We will not be meeting in May as this comes when many members will be traveling to Utah for the National NRHS Convention May 7-11. We will have a June 1st with a guest speaker.
We are currently looking for teenage students between the ages of 14 and 19 who are interested in learning about railroading from the ground up. The National Railway Historical Society offers RailCamp for the ages mentioned above. The date for the West Coast camp is in late July and there are openings. For details go to www.NRHS.com for details and application forms.
The Chapter is working on a trip to Bellingham by train with a visit to the Bellingham Railroad Museum and a visit to the Lake Whatcom Railroad. We will keep you posted on the details. Members will get first choice to go, but if room remains we will take others.
The NRHS convention is going to be held in Ogden, UT, May 7-11 in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike. There will be a banquet sponsored by both the Southern Pacific Historical Society and the Union Pacific Historical Society. Union Pacific will send the Big Boy 4014 and Northern 844 to Ogden for the celebration. It is the first running of the recently restored 4014. Since these giant locomotives were taken out of service in 1959, fifty years ago, I am sure that not many have ever seen one operate. Consider joining NRHS so you can attend.
Our meetings are held the first Saturday of each month at 11:00 AM at the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive located at 425 SW 153rd Avenue in Burien, WA. You can call 503-710-4467 if you need details
Our Foss Waterway Seaport project is finished. Please contact Bud Thompson at 206-310-9414 if you have time to be a docent. A copy of the Foss Waterway Seaport project that the Chapter has taken on is attached on the News and Events page. The address of Foss Waterway Seaport is 705 Dock Street, Tacoma.