Union Pacific Historical Society

Dear UPHS Members,

The Winter 2024 issue of The Streamliner is the last with Marc Entze as editor. After a twelve-year run as editor of The Streamliner, Marc is resigning to devote more time to other pursuits. Marc deserves our gratitude for an outstanding job as editor. Marc stepped in as editor in 2011 after another editor was floundering and failing to keep up. Marc got three issues out in seven months to catch up the publication cycle. Many have told me that The Streamliner stands out among railroad historical society magazines; that is due in no small measure to Marc’s efforts. Being editor of a railroad historical society magazine is a relatively thankless job, a huge amount of work for little pay and little recognition. It is clearly a labor of love. Thank you, Marc! Fortunately for us, Marc will remain active in the Society, continuing in his role as Archive Committee Co-Chair for Photographs.

Starting with the Spring issue, White River Publications will be printing The Streamliner and Dale Sanders will assume the editor position. Many of you know Dale for his superb track record of top-quality railroad photography books and magazines. Welcome, Dale!

Our 2024 Convention in Perris May 9-11 is shaping up to be a great show. Our banquet presenters Saturday evening will be J. Michael Hemmer, retired UP Senior Vice President – Law and General Counsel, and Tom Haley, retired UP Vice President of Network Planning and Operation. Mike and Tom will present “Houston, We Have a Problem,” explaining the unprecedented melt-down in UP operations in the wake of the SP merger and what was down to turn things around. Our clinics during the day on Saturday include the following: Stuart Forsyth, presenting Cajon Pass Operations During World War II, Gordon Glattenberg, presenting the LA&SL in the 1950s to the 1970s, Elrond Lawrence, presenting the LA&SL in the 1980s to the present, Tom Gildersleeve, presenting Outstanding UP Steam Photography by numerous talented photographers. and yours truly presenting the Conception and Development of the Alameda Corridor. At the museum on Friday we will ride historic equipment during the day and we will have a night photo session. On Thursday there will be an excursion to the Rail Giants exhibit and March Field Air Museum. The good folks at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum have opened their facility Wednesday through Sunday for free attendance to those showing their UPHS convention name tags. If you have never seen the outstanding recreations of the Tehachapi Grade and the Carrizo Gorge, and if you can make a visit, you are in for a treat. On Sunday May 12 you can even run your HO trains on the San Diego Model Railroad Association’s layout at the Museum. See the Convention tab on the UPHS website for more details.

I hope you can join us in Perris!

As always, I would be glad to hear your suggestions about how to improve the Society, just email me at president@uphs.org.

Best regards, Rob Leachman

 

The Union Pacific Historical Society Endowment Fund supports the UPHS Archive Collection at the University of Wyoming – American Heritage Center. The UPHS Board of Directors voted in September 2020 to establish this new UPHS Endowment Fund through the University of Wyoming Foundation utilizing their 501(c)(3) non-profit standing. The University of Wyoming Foundation actively manages a portfolio of over 1,500 endowment funds that jointly support a wide range of activities at both the University of Wyoming and the adjoining American Heritage Center at Laramie. The University of Wyoming Foundation has existing staff well trained to handle any tax-deductible donations, plus will also generate and provide tax documentation to all donors. Utilizing the University of Wyoming Foundation staff ensures continuity of the management and specified use of the UPHS Endowment Fund should the UPHS cease to exist.

The targeted purpose of the UPHS Endowment Fund is to permanently fund archival preservation and management activities of the current (and future additions to the) UPHS Archive Collection now at American Heritage Center, as well as support other railroad-related transportation collections at AHC. From its founding, the American Heritage Center at Laramie has prided itself on being accessible to everyone – from the elementary school students learning about primary resources, to the college students researching their thesis, to the professional historians performing primary research for writing up their findings, to a broad cross-section of the public following their passions. The UPHS Archive Collection inside AHC in late 2020 measures more than 300 cubic feet of our physical collection and includes over 100 gigabytes of preserved digital materials. The primary eventual goal is to establish consistent funding for a full-time employee inside the American Heritage Center to manage the UPHS Archive Collection along with other railroad collections held at AHC. Details of the very specific permissible uses of the UPHS Endowment Fund are available on the UPHS.org website.

The strength of the Union Pacific Historical Society has always been the strong involvement and support of the membership. On behalf of the UPHS Board of Directors, as President I am now asking again for your support with contributing toward growing this new UPHS Endowment Fund.

Online Donation Instructions:

1. Go to: www.uwyo.edu/giveonline
2. Enter the amount you wish to donate.
3. Select “Single Payment,” “Multiple Payments,” or “Recurring Payments“
4. Select “View Individual UW Funds“
5. Select “Other Fund Not Listed (Please Specify)“
6. Click “Continue“
7. Enter “UPHS Fund” for the name of the fund.
8. Enter A21UPHS for the Appeal Code
9. Click “Next” and complete checkout

You may mail your donation for the newly-formed UPHS Endowment Fund:

View/Download Donation Form and View More Information (pdf file)

Mail To:
University of Wyoming Foundation
Attn: UPHS Endowment Fund
222 S. 22^nd St.
Laramie, WY 82070

Bank routing number and wire transfer information is available should you need it.  Contact 307 766-6300 or 888 831-7795 for this information. Make checks out to “University of Wyoming Foundation” with “UPHS Endowment Fund” in memo line.

Greg Gardner, President – Union Pacific Historical Society

Members Area – The Member’s Area on the UPHS web site is an “online archive” of Union Pacific documents provided as a service to our members. Documents include timetables, dispatcher sheets, Form 70s, train consists, and more! Log-in information will be emailed to members twice yearly in the Second Section newsletter. If you are not already a member, please visit the Company Store to join the UPHS!