Last Update:  January 16, 2011
Meet the Crew & Volunteers of the OPR
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Richard Samuels
Richards Samuels is the President and General Manager of the Oregon Pacific Railroad.   He is a licensed engineer and oversees
all operations on the OPR.   He has owned the OPR as an operating common carrier since 1991, but he has railroad experience that
spans over 5 decades.   In addition, he has fabrication and engineering experience that spans over 6 decades.   He has owned and
operated multiple businesses since the early 1970s.  He is the primary contact for all freight and business related activities.

For a more comprehensive history on Mr. Samuels, please visit our OPR History Page.
Kelly Anable
Kelly Anable  (on the right)  is the Manager of Safety and Compliance for the OPR.   This is just one of many duties assigned to her.  
She is a licensed engineer and has approximately 10 years of railroad experience on the OPR.   Among her duties, Kelly oversees the
book keeping of the OPR and is the event coordinator for all public and private non-freight related events, such as charters, the
Holiday Express and movie productions on the OPR.   Kelly is also in charge of safety and compliance for the OPR, which insures the
safety of the crew and the public.   Kelly is the primary contact for all public events, book keeping, production and related inquiries.
Tim Samuels
Tim Samuels (3rd from the left) is a licensed engineer and is the primary engineer for the Molalla Branch and most weekday
operations on the East Portland Branch.   He has over 20 plus years of railroad related experience.  He is also highly experienced as
a heavy equipment operator as well as fabrication, engineering and track construction.   Tim is also extremely experienced all other
aspects of railroading, including, but not limited to locomotive repair and general construction.
Brian Samuels
Brian Samuels (2nd from left) is the primary fabricator for the OPR, but wears many hats, having responsibilities that included back
up conductor, signal maintenance, track construction and repair just to name a few.   Brian has almost 20 years of railroad, track
construction and fabrication related experience.  He is a highly skilled and experienced welder.   He also has experience in
maintaining and operating the maintenance of way equipment and locomotives of the OPR.
Craig Samuels
Craig Samuels (far left) is the Manager of Train Operations for the OPR.  He is the primary conductor for all freight operations on the
OPR for both branches.   He is also a licensed engineer and regularly operates trains as needed.  He oversees freight operations
and coordinates with freight customers and railroads in conjunction with Richard Samuels.  Craig has almost 20 years of railroad
related experience and is highly experienced as a heavy equipment operator and fabricator as well as many other skills.
Brian McCamish
Brian McCamish is a volunteer for the OPR.  He is a licensed engineer and works the extra board as an engineer or conductor as
needed, generally on weekends and during public events.   He is also the webmaster for the OPR website.   Brian assists Kelly as
needed in helping to coordinate and operate public events such as charters, the Holiday Express and movie productions.  Brian also
researches and gathers historical and current information about the OPR and its operations to preserve for future generations.
Guy Howard
Guy Howard is a volunteer for the OPR.   His primary duties involve managing the coordination of speeder operations on the OPR.  
This includes speeder related events such as the Holiday Express.   Guy has many years of speeder operation experience on the
OPR and numerous other railroads as well as other railroad related experience and helps the OPR as needed in other areas of
operation.
Kevin Novak
Kevin Novak is a volunteer for the OPR.   His primary duties involve managing the coordination of speeder operations on the OPR.   
This includes speeder related events hosted by the OPR.   Kevin also volunteers as needed for other public event related operations
on the OPR.    Kevin has many years of experience of speeder operations on the OPR and numerous other railroads.
Chris McLarney
Chris McLarney is a volunteer for the OPR and is the owner of the restored UP caboose that is stored at the OPR shops and often
used in public events.   Chris is a student licensed engineer for the OPR and volunteers as a conductor.    He is a supervisor for
Drummac which is contracted by Amtrak for maintenance on Amtrak trains in Portland.   He has decades of railroad experience that
go back to his involvement and coordination of the restoration of the SP&S 700.   Chris's experience in freight and passenger car
operations and maintenance has been invaluable to the OPR.
The OPR has other volunteers and contractors who work, operate and volunteer for the OPR.   Their hard work and dedicated is also much appreciated.
Stay tuned as we add to this list.