Motorcar Operators West

Newsletter

LINEUP - Official Newsletter of Motorcar Operators, West, Inc.

Members and guests are encouraged to contribute to the LINEUP Photo Journal magazine by sending their excursion descriptions or photos (accompanied by a short who, what, when, and where caption) to Andy Limon at MOWLineUp@gmail.com. He can also be reached by phone at 310 951-4176.

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Winter 2021, Vol. 28 No. 1

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Winter 2021, Vol. 28 No. 1:

  • President's Message (various reports)
  • Membership Message
  • Spotlight on Dave Balestreri: 2020 Hank Brown Memorial Award Winner
  • The Motorcar Hobby and a New Member, a Disabled Viet Nam Vet
  • Great Basin Labor Day Rail Tour September 1-7, 2020
  • Goose Lake Railway September 22, 2020
  • Coos Bay Teddy Bear Toy Express October 9-11, 2020

Spring 2020, Vol. 27 No. 2

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  • President's Message (various reports)
  • Membership Message
  • The "RED ZONE": Safe Motorcar Loading and Unloading
  • MOW Introduces The Stop/Slow Paddle and New Flagging Guidelines
  • Spring BBQ at the Western Railroad Museum, April 2019
  • Fillmore Western Railroad, January 2020
  • Skunk Train Work Party, Willits, CA
  • The Joseph Alpenfest Excursion, September 2019
  • Napa Wine Train, Napa, CA

Summer 2019, Vol. 27 No. 1

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  • President's Message (various reports)
  • Membership Message
  • North to Alaska Railroad Tour
  • Fall Color Tour of the Grand Canyon
  • General Meeting Western Railway Museum
  • Fillmore and Western Railway
  • Onan CCKB Ignition Tune Up

Winter Spring 2018, Vol. 26 No. 1

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  • President's Message (re: California Western RR)
  • Membership Message
  • Western Railway Museum
  • MOW & PRO Northwest Excursions
  • Nevada Northern Railway Excursion
  • Eastern Idaho Railroads Magic Valley Rail Tour
  • Why We Are Always Waving That Red Flag

Summer Fall 2017, Vol. 25 No. 2

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  • 2017 Colorado Fall Colors Excursion
  • Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad and the Wallowa Union Railroad Authority
  • Fillmore and Western Railroad

Winter and Spring 2017, Vol. 25 No. 1

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  • Western Railway Museum
  • Eastern Idaho Railroad Excursion
  • MOW Outreach

Summer and Fall 2016, Vol. 24 No. 1

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  • Vancouver Island Rail Tour
  • Eastern Idaho Railroad
  • Grand Canyon Railway
  • Copper Basin Railway
  • 2017 Incoming President's Message - Jim Culbertson
  • Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad
  • Onan CCKB Ignition Tune Up

Fall and Winter 2015, Vol. 23 No. 2

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2015 Tri-State Rail Tour

  • Coos Bay Rail Link
  • Mount Hood Railroad
  • Chelatchie Prairie Railroad
  • Tacoma Rail
  • Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad
  • Western Washington Railroad
  • Chehalis & Centralia Museum Railroad
  • Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad
  • Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad Joseph Branch
  • Wallowa Union Railroad
  • Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad Cascade Branch

Summer 2015, Vol. 23 No. 1

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2015 California Rail Adventure Tour

  • Napa Valley Railroad
  • Western Rail Museum
  • Amador Central Railroad
  • Ardenwood South Pacific Coast Railroad
  • Niles Canyon Railroad
  • Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Railroad
  • Santa Cruz Big Trees and Pacific Railroad

Winter 2015, Vol. 22 No. 3

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2014 Vancouver Island Rail Tour

  • Englewood Railway
  • Alberni Pacific Railway
  • Southern Railway of Vancouver Island
  • Southern Railway of British Columbia
  • Mount Hood Railway

Summer 2014, Vol. 22 No. 2

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Napa Valley Wine Train Excursion
2014 Southwest Rail Tour

  • Grand Canyon Railway
  • Copper Basin Railway

Winter 2014, Vol. 22 No. 1

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  • Rio Vista Annual General Meeting
  • Oregon Mini-Tour
    • Lake Railway
    • City of Prineville Railway
    • Mount Hood Railway
  • Latrobe Breakfast Special Excursion
  • Virginia and Truckee Railway
  • Fillmore and Western Railway
  • New Year Skunk Run

Summer 2013, Vol. 21 No. 1

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  • Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Railway
  • Western Rail Museum Excursion
  • 2013 New Years Skunk Run
  • Fillmore & Western Railway

Winter 2013, Vol. 21 No. 2

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  • 2013 Rocky Mountain Rail Tour
  • Nevada Northern Railway
  • Heber Valley Railroad
  • Leadville Colorado and Southern Railroad
  • San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad

Winter 2012, Vol. 20 No. 3

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  • 2012 Vancouver Island Tour
    • Englewood Railway
    • Alberni Pacific Railway
    • Southern Railway of Vancouver Island
  • Chelatchie Prairie Railroad
  • Mount Hood Railroad
  • City of Prineville Railway
  • The Beginning
  • Grand Canyon Railway
  • Western Rail Museum

Summer 2012, Vol. 20 No. 2

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  • Amador Central Railroad Christmas Excursion
  • Genesis of Motorcar Operators West
  • Motororcar Operators West 20th Anniversary Tour
    • Santa Cruz Big Trees and Pacific Railroad
    • Niles Canyon Railway
    • Mendocino Railway
    • Placerville and Sacramento Valley Railroad
    • Western Rail Museum Excursion
  • LineUp Tech Tip

Winter 2012, Vol. 20 No. 1, 20th MOW Anniversary Issue

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  • EcoOdyssey Excursion
  • Alaska Railroad Pacific Northwest Tour
  • Placerville and Sacramento Valley
  • Railroad Excursion
  • Annual General Meeting
  • Tech Tips: Onan CCKB Carburetor Adjustment

Summer/Fall 2011, Vol. 19 No. 3

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  • 2011 California Short Line Tour - 10 Railroads in 12 Days

December 1993, Vol. 02 No. 6

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  • Golden Gate Transit District Run
  • Tuning the Onan CCKB Carburetor
  • Actions of the Board 9/25/93
  • Let's Talk "Axle Bearings"
  • North Coast Railroad Run
  • Bending with the Curves on the Tillamook
  • MOW People in the News

August 1993, Vol. 02 No. 4

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  • From the Desk of the President
  • General Release
  • MOW Agreement
  • 2nd Operation Lifesavre (OL) Event
  • Golden Gate Bridge District Run
  • Yreka Western Run
  • Motorcars, Insurance, and the Future of the Hobby
  • May Tillamook Run
  • Safety Program Pictorial
  • July 19th Run, Sights Elk Herd
  • Save the Rails from Trails
  • Sierra Railroad Run
  • Don't Let Your Rearend Get Whipped (Tongue Weight)
  • MOW People in the News
  • North American Railroad: Maintenance of Way Association

1992, Vol. 01 No. 1

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  • What is LINEUP
  • What is MOW
  • Board of Directors
  • Niles Canyon Railway Meet
  • Turlock Western Railroad
  • Yolo Shortline
  • For All You History Buffs