Around The Museum 2025
Ethan Doty, Greg Elems, Matt Elems, Paul Finnegan, Tom Hervey, Eugene Vicknair
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Image number 1 -- The Display Room is open for business after renovation - Ethan Doty 7/2/25
Image number 2 -- The Display Room is open for business after renovation - Ethan Doty 7/2/25
Image number 3 -- The Display Room is open for business after renovation - Ethan Doty 7/2/25
Image number 4 -- The Display Room is open for business after renovation - Ethan Doty 7/2/25
Image number 5 -- The Display Room is open for business after renovation - Ethan Doty 7/2/25
Image number 6 -- The Display Room is open for business after renovation - Ethan Doty 7/2/25
Image number 7 -- The Display Room is open for business after renovation - Ethan Doty 7/2/25
Image number 8 -- Matt Elems is adding covers to our outdoor trash cans to allow the cans to remain outside in inclement weather so we don′t have to rush around and bring them inside every time it rains. - Matt Elems 6/29/25
Image number 9 -- Matt Elems is adding covers to our outdoor trash cans to allow the cans to remain outside in inclement weather so we don′t have to rush around and bring them inside every time it rains. - Matt Elems 6/29/25
Image number 10 -- Ethan Doty and Greg Elems got the 3 remaining display cabinets in the shop. Chris Skow is going to fill them up. - Greg Elems 6/28/25
Image number 11 -- More progress on Chris Skow′s and Ethan Doty′s work on the Display Room - Ethan Doty 6/25/25
Image number 12 -- More progress on Chris Skow′s and Ethan Doty′s work on the Display Room - Ethan Doty 6/25/25
Image number 13 -- More progress on Chris Skow′s and Ethan Doty′s work on the Display Room - Ethan Doty 6/25/25
Image number 14 -- Chris Skow has taken on a project to clean up and rearrange the Display Room at the museum. He and Ethan Doty have started by painting the floor in the Display Room. - Ethan Doty 6/18/25
Image number 15 -- Members′ Day 2025 - Director Janet Steeper on the Fireman’s side of the WP 1503 which was the locomotive being used for the Caboose Train.- Tom Hervey 6/7/25
Image number 16 -- Members′ Day 2025 - Director (VP) Charlie Spikes as the engineer on the WP 1503. - Tom Hervey 6/7/25
Image number 17 -- Members′ Day 2025 - Inside the Museum Store with Jackie Habeck behind the counter with Ann Morningstar (L) and Trish McKay.- Tom Hervey 6/7/25
Image number 18 -- Members′ Day 2025 - Life Member Steve Habeck waiting for the membership meeting to start in the Museum Store.- Tom Hervey 6/7/25
Image number 19 -- Members′ Day 2025 - Eric and Trish McKay (L) with Ann Morningstar (R) in Museum Store.- Tom Hervey 6/7/25
Image number 20 -- Members′ Day 2025 - Members and volunteers (L-R) Gus Paoli, VP Charlie Spikes, Ann Morningstar, Edward Powell and Phantom John.- Tom Hervey 6/7/25
Image number 21 -- Members′ Day 2025 - FRRS President Greg Elms- Tom Hervey 6/7/25
Image number 22 -- Members′ Day 2025 - Members lining up to serve themselves dinner. Standing behind Janet is member Fred Elenbaas and Conductor for the Caboose Train this day.- Tom Hervey 6/7/25
Image number 23 -- Members′ Day 2025 - (L-R) Ethan Doty and Nicholas Manos. - Tom Hervey 6/7/25
Image number 24 -- Members′ Day 2025 - FRRS President. Greg Elms giving an after dinner talk describing the Museum’s plans for the the coming years. - Tom Hervey 6/7/25
Image number 25 -- Members′ Day 2025 - Greg delivering his after dinner talk. - Tom Hervey 6/7/25
Image number 26 -- Members′ Day 2025 - Greg delivering his after dinner talk. - Tom Hervey 6/7/25
Image number 27 -- Members′ Day 2025 - Greg delivering his after dinner talk. - Tom Hervey 6/7/25
Image number 28 -- Members′ Day 2025 - after dinner conversing among the membership. - Tom Hervey 6/7/25
Image number 29 -- ARDENWOOD RAILFAIR – May 24-26 Michael Coen, Greg Elems, Eric McKay and Eugene Vicknair handling our booth - Greg Elems 5/25/25
Image number 30 -- ARDENWOOD RAILFAIR – May 24-26 Michael Coen, Greg Elems, Eric McKay and Eugene Vicknair handling our booth - Greg Elems 5/25/25
Image number 31 -- Eric McKay helping with the museum display at Sacramento on Sunday. - Greg Elems 5/18/25
Image number 32 -- WPRM display tables at the Sacramento Model Railroad Historical Society open house. - Eugene Vicknair 5/18/25
Image number 33 -- WPRM display tables at the Sacramento Model Railroad Historical Society open house, manned by Michael Coen. - Greg Elems 5/17/25
Image number 34 -- WPRM display tables at the Sacramento Model Railroad Historical Society open house. - Greg Elems 5/17/25
Image number 35 -- WPRM display tables at the Sacramento Model Railroad Historical Society open house, manned by Michael Coen and Eugene Vicknair. - Greg Elems 5/17/25
Image number 36 -- New RAL sign - Greg Elems 5/5/25
Image number 37 -- New RAL sign - Greg Elems 5/5/25
Image number 38 -- SPMW 208 greets visitors to the museum - Paul Finnegan 5/4/25
Image number 39 -- Repaired gate from WPRM to UP yard - Paul Finnegan 5/4/25
Image number 40 -- Don Nelson and Kerry Cochran waiting for move to put the Silver Plate back on RIP-1 to begin. - Paul Finnegan 5/3/25
Image number 41 -- Putting the Silver Plate back on RIP-1 - Paul Finnegan 5/3/25
Image number 42 -- Putting the Silver Plate back on RIP-1 - Paul Finnegan 5/3/25
Image number 43 -- Putting the Silver Plate back on RIP-1 - Paul Finnegan 5/3/25
Image number 44 -- Putting the Silver Plate back on RIP-1 - Paul Finnegan 5/3/25
Image number 45 -- Putting the Silver Plate back on RIP-1 - Paul Finnegan 5/3/25
Image number 46 -- Putting the Silver Plate back on RIP-1 - Paul Finnegan 5/3/25
Image number 47 -- Putting the Silver Plate back on RIP-1 - Paul Finnegan 5/3/25
Image number 48 -- Crew training 2025 in the Silver Plate - Paul Finnegan 5/3/25
Image number 49 -- Silver Plate ready for 2025 crew training - Paul Finnegan 5/3/25
Image number 50 -- Silver Plate ready for 2025 crew training - Paul Finnegan 5/3/25
Image number 51 -- Wildlife at the museum - Paul Finnegan 5/3/25
Image number 52 -- Wildlife at the museum - Paul Finnegan 5/3/25
Image number 53 -- You can get a charge in downtown Portola now! - Paul Finnegan 5/3/25
Image number 54 -- Sometime in the 1980’s, David Trussell made a latch-hook rug of the WP logo and gave it to the museum. It is about 4′x5′ and it is proudly displayed in our museum store.
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