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railway museum quarterly TRAINLINE Number 2 Published cooperatively by the Tourist Railway Association Fall 2010 and the Association of Railway Museums Sacramento Northern #1005 (Holman 1912) at the Western Railway Museum is back after a long restoration. Its frame was bent in a switching accident many years ago and had to be straightened. The car was completely disassembled and every component was removed and reconditioned. Best of all, the car is presented in its original context. The museum’s demonstration railway is the former SN mainline which was never removed, so the car is on Requested Service Address home rails. It is running under catenary 1096 NO. PERMIT reconstructed to SN’s specs. Photo MN MINNEAPOLIS, PAID Conyers, GA 30012 GA Conyers, courtesy of Western Railway Museum. U.S.POSTAGE 1016 Rosser Street Rosser 1016 PRSRT. STD. PRSRT. ARM 2 ASSOCIATION OF RAILWAY MUSEUMS TOURIST RAILWAY ASSOCIATION The purpose of the Association of Railway Museums is to lead in the advancement of railway heritage The Tourist Railway Association, Inc. is a non- through education and advocacy, guided by the profit corporation chartered to foster the principles set forth in "Recommended Practices for Railway Museums" and incorporated in other best development and operation of tourist railways practices generally accepted in the wider museum and museums. community. TRAIN Membership ARM Membership Membership is open to all railway museums, tourist Membership in the Association of Railway Museums is railroads, excursion operators, private car owners, open to nonprofit organizations preserving and displaying railroad related publishers, industry suppliers and at least one piece of railway or street railway rolling stock to the public on a regularly scheduled basis. Other other interested persons and organizations. TRAIN, organizations, businesses and individuals interested in the Inc. is the only trade association created to represent work of the Association are invited to become affiliates. the broad spectrum of what is called “creative For more details, or to report address changes, please contact the Association of Railway Museums, 1016 railroading”. Rosser St., Conyers, GA 30012, or email to OFFICERS [email protected]. President: Rick Burchett, Chehalis-Centralia RR Call us at (770) 278-0088 or visit our Web site: www.railwaymuseums.org. (360) 570-9191 (home/office) Vice President: Linn Moedinger, Strasburg Rail Road Directors (717) 687-8421 Richard Anderson, Northwest Railway Museum, Secretary: Syl Keller, Monticello Railway Museum, [email protected] David Dunn, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Monticello, IL (309) 376-3361 (home) [email protected] Treasurer: Alan Barnett: Indiana Railway Museum Bob LaPrelle, Museum of the American Railroad, (812) 936-2405 [email protected] Peter Murphy, Exporail, DIRECTORS [email protected] John E. Bush: Roaring Camp Railroads G. Mark Ray, Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, (831) 335-4484 Ext. 138 [email protected] Ken Rucker, National Capital Trolley Museum, Steven M. Butler: San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad [email protected] (262) 853-9662 (cel) Jim Schantz, Seashore Trolley Museum, Jeffery D. Jackson: American Heritage Railroads [email protected] Eric Sitiko, HART-TECOLine Streetcar Museum, (970) 259-6505 [email protected] Craig H. Lacey: Heber Valley Railway (435) 654-5601 Kyle Wyatt, California State Railroad Museum, Richard N. Noonan: California State RR Museum [email protected] (916) 445-3145 Officers G. Mark Ray: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum President: Bob LaPrelle (423) 240-1480 Vice President: David Dunn Secretary: Ellen Fishburn, Fenner Stevenson: Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad [email protected] (515) 432-4249 Treasurer: Ken Rucker, 1313 Bonifant Road, Silver Spring, MD 20905-5961, Meg Warder: Black Hills Central Railroad (605) 574- [email protected] 2222 Committees Erv White: Grand Canyon Railway. 928-607-1493 Renewal Parts: Rod Fishburn, Chair, Frankie Wiseman: Middletown & Hummelstown RR [email protected] (717) 944-4435 X-18 Staff STAFF Suzanne Grace, Executive Director, 1016 Rosser St., Executive Director: Suzanne Grace (770) 278-0088 Conyers, GA 30012 [email protected] [email protected] Aaron Isaacs, Editor, 3816 Vincent Ave. S., Minneapolis, Editor: Aaron Isaacs (612) 929-7066, MN 55410, [email protected] [email protected] The Association of Railway Museums is a Professional Legal Counsel: Frank McKenna (703) 683-4420 Affiliate Member of the American Association of Museums. Webmaster: Bob Harbison (253) 833-2068 Web site: http://www.traininc.org 3 single administrative office and a able to educate them in a short period FROM THE PRESIDENT common membership that will of time and greatly increase their eliminate duplicate dues are among awareness of railway preservation. By Bob LaPrelle these issues. That group will meet again Thanks to Paul Hammond for arranging Note: The columns of ARM this winter and bring recommendations this groundbreaking meeting. Our next President Bob LaPrelle and TRAIN to the 2011 Spring meeting. Actual step will be to participate in AAM’s President Rick Burchette will appear in merger of the two organizations is now upcoming Museums Advocacy Day in alternate issues. being discussed, although we hasten to Washington, February 28 – March 1, The warm weather operating emphasize that no decision has been 2011. season is behind us, at least in the made to do so. These important meetings took northern part of the continent. As we’ve The goal of these initiatives is place in the National Railway done at this time every year, ARM and simple: combine our strengths while Historical Society Washington D.C. TRAIN have held our respective annual reducing costs. In that way we will be Chapter’s heavyweight Pullman Dover conferences. But unlike every other better able to serve our members. The Harbor. The 1923 sleeper-lounge was year, this is the last time they will be conferences will attract more attendees, the perfect venue during its layover in separate events. Beginning next March, providing economies of scale for Washington Union Station. This all the Spring meetings and Fall participants. Commercial vendors will elegant car with its uniformed staff conferences will be held jointly. The be able to attend a single event rather charmed our important guests and 2011 Spring meeting will be in French than two, and be exposed to nearly reinforced our message in a way no Lick, Indiana, hosted by the Indiana twice as many attendees. other venue could. Our sincere thanks Railway Museum. The Fall 2011 Beyond the internal efficiencies it to the D.C. Chapter of the NRHS for conference will be in Chattanooga, creates, cooperation will give us a much making the Dover Harbor available. We hosted by Tennessee Valley Railway stronger voice as we participate in had several positive discussions with Museum. Looking ahead, it's Exporail important discussions in Washington. their members as well as members of in Montreal in 2012 and Orange Empire Our effectiveness in the regulatory the Railway & Locomotive Historical Railroad Museum in 2013. process will depend on the collective Society. This year’s ARM Fall conference knowledge and skills of ARM and As we respond to the economic, in Rockville, Maryland was a great TRAIN members. Cooperation gives us demographic, and political challenges success. The National Capital Trolley the ability to educate agencies about our that face railway preservation in the Museum graciously hosted over 100 unique operations and help guide 21st Century, it makes sense for all attendees while providing outstanding discussions regarding future safety organizations engaged in the effort to seminars and presentations about regulations and guidelines. collaborate where possible. At AAM current and future issues that affect all We will also continue to increase and TRAIN, we will continue to of us. In addition to our Canadian our efforts in the advocacy of important recognize opportunities and take members, Australia, Japan, and Kenya funding initiatives that affect capital advantage of the collective resources were represented by attendees. Topics projects throughout our industry. that advance our cause. Central to this ranging from collections management Transportation Enhancement funding, effort is raising awareness in the to museum advocacy and emergency as well as programs like Save broader community and creating a new preparedness were presented during the America’s Treasures, will benefit from generation of stakeholders. Stay tuned. five-day conference. Presenters from our strong collective voice of support AAM, AASLH, as well as NCTM staff on Capitol Hill. Many important shared their knowledge and experience restoration projects to rolling stock and NON-PROFIT IRS throughout the week. John Hankey infrastructure hang in the balance as the REPORTING discussed further his concept of national debate over continued public Trainworld, which draws on the funding continues. All non-profit organizations, collective knowledge of many Toward that end, a series of whether 501 c 3 or 501 c 6, must file a organizations to advance railway informal meetings were held in 990 Form each year with the IRS. This preservation in today’s environment. Washington, DC during the ARM Fall is regardless of whether any taxes are Thursday’s seminars were held at the conference. Members of ARM