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Around the Museum 2022
Kirk Baer, Jeff Biggs, Kerry Cochran, Greg Elems, Matt Elems, Kenneth Finnegan, Paul Finnegan, Steve Habeck Phil Schmierer, Roger Stabler, Erin Swain


Please note, there are five galleries and a video of all the special events that took place with the 2022 Western Pacific Railroad Historical Convention on the WPRM Photo & Video web page.

Page last updated: Tue Apr 25 06:02:56 PDT 2023

Slide 1
 Santa and his helpers on the last night of Santa Trains 2022

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 Santa train has officially started! - 12/3/22 Greg Elems

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 Santa Trains - 12/3/22 Greg Elems

Slide 4
 Finishing the shutdown for the night with the gate lights on.- 12/3/22 Greg Elems

Slide 5
 Silver Plate after thorough cleaning - 11/30/22 Steve Habeck

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 Silver Plate after thorough cleaning - 11/30/22 Steve Habeck

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 Silver Plate after thorough cleaning - 11/30/22 Steve Habeck

Slide 8
 Greg Elems prepared to restore the car number on WP 302. - 11/20/22 Greg Elems

Slide 9
 WP 302 now has the number it wore on its arrival to the WP in 1910. - 11/20/22 Greg Elems

Slide 10
 WP First 302 Arrives Portola on Hwy 70 - 10/22/22 Eugene Vicknair

Slide 11
 Coming Down WPRM Access Road - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair

Slide 12
 Cranes Ready to Go - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair

Slide 13
 Checking And Positioning East Truck - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair

Slide 14
 Lifting Off Trailer - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair

Slide 15
 Steve Lee And Roger Stabler Observe the Lift - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair

Slide 16
 Truck And Trailer Clear Lift Area - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair

Slide 17
 West Truck In Position - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair

Slide 18
 Moving the East Truck - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair

Slide 19
 Rolling Truck Into Place - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair

Slide 20
 WP 302 on Trucks on Original Home Rails 1st Time In 100 Years - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair

Slide 21
 WP SW1500 1503 Couples Up to WP First 302 - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair

Slide 22
 Greg Elems painting the SN 1642 - 10/8/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 23
 Mike Waters Finishing Adding Water to WP165 - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 24
 Fireman Don Nelson Getting Ready for a Run - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 25
 Bil Jackson and Lew Barnard in the Shop - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 26
 David and Conductor Matt Elems on Caboose Train - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran

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Slide 28
 WP 165 Pulling the Caboose Train - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran

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Slide 30
 Ethan Doty Taking Photos - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 31
 WP 1503 and WP 165 - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 32
 Conductor Matt Elems Switching at the End Of the Day - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 33
 Greg Elems Switching - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 34
 WP 165 Back in the House - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 35
 Mike Waters-Don Nelson-Fred Elenbaas - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 36
 Mike Clawson Taking Photos - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 37
 Ed Powell Taking a Break - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 38
 Logan Beers Loading the Caboose Train - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 39
 Visitors Watching From Engine Platforms - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran

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Slide 41
 Charlie Spikes Getting Ready to Run - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 42
 Charlie Spikes Giving Signals - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran

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Slide 46
 Student Brakeman Logan Beers Brings WP 165 to a Stop - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 47
 WP 165 Backing into the Platform - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 48
 Museum Visitors-01 - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran

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 Museum Visitors-02 - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran

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Slide 53
 Ann and Breckyn in the Museum Store - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran

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Slide 59
 Channing Walker and Mike Waters finishing up for the day. The WP 165 was used for Caboose Train Operations. - 9/3/22 Greg Elems

Slide 60
 Channing has a stack cap for the stack. That way the draft will not cool off the engine, it will be warm for the next day. - 9/3/22 Greg Elems

Slide 61
 After the new doors were installed, the east-end of the shop has been spruced up and several displays have new homes. - 9/2/22 Kerry Cochran

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Slide 65
 New bucket for the LOED. First job will be loading ballast into the SPMW ballast car to build up the shoulders on the balloon track. - 8/28/22 Greg Elems

Slide 66
 David working on the SP 2873 cooling system Sunday August 21, 2022. - Greg Elems

Slide 67
 90 Yards of Rock for Work on the Balloon Track - 8/18/22 Roger Stabler

Slide 68
 Signal Maintainer Kenneth Finnegan rewired the Wig-Wag using the terminal block rather than wire nuts. - 8/15/22 Kenneth Finnegan

Slide 69
 Roger Stabler and David Elems are working on the museum tamper. - 8/15/22 Kerry Cochran

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Slide 73
 PST is now providing internet service for the museum. - 8/15/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 74
 Two Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications technicians arrived early on Monday August 15, 2022, to install new microwave link for improved internet service to the museum. - 8/15/22 Paul Finnegan

Slide 75
 PST getting ready to install radio and antenna. - 8/15/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 76
 PST boom truck moving into position to install radio and antenna near our webcams. - 8/15/22 Paul Finnegan

Slide 77
 PST technician installing new equipment for our microwave internet service. - 8/15/22 Paul Finnegan

Slide 78
 Power injector for the new internet radio in the Signal Department cabinet. - 8/15/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 79
 New microwave internet antenna in place and in service. - 8/15/22 Paul Finnegan

Slide 80
 Our new internet service antenna. - 8/15/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 81
 Paul Finnegan is assembling a new roll file unit for the Historical/Archive Department. - 8/15/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 82
 Roll file unit in place in archive car. - 8/15/22 Paul Finnegan

Slide 83
 Roger Stabler and David Elems are discussion possible enhancements to our backhoe. - 8/15/22 Paul Finnegan

Slide 84
 Signal Department Maintainer, Kenneth Finnegan, is resolving the printing problem on the Operations Office computer. To print, the user must choose COLOR regardless of whether the document is in color or not! - 8/14/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 85
 Signal Department Maintainer, Paul Finnegan, is helping pull new internet cable to hardwire the entrance Screenly system. The wifi connection has proven not to be reliable. - 8/14/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 86
 Signal Maintainer Kenneth Finnegan testing on the Operations Office computer. - 8/14/22 Kerry Cochran

Slide 87
 New East Shop Doors from outside. - 8/15/22 Paul Finnegan

Slide 88
 New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler

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 New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler

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 New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler

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 New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler

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 New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler

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 New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler

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 New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler

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 New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler

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 New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler

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 New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler

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 New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler

Slide 99
 Track Work at East Lead. Work done by Phil Schmierer, David Elems and Roger Stabler - 7/27/22 Roger Stabler

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 Track Work at East Lead. Work done by Phil Schmierer, David Elems and Roger Stabler - 7/27/22 Roger Stabler

Slide 101
 David Fritz Elems shows off a newly improved weatherproof power receptacle on the south side of the diesel shop. This new style will allow use even in actively raining conditions. - 7/17/22 Matt Elems

Slide 102
 Crew for Live Steam Operations 7/3/22

Slide 103
 Live Steam July 3, 2022 - Kenneth Finnegan

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 Live Steam July 3, 2022 - Kenneth Finnegan

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 Live Steam July 3, 2022 - Kenneth Finnegan

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 Live Steam July 2, 2022! - Kenneth Finnegan

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 Live Steam July 2, 2022! - Kenneth Finnegan

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 Live Steam July 2, 2022! - Kenneth Finnegan

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 Live Steam July 2, 2022! - Kenneth Finnegan

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 Live Steam July 2, 2022! - Kenneth Finnegan

Slide 111
 Roger Stabler monitors the rising steam pressure on WP 165 - 7/1/22 Kenneth Finnegan

Slide 112
 WP 165 on 3 rail Friday, July 1, 2022 - Jeff Biggs

Slide 113
 Channing Walker and Mike Waters replaced the wooden walkway on our fuel oil car WPMW 1132 - 7/1/22 Greg Elems

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Slide 116
 Channing Walker and Mike Waters putting the running boards on the Steam Dept. fuel tank car - 6/30/22 Roger Stabler

Slide 117
 The East Bay Explorers Guild made a visit to the museum on June 25-26, 2023, and did a multi-hour RAL. All the explorers are now FRRS members too! - 6/25/22 Kenneth Finnegan

Slide 118
 The East Bay Explorers Guild brought some friends along. They are now FRRS members too! - 6/26/22 Kenneth Finnegan

Slide 119
 The 2022 Membership Dinner was cancelled and hopefully will return in 2023. Photo is from our 2019 dinner. - Paul Finnegan

Slide 120
 WP 165 on 3 rail getting ready for first public of the the restored 0-6-0 on Sunday. 5/14/22 - Matt Elems

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 5/14/22 - Matt Elems

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 5/14/22 - Matt Elems

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 Fresh Black Paint 5/13/22 - Roger Stabler

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 Low Pressure Piston from the WP 165 - Roger Stabler

Slide 125
 New Cab Windows Installed in WP 165 5/10/22 - Roger Stabler

Slide 126
 Welded Pump Shaft for the WP 165 - May 2022 Roger Stabler

Slide 127
 Repaired Pump Shaft ready to reinstall - May 2022 Roger Stabler

Slide 128
 Charlie Spikes After 1st run of 165 - Steam Dept. Work Session April 2022 - Kirk Baer

Slide 129
 Erin Swain on 1st Run Around Balloon - Steam Dept. Work Session April 2022 - Erin Swain

Slide 130
 Firing up for test - Steam Dept. Work Session April 2022 - Erin Swain

Slide 131
 Fueling the WP 165 - Steam Dept. Work Session April 2022 - Erin Swain

Slide 132
 Roger Stabler and Hank Stiles - Steam Dept. Work Session April 2022 - Kirk Baer

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 Roger Stabler - Steam Dept. Work Session April 2022 - Erin Swain

Slide 134
 Stopped for Fuel - Steam Dept. Work Session April 2022 - Erin Swain

Slide 135
 Ready For Crew Training-014/9/22 - Kerry Cochran

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 Ready For Crew Training-024/9/22 - Kerry Cochran

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 Crew Training4/9/22 - Kerry Cochran

Slide 138
 2022 Crew Training - 4/9/22 - Kerry Cochran

Slide 139
 Ann and Janet Getting Museum Store Ready to Open 4/9/22 - Kerry Cochran

Slide 140
 New Stock Museum Store-01 4/9/22 - Kerry Cochran

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 New Stock Museum Store-02 4/9/22 - Kerry Cochran

Slide 142
 Greg and David Elems fired up QRR 1100 and took it out around the balloon for quick bit of exercise and to inspect the track. All seems good and we really need some more snow. 2/11/22 - Greg Elems

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 2/11/22 - Greg Elems

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 2/11/22 - Greg Elems

Slide 150
 Still a good amount of snow and ice at the museum. WP 805-A sitting in the snow on a cold Saturday afternoon. 1/15/22 - Greg Elems

Slide 151
 Another cold Saturday afternoon view in Portola on January 15, 2022. - Greg Elems


Page last updated:  Mon Jul 10 05:50:33 PDT 2023