The Dispatcher
Volume 52 Issue 3 March 2017
Central Oklahoma Chapter
of the National Railway Historical Society
Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd.
NARCOA Affiliate Member
Ramblin’ Rails By Larry Dodd
Colorado Railroad Museum
We spent a week in Golden Colorado last summer. Golden is
notable for two reasons. Coors beer and the Colorado Railroad
Museum (CRM). I walked in the gate at CRM and found them
unloading the narrow gauge Thomas the Tank Engine. The next
weekend they were hosting their annual Day Out With ThomasTM
(DOWT) event. When I told the lady in the gift shop that I had
previously managed the DOWT store at our RR Museum, they
offered me a job on the spot, which I declined.
Colorado has a prolific history of narrow gauge railroading. The Durango & Silverton Railway as well as the
Cumbres & Toltec, just to name a few; that have escaped the scrappers’ torch to become genuine tourist
attractions as well as living history. The Colorado RR Museum has a significant collection of narrow gauge
locomotives and rail cars, as you might expect. Many are quite old and some have the wooden beam trucks as
does our old Frisco Caboose. Most have been restored or at least ‘stabilized’ to retard their deterioration. The
museum also has ex-Denver and Rio Grande Western RR No. 683, a coal burning 2-8-0 consolidation built by
the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1890, builder’s number 11207. It is the only surviving 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
standard gauge steam locomotive from the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad.
The piece that really caught my eye was the Budd Car “Navajo” from the Santa Fe Railway. It is an awesome
round tail car that CRM is currently restoring. I can’t wait to get back and see their progress. It was closed
during my visit, but I did manage to peak through the glass into the car to see what was going on. I would love
to have walked through the car, but not on this trip. Too much going on getting ready for DOWT.
CRM is doing the same thing that Oklahoma Railway Museum is doing, in that they are actively preserving their
state’s railroad history. Any active or former railroad of Colorado is represented in their display. Their facilities
are first class. They have an in service 90ft Armstrong turntable in front of their five stall roundhouse. Their
depot is a replica of an 1880’s style structure.
In This Issue
Ramblin Rails
President’s Message Museum Update ORM Needs You!
Turntable
NRHS News
Education Update
Board Update Around the Grounds
Current Projects Timetable
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
12
It’s a great stop off. Be sure to enjoy a cold brew afterwards.
Larry Dodd
Click here to see
more photos
The Dispatcher
Page 2
The Oklahoma Railway Museum’s mission is
to provide an educational experience of how
railroading shaped Oklahoma and the nation.
The President’s Column by Eric Dilbeck
While I was not able to attend the last planning meeting, I hear a lot
was accomplished. In our November 19th, 2016 planning session,
we discussed the mission statement.
The stated mission of the Oklahoma Railway
Museum is to provide the opportunity for people to
experience the excitement of rail transportation.
While this mission statement has served us well, it did not clearly describe the core
function that the Oklahoma Railway Museum was founded on as Central Oklahoma
Railfan Club: Education. After some member discussions several statements were
written. We solicited help from some museum visitors and received feedback on
our current and potential mission statements. Most of people thought that one
statements clearly defined our purpose and scope. This mission statement was
reaffirmed at our February 18th, 2017 planning meeting and approved by the
Board of Directors in the Feb 23rd, 2017 board meeting. I am proud to announce
our new mission statement:
The Oklahoma Railway Museum’s mission is to provide an educational
experience of how railroading shaped Oklahoma and the nation.
I believe the above statement clearly defines our museum’s purpose and will guide
us as we move forward.
In addition to the mission statement, several other items were decided and approved
by the board. Our donor levels and names were finalized. Updated membership
levels and benefits were defined. And, our number one priority of our expansion
plan was set and approved by the board: move the Frisco turntable to the museum.
Our entire expansion concept is based on a railroad turntable. Without securing
this pivotal (pun intended) piece, we cannot continue our planning. Quotes have
been solicited and we are currently working with a vendor to schedule the move.
Oklahoma Railway
Museum, Ltd.
(405) 424-8222
Board of Directors
Eric Dilbeck, President
Bob Nantois, Vice President and
Program Chair
Drake Rice, Secretary
Charles Price, Treasurer
Craig Larson, NRHS Director
Bob Cossairt, Director of
Museum Grounds & Facilities
Bob Hussey, Director of
Track Maintenance
Terry Birchett, Director of
Mechanical Operations
Harry Currie, Director at Large
Greg Hall, Director of
Museum Activities
Bob Cook, Director of
Museum Displays
Ed Birch Jr.,
Train Show Chair
Anne Murray-Chilton,
Membership Chair
Eric Dilbeck,
Interim Dispatcher Editor
See You On The Rails!
Eric Dilbeck
Catch up with Barney and John Gramling with their
show “Have Steam Engine, Will Travel.” The entire
first season is now on Amazon Prime video.
The Dispatcher
Museum Update By Drake Rice
Page 3
February was another good month for projects at the museum. Steve Kamm has
finished the Rock Island caboose, except for the tool cabinet that hangs under the
caboose. This tool box is used for maintenance items and is being rebuilt by Tom
Harrison and will be reattached when finished. The caboose is a very good display
piece at the museum and sees a lot of visitors.
Steve has also taken on the revamping of the Oakwood baggage room displays.
These displays are receiving nice improvements, one will be a display of various
track tools that have previously stood in a corner. They will be mounted on flat board
and lettered with a legend to indicate the type of tool and how it was were used. In
addition, Eric Dilbeck and Craig Larson helped Steve Kamm hang the cantry wire guide from the ceiling in the
baggage room. This guide came from under the Walker street underpass and was used by the old trolleys.
Watch for more changes in the coming months.
Inside the shop, a general clean up is under-way with Rook Jackson and other volunteers beginning to put
things away and back in order. When working on projects in the shop, tools get pulled out and left around the
job site, and as a result, it takes another volunteer a little time to find that tool or item, which if put away where
it belongs would save some time.
Tom Harrison has started working behind the shop against the west fence. It had become a catch all for lots of
scrap lumber, steel and various cast off items. When it rains, the area is muddy, to say the least, and attention
is being given to help with the drainage. A roll-off dumpster was brought to allow junk and trash to be hauled
away.
Over on the platform, Harry Currie and Bob Cossairt have started rebuilding windows on the CB&Q. They have
been working to restore this caboose that has needed some attention. Harry Currie and Bob Cossairt have
been working on replacing the bad wood on the west side, since there is no protection from the weather and it
is exposed to the sun in the afternoon.
Maintenance continues on the 814 in the shop, David Eads is installing a radio in the unit while Greg Hall
and Bob Cook are working on the sanders. On the other track, Tony Chamblin, Fred Jones and Tom Harrison
continue working on the interior of the Inspection Car while Stan Hall and Bob Nantois give attention to the
outside. In front of the shop, Terry Birchett and Guy Lynn continue working on the Shuttle Wagon car mover
ensuring that it is fully operational.
Ken Street, Tom Harrison and Eric Dilbeck have worked on the Rock Island Box car, cleaning it out, repairing
the hole in the floor and some roof repair. The plan is to move all of the DOWT items to this boxcar to allow
additional storage in the current DOWT boxcar.
A lot is happening at the museum and as always, we can use your help.
See you at Museum. Drake Rice
Engraved
Platform Bricks
Cost is $50.00 per brick. A maximum of 4
lines with 16 letters and spaces per line. More than
one platform brick can be donated to the Museum and
you can make copies of the form below. Mail completed
forms with check or money order to:
Oklahoma Railway Museum
3400 NE Grand Boulevard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111
Call the museum with any questions. 405-424-8222
Purchaser’s Name ____________________________
Phone No. _______________
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
The Dispatcher
Page 4
ORM Needs YOU!
We have some specific volunteer opportunities for you. Several of these can be
done at home from a personal computer.
Crosstie
Donations
Friends and families of ORM
Gift Shop Manager: Do you have retail experience? Have you worked in sales? continue to make donations
This might be just for you! Duties include manning the gift shop during train ride to the museum for crossties,
equipment and facilities.
days and special events, stocking and ordering supplies.
Newsletter editor: If you have experience in writing, editing, and layout we can A donation of $50.00 will help
ORM purchase a new crosstie.
use your help with our monthly newsletters.
You may donate a crosstie
Newsletter contributors: We are looking for contributors to the newsletter. Have in recognition or in memory
of someone. Donations can
an idea? Let us know.
be mailed to the museum
Data-entry: We have visitor logs and magazine inventory that need to be entered at the address below or
into a computer database. Are you organized and detail oriented? Then you would made online on our website,
oklahomarailwaymuseum.org.
be a great help with this project. Give us a call.
Social Media Marketing: Social media is an essential part of modern marketing but Notate “Crosstie” with your
donation, and send to :
only if it is done consistently. Adding and updating content about our museum and
ORM Ltd.
events helps us keep in touch with our visitors and helps the museum’s visibility.
3400 NE Grand Boulevard
Someone who is a good communicator and familiar with social media would be an
Oklahoma City, 73111
amazing asset to our museum. If you can help, or know someone who would be
great at this, please let us know.
Website Editor: Content on our Word Press web-site needs to be reviewed and Depot Store
updated to ensure that it is current and relevant. Word Press is an easy to use The
Oklahoma
Railway
on-line program. The site needs to be reviewed routinely but this should not be a Museum has items available
time-consuming volunteer opportunity.
for both children and adults at
Past Newsletter Formatting: The Oklahoma Library graciously scanned old
newsletters (1992-2008) that we did not have in digital format. The images need
to be cropped, named and sorted into folders. Can’t help but organize everything
around you? This is a great project for you.
Museum docents: Docents are a vital position that we need filled. They bring
life to Oklahoma’s fascinating railroad history by giving guided tours, answering
questions, and performing information service on Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays. Available shifts are Thursdays 9:00-1:00 PM, 1:00 - 5:00 PM, or both
shifts. Have knowledge you’d like to share with the public? Please come share
your knowledge as a docent.
Please contact Anne Chilton at 405-424-8222 or
[email protected] to volunteer.
Back copies of Dispatcher needed!
The Oklahoma Public Library assisted us in scanning in past issues of the Dispatcher that we did not have in electronic form for archive purposes. We are still
missing some issues. If you have any of the Dispatchers listed below you that
would allow us to scan, we will return it to your collection. Thank you for your
assistance with this.
1999 - November
2002 - July, November, &
December
2004 - December
2007 - December
2008 - August
the Depot Store. These include
baseball caps, polo shirts, t–
shirts, lapel pins, coasters,
and now mugs. Profits from
the sale of these items support
the museum and its projects.
The Depot Store is located
inside the Oakwood Depot
on the museum grounds. It is
open on run days (the first and
third Saturdays April through
August) from 9:00 AM to 4:00
PM. The store is also open
during special events.
We now have ORM coffee
mugs! Stop by the gift
shop and get one.
The Dispatcher
Page 5
Donations requested for Frisco Turntable Transport
Your help is needed now to ensure our vision of the Oklahoma Railway Museum is achieved. The Frisco
turntable needs to be moved to the museum grounds. Only then can we plan our museum’s expansion with this
pivotal piece of railroad history as part of the plan. The turntable is basically a steel bridge. Instead of supports
at each end, it has one in the middle that serves as it’s axis. Wheels on the outside gude the turntable on the
ring rail while equipment tis turned. The turntable was donated to the museum in 1994 by the BNSF Railway.
This move will not be the first for the turntable. This turntable was originally installed in Sapulpa, OK in 1920
by the Frisco railroad. In 1929 it was moved by the Frisco to Oklahoma City to replace an 82-foot turntable.
While the museum has allocated funds to move the turntable to grounds, this will take away funds from other
projects. The Oklahoma Railway Museum is requesting donations towards the cost of moving the turntable.
All donations will be used specifically for the move of the turntable. Any surplus funds will be allocated to
the restoration and installation of the turntable at the museum. All donors will be recognized for their help in
securing this historical railroad turntable.
Donations can be made through our website or sent directly to the museum at:
3400 NE Grand Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
We hope you can help us with this important project.
Above, The Frisco turntable in the old Frisco
rail yard.
Left, you can still see Sapulpa in faded lettering in the side of the turntable.
Right, A view down the center of the turntable.
Did you work on the Rock Island Caboose Restoration?
If so let us know. Call Anne at 405-424-8222 or email us at
[email protected]
Page 6
National Railway Historical Society
News, 2017 Convention
Tickets are scheduled to go on sale Wednesday,
March 1, for the 2017 “NashRails” convention of the
National Railway Historical Society, to be held June
20-24 in Nashville, Tenn. NRHS members may purchase their tickets through
the link on the NRHS website nrhs.com.
Please note that Nashville is in the Central Time Zone, and all times listed
below are Central Daylight Saving Time (CDT).
The first official event of the convention will be a trip to the Tennessee Valley
Railroad Museum on Wednesday, June 21 for a double-headed steam
excursion behind engines No. 4501 and No. 630.
Chartered buses will depart the hotel at 8 a.m. for the trip to Chattanooga,
Tenn., where members will visit the museum’s depot/yard facility to board
the special trip. The train will depart at noon, for the 3-1/2 hour trip (which
will include a photo opportunity) to Summerville, Ga. Members and guests
can watch the locomotives being turned (and perhaps a photo runby) before
boarding buses at 4 p.m., for the return trip to Nashville, with arrival at the
hotel at approximately 7:30 p.m.
The train will include 22 premium class seats in a streamlined observation
lounge car. Tickets for those seats will be $299 each. The price includes lunch
in the dining car. There will also be 138 coach seats on the train. The $199
ticket price will include lunch in the diner.
Two trip options will be available for Thursday.
The Dispatcher
NRHS Events
March 30 – April 1, 2017
2017 NRHS Spring Conference
Advisory Council and Board
of
Directors’ Meetings
Joint Meeting by NRHS and
Wilmington Chapter NRHS
Claymont, DE
www.nrhs.com
June 20-24, 2017
2017 NRHS Convention
Nashville, TN
www.nrhs.com
June 25 – July 1, 2017
RailCamp East
Newark, DE
July 30 – August 6, 2017
RailCamp West
Tacoma, WA
October 19 - 21, 2017
2017 NRHS Fall Conference
Advisory Council and Board
of
Directors’ Meetings
Kansas City, MO
www.nrhs.com
The first is a trip for a ride and lunch on the “My Old Kentucky Dinner Train”.
Buses will leave the host hotel at 8 a.m. for the three-hour trip to Bardstown,
Ky., where the train will leave on a two-hour journey at noon. Upon return,
participants will have time to visit the depot and gift shop. The buses will leave for the return trip to Nashville
no later than 3 p.m., with estimated arrival at the hotel at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for the 138 seats are $149 each.
The Bardstown branch was originally constructed by the Bardstown and Louisville Railroad in 1860.
Subsequently, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad purchased the line at a foreclosure sale in 1864. R. J.
Corman Railroad Company purchased the 20-mile branch from CSX Transportation in 1987 and developed
the dinner train, which had its inaugural run in 1988.
The second option includes a visit to the Heritage Railpark and Museum at Bowling Green Ky., and a train ride
at the Kentucky Railroad Museum at New Haven, Ky. The ticket price of $99 per person includes a bag lunch.
For this outing to the static museum in Bowling Green, buses will leave the hotel at 8:15 a.m. Arrival at the
museum is scheduled for 10 a.m., with departure at 11:15 a.m. Passengers will then make the 90-minute trip
to Bowling Green for a 75-minute visit before leaving for New Haven. Once there, the train will depart at 1 p.m.
for a three-hour trip to New Haven that will include a photo runby at Boston, Ky. A bag lunch will be provided
on the train. Passengers will then re-board the buses for the ride back to the hotel with arrival at 7 p.m.
A 32-seat bus has been chartered for a Friday trip to the Hermitage historical site of Andrew Jackson. Nearly
every facet of Jackson’s life revolved around his mansion at The Hermitage. It served as much as an office,
gathering hall and place for entertaining as it did as his home. The mansion has now been carefully restored
with most of Jackson’s original belongings.
Continued on page 7
The Dispatcher
Page 7
Education Committee Update By Steve Kamm, Education Chair
Once again, a lot has been happening to promote our mission of providing educational experiences for our
patrons and our community. I’m very pleased to announce that we are starting an Oral History Project. Certified
archivist, William “Bill” Welge, recently retired from the Oklahoma History Center, will be conducting and
recording interviews with former and current railroad employees to preserve their knowledge and memories.
In the second phase, Bill will interview ORM volunteers who may not have actually worked on the railroads but
who have a wealth of knowledge concerning the Railway Museum.
Also of note, on February 22nd, Anne Murray Chilton and I traveled to Shawnee, OK, for a meeting of the
Oklahoma Museum Educators group. The focus of the meeting was an Idea Swap Meet where each participant
was given a few minutes to discuss one of their projects. During the meeting, Anne and I promoted the ORM,
collected a number of ideas for new projects, and made valuable contacts. As a result, we expect to participate
in a display of railroad artifacts at the Oklahoma City Hall. On February 23rd, the ORM Board approved a new
set of signage Standards. The new standards will increase professionalism, readability, and uniformity of the
descriptive signs we intend to post, as well as insuring adherence to ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
requirements. One of the first signs using these standards is currently being prepared. A sign describing the
“Role of the Caboose: will be printed and posted in each of our cabooses.
Also on our campus, Bob Hussey and his gang have constructed a Track Components display. Once the
display has been put in position, we will add signage describing each part of the track system. A matching
sign is also planned for the roller bearing truck which sits next to the Museum entrance. You may also notice
changes in the Baggage Room of our Oakwood Depot. In addition to a much needed clean up, materials are
being moved to make way for two new displays: Track Working Tools and Railroad Scales. Finally, our threewheeled Velocipede has been moved to the Murray Maintenance Building in preparation for refurbishment.
Hopefully, these activities will increase the understanding and improve the experiences of our visitors.
Steve Kamm
National Railway Historical Society News Continued from page 6
Departure from the hotel is scheduled for 8:45 a.m. Participants will then leave the Jackson site at 11 a.m. for
the General Jackson Showboat tour, with the boat leaving the dock at noon for a buffet lunch and show from
noon until 1 p.m. The show will then continue on the outer deck. The boat is scheduled to dock at 2:45 p.m.,
and the bus will return to the hotel by 3:15 p.m. The ticket price of $164 per person includes admission at the
Jackson site as well as the showboat ride (with lunch and the show).
The Friday, June 23 schedule will include a day in the hotel for the NRHS Advisory Council and Board of
Directors meetings, and the annual membership meeting, to be held in the afternoon. The NRHS will also
present three seminars at the hotel that day. The annual NRHS banquet will be held Friday evening at the hotel,
with a cash bar prior to the banquet.
On Saturday, the NRHS will provide a special diesel excursion over the Tennessee Central Railroad Museum
(TCRM) line of the Nashville & Eastern Railroad. This train will operate to Cookville, Tenn., which is a 180-mile
round trip from the boarding point near the host hotel. Convention officials will operate shuttle buses for the
10-12 minute drive from the hotel to the TCRM depot boarding site. The train will depart at 8:30 a.m., with an
expected arrival in Cookville at 12:15. Departure from Cookville is set for 2 p.m., with an expected arrival in
Nashville at 6 p.m. Twenty dome-class tickets for this trip are priced at $229. Coach tickets are $149.
A nighttime photo shoot, limited to 40 photographers, will also be held on Saturday. The cost is $39 per person.
A bus will leave the hotel at 8:15 p.m. and return to the hotel by 10:30 p.m.
Registration for the convention is $59 per person. For additional information and to register for the convention
on the NRHS website nrhs.com.
Article By JOHN GOODMAN, NRHS convention chairman, reprinted with permission from NRHS newsletter.
The Dispatcher
Page 8
Board Update By Drake Rice
Actions from the February Board Meeting
Craig Larson appointed NRHS Director
Reviewed 2017 budget and approved
Received report from Ed Birch on the Train Show
Discussed status on Le Flore Depot and planning meeting
Reviewed the two bids to move the turntable to the museum. Motion to accept low bid
Update provided on the GiveSmart program through the Oklahoma City Community Foundation
Reviewed new policies on sign-age and adopted them
Approved use by the OKC Orchestra League to use the Adventure Station Parking area for a fund raising
effort
Next board meeting will be held on March 23rd.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Treasurers Report February 2017
Memberships
$1514.00
Restricted Fund
Donations
$1273.00
$401,858.76
Train Show $5113.98
Total Income
$7900.98
General Fund
Total Expenses
$23,094.00
$152,014.12
Upcoming Rail related events and conventions
Oklahoma Railway Museum motor car trips
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad – Harrah, OK
Saturday, April 22 & Sunday April 23, 2017
Farmrail Railroad, Clinton, OK
Visit oklahomarailwaymuseum.org for more details
The Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society
We look forward to having you join us for the 37th annual Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society
Convention being held for the first time in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 21 – 25, 2017. Fittingly, our theme is
The Tulsan which was a Tulsa to Kansas City streamliner with connections to and from Chicago.
Visit sfrhms.org/conventions for more details
Heritage Rail Alliance ( Association of Tourist Railroad and Road Museums) Spring Conference
April 27-29, 2017
Great Smoky Mountain Railway, Bryson City, NC
Visit atrrm.org/conferences for more details
National Garden Railway Convention 2017
July 10 - 15th, 2017
33rd Garden Railway Convention Tulsa, OK
Visit thinktulsa17.com for more details
The Dispatcher
Page 9
Around the grounds
Benjamin Andrews cleans the sign prior to
installation. Photo By Rooke Jackson
Rooke Jackson, Benjamin Andrews, and Eric
Dilbeck (lying down) hang a BNSF Railway sign in
the shop Building. Photo By Terry Birchett
Job well done! Photo by Rooke Jackson
Rooke Jackson and Benjamin Andrews hung out
blue flag sings. Photo by Rooke Jackson
South end of the Rock Island Caboose roof walks
that Steve Kamm and Drake Rice installed. Photo
by Steve Kamm
The south end of the roof walks showing the portion
under the ladder. Photo by Steve Kamm
Page 10
The Dispatcher
Around the grounds
The crews were forming up the sidewalk in this
photo. Photo By Eric Dilbeck
Concrete forms ready for fresh concrete. Photo By
Eric Dilbeck
The detention pond is coming along Photo By Eric
Dilbeck
Happy children attended a birthday party and train
ride. Photo By Anne Chilton
Greg hall cleaned up our Rock Island boxcar to
reveal some of the original marking, that were
painted over. Photo By Stan Hall
Greg Hall uncovered the Rock Island El Reno
shop’s decal indicating the car was painted in El
Reno.Photo By Stan Hall
The Dispatcher
Page 11
Current Projects By Eric Dilbeck
We currently have several projects in progress at the museum. Arrange time on a Saturday to come out and
help.
Santa Fe 643 Steam Engine (outside on the track)
The cab windows are finished. The sunshades and rear curtains are being worked on.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Caboose (outside on the platform)
The windows are being repaired. The siding on the outside needs to be replaced and repainted.
Rock Island Caboose (outside on the track)
The roof walks are installed. The tool box, which mount under the frame, is being refurbished.
Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Inspection Car (in the shop building)
Work has started on the interior of the car. Currently we are cleaning and assessing the repairs needed.
Rock Island Box Car (outside on the track)
Repairs have been made to the roof and a patch has been made to the floor. The sliding doors need attention.
This car will become our DOWT storage car.
Yard Office
The Siding needs to be repaired and painted.
Visit the Oklahoma Railway Museum on YouTube at:
youtube.com/c/OklahomarailwaymuseumOrg
Lands’ End and ORM logo
You can now order apparel with an embroidered ORM logo from Lands’ End at the website below. Once you
select the item you want you will be able to select the logo and where you want it placed. We will send out
emails when Lands’ End runs a special. Anything on sale in the regular catalog will be on sale on this site as
well.
ces.landsend.com/Oklahoma_Railway_Museum
Oklahoma Railway Museum, Ltd.
3400 NE Grand Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73111-4417
Return Service Requested
The Dispatcher
Page 12
Timetable
Oklahoma Railway Museum (ORM) - Open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM
Closed on major holidays.
ORM Train Rides - First and third Saturdays, April through August at 9:15 AM, 11:15 AM, 1:15 PM and 3:15 PM
ORM Board Meetings - Last Thursday of every month at Oklahoma Railway Museum - 7:00 PM.
Oklahoma “N” Rail - For information call Rick Inselman (405) 412-1552.
Central Oklahoma Garden Railroad Society Contact information:
Steve Lemcke (405) 703-0209 e-mail [email protected]
Marshall Douglas (405) 290-8989
Steve Kamm (405) 685-3755 email [email protected]
Passenger Rail Oklahoma - Passenger Rail Oklahoma volunteers provide Amtrak depot hosting for the Hartland Flyer in
City of Norman, OK most evenings, holidays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
The depot opens at 7:50 AM. Contact Evan Stair at [email protected], www.passengerrailok.org,
or (405) 366-8957. Depot volunteer opportunities are available.
Oklahoma S.W. Division NMRA - 2nd Saturday of each month, 1:00 PM, Goldman Room, Kirkpatrick Center,
Jim Heidon, President
Yukon’s Best Railroad Museum - Thursday/Saturday/Sunday and by appointment. Located 1 block north of Main and UP tracks in Yukon. Call John Knuppel, (405) 354-5079, for times and information.
Waynoka Station/Waynoka Historical Society - 202 South Cleveland, Waynoka, (580) 824-1886. If you can help, call Sandie Olson.
Corrections
Any changes to the above information or articles in “the Dispatcher” should be directed to the editor, Eric Dilbeck at
[email protected]. For information on upcoming programs contact Anne Chilton at
[email protected].