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The 1993 Galesburg Convention
by Dave Poplawski
If you weren't one of the 33 official attendees or one of the handful of drop-ins at the Friends of the Burlington Northern Railroad first annual meeting and convention in Galesburg, IL last June, you missed a really great time.
With a slick convention banner (done by Butch Eyler) welcoming the Friends, tours of the West Burlington and Galesburg shops, great model displays and model contest, a talk and slide show by a BN dispatcher, and a membership slide show, there was something for everyone and rarely a dull moment. And what little free time folks had was easily filled by the festivities of Galesburg Railroad Days, a major railroading event in itself. I think we all went home with film and video tape full of interesting and rarely seen BN operations and facilities, and memories that will last a lifetime.
For myself and many others, it was also nice to spend some time away from the normal pressures of life, with a group of really nice people sharing a common interest in railroading and the Burlington Northern.
Model Display
On continuous display in the motel meeting room were models of BN locomotives,
rolling stock, and containers (both HO and N scale) that were brought by
various Friends.
All were excellently done and neat to see.
Particularly impressive was Karl Burmeister's hand painted collection of 52 HO scale BN locomotives of every variety.
Keynote Speaker
Keven Schelen, a BN dispatcher out of Galesburg, gave the keynote address. He talked about the role of the Galesburg dispatching center, and about the plans to move all dispatching functions to Fort Worth a couple of months hence. Combined with a slide show of railroading in the Galesburg area, and a guide to good railfanning "hot spots", his address was entertaining and informative.
West Burlington Shop Tour
After a short chartered bus trip from Galesburg to West Burlington. BN employees Tom Lambrecht and Norm Harless divided the Friends into two groups for a guided tour of the West Burlington locomotive shops. Where the complete rebuilding of BN locomotives, as well as other roads' diesels (under contract), is performed.
For many this was the highlight of the convention, as we were allowed to
inspect the entire shop complex, inside and out, which is something railfans
normally don't have the opportunity to do given the level of railroad security
these days.
Norm and Tom explained the role of the shops, their operation, and answered every question clearly and expertly.
The tour ended with the two groups combining at the back storage lot where we all had a chance to inspect BN- 3, the ex-METRA E9, in executive colors, which was awaiting an upgrade of its prime mover and electrical systems (see photo above).
Galesburg Shop Tour Later that day, BN employee Jim Stanley guided the group through the Galesburg shops, where repairs and rebuilding of locomotive trucks is performed.
He explained that West Burlington didn't have the space to do all the work necessary to rebuild an entire locomotive, so BN converted the Galesburg shops, which had performed running repairs, for this new role.
Of special interest was BN's lone cabless SW10B 442 which was parked in the building and closely inspected by all of us.
Slide Show
Once darkness made railfanning less interesting, the conventioneers met to
watch slides brought by various attendees.
The slides and the presentations were varied and interesting, with a wide diversity of subject, time frame and geographic location.
Model Contest
Models were entered and judged in 8 categories as well as best in show, which was won by:
Richard Barnes' SW100 B-Unit 442.
The other winners were:
Locomotive 1st: B32-8 5497, Steve Wilhelm
2nd: SD60M 9226, Don Haigler
3rd: SD40-2B 7501, Steve Wilhelm
Freight Car 1st: Husky Stack 64005, George Nelson
2nd: Log Car 626002, Dennis Pehoski
3rd: Cov'd Hopper 456090, Richard Barnes
Pass. Car 1st: Como, George Nelson
2nd: Stampede Pass, George Nelson
(two entries)
Caboose 1st: Freedom 12618, Steve Wilhelm
2nd: Bay Window 11702, Don Haigler
(two entries)
M-of-W 1st: Fire Prevention Car 250, George Nelson
(one entry)
Structure 1st: Prairie du Chien Depot, George Nelson
(one entry)
Vehicle 1st: Flatbed Semi, John Becker
2nd: Boom Truck, George Nelson
3rd: Little Giant Grade-All, Dennis Pehoski
Other BNH 14 Air Repeater Car, Steve Wilhelm
BNFT 25 Fuel Tender, John Adams
BNFT 43 Fuel Tender, Don Haigler
Ribbons for first were BN green and white, second were UP armor yellow and grey, and third were Santa Fe red and silver.
The '95 Chicago Convention
by Dave Poplawski
The 1995 annual meeting and convention of the Friends of the Burlington Northern Railroad, held at the Holiday Inn in Naperville, IL this June, was by all accounts a great success. Approximately 40 attendees, some from as far away as Florida and Louisiana, were treated to a tour of BN's 14th Street maintenance facility, modeling activities of various types at the Little Q Model Railroad Club, various presentations, a scrumptious banquet with a dynamite keynote speaker, and member slide shows. BN provided plenty of railfanning activity by simply running its normal crush of trains on the East end and the attendees themselves filled in any gaps with great comradery and discussions on the finer points of railfanning the BN. Opening presentation by Alex Engelke, convention chairman, Naperville resident and expert East end railfan began the convention with a presentation on local BN operations. Handouts included lists of trains through the corridor, including arrival or departure times, plus a slick map of the Eola Terminal, a favorite hangout. Alex answered questions and provided a good foundation for railfanning the area.
Modeling Activities
All modeling activities were held at the Little Q Model Railroad Club's facility in Aurora. In addition to running their own HO scale layout, FOBNR members John Adams, George Nelson, Dennis Pehoski, and Gary Seymour put together a small N-trak layout and ran several impressive BN coal, intermodal and merchandise trains. John Adams even answered a challenge by N scale critics by backing a fairly long train around the layout without derailing.
Model Contest
Models were entered and judged in 4 categories as well as best in show, which was won by Dennis Pehoski's switcher and electrical trailer. The other winners were:
Locomotive: 1st: Dennis Pehoski, SW12 #180 & ET-3
2nd: George Nelson, GP28M
3rd: Dennis Pehoski, SD-9 #6108
Freight: 1st: George Nelson, Coil car
(one entry)
MOW: 1st: Chad Hewitt, Hy-rail Chevy Blazer
2nd: George Nelson, Uni-van caboose
(two entries)
Passenger: 1st: George Nelson, Glacier View obs. car
(one entry)
Awards were prints of locomotive drawings of BN Executive F's, SD70MAC's,
SD60MAC demonstrators and SD60M #1991 by Andy Fletcher.
Best in show award was a framed and mounted SD60M #1991 and Freedom Caboose
Although the number of models entered was not large, the quality was excellent. However next year we hope that you modelers out there will turn out in droves to make the selection of winners considerably more difficult.
Photo Contest
The photo contest had several excellent entries. The winners were:
1st: Dave Lehlbach, Intermodal at Marias Pass
2nd&3rd: Craig Webber, Coal trains in Clear Lake, MN
14th Street Tour
The gracious employees of BN's 14th Street Maintenance Facility in downtown Chicago gave the group a tour of the facility, a newly renovated bi-level commuter car and a very clean, shiny F40PH "Winnebago" locomotive. The locomotive seemed to get the most attention; with just about everyone walking back through the engine compartment and taking a couple of minutes in the engineer's seat. The rides downtown from Aurora and back on Metra commuter trains were pleasant and relaxing. They gave the group a chance to see the East end "from the property" and briefly railfan the Cicero yard at about 50 miles per hour. The conductors arranged for us to have our own "private" car at the front/back of the train, and locked the door between us and the rest of the train. I'm not sure if they wanted to keep the general public away from us or us away from the general public! The privacy became very interesting when a few of our group tried to get off at the Naperville station only to find that they couldn't get the doors open. Pushing an emergency button quickly brought the train to a stop and the conductor, with fire in her eyes and smoke coming out of her ears, came running to our car to "enlighten us" on why what we did wasn't such a great idea.
Operation Lifesaver
Gene Ebert gave a very nice presentation on the BN's Operation Lifesaver program. He was extremely informative, and provided a lot of interesting facts and statistics to those of us who are very familiar with railroading found surprising.
Banquet and Keynote Speaker:
After devouring a delicious (although a bit expensive) "chuck wagon" buffet dinner. DJ Mitchell, Executive Assistant to the Chairman and General Manager of Passenger Services for BN got up and simply wowed the crowd with a great informal talk. And, question and answer session on the general status of the Railroad and on its passenger operations and initiatives. He couldn't say a lot about the merger, but that was understood. For most of us this was the highlight of the convention, and several people suggested we have him speak every year.
Slide Shows:
On both evenings several members took the opportunity to show us some of their slide collections. This gave many of us a chance to see a location and/or a time on the BN that we were unfamiliar with.
Primary recognition goes to Alex Engelke, convention chairman, for doing all
the legwork necessary to pull the convention off.
A special thanks goes to DJ Mitchell for coming all the way up from Fort Worth to
be with us.
Thanks also go to all BN employees for arranging and holding the tour and presentation.
The members of the Little Q Model Railroad Club were most gracious hosts. Final thanks go to all FOBNR members who attended and contributed in so many ways to making this convention a success.
The '96 Seattle Convention
by Dave Poplawski
The annual meeting and convention of the Friends of the Burlington Northern
Railroad, held at the Executive Inn in Seattle, WA this June, was by all
accounts a great success.
Thirty-seven attendees were treated to tours of BNSF's Interbay locomotive shops, Balmer yard and the Ballard Drawbridge. Enjoyed an interesting and informative banquet speech/Q&A session by Mr. Thomas K. Lee of BNSF, and took part in the fun and fellowship of model and photo contests, a swap meet, member slide shows, and general bull sessions on all sorts of BNSF related topics. Opening Presentation Dr. John Strauss welcomed the group Friday night in a meeting room decorated from wall to wall with BNSF railroadiana.
The evening continued with a well-supplied swap meet followed by member slide shows.
The highlight of any convention is a tour of a railroad facility, and this year's tour was no exception. First up was a trip through the Interbay Locomotive Facility, led by BNSF employees John Graham and Richard Ewing. It included visits to the roundhouse, maintenance areas and locomotive service racks. Although it was a Saturday, a railroad never sleeps, and we were treated to the actual operation of the facility, including locomotives arriving and departing the fuel racks, a switcher's wheels being trued, and several locomotives midway through minor wreck repairs. Because the facility was in regular operation and not shut down, all "tourists" were given head and eye protection to wear during the visit. A real surprise was that they let us keep them - a pretty cool freebie courtesy the BNSF and a nice remembrance of the convention (that's us "modeling" our equipment in the photo above). Next we boarded our yellow school bus for a trip over to the Ballard Drawbridge. John Strauss said that he had checked with the dispatcher only to discover that no trains were expected during the time we were there. A bit disappointed, we all hiked a hundred yards or so upstream to observe the salmon running through the fish ladder around the locks on the river. It was the peak of the season for the salmon, and the quantity of fish and their tenacity was most impressive. A little while later we all noticed the drawbridge coming down, so expecting a train many of us sprinted back to find decent photo locations to record the action. Then the bridge went back up, then down, then up, then down, and by this time we were pretty well convinced the bridge operator was having some fun with us. When we had all but given up, an intermodal snuck up on us and almost got across the bridge before we could get our cameras ready again. Last stop on the tour was a drive-by of the car shop and materials storage areas at Interbay. Most interesting were a freshly painted bright green caboose and crane D-258 with boom car.
Membership Meeting
The main topic of the membership meeting was the future direction of the FOBNR.
At that time the Board's plan to have the membership vote was presented and
Also suggested were ways of increasing membership, getting more people involved, and building a database of "experts" and their expertise that could be drawn on for information.
Banquet and Keynote Speaker:
The keynote after-dinner speaker this year was Mr. Thomas K. Lee, BNSF Pacific Division Superintendent, who presented a gift to the person who came the farthest (Colin Lock, from Australia). Showed a video on the BNSF merger, read a motivational passage, and then talked about the merger, followed by a lively question and answer period.
Model Contest:
Models were entered and judged in 5 categories as well as best in show, which was won by Donald McKenzie's HO-scale BN-1/BN-2 and executive train. The other winners were:
Locomotive: 1st: Donald McKenzie, BN-1/BN-2
2nd: John McKenzie, BN SD40-2 7853
3rd: Micheal Farley, BN SW-7 141
Freight: 1st: Bruce Kane, N scale display
2nd: Bryan Smith, BN 747251 Ins. Boxcar
3rd: Bryan Smith, BN 747428 Ins. Boxcar
Passenger: 1st: Bruce Kane, N scale F-units and train
(one entry)
MOW: no entries
Structures: no entries
Model contest prizes were contributed by Express Station Hobbies of Tukwila, WA, to which the FOBNR is very grateful.
Photo Contest
Photos were judged in two categories: black and white, and color.
Best in show was Joseph Snider's ATSF SD75M 208 and train.
Other winners were:
B&W: 1st: Joseph Snider, BN-1/BN-2 and train.
(one entry)
Color: 1st: Kristopher Lundt, BN wb freight at Berne
2nd: Joseph Snider, ATSF 208 and train
3rd: Joseph Snider, BN SD40-2 7058 and train
Photo contest prizes were contributed by The Inside Gateway, Bellevue, WA, to which the FOBNR is very grateful.
Primary recognition goes to the convention committee - Bret Gray, Walt Grecula,
Drew Miller, Gary Muehlius and John Strauss - for doing all the legwork
necessary to pull the convention off.
A special thanks goes to Mr. Thomas Lee of BNSF for taking time to be with us. Thanks also go to all BNSF employees for arranging and conducting the tour of the local railroad facilities.
Final thanks go to all FOBNR members who attended and contributed in so many ways to making this convention a success.
The '97 Galesburg Convention
by John Adams
The Fourth Friends of the Burlington Northern Convention is now history, with the successful completion of an excellent weekend in Galesburg, Illinois. With 35 members in attendance, activities lasted from Friday afternoon until the closing banquet Saturday evening.
The convention opened with a Board of Director's meeting/open membership
meeting Friday evening.
With a number of interested members present at the Board meeting, a useful interaction and sharing of ideas was possible, and resulted in a number of worthwhile plans being developed.
In the meeting, the officers were elected from the Board members, and will stay the same through the coming year, with George Nelson as President, John Adams as Vice-President, Jeff Hendricks as Treasurer and Gary Seymour as Secretary. Dave Poplawski will retain his position as editor of The BN Expediter. We also discussed the fact that the BNSF will not allow us to change the organization's name, but that this decision will not prevent us from continuing our mission of studying the BN and the ongoing BNSF.
The main item of discussion, however, was the need for the organization to grow, and a very worthwhile discussion ensued regarding different ways to encourage new members to join our organization.
There was also a discussion on the need for documenting the history of the BN, and the need for articles for the Expediter, as well as a number of strategies to accomplish these tasks.
The last major item of business was to choose potential sites for the convention for the next several years, and 3 excellent choices were made, with Essex, Montana and the Izaak Walton Inn for 1998, Kansas City for 1999 and St. Louis for 2000.
The need for members living in these areas to volunteer to help was discussed.
The evening followed with a slide show of member's favorite BN pictures. The quality of these pictures was outstanding; and for those of us living in the Midwest, it once again pointed out the need to "Go West" to take advantage of the fantastic scenery available on the western and northwestern BN lines.
Saturday dawned with bright sunshine and high humidity (welcome to summer in
Central Illinois!) Unfortunately, the planned tour of the West Burlington Shops
had been canceled by the BNSF, as their agreement with us promised a tour only
if the shops were not having to work 6 day weeks, and a backlog of projects
forced them to do just that.
The disappointment of the canceled West Burlington Shops tour was made less painful by the abundance of rail opportunities at Railroad Days in Galesburg. Whether you wanted to take off for train watching in the area, visit the displays at the Depot in Galesburg, tour the enlarging Galesburg Yards on a Metra commuter train, or visit an excellent model railroad show and swap meet at the nearby junior college. There truly was something for everyone! I didn't talk with anyone throughout the weekend that was ever at a loss for activities.
By Saturday afternoon, everyone was ready to get out of the sun and into the air conditioning to view the model and photograph contest, where many excellent BN and BNSF models were available for display, as well as a number of professional looking pictures.
We were then able to get together for dinner, followed by the awards ceremony for the modeling and photography contests.
Followed by our keynote speaker, Joe Conklin, superintendent of the
Illinois Division. His remarks highlighted a major effort by BNSF to improve safety, as he began
his talk, as the railroad begins all meetings now, by reviewing all appropriate
meeting safety procedures before we began.
He stressed that BNSF has a goal of zero accidents, and no longer wants to be a
forgotten railroad at the time of the Harriman safety awards.
He went on to highlight his career with BN and BNSF.
As was the case of our speaker last year in Seattle, it is truly amazing the number of moves the job imposes on these people and their families, and yet they seem to be the better for it.
He also was proud of his BN heritage (whereas his assistant for public relations refused to answer if he had been a BN or SF man - saying everyone was now a BNSF person) stressing that BN could move coal and grain. But, could learn from the Santa Fe's expertise in moving intermodal freight.
He had started his BN career in the coalfields and was very proud of how well BN can move this commodity.
He candidly admitted the winter had been a very difficult time for BNSF, but felt improvements were now in place to move freight much more efficiently. He explained the changes and integration of the former BN and SF yards and mains through Illinois, and how these would be used to best advantage. At that point he was able to answer several questions, but the fact he had been up since 4 AM to arrange for Railroad Days shortened our session in respect for the time he had given us.
This was certainly an outstanding convention, a great opportunity to renew old
friendships and meet new people, and to see lots of BN action.
With the addition of the gorgeous scenery of Montana, and the railroad action of BN mountain railroading, everyone left eager to meet again next summer in Essex.
The '98 Essex, MT Convention
by George Nelson
This year's convention, held August 5-7 at the Izaak Walton Inn in Essex,
Montana, included unseasonably warm weather, fun-filled events, and plenty of
BNSF action.
Nineteen members made the trip to Essex, including several whom arrived on Amtrak's Empire Builder.
The Izaak Walton Inn, just a stone's throw from the tracks, is the perfect place to trainwatch, and the railroad decorations in the rooms added to the experience.
Despite some MOW work in the area, there were still plenty of trains. In fact, if you weren't a railfan, staying on the side of the inn facing the rails could prove quite noisy.
An employee of the inn told me this story: recently, he received an evaluation card from a guest who was probably not a railfan (after all, Glacier National Park is another nearby attraction).
The card said: "A friend suggested we stay here, and for the most part we enjoyed our visit.
One thing-- could you do something about the $%#$ trains!"
Highlights on Wednesday included talks by Robert Del Grosso (about Marias Pass) and Ed Vasecka (about Glacier Park). On Thursday, the Izaak Walton furnished a van for a trip to Eastern Marias Pass, with another van trip to Western Marias Pass on Friday. The Thursday evening general membership meeting was held on the front lawn, so that no one missed any action on the mainline. Friday evening included an excellent banquet, door prizes, and announcement of the model contest results. Contrary to popular belief, I did not plan the BNSF switching operation to coincide with the banquet.
There were twenty-nine entries in the model contest, and the winners were:
Locomotives: 1st Dean Daughenbaugh (also won Best of Show)
2nd Butch Eyler
3rd Butch Eyler
Freight Cars: 1st Wade Griffis
2nd Wade Griffis
3rd Wade Griffis
Passenger Cars: 1st George Nelson
2nd George Nelson
MOW: 1st George Nelson
Structures: no entries
Cabooses: no entries
There were also 22 entries in the photo contest, and the winners were:
Best of Show: Dean Daughenbaugh (NP Historical Society train)
Color Prints: 1st Dean Daughenbaugh
2nd (tie) George Read
Wade Griffis
3rd (tie) Joe Snider (2 entries)
George Read (3 entries)
Color Slides: 1st Butch Eyler
2nd Robert Del Grosso
3rd Joe Snider (2 entries)
B&W: no entries
It takes the effort of a lot of people to hold a successful convention.
I want to personally thank the following:
Robert Del Grosso - convention chairman and door prize
Butch Eyler - for the convention banner
Karl Burmeister - model contest
George Read - photo contest and door prize
Steven Palmieri - door prizes
Hobby Craft of Madison - door prizes
Izaak Walton Inn staff - for all their help
The '02 Ft. Worth, TX Convention
by John Adams
After dinner we were treated to an informal discussion of the life of an engineer from retired ATSF engineer Dan Owens. Dan's stories and exploits of his life on the railroad really added a lot of human interest to the weekend, and his presentation was entertaining for all. We followed this with our annual Board meeting. During the meeting we elected officers for the next year, including myself as president again this year, Dave Poplawski as vice-president, Gary Seymour as secretary and Jeff Hendricks as treasurer. We also welcomed Joe Snider as our new member of the Board. Due to time commitments of his new job, Chad Hewitt also asked to step down from the Board and John McKenzie has been appointed to fill the remainder of Chad's term. We want to thank both Chad and Michael Farley for their service to the Board, and hope both will decide to run again in the very near future. We also discussed plans for the convention next year, which will tentatively be located in Alliance, Nebraska, with a tour of the BNSF coal field facilities in that community.
On Saturday morning we all boarded a bus and headed for the BNSF headquarters and an excellent tour by Pat Hiatte, who has been a great contact at the railroad, and friend to the organization for a number of years. We were able to tour most of the headquarters complex, with the high point certainly being the ability to watch the Network Operating Center in operation. If you have not seen this facility, it is well worth the trip for a tour, as it is a quite interesting scene to watch. I was almost as impressed by the artwork throughout the headquarters facility, almost all of which is strictly scenes along the predecessor railroads, and the snack bar. No, unfortunately it was not open, but who wouldn't like a dome observation car for a snack bar!
We then headed back into town and were able to sample some Texas barbeque at The Stockyards, but missed the steam excursion train that is based there. Then it was back on the bus to go to Alliance Yard (no, not the one in Nebraska - that's 2003!), where we all got tours of the yard tower and got to watch a large general freight and intermodal yard in operation. And for all of this we had bright sunshine and temps only in the high 80's - the best weather they had had in some period of time.
After our return we were able to get together for the annual banquet and a chance to share good food and camaraderie. Pat Hiatte was a quick stand-in as speaker, and was able to tell us about the railroad's new plans for making the movement of carload freight as efficient as unit trains and intermodal freight now move across the system. His powerpoint presentation about the planning that goes into this new service initiative really gave an insight into the type of work it takes to make an incredibly complicated system actually work to its best potential.
Once again this year, we owe a big thanks to Dave Poplawski, who once again this year did the legwork to bring the convention off without a hitch, and to Pat Hiatte from the BNSF who was able to facilitate our tours and access to the railroad facilities. Now it is time to watch here for more definitive news on next year's convention, as I think it will really be one to look forward to, particularly if you are interested in the coal operations that have really been the backbone of the BN and BNSF! See you next June!
The 2005 Annual Convention in Duluth/Superior
by John Adams
Our Twelfth Annual FOBNR convention is now history! And once again it went off
extremely well and seemed to be enjoyed be all those in attendance! We were
incredibly fortunate to start with the weather. It had been unseasonably hot
and humid in Duluth/Superior until the night we arrived to begin the convention.
As we drove up from the Twin Cities we were within 25 miles of Duluth when we suddenly
realized the car thermometer had dropped from 88 to 74, and the weather stayed
absolutely gorgeous for the entire convention with highs around 80 each day and
low humidity. I personally was very happy with this since I had been the one who
decided to save money by renting a non air-conditioned bus for Friday morning.
With the temps on the way up on Wednesday I was sweating even more the usual!
Thursday we began by car pooling to the Hibtac Taconite mine in Hibbing, MN. Here we were able to take a fascinating tour of an active taconite mine that ships out 23,000 tons of taconite pellets on the BNSF each 18 hours. The scale at which this mine operates is something that has to be seen to appreciate. First, the over burden is removed, then the ore vein is blasted to create boulder size chunks of ore which are loaded into 120 ton capacity 2,500 horsepower dump trucks and taken to crusher. This crusher converts them to fist sized chunks, which are then ground into a powder by 5 story high drums. These drums are so huge that if they have to be started from a stopped position it requires as much electricity as the entire town of Hibbing uses in a day. This partially explains why the plant's electricity bill is $1.2 million a month and all of the processes work 24/365 days a year. The powder is then made into slurry, separated by magnets and baked with bentonite clay into shipped out to the docks or mills by ore hopper trains. All of the equipment is huge noisy and dirty, but really gets the job done!
After a late lunch we were able to head back to Superior and chase several DM&IR/CN ore trains into town. We were a little disappointed to not find any BNSF trains, but still got some great shots. Interestingly, the two railroads really differ in their philosophy of trains, as CN still uses ancient (as old as me! - built in 1949) 28' quad ore cars, while BNSF uses higher capacity newer 35' cars.
Thursday evening we completed registration, got together to look at Peter Ferch's amazing collection of BN memorabilia, as well as a number of HO models of BN locomotives and rolling stock that several members displayed, had our membership meeting and watched slides of recent BNSF trains and passenger cars from the early days of the BN.
Friday we met again, on our comfortable non air-conditioned bus, to go on a tour the Allouez ore dock on the BNSF. This dock takes the taconite pellets unloaded from the trains from the mines and trans-loads them onto conveyor belts 60" wide to load on to 1000' long lake ore boats to head to different steel mills. Once again the scale of these operations are huge, particularly the machine which scoops pellets off the piles on the ground onto the first conveyor belt. To give you an idea of the size we are talking about, they had stop the loading process so pellets wouldn't fall off the belts onto our school bus as we drove under the conveyor! Next we headed for the Midwest energy facility where Powder River coal is trans-loaded from trains to ships to be sent to Detroit Edison power plants in Michigan as well as a number of other power generating stations. We were able to see an amazingly clean process of dumping the rotary dump gons, storing the coal for shipping and then sending it to the lake boats for shipment. We were able to go through the dumper, watch the process of dumping and even check out the "hobocam" that they use to check each incoming hopper car so they don't dump a sleeping rider from the cars.
Friday afternoon we had some free time for the local hobby shop, train watching and town tours, followed by our banquet on Friday evening. The food was great and our speaker, author Bill Brotherton, was very interesting, as he regaled us with stories of his time working on the BN. We added a new feature to the banquet, by auctioning off BN/BNSF stuff donated by several of our members.
Dennis Pehoski was very generous in donating N and HO locomotives and HO scale autoracks', Carr's Hobby in Duluth donated another HO locomotive and there were a number of BN ball caps, shirts, system maps, calendars and BN hardhat from the Seattle convention. In total these raised over $300 for the FOBNR! We were very appreciative of the donations and may try having this again nest year in Denver, so think of BN items you may wish to donate.
On Saturday we assembled at the Duluth depot to ride the North Shore Scenic Railroad to Two Harbors (about 35 miles). We had hoped to use an ex-GN NW5 pulling a BN car, but were pre-empted by a blown traction motor blower bearing on the engine and the railroad's need for the passenger car to carry children behind their special visitor of the weekend, Thomas Tank Engine! We were a little disappointed, but when you saw the looks of glee on those children getting to ride a train - you have to realize that is the future of our organization! Anyway, the Budd RDC car we were given was great! The crew was as friendly as can be, the scenery was fantastic, the sandwiches in Two Harbors were great, and the back-up movement to leave the depot in Two Harbors and return to the mainline was really special, since I got to sit on the unused engineer's seat in the rear of the car as we backed up the main! Everyone had a great time and it was a great end to another convention!


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Week 10 of the English Premier League (EPL) is done and Manchester United returned to the summit following a comfortable victory over listless Arsenal, capitalising on tough away trips for Chelsea and Manchester City. Luis Suarez was in the headlines again, albeit this time for the right reasons, three Belgians produced outstanding performances – while another massively underperformed. Let's see who were the Tops and Flops of Week 10.
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Some may be surprised to see him in the Tops list after a game in which he failed to produce a goal and missed the seventh penalty in his EPL career (out of only 20 he has taken). However his all-round game was exceptional on Saturday as he demonstrated the great strengths he possesses: tenacity and work rate. During the match as well as notching up his fifth assist of the season, he also registered four tackles and five interceptions as he tirelessly tracked back and continually disrupted Arsenal's play. The Gunners completed 64 more passes than United, and as so often is the case they dominated possession (53% to 47%), therefore having Rooney often drop back into the midfield area to assist Tom Cleveley and Michael Carrick was a necessity, and one which he excelled at, even in the 92nd minute he was back within his own half to dispossess Olivier Giroud. I believe playing off the main forward is Rooney's best position, here you utilise his ability to track back and disrupt with his capability to launch attacks and create chances….Roy Hodgson take note.
Credit where credit is due! Three weeks ago they looked doomed as they couldn't buy a win, nor a clean sheet. However since the latest international break they have registered impressive 1-0 victories over Arsenal and Stoke, and were the better team in a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa. The Canaries have now lost only one of their last six EPL matches at home (won three and drew the other two) and impressively they have kept four clean sheets in these matches. This much is true, if they are to avoid second season syndrome then they need to continue picking up vital points at Carrow Road.
Marouane Fellaini & Kevin Mirallas (Everton)
Not for the first time this season Fellaini was at the centre of everything that Everton did from an attacking standpoint as he bullied poor Aaron Hughes and scored his fourth and fifth goals of the season. He had six attempts on goal against Fulham and would have added to his goals if not for the woodwork and for a fine save by Mark Scharzer after the Belgian's sweetly struck volley. While Fellaini is deservedly getting a great deal of acclaim for his start to the season, new boy and fellow Belgian Kevin Mirallas should also be commended for the instant impact he has made. Last weekend, Everton may well have picked up all three points against Liverpool if Mirallas, who had given young Andre Wisdom a roasting in the first half, didn't have to be withdrawn due to injury. Well the tricky forward was back on form at Craven Cottage as he assisted Fellaini's first goal and created five other chances for his teammates. Everton again displayed their resolve on Saturday in coming from behind, the fifth time they have done that this season already (capturing one victory and four draws), this resolve mixed with a bit of young Belgian flair may well be enough to return them back to Europe.
Luis Suarez (Liverpool)
Like him or not, and many don't, there can be no denying the ability of the Uruguayan who rescued a point for Liverpool against Newcastle on Sunday. Suarez is like a bee, constantly buzzing around, frustrating his opponents until they boil over and make a mistake, just as experienced defender Fabricio Coloccini did when he committed a nasty late tackle on the forward, earning him an early bath. Suarez always seems to be able to find space, is constantly active and he has now hit 55 shots this season, the most in the EPL. You can see why Kenny Dalglish, and now Brendan Rodgers, so vehemently support the forward whenever he transgresses, his talent is special and the success of Liverpool's season relies on it. In fact if you take out all of Suarez's goals and assists this season, Liverpool would be bottom of the table with only two points and four goals!
Christian Benteke (Aston Villa)
Last week I wrote about Darren Bent in the flops section, stating that I believed that Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert was keeping him out of the team as the striker offers little else to the team except the ability to finish chances. Well after watching the performance of Christian Benteke last Saturday against Sunderland, it is clear why Lambert favours him over Bent, as the powerful Belgian (another good young Belgian player – what a team they'll have soon!!) exerted his dominance over the Sunderland defence. Time and time again the ball was launched up to him and he was able to hold the ball up and bring others into play, something that rarely happens when Bent leads the line. Against the Black Cats he won a massive 11 headers and one of his many knock-downs was slammed home by Gabriel Agbonlahor, which was enough to give Villa the precious win. Make no mistake it was a win that the Villains needed, it was only their second win in 17 EPL games, made all the more important by victories for fellow relegation contenders Wigan and Norwich. Villa now face Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal in their next three matches, a tough ask; but fans will have been encouraged by the exciting debut of Ashley Westwood, the composure of Ciaran Clark, the energy of Matthew Lowton and of course the strength of Benteke.
Wigan Athletic – An impressive win over Tottenham Hotspur, but one they richly deserved as they outplayed Spurs and made sure that Brad Friedal was kept busy throughout. Last week I praised Wigan for their style of play and commented that it will be the reason they remain in the division, well so far they have five more goals and six more points than at this stage last season, so the question should be – can they establish themselves in mid-table this year?
Peter Odemwingie – A talisman for the Baggies who have won all nine matches in which he has scored since the beginning of last season. The determination he displayed to burst into the box and support lone striker Shane Long paid dividends with his second goal of the evening, and was a first class example on how to play as a supporting forward.
Arsene Wenger
On Saturday I was watching the Manchester United Arsenal game with a friend who's not the biggest football fan, however her words offered an insight which spoke volumes about Arsenal and Arsene Wenger. On Wenger she said that he looked "permanently stressed," and it's not hard to understand why. The one-time heated rivalry between the Red Devils and the Gunners is now just another game for Fergie's men. Indeed Arsenal have now lost nine of their last 11 matches against United in all competitions and they are without a win at Old Trafford since 2006. United now have an established blueprint for how to beat the Gunners; allow them to dominate possession, get men behind the ball, counter attack with pace and wait for Arsenal to make a foolish mistake which hands over the initiative - as they so often do. However this latest loss at the Theatre of Dreams was poor, even by the already low standards created by last season's 8-2 drubbing, as the away team failed to register a shot on target until the 92nd minute and failed once again to match United physically with 10 tackles made compared to the home team's 22. My friend also said that Arsenal "never cease to disappoint," the optimism that this could be a title challenging season that came with a five-match unbeaten start and encouraging performances at Anfield and the Etihad stadium have now been well and truly extinguished. In fact, this is Arsenal's worst ever start to an EPL season under his management, beating last year's 16 points. Wenger's ambition is to again finish fourth and qualify for the Champions League, but how long will that be enough for a fan base that can remember so clearly the title and trophy winning teams of distant past. It has now been seven years without a trophy of any kind for the Gunners and in that time Wenger has stubbornly refused to change philosophy, Arsenal still rigidly stick to 4-3-3 no matter who the opponent or what the circumstance, they still all too regularly have players dismissed, they still have too many players such as Tomas Rosicky and Abou Diaby who are perpetually injured and most crucially, they still sell their best players every summer. Arsenal were once title contenders, if Arsene Wenger's stubbornness remains, don't expect that to happen again during his management.
Another game without a win (that's one win in their last 18 matches), another game without a goal (that's now nine goals in their last 16 EPL matches) and another game without a shot on target (only 12 shots on target in nine games this season and none in their last two games). I still believe manager Martin O'Neill is good enough to turn things around and get Sunderland back into mid-table security, but surely he needs to alter his line-up and his tactics. When goals are the problem why not go with two out and out strikers? Stephane Sessegnon looks a shadow of the player he did last year, surely giving a start to Louis Saha, Fraizer Campbell, Ji Dong-Won or Connor Wickham would give the team some added attacking momentum. And when creativity is a problem, is playing Craig Gardner and Lee Cattermole, two players with a combined three goals and one assist between them since the beginning of last season really going to turn things around? O'Neill is a manager who is often reticent to alter his team, faithfully sticking to a core of players all season long, but surely it's time for the Ulsterman to change something before panic really begins to set in at the Stadium of Light.
Thomas Vermaelen & Andre Santos (Arsenal)
Ok, let's start with Arsenal captain Vermaelen, he could be on this list alone for his horrendous error in the third minute in which he skewed his clearance, under no pressure, straight to Robin van Persie who duly opened the scoring. Throughout the match he was sloppy and almost gifted United a second goal at the beginning of the second half when he dallied on the ball before gifting possession to van Persie, leading to Antonio Valencia's miss from six yards. During the match he completed only two out of five attempted clearances and made no tackles, interceptions or blocks. This was a game in which Arsenal needed a leader to step up and perform well, something Vermaelen looks incapable of doing. As for Andre Santos, perhaps the blame should again go to Arsene Wenger for thinking that the often derided full-back would be able to shackle Valencia, well he wasn't able to as he was frequently beaten far too easily by the directness of Valencia. Their joint ineptness was highlighted in the 66th minute when neither player took the responsibility to track van Persie following Ashley Young's through ball and only a fine save from Vito Mannone saved their blushes. Still it was nice to see Santos added a new football jersey to his collection as he requested van Persie's jersey from him at half-time like a love stuck teenager.
A decent enough performance by the Saints in which they looked neat and tidy and dominated possession (57%), but until they stop leaking goals like a sieve, it is all to waste. For the first goal they conceded on Monday there was not nearly enough pressure on Peter Odemwingie as he lined up to take his third long shot in five minutes – meaning that the Saints defence had already had two warnings which they failed to heed. For the second goal they were undone by one long pass and one cross as the Baggies ruthlessly exposed Jose Fonte who struggled all night with Shane Long. Goals 27 and 28 conceded this season, almost three per game, until they can sort this out, forget about them staying in the EPL.
Tony Pulis
Last weekend Stoke manager Tony Pulis complained about the referee following a disappointing result; in other news the sun set in the evening, grass was revealed to be green and Wednesday followed Tuesday. Yes, Pulis's complaints are that predictable, whenever his team taste defeat he claims his teams are "kicked in the teeth" by poor refereeing decisions. It couldn't be that he is trying to distract everyone from his teams poor away record with no wins in their last 14 EPL away matches, drawing six and losing eight, with only eight goals scored in those matches…….no no of course not, it's all the referee's fault!
Jay Rodriguez (Southampton)
His price tag of £7 million is looking more expensive by the game. On Monday night he struggled throughout completing only 15 passes in 76 minutes and being unsuccessful with the three dribbles and two crosses he attempted. At current time, the standard of the EPL looks a step to far for the young forward.
Andre Villas-Boas
The undercurrents of worry are there for Spurs fans. A home defeat to Wigan in which they were unquestionably second best and lacked any kind of cohesion and ability to dictate possession, the third home game this season in which this has happened (also against West Bromwich Albion and Norwich). It is still early, and Spurs are currently level on points with 4th place Everton, but many are querying the decisions of the young Portuguese manager. Are his midfield signings such as Clint Dempsey and Gylfi Sigurðsson good enough to dictate games, are his substitutions too cautious and is he too tactically inflexible to drive Spurs to fourth place? Questions are being asked, I'm not sure if AVB will be able to provide the answers to them.

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It actually feels good to write about Kim. I've missed her. After so many months of Kylie and Kendall headlines, it feels right to be back covering the franchise player. Kim has somewhat taken a backseat to her younger sisters in the eyes of the media, mostly due to the fact that she's married and a mother and pregnant again and not in her 20s anymore, but she still deserves the same level of admiration that she's always gotten. This is Kim Friggin' Kardashian, the most famous famous person on the planet. And here she is, naked in the desert for some reason.
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- n. Plural form of quivering.
Sorry, no etymologies found.
The queen did not attempt to rise, but she twisted very gracefully on her seat, smiling on the poet, who was not a little fluttered by the serpentine quiverings; her manner was distinguished, he thought.
He then asked Mrs Tickit how long a space of time she supposed there might have been between the two sets of ocular quiverings she had experienced?
At the passing of the breeze the fir-trees sob and moan no less distinctly than they rock; the holly whistles as it battles with itself; the ash hisses amid its quiverings; the beech rustles while its flat boughs rise and fall.
I felt odd quiverings between my shoulder blades where a spear might be expected to lodge.
Pencroft could feel rapid quiverings under his head as it rested on the rock.
Lucy had some tremblings of the spirit, and quiverings about the heart, at thus beginning her duty before the great world, but she said little or nothing to her husband on the matter.
Then it collapsed, its mighty struggle giving over to lesser quiverings.
There is the feeling that one is completely out of hand, with the very distinct consciousness of an endless number of fine thrills and quiverings to the very toes; — there is a depth of happiness in which the painfullest and gloomiest do not operate as antitheses, but as conditioned, as demanded in the sense of necessary shades of colour in such an overflow of light.
In a moment tiny, violent quiverings broke out just beneath his skin.
Doubtless, though never a word need have been said, certain quiverings of that inquisitive nose and knowing glances from those coldly merry eyes had warned Daniel, evidently not quite a fool, that his gallivantings were no secret.
I see the word quim, I always think of Eskimos, thanks to Bob Dylan.
Was it Henry Miller who first wrote quivering quim? Rings a bell, somehow....
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The NSPCC in Northern Ireland have issued a number of guidelines for child safety in the wake of recent incidents in Mid Ulster.
Echoing the sentiments of police, the charity's head of service Neil Anderson said: "Although it is not of much comfort to the family involved in this case, I would like to reassure the public that these incidents are relatively rare."
Mr Adnerson said that getting the balance right between keeping children safe and giving them the freedom to become confident and independent isn't always easy.
"You can start teaching children simple rules about personal safety from as young as two or three. Tell them clearly that they must never go off with anyone, not even someone they know, without first asking you or the adult who is looking after them.
"It's difficult to set an exact age when it's safe for children to be out alone. Around the age of eight or nine they may want to be more independent and be out with friends, but parents and carers must first make absolutely sure they can cope and have developed road sense. Children who are less mature, or those with a disability may not be safe out alone until they are much older."
He added:"When they are mature enough to be out alone, make sure they tell you who they are going out with, where they are going (if possible get a phone number where you can reach them), and when they will be back.
"No matter how much you teach your child about safety, remember the limits of their age and maturity, and let them know that you will always take them seriously and do whatever you can to keep them safe.
For more advice and tips visit www.nspcc.org.uk, or if you have concerns about a child, call the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000.


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I do not have update file for 2.7. My version of software is 2.7.I could always go back to re-installing it though. Not sure what to do. Got a post from Ruth recomending the update. I do know I have tried the fixme.bat with no luck. Have not tried the check /repair utility. It seems all other functions work, except for the box chart, which is really what I wanted to do. Does anyone know what this "ordering lines" is that appears on my screen? Is it normal? How far up should it go? Thanks for all replies.


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- n. Plural form of barrier.
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And their weak wings beat against their barriers, barriers of caste, of youth, of life; at last, in dangerous moments, against everything that opposed even a whim.
Asked what he had to offer as a leader, Seremane, who turns 68 in August, said there was a "great role" he could play in helping to transcend what he called barriers to democracy in South Africa.
Breaking down those barriers is one of the great leaps forward that a community can begin to facilitate.
Community management under the bonnet: 23 things « Innovation Cloud
Looking at the interlinking segments of the internet as being held apart by barriers is old-media thinking, and trying to interlink everything is verging on madness.
At PinkDot, we believe the first step to overcoming these barriers is for open-minded segments of society to come together.
My philosophy's always been that the way to confront gender barriers is to stop drawing lines, and that's why I've always strongly aimed to be "person writing about games who is, among other things, female," rather than to really stress the whole grrl-power thing.
From the twin barriers, riders descended at more than 40 mph to the base of the course and the off-camber corners leading to the finish straight.
From the twin barriers, riders descended at more than 40 miles per hour to the base of the course and the off-camber corners leading to the finish straight.
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And I still think that allowing repressive regimes the tools that let them open up access to the network gradually rather than demanding that they simply bring down all barriers is a better way of achieving political progress and more openness.
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Pelzer Presbyterian Church – Pelzer, South Carolina
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The congregation of Pelzer Presbyterian Church dates from 1883, although it had its roots in the Union Sabbath School, formed in 1881. The church, pictured below, dates from 1896.
The Pelzer Presbyterian Church is listed in the National Register\:
Pelzer Presbyterian Church is exemplary of the small, late nineteenth century frame gable-front form favored by many conservative denominations throughout South Carolina. The church was one of five sanctuaries constructed in the town in large part with funds donated by the Pelzer Manufacturing Company and is the only one of the original five churches still standing. The sanctuary, built in 1896, is significant as an excellent example of the late Victorian Gothic Revival style rendered in a modest vernacular interpretation. The church features impressive stained and leaded glass windows throughout the nave and is further distinguished by a projecting vestibule with tongue-and-groove wainscoting and lancet shaped doorways. The main block of the church building follows a traditional rectangular form with a gable front roof and is sheathed in weatherboard. A gable roof vestibule projects from the façade. The vestibule is articulated by shaped wood shingles above paired entrances rendered in a Gothic arch design. A two-story, five-sided Sunday school classroom was added in 1905. It is a definitive example of the "Akron plan," a popular turn of the century concept designed to maximize the teaching of Sunday School classes. The church is representative of the small town, late nineteenth-century churches which served both rural and town congregations throughout the state.
Many thanks to Bill Fitzpatrick of Taylors for sharing this shot. Bill enjoys the singular distinction of being the only person ever to have visited all 1,400 of South Carolina's National Historic Landmarks. He has published several helpful e-books which serve as invaluable travel guides to the Palmetto State.
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Address: 200 Lebby Street, Pelzer, SC 29669
GPS Coordinates: 34.641827,-82.457098
Website: http://williamstonpresbyterian.com/5752/index.html
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Wilson disease
Pronunciation: wil'son
Definition: A disorder of copper metabolism, characterized by liver cirrhosis, basal ganglia degeneration, neurologic manifestations, and deposition of green or golden brown pigmentation in the periphery of the cornea. The plasma levels of copper and ceruloplasmin are decreased; urinary excretion of copper is increased; and the amounts of copper in the liver, brain, kidneys, and lenticular nucleus are unusually high whereas cytochrome oxidase is reduced. Autosomal recessive inheritance caused by mutation in the copper-transporting ATPase gene (ATP7B) on chromosome 13q.
Synonym(s): exfoliative dermatitis
Synonym(s): hepatolenticular degeneration
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