The Chippewa Northwestern
Railway Company is a one-inch
scale railroad located on the
grounds of the Seward County
Historical Society's Museum in
Goehner, Nebraska. On the
second and fourth Sundays,
May through October, the
general public can ride FREE
behind one-inch scale steam
locomotives.
The Chippewa Northwestern
Railway Company is not a club -
it is is privately owned.
Volunteers who wish to operate
their locomotive will find coal
and water supplied at no cost.
As of right now, there are NO dues or fees.
Qualified volunteers without an operating locomotive have access to a
battery powered F-7a locomotive and a 4-6-2 coal-burning Pacific. The
Pacific locomotive will be used to teach interested individuals how to
operate a steam locomotive.
The Chippewa's main objective at Goehner is to
provide hands-on access to all interested hobbyists of Live Steam
Railroading, particularly in one-inch scale live steam. To become a
Volunteer you need only to show up on any scheduled Work or Regular Run
day and help out.
Volunteers on the Chippewa at Goehner are
encouraged to join the Seward County Historical Society. See the Society's pages for dues and where to send them. We are very
privileged for the Society to provide us with such a nice place to have
a live steam railroad. Your support goes a
long way to keep the Museum going as well as the
railroad.
Workdays
Workdays on the railroad
are the third Saturday
each month, April
through October.
Someone is on site on
these days from 11:00AM
to 4:00PM to lead the
work parties.
The primary project on
work days is track work.
Engine #1227 (F-9a) is
used to handle work train
duties. On occasion, a
steam locomotive is also
used for work train duties.
With 1800 feet of mainline, there is
"always" track work to do. Tamping and aligning, tie
replacement, and checking the more than 360 pairs of joint bars, each
with 4 nuts and bolts that work loose, are just some of the regular
maintenance projects the railroad requires to stay in the
best operational condition. If you don't know how
to do any of this, don't worry - that is what we are all about! We
would be more than happy to show you how.
The Chippewa does not have a newsletter. Instead,
we use an E-mail list called the Switchlist. We use this to share
railroad information as well as telling about upcoming events and work
at the railroad. If you are interested in subscribing to the Switchlist
drop us an E-mail
