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Jim Strain, club president, gives a weekly report of happenings at the railroad.
We had a great start for the month of July. Over 500 passengers paid to ride the WF&P on Sunday. While it was cloudy all day it never rained and this kept the temperature in the 80s instead of the dreaded 90s. Power for the day was 928, 535 & 13. All these locomotives have been performing very well each week as has the rolling stock & ROW, thanks to the Wednesday & Saturday crews who keep everything in shape.
Photos attached
#251 - Bob T. who was the TM for the day and his two assistants.
#002 - John Bell and Don Miller
Don and Esther have now headed home to California but Don will return at the end of October.
If you want to hear a good story from Don ask him about when he left the
rental car windows down at the Motel during a bad storm last week.
#004 - Devin cutting up the old boiler on 535 for scrap
#005 - Bob & Bob Rands in the machine shop.
Bob has been working on valve gear parts for 401 and has been a great help.
#006 - Andrew Wapelhorst switching with #13
#010 - Greg W. with assistant engineer Brandon.
Brandon now sports striped bibs since he felt they were more appropriate for a brakeman.
He is saving his denim blue bibs for days he works with the conductor.
Brandon is a very grown up 5 years old.
His father is a very patient Ken Viera mentined below.
#013 - Tom Ernst with 535
#014 - Greg W. with 928
#015 - The AAR bus which will celebrate it's 50th year in 2007.
Rich Eichorst brought out a group to ride the WF&P and this was their wheels for the day.
#018 - Devin & Clayton Cullen with 5205 going to Mohan to rescue a flat car.
Welcome to Clayton who is a new member. He is 17 and lives in DeSoto, Mo.
#1237 - Scotty with 13 at Meramec Jct.
#1238 - Greg with 928 at the same location different direction.
Unfortunately, vacation is over for Greg who has been in St. Louis
the last 3 weekends and he is back home in Mississippi.
We look forward to seeing him & Andrew again in the fall.
This Sunday we will be honored with breakfast made by one of the world's great chef's - Ken Viera. Breakfast will be served at 8:30am - don't miss it.
Happy 4th of July.
Jim
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