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Around The Museum 2018


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Slide 1 Ed Wagner visits the museum for the board meeting and the Light the Fire dinner May 12, 2018.
Photo by - Kerry Cochran

Slide 2 Bob Sims attends the May board meeting.
Photo by - Kerry Cochran

Slide 3 David and Serena Dodds
Photo by - Kerry Cochran

Slide 4 David Elems at work in the machine shop.
Photo by - Kerry Cochran

Slide 5 SP 2873 at the crossing on on opening day 2018.
Photo by - Paul Finnegan

Slide 6 Lew Barnard at the throttle of SP 2873 on 5/26/18
Photo by - Paul Finnegan

Slide 7 Loren Ross and Greg Elems on Opening Day 2018
Photo by - Paul Finnegan

Slide 8 Conductor Loren Ross brings another group of passengers to a completion of a great caboose train ride on Saturday May 26, 2018.
Photo by - Greg Elems

Slide 9 New Event Center Mural in progress 5/26/18
Photo by - Paul Finnegan

Slide 10 Kerry Cochran brings in the train 5/27/18.
Photo by - Paul Finnegan

Slide 11 A colorful resident of the museum.
Photo by - Paul Finnegan

Slide 12 Paul Finnegan working in the Archive Car 5/31/18.
Photo by - Kerry Cochran

Slide 13 Antique car club visit 5/31/18.
Photo by - Paul Finnegan

Slide 14 Antique car club visit 5/31/18.
Photo by - Paul Finnegan

Slide 15 Robbie Campbell and Kenneth Finnegan with Robbie′s drone, a DJI Phantom 3 Standard Quadcopter Drone with 2.7K HD Video Camera. Photos and videos from the drone are posted on our website.
Photo by - Paul Finnegan

Slide 16 Aerial View of museum from the west.
Photo by - Robbie Campbell

Slide 17 Aerial View of museum from high above.
Photo by - Robbie Campbell

Slide 18 As part of the Members′ Day event members got a ride in the M23 motorcar.

Slide 19 Charlie Spikes at the grill for the Members′ Day Dinner
Photo by - Kerry Cochran

Slide 20 Members′ Day food table
Photo by - Kerry Cochran

Slide 21 Members′ Day - Let′s eat!
Photo by - Kerry Cochran

Slide 22 Matt Shuman announces election results at Members′ Meeting 6/2/18.
Photo by - Kerry Cochran

Slide 23 FRRS President, Steve Habeck and Museum Store Manager, KC Dunn in the Museum Store.
Photo by - Kerry Cochran

Slide 24 David Elems, Steve Habeck, Loren Ross and Ethan Doty discussing ongoing and future projects after the 3:30 caboose train had been tied down for the day on June 9, 2018. A plan was developing for the inspection of 917′s batteries and a possible solution to the ongoing problem of short battery life in her.
Photo by - Greg Elems

Slide 25 Fred Elenbaas was our conductor for the caboose trains on July 4th.
Photo by - Greg Elems

Slide 26 Janet Steeper was the fireman and Loran Ross was the brakeman for the caboose train on July 4th.
Photo by - Greg Elems

Slide 27 Caboose train crew for July 8, 2018 - Ed Powell, Bil Jackson, Loren Ross and Greg Elems.
Photo by - David Elems

Slide 28 On July 13, 2018, Lew Barnard recorded video for a new RAL promotional video of Don Nelson as RAL Instructor. Pictured here is the cast of the video.
Photo by - Paul Finnegan

Slide 29 Conductor Paul Finnegan backs the train into the station on Saturday July 14, 2018.
Photo by - Greg Elems

Slide 30 Brake-instructor, Kerry Cochran, working with student-brakeman, Eugene Vicknair, on Sunday July 15, 2018
Photo by - Greg Elems

Slide 31 Brake-instructor, Lew Barnard, working with student-brakeman, Eugene Vicknair, on Sunday July 15, 2018
Photo by - Greg Elems

Slide 32 The SF East Bay Explorers Guild visited the museum on the weekend of July 28 and 29.
Photo by - Paul Finnegan

Slide 33 The Explorers′ Guild did a multi-hour Ral and had a great time.
Photo by - Paul Finnegan

Slide 34 RR Days 2018 - Charlie Spikes WP 2001 Engineer
Photo by - Loren Ross

Slide 35 RR Days 2018 - Ed Powell, brakeman
Photo by - Loren Ross

Slide 36 RR Days 2018 - Fred Elenbaas, Conductor
Photo by - Loren Ross

Slide 37 RR Days 2018 - Janet Steeper, Fireman
Photo by - Loren Ross

Slide 38 Doyle McCormick′s Magnolia Grove is on jacks waiting for the wheels which were being turned and trued down in Oakland.(9/28/30)
Photo by - Greg Elems

Slide 39 Doyle′s Amtrak Sleeper Wheel Work 2018-09-26 Steve And David Ponder The Next Move - Photo by Bob Sims
Photo by - Bob Sims

Slide 40 Doyle′s Amtrak Sleeper Wheel Work 2018-09-29 The Amtrak Crew With The Turned Wheels Installed - Photo by Bob Sims
Photo by - Bob Sims

Slide 41 Doyle′s Amtrak Sleeper Wheel Work 2018-09-29 They Will Not Stay That Shiny For Long - Photo by Bob Sims
Photo by - Bob Sims

Slide 42 Steve Habeck discussing the QRR 1100 with one of the tour of members from Trains and Travel International on Monday October 8th.
Photo by - Greg Elems

Slide 43 Another member from the tour group taking in the history of WP 805-A from Steve Habeck.
Photo by - Greg Elems

Slide 44 On Wednesday September 19, setting the spikes on the new frog, new volunteer Randy Morton looking on. - Photo by Loren Ross

Slide 45 Steve Habeck, David Elems, Ethan Doty and Loren Ross inspecting the work done and the proper shining of the new frog from use. - Photo by Greg Elems

Slide 46 Roger is seen here in the firebox of the 165 with the superheater flues. All the flues are now in and cut the proper length. Next is to roll the ends and seal them. - Photo by Greg Elems

Slide 47 Work on the 1503 for painting has started. Roger Stabler has removed the stripes off the pilot plate. Greg Elems has sanded the residue from the UP lettering off the engine hood. - Photo by Greg Elems

Slide 48 WP 501 runs again!

Slide 49 2018 Pumpkin Express - L to R: Debbie Reynolds′ husband, attendee, Debbie Reynolds, Allie Doty and Tajanae Yager. - photo by Greg Elems

Slide 50 Santa Trains - As the train gets underway December 8th Charlie admires the lights and evening sky.
Photo by Greg Elems


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