GOPHERS is the traditional end of the Olympia clinics season every June. This year we will be at the Dupont Museum in Dupont, WA. Space is limited, RSVP is mandatory. RSVP to jimsabol@msn.com
GOPHERS stands for Greater Olympia Prototype History & Engineering Research Society.
* See the historic narrow gauge cars rescued and restored by 4d members Robert Grove, Gary Lucas, Bob Miller, Roger Nulton, Mary Sabol, Jim Sabol, Russ Segner, and Fred Foreman project leader.
* Take a cab photo in the 12 ton three foot gauge Plymouth locomotive.
* Check out the 22′ box car used to carry explosives to the wharf.
* Gobble hot dogs and BYO soft drinks.
* Hike to the wharf
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Hi-Railers Annual Train Trip 2024
Article by Dan Peters, Photo by Al Lowe
It’s that time of year again. Time to put on your engineer’s hat and work boots and red bandana, and take a ride on a REAL ( prototype scale ) passenger train.
This year we’re heading south, to the beautiful Nisqually River Valley, to ride the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad. Our passenger train is powered by Polson Logging Co. number 70. This 100-year-old steam engine is a 2-8-2 logging locomotive, built by Baldwin and later used by Rayonier timber company on the Olympic peninsula. It’s been beautifully restored, and is ready to begin operations now that the COVID epidemic is past.
Our trip will be on on Saturday May 11th, 2024. We depart the station in Elbe WA at 11:00 am, for a round trip to the logging museum at Mineral WA. The museum is still closed for construction work by the new owners, but we should get views of the railroad equipment stored outside.
Our annual train ride and picnic is put together by the Hi-Railers module group, but is open to all Fourth Division and NMRA members.
To book your ride:
- Visit https://mtrainierrailroad.com/excursions/#scenic
- Select the “Book Scenic Train” button
- On the next page select the “>” arrow to “May 2024”
- Select “May 11” and “11:00 am”
The adult ticket price is $37.00 ( or is it $40.00 ? ), with discounts for kids. Sorry, there is no discount for seniors. Don’t forget to select the number of tickets in each age category.
Bring your receipt, either a print-out or on your cell phone, and check in at the ticket office in Elbe. They will issue you an “official” ticket before you board the train.
Join us for a fun steam train ride. And tell ’em John Henry sent you.
Dan
16th Northwest Santa Fe Mini-Meet Saturday, March 21, Auburn
John Thompson
This is your invitation to attend the 16th annual Mini-Meet of Santa Fe Railway fans and modelers in the US Pacific Northwest. It will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat., March 21, 2015, at the Messiah Lutheran Church, 410 H Street NE, Auburn, WA, 98002.
Presentations include Bill Messecar on “Traveling the Santa Fe System in 1953” (from Keith Jordan and Wally Abbey), Bill James on “Modeling the Super C (Freight Train)”, John Thompson on “Santa Fe’s E-Units” (from Steve Sandifer), Colin Kikawa on “Upgrading Brass Steam with DCC and LEDs”, and Greg Martin on “Modeling a Santa Fe Bx-40/Fe-25 Boxcar in HO”.
Cost for the event and handouts is now $10 to cover our costs of renting the room and copying the handouts. Sale tables are available for a $10 fee per table.
For additional information contact me at jthomp1945@aol.com.