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Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society

100 N.W. "A" Street, Toledo, Oregon, 97391

541-336-5256 Hours: 10-2 Tues- Sat

Your YPRHS continues to meet the goals and mission through the generous donation of money, time and services. AS the year draws to a close and the New Year is on the horizon, folks often call or come by with old trains that they have found in a closet. We gladly accept them, provide a letter of acceptance for the donor determined value. We also fix trains at our Holiday show. Cash donations are most welcome.

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TRACKSIDE SERIES

Officers
President - Bill Bain
Vice President- Lane Plotner
Secretary– Mark Seibert
Treasurer- Allan Preece
National Director-Bob Topham
Chapter Historian – Lloyd Palmer
Conductor-Tom Chandler
C.C.B.W—Leonard Freidberg        
Time Keeper-Allan Preece
Senior Director– John Keefer
Webmaster –Misty Lambrecht
Small Engines - Lane Plotner

 

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Toledo Oregon has a new promotional video check it out.

Announcing a Railroad Heritage Symposium.

When:  January 28, 2012; (0900-1600)

Where:  Northwest Truck Museum, Antique Powerland, Brooks, Oregon

Who:  All interested railroad historians, museum and operating railroads and displays; 100 person capacity

Why:  To connect/re-connect with others involved, to share successes and challenges, and find solutions

What:  Send an email RSVP to yprhs@peak.org  Cost will be $5 per person plus lunch, about $10 (will know soon)

Host and other information:  Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society (Yaquina Pacific Chaper, NRHS) is hosting.   The objective is to gather together and share successes (what and how did we get it done), challenges (what are we trying to do, and what's getting in the way), and possible collaboration and cooperation among the participants to overcome challenges, and set new goals and define new or revitalized projects in the region.

 

Once again, the parade train was enlisted by business members of the Toledo Main Street program to provide some youth rides during their Block Party. On this occasion Leonard took the controls and for some 3 hours gave rides on the blocked off main street. He says that he had better than 100 participants.

The Antique Street Fair and Car Show on August 7th. provided yet another opportunity to pull out the stops at the Train Museum. We were given permission by the Portland & Western RR to use the back track for demonstrations of the motorcars. This allows the members and volunteers to get the batteries charged, engines oiled and gassed along with do safety checks and briefings of both equipment and personnel. Some 70 folks took advantage of the demonstrations on that Sunday.

The next major event on August 20-21, was the Port of Toledo's 7th. Annual Wooden Boat Show. This is usually the largest draw of visitors and once again we had track privileges to operated the motorcars. Boarding statistics assembled afterwards from the Release Forms completed by each participant showed that 200+ got a motorized tour of the site from the Port's main venue past the museum.