“What we finally agreed to do with the club was, twice a year
the operating sessions will go open. You can bring whatever
you want motive power-wise, as long as it meets the condi-
tions and is OK’d to be compatible.
“That has pretty well taken care of the problem. And frankly,
it’s fun to see. Twice a year, be standing here and see a Santa
Fe steam engine go by, for something different!”
Rick:
“One guy brings down his Amtrak. And we just take one
of the hotshots, and he runs his Amtrak in that particular spot
in the lineup. One of the ideas was to have era-specific operat-
ing sessions. The only problem is, I think our rolling stock fleet
– if we were to do an era-specific rolling stock replacement -- I
Columbia Cascade and Western - 13
15
15: Sno Temp Cold Store at Shelburn regularly loads reefers
with Willamette Valley produce. The restored Santa Fe PA units
are apparently in transit. Shelburn is where the rural Woodburn
branch splits from the main line. Shelburn also has an American
Can plant, Meeker Fertilizer, and a large grain elevator.
think our rolling stock now is over 600 cars. Logistically, that
isn’t going to work.
“We have it in January and July. The rest of it is just club motive
power and everybody seems to like that. We haven’t had any
mutinies.
“Also, when you become a member you get a key. So you can
bring down your motive power and rolling stock and run it on
the layout if you want. You can run it back and forth to your
heart’s content. The only thing is, if you’ve got rolling stock
that doesn’t meet the standards and it hits the floor, it’s not
the club’s fault.”
16
16: National Wood Products, Simplot, Linn County Farmers
and other customers at Tallman are worked by two trains. An
afternoon job covers reefer traffic and the morning job han-
dles the remainder. Anthony O’Carroll built the co-op and
National Wood.
MRH-Feb 2013
