Volunteering

by Steven Bechtold Work, if you hadn’t noticed is a four-letter word. My son and I found out just how hard some work really is this past summer. We wrote Mark way back at the beginning of the year asking for an opportunity to come and do something meaningful for the Nevada Northern Railway Museum.

Last Saturday marked the start of the 21st excursion season on the Nevada Northern Railway. It’s been a busy year so far as we prepare for the season with no let up in sight. Of course the big news is the running gear repair on locomotive 93. Work is on going in both Salt Lake

The snow is melting and the daffodils are in bloom. To the railroad that can only mean one thing, the excursion season is just about here, in fact it starts April 12 at 1:00 pm. This year will be a little more challenging than most (as hard as that is to believe.) In addition to

On November 17, the Nevada Northern Railway National Historic Landmark celebrated their volunteers with the annual volunteer banquet. As part of the festivities, we recognize the volunteers for their contributions to the railroad. Before presenting the awards, I had the opportunity to say a few words. What follows is are my comments from that evening.

2006 promises to be a very busy year. It is our Centennial and there is a ton of work to do. Without volunteers, the museum activities would come to a screeching halt. Actually, the museum finds itself in a Catch 22 situation. Our current volunteer pool has allowed us to operate trains and walking tours.

With the start of the new year, we are getting closer to the start of the most challenging season in the history of the museum. Starting April 15 and going through December 30, trains will be operating at the museum. If you ever had a hankering to assist in train operations this would be a

This past Saturday night the Foundation recognized the people who volunteered at the Museum. This has been an incredible year for the museum. So far we have operated almost 500 trains and the train season is not quite complete. There are seventeen trains still scheduled. There are twelve Polar Express trains and two Winter Photo

I’ve said it before and I will say it again: our secret weapon that we use at the museum is the volunteers. Without volunteers, frankly, the trains would not run, track would not be maintained, buildings would not be painted, and rolling stock would not be maintained. Recently three volunteers spent the week in Ely