DATE
CONTENTS
1967
Charter
Ceremony on May 20, 1967.
Copy
of Charter.
“The
Cradle of Railroading”.
January Welcome.
First
Board of Trustees.
Display
of relics:
100 yr old locomotive bell
American Flag draped over FDR train
Original rail from Chas-Hamburg Railroad
Whistle from narrow gauge logging
Early steam pressure gauge
Working patent model of couplings
Coach markers and lamps.
February
Charter members:
Mendel Rivers
Ernest Hollings.
Antique
coach owned by ACL to be restored.
Conductor’s
caps donated by A Jones.
March
Mayor J.
Palmer Gaillard is 100th member.
Gov
Robt McNair is 150th member.
Southern
donated stainless steel coach.
April
Membership
Roster.
May
Pullman
Car Bizet donated.
204
members.
June
Bizet is
member of Opera Series of Pullmans.
July
The LeCatos become new members.
Letter
from Sgt. TR Carroll, USMC, asking for info about Hunley for book.
August
September
October
November
CCNRHS is youngest and
second largest chapter in US.
A.Langley
Railroad artifacts from steam era described.
December
“Porter” engine gets
new brake system.
1968
January
Old Union Station
clock moved.
February
March
“Railroad
Slanguage”.
April
Book on
railway maintenance, 1926, donated.
Crossing
tenders hand “stop” sign donated by C. Montgomery.
Southern
Railway No. 630 in Chapter excursion.
May
C&MW
No. 1 has steam dome shroud painted ”Southern Passenger En Green”
Stainless
steel coach, “
No.
800 being repaired.
“Two
Days Behind a 2-8-0”.
June
July
August
Baggage
car no. 6450 rewired.
Chapter
given 5 - 40 seat coaches:
No.
1052
No.
1054 Summerville No. 1090
No.
1062 Branchville (towns along 1830 Best Friend route).
September
Southern Railway donated
to Chapter:
1
Baggage Car
1
Heavy Weight Coach with a/c
1
RPO Car
1
Light “ “ “
“
Central
of Ga donated:
Antique
“
3
generations of Norrises rode Azalea Special No. 2 out of Chas-Branchville.
October
November
22 foot trailer built
to resemble red caboose for $2750.
Robt
Kennedy casket was transported in only car his brother, Jack, used while
President.
Ray
Kroc of McDonalds paid $63,000 for a 43-year-old
Scale
model of “BF” built for
December
Picture of “BF”.
1969
May
L. Jones
donated conductor caps and switch key.
Down
payment of $500 made on Engine No. 44, leaving balance of $14,500.
$1000
donated for chairs for the diner.
November
“Spirit of St Louis”
passengers lie on tracks until a/c repaired.
1970
August
Museum
reopened.
1972
January
Photos of RR
Stations…Harvin, Alcolu, Mullins, Savannah & Ga, SAL Freight in
Ga Central of Ga, Passenger Shed in
April 25, 1972 List of members
May
Mr. and
Mrs. ID Smith join Chapter.
BF
Enginehouse dedicated, with Graham Claytor making dedication speech.
The
“One Spot” diner is fired up and a fish fry ensued.
Photo
of
Photo
of Vernon Scarborough, “Red” Bennett, Kit Darby and Katie Darby in
dining car No.3157.
Membership
roster of April 25, 1972.
Letter
to Editor by Le Cato regarding new
1973
October
November
Elloree Depot (ACL) of
1880, now a restaurant.
Le
Catos make donation for No. 44 repair.
Aiken
House mantel disappears.
1974
December
Pullman Car “Bizet”,
discussion of Pullman Green color.
January
February
Composer, Dovorak, “
H.
Truman favorite RR joke.
March
Remaining
Jordan Spreader parts moved from Seven Mile Yard to storage lot
at SCE&G’s
Photo
of No. 750 Chas Chapter Drum on rear of “
April
Photos of
Chapter Activities (Kurek, Park, Le Cato, Nelson, Pegram, Rohl).
Photo
“BF” at AF Base.
May
Photos of
Chapter activities.
June
News
article about S. Spencer, First President of Southern, and death in train
wreck in 1906.
July
Name
caboose comes from “kabuyse” which means galley (kitchen).
September
Photos of stations in
and
Photos
of members Kurek, Varner, Pegram, Elting,
Dispatcher
telephone, telegraph key, ticket stamp acquired.
October
Graham County RR
near
Photos
of
November
Kids day at Charleston
AF Base with “BF” running.
Ex
ACL coach and ex SAL RPO car photos.
1975
March
Jordan
Spreader is ready for cutting torch.
Lehman
reports on trip to
April
Movie,
“Snow on the Run” shown in diner
May
Record,
“People, Trains & Things in Blue Grass”.
Depot
has runaway train.
“Liar
of the Year Award”…trains huddle together in winter.
June
Copy of
letter regarding Mr. Little’s funeral in 1891.
August
September
Editorial about
railfans.
Excerpt
from “Commissary Instructions” by Pullman Company.
October
November is model
train month.
November
December
1976
January
February
Origin of
Notes
on
March
Chapter
receives 4 diesel engines from Cummins Carolina Diesel Co.
List
of items needed for maintenance…steam crane, locomotive 44, office car, “Norfolk”,
diner maintenance
motor car No. 508, battery changing generator set,
concession car, scrap
car, all other cars.
April
1949
message from
May
Notes,
records and blue prints obtained by which history of “
“
June
July
August
1853
SCRR car shop bldg saved by Preservation Society of Charleston.
December
American Freedom Train.
1977
March
Southern gave
Chapter two rare transfer cabooses:
Cab
XC-5
CabXC-6.
Elting
family donates 8 place settings of stainless steel flatware.
Watercolor
of No. 44 on display at
Story
of “Crescent”.
May
Chapter
hosts Senior Citizen Excursion.
East
Cooper Pilot publication remembers Charleston Chapter.
Southern
“Crescent” remembered.
1978
January
H. Salmons
donates Brown Hoist Steam Crane.
February
May
June
Amtrak
clearance sale…list of cars purchased.
Baldwin 1883, built
for three gauge in
October
September
Chapter sold surplus baggage
car No. 355 to B. Frazier.
for
use in “End of the Line” retail market on
Report
on National Convention in
1979
March
Transfer
caboose XC-5 has new interior.
Max Davis model train collection donated.
September
November
1980
April
Chapter
given Gulf Oil Vintage 6078 Gal Tank car, WRNX 14520.
November
1982
April
May
Seaboard
business car, “
1983
November –
December
Le Cato elected curator
Dinner
in the Diner
August
Photo of
Chapter’s No. 76 pulling two coaches in Nov’76.
1985
May
Chapter
and Chas Police Athletic League sponsor steam powered excursion on Southern
Locomotive No. 4501.
1986
January
Cmdr
Moale railroad memorabilia retrieved from trash by young neighbor.
Photo
of No. 44 and No. 1 in 1939.
1987
January/
Photos
of
February
April
F.
Moore asks for assistance in sorting through old RR papers that have
accumulated. Pictures of 1940’s cars at
either Southern Shops or near old Union Station.
December
Chapter
Maintenance Equiupment list.
1988
February
March
Member
contributions recognized.
July
Schedule
of ticket stamp patterns from 1895 ad.
August
Chapter
attention shifted to the
remove possibility of maintaining aging cars.
J.
Heard completes Preservation Society and National Trust study of the
Assistance was furnished by F. Moore and Le
Cato.
October
AMTRAK
Station visited by private cars, “Pocahontas”, and “
November
Annual
meeting.
Chapter
invited to attend groundbreaking for
recognized for
their work.
1989
February
Discussion
on cost of newsletter.
March
A.
Pandy shows slides of New Ga RR excursion.
Chapter
has copy of handwritten letter from Ezra Miller to Patent Office.
April
Publishers,
Houghton, Mifflin ask Chapter for photo of “Flying Dutchman”.
May
National
proposes video library.
June
A.
McIntosh is presented mug by Post Master in recognition of “BF” contribution to
mail delivery.
F.
Manigault shares RR memories.
July
Suggestion
made for quarterly meeting as social events to include families.
Museum
patch collection includes Mt
T.
Fetters corrects use of SC Canal and Rail Road Company name.
August
Aiken
House area undergoing renovation – oldest bldg in
Captain
shares memories of rail trip to beach in 1924.
September
City
studies plan for commuter rail to Summerville.
November
Museum
untouched by Hugo.
December
Officers
elected
1990
May
Two
longs, a short and a long on a steam whistle.
Photo
of N&W 2-6-6 & R/N 1218 in 1989.
List
of railroad nicknames.
Recognition
of Black inventors.
June
F.
Moore donates “The Great Book of Trains”.
Copies
of “Reports of the Railroad Commissioners of the State of
Univ
of SC has twenty-two cabooses to be set out at Williams-Brice Stadium for
parties.
July
Joint
meeting with
Chapter
looked at ACL wooden coach in private yard in
Visited
temporary City Hall in old ACL Station in Ravenel.
August
Chapter’s
saving account for No.44’s restoration transferred along with train to SCRM.
V.
Roming visited
September
Model
train show at Northwoods Mall.
Mrs.
J. Scudlark of
her late father,
Dr. Stewart Le Cato.
Extra
Handwritten
notes for Feb/Mar’90, Apr/Jul’91, and Jan’96.
October
V.
Roming donates 188 copies of “Railroad man’s Magazine” (1906-1917) and
“Popular
Science” of WWII era…Le Cato critique of
magazines.
B.
Hainstock announces for President of NRHS.
November extra
vehicles moving about.
1915
Moncks Corner Depot sold and moved for reuse as restaurant.
December
SC
Public Railways Commission to beautify plot of land near old wye at E Bay and
Chapel Streets.
Swiss
Federal Railways to add two diners to be operated by McDonalds, golden arches
and all.
1991
January
Chapter railway
diner on lease to Hart County Scenic Railroad until April ’92.
Former
CSX Line, The Buckingham Branch Railroad in Va, noted for scenery and
wildlife,
carries cyanite, used in space crafts.
R.
Andrews to publish book on great train wrecks.
February
J. Fisher of CSX
tells of vandalism in news article.
Holly
Hill Lumber Co No. 15 sold to M. Buckner in
Le
Catos attend ceremony and reception at Soviet Embassy in
“Crusty
old Graham Claytor”!! article.
April
Joint
meeting with
Mention
of, as late as 1897, “Blue Line” horse drawn street cars on Broad Street, “Red
line”
on Rutledge Ave and “Yellow Line” on Meeting Street.
Le
Cato talk at Bishop-Gadsden is attended by Loti Rhett Ball, descendant of
William Aiken…verified that Best Friend frightened his horse and caused death.
Mention
of RL Stevenson book, which tells of trans-continental train divided in the
three sections (men, women and children, and Chinamen).
Melfi
requested info about LF Melfi who worked on Chas to
“Southern
Railway Cook Book and Dining Car Manual” being transcribed by G. Mooneyhan.
May
Report
on
has
been undiminished by the steam and coal smoke.
Photo
of
June
Opening
ceremony of
G.
Baldwin recognized for his part in arranging donation of “Best Friend”.
Le
Cato news article.
Le
Cato b’day memories of train adventures.
July
Discussion
of assets of Chapter.
Chapter
acquires “The Official Guide to Railroad Dining Cars in
I.
Miller donates collection of postage stamps featuring trains.
Hwy.
52 near Cades, SC has collection of old passenger cars visible off road.
August
No. 44 moved to
Rion.
I
A Athearn obituary.
Captain
is given pewter and silver plate with “Best Friend” in Bas Relief for his
assistance
with plate…he will display the plate at Museum on occasion.
Father
of actor, Robert Mitchum, was a brakeman at Navy Yard in 1919.
September