperb viewiig program.Ihts is a great
W aybi l l : A l tapes 2 hours unt ess
t€ r f leec eI n ng wth n s i d e p o c k e ta n d b u y fo r a nyonethi nki ngabout doi ng
specified.oigitally recordedand edcont r as t in9c o ar Av a i ta b tec o ro rs : this trip or for anyonethat wouldjust
ited. VHS, with narration and music
Bt ' r gundy / Charc o aBl
l , a c k /c h a rc o a t, l i k €to s e ethi sadventure.
P teasesend w here appropri ateatr $16.00 each
Navy/Forest,Red/Nav, Khaki/Char
Y o u r i a me, addressand tel ephone prus $3.00 shi ppi ng1st tape, 94. 00
coal,Royal/Black.
All embroideredwith
n u mb e ra ong w i th your e mai l adshipp n9 2 tapes. Free shippingwith
the NA RCO Aogo . S i z e s S th ru XL
dress,and we w I ship priority mai to
order of 3 tapes or more. Visa,
Fairmont rearend for A-4lA-5 motor c ar wit h ax l e $ 2 s 0 . T w o B u d a
20" dia. €om p l e te w h e e t-s e ts .
( wheelsbear
,
in g s, th rl s t c o tta rsa, x
l€s) $900 for both. Fairmont I 7/ 16,.
dia. ax les , bear i n g s ,th ru s tc o tta rs ,
h ubs et c .c a lf or p ri c e .T ra c k i a c k ,
ar!minum, 1s-ton capacity,5-inch ift,
ex c e|entus ed co n d i ti o n9 1 0 0 e a c h .
Fairmont W-a6-81 rall llft€r (must
9ol M ak e of f e r.) R AC o s i n g te s pindle t ie d. i l l , g o o d c o n d i ti o n ,
1,000. RTW .ail grinder, whee batr
row mount, B&5 thp engine wirh
two grindlng h€ads 91,500.Coitact
Dav id f 1, W iliam s o n ,1 5 2 2 L a u re n Alex isCour t ,Da l l a sN C 2 8 0 3 4 7 7 8 6 ,
ret: (704) 922-A443,Fax (7A4) 9229856 or e mai I fairmOllt-dave@di.ec
lvlnrernet,cor!1.
N1a02
THE SETOFF oJanuarylFebruary 2(n2.Page 33
Mastercard, checks, dog biscuits or
track car pa.tsl Bil "mad dog" Kozel,
23 LeeAve.,Rexford,NY12148-1209.
6 n y l i me .E -m a i l l
Tel:( 518) 399- 5 8 3 a
M adoobill@ao l .c o m
tvtA01
Fairmont p.rts or parts car tor A6 or A - a m od € l mo to rc a r a n d
S . r et r t n S y s te m C o rp , P o w € r
Track Wr€n€h Model " C" locomotive
j a €k , Hy dr auic o r a i r 3 5 , 5 0 o r 1 0 0 to n c aDac it v . C o n ta c t D a v i d M.
Wiliamson,1522Lauren'AlexisCourt,
DallasNC28034-7786.Te: (704) 9228 443, F ax( 704) 9 2 2 -9 8 s 6o r e -ma l :
fairmont-dave@directvinternet,com.
tr4A02
tact Leonard5. Gilmore34 HayesPa.k
E xeter N ew H ampshi re038 33.Tel:
(603) 778-0269.
f4.102
I am looking for 2o-inch cast moto rc a r w heel s. C o.tact l a me
5 a m ' rel 19367 MeFo-W oodLane,
G a n b e t oH 43022.Te: (740) 4274444 or e-mail laime@GAMBIERand
W E STE R N .com.
MAO2
I need!hree back issu€sottheSEToFF to compete my collectionrrom
vo ume I number 1 to present.These
a re w i n ter1987,spri ng1988,and fa I
1994. If anyonehas d!plicate copies
or these issuesor if I could buy pho'
tocopiesofthem I would rea ly appre
ciate it. Pleaseadviseyour cost. Con'
Gyralight@ parts or someone who
would ike to sell one. ContactJa me
samue | 19367 Met o' W oo d Lane,
Gambier OH 43022. Ielt (740) 427
4444 at e r.,ai Ja me@GAlYBIERand
WE S T E R N . C O M ,
M JO 2
Fai rmont Mt-19 open car, a um i
num front and roof l ype, p ar t s or
project car runn n9 or not. Talk to me
pl easer!C o.tact l 4ert W i i am s 1860
N el son Lane 5.E ., R ochest er M N
55904.Tel .(507) 289-1594 14102
Code of Conduct for NARCOAMembers
Membe6 are expectedto:
L
Act as a guest whi/e on ral/roadproperty. A guest is p.ompt coufteous, and carefu/ wh//e
on others'property,
Foster and encouragea high standard of operation and behav/or wh//eon ra//roadproperty
and wh//eperformlng dutles pertaning to NARCOA!operations.
Observethe lUARCOA
rule book,
Follow the /nstructlons of the meet coord/nator,h/s asglstantsor of ral/rcad emp/oyees
Mthout comp/aintor undo comment
5. Be cons/derateof other memberq in paftlcu/ar by,'
-Treat/ngother members with respect at a// times,
-Do not //e or pass on unsubstanheEd rumors about other members.
-Beingready to /end assstance when and where needed
-Ensurlngthat you, your passengersand equipment are ready so otheB are not de/ayed
Decauseyou ano yours are not prepareo.
6, 8y examp/e,promote exemp/aryopentng standardsby.'
-Operatmgyour car careful/y and safely at a// tlmes.
-Commun/catlngc/ear/yyour operating /ntent/ons to other operatoB
-Carefu/Edlo use. Many others may be listening.
-Do not use any radb frequency unlessspeclficallyauthoriized,
-Do not operate your motorcar without proper permtssion,
-Respecttngyour fe//ow operator. Potenbe/new members or other ral/road ofrca/s may
be watchhg. Youractlbns (or hactbns) may open or c/osera//road doors for
NARCOAoperations.
-Asslstng with towing or other "extra" duttes as needed to a//ow for a
successfu/motorcar meet
7. Protect the future of the hobbv bv:
-8em9 act/ve on a rcgu/ar basls Mth your /oca/speedergroup.
-Givng encouragementto newcomers.
-Suppoltng the goals of NARCOA.
Page 34 c THE SATOFF . Jd,nuanylFebruanat 20O2
West Virginia
Central 2OOI
by PaulRujak
Theseate plctures I
took January 6, 2001
on the West Virglnia
Centra/,I rode with
the presdent of the
WVClohn Smlth to
get these shots on
CheatMountaln as
we folowed the
"CheatMountaln
Salamander"
towards Spruce,
West Virginia,I
have done three
motor car runs 0n
thb wonderltu/
ral/road,
Pau/Rujak
Welrton, West
Virginia
Ohio Va//eyRallcars
TEE SETOFF o ,IanuarylFebruary
(continued fiom !8se 5)
When you get home, put your
speederup on jack stands, then
get someon€ to spin the axles
while you listen for the offending
bearing. Ifyou have a stethoscope
you can put it to a bearing and
hearitgrind. Being a'shade tlee
mechanic," I use a screw driver
or a socket extension,Bend your
thumb, put the rod in the joint,
stick the knuckle in your ear and
the other end of the ?od against
the bearing. If you have never
td€d this, you will be amazed at
how well you can hear.
2OOZ. Pdge 36
North American Railcar
Operators Association
(NARCOA)
Pres.- RonZammit
Sec.- JoelWilliams
OFFICERS
V Pres.- KenAnnett
Treas.- TomNorman
Board of Directors
(MEI NH/W NY i4A' CI' RI)
North Povidence RI 02911
( N D , 5 D ,N E , I A )
1302 6th Avenle S,E.
(NI, PA,DE, MD)
w ndsor oNT N9E-1V6
Conclusions
( IN I O H ' M D
(CO,KS, MO,AR, LA,TX, OK)
9333 WestSt.te Road,46
Useall your sensesto lookyour
ca? over, Listen for strange
sounds,Bmellthe hot oil or insulation, feel the vibration and if
somethingchanges,ask why?
Unlikean auto,thathas aDeme!gencybrake, w€ only have one
methodofbraking.It hasto work.
W€canloseonesideand still hdve
somebrekes.However,ifyouonly
havebrakeson oneside,you murt
hookup a tow bar and be pulled.
You are half way to total failurc.
If you IoB€your blakes, you are
are a guided missile-the rails
guide you, and unleseyou very
lucky, the car aheadwill be your
target aDdwill Btopyou. Inspect
your brakesoften-not only visually but shakethe togglearms,put
the lever in the first notch and
shake them again. Both sides
shouldbe tight. AIter you inspect
your car,walk backand lookat the
brakes on the car behind you.
Donttouchthem,just look.Ifyou
dont like what you see,point it out
to the opemtor. Thosebmkes affect you, too. In fact, they afTect
all ofus. Safewaffectsall ofus.
Happy motor ca?ing.
(Text by Jim Spicer.Atrocious
spelling, total lack of sentence
structwe and poor punctuation
conectedby Pat Spicer.)
(WV VA, KY NC,SC,TN)
{WA ,O R , I D , M T ,A K , WY )
1227 SawmillCreekRoad
BrysonCltt Nc 28713
1047TetraceVew Dr ve
(CA, NV UI AZ, NM,HD
3520 Cold SpnngsL.n.
3841 S.fta Dom ngo Road
Arcyo Grande CA 93420
( M N ,WI , ] L )
SanJose CA 95125-4833
st€v.nsPolntwI 54481
Collmba Staton OF 44028
Commltt€e Chalrs:
Insurafce - Tom Norman
ludiciary - oousstiveG
Sarety& Rules l4ik€ Mitze
FRA& RailroadLiason Ron Zammit
trtr
satorF
CottageGrove wI 53527
Hoffman Estates IL 60195
SantaClara CA 95051
(aRcoa web a.ter
.nd Communietions
san Jose CA 95125-4333
NARCOALicensed Radio Call Sign
W P H T745- 151.625 mH z
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