Well here we are in the spring of 1998. If you were living in 1938 you may recall the extreme weather of that year that wiped out much of the railroad. I wonder what they called the storm back then?

This issue introduces us to the Great Incline, probably the most depicted site on the railroad. If you’re not familiar with some of the facts about the Incline the main article will fill you in, if you know all there is, hopefully the presentation will be enough to interest you.

While putting this issue to bed I came up with at least five more subjects to write about, adding to my list of around twenty-five. I realized I wanted to know more about the Incline cars, sources of power, the powerhouse, the fires that plagued the railway, and Charles Lawrence. To those of you that thought I’d run out of things to write about I say "raspberries."

Our summer issue will be based on flight. T.S.C. Lowe’s days of flight that is and his granddaughter Florence "Pancho" Lowe Barnes. It should be of interest to those unaware of the railways founder and his family.

Be sure to tell a friend about our paper. About 24 people have not renewed for the new year and about 15 new subscribers have logged on so we are a bit behind.

Enjoy the spring flowers.

Jake Brouwer



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