Around the Museum 2022

Around the Museum 2022
Kirk Baer, Jeff Biggs, Kerry Cochran, Greg Elems, Matt Elems, Kenneth Finnegan, Paul Finnegan, Steve Habeck Phil Schmierer, Roger Stabler, Erin Swain

Please note, there are five galleries and a video of all the special events that took place with the 2022 Western Pacific Railroad Historical Convention on the WPRM Photo & Video web page.

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Around the Museum 2022 gallery.

Page last updated: Tue Apr 25 06:02:56 PDT 2023

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Links to photographs in slide show:

Image number 1 -- Santa and his helpers on the last night of Santa Trains 2022
Image number 2 -- Santa train has officially started! - 12/3/22 Greg Elems
Image number 3 -- Santa Trains - 12/3/22 Greg Elems
Image number 4 -- Finishing the shutdown for the night with the gate lights on.- 12/3/22 Greg Elems
Image number 5 -- Silver Plate after thorough cleaning - 11/30/22 Steve Habeck
Image number 6 -- Silver Plate after thorough cleaning - 11/30/22 Steve Habeck
Image number 7 -- Silver Plate after thorough cleaning - 11/30/22 Steve Habeck
Image number 8 -- Greg Elems prepared to restore the car number on WP 302. - 11/20/22 Greg Elems
Image number 9 -- WP 302 now has the number it wore on its arrival to the WP in 1910. - 11/20/22 Greg Elems
Image number 10 -- WP First 302 Arrives Portola on Hwy 70 - 10/22/22 Eugene Vicknair
Image number 11 -- Coming Down WPRM Access Road - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair
Image number 12 -- Cranes Ready to Go - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair
Image number 13 -- Checking And Positioning East Truck - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair
Image number 14 -- Lifting Off Trailer - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair
Image number 15 -- Steve Lee And Roger Stabler Observe the Lift - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair
Image number 16 -- Truck And Trailer Clear Lift Area - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair
Image number 17 -- West Truck In Position - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair
Image number 18 -- Moving the East Truck - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair
Image number 19 -- Rolling Truck Into Place - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair
Image number 20 -- WP 302 on Trucks on Original Home Rails 1st Time In 100 Years - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair
Image number 21 -- WP SW1500 1503 Couples Up to WP First 302 - 10/23/22 Eugene Vicknair
Image number 22 -- Greg Elems painting the SN 1642 - 10/8/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 23 -- Mike Waters Finishing Adding Water to WP165 - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 24 -- Fireman Don Nelson Getting Ready for a Run - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 25 -- Bil Jackson and Lew Barnard in the Shop - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 26 -- David and Conductor Matt Elems on Caboose Train - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 27 -- - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 28 -- WP 165 Pulling the Caboose Train - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 29 -- - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 30 -- Ethan Doty Taking Photos - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 31 -- WP 1503 and WP 165 - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 32 -- Conductor Matt Elems Switching at the End Of the Day - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 33 -- Greg Elems Switching - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 34 -- WP 165 Back in the House - 9/4/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 35 -- Mike Waters-Don Nelson-Fred Elenbaas - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 36 -- Mike Clawson Taking Photos - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 37 -- Ed Powell Taking a Break - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 38 -- Logan Beers Loading the Caboose Train - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 39 -- Visitors Watching From Engine Platforms - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 40 -- - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 41 -- Charlie Spikes Getting Ready to Run - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 42 -- Charlie Spikes Giving Signals - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran
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Image number 46 -- Student Brakeman Logan Beers Brings WP 165 to a Stop - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 47 -- WP 165 Backing into the Platform - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 48 -- Museum Visitors-01 - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 49 -- Museum Visitors-02 - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran
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Image number 53 -- Ann and Breckyn in the Museum Store - 9/3/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 54 -- - 9/2/22 Kerry Cochran
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Image number 59 -- Channing Walker and Mike Waters finishing up for the day. The WP 165 was used for Caboose Train Operations. - 9/3/22 Greg Elems
Image number 60 -- Channing has a stack cap for the stack. That way the draft will not cool off the engine, it will be warm for the next day. - 9/3/22 Greg Elems
Image number 61 -- After the new doors were installed, the east-end of the shop has been spruced up and several displays have new homes. - 9/2/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 62 -- - 9/2/22 Kerry Cochran
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Image number 65 -- New bucket for the LOED. First job will be loading ballast into the SPMW ballast car to build up the shoulders on the balloon track. - 8/28/22 Greg Elems
Image number 66 -- David working on the SP 2873 cooling system Sunday August 21, 2022. - Greg Elems
Image number 67 -- 90 Yards of Rock for Work on the Balloon Track - 8/18/22 Roger Stabler
Image number 68 -- Signal Maintainer Kenneth Finnegan rewired the Wig-Wag using the terminal block rather than wire nuts. - 8/15/22 Kenneth Finnegan
Image number 69 -- Roger Stabler and David Elems are working on the museum tamper. - 8/15/22 Kerry Cochran
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Image number 73 -- PST is now providing internet service for the museum. - 8/15/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 74 -- Two Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications technicians arrived early on Monday August 15, 2022, to install new microwave link for improved internet service to the museum. - 8/15/22 Paul Finnegan
Image number 75 -- PST getting ready to install radio and antenna. - 8/15/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 76 -- PST boom truck moving into position to install radio and antenna near our webcams. - 8/15/22 Paul Finnegan
Image number 77 -- PST technician installing new equipment for our microwave internet service. - 8/15/22 Paul Finnegan
Image number 78 -- Power injector for the new internet radio in the Signal Department cabinet. - 8/15/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 79 -- New microwave internet antenna in place and in service. - 8/15/22 Paul Finnegan
Image number 80 -- Our new internet service antenna. - 8/15/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 81 -- Paul Finnegan is assembling a new roll file unit for the Historical/Archive Department. - 8/15/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 82 -- Roll file unit in place in archive car. - 8/15/22 Paul Finnegan
Image number 83 -- Roger Stabler and David Elems are discussion possible enhancements to our backhoe. - 8/15/22 Paul Finnegan
Image number 84 -- Signal Department Maintainer, Kenneth Finnegan, is resolving the printing problem on the Operations Office computer. To print, the user must choose COLOR regardless of whether the document is in color or not! - 8/14/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 85 -- Signal Department Maintainer, Paul Finnegan, is helping pull new internet cable to hardwire the entrance Screenly system. The wifi connection has proven not to be reliable. - 8/14/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 86 -- Signal Maintainer Kenneth Finnegan testing on the Operations Office computer. - 8/14/22 Kerry Cochran
Image number 87 -- New East Shop Doors from outside. - 8/15/22 Paul Finnegan
Image number 88 -- New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler
Image number 89 -- New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler
Image number 90 -- New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler
Image number 91 -- New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler
Image number 92 -- New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler
Image number 93 -- New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler
Image number 94 -- New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler
Image number 95 -- New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler
Image number 96 -- New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler
Image number 97 -- New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler
Image number 98 -- New doors for east-end of shop. August 1-4, 2022. - Roger Stabler
Image number 99 -- Track Work at East Lead. Work done by Phil Schmierer, David Elems and Roger Stabler - 7/27/22 Roger Stabler
Image number 100 -- Track Work at East Lead. Work done by Phil Schmierer, David Elems and Roger Stabler - 7/27/22 Roger Stabler
Image number 101 -- David Fritz Elems shows off a newly improved weatherproof power receptacle on the south side of the diesel shop. This new style will allow use even in actively raining conditions. - 7/17/22 Matt Elems
Image number 102 -- Crew for Live Steam Operations 7/3/22
Image number 103 -- Live Steam July 3, 2022 - Kenneth Finnegan
Image number 104 -- Live Steam July 3, 2022 - Kenneth Finnegan
Image number 105 -- Live Steam July 3, 2022 - Kenneth Finnegan
Image number 106 -- Live Steam July 2, 2022! - Kenneth Finnegan
Image number 107 -- Live Steam July 2, 2022! - Kenneth Finnegan
Image number 108 -- Live Steam July 2, 2022! - Kenneth Finnegan
Image number 109 -- Live Steam July 2, 2022! - Kenneth Finnegan
Image number 110 -- Live Steam July 2, 2022! - Kenneth Finnegan
Image number 111 -- Roger Stabler monitors the rising steam pressure on WP 165 - 7/1/22 Kenneth Finnegan
Image number 112 -- WP 165 on 3 rail Friday, July 1, 2022 - Jeff Biggs
Image number 113 -- Channing Walker and Mike Waters replaced the wooden walkway on our fuel oil car WPMW 1132 - 7/1/22 Greg Elems
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Image number 116 -- Channing Walker and Mike Waters putting the running boards on the Steam Dept. fuel tank car - 6/30/22 Roger Stabler
Image number 117 -- The East Bay Explorers Guild made a visit to the museum on June 25-26, 2023, and did a multi-hour RAL. All the explorers are now FRRS members too! - 6/25/22 Kenneth Finnegan
Image number 118 -- The East Bay Explorers Guild brought some friends along. They are now FRRS members too! - 6/26/22 Kenneth Finnegan
Image number 119 -- The 2022 Membership Dinner was cancelled and hopefully will return in 2023. Photo is from our 2019 dinner. - Paul Finnegan
Image number 120 -- WP 165 on 3 rail getting ready for first public of the the restored 0-6-0 on Sunday. 5/14/22 - Matt Elems
Image number 121 -- 5/14/22 - Matt Elems
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Image number 123 -- Fresh Black Paint 5/13/22 - Roger Stabler
Image number 124 -- Low Pressure Piston from the WP 165 - Roger Stabler
Image number 125 -- New Cab Windows Installed in WP 165 5/10/22 - Roger Stabler
Image number 126 -- Welded Pump Shaft for the WP 165 - May 2022 Roger Stabler
Image number 127 -- Repaired Pump Shaft ready to reinstall - May 2022 Roger Stabler
Image number 128 -- Charlie Spikes After 1^st run of 165 - Steam Dept. Work Session April 2022 - Kirk Baer
Image number 129 -- Erin Swain on 1^st Run Around Balloon - Steam Dept. Work Session April 2022 - Erin Swain
Image number 130 -- Firing up for test - Steam Dept. Work Session April 2022 - Erin Swain
Image number 131 -- Fueling the WP 165 - Steam Dept. Work Session April 2022 - Erin Swain
Image number 132 -- Roger Stabler and Hank Stiles - Steam Dept. Work Session April 2022 - Kirk Baer
Image number 133 -- Roger Stabler - Steam Dept. Work Session April 2022 - Erin Swain
Image number 134 -- Stopped for Fuel - Steam Dept. Work Session April 2022 - Erin Swain
Image number 135 -- Ready For Crew Training-014/9/22 - Kerry Cochran
Image number 136 -- Ready For Crew Training-024/9/22 - Kerry Cochran
Image number 137 -- Crew Training4/9/22 - Kerry Cochran
Image number 138 -- 2022 Crew Training - 4/9/22 - Kerry Cochran
Image number 139 -- Ann and Janet Getting Museum Store Ready to Open 4/9/22 - Kerry Cochran
Image number 140 -- New Stock Museum Store-01 4/9/22 - Kerry Cochran
Image number 141 -- New Stock Museum Store-02 4/9/22 - Kerry Cochran
Image number 142 -- Greg and David Elems fired up QRR 1100 and took it out around the balloon for quick bit of exercise and to inspect the track. All seems good and we really need some more snow. 2/11/22 - Greg Elems
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Image number 150 -- Still a good amount of snow and ice at the museum. WP 805-A sitting in the snow on a cold Saturday afternoon. 1/15/22 - Greg Elems
Image number 151 -- Another cold Saturday afternoon view in Portola on January 15, 2022. - Greg Elems

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