News
Joseph Branch Centennial Celebration:
We are working on our centennial celebration which is scheduled for September 21, 2008. Anyone wishing to contribute with stories about the early rail days in Wallowa County is asked to contact the railroad via email at maryann6972@eoni.com or call 541-886-3200 or mail to P. O. Box 416, Wallowa, OR 97885. If you are interested in working on the celebration, please let us know. Bob Mumm is heading up the planning committee for the Joseph Branch Centennial Celebration in September 2008. He has organized a committee and is looking for your ideas and help to make the event special. Please contact Bob, and ask how you can get involved. There are many details to work out and he needs your help.
OTHER FRIENDS NEWS
For those of you bringing your dog or cat, we now have a qualified pet sitter in the Elgin area. Her name is Holly Krause and her phone number is 541-786-4542. The cost is $10 per trip, per pet. If you plan to ride the train please call in advance to reserve a spot for your pet.
CABOOSE:
The board of directors is researching the cost and parameters for fixing up the caboose that is at the boarding site in Wallowa. We were loaned the caboose by Ron Petersen of Portland and moved it to Wallowa with the idea of restoring it to either use on the track behind the train or turn it into the ticket booth and gift shop. There are lots of ideas on what to do with it and we are narrowing the choices and seeing just what the owner will allow and how that affects the Friends. If you would like to help, want to donate to the project, or have ideas of your own, please contact a Friend's board member. More on this later.
BOARDING PLATFORM:
Our thanks to the Elgin Edge group for building the boarding platform in Elgin. Materials were furnished by WURA and the Edge group organized the project and built the platform.