THE SETOFF ● July/August 2003 ● Page 1 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN RAILCAR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION (NARCOA) July/August 2003 Volume 17 - No. 3 Inside: The Big Picture ..................................................... 2 Motor Section Car Signal System....................... 10 Roster Update Info — FAQs ................................. 5 Touring at Home and Abroad............................. 12 MT19 Clutch Pedal Bracket ................................. 8 Want Ads ............................................................. 18 Area News.............................................................. 6 Excursions ........................................................... 20 What It Costs to Maintain a Railroad .................. 8 An Historical Perspective .................................... 30 Page 2 ● THE SETOFF ● July/August 2003 THE BIG PICTURE Please submit Since many of us are busy with work and play throughout these sum- materials mer months, I will keep this letter short and let you guys get back to it. for the September/October Many times we seem to get narrow minded with our thoughts. We issue of tend to focus in on one particular problem or idea instead of pulling THE SETOFF back and looking at it from a wider perspective. A few weeks ago while by August 28 attending a motorcar excursion, one attendee pointed out to us that the as follows: cold, windy, wet weather we were fighting, actually made the foliage Classified Ads look even more beautiful when highlighted by a fine mist against the Excursion Announcements stormy sky. A lot of us tend to focus on the minuscule problems or dif- 964 Williams Lake Road ferences within our organization instead of pulling back and realizing— Colville WA 99114 Wow! We are part of a small group of people who are lucky enough to be
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