Located at Penitentiary
Glen
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Frank Russell's gas powered interurban made a showing. Our new barrier fence installed to replace the flagged off area around the grade drain |
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Mark Ross, a new member, who has scratch-built a Galloping Goose.The Rio Grande Southern No 2 which is powered by a 5 hp Honda driving a hydraulic pump |
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A close up of the cab and the snow plow. A picture showing the info Mark worked from during the construction process. |
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A head on shot of the Galloping Goose. Frank Russell taking Dick Deptowicz for a ride on his interurban as Ted Nyland moves a wheelbarrow full of old shingles in the background |
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Frank giving the photographer a ride approaching Pandora, no flash. Picture at right as we approach Shoe using the flash on camera freezes the action |
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Members and guests in front of our station waiting to make a run out on the tracks. Ann Johnson leaving the station on George Woodling's electric powered trolly car |
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George Metts on his Maytag gas powered hit-and-miss engine, one of two that he and Skip Frank built. The Galloping Goose on the tracks in front of the station |
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Frank Russell relaxing with his feet up while waiting for his wife to arrive. Mark having problems with the idle on his Galloping Goose shown with the body removed |
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Dick Deptowicz on George Metts Maytag engine about to make a run. Katie Pappas, Pam Christman, Kitty Shriver, Jane Blackman and Olga Deptowicz in front of the station |
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Jon Jaros coming in to the station with Don Speidel's engine. George Metts backing his engine into a siding. |
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Jane Blackman, Olga Deptowicz and Edith Hacker pose for the photographer. Daryl Metcalf with Bill Bodemer behind pull in behind the station on the old "Orchard Loop" |
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Dave Foster cutting up and trimming the chicken breasts for the cookout this evening. Frank getting ready to take his interurban out on the mainline |
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The group is gathering at the pavillion for the cookout. We were fortunate to have good weather for the day |
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We patiently wait for the cooks to finish cooking the chicken |
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Harold Sicherman and Margaret Uhrich chat while waiting. Mike Uhrich manning one of the grills and cooking the chicken. |
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Roger Harnish cooking chicken on the second grill. Robbi Haines checking on the chicken after the serving table has been set up with the side dishes and Kathy Losely at far end of table |
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My brother Dick and my mother Olga Deptowicz. At right, Pam Christman, Jane Blackman and Clyde Bleil |
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The cookout was a success and there was plenty of food left so no one had an excuse for going home hungry. |
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Ted and Marie Nyland brought their ice cream maker so we had home made ice cream for desert. Robbie tried to escape rhe camera but she didn't succeed. |
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At left, Pam Christman and Clyde Bleil in a discussion and back at the tracks is George Mett's Maytag "hit-and-miss" engine |
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A close up view of the drive system George used to get power to the wheels. Showing the stack extension George uses to keep some of the exhaust out of your face. |
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Bill, Olga and Dick Deptowicz about to leave the station on Dick Clark's train. Mom at 95 years young loves to ride the trains. We are deep in the woods with Dick Clark |
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Towards evening we ran the engines in the opposite direction on the track. Ron Trenhaile and Matt Philpott leave the station. Ken Vendlinger waves from his Reading switcher. |
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