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Filed under: Humboldt, Marin, Napa Valley, North Coast Railroad, Railroad, Samoa
THA finishes lower boiler shop roof!
Lower boiler shop roof finished Nov 2009, Samoa, CA
Various retired teachers volunteering their time.
Some retired teachers rack up an incredible number of hours focused mainly on one special interest. A good example of that kind of dedication is Mike Kellogg, retired social science teacher at Eureka High School. A man of many talents, he has given most of his 1,150 reported volunteer hours this past year for the Timber Heritage Association.
SF Gate: Bill Provines – fireman on novel train – dies
Bill Provines, the last surviving employee of the famous “crookedest railroad in the world” that once climbed Mount Tamalpais, died Friday at his home in Novato of heart failure. He was 101.
Vacaville The Reporter: Rail cars arrive for refurbishment
Drivers crossing the Wichels Causeway on and off Mare Island on Wednesday were privy to a recent rarity on the island: A train chugging across, whistle blowing.
Wednesday marked the first installment of Mare Island newcomer business Alstom’s plans to refurbish 66 Amtrak Capitol Corridor trains. The initial three passenger cars to grace newly aligned track leading into Alstom’s Building 599 warehouse were towed by Alstom venture partner, San Francisco Bay Railroad.
I’m pretty sure it was a horn, not a whistle blowing. Thanks to Shawn for providing this one.
Link to video, embedded didn’t seem to work for me.
Here is a quick timelapse video of the recent joining of the P&SR Caboose #1 onto it’s newly rebuilt trucks. More video of the event coming soon.
NVR: Devlin extension gets rolling
For the next several weeks, trucks will build a section of a bridge over railroad tracks north of Green Island Road, using soil from a hill near Napa County Airport.
Green Island road is south of, and runs along the tracks leading to NWP/NCRA. Should provide another vantage point for railfans.
1948 U.S. Railroad Atlas Thanks to those who have posted this online.
The Harbor District is the main one with no results until after the pools close at 8pm. The Marina Center I guess is a forgone conclusion by the opposition, Democracy Now and Humboldt Paykeeper( Baykeeper) haven’t even twittered the event. Not even a live blogging by Heraldo and sidekicks.
Thanks to the Marina Center for keeping the community informed on this one.
Dear Marina Center Supporters,
Thank you for your continued support of the Marina Center project. Tonight at 6 pm the Eureka City Council will consider the approval of the Coast Development Permit, which would allow environmental clean up on the Balloon Track to move forward. Hopefully this will be the last time for a while that this matter before them.
It is more important than ever to have our supporters attend the City Council meeting and let them know, without a doubt, that you want this property cleaned up.
The worst case scenario for Eureka, if this is passed, is that the property will be cleaner. Debris and garbage will be removed, storm water will no longer run into the bay and we get 11 acres of restored wetlands as well as provide 40 badly needed, good paying jobs.
We have been sued for not cleaning up this property and now are being threatened with a lawsuit by the same people because we want to clean it up.
Please come show your support for the clean up of the Balloon Track for the Marina Center Project.
We hope to see you tonight.
Thank you,
I hate waiting for results.
9:23pm: Well elections website has crashed. Hank got results. Wilson, and Marks so far.
10:19pm: ok elections website is back up
Measure A in Mendocino looks to be rejected. That was the former Masonite plant in Ukiah redevelopment. Maybe it can be now developed with industry that will use the railroad.
Final election night results:
MIKE WILSON 2,680
DAN HAUSER 1,023RICHARD MARKS 1,268
JOHN ASH 957
SUSAN PENN 447
TS article on election results. While I’m disappointed on Wilson winning, I’m happy that Marks won, just because he has an open mind on things, and Heraldo’s pick in that race was last.
TS article, Eureka approves Marina Center costal development permit 4-1. Amazing it wasn’t 3-2.
Other news, is Maine rejected gay marriage. Not one time has the issue of gay marriage come up to a vote, has it been allowed. Thirty one times to zip. Every time it was because of courts, or legislators.
I support both Dan Hauser and Richard Marks for harbor commissioners.
Here are a few of my reasons: Dan Hauser has an extensive and productive history of hard work and dedication to his community. Dan participated in the creation of the Arcata marsh project, which won a Rockefeller award and is now copied and admired all over the world as an example of innovative green conservation.
Dan is for a green port, and has the knowledge and connections in Sacramento to help realized that goal. Dan Hauser is a board member of the Timber Heritage Association (THA) and has actively participated in the THA’s goals of creating a tourist train between Eureka and Arcata, restoring historic North Coast logging equipment, and the visioning a “rails with trails” solution along the rail right-of-way.
The Timber Heritage Association has been offering rides on its restored 1937 railroad speeder, a small rail car that was originally used to move crews from one job to another. Both Richard Marks and Dan Hauser have given generously of their time in facilitating THA’s vision of a world-class museum to convey the history of the Redwood Coast and attract visitors to our area.
Both candidates support rails with trails, the creation of a tourist train, and believe that it is possible to be a “green port” that can attract good-paying jobs without sacrificing the conservation and recreation within Humboldt Bay.
Both Richard Marks and Dan Hauser have earned my support for Harbor Commissioner.
Lawrence LaBranche
Timber Heritage Association and RAPIT member
Eureka
Filed under: Arcata, Blue Lake, Humboldt, NCRA, Northwestern Pacific Railroad, Railroad, bicycle, trails
Engineers are racing to survey possibilities for a trail between Arcata and Bracut while state money remains available.
Geotechnical work began this week to examine bridges, levees and other structures in an effort to determine several options for where a trail, or a trail-with-rail, may go. The city of Arcata was granted $1.07 million from the California Coastal Conservancy a year ago, but those funds were later frozen.
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In other developments on the trail front, the Humboldt County Association of Governments last week directed its staff to spend
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$15,000 on initial moves to prepare the Annie and Mary Trail between Blue Lake and Arcata for development.
You will be happy to know will be reusing a tower on top of the courthouse to provide better celluar service. This will provide income to the county. Just think, such a high vantage point will be able to provide coverage to a wide area.
Filed under: Humboldt
These are the parks that are staying open, but will have a reduction in open hours/days, and or services.
Overwhelming voter support at last Eureka City meeting, and another landslide of support to certify in Jeff Leonard’s poll. As Humboldturtle says, “Do whatever the poll says, Jeffrey.” In this case it says we’re tired of the delay tactics, and get this ball rolling now.
As of this morning 79 people voted, 67 of them said yes, and 3 maybes.
Railroaders put on Oktoberfest to raise funds for restorations – Humboldt Beacon.
Celebrate Oktoberfest and support the efforts of the Timber Heritage Association at a fundraiser at the Adorni Center in Eureka on Friday, Oct. 23.
The event will feature platters of delicious German fare, cold beer and root beer, music from the Humboldt Accordionaires, and a raffle for a three-day round trip aboard the private railcar Virginia City (from Emeryville to Reno).
Filed under: Eureka, Humboldt | Tags: Amercian Flag, free speech, mobile home
The new manager went around, introducing herself to residents yesterday. Telling residents they must remove American flag and other controversial decals from their mobile homes. Also any such decals must be removed from vehicles owned by residents.
KEET-TV Harbor District forum to air tonight – Times-Standard Online.
Today at 7 p.m., Channel 13 will present the candidate forum in preparation for the Nov. 3 election. The participating candidates for Division Three are Dan Hauser and Mike Wilson, the incumbent. For Division Four, the candidates are John Ash, Richard Marks and Susan Penn.
