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2011 Schedule: April 9-10, June 25-26,
October 8-9
The last
work/history weekend for 2011 was held on October 8-9, 2011. Kent
Sullivan concluded his tour of the Northern Pacific Railway's link from
Puget Sound to Canada, circa 1955, with a focus on Everett and Lowell.
As before, Kent brought rare photos of businesses that the
railway served, as well as maps and aerial photos, to help untangle the
web of trackage that snaked along the west bank of the Snohomish River.
He included several shots from the Milwaukee Road in Everett,
and a few GN images. His research and in-depth look at Everett
during its industrial and railroading heyday was greatly appreciated!
Work that was accomplished included the
following:
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restoration
work on the icebox of NP 1238 caboose
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installation of
the brake cylinders and brake rigging on NP 1364
steam locomotive
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installation of
a rail crossing over our new loading dock spur
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modifications
to our main gate to accomodate the new loading dock spur
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preparations of
the haunted train for the coming haunted depot/haunted train
Halloween event
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ongoing cataloguing of our NP blueprint collection
The
weekend schedule tends to go as follows:
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out of town guests begin to arrive
Friday night and friendships are renewed
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work begins around 8:30 on Saturday
morning as more guests arrive
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most workers take lunch around
11:30-12:00
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local museum members produce a dinner
potluck about 6 PM. This occurs under the east portico of the depot
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the history portion of the weekend
follows after dinner with a Northern Pacific relevant history
program.
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Many out of town
volunteers are put up at museum members residences.
Others may elect to stay in our refurbished 1908 caboose.
RV parking with electrical and water hookup is available for
those that bring their RV's.
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Sunday work usually begins at 8:30 to
9:00 AM and continues as long as people wish to work on the various
projects
Previous and ongoing work projects have included the stenciling NP 50409
(drop bottom gondola), work on new spur lines into the depot yard,
restoration work on NP 1238 wooden caboose, prep
work on NP 588 passenger car, lowering of the old REA room door,
stenciling SCCX 715 (Shell Oil tank car) and cataloguing of the Joe
Caron slide collection. Journal boxes have been repacked and speeders
have been cleaned and repainted. The decking was applied to the tender
of NP 1364. Various signs have been sandblasted and repainted. A
semaphore signal was made operable. Work has been done on new museum
displays. The gift shop has been improved. Old NP blueprints in our
archive are being catalogued. Our 1940 Ford REA truck was
dismantled in preparation for its frame off restoration. Track has
been laid. Work has been carried out on the HO model layout in the
upstairs of the depot. There has been a wide variety of
projects so that members and guests have been able to select projects
that fit their interests.
There have
been a variety of history programs. These have included the following:
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April 14, 2007: Dave Sprau,
retired NP dispatcher, presented his talk on the railroad's
"Crossing the Cascades".
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June 9, 2007: Gary Tarbox,
president of the Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association,
presented "Steam Power on the North Coast Limited" including our
steam engine NP 2152
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September 8, 2007: Gary Tarbox
presented "Steam across Montana" with photos of the SPS 700 steam
trip traversing the old NP mainline
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October 6, 2007: Jim
Frederickson, retired NP dispatcher. photographer, and author of
"Railroad Shutterbug", "Steam to Diesel" and "Railscapes" presented
his program on Stampede Pass
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April 12, 2008: Doug Shearer
presented a slide show on the history of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Museum
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June 14, 2008: Fred Fisher
presented his
program, "Roslyn, Coal Mines and the NP". Fred was born in Ronald
in 1929 and moved to Roslyn at age 3. He worked in the NP's
Northwestern Improvement Company store for a year and contracted
with the NWI to cut and supply mine timbers.
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September 13, 2008: Jack Christensen,
retired NP/BN engineer told many tales of Stampede Pass including
stories of pushing our Mann-McCann spreader with a W-3
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October 11, 2008: Rick Leach
presented a potpourri of slides covering various NP topics.
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May 16, 2009: Jack Christensen
presented his program on the Northern Pacific's transition from
steam to diesel.
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June 13, 2009: Doug Shearer presented
the program on "A Pictorial History of the Northern Pacific in
Toppenish", featuring a number of recently acquired photos of the
railroad in the community.
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October 10, 2009: Bruce Butler
presented a potpourri of slides of the Central Washington Branch of
the Northern Pacific where he currently functions as an engineer.
He had old slides of the Milwaukee as well as stories of his time as
a telegrapher for the Northern Pacific.
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April 11, 2010: Kent Sullivan presented
his program on the Snoqualmie Branch of the Northern Pacific.
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June 12, 2010: Ken Johnson
presented a history of NP wooden cabooses including pictures of our
NP 1238 previously unknown to the museum members.
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September 18, 2010:
Chuck Soule
presented his program, "Northern Pacific Railroad: Early Tacoma
Facilities, 1873-1908".
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October 9-10, 2010: Kent Sullivan
presented his program "Train Sheet Treasure Trove"
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April 9-10, 2011:
Kent Sullivan
presented part I of his 3 part slide
tour of the Northern Pacific's link from Puget Sound to Canada, circa
1955. Kent has brought together rare photos of businesses that the
railway served, as well as action on the Sumas Line and connecting
branches. Part one focused on Sumas, Bellingham, and Wickersham in
Whatcom county, including the several other U.S. and Canadian roads that
also operated in the area.
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June 25-26, 2011: Kent Sullivan
presented part II of his 3 part slide tour of the Sumas Line and
connecting branches. Part II covered
Sedro-Woolley, Darrington,
Arlington, and Snohomish.
If
you have questions or wish to participate please
RSVP to workday@nprymuseum.org
or telephone Doug Shearer at (509) 865-5019 evenings.
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