The winners and entries from the chapter’s 2023 Photo Contest! Our next contest runs from March 1-31, 2023. Each member may submit two entries as JPGs and deadline for your entries is April 7th, 2023. Your entries must be shot during the March 1-31st time frame.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — George Walker, Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum general manager, passenger operations, died Jan. 4, 2023, following an accident at the organization’s shop facility in the early afternoon hours, according to Penelope Soule Gault, museum marketing and public relations director, and a statement posted on their website.
The museum’s statement reads: “The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum family is heartbroken by the passing of long-time employee George Walker. He was involved in a tragic accident at the shop. At this time no other details are available. Please keep Mary, Andrew, Aaron, and Charlie in your prayers as they deal with this tragic loss.”
Walker began his involvement with the museum as a teenager in 1981. He spent a brief period with Norfolk Southern steam program in which he worked on both Nos. 611 and 1218. He then returned to the museum on a full-time basis, where he has worked for nearly 30 years. Walker was a dynamic advocate for steam locomotive restoration. He wrote the business plan: “Steam for the 21st Century,” which became a model for numerous locomotive restorations.
By Bob Lettenburger, Trains Associate Editor, January 4, 2023
Editor’s Choice – Meadow River Lumber Company steam locomotive, Heisler No. 6, leads a freight train past a wetlands area at Hosterman, West Virginia during the Mountain Rail WV, Rail Heritage Photography Weekend. The event was held at the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad, Durbin, WV, and Cass Scenic Railroad, Cass, WV, from November 4-6th, 2022.
If you can, take time to google this article on saving and moving 10 railcars from a nuclear power facility in North Carolina! Here’s the link: https://admin.nrhs.com/NRHSNews/202210NRHS-NewsOctober2022final2.pdf
If you recall my article earlier this year about my Hook Line & Singer RR, well here are pictures of the historic line senza rails and ties. Sad but true. Plans are in the works to relocate the trackage at a higher elevation where crews can access the line more easily. – Bill Thomas
“Like an ancient fossil, the imprint of a fallen leaf on a rusty rail preserves its image until the next train comes along.” That is a direct quote from the regular feature Final Frame in Railfan and Railroad Magazine, September 200l. No location is listed, and I don’t know Bradley McClelland the photographer. But, I’ll bet both are well east of the Mississippi. One of you horticulturists may ID the leaf.
I have to differ with the caption, in that the next train has already appeared. That shiny edge is the inside of the rail, probably on a curve to the left. Pretty much only the flange of the wheels made contact with the rail. On straight track more of the leaf image would have disappeared.
This is jointed rail, probably the typical 39′ length, as you can see one of the four rail bolts, with the nut showing. Just thought this was a neat twist to toss in a little of Mother Nature’s artwork this “Fall” week.
Gary
Chapter member Bob Moffet passed on October 9, 2022.
