6/19/2003 - June Chapter meeting a success!
During the months of June, July & August, the Rochester
Chapter NRHS holds its membership meetings at its Rochester & Genesee
Valley Railroad Museum. The meetings usually include operation
of some of the equipment from the museum's collection. For
June, the operation include the museum former U.S. military
80-tonner, now R&GV #1654, and the museum's Erie caboose
#C254.
Here are some pics from the meeting.
R&GV RR #1654 waits for passengers
with Erie C254 in the museum's Industry yard.
R&GV 1654 North meets the
museum's Fairbanks-Morse H12-44 #1843. That unit is also
former U.S. Army.
Rochester Chapter members and
friends gather on the engine in preparation for a run north.
Visitors are always welcome to all of the Rochester Chapter's
membership meetings.
R&GV 1654 heads out of the
Industry yard.
R&GV 1654 heads up the hill
past USA 1843. The track in the foreground is the Livonia,
Avon & Lakeville Railroad.
R&GV 1654 shoves the C254
south past one of the signals along the museum's railroad.
6/1/2003 - Congrats to the Niagara Frontier Chapter NRHS
The Rochester Chapter NRHS wishes to congratulate the Niagara
Frontier Chapter NRHS on the grand opening of their museum
in North Tonawanda, NY. The museum is a culmination of many
years of hard work by the members of the Niagara Frontier Chapter.
Congrats!
Check out their museum's website and
plan a visit this summer.
Here are some pictures from their grand opening on June 1,
2003:
The Niagara Frontier Chapter's
museum includes an equipment display including this Erie
bay window caboose, a NYC bay window caboose, and two small
locomotives.
NRHS President Greg Molloy addresses the crowd during the grand opening ceremony
on June 1, 2003.
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