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Volume 27, Number 2, Summer 2008 COMING NEWS EVENTS Put these dates on your calendar! V a l e n t i n e ’ s Luncheon Meetings: Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008, 12 noon Fontana Gardens, 7400 Keele St., Concord. Watch for details on the guest speaker in Dinner-Dance our next issue. The Club’s popular Valentine’s Dinner-Dance and Casino was held Satur- 74th Annual Dinner day February 23 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel’s Imperial room with close to 150 couples in attendance. Our thanks especially to the corporate Friday, December 5, 2008, Fairmont Royal York Hotel, . sponsors (listed on the following page) whose generous donations made the event a huge success. More highlight photos follow on the next two pages. Annual Meeting Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 Annual Meeting and election of officers, 5 pm at . Annual Valentine’s Dinner- Dance Saturday, February 14, 2009 Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto. Other Events: RAILWAY CLUB - 101st Annual Dinner Friday, February 6, 2009, Hotel Bonaven- ture, . Info & tickets for Canadian Railway Club events: Jean Corbeil at 514-636-4269 or e-mail: [email protected]

In this issue... Valentine’s Dinner-Dance President’s Profile Annual Meeting March & May Luncheon Meetings Annual Dance Highlights continued

Table photos and prizewinner photos on the next page courtesy of our roving reporter, Kirk McDonald! 2 Annual Dance Prizewinners

A BIG thankyou to our generous corporate sponsors of the Valentine’s Dinner-Dance:

MUSIC

GRAND PRIZE

FUN CASINO PRIZES

Thanks to our President, Susan Reed Tanaka and First Vice-President, Paul Kerry CHOCOLATES for emceeing the event and congratulations to all our Valentine’s dance winners!

Advertise your company’s products and services in this newsletter for CENTREPIECES as little as $125 per year! & TABLE PRIZES And we’ll prepare your ad for you at no extra cost! Call Kirk McDonald at 416-864-3440 ext.223

3 Toronto Railway Club News Published by the Toronto Railway Club ANNUAL MEETING for its members The Toronto Railway Club held its annual general meeting and election of of- The aims and objectives of the Toronto Railway ficers January 28 in room 228A, Union Station. Following is the new slate of Club are the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in connection with the construction, officers elected for 2008. operation and maintenance of railways and other forms of transportation, together with the equipment and supplies used therewith for the benefits of the President: Susan Reed Tan - DIRECTORS continued members and the companies they represent. a k a , Manager-Engineering, Toronto Transit Commission. Her profile Jan Polley, General Manager, Ottawa Val- Editorial Committee: appears on the following page. ley Railway. Susan Reed Tanaka President Chuck Best Advertising st 1 Vice-President: Paul Kerry, Area Peter Sadler, Vice-President, Ronsco Inc., Kirk McDonald Treasurer Manager, Business Development, Canadian Oakville, Ont. Editor/Publisher: John Glatzmayer Pacific Railway. P. Leigh Scott, Regional Vice-President, E-mail: [email protected] 2nd Vice-President: Greg Percy, Vice-Presi- Marketing & Sales, National Steel Car Limited. Address correspondance to: dent Operations, Giffels Associates Ltd. Kirk McDonald, Toronto Railway Club, Susan Sherman, Vice-President, URS P.O. Box 114, Union Station, Treasurer: Kirk McDonald, Chief Pro- Corp. 65 Front St. West cedural Accountant, Toronto Terminals Toronto, ON M5J 1E6 Railway. E-mail: [email protected] Appointed Secretary: Dennis J. Ryan, Committees 2008 Managing Director, Supply Management, Advertising & Promotions - Chuck Best National Steel Car Ltd. (retired). Membership & Attendance- Dennis Ryan, Dan Jagos, Chuck Best, Bob McK- DIRECTORS elected eracher, Randy Pocrnick, P. Leigh Scott, Bernie Maskerine, Thomas Budd, Ron PACIFIC NORTHERN RAIL CONTRACTORS INC. James D. Allen, General Manager, Ottawa Hogan, Alan Lusk, Rick Duncan, John 455 Silvercreek Pkwy. North, Guelph, N1H 8M7 519-763-2960 Fax 519-763-2964 www.pnrail.com Central Railway. Barrie, James Allan, Paul Kerry, Dave John Barrie, Manager of Finance - CN Harden, Susan Reed Tanaka Worldwide - North America Luncheons- Paul Kerry, Greg Percy, Susan Reed Tanaka Chuck Best, Vice-President Sales, Wabtec WHITING Corporation. Valentine’s Dance - Paul Kerry, Dan Ja- EQUIPMENT gos, Greg Percy, Kirk McDonald, Dennis CANADA INC. Thomas Budd, Deputy Practice Manager, Ryan. www.whiting.ca Rail & Transit, Hatch Mott MacDonald. Annual Dinner - Dennis Ryan, Kirk Mc- • TRACKMOBILE® Rick Duncan, Vice-President, Mass Electric Donald; Entertainment: Randy Pocrnick, SALES, REPAIRS & PARTS Construction. P. Leigh Scott, Susan Reed Tanaka. • LIFTING SYSTEMS Golf Tournament - Dennis Ryan, Bob JACKS, DROPTABLES, Dave Harden, National Sales Manager, McKeracher, Dan Jagos, James Allan, TRANSFERTABLES, Corporate Travel, Canada. Susan Reed Tanaka, Bernie Maskerine, TURNTABLES, PROGRESSION SYSTEMS. Ron Hogan, Regional Sales Manager, IEC Kirk McDonald, Paul Kerry, Alan Lusk, Christopher Jones. Holden Inc. 1-800-407-3384 Dan Jagos, Senior Project Manager, Rail Division, UMA Engineering Ltd. Brian Kirk, Vice-President Finance, Hall- con Corp. Allan Lusk, Consultant Pio Mammone, Manager, Building Opera- tions & Safety, Toronto Terminals Railway. Bernie Maskerine, Senior Director Busi- ness Development - Transit, SNC - Lavalin ProFac Bob McKeracher, President, Mechanical Systems Remanufacturing. Randy Pocrnick, Vice-President - Sales, Procor Limited.

4 Profile… Products that Enhance Safety and Productivity for the Rail Susan Reed Tanaka Industry • Electronics • Pneumatics President • Friction Materials • Accessories

TEL. FAX Montreal (450) 458-0063 458-0064 We are pleased to introduce our new President for 2008 succeeding John Kush- Stoney Creek (905) 561-8706 561-8705 (Transit) (905) 561-8700 662-6616 nir of Canadian Pacific. She is Susan Reed Tanaka, Manager of Engineering, Winnipeg (204) 982-6031 982-6035 Toronto Transit Commission.

Born in Guelph, Ontario, Susan studied architecture at the University of Toronto, graduating in 1983 and obtaining her professional license in 1988. Following graduation she entered private practice in the Toronto area, performing consult- National Steel Car Limited ing work.

In 1990, Susan joined the Engineering Department of the Toronto Transit Com- mission where she has worked on a variety of design projects for Toronto’s public transit system. She is particularly proud of participating on the taskforce that developed the yellow platform edge tiles which promote safe and indepen- dent use of the subway by blind persons. This material is now used by many transit organizations throughout North America. Susan also has been involved in the development of standards to accommodate people with disabilities in the subway system. Serving Canada's Railways Since 1912 In the late nineties, Susan moved to the TTC’s Safety Department as Environ- mental Manager where she spent two years prior to returning to the Engineering Department and assuming her current role as Manager in 2006. In 1996, Susan was one of sixteen Canadians chosen to represent Canada in LEAD International, Swift Railroad Contractors an environmental training program for sustainable development. Most recently Corporation she has been selected to sit on a provincial committee mandated to develop 6740 Conc 4, Smithville ON L0R 2A0 accessibility standards for the Built Environment, under the Accessibility for 905-957-7507 Fax 905-957-3777 Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Call for all your construction, maintenance and material needs Susan is married to Norman and they have a son, 21 and a daughter, 20. The Advertise your company’s products family currently resides in Toronto’s Riverdale area. In her spare time Susan and services in this newsletter for has been learning to play golf and admits, “While I’m not very good at it, I really enjoy it.” as little as $125 per year! Call Kirk McDonald at 416-864-3440 ext.223 She has been a member of the Toronto Railway Club since 2003 and became a Director in 2005. Susan believes that belonging to the railway club is all about networking. “Apart from the sharing of information on common topical issues such as security, a good network provides a supportive environment for attract- RONSCO INC. ing bright young people to the transportation industry.” HEAD OFFICE 1440 St. Catherine St. West, WEST TORONTO DIAMOND Suite 712 Montreal, QC H3G 1R8 Serving Canada's Rail Industry with locomotive and car parts.

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