November/December – Volume 15, No. 5

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THE OFFICIAL PIJBLICATIONOF THE NORTHAMERICAN
RAILCAR OPERATORSASSOCIATION
NARCOA)
November/December
2001 VolumeI5 - No.5
Inside:
From the Presidpnt................................................
2
IdahoNorthern& Patifit....................................
14
RenewNow .............................................................3
Illitnis Rail Net...................................................17
Seatbeltsand Motorcars.......................................4
YorhePennisul.o
...................................................20
Build a 1-Car MotorcarHouse..............................
6
WantAd.s.............................................................
PacificNorthwestTour........................................
10
E*cursions
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From the President
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Please submit
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Ad s
C l a s sifae d
E x c ur sio nAnn o u ncements
BillCoulson
Court
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cA 95358-1091
N4odesto
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L e t t er s to the Editor
Al l o th e r M a ter ials
Pho t os
JanTaYlor
917 ParkViewWaY
N4T
59803
Missoula
i t a vlor @m on tana.c o m
Cover Photo
mv last
As I write this, in late October, I still havc not received
which
delav
the
srrorr, ptof,ubly due to mv havine moved and all
is
dealcountrv
*'ti' tr," postal svstem. Reeardless,thc
ii.ii-pil*
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rhrn
mrno
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"'-e" o. o ""niinuinx
yo" X**, tf't" iloafd n€cting in Chicago &'as postponeduntil
all invrted;
Decemlcr 7th and Sth and pl€aseremember that vou are
rveresad
ofus
contaci Hank Brovn fbr accommodationsdctails Manv
rr.ans_
wrth
tohavetonovcihe dateinresponsetot'elrodsm,howevert'th
ur'
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"- wiitrrt'",".ro.i-, atl:,'k', I m muvodIo'onsiderp\Fn"urh"hb)'
faces
most complex issue" to be smal) comparedto what our corrntr:
go
on {s
to
nced
Howcvet, I leel, and I'm sure thc Board feels,thtrt we
a
had
have
We
wi*l *rting our hobbv better than ever'
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a
succcis*'ith
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vcar and I intend lor us to end the vcar
very successlul
meeting
Board
lul
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folks
*'lne lt'oiltn" ulwavsbecna concernis dcrailmentsand
with
collision
rr.m trro car, or hurt bv somc intern'rl
b"j;;;h.;;;,
for
all
belts
someihing in tbc r,ar' Agtrin, I urgc vou to considcr seat
nal
the
of
f"""i ,-.,", .ta tur volrrscll: While I can hear a few
".'rr
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:.'.r.
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hPlpt" pr.!' 1r in'urv in r derailmpnr And I f'' I
r'"r,r'"',
'wc will
"..iall havc"irf
tho nisli)rtuno to dcrail sometim€ during our carccr'
rn
Thank goodnc"s most ol thesc derailments ara minor' Dlsewhere
just
incrdent'
an
such
this iss;e, you'll iind Donnv Ansp{ch's tdle oi
the belts
install
hopc
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thon'
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That's it for now Hrrppv Thanksgivingl
v
Ron
Not Decembet but
Mar! Rich Leach
photographed Bob
Shanhlin in a snou
flufr! at Purdue,
Id.aho on PRO'a run
ouer the St. Maries
Rioer RailroQd ,hi'
spring.
The Montona
Western hy-aoiler,
stopped at a set off
no longer cotunected
to the tro.cks, 4t
Durant, Mont$.La'
during PRO's Big
Sh! Ad.aenture 2OO1.
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NARCOA Insurance Coverage Expires Renew Now
by TomNorman,NARCOA
InsuranceAdministrator
dlr editora policy ls to publlsh n rf,B
a I naterials €ceived, athouqh
'trroff
ttrey hay be slblect to ed tino for space
Your NARCOA insurance coverage through General Accident and
United Shortline Insurance Services €xpires on January 91, 2002.
Everyone needsto ren€w their insurance coveragein oder to partic!
pate in NAiCOA insur€d excursionsbeginning F€bruary 1, 2002.
Members should be aware oftwo important changes this year. First,
our thr€€-year contract with Geneml Accident has expircd. We are
cunently rcnegotiating insurance coverage for 2002. At this time I do
not have details ofinsurance cost or even the insurance canier thst
NARCOA will select.Hopefully ifall goeswell, you willfrnd insurance
program details and application forms ins€rted separately in this issue of atE sBTofI .
Second,the NARCOA Board ofDirectors has adopted a new Rule
Book #5. Your old Rule Book Certifrcarion Card wai based on Rule
Book #4 and that certification card will expire January 31, 2002. In
ord€r to run your car at an insured meet you will need a new NARCOA Rule Book Certification Cad. The September/October2001 issue of TtrE SDnOrr details the procedure to obtain a new certification card. Ifyou have misplacedthat issue, send a stamped, self-addreEsedbusinesssizeenvelopeandrequest a rule book test form from:
'ilotos and matertatssubmined ror pub||:t.tion I r'IE sf,ToI.F cannot be re
t!rned, becausethey are archlved,
Al Mcoracken, Safety arld Rules Committee
2916 Taper Avenue
Santa Clam, CA 95051-2341
Don't let your insurance coveragelapse. Cun€nt participantE should
retum their renewal applications as soon a6 possible.The NARCOA
personal liability and physical damage policiescover the memb€r all
year long, notjust at NARCOA-insured excursions.Yourhomeowner
or automobile policies do not nolmally cover third party physical injuly or property damagerelated to railcar liability, nor physical damageto yourmotorcar. So rctum your applicationsbefore?1/02 so that
you nave no gaps rn coverag€.
Again, if all goessmoothly with the insurance coveragerenegotiations, you will find the 2002-2003Application, NARCOA A$eement,
and Description of Insumnce form inserted seDaratelvin rtrE srlorr. Pleasecompler€the applicarion, carefully following the instructions, and return to me for processing-If the insert is missing, you
may downloadthe forms from NARCOA'Sweb site at www.narcoa.ore
or contact any one of rhe NARCOA fuea lnsurance Represenrativei
Iisted below:
622Oak Street
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Phone:(608)839-4939
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Seat Belts and Motorcars
Editor4 Note:
Ple.tse send Photos
atud,brief descri?tions ofYour safetY
restraint aPPaications for
pub,ication here.
Theae range ft'om
sturd,! armleaht a
s.tfet! straP 3,rung
acfoss ,he opening'
ha,f-daors of c@rgo
tuet,ingor canvaa
(heeps ,he breeze off
the knees @swell aa
affotding some
protection) to eafe,!
belts, Oboiouslg
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seatbelts for moI am an unabasheda'lvocatefor fram+mounted years l haveperpassengersForabouteighr
,o..ul'lp".uto." *a
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on mv ownNARCOAqualifiedmolorcars'
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so;ltv i*etasearhi'
rid"s *ithoul a fastenedseathcll
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therewas onesedousbreech'this:
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aboutMP 65.0.We hav€ about20 carB
ii" ".a"nt:'."-"
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where the current iracr
Shafter M P 18,
mainhnewe
Ihion PacificI
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feelingprettv
*ri:l]tiii'" i,r""i'"i".
"eat atmv
leisu;e-and;:EltrL:Tiili:ff
ini",'i-l i"nnoJotserve
overthe tll
wildmustangs, manes flying,
* ,ii ii"*t?-i}'"
bu'blesa*av'musicto
ad QBenginesmoothlv
ilL*";;l'" ;'1"*
ahead
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grade
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From Dave EoPe'
";tan, to add to lour
rcquest for se@tbelt
info. Almos, all
MOW cars haae seat
belte. Ob our rTtn on
Oc, 20121frorrt
WiUits to Fort Br@gg
and, bach eaers car
had, seat belh ercept
one 'A- c.tr. This i3
not a requircd rule
for MOW but i3
'sllrongt!
suggested.
After seuer.tl acci'
itants in which
Deoqleuere hurt b!
noihauing seat balts
we bec.rrrreuer! corr'
cious of their aalue,
The! dre ea89 to
inatolr, chcaP neb
from;ICWhitneJ' or
can be acrourreed
ureckittg !ard."
encounteredall day They throw-ul a.
;i:5'J":,"J:t";ilil
Ir{*x'"":xll;"r'llrt-i:+"ir*:il
kickeda rockinto a flangeway'wtrrch.or
on bumping
fft" *t a*"iis immediatelyro the risht rolls
"o""t"fv.
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ing ofthe desert lateribat -evenrngto
aliroet ten fe.r from *here I had landcd
kiled or forev€r disabled
This was an acciil€nt that could well have
"J"'il:11'.:;::J:i:
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thrown
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SeveBl years previously,on the Nodhwestern PacificRaitroad.Dr.
Bob Church'e MT 14 (with a disabledMT 19 in tow) hit a sun-kink on
a superelevatedcurve that derailed the car. and as the car hit th€
expos€dties, it too turned tmnsversely with a b ck wall siop. Both
Bob and Jeannewerefirmly strappedin. and atrhoughpre ) *verFty
shaken up, neither was injured in any way. For the observerson the
gmund at the time, and for those looking at this incident onty in retrospect,therc waEnot a scintilla ofa doubt then, nor now, that the seat
belts alone prcvented both ofthem from beins forcefulv thrown out
the side of th€ carI have cl€ar in mind other motorcar demilments rcsultine in iniu
riesoverthe years$ herc r he simpleaddrtionoispat b.ll. q;ld h;\"
either minimized resulting perconal injudes, or prevonted them altc,
getner,
Motorcaru almost all have averylow centerof gravitv, even j,hough
the "house"or cab above it may be retativelv high. As a result, \,hen
derailment occurs,motorcarsusually stay upright. Rolloverscan and
do occur but usually only ifthe derailment causesthc car to so dos.n
an embankment, or the special circumstance wh.,r. a shori $,heel
ba8ecar (i.e. MT19) stubs its toe (i.e. turntable hitiins a hieh cfoss,
Ingr. Evcn under thos. crrcum.ranceh
hcinE
in,n.s.,,,,r r,
"lr:rpp,,J
better than being thmwn around in the cab likc
a ra( do . of sl)rsc.
being thrown out to the t€nder mercies offirmtv fixod sicct r.rils rnd
exposedti€s.
The primary purposeofmotorcar seat belts is clearly and simplv is
minimize injury by reBtraining on€ from b€ins thrown out ofhis or hor
seat, and most importantly, actually out ofthc car. Keep in mind thlt
ifone is thrown out ofthe car, it js far more tikelv to bc hcad or uppcr
body firsr.
Suitable afiermarket seat belts are commonly avaitablc nt NAI]A
and oth€r good auto supply storcs- They comc complete wjth mounting hadware. An inexpensivesourceis the back seat belt assemblies
obtained from cam in wrecking yards. Back seat belts usually havc
had little use so are usually in eood condition. Seat belrs should always be mounted firmly to the Irame ofthe motorcdr. never thc lramc
ofthe seat, or simply through the flimsy sheet motal or pll,woodltoorins,
Op€n, and "historical" motorcars withour separdresearsarc a special problem for which there may be no satislactory seat belt solution.
I have loved the feel of mindtessty breezing along in my open 1946
CNW M19, while at the same time, I have becomegraphically aware
of what can and will happen to me, and those others aboard whom I
love, should the car derait at any but th€ lowest speed.
Argument haE been made that if we cannol mount scat belts to
restrain shoulders (as in automobites)that we should not have seat
belts at all. On most motorcars, this type of restraint is simplv not
possible.
ofcourseand in rhis regardlap resrrarnr. alon" hav. ro be an
acceptablecompromis€.
Argument is also made that not having seat belts is an important
personalexpressionofthe twe ofindependencelookedfor in this hobbv.
In the real world ofsurvival and rationality, however,"commons€nsc',
should easily hump "independence"in this regard.
Denny S. Anspach, MD
920 29th Sheet
Sacramento,CA 95816
i January18,1895
Jimmie and Nellie
Deeneyol the Spire Rock
sectionhouse,started down
the hill on a bandcarSat"
urday night- When ir the
vicinity of Pipestone
Springs,and while comirg
at a spcodrute of about20
miles an hour, a cow was
met comjnghead on, with
no lights or 6ignals, and
udfoltunately Jimmie had
lell,hjg cowcatcherat home
when they pulled out from
the Rock.Jimmi€ tootedhis
whistle and supplied the
air-he had lots of air for
both as ho and his sistcr
werestrictly j n it speedily*
but without avail, and the
Iirst thing he and Miss
Deeneyknow they were
pulling themselvestogeth€r
at the bottom of a 2G-foot
rock-{illed embankment,
one on each side. I'ortun&tely,both escapedwith
nothing more serious than
sprains and bruises.
Jimmieconstitutedhimsslf
a wreching clew, got th€ car
on the hack again, and com-
plet€dthei! jouiney without
filrther miehaps.The cow's
side ofth€ 6tory hos not yet ]
beenheard.
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Right, ,notorcarlt Pausc for
IuncIL on the first dat at the
Rondouu Bridge, MP 37, thc
contluence of the Grande
R<tntleanrl the llallou'a
rir:ers. Below, Mihe & Sarah
K<.Ilr dcpart (:hi?f JoscP h's
hotnetantl of the ll.olkwu
VaUer, MP 81.dth th" snorcap ped ll e I I ou\t Du)un tQn6 th( "Orcr:on AlPs"- in the
I
MOW'S Pacific Northwest Tour 2OO7
t
Abole, D.LP ltu'pe Qn.l his M'l'11 prcp\rc ro l(arv th(
WalLtuja RiD"r IuL(h stoP, MP 10' Right toP' nntor'\trs
t"I,dtt intn
Duusc ti,r thp t tc r'tutuRitidrnul'rilJrt
(iID'.ts
th(
MP 6son thc \nl suhdi(isi"n "l
'P;.iie
"otiti;, R.ilnet. The bridgQ r!d.s orir:intll)'
cotlst' u(tal in
1906b\ the Orcgon-Washington & Idoho kailt\tud to
compite utith tie Norttu rn Potific lbr lreir:ht i the
Leii"ton resion. Right middte, with the spe<:tLcultr
i,"it,"ua
Subdil)ision to Qraneer:iUe and
"i scet|ic
"tittr;znd
sptendor of the lth Suhditision to
the remotc
Jd,t,rc.th( C.lnus Pruirie Railnct nflcrr tuo ol thc norl
in thc countrv Herc ttu routc of thc
u"r*i.r,
'ai
"",i"t",
sub fotlofds Orolino Creeh near lllP tT At thc prBcnt
i^", n"in tn" z"a o"d lth sub(tiriisio ure fQced bith
on
eban(lonmenL Right bottom, after another hard dov
enthusi!'sts
group
notorcar
of
the rr.ils, s dedicated
lor uvtt car"crl meat at KonhotoillP' MP 3 on thc
"
'4Ih
""ust"
Sub. L R Ln & -Tu'is" Wcn2ingc'" KPith lllkkc)'
Cind! Ghe put up uith ..Iot) & Le:' King' M'trk \lemer'
I
THE SETOFF o NoDenberlDecember
. Page 77
Abooe, one brdnch ofthe Palouse RiDer & Coulee City Railroad. is the fomer Washington, Id.aho
& Montdna Raihray, built by the Potbtch Lumber Company in 1906. fhe PNW tour paused in
the toutu of Potlatch, Ida.ho for a. group photo in front of WI&M Ry #1, preserued. in a cit! parh
nett to the trachs,
Left, the open landlcape of the Palouse countr! of
eastern Washington beging to ncrge with the for$t of
ueetern ld,aho as the tuotorcars traoerse the former
Washington,Id.aho& Monta.naRaihnay betueen
Palouse, Washington and. Potl.atch, Id.aho aaong the
PalouseRiver, Below, the motorcarepoeewith a rather
iratc ospre! on the Benewah Lahe tresrl.e,MP 1826on the
former Miluauhee Road. nainline, nou part of the
Potlatch Corrroration'sSt, Mari$ Rioer Rdilroad.,
Page 12 . THE SETOFF. NottemberlDecember 2001
Left,
Margaret Hop(
and Cart
Vondersp(h's AJ
t
MP 1831,on the
St, MarierPlummer branch
of the St. Meries
Ritier RaiIrood.
(tniot tukitic
Itight, 4lcr tunline th" motorcors on th"
wrc.tt St. Marics Ri,er RR's interchan!( Qt l'lunn(r'
kldho, thc nroup uatchod the locat UP licir:ht
a;ahensing cars. Meet &ordinator (:hris lttul'lo t'osus
natl d't'ol
b?si&' his rur' Belou, tho fontur Miluvuh(
M'|ti"s
st
PotLIt(h's
houscs
nou
St.
Muics,Irloho
in
t
{
Photosby Margaret
Hope and Terry Borden
Ca p ti o n sb y C hri sB al do
Right, the motorcars Pause for
a breah at a tunnel originallr
built bJ the Idaho & Washi,re'
ton Northern Railroad in 1904
at the railroad. follows the
Petud Orielle Riaer hom New'
port to Metaline Falls,
Washington.
T
THE SETOFF c No.temberlDecernber
,
. Page 13
Iaft top, is there another merger
in the worhs that t obodr told us
dbour? The Colunbia Ba,in RR
interchanges with the BNSF at
Connell, the junction of the fornar Northern Pacifi.c m..inline
and NP's Central Waahington
branch. As the matorc.rrs tooh a
iau
breah, the participanh
three uestbound. BNSF freighh.
Left bottom, in ad.dition to e.
motarcar ercursion on this former Milaauhee Road line, all
uere treated to the debut oftuo
neul! restored 7970 Btec.m
locodatives. Eere Chris Baldn'c
Masor. Count! Logging #7, leads
the train o'ctlrss the Nisquall!
River bridge uith Movnt Rainier
in the bachground.,
Aboae, the tour p@usa alot g the Ohanogan
River on the Cascad.e and. Columbia Riuer
Railroad. at .lanis. MP 114. Belnw, MOW|
PNW tour concluded. uith a rare excuraion on
the Sinpson Tinber Conpan! lagging raittoad at Shelton, Washington, Eere the motorcars pause .7t the curren end of trach near
the Franh Brehnzrer Ing Relaad., MP 32,,o
ad.mire a nagnificent d.ispkty of wild. flowera.
Page 14 c THE SETOFF . NonemberlDecenber 2007
PROon the ldaho Northern & Pacific
bY D an Be r g
t
PacifrcRailcal operators lPRo hostedruns over|$oolthe Idaho Noftbe|n & Paciflc Railmad,sbmnch
tines in ldaho and Easrcrn r:)regonbeginning on !'riday evening August 24 and concluding on sunday,
Aueust26'2001.Geo|g|Gi]chris|oILaGrande,oregonwaStheruncooldjnaiol'PRomotolcaropelatols
ani thei. eucsts inctu,tcclDonna and Bob Snyder ofEl Dorado, califomia in rheir canadian MT14;chris
Ogilvie ofbakland. California in his SP MT19; Guv and Kav Howard from Eugene,Oregonin a Canadian
Niia popper Al Fishe, of Portland, Oregon with his MT14; Keith and Anne Van Atta in their Woodings
Oregon: Dan Berg of Las Vegas with his MT19; Davc Cook in his MT19 ftom Mcoloud'
f.". n"*lr.e.
(ralinn nia: Ji]nm.'-a;d Nancv Van l,oo ofGales Crcek, Oreson in thejt MT14r JerrvVan Loo with his a M14
poppcr:Nierlin Kcmper ofForrest Gtovc, Oregonin a MT14;BJ and PoggvKi-ngofMaple Vallev, Washingi-,. in rhei. Kalamizoo: in a M'l'19 Carl Stirenson llom Cascade'Idaho: Brian Loftin, New Plvmouth'
Idnhoin anothfr (lanadianMTt4i and finally, David Wallcrs lion R€xburg,Idahoin his A car'
Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad's Emmett Branch
'l.hcI]|stexcursionwasiuni'IomEmmcttt()!.ruitland'Idahoonl-ridayevenine'operntnrsset^n]ahe
t ridrv alternoon and left Emmcft around 5 o'ck,ck.IN&P Gcneral Managcr Bob Adams led the rnotorcal
up thc rear ofthe
Llruuli in I,;" hy rail truck to Fruitland Bfian Lollin of Ne\r Plvmouth, Idaho brousht
bv the Pavette
(onsl.ructcd
l9l0
1906
throush
bet\reen
g"-u. Irri"r ;l,tted that the Payelte bf.'nch wrs
summcr
of 1914.The
thc
during
ir. ,rv Rail.,ad Companv:rndthen soldto the orcron Shor inc Railroad
Switch
at
MP 29, the
prssinr.
Junction
b.ancir line a-nects with the Union t acific Railrord in I'rvettc. Altcr
passing a
vallcy
Ri'rer
lhc
P.ryeil.u
ren lrlotorcars,their operators and gucsts lrl]v.l{ d 2.t milrs throu'lh
l!',i", ( il..r,d, linr'hrn; mill. rurrl l,,r'n .
homcsand comncrcialpa(kins planis Al
Read| ao laaE Emtut4lildho, for Cqcade
rh,',r*hrh, (,'mm,rcirl ,,",h,,rd.,nd li'td'
h.,v, J|lnrni"h"d.Ih" sr,,up"r,i,,!,d ' rrrn
fill,.l $rrh r\, "r'jhr.. "'und. :,nd "m,llr "l
rurr1 lalrns and small towns. 'fhcv stoppcd
in Fruitland, MP 5, turncd iheir cars and
walkcd a couplcblockstodinc in a localsteak
h,,u- . Ur r h" ljrrocv.nin; ".r urn run. J llv'
milo rail tanecnt allowed thc operators the
rl unrl\ 1,,IrrvFl :.I i g^ndral.,,l 'p..r
"pp
As rhe murrrc.'"s-trer,h(d oul in lh' dark'
n..-, thFrrhfrdlrshr"and Inrllrqht"couldbseen for miles. The group ar ved back in
Emm. aruundn inFo (luck wirh I hp mororcars ticd up in front ol the Emmett depot
Early Saturday morning, a saietY
meeting was held in tha Emmett depot.
Cary OII, an IN&P foroman, led the motorcar group from Emmett to Cascade,a
distance of ?3 miles. According to Brian
Loftin, the ldaho Northem branch was
built from 1901 io 1913 and acquircd bv
the Oreson Shortline Raihoad in 1913
The branch lin€ was sold to the Idaho
Northern and Pacific Raihoad bY the
Union Pacific Raihoad in 1993. Ten motorcars left Dmmett at MP 27, climbing
out of the Pnyette River Valiey, passing
the Black Canyon Dam and Reservoir.
This lalrc provides the Payette Va]lev with
t
I
THE SETOFF c NooemberlDecember
o Page 75
its irrigation water. At MP 33 the motorcars entered short Tunnel 2. The hillsides
between Emmett and Horceshoe Bend are
covered with sag€brush and high dry
gaass, The motorcaN crossed over the
Payette River on a truss bridge and
stopped bdefly at HorseshoeBend, MP
49, to insp€ct the Thunder Mountain tourist passengerhain and use the comfort
station. Another recently closed Boise
Cascadelumber mill was observedadjacent to the HorseshoeBend siding. The
railroad makes a 90' bend to the north
into the Payette River Canyon. Only after passing Banks, did the op€ratom begin to €xpe ence heaw stands of pine
grade
trees in the canyon.A ruling
of 2.5E north of Banks allow€d the motorcars to run an averagesp€ed
of 22 m.p.h. A rest stop was made at the Big Eddy siding, MP 75, next to the placid Payette Riv€r. The
gToupobseN€dmany rafters and kayakers floating down the river. An old Union Pacific motorcar shed and
sectionhousewere viewed at Smith's Fe f, MP 83. The motor\
cars passedthough what is thought to be the world's shortest
raihoad tunnel. Tunnel S is a solid rcck bore of37 feet. lhe operators travel€d on passing under the Idaho State Highway 55
concretearch bridg€ and over the Payette Riveron another steel
trussbridge.Asthe motorcars
approached
the town of Cascade,the PayetteRiver
Canyonopenedup into a broadmountain
valley. The area was experiencingthe
samedroughtcondition,asth€ other western states.Trees,shrubsand especially
grasseswerevery dry. Themotorcaffiwele
tumedat thetownofCascade,
MP 99.The
Sroupsaw anotherclosedBoise-Cascade
lumbermill.All buildingsendlumberhad
beenremovedfromthe site.Whilethe operatorsand guestsate a quicklunch,the
s€condtoudst pa$engertrain wasbeing
prcparcd for its afternoon run down the
canyon.The group of motorcarsleft Cascadesidingaheadof the passenger
train.
Travelingdownthe canyonwasvery warm
that afternoon.
Onthe retumtrip, a photo
Etopwashelda I\mnel5 to alloweachmotor.carto be photo$aphed framed by the
portal. As the motorcarsapproachedthe
Banks siding at MP 64, they met the
Horseshoe
Bendpassenger
train and followedit downgmde at 20 m.p.h.to the
Horseshoe
BendStation.AItera briefcomfort stop,the goup quickly traversedthe
Pa.ge 16 . THE SETOFF . NooemherlDecember 20Ol
branch line to Emmett. The motorcars had traveled 146 rail miles. With a prompt set off completedby 6
o'clock,all operato$ werc on their way, facing a three-hour d ve to La Grande, Oregon.
Idaho Northern snd Pacific Railroad's Joseph Branch
Twelve motorcam set on early Sunday morning at Island
City, OregonatMP 3, to run from La crand€ to Enterprise and
rerurn.The wcather$as clear wirh the promiseoflois ofsunshine. After a brief saf€ty meetins, IN&P employee paut
Howland led the motorcars towards a scheduledstoDin Elsin.
The fir"( 20 mrles was rrareled ar a fast pace on uell miintained rail betweenth€ small farm communities ofoonely and
Rhinehan.The operarorsand guesrsencounrered
a headysrnell
of wintergreencomingfrom rhe fieldssurroundjnelhe ro$n of
Imbler.Oresonat M P I2. The farmers\ ere in rhe;idsl ofrh€ir
mint harvest and w€re spreading the pmcessedwaste on the
fields. Apprcaching Elgin, itwas a surpdse to seeth€ 1o$rwater
level in the crande RondeRiver canyon. what should have been a ptacid 1Oo-feet-wideflowingriver had
dried to a strcambed ofrccks with a trickle ofwater for more than 20 miles alownsheam until it reacheal
the juncture with the Wallowa River. Aft€r slowing for Elgin crossstre€ts analhopping over a sp ng frog
turnout, the motorca$ werc parked along side the lofty grain elevatorsat Mp 21,;ith the memb;rs t;kint
a mid-moming comfort stop. upon leaving town, the motorcars quickly descend€dback into the Grand;
RondeRiver Canyon and proceededthrough high weedson poorly mai;tained tmck.
The tall weedscoveringthe roadbedappearedon and off for
the next 26 miles to the road crossingat Minam. This isolated
portion of the Josephbranch line meandersalonEthe north side
ofthe canyon.Here are densepine trecgroves inierspersedwith
open hillsides. The pacewes slowedevenmorebyherds ofcattle
insi8ting on sharing the right ofway below Looking cless siding. Abriefstop was made at the curved open deck girder bridge
that crossesthe confluen€eofthe Grende Ronde and Wallowa
Rivers at MP 37. The motorcarsmovedup stream along the
WallowaRiverpassingsidingsat Kimmell and Minam,Mp 47.
Thecanyonopenedup into a broadmountainvalleywith pinecoveiedhills to the west and low, spalselycoveredhills to the
east. The tmck conditions improved, as therc was less vegeta-
tion growingbetween
the mils. An operatinglumberm r waspassedat sevier,Mp 56,with the motoicars
stoppingat a b].lsyHighway82 crossingin Wallowa.FlaggeEweres€ntout to get th€ groupsafelyacross
the busyroad rravel betweenwallowa and Enterprisewasdelayedas a coupleofrurarioad crossings
had
to havethe flang€waysdug out by a $oup ofenergeticoperato$.The motorcarsapproached
Enteiprise
early in th€ aftemoonand stoppedat a crcseingwest of the town to turn aroundat Mp ?7. The group
immediatelybeganthe retum trip to La crande.Becausethe operatorswerefamiliarwith the track conditions, travel waEset at a faster pace.A
6hun carchupstop was appreciatedin thc
shadear Minam in prepararion to make a
cmssing of Highway 82. The temperature
reachedrhe mjd 90s in spite ofdeepanernoonshadowsin rhe WallowaRiver Canyon as the group traveled towad Elgin.
One lastsrupin I he early eveningat Elgin
allowedall the parricipanrsro cooloffano
eljuy refreshments.After a lasl run to La
Grande, all were offthe rails by 8 PM. Although sun baked and weed whipped, PRO
membem and their guests thorcughly enjoyed themselveson the last nrn over the
Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad's Jos€ph branch line.
THE SETOFF . NooemberlDecember . Page 77
Patriotism reigns in the illinois
)
Rail Net
by DaveStroebe
There are m€ets which warrant being on your "RepeatList." One
of those is th€ Illinois Railnet meet usually run in conjunction with
tfie NARCOA Board of Directo$ meeting in Chicago,set this year for
tlle weekendof September15. Thi6 ex-ChicagoBurlington & Quincy/
Burlington Northern line runs south from Yorkvill€ to Sheater, Illinois and iB mostlyribbon(weldedrail); what isn't is very well maintainedjoined mil. Thoseofyou who are new to the hobbywill soon
realize that running on ribbon rail fu somethingwe don't get to do too
olten and is a trcat whenwe do.You can'tbeatthe Bmoothand quiet
ride ofweldedrail!
Sandis the line's breadand butter with numerousBs]ldminesalong
the right of way. The largestof theseis the SenecaSilica Company
whos€ towering silos and stluctures make for impre$ive industnal
sc€n€ry.Powerofthe IRN is formerAT&SF GE 8-30-8locomotiveg
and on€freshlypaintedex-ATSFCF7 which is a rebuilt locomotive;
EMD F7 cab units were cut down to the chassisand the long hood
from a EMD GP?or GP9locomotiveand cabwere fitted onto the chassis.(Thelocomotive
camebackbasicallyanewroadswitchercomplete
with 27RLairbrakeschedules,
As I r€callth€ rebuildwork was done
Clayburne
Shops
in
California.)
at the lFays]
was
diminished
somewhatby the termrist events
My enthusiasm
7, 1941,will live in
11,
2001
a
day,
which
like
December
ofSeptember
And soon
The
IRN
m€etis
sponsoredby
Great
LakeeRailcars.
infaDy,
wh€ther
to
cancel
th€
was
flowing
to
the
GLRC
Boad
about
e-mail
NARCOA Board of Director8meeting.
Stan Cony€r,NARCOAArea Three Replesentative and GLRC president, asked
what the leelingewere concerningthe
meeting.The msjorityofboardmembers
wanted to postponethe NARCOABoD
meeting,soit wasrescheduledfor December 6-7,but the IRN meetwas goingon.
That mademe feel good,as it in my own
way of thinking allowed u3 to give the
"BronxCheel'toBin Laden!I thenpmt€d
a rcqueston the SpeedersList to "Give
Blood, Fly the Flag & Run your Motorcar!" I suggest€dthat everybodywho was
going to run the IRN put a flag on their car. I was hopidg for 1007. in
this endeavor. I made a trip to a large Musk€gon area department
store to acquire two 12-inch flagE and got two of the last three in
)
stock. Once at home I made a magnetic mount flag
holder.
Saturdaymorning I headedfor Ottawa, IlliDois
$rhich is a six or seven-hour trip ftom Muskegon,
Michigan. As usual there wae construction on Inter6tate80 with onelane openaroundJoliet, Illinois. I
arrived at the Ottawa Travel Lodge(formerly the Otta\ra Inn) where I had reservations, checkedin a]ld
then after a supper at Pondercsadecidedto head to
nearby Waterman to cat h tl:te action on the BNSF
(knowr as the "Big New SantaF€'to railfans).
Da.ueStroebe\ M19
C&O M1171pos$ at
Millir.gton, Illinois
urith fla$ proudb
d.isplaled. in a. shon) of
patriotiam linhed to
the Septernber Llth
terr\tfist .tt,ach on the
Wotld. Tr.tde Center in
New York Cit!, Thz
Meet t(mh place on the
Irtinais Railnet
Sep'ember 18,2001.ln
the bachgrovnd are a
group of Horleg
Davidton mo,orcJcles,
llredbound. BNSF coal
tfitin tue.tr Waterrrlan,
Illinois 9-15-01
5
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Page 18 c TEE SETOFF
e NovemberlDecember
2OO1
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i
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next to the tracks.going"lort
f,;" arti"J
r unloadedryex_C&O
FaimontM19E.
ru*i""*nr:rfi:lHi'
M-otorcar'tt uait for
ctepafture on the
Illinoie Raitnet at
Ott@ua.Ata had
An&rican Flaga in
rehembra..ce of the
teneriet attsch on the
World Trade Center.
ffilfljii"::ll'ff
tTll:d{"Jiil
me a chojceofgoingnorth or runnjne'wrth
my
llli rr-:i9:elg ryn wilhhimands-et
fis*r**,l*****ro
iffl#:T;}':T:
*ii,;ip,:di,:1;;l$l;;fl#fff
ffiflrug,m;l*$u
Waitine for the tift
bridge ouer the ltiituris
RiDer to be louered for
trip to Streater.
'm$*Ntt*n
victimsof rh€ WortdTradea;;;;
ror ourrountry. He sard that
"J
the terror_
r6rshad awakeneda sleepingg.iant
and,
ror or people were very angry.
With that
,xJ"lfffitri::[:lfi"HT.xii,:t:
i:TJ
fiI i::il"*:,;:i"J_"i1H",?T:
;::ffilffi11i;:iliJll;i,fisil: L
m€erk€epsgrowing and vrecontinue
with
oe sareand be sur€ to wave ai
him when
we cmsEedthe lift bridgeoverthe
Illinois
THE SETOFF c NovernberlDecember
j
River. He would beinthe opemtor,scabin high up on the bridRestruc
ture,
With that we started our engines and I opened the throttle and
easedthe b€lt lever towards thefirstnotch. We crossedtwobusvcmss_
ings beforearrivjng at the approachro rhe 1Oo-year.otdtin b;idgeas
the other g"oup headedNorih to Yorkville. Sincethe Iltinois Rivei is a
navigable passagewith numerous towboatswith bargestravelingup and down
river, Tom had to calt the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineem to get permission to
lowerthe track deck.Th€ massivecounter
werght rose up while the track deck descended.Oncethe trsckwas in place,our
escortrec€ivedpermissiontoproc€ed.We
slowly travel€d over the bridge with
American flags proudly flapping in the
breeze.Several peopleon the shorc and
inboats onthe river stoppedto watch th€
unusual and v€ry patriotic consist cross
the river.
Once over the river we were among the gently rolling hitis ofthe
Illinofu country side. We passed over several flood plains and criss_
crcssedthe Fox River. We arriv€d in Streater about 2b miles south of
Ottawa, turned ourcars and headedup north towards Ottawa. A short
time later theYorkville group had turned their cars and were h€adjns
southto Orrawa.We anived ar Orrawaand aft"r a shon wair tirr thi
lift bridge to be lowered, crcssedthe two busy streets. I made a short
stop at the depot to drop off our escort's moth€r, then headed north
past the IRN engine house.The S2 ahead had bmken down. and thev
decidedto push the car rhe.hor distancero where we werc ro have
our lunch br€ak. It tumed out to be almost a half mile. so thev had
lheir exercise.Ar rhe sidrngwe pausednear the rwo CE B-30.8ir hjt
were waiting for th€ evening sand train. The operators of the S2
struggled to get their buzz coil working. The IRN GM drove by and
offer€d rides to the n€arby McDonalds restaurant. He aF€ed to drive
back to the 52s operaror'struck and rctrie!e a nF\r buzzcoil. Ther
arrivcda shon rimeiatcr wirh buzzcoil and Ir-rnches
in hand.The IRN
is very motorcar friendly and went out their way with hospitality.
Soon it was time to leave, and the 52 had a new coil ;nd s;rted
rieht up. Meanwhite the Yorkvilte g:roupwas waitiDg,,in the hole,,for
our group to starl rolling. We headed up the tracks past the siding
switch of the three-track yard, then r€versed and backed down the
siding. As soon as the fi$t car of the Streater group had cleared the
points, the go-ahead was given to the yorkville group to roll down the
main. As soon as they starled past the siding switch, we were on the
mov€.I passedStan Conyer's52 Chera hy rail pickup as I easealdown
the siding. This is the first rollins me€t between two
opposinggroupsofmotorcarsI,ve ev€r seen,and I can,t
recall something simitar on a NARCOA Meet. It was
fun passing the other flag-bearing cars. There was
plentyoffilm and video footageshotofthis ev€nt. The
IRN had the switch manned, and when our escortand
myselfwere clear, the tur:nout was realigned for the
main. As I opened the thmttle, the yorkvill€ group
stoppedand had their lunch .
Once again we were rolling along the eenfle Illinois hills. We passedthrough (cont. inside backcover)
. page lg
Flying meet at Ottawa
uhere Streater group
tneeh Yorhville group
by Stan Confer's
hjrail truch on the fl!.
The Yorhaille group
uill hea.d fur Streater
uhile the Streater
group will head,o
Millington, Illinois.
Motorcaft passing on
the fl! Othtwa,
I
Page 2O o TEE SETOFF.
NooembetlDecember
2007
YP Rail October 2001
by N i c Do n c a s t e r
Pre-run gossip
ii::,,,
Full YP train b, settion cars
Membem oftheAustratian Societyof S€ctionCarOperators Incor_
porated recently had the pleasure to run the E0 or s;
kilometeru of
broad gaugerailway betweenWaliaroo anit Bute on South Australiais
Yorke Peninsula. The ev€nt Ian over three days, analincludealsome
qorking mixed in with the host
railwa\rs o*n operations.Four
cars. all from the "Fairmont'
stabl€, participated, with one
ASSCO member traveling from as
far away as Melboume.
The run, done under accessnegotiated with Yorke Peninsula
Railway Pr€servation SocietyInc,
iB the first tim€ since the Rail
Safety Act came into being that
herrtage operators have shared
track and resources,'The management ofYPRail have been fanta€tic from the day we approached
them for access," doted Nic
Doncaster, Group Coordinator.
"There were several minor issuee
needing to be rcsolved and these
were quickly overcome."The trip wss done under escort of a ypRail
accredrtedsafeworker.And Transpon SA took the opportunity to comprcre parr or rhe Froup s annual Rail Safety complianceaudir.
Whilsr rhp wearherdid nnt help roo much onthe Sunday.most of
,
thc weekcndwaa fine and cool.With full cropsripening.the scenery
was nothing short ofsp€ctacular. Several operatorstook the opportunity ofthe weekendto completetheir comperencyaasessmenrs,
ASSCO extends its appreciation to ypRail, and its volunteers, for
.
hosting the event, and looks forward to returning for further runs.
TEE SETOFF c NoaemberlDecernber.
YPRail became the first heritage operator to host a run by memberc of the ASSCO,with an event run over the Labor Day Long week,
end ofseptember 29, 30 and October 1.
The track runs from Wallamo to Bute on the Yorkc Peninsula. with
Wallaroo itselfbeing about 150km (95 miles) north ofAdelaide by road.
The corridor is broad gauge.
It was once part ofa profltable private company,back in the 19th
century, when run as a narrow gaug€(42 ) iine. Later acquircd by the
South Australian (Govemment)
Railways,it was conveft€dto brtad
gauge (63 ) with standard gauge
addedtowards the later part of ihc
20th century. It was closedin the
early r990s when under the managem€nt of the Australian National Railways Commission. Wc
ran using broad gaugevehicles.
The membeN of ASSCOextend
a warm note of thanks to l?Rail
for their support of its activities,
and in particular to Peter Carter,
who not only assist€dwith the finalization ofan ac€essagreement,
but also braved to ride as our
Safeworker.We also acknowledge
Walne Wilkins who drew the short
straw to come with us as safe
worker on the Sunday, when it happenedto rain, hcavilv.
As part of thi6 run, we also had the pleasure ol thc company of
Steve Hooper,Transport SA, Rail Safety Section,who completedpart
ofour annual complianceaudit.
Page 27
Not far from Kadina
Editor's Note. I asked Nic to
etpktin uh! the sid.elaa.d.ing
trailer?
Franh\ ST2
-The Bida-Loalitug id.a carre
ttbout tearc ago, and h ttill
ueed for a couple of rea.sons.
MBt of the earl! "trolleying'
was bootl.egging, u hic h
n eant ,tr..th! cttft had, to be
put or. and off at e 4lade
crossirtg, or other conteniant
bit oftrech. It thus being
easier to load. ond. unlnad. a
sid.ea.td.d.Le car quic kb,
u)ithout &U the reaersing.
The other reason is that
some co.rs also haae wind.
sheilds, uhich as you
prtbablr
alreadl knou,
creat$ .t lat of dreg uhen
totuing. Inad.ing sidesad.d.le
nearc that the wintuhield iE
sid.e on and. thus lEss of a
d.fag.
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Want Ads
Ed.itof s Note: Ads
will run for three
consecutiae issar,Js,
If
lou uant to continue
adoertising, please
rsubmit.
Brydtut Rai, Sau)irrg
Ma,chine
fl? n the 19Ut
Crcr@4 Adame & Co.
Catalag
happy to prnt all ads receivedfrom membe6. Th€re s no charqe for
pac ng an ad.llyou wantan ad to run for hore than one ssue.Dleaseindcate how m:nv
issLes.\o lull o.ge aos a'e aLceored.U5ethe pesent issues dds d\ d qu'de. thanr yoL
send ads d rectlyto Bill coul.o.,21ol w..tvt.w court, Modc.to ca 9535a-1091or
e-mail w.o0lronOroftdm.n€t
torn truck not a van-i nteri or w/
captain'schails,sofabed/cou€h.Wood
wainscotingstyl€wa ls, deep pi€ floor
A-4 F.lrmont noto.c.r with Fordiicarp€t i nteri or 460 c.i . gas englne,
d u s tri a l4 - cyl i nder€n9i ne.C ar i s i n
automatrctransnri ssi on,
A C , p ower
ne€dofrestorationbut is in goodshape
steerhg, tiited glass,radialures,Al4mechanlcalyand has a rebuilt carbuFMcassette.adiow/rearspeakers,
rollr€tor.Test ran car beforetaking apart
up reardooi Back-upalarm,rearloadfo rre s to ratl on.cE rranw el l butw
i tt
need
ing lights. Box truck portion has been
a n e wfl e l tank, S el l i ngcardueto l 6ck
modifiedto allowtrack speeder(up to
ol tlme and resourc€sto do a pfoper
lv1T14
s/2e)to be winchedintotruck on
restoration,Asking$1000,Photosproportablerails, Two-ton electrlcwlnch
vldeduponrequest.Contactlh Shoew/rernote. Exterlor r€lls from truck
makerTel: (740) 349-2718
t4A02
00dyt0 railroadtrdckallowseasyloadi i g, R ai l road-styl ei ron hand r als,
Du.l geuge,F.lrmont Ml14t, Re- sarety-tread metal steps/running
storedmotorcarwith seats.Onanreboa.d, heavy-dutydlamondplate rear
bulltengine,
custom
manlfold
andex- stepbumperwlthplnielhook/trallerball
parts(coil,etc.)
ha!st,ailneweledrlcal
hitch. CustompalntedCNJgreen with
rebuiltstarter,
newc utch,transmission appropriatelogoand lettering- it looks
rebuiltby Newmanl'4achinery,
2 sets
i kea" rea" ral roadmai ntenanc€
t r uck,
of axles,2 drivechains.all newbrake $5,500or B O (combi new th MT14- 12
parts,andnewgastank.Narrow9auge CNJ#189 for BESTPRICE)Locat€din
wheelsare "new"with only700 mlles Newlersey.Contad Waltt4atuch,BoX
on them.Standardgaugewheelsare
222, B l oomsburyN J 08804 or Tell
in 9reatshape.Thecarhasbeentested (908) 479-0002evenlngs.
!1402
on 4 narrowgaugeruns,it takes4
gauge.The
hourstochangeto
standard
enginehasapproxlmately
70 hourson
it. NARCOAand
r,4OW
ready.Carlocated
In the LosAngelesar€a,Seethe photosat httpr//home.
netcom..om/*wpar
sons/Narrow.html.
Contact
WaynePaF
sonsTe| (8r8) 368-s942.
lvlAo2
F.lrmont Mt14 Svong opencaf, 4
seats,stockexceDtfor non-standard
proven
seatsandcurtains,
trouble-tree,
long-dlstance
runnefon fast-paced
runs(lvlexlco's
Copper
Canyon,
BCRail,
lvlontana
BIESk, etc.)Onan€l€ctronic
ignition,MOW-read,currentPROnspectlon
stlcker,readyto roll,$3,500.
D.rrlck car wllhheavy-duty
Falrmon! Optionaextrasavailabler
Ros€villecuswheelsand axles,Probably
ralroad tom moto.car trlll€. with sDare,
shopbuilt.Newcabesandwoodin$700,Ya€3ur.dlo $150,L€sKing
for $1000or wllltrade turntablekit readvto install,$350.
cluded.Offered
for 2 usablepush€ars.Contactlohn
L.
14A02
lloll0ilb@saoi!,lrl.
Uher,C.O.&E Railroad,
P.O.Box383
coshocton
oH 43812orTel:(740)622FAIRMONT MU4.l2 Sp€eder Pur-
4000 eves.
MAO2
llcenre Pl.t! Frrm. "lvlyother c6r is
a FairmontSpeeden"
Blackplasticframe
with orangevinyllett€ring.Youwillwant
onefor yo! r a utomobileandtrailei Delivery at NorthemCaliforniaruns $14
COD.By first cass mail in paddedenv e l o p e$ 1 5forone,$30.50fortw oand
$45 ror three. Don Pompl!m, 521 Van
Buren Place,San RamonCA 94583 or
€ -ma i l :k z huo@ home.com. l F02
FORD E-350 HIGH CUBE 'SDeeder
Transport' 8OX TRUCKWhyuseyour
famllycarand an oDentrailerwhenvou
can drive and atrive in comfort?Cus
chaseddirectlyfrom MaineCentralRallroad ln WateruilleME when retired in
operati ngcondi ti onas rormer M EC
+189, curently restored (frame-off
restoraton/repai nti ngetc.) as cNr
#189 in very good/exc€llent
condiuonpaint, new winNewFAIRI4ONTyellow
dow glass,new side qtr. panelsw/window,rull rear panelw/glass,new heavy
canvassidecunainsw/clearplastlc
window, 2 upholsteredpassengers€ats,
interior H!nter gas heater,instrument
panellights,key ignition,FAIRI4ONT
hydraulicturntable, completealumiium
lift handles,operatingautomaticrear
brake li9hts/flasheB, new MDO (not
plywood) compositewood panels on
TEE SETOFF c NooemberlDecember
c Page 23
en9inec om partme n t,
n e w a l u mn u m
front panels,good FAIRMONT
wheels,
riont/rear tow bar, fire extingu sher
equipped.Customcanv.sstoragecover
$5,500or BO(combinewithFORDkuck
ror best price). Locatedin NewJersey.
Cont ac tW alt Ma tu c h ,P O , Bo x 2 2 2 ,
Bloomsbury
Nr 08804orT€lr(908)4790002 evenings.
tvtAo2
Two M-14 Fairmont motorcars. I
and hand ling.
Also,
$10 p us S hl ppi nq
also l belt pulley,l extra motot l pisDENIIVI
HATSwith a SUEDE
BlLLg12.50
ton/ 6 new wheels/1 axle/2 steelparts
pl usshi ppnq and ha.di ng.A llem br oi
b o x e s,t headl i ght/2ti merassembl i es,dered w th th€ NARCOAogo, Woud
l new sweeper,4 windshieldwipermo
make a great chrstmas gift. Ca I for
tors, l alternatorbe t, 5 headgaskets,
priceson other ava lable items. conn!merous breakblocks,miscelaneo!s
tact C ndy Kingat C. King Embroidery
g a s k e tsand hosesforgasl i nes,2sets
P .O.B ox 164, N orth Law renceoH
o r ti m er poi nts,1 pul ey steet,16' of
44666.T€: (330)833-2868 , 7A|I - 8PM
track wth tes, and 1 completecarbu
lF02
NARCOA
& " r,4otorc.
r" Logo T-shirts,
retonPackage
deal$2,s00oritemscan
hat s , s weat s h i .ts , i a c k e ts . F i n a
b e s ol d separatel y. contact Ji rn
Lehl gt & N ew E ngl and Railr oad
clearancesa e american-madeT shirts
LaBounty Tel: (802)873-3252o. €mait:
Fairbanks-ilorse "sheff ield" 40-8,
o n y $5. F eat lre fu l l -c o l o rN A R c o A
Rockv@tooether
net.
l F02
steelcab (currentlyoffcar) two-cyll.l o9o or F air m o n t,F a i rb a n k s /rv o rs e ,
der a r-coo ed eng ne, fr ction dr v€,
Shetrield,Blda, NorthWesternspeedF.irmont MT-14 with Tomah Cab
$2,250.Th s car dates backt o 1932
els . NA RCO A
on l y o n s w e a ts h i d9 1 0
and custom tr6il€r. An excellentcar
and s as off the ra l road n 1961.For
and jac k et s $15 . Ad u tt M-L -x L -x x L - and a good runner, has a perfect enpersonality,you cant beat ihe 40-8,
xxxL. Fairmontonry hats $s. rf your
g i n ea nd strai ghtbodyandfou. seats. Fair-banks-Morse 40-B styl€ enl09o choiceis not available,pleaselist
1 4 e e t sal N A R C OAspeci i i cati ons. 9l ne.E xceptforthebl ock,flywhe€land
s ubs t it ut elogo.Ad d 9 5 s h i p p i n gp e r
possi blcrankshaft,
y
$ 3 0 0 0 or w l make a trade of some
a l other p ar t sar e
order 1-5 items,add gl eachadd tion.l
k i n d fo r an opencab MT19(no fi ber
i nterchan9eabl
we
i th the 40-B€n9ine,
tem over 5 items, Last chanceto orsuchas cyl nderw a l s, head s,valves,
9 a s s ). contacrMert w i l i ams, 1860
der , al it em s f ir s t c o m efEt s e rv e d ! N e l s o nLaneS E ,R ochester
MN 55904
carburetor/
and mag.eto er c, $500.
Checkor moneyorderto WaltMatuch,
o r T e l :(s07) 289-1594.
)F02
Motorcar traller, four 12-inchwheels,
P.A. Bax 222 Broomsbur, Nt 08804.
tool box,sparetne,2- i ch hi tch/$450.
Sorry no phonesp ease.
MA02
NARCOAlogo embroid.red ,a.k€ts
A l i canbeseenn southeast
M innesot a,
IACKET"manufactured ContactTerry lvleileyTel: (507) 824"PORTLANDER
Fairmont, 2-cycl€, M19AA-5-RKB.
with 100% Taslonnylonand polyester 2228, or e-mailtlodlq@ Iekes.col!.
Th s caf ls in very good condlto|1,t4oi € e c e ini i g w i thi i si depocketand
con)ro2
tor hasnewr odbe a rn g s a n ds e a l sO
tra s i i ngco l ar A vai abl €co orsr B ur
, fgundy/Ch.rcoal,Black/Charcoa,
f€red at $2,600.ContactBlll YounqR4
Navy/
MT19A motorcar w i th cu st om Box 230 Brucetonlvlls WV 26525Tell
F o re st, R ed/N avy,K hakr/C harcoat, built tr.il.r, This cer is n very good
(304) 379.7784
Roya/Back. A I embrodered w th the
f4402
condi ti on,4 extra w hees, sp ar ealuN A R C OA
l ogo S i zesS thru X L 948.50/ minum fthandlesandbrakeshoesCar
F.lrmont r€€r end tor A-4lA.5 mopl usshi pp.gand
XX L a n dX X X L953.50
meets al specificatons for motor-car
to r c ar wit h ax € $ 2 5 0 . tw o A u d .
h a n d l l ng.W oul dmak€a greatC hrstexcursons. E qLrl pped
w i th t ow- bar ,
2 0" dla. c onr p l .t. w h e e l -B € ts ,
masglft. ContactCindyK ng 6t C. K n9
sparknrrestoribrake ight, fire extln(wheels,bearings, thrust co l6rs, axE m b ro l dery, P .O. B ox 164, N orth
9!isher and first aid klt. Th s motorcar
es) $900for both. F.trmont I 7/15.,
L a w re nce
oH 44666.Te i (330) 833i s readyto hi t the rai s. P ri cei s $6500.
dl.. axl6, b6.rlngs, thrust coll.rr,
2 8 6 8 ,7A M-8PE
MsT.
)FOz lf int€rest€dcontactGary MahonTel,
hubs etc. call for prce. tr.ck j.cks,
(s30)
926,6039
alom in! m ,t 5- t on c a p a c i ty5,-i n c hti ft,
Two denUc.lS.nt! Fe motorc.rs in
g!miho!@€I|!wqe5t-!€t
ND01
e x c ellentus ed c o n d i tl o n9 1 0 0 € a c h .
th e o rgi nal S anta Fe yel ow pai nt,
possiby S19s, but I'm not s!r€. Both
F lrmont w.a6-81 ratt ttfter (must
vid€os ot Tracl car Meets.
h a v e2 - cyl i i derOi an w th tr.nsmi s90! Makeoffei) RACoslngle-6pindle
-Kosciusko & Southwest€rnRR, Nlistl € dr lll, goodc o n dti o n , 1 ,0 0 0 .R T W
s i o n , w i ndshe d, al umi numfront and
si ssi pp,w i th N A R C OA
groupt our of
rull grlnd€r, wheelbarrow
mount,A&5
tops, and side curtains, Both eniire y
N ewor eans.(r999)
thp engihewith two gnndlng h..ds
roadworthy.Have been stored ins de
-Apa achicolaNorthefn with tour of
t a v i dM . w l i .m s o n ,
s l n c e l ast runni n9i n 1998.ori gi nal
$ 1, 500.Coniac D
Schen€ctadySuper Steel loco faciity
1522 Lauren-AlexisCourt, Dallas NC
numbersandpalnt.Motorcars@ $2000
and the U pperH !dsonR i verRR,New
24034-17a6.rclt (704) 922-A443,Fax
each.one trailer $750 E.E.cox, 3431
Y orksate, (1999)
(704) 922-9a56 or e mai| fa rmontWe s t. 10th str€€t, W ch ta K A
-Mai n€ C oastR R ,ocean.ndr iver side
dave@directvnternet,con. MA02
6 7 2 0 3 .Tel i (316)943-3329or e-mai
runni n9,W i scasset
to Thoma st on
and
BU D C X @ orodi ov,net, f4i chae
Brunswck to Augusta.(s/99)
MT - 19 wit h s ide , re a r c u rta i n s ;a i r
E. M c Eroy,290 V anA rsdal e,H aysvi i e
QuebecCty Tourwith sroup tolr or
h or ns i head, t ail , b ra k e ,y e l o w a n d
KA6 7 060
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st. A nneD e B eaLrpre
b.si l i ca.( 1998)
backup ights; 2 wipersi 2 seats;etec-Meridian & BiqbeeRR,wiih Arkansas
tr c lac k .$3800.Al s omo to rc a rtra i te r
NARCOALOGOembroidered hats
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e ors:K hak/
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$600.I hav ebee nu s i n gth i s c a r; i t i s
i n9.(1999)
ready to run. Floyd"Red" R chardson,
Bl a c k ,Khaki /N avy,
K hak/oarkcreen
349 Gilbed Street/ North Vernon IN
4 7 26s .aelt \ aLz ) 3 4 6 -s r6 2 . )F 0 2
Repalr parts for the C-s & c-a carburetor. We now offer all th€ brass
piecesforthesecarburetoE.Eastcoasr
co nt ac t :c ar ey B o n e yN c T e :(9 1 0 )
285-7489. West coasi contadt Jerry
L o qanCA .T elr( 56 2 )6 3 3 -6 1 3 3 .l F 0 2
I
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start in D lsboro, NCand ride to BrysonCity, NorthCaroina then off to Natahaa,
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November
10 ate in th€ afternoon/evenng. Thiseventwi I not inctudethe 5 5% aradeat Red
^4a- o€Cao.Co s r' o r !l -i se ' c u r\o - s $ 6 0 . AtN A P C OArl tes w .' tapptytC onra.t
TomFalconTel: (828) 488-8063or e-mai : raitdawo@ote.nei
or RandatDyerTe :
{ 865)475 9s 39 .
Dec em ber31, 2 0 0 1 - J a n u a ry 1 , 2 0 0 2
Great Smoky Mountains Railroa.l
SpendNew Yearseveninqon the ra tst [4onday,December31, 2001, and Tues
day, lanuaty l, 2042, r de on the Great Smoky Molnta ns Ra troad. Betwe€n3
and 5pm we s im u l ta n e o u sw
l yi l l s e t o n i n B ry s o nC i ty and s€rvea famous..R ai
Dawg"mealat the BrysonCrtyrai roaddepot.Th s mea is nctudedas par of the
excursronpr ce. Aner the safety meetingwe w I proceedtowardsAnd.ews,NC
and r et ur nar ou n dg p m th a t e v e nn g . N e wYe a rsday,Januaryl , w e w start i n
BrysonCity and run the entire ttneon a schedutethat is yet to be determined.Al
be t dr ven cars wi I be towedover Red Marblecap. Atl NARCOA
rulesapp yt Cost
is 960 f or one d a y o r $ 8 5 fo r b o th d a y s .c o n tactTom Fati con.,R ai
D aw g,Te.
( 828)488- 8063o r e -ma i lr6 id .w o o o te .n e to r R andaI D yerTetr(865)475-9539.
Looking for a Headlight?
by Bil K inn e y ( w k i n n e v @
k s c a ble .co m )
I wantedto rcplacemy existingheadlightbulb and housing,but
frnding a new replacementthat lookedlike the old Fairmont head,
light wasn'teasy.I finally foundonelocallythat lookedand mounted
very muchlike the original.In caseyou are interested,here arc the
detailsl
Wichita TractorCo, Tel: (316)942-8118 www.wichitatmctor.com
HeadlightAssy(12V,35W)- NewHolland,part# 310068.(Besure
to orderAdapter#E0NN13A09?AA
for basemount.)Prices:LamDAssv
$2.83.Thefurnishedbulbis {a419,-6' diam;re1.l
$28.l2.Adaprer
think a 6V veruionofthe ass€mblyis alsoavailable.
I hopethis is helpfulto someone.
Low Tech Gas Gauge
by the CollectiveExpertiseof lvlembers
The Army surplus Jeep I drove during high school utitized a
wooden stick for a gas gauge if the bottom of the stick showed any
dampnFssar all. we weregoodfor rhe evening.
With the addition ofnumbem, you can get a nore accurate reading. Calibration for a gas gauge is below. NumbeN are the distance
from bottom oftank (Fairmontal€s King models)to the fuel level.
3.0 gallon tank
0.5 gal -- 1.9 in
1.0 gal -- 3.1 in
1.5gal-.- 4.0 in
2.0 gal --4.8 in
2.5 gal --6.0 in
4.5 gallon tank
u,Dgal --- r.15 rn
1.0 gal -- 2.0 in
2.0 gal -- 3.6 in
3.0 gal -- 5.1 in
4.0 gal -.- 7.1 in
6.0 gallon tank
1.0sal -- 1.6in
2.0sal-- 6.8in
3.0gal-- 3.9in
4.0gal-.-5.1in
5.0 gal-- 6.2 in
. Page 25
B eal preto C ernront,Quebec.Ter
ri fi c S t. Law renceR versi d escen€r y
(1998).
-Matapediato Gaspea.d Perce,Que
bec.Fabuor'srui alongthe oceanside.
(1998)
-N orthern V efmont R R . and Twln
S tatesR R ,N ,f. B eautfuN ewEngland
scenery(1998).
-San PedrosouthwestenrRR,Coppef
Basn RR,Arizonacaclustours. (3/98)
-Santa Fesouther. RR/Nlr4,aid Texas
& N €wMexi coR R .B eauti fulSout hwest
by rai (3/e8).
-Lycomi nqval l eyR R andun o n count y
Industra R Rw i th tour of K o pper sTie
P l ant(5/98).
-NYS&W steam f.t1 trip w/+\42 (a/
98), R utl andV T to W hi te haI NY t o
Ludl owV T A l so nc uded, Mi wa! kee
#261 runnlngas SteamtownP ow Extta (2/96).
Vldeo. record€d from a mm;
-copper Canyonof l4exico.The pr€m er kack car adventure.9 daysof incr-cdble scenery (3/96)
-Peace Riv€r,A berta to Coppermine,
NWI Arctc Circleon CNR, Eskimos&
D C -3fl i ght.(7/96)
-CenvalMontanaRRwith AlbedaPrairre RR.{6/98)
-C N R cab ri de fronr P eace R ver ,
A beda to Romalct., 2 R/tripswith 11
uni ts/90 ml n (6/98)
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"From An OId
Poster"
Jim Appleby wdtes, 'came
across this little blurb that I
found somewhere many years ago
and put away because I enjoyed
reading it. I can't remember
where it came from but I thought
some of our group might get a
chuckle out ofit too. lt was tiUed:
Doesn? Anyone Own a Woodings?
Dick Raisanen writes from Mesa, Arizona that he has recently purchased a Woodingsmotorcar in Maine and brought it hom€. Now he
fears he has one ofthe few in existence,since "most of the articles are
about the Fairmont motorcar." He would Iike to hea? fmm others who
ownWoodings,so he can network concemingparts, maintainence,etc.
The roster Iists a coupleofdozen Woodingsowners, so perhaps some
ofyou could contact Dick at:
8310E. Monter€yAvenue
Meza AZ 8520A-5269
Tel: (480)984-0269
"From Arl Old Post€r"
He brushedhiB t€eth twice a
day, the doctor examinedhim
twice a year, h€ slept with his
windowsopen, he ate vegetables,
golfed,never smoked,drank or
lost his temper,he got at least
eighthoulssleep€achnight...th€
funeral will be Friday, He forgot
aboutchoo-choo
hains.
,lelp!
Did yousendthi6Eeriesofpicturcs?If so, pl€asesendthe accompanying
information,arldI'll
run them in the next issue.J
Oops!
I am looking for a very old wood€fi
apaad.r that I can restore, probably
hav€ to be pre-1930, maybe a Fairmont 52, Caseylones, ora Buda,Any
ideas, help or leads would be greatly
appreciated.Contactcary Dion, 1910
LakevilleRd, L€onad r'tl 48-i57 or e,
ma i l : owd( 6m ic h, c o m ,
N D Ol
Lookingfor any strnd.rd gruge n|otor..r, pfefercomplete€arthat is runn i n go r c os e t o r uini n 9 .$ 7 0 0o r l e s s .
Ieras or adjoinlng stat€s prefered.
Eiclose picture,descriptionand pric€.
Loren little, Route 1 Box 593, Point
Blanktt 77364.Tet.(936) 377-s274
NDOl
My apologies
to Gil Dorninquez
whosentin the backcoverphotoon
Iasti$ue-aDdto Terry Bordanwhogotcrcditinstead.Gil and I have
dhcuesedthe picturefurther, eachaddingwhat we know. Gil could
make out the NP&_; I addedthe M for Montana. Th€ Northem Pacific & Montana was a seperatecorporationo.ganizedin the t€rritory
in 1889to build branchlineswhich late! were incorporatedinto the
(?)pushcarling€redin an oldpaint scheme,
NP. Unless,this converted
the letteringindicatesa dat€between1889and 1896.Thanksfor sharing the picture,Gil.
TEE SETOFF oNovemberlDecember oPage 27
(cont. from page 19)
small towns where someof the
towns folk waved at us as we
went by. Wepassedthrcugh Sen€caand the large sandmine.At
Sherridan several folks who
watched th€ Yorkville group go
thrcugh earlier watchedus as we
passedthrough.We had a deadline of 3:30PM CSTto be off the
rails, and sincewe wererunning
a bit late went only as far as
Millington. When I arrived at
Miuington a man with long
rather ubkempt hsir and equally
unkempt beard stoodtrackside
waving an American fIag. I guess
we providedjust aa rrelcomea
dive$ion for thosetrackside,as
it did for us,Westoppedjustpast
the main strcet of Millington to
turn our cars, providing ent€rtainment to a gioup of bikeE on
Harley Davidsonmotorcycl€smotorcarsand Harleys, It do$n't
get better than thatl As w€ arrived backin Ottawa,Stan Conyer had his hy-railer parkedwit}l
the beaconsflashing and was
helpingthe localpolicevrith grade
crossingduty. Someoperatorg
from the Yorkville group had aIready loadedup their cars alrd
wers waiting with the otler motorists at the grade crcssing,We
arrived back at the depot about
4:30 PM, said our goodbye6,
loadedup and went home.
I \ rish to thank the management of the Illinois Railnet for
their hospitality and letting us
run on their railroad and Mike
Mitzel for anotherfine meet.I'd
highly recommendthie run for
your schedulenext year.
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Operators Assocaation
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