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Happy Holidays to All It's been a while since I've updated everyone on the happenings at the Depot so here goes! The CRF board of directors has been hard at work putting together the budget for 2006 and planning for the opening in May of 2006. We have a lot of work to do, both physical & on paper! We have restaurant planning, gift shop planning & interpretive space planning to do among other things. Anyone wanting to lend a hand please contact me and I'll put you in touch with the right group. Our next board meeting is December 17th. We will be meeting in Kent and will have limited space, so if you would like to attend please contact me ahead of time. The HOTL (HO Traveling Layout)
crew has been hard at work getting the Renslow Trestle display put together.
Tom Short has been busy putting together the plans for the display cabinet
as well. A link to some progress photos:
The Lake Easton staff has
been busy as well. The remainder of the interior light fixtures that Tim
ordered have arrived. Thanks, Tim!!
The signal crew has been
busy working to restore some signal stands.
Mark Borleske continues doing excellent work toward completion of the interpretive trail through the rail yard, and final interpretive sign designs have been submitted to State Parks for their preliminary approval. Thanks much, Mark! Next Saturday, December 10th, we will have the last work party of the year. Plans are to install the interior light fixtures, trim out around the new hood in the kitchen & generally clean up the freight room so Parks can finish installing the heating system. Do to the work load we have as a group to get the depot open next spring, we have decided not to host a holiday party this year. We do however plan to have quit the celebration next year after our first successful season of operation! With the end of the year coming, I know a lot of you are planning for taxes as well as the holidays. Please remember that donations to Cascade Rail Foundation are tax deductible & we will be more than happy to provide you with a receipt in exchange for a check!! Founded in 1999, the Cascade Rail Foundation has worked with Washington State Parks at the South Cle Elum National Historic District. Cascade Rail Foundation is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the historic Milwaukee Road. As always, if you would like to be removed from this list just let me know Happy Holidays & Best
Wishes for the New Year to you all,
Brian H Lee
Donovan Michael Gray
The Cascade Rail Foundation Open House and Archaeology Tour of October 22nd was successful in every respect. The inclusion of a 1947 theme, followed up with a Big Band/Swing Music in the depot, period costumes, displays of publicity and advertising from the then-new Olympian Hiawatha all contributed to the ambience of the event. While refreshments of cider and doughnuts and cookies were being served in the depot, tours were being conducted outside in the rail yard on the interpretive trail. With great weather and an excellent team, this event went off extremely well. This event was publicized locally in the Northern Kittitas County Tribune and the Ellensburg and Snoqualmie Pass papers to attract a good local crowd. We were most fortunate in having this event picked up by the Seattle Times from their very popular "Northwest Weekend" edition, it was listed as one of the "Best Bets" for weekend events. I would like to extend my
deepest thanks to the two people who really took this event to heart and
played a major role in the presentations in 1947's
Kathie was attired as a stylish
1947 era passenger, waiting for the Olympian Hiawatha to take her to Chicago
with a connection in Cincinnati. She researched her outfit and put together
an excellent costume, complete with hat and hatbox. She served up refreshments
of hot cider, cookies and the classic "cake doughnuts" inside the beanery.
She also served the role as
Chris Scarlett was attired
as a locomotive fireman, dressed in his role.
Thanks to Maurya Broadsword of State Parks who really put in the effort of getting the depot interior in shape for the open house. Maurya, Colleen Hawley and Tim Schmidt of Washington State Parks were on hand help on Saturday's event as well. My brother, Phil Borleske, of Swedesburg, Iowa who provided color copies of Olympian Hiawatha advertising material and timetables from 1947. Many of the timetables and color advertisements displayed inside the depot are from his extensive collection. Very special recognition
goes to Amanda Wilde of radio station KUOW of Seattle. As host of a Saturday
night radio program called "The Swing Years and beyond", Amanda was our
music consultant. She provided good insights into popular music and provided
us with a wonderful "1947 Musical Playlist"
It was a pleasure being able
to dress up in a conductor's uniform and made presentations on behalf of
Cascade Rail Foundation and be a representative to the spirit of the Milwaukee
Road. One of the most gratifying parts of being on tour was the ability
to call upon people who were a part of and helped create the history I
was presenting. Gladys Para and Gene Lawson were on tours and they graciously
provided their insights from their experiences.
I think I can say this event was an unqualified success. Initially there was resistance to having an archaeology event include a historical reenactment. This event would not have happened without the support and enthusiasm of fellow board members Mary Pittis and Brian Lee. Thanks to all of you who helped participate in this event and help share Milwaukee Road history. Mark Borleske
The Cascade Rail Foundation
celebrates Washington Archaeology Month on
To celebrate the “glory days”
of the Milwaukee Road (known formally as the
Volunteers attired in authentic
and traditional era clothing from the 1940’s
The events and tours run
hourly beginning at 12 noon from the depot at 801
Founded in 1999, the Cascade
Rail Foundation has worked in partnership with
We had a constructive gathering
at the depot Saturday 10-8 with Tom Short, Ray Horton, David Newcomb, Doug
Pittis and me-self. After weeks of slavorous painting of miles of cedar
siding, it was gratifying to finish that painting task and actually be
able to put some siding on the caboose shack building! Once the building
is complete it will require another full paint job, but at least the individual
pieces are done!
We had several drop-bys, as usual, including a lady from Cochren Electric. I was most happy to tell her we wouldn't be where we were today without Dick Pittis' and Cochren's commitment to doing all the electrical work at the depot rehab. She was most pleased. Preston Johnson from Federal Way also visited, in preparation for an article about the depot rehabilitation and site development he's submitting to Trains Magazine. Another family from Tri-Cities visited on their way back from Seattle, with 5-year old son Christopher who proudly announced he's going to be a train engineer when he grows up! Kudos go to Ray Horton, CRF
board member, who drove from Portland, Ore.
Attached are photos (for
those who get attachments) of our progress.
-dmg
CRF Team: Just got back from the National Trust for Historic Preservation conference yesterday and wanted to give you a quick up date. Had a very enjoyable train ride down on Tuesday and was blown away by Union Station - King Street Station has a long way to go before it could even come close to its pristine beauty. From the original wood benches to the hanging flower pots outside the station is like walking back in time. The original ticket counters were beautiful and had a feel of old and a time that has been lost, that was worth the $50 dollar round trip ticket. My first class was the walking
tour of the brewery district near downtown.
The grand opening was held in a old concert hall (3000 + attendees) and the guest speaker was a peach framer from California who writes about the importance of memory, place ( he called it a point of reference) and without one there is not the other. Oral history comes alive with the memory of a place (depot) and what happened there and how stories help bridge the gap between people and generations. This was a great evening and after the opening session we all gathered outside with a jazz band and open bar! The next day a group of about 20 of us jumped on a special light rail train to a north Portland neighborhood. Here we saw the positive effects of urban renewal and the rehab'd older storefronts, homes and creation of new businesses. Once this was a heavy crime area and is now a thriving area for new families - the best stop was the visit to the Light bulb Lady (she sells all kinds of hard to find light bulbs) and hearing her story. She is very passionate about saving older neighborhoods and keeping the mom and pop stores going. Another session was Tips
for non-profits which emphasized the following (adapted from tips from
Florence Green):
Become a learning organization that thrives in a changing environment Examine your most deeply
held core beliefs - challenge your assumptions.
Be willing to let go of practices that sabotage your organizations vision Set indicators to evaluate and measure the consequence of your actions Make sure you are being guided by transformational leadership - leaders who by example are capable of change Make accountability a priority Think out of the box on resource development, governance and management styles Form strategic alliances that are empowering Be a programmer, not a program Be transparent - show what you did and did not achieve Share information within you staff and your volunteer base - it builds ownership and competency Adopt a vision and mission
that incorporates inclusion of multi-culturalism and diversity
It was a great five days of meeting interesting people and seeing great projects (sure was hard coming home) and I am hoping to make next years conference in Pittsburg. See you all soon, Davide
We had a great work party
this past Saturday with 20 teenagers and their
There's no work party Sat.
Oct 1 (everyone out of town at the national historic preservation conference
in Portland, OR), but we'll have work parties Sat. Oct 8 and 15 to try
to get the caboose shack finished up.
I'll be on site Thurs. Sept 29 late morning with a consulting team funded by the national Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to start assessment of what's needed to get all hazardous materials removed from the railyard. A big step forward for our long-range development. We're also setting up a legislative familizarization tour Friday Oct. 21 in the morning for our federal and state delegations to try to grease the skids for both state and federal funding to get the substation rehabilitation underway. Your tax dollars at work. Later that evening our board will have its monthly meeting at the Iron Horse B&B, continued the next morning, followed by CRF board member Mark Borleske's annual archaeology tour of the yard Sat. Oct 22 -12noon to 4pm, as part of Washington State Archaeology Month events. Expect a few new surprises this year on the tour! Hope you can join us. It should be a lot of fun. Wishing you all a lovely Indian Summer, and sending our good thoughts and best wishes to all struggling in the wake of our recent hurricanes down south. -dmg
Greetings to all you South Cle Elum Rail Yard fans. Another productive Saturday has pasted in our efforts to keep the memory of the Milwaukee Road alive. Brian Lee showed up early to set up the power cords and tools as did Tom Goldsmith who was just inching to work on the beautiful caboose. Tom accomplished some very important tasks such as removing the old sign nuts from the bays, placing bondo on these areas, cutting off the handrail (a modern attachment), priming and painting the areas of removed paint. The caboose is now ready for the sign painter for those reporting numbers below the bay windows and "The Milwaukee Road" above the bays this coming week. Brian, Chris Scarlet and Tom pitched in with the caboose shack reconstruction. This effort included the priming of the facia and trim boards, cutting the rafter ends to match those of the original shack, installing 2x6 headers over the doors and nailing on hurricane clips (a request from the building inspector) to the rafters. Dick Pittis and his son Jessie helped out with the important job of wiring the exhaust fan in the kitchen and getting lunch. This coming Saturday we are finishing up the shack with orange and maroon siding and trim - matching the depot color scheme, installing doors and nailing shingles to the roof. I believe a very interested group of young people from the YMCA will be volunteering at the yard too. Hope to see you this coming Saturday before the annual picnic on the 17th! David Newcomb
Had another great day at
the depot today. Got the handrails on the caboose painted completely -
second coat from last weekend, plus we finally had painter's tape to mask
off the handrails from the carbody.
Our VP for construction Brian Lee and architect/laborer David Newcomb will be on site next Saturday and Sunday, possibly Monday, so if any of you in the area can make it out to help, it would be terrific. Lots of labor for Labor Day Weekend to get the caboose shack done by the annual picnic 9/17. Chores to do include getting the Tyvek up, then corner boards, then siding on the caboose shack, and starting on the decking on the south side of the depot. If enough folks show up, we can even shingle the roof. Work party for Sept. 10 is to paint the caboose shack, finish the shingles, finish the decking at the depot. Our annual community/volunteer picnic festivities start on Sat. Sept 17 at 12 noon with dedication of the caboose and caboose shack, with luminaries from State Parks, the State Parks Foundation, Greater Othello Chamber of Commerce, and City of Othello on hand, then BBQ time! Bring a dish for six. There's usually more than enough food. After chowing down, we'll award our Volunteer of the Year, reflect back and look forward to a great year in 2006. dmg
Last week was long &
exiting for Cascade Rail Foundation! There was a lot of planning &
anxiety in the build up to the move of our "new"
There was a good send off crowd in Othello at 8:00 AM & Donovan & I were very pleased to see a full parking lot & lots of folks on site to witness the placing of the caboose when we approached the Depot Thursday afternoon. A special thanks goes out to Terry Howard & Mark Rebel of Russell Crane Service and Gordon Schroeder of Lake Easton State Park for their extra efforts to set the new exhaust unit on the roof of the Depot that same day. Friday I stayed in
SCE to do a bit of work on the Interpretive Trail.
Saturday found us continuing work on the caboose shack & of coarse on the caboose. A big "Thank you" to Ted Pittis who spent the day continuing to wrap the duct work under the Depot. He is very nearly done. Also, new volunteer Leah MacQuarrie came by on Saturday & did a nice job of cleaning the floors. David Newcomb, Stave Shehorn & Donovan finished putting the plywood on the walls while I ran around town collecting up the materials we needed for the day. After I returned, David &
I Went to work setting trusses while Donovan, Steve & Mike Burbidge
went to work sanding & painting the grab irons on the caboose. Looks
great!!After a long day in the heat we continued our new tradition of heading
for the Caboose Tavern in Cle Elum for a cold beer & a wonderfull prime
rib dinner. $13.95 on Friday & Saturday night....what a deal!! Sunday
I spent the morning cutting the last of the holes (I hope) in the kitchen
ceiling for the hood duct work. I can't wait to see it all go back together
instead of taking things apart. I'm not sure if the patching will be complete
by the 17th but the hood will be done! Don't forget to mark your calendars
for September 17th. The annual Volunteer Appreciation & Community Picnic
is that day.
Brian Lee
The foundation beams are in place for the caboose shack. David Newcomb, me, Iris Chase, Steve Sheborn, Mark Borleske and Tim Schmidt worked today, clearing the dirt piles around the foundation area, cutting, notching and drilling the foundation beams (12x12's pressure treated - heavy, and pretty much shot the chainsaw chain by day's end. Tim ran the frontloader to move them into place, and also removed the remaining ballast from in front of the caboose track (south side), and leveled the area, making a very nice pad there. We're all ready to receive the caboose from Othello. We have two two many of the 12x12x20' beams, so someone (who?) needs to call Harper's and ask them to take them back, and coordinate that with Lake Easton so Steve can be on hand to lift them onto Harper's truck. Next Saturday we will raise the old center section of the shack and begin framing. David's going to work out a project schedule for the remaining Saturday from now to Sept 11, what work to do which day, how many people are needed, etc. We will officially start remaining work parties at 9am, though at least one of us will try to be there by 8am to start prep. We ended today at 4:30pm and David, Steve and I retired to the Caboose Tavern (of course) for brew and excellent prime rib dinners. Another 14-hour day for me! Many thanks, Tim, for your excellent machine work on both the backhoe and the chain saw! -dmg
Another successfully two weeks in Snoqualmie has netted the HOTL around $1500.00 for truck maintenance, layout improvements and brass model painting. 15,200 tickets were sold through the Northwest Railroad Museum for this special yearly event. From 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.for 6 days, Cascade Rail Foundation members were on site to entertain, inform and entice many, many, many people. For the second year, the layout was in the Freight Room with access from both sides of the station. Ron, Nick and John modified the layout by removing the two center scenery sections so the children could see Thomas across the entire length of the back side. The "backyard" or staging yard was sceniced with grass, shrubs and bushes to reflect the rolling countryside of the Island of Sodor, where Thomas and his friends live. It was a huge hit. We had purchased a simple radio control system where the children could speed up and slow down the trains at will. The delight of the children actually running Thomas around the layout was wonderful. Thomas, with his coaches Annie and Clarabelle, was one of three trains we offered the children to run around the layout. We also had James with two coaches and Percy and his "troublesome trucks." Richard Anderson, Executive Director for the museum, was extremely pleased at our transformation of the layout and our entertainment of the children. He expressed his gratitude and appreciation to the Cascade Rail Foundation for it's continued participation of their annual fundraiser. Richard hoped we would again return next year for Thomas. I would personally like to thank Board Member Ron Cole, former Cascade Rail Foundation President Russ Holter, Tom Goldsmith and Nick Stenger for their time and effort in making Thomas such a big success for the HOTL. I would like to single out Nick Stenger especially. He was on site for everyone of those 6 days, beginning to end. His dedication and patience was extremely helpful. We could not have done it without him. John Stenger
I just came back from another 16-hour Saturday (4 hours' drivetime) work party at the SCE depot, with a lot accomplished. The 45' track section for the surplus Othello 1946 rib-side caboose is now level (well, within 3/8" of an inch, which is good enough for Milwaukee trackwork :-), and with another session next Saturday, will be fully ballasted and ready to receive. We anticipate moving the caboose August 18-20 thereabouts, with a dedication Sept. 10 or 17. The mover came by today and gave us a thumbs up on our trackwork. Board member Mark Borleske supervised a group of juvenile community service kids to extend the interpretive trail 400', and then we compressive rolled that, and the existing 1,700 ft trail, so all is in good shape now. Nice. Several of us adults got to run the rented diesel-powered roller (1,100 lb compression with vibrator - what a thrill!) to make the trail suitable for wheelchair access. We have been awarded a $10,000 grant from the National Park Service to install 17 interpretive signs along the trail, and as soon as I get a contract from NPS, we'll proceed with fabrication of the signs. We anticipate installation this fall. There was a Cle Elum high school reunion today, and several former Milwaukee folk came by, including an operator who worked there '55-'62. All were laudatory of our preservation work, and said the depot never looked so nice. We entertained a group of about 20 attending a local family reunion, gave a brief history of the Milwaukee RR, the depot project, and then Mark (dressed in railroad regalia as a conductor waiting for an outbound train) led the group on a tour of the yard on the intepretive trail. One of the family group has some great connections to $$ and Microsoft that she's willing to call upon on our behalf. We're wooing Microsoft from several angles to design and install our computer system for the depot. Fingers are crossed! Does anyone know if Microsoft's Trainsim package has modelled the Milwaukee yet? Would be great info for us to have. We just received $5,530 from the State Parks Foundation to reconstruct the caboose shack, and David Newcomb, our board member/architect started in on the foundation. We hope to complete that by the caboose dedication date as well. The $28,000 kitchen exhaust hood is getting installed, which will allow us to proceed with equipping the kitchen. A major restaurant supply firm representative drove over from Seattle today to advise us on kitchen equipment (much of which we have, some we need to trade, etc.) and he's very enthusiastic about helping us get the beanery open and operating. Work parties will be every Saturday up to Labor Day, so if anyone has time and energy, come on by! We buy lunch, served in the beanery around the 1/2 remainder of the horseshoe counter. Summer projects beside those above include building a new deck on the south side of the depot. Paving of the parking lot and depot platform will take place this fall. Winter indoor work will focus on building beanery cabinets, finishing the kitchen, and starting on exhibit design for the waiting room area and telegrapher's bay. Our strategic plan for the next 20 years is now complete (after four months of hard work and $42,000 to consultants), and available for download from our website (listed below). Questions, comments, observations are most welcome. Send them to me at grayd@ix.netcom.com. -dmg --
A great time was had by all Saturday as we laid about 40+' of rail for the caboose display, framed up the pads for the AC, prepared the kitchen ceiling for the kitchen exhaust hood (and discovered some design discrepencies to be reconciled), and laid out the new interpretive trail extension. Great press coverage in the Ellensburg Daily Record this week brought us a connection with Kittitas County's youth community service program, which promises to bring good "volunteer" youth involvement with future work parties. It was great to have a bunch of us sitting around the beanery counter having lunch, lounging about on the stools. Ah, dreams of a time when we'll be able to come in from a work party and order off our own menu. We'll finish up the track
work on Sat. July 9, leveling and tamping.
Big kudos to Steve and Dale from Lake Easton State Parks staff for their excellent machine work, and Tim Schmidt for working a laser level like a journeyman. Board meeting at the Iron Horse B&B Sat. 6/25 10am-3pm. All are welcome. We'll be reviewing the finished strategic plan for the rail yard development and plotting our future. Thanks for your continuing interest and support. -dmg
We experienced some fright at the depot over the past few weeks as Parks thought they found unacceptable levels of lead and Chromium in the soils, so the work site was closed for a few weeks, but that ban was lifted today. SO! We
would like to restart the work party schedule with Saturday,
1. interpretive trail extension
If you can participate, please e-mail me at grayd@ix.netcom.com and let me know what weekends you will be available to help out, and which projects interest you the most. We really need all the help we can muster this summer. Please call on your friends and make it a party day together. If each of you can recruit 2-3 other friends to come with you, we can master this challenging schedule, and sit back at the volunteer picnic in September and be very proud of all our efforts! The good news is that we have almost all of this work funded. All we need is the volunteer labor to carry out the work! I had the opportunity to talk with Richard Anderson from the Northwest Railway Museum last evening at our annual statewide historic preservation awards ceremony (NWRM was honored for their rehabilitation of Bridge 35 near North Bend) and learned of their 200+ volunteers that keep that operation going. I hope we can get up to 35-40 volunteers this summer and we can feel proud if we achieve those levels. But it won't happen unless you start doing some recruiting among your family and friends. This is the year we really need LOTS of help. Remember, we provide lunch! But do let me know when you can help out so we can manage the work force efficiently. Many thanks! Ray, please forward to the various Milwaukee lists. Much appreciated. -dmg
So a brief update on the Depot and the whole railyard: 1. Planning As you probably know, the Cascade Rail Foundation (CRF) has a 20-year operating agreement with State Parks to develop and manage the South Cle Elum Rail Yard National Historic District. With that come some pretty awesome responsibilities on all our parts. Our part is to do things right, the first time, every time. There are precious few resources for historic preservation, let alone railroad preservation, so we have to be good, no, we have to be great stewards of all our assets. Now I know there's folks out there that think spending a lot of money on planning shouldn't be our first priority, but believeyoume, to preserve as important a Milwaukee set of stuff as we got at South Cle Elum, we want to make sure we do it right the first time. 'Cause there won't be a second shot at this! So, to that end: We are very busy with the strategic plan for the overall site development, and will have our community meeting on the first draft for some elements of the plan in Cle Elum Thursday April 7, 5:30pm at the USDA Forest Service community room, 802 or 3, 2nd Street, in Cle Elum. It's just to the left as you come off the first Cle Elum exit, just before Safeway. Turn left there. We'll be meeting with State Parks key staff earlier that day to make sure we're on the same path in terms of vision and outcomes for the rail yard. We deeply appreciate how much Parks is working with us during this process. They're another underfunded overworked bunch of great state workers who are taking the extra time to help us get this planning project done. Bravo and brava, WSParks! We've hired some excellent planners and architects to work with us on the plan, and the lead firm, Interpretive Solutions, did the interpretive development for the Railroad Museum of Pennslyvania, in Strasborg. They've been hard at work since the start of March, and their final plan is scheduled to be completed June 22 for submittal to the State Parks Commission for adoption in August. This project is being funded by grants from the USDA Forest Service and the Washington State Dept. of Community Trade and Economic Development (CTED) at $23,500 each. Interpretive Solutions has
put together a planning team that includes some
The Historic Structures Report on the electric substation should be finished April 11. It's an excellent report by Artifacts Consulting of Tacoma, that describes the current condition of the SCE substation, historic features, repair needs, and possible uses to support the development of the SCE site. It's an essential piece in determing the appropriate use of this building for the future, and how to preserve it. That report was funded by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and CTED, about $8,500 combined. I'll have CD copies available. If you want one, let me know at grayd@ix.netcom.com. A contribution to the CRF would be much appreciated in return! 2. Interpretive Trail We've received a $10,000
grant from the National Park Service to install
3. Parking Lot and Landscaping The parking lot contract is about to go out to bid by State Parks, and the lot and landscaping should be done by the end of May. That's around a $60,000 expenditure by State Parks, thank you very much! 4. Upcoming Work Parties I'm submitting work plans
to State Parks for the installation of the track for the
There will be a work party May 14 Saturday to work on the interpretive trail and other projects, so if you can participate, hours will be 9am-4pm or so. Let Brian Lee, our vice-president for construction know, at bhlenterprises@verizon.net. The caboose shack reconstruction
plans have been submitted to State Parks and we anticipate this project
getting going later this spring. It will take about 12 Saturdays
with a crew of 3-5 folk to get this done. If you are interested in
5. HOTL - Our Travelling Model Railroad The HOTL has several appearances lined up for 2005, including the fabulous "Thomas the Tank Days" at the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie this coming July. It's always great to have Milwaukee guys there to share stories (as Wayne Ferrier can attest!). Contact CRF board member John Stenger at johnatmortondepot@yahoo.com to volunteer at one of the shows. And, if you're a modeler and would like to help build things for the layout (work parties at the Tacoma Freighthouse once a week), drop John at e-mail. They're a fun bunch to work with. 6. Othello Caboose Move We are anticipating moving the 1946 rib-side caboose from Othello to South Cle Elum in late May. I'm working on an interpretive panel, and sent the draft text out via our yahoogroups list, asking for comment. I'm also looking for any photos we could use on the interpretive panel of home-shop built bay-windows in service. The more dramatic the shot, the better. Send info to me if you have such or leads on same. Many thanks! We're asking for free use of the photo, but with a credit line on the interpretive sign. 7. Mountains to Sound "Greenway Days" Each year, the Mountains to Sound Greenway sponsors a major celebration all along the Greenway, which stretches from Thorp to Seattle, largely via the Milwaukee trail. Saturday, June 11 at the depot 1pm we'll have a dedication of the depot interior, the parking lot and the caboose installation. Hope ya'll can be there! Well, that's all for now,
as if that ain't enough. We welcome everyone's
Thanks much. -dmg
The Cascade Rail Foundation and Washington State Parks and Recreation are holding a public meeting Thursday, April 7, 2005 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm to present preliminary plans for the long-term development of the South Cle Elum Milwaukee Rail Yard. The meeting will be held at the US Forest Service, Cle Elum Ranger District community meeting room, 803 West Second Street, Cle Elum, WA. Everyone with interest in the preservation and interpretation of the South Cle Elum Rail Yard is invited to attend. The Cascade Rail Foundation has contracted with the consulting firm Interpretive Solutions of West Chester, PA to develop a comprehensive plan to guide the development of the 12-1/2 acre rail yard and the electric substation. Other firms involved in the planning include Makers Architecture+Urban Design of Seattle, The Collins Group of Seattle, Belyea (a Seattle-based marketing and design firm) and Stephen Feldman Exhibit Design of Philadelphia, among others. Interpretive Solutions will lead the community presentation. The study is being funded by the USDA Forest Service, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the state Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development. The Rail Yard is managed by the Cascade Rail Foundation under a cooperative agreement with Washington State Parks and Recreation. Preliminary interpretive strategies are available in draft form from the Cascade Rail Foundation's website http://www.milwelectric.org, under the "Document Download" tab. The final report will be completed in late June and presented to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission in August for adoption. For further information,
contact Donovan Gray, President of the Cascade Rail Foundation, at (360)
402-6851 or by e-mail at grayd@ix.netcom.com.
Donovan Michael Gray
The Cascade Rail Foundation
and Washington State Parks and
State Parks and the Cascade Rail Foundation ask you to come to a meeting on Thursday April 7, 2005 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the U.S. Forest Service, Cle Elum Ranger District, 803 West Second Street, Cle Elum , WA. The purpose of the meeting is to review preliminary plans for development and operation of the rail yard, which is part of Iron Horse State Park. If you can not come to the
meeting and want to receive updates about this
Brian Hovis, Parks Planner
Phone: (360) 902-8635
Donovan Michael Gray
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