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Northern Pacific Railway Museum In conjunction with the Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association Present Work/History Weekends
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Three weekends of volunteering and NP history talks are planned for 2008. The first was on April 12-13 and the next one is June 14-15, 2008 . Tentative work projects include siding the cupola and painting on our wooden caboose (NP 1238), lowering the REA room door, cosmetic work on 2152 and further work on the Joe Caron slide collection. Work will begin about 8:30 AM Saturday and be followed by dinner under the east portico of the depot. About 7 PM Fred Fisher will present 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. He left Roslyn at age 30 to a career as a school teacher in Toppenish. His NP heritage goes back to his great-grandfather who was a section foreman in Montana before the turn of the last century. His paternal grandfather began work for the NP at Stampede in 1903 and served much of his career as depot agent at Thorp before retiring in the mid-1950's. His grandmother also worked for the NP as a telegrapher at Thorp. His father worked for the NWI so Fred had exposure to both the railroad and the mines. On Sunday we should be able to finish several of the projects started on Saturday. . Last year's workdays are summarized to give an idea of accomplishments. The April 14-15, 2007, event went well. Many projects were enhanced and Dave Sprau's talk on the railroad crossings of the Cascades was enjoyed by all. See Phil Edminster's webpage for full details of accomplishments. On June 9-10 the new fence project around the depot spur came closer to completion and ongoing work was accomplished on the museum's wooden caboose. Signs were painted. The NPRHA format for photo collections was adapted and cataloguing of the Joe Caron slide collection was begun. Gary Tarbox presented his program on the Steam Power of the North Coast Limited (including our locomotive NP 2152). On Sept 8-9 friction bearings were repacked, the slide collection was further catalogued and the wooden caboose was further prepped for roof and paint. The October 6-7, 2007, event went as follows: · The workday began Saturday October 6 at 8:30 AM with a choice of projects o Replace seals and repack the journal boxes on the flat car o Prep work on NP 588 for repainting and installation of all round corner windows as built o stenciling of the letter board on NP 1238, the museum's 1908 NP wooden caboose. o Finish cataloguing the slide collection of Joe Caron, deceased NP telegrapher (the NPRY Museum was able to acquire his collection). · Workday was followed by a BBQ dinner at 6:00 PM at the depot. New friends were made and many NP topics were discussed. · Jim Frederickson, retired NP dispatcher and author/photographer of his books, "Railroad Shutterbug", "Steam to Diesel" and "Railscapes", presented his program on Stampede Pass. · Many out of town volunteers were put up at museum members residences. RV parking with electrical and water hookup was available for those that brought their RV. · Sunday—ongoing work for those that wish to make a full weekend of it. Please RSVP to workday@nprymuseum.org or telephone Doug Shearer at (509) 865-5019 evenings. Back to Museum Schedule
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