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Weekly News April 2, 2012Description
The Broader Steam Car Community, in Memoriam: Our present FAHP members who have attended steam car tours, mostly in the East, during the past 65 years, may enjoy reliving memories of those loyal participants who have passed away. A partial list is included here.
Maine: Maynard Leighton (Winthrop), Russell Goodall (Sanford), Raymond W. Stanley (York)
New Hampshire: Arthur Eldredge (Peterborough), DeNeale Hunter (Claremont), Allan MacNicol (New London), Ed Gallant (Gilmanton Iron Works).
Vermont: Paul and Connie Bourdon (Woodstock), Curtis Bourdon (Woodstock), Edwin A. Battison (Windsor)
Massachusetts: Frank Gardner (West Newton), Stanley and Frances Ellis (Waban and Orleans), Ole and Charlotte Vikre (Chestnut Hill and East Falmouth), Matthew Vikre (Randolph), Ed LeFleur (West Springfield), Ernie and Angie Davignon (Holyoke) , Henry Wing, Sr. (Brier), Henry Wing, Jr. (Greenfield), Murray M. Brown (Athol), Joe and Rhoda Green (Newton Upper Falls, and Pembroke, NH), Henry Shepard (West Newton), Garrett Shanklin (Groton), Glenn Gould (Beverly), George J. Monreau (Cochituate), Robert C. Sprague, Jr. (Williamstown), Frank Cooke (North Brookfield), Calvin Holmes (Abingdon), Fred Marriott (Newton), Donald Randall (Randolph), Ralph Van Dine (Cambridge), Wildemar and Ruthven Packard (Goshen)
Connecticut: John P. Miller (Newtown), Gardner King (Norwalk), Louis Biondi (Woodbury), Stuart Herman (West Redding), Joe Knapp (Ridgefield), Morris Paley (Sharon), Ray Lyman (South Norwalk), Carl Ranta (Putnam), James Melton (Westport)
New York: Charlie Erler (Buffalo), Barbara Lindsey (Bohemia), Robert B. Chase (Earlville), Byron Spence (Little Falls, Fairhaven, MA, and Canandaigua), Brooks Jones (Glens Falls), Walt Lewis (Scotia)
New Jersey: Art and Natalie Hart (Chester), Tom Ackerman (Waretown), George and Louise Schieffelin (Whitehouse Station), Earle, Harriet, and Agnes Eckel (Washington), Anton Schuck (Stockton), Derek DuToit (Frenchtown), Mervin Allatt (Three Bridges), Michel Rothschild (Millburn)
Pennsylvania: Carl and Elisa Amsley (St. Thomas), Bob Garlock (McConnellsburg), Bob and Kay Way (Kennett Square), Hyde and Mary Ballard (Merion and Barto), Dick French (Mechanicsville), John Tyson (Royersford), Clyde S. Walton (Lansdale), J. Donald Gibson (Media), Calvin and Charles Williams (Huntington Valley)
Delaware: T. Clarence Marshall (Yorklyn), Weldin and Dorothy Stumpf (Wilmington), Marvin and Olive Klair (Wilmington), Leroy and Emma Benge (Yorklyn)
Maryland: Abner Devilbiss (Union Bridge), Foster Blickenstaff (Hagerstown), Bill and Anna Zerega (Forestville), Norbert Behrendt (Highland), Edward and Lily Pamphilon (Hyattsville), Eugene Goodwin (Bethesda)
District of Columbia: C. E. Simmons (Washington)
North Carolina: R. A. Gibbs (Pleasant Garden)
Tennessee: W. Bruce Green (Cleveland)
Ohio: Harm and Betty Andrews (Warren), Warren Weiant (Newark)
Michigan: Leonard Cain (West Bloomfield), Frank Saylor, Sr. (Bloomfield Hills)
Indiana: Stanley Allred (Huntington)
Illinois: Robert L. Lyon (Chicago), D. Cameron Peck (Chicago), E. O. Herman (Momence), Adam Roach (Libertyville)
Wisconsin: Harry W. McGee (Milwaukee), Charles F. Keene (Madison)
Missouri: George Greene (Clayton), Paul Kelsey (Camdenton)
Kansas: Herb Ottaway (Wichita)
Oklahoma: Arlie Clayton (El Reno)
Arizona: Ken Maxwell (Tucson), Carl Guth (Phoenix)
Idaho: Dick Hempel (Emmett)
California: Fran and Betty Duveneck (Monterey), Mike Simpson (Hood), Richard Moore (LaVerne), Floyd Clymer (Los Angeles)
Ontario: Gordon Smith (Orillia), Clarence Coons (Kemptville)
It was my distinct honor to know all of them except Harry McGee, Paul Kelsey, E. O. Herman, Anton Schuck, and Herb Ottaway.
Work Report: Tuesday night, 23 volunteers were present, including 4 who attended a Museum Committee meeting chaired by Dan Citron. The door frame on the popcorn machine was completed and installed, and the machine is approved for active duty in the coming weeks. Most of the Stanleys had the annual greasing of front ends and steering completed. On the Model 87, the aluminum differential case was removed, cleaned, and smoothed again to correct the oil leak from the engine case. The area around and under the water tanks (under the back seat) was carefully studied and measured, and plans moved ahead to make the two previous tanks in this area into one, which will provide a much more satisfactory arrangement. The pump box, firewall, and new location for the brake master cylinder were improved on the Model 607. The Rauch & Lang electric had its final fender attached and is getting very close to operation. The “Lionel team” is nearing completion on the improvement to the standard gauge layout.
On Thursday, the Models 87, 607, and the Rauch & Lang continued to be the main focus. Seventeen volunteers worked on these, plus lining the parking lot for the coming season, and further cleaning, polishing, and painting the locomotives for their service on April 7. On the 607, the bracket for the 607’s master cylinder was further refined and fitted, and many small fittings and parts were sorted for their exact locations in the car. It was determined just how the 87’s water tanks will be attached to each other, and additional measuring has assured they will still fit under the back seat without lifting the body from the chassis. Their future space has been cleaned and primed. Small brackets and hangers have also been cleaned and primed. The rear differential case has been sealed and will set up before the engine case is again filled with oil. Work continues in our library by our twin librarians. The planned phone connection to the ticket booth was temporarily unsuccessful as the wire has disappeared
On Tuesday, the following volunteers took part: Jerry Lucas (in charge), Richard Bernard (meeting), Dan Citron (meeting), Kelly Williams (meeting), Susan Randolph (meeting), Jay Williams, Mark Hopkins, Mark Russell, Jerry Novak, Dave Leon, Steve Bryce, Mac Taylor, Tim Ward, Tim Nolan, Ted Kamen, Bob Jordan (in charge of 607 project), Dennis Dragon, Bob Stransky, Emil Christofano, Jeff Pollock, Ed Hoffmeister, Betty Hoffmeister, and Tom Marshall.
On Thursday, those on hand were: Dave Leon (in charge), Steve Bryce, Butch Cannard, Rose Ann Hoover, Anne Cleary, Bob McGovern, Eugene Maute, Gerhard Maute, Rob Young, Ted Kamen, Bob Jordan, Jerry Novak, Emil Christofano, Jim Personti, Geoff Fallows, Chuck Erikson, and Tom Marshall.
