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Around The Museum 2023
Big Fish Creations, Michael Clawson, Kerry Cochran, David Elems, Greg Elems, Charlie Spikes, Roger Stable, staff


Page last updated:  Sat Oct 3 05:51:09 AM PDT 2026

Slide 1 David Elems spiking the switch stand on the Rip Switch - Roger Stabler 11/15/23

Slide 2 Duane Vander Veen taking a break after putting in head block ties in Rip Switch - Roger Stabler 11/15/23

Slide 3 Roger Stabler spiking ties in the Rip Switch - Greg Elems 11/16/23

Slide 4 Roger Stabler spiking ties in the Rip Switch - Greg Elems 11/16/23

Slide 5 Working on Rip Switch - Greg Elems 11/16/23

Slide 6 Roger Stabler installing ties with museum backhoe - Greg Elems 11/16/23

Slide 7 New heel block ties in Rip Switch - Greg Elems 11/16/23

Slide 8 Completed work for now in the Rip Switch - Roger Stabler 11/17/23

Slide 9 End of a long day of track work - Greg Elems 11/16/23

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Slide 22 Roger Stabler replaced a head tie on the 3 / 4 switch with the help of David Elems and Charlie Spikes. Here we see Roger and Charlie tamping the ties with the switch-stand now securely held in place. - Greg Elems 10/17/23

Slide 23 Roger Stabler replaced a head tie on the 3 / 4 switch with the help of David Elems and Charlie Spikes. Here we see Roger and Charlie tamping the ties with the switch-stand now securely held in place. - Greg Elems 10/17/23

Slide 24 Replaced head tie on 3 /4 switch - Greg Elems 10/17/23

Slide 25 WP 165 catching the last sunshine Sunday with cloudy skies forecast for the next few days. - Greg Elems 10/8/23

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Slide 30 The second SN herald has been applied to the SN 1642 caboose. Brian Waller welded the plate, primed and bolted it up. - Greg Elems 10/8/23

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Slide 35 Eugene Vicknair greeting the visitors coming to ride the speeders. - Greg Elems 10/8/23

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Slide 46 Brian Waller working on the SN caboose welding the steel plate for the SN herald. - Greg Elems 10/8/23

Slide 47 Brian Waller working on the SN caboose welding the steel plate for the SN herald. - Greg Elems 10/8/23

Slide 48 Brian Waller working on the SN caboose welding the steel plate for the SN herald. - Greg Elems 10/8/23

Slide 49 Steve Lee working on a piece of the old boiler jacketing to be used as a pattern for the new jacketing on the WP 165. - Greg Elems 10/7/23

Slide 50 Duane Vander Veen joined Eugene Vicknair and Patty Clawson on Saturday October 7th to help with the Pumpkin Train decorating. - Greg Elems 10/7/23

Slide 51 Brian Waller working on the nose of SP 2873. - Greg Elems 10/1/23

Slide 52 David Elems and Nick Manos washing WP 1503 - Kerry Cochran 9/8/23

Slide 53 David Elems and Nick Manos washing WP 1503 - Kerry Cochran 9/8/23

Slide 54 WP 165 and Caboose UP 25283 in the engine house - Kerry Cochran 9/8/23

Slide 55 WP 165 in the engine house - Kerry Cochran 9/8/23

Slide 56 Caboose UP 25283 and WP 165 - Kerry Cochran 9/8/23

Slide 57 WP 165 Builder plate - Kerry Cochran 9/8/23

Slide 58 Caboose UP 258283 with red end of train lamp - Kerry Cochran 9/8/23

Slide 59 WP 165 and Caboose UP 25283 in the engine house, Steve Habeck on caboose - Kerry Cochran 9/8/23

Slide 60 Nick Manos at the controls of WP 1503 - Kerry Cochran 9/8/23

Slide 61 Nick Manos at the controls of WP 1503 - Kerry Cochran 9/8/23

Slide 62 SP 2873 being moved out of the engine house - Kerry Cochran 9/8/23

Slide 63 SP 2873 being moved out of the engine house - Kerry Cochran 9/8/23

Slide 64 WP 165 being moved out of the engine house - Kerry Cochran 9/8/23

Slide 65 WP 165 being moved out of the engine house - Kerry Cochran 9/8/23

Slide 66 WP 1503 Moving over the pit for annual inspection - Kerry Cochran 9/8/23

Slide 67 WP 1503 Over the pit - Kerry Cochran 9/8/23

Slide 68 Greg Elems checking the oil on WP 1503 - Kerry Cochran 9/8/23

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Slide 71 Congressman Kevin Kiley arrives at WPRM - Kerry Cochran 9/5/23

Slide 72 Congressman Kevin Kiley, President Greg Elems, Secretary Eugene Vicknair, with VP Steve Habeck in background - Kerry Cochran 9/5/23

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Slide 74 Congressman Kevin Kiley looking at Sweetwood display and early photos of WPRM - Kerry Cochran 9/5/23

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Slide 79 Congressman Kevin Kiley getting ready to run WP 1503 - Kerry Cochran 9/5/23

Slide 80 Congressman Kevin Kiley at the controls of the WP 1503 - Kerry Cochran 9/5/23

Slide 81 Certificate of Congressional Recognition, now on display at the museum - Kerry Cochran 9/5/23

Slide 82 The new set of stairs for the dock have been installed. Project leader was Kerry Cochran with help from Greg and David Elems. - Greg Elems 9/5/23

Slide 83 Kerry Cochran, project lead, with the newly installed stairs from track 1 to the loading dock. - Greg Elems 9/5/23

Slide 84 Cabooses on a foggy morning - Kerry Cochran 9/4/23

Slide 85 Cabooses on a foggy morning - Kerry Cochran 9/4/23

Slide 86 WP 1503 on a foggy morning - Kerry Cochran 9/4/23

Slide 87 WP 707 on a foggy morning - Kerry Cochran 9/4/23

Slide 88 Brian Waller working on SP2873 Fixing rusted out body parts - Kerry Cochran 9/4/23

Slide 89 Nick Manos working on UP caboose # 25283 floor - Kerry Cochran 9/4/23

Slide 90 Nick Manos and Don Nelson discussing morning work - Kerry Cochran 9/4/23

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Slide 94 WP 302 on track # 4 - Kerry Cochran 9/4/23

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Slide 100 Brian Waller and Nick Manos checking Oil on WP 1503 - 8/13/23

Slide 101 Kerry Cochran presenting Nick Manos with Operating Department Shirt - David Elems 8/12/23

Slide 102 Boy Scouts finishing RAL - Kerry Cochran 8/12/23

Slide 103 Boy Scouts finishing RAL - Kerry Cochran 8/12/23

Slide 104 Boy Scouts finishing RAL - Kerry Cochran 8/12/23

Slide 105 Switching Move UP Caboose into Shop - Kerry Cochran 8/11/23

Slide 106 Orange and Silver at Malfunction Jct - Kerry Cochran 8/11/23

Slide 107 Phil Schmierer working on Caboose UP25283 - Kerry Cochran 8/11/23

Slide 108 Greg Elems Engineer Switching - Kerry Cochran 8/11/23

Slide 109 After the Boy Scouts from Sacramento finished their visit, the WP 1503 was turned which cleared track 3 allowing this reflection on the diesel shop windows. - Greg Elems 7/12/23

Slide 110 Crossing guard - Kerry Cochran doing double duty at the end of the operating day. - 7/9/23 Greg Elems

Slide 111 A visitor photographing 1503 going back around the balloon track. - 7/9/23 Greg Elems

Slide 112 Michael Giarritta as a passenger brakeman. - 7/9/23 Greg Elems

Slide 113 Michael Giarritta as a passenger brakeman. - 7/9/23 Greg Elems

Slide 114 First cab rider on the first run. - 7/9/23 Greg Elems

Slide 115 First run of the day. - 7/9/23 Greg Elems

Slide 116 Great weather for the first trip on the caboose train. - 7/9/23 Greg Elems

Slide 117 Charlie Spikes At The Controls Of WP1503 - 7/8/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 118 WP608 Watches Caboose Train Leave The Station - 7/8/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 119 David Elems Gives A Roll By - 7/8/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 120 Mike Giarritta At East Switch 3 - 7/8/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 121 Fred Protecting Pedestrian Crossing - 7/8/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 122 Greg Elems Giving Directions To Crew Members - 7/8/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 123 Greg Elems Instructs Des Powers 1 - 7/8/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 124 Greg Elems Instructs Des Powers 2 - 7/8/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 125 Greg Elems Instructs Des Powers And Mike Giarritta - 7/8/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 126 Greg Elems, Nick Manos and Lew Barnard getting ready for the caboose train. - 6/10/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 127 Lunch Time Charlie Spikes in the background, Greg Elems standing, Nick Manos (left) Lew Barnard (right) and Loren Ross (back to camera). - 6/10/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 128 Ann Morningstar waiting for the Board of Directors meeting to start. - 6/10/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 129 Eric McKay, Greg Elems, Ed Powell and Trish McKay talking in museum store. - 6/10/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 130 Getting ready for members dinner. - 6/10/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 131 Getting ready for members dinner. - 6/10/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 132 Chow Line - 6/10/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 133 Everyone smiling in line. - 6/10/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 134 Starting the feast, members dinner. - 6/10/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 135 2023 Members Dinner - 6/10/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 136 Good Eats - 6/10/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 137 Members Meeting - 6/10/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 138 Eric McKay presents donation - 6/10/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 139 Western Pacific RR sand casting template FS-292 - 6/10/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 140 Western Pacific RR sand casting template FS-292 - 6/10/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 141 Duane Vander Veen working as the fireman on the caboose train. - 5/29/23 Greg Elems

Slide 142 Visitor enjoying the ride on the MP caboose. - 5/29/23 Greg Elems

Slide 143 Kerry Cochran working the conductors position on the crew of the caboose train. - 5/29/23 Greg Elems

Slide 144 Caboose train passing Milward switch. - 5/29/23 Greg Elems

Slide 145 Caboose train passing Milward switch and spooking the local deer. - 5/29/23 Greg Elems

Slide 146 Caboose train at sewer crossing. - 5/29/23 Greg Elems

Slide 147 Caboose train led by WP 1503. - 5/29/23 Greg Elems

Slide 148 QRR 1100 is back in the RAL fleet and David Elems is parking it by the pedestrian crossing for the afternoon RAL. - 5/29/23 Greg Elems

Slide 149 Some of the visitors who rode the caboose train on Memorial Day. - 5/29/23 Greg Elems

Slide 150 Some of the visitors who rode the caboose train on Memorial Day. - 5/29/23 Greg Elems

Slide 151 David Elems and Greg Elems - 5/29/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 152 Logan Beers greasing the balloon track - 5/29/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 153 Logan Beers greasing the balloon track - 5/29/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 154 New display lights along the photo wall outside the museum store. - 5/28/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 155 New display lights along the photo wall outside the museum store. - 5/28/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 156 Don Nelson and Duane Vander Veen starting WP1503 - 5/28/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 157 Don Nelson and Duane Vander Veen starting WP1503 - 5/28/23 Kerry Cochran

Slide 158 David Elems held a class to explain the inspection of locomotives and filling out the paper work for the crew. He built a power point slide show to help explain what to look for and where on the locations are for the inspection. - 5/27/23 Greg Elems

Slide 159 David Elems held a class to explain the inspection of locomotives and filling out the paper work for the crew. He built a power point slide show to help explain what to look for and where on the locations are for the inspection. - 5/27/23 Greg Elems

Slide 160 David Elems held a class to explain the inspection of locomotives and filling out the paper work for the crew. He built a power point slide show to help explain what to look for and where on the locations are for the inspection. - 5/27/23 Greg Elems

Slide 161 Class of 2023 graduate getting photographed in the 805-A.- 5/21/23 Greg Elems

Slide 162 Photo op of the SN 712 and WP 805-A presented itself on a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon.- 5/21/23 Greg Elems

Slide 163 Thunder storm clouds building up east of Portola helping cool the temperatures down a bit.- 5/21/23 Greg Elems

Slide 164 On 5/18/23 WPRM Hosted a Media Day - Big Fish Creations

Slide 165 On 5/18/23 WPRM Hosted a Media Day - Big Fish Creations

Slide 166 On 5/18/23 WPRM Hosted a Media Day - Big Fish Creations

Slide 167 On 5/18/23 WPRM Hosted a Media Day - Big Fish Creations

Slide 168 On 5/18/23 WPRM Hosted a Media Day - Big Fish Creations

Slide 169 On 5/18/23 WPRM Hosted a Media Day - Big Fish Creations

Slide 170 Bart and David Hansen surfacing the parking lot with fresh road base. - 5/17/23 Greg Elems

Slide 171 Bart and David Hansen surfacing the parking lot with fresh road base. - 5/17/23 Greg Elems

Slide 172 Eric McKay, Don Nelson and Eugene Vicknair teamed up on finishing the new A/C-heater units for the store. Eric is seen here working on it. - 5/17/23 Greg Elems

Slide 173 Display train for the SP historical group visit on 5/18/23 - 5/17/23 Greg Elems

Slide 174 Display train for the SP historical group was put together and spotted on the east lead. Conductor Steve Habeck, engineer Steve Lee, switchmen Don Nelson and Greg Elems were the crew. - 5/17/23 Greg Elems

Slide 175 Display train for the SP historical group was put together and spotted on the east lead. Conductor Steve Habeck, engineer Steve Lee, switchmen Don Nelson and Greg Elems were the crew. - 5/17/23 Greg Elems

Slide 176 Display train for the SP historical group was put together and spotted on the east lead. Conductor Steve Habeck, engineer Steve Lee, switchmen Don Nelson and Greg Elems were the crew. - 5/17/23 Greg Elems

Slide 177 New Front Gate Sign 2023

Slide 178 New Front Gate Sign - 5/4/23 Greg Elems

Slide 179 Parking Lot Entrance Sign 2023

Slide 180 New Parking Lot Entrance Sign - 5/4/23 Greg Elems

Slide 181 David Elems using our new snow blower - 3/2/23 Greg Elems

Slide 182 David Elems using our new snow blower - 3/2/23 Greg Elems

Slide 183 Snow at the museum - The yard stick (showing 15 inches) is accumulation from the latest storm. We had the walkway cleared. Also the snow has settled in the last couple of days. - 3/2/23 Greg Elems

Slide 184 Snow at the museum - 3/2/23 Greg Elems

Slide 185 Snow at the museum - 3/2/23 Greg Elems

Slide 186 Snow at the museum - 3/2/23 Greg Elems

Slide 187 Snow on the tracks (before 12:30 PST) - 2/25/23 Charlie Spikes

Slide 188 SPMW 208 on shakedown cruise - 2/25/23 Michael Clawson

Slide 189 Snow on the tracks (after 13:45 PST) - 2/25/23 Charlie Spikes

Slide 190 Aerial photo of museum taken 1/29/23

Slide 191 We are working on snow clearing with a lot of ice mixed in. - 1/25/23 Greg Elems

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Slide 198 David Elems clearing snow on the caboose platform - 1/25/23 Greg Elems


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