Carolina Piedmont Division 13
of the
NMRA Mid-Eastern Region

News & Information

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Paymaster's Report
Cary, December 11th, 2006

This report covers the month of November 2006:

Notes from the November 14th Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, November 14, 2006

The BoD meeting was opened at 6:15pm by Dave Lynam. The clerk and paymaster reports for October were approved.
John Rudisill reported that the club cars were all sold out.
Vic Bitleris had no AP news to report.
Dave Lynam gave a report from the Neuse River Train Show. The raffle layout generated $710.75 and sale of donated items was $102 for a total of $812.75. An excited Bob Maxwell was the lucky winner. Two train sets were donated by Grif Bond to the Holiday Trains for Kids program.
Dave Lynam announced that January is our annual mandatory business meeting. There will a vote for a new Director on the Board. Andrew Stitt position will be up for grabs. If you know of someone who would want to be on the Board of Directors, please contact Andrew Stitt or Joe Getz.
Dave Lynam asked if anyone might be interested in going up to the Boston area to visit George Sellios' Franklin & South Manchester Railroad.
The East Broad Top painting has been approved by the Cary Senior Center and has been hung up in the popular game room for viewing.
Rob Rousseau reported that Sam Koret and himself have signed up for the NS Portlock Yard tour on Nov. 18th.

Dave Lynam called the meeting to order at 7:05pm by welcoming current visitors. Dave passed around the signup sheet for the Progress Energy (CP&L) Coal Plant tour in Moncure, NC on Dec. 9th. Please see Jack Dziadul for more information.
Vic Bitleris announced that the March popular vote will be "Anything but a Tank Car". January will be "Anything but a Gas Station" and February will the $2 car makeover.

After the break Paul Thornhill gave a talk about the local shortline Atlantic & Western Railroad in Sanford. Paul is currently an engineer and Operations Director at the ATW. He discussed current operations and current customers on the line. We thank Paul for coming out and talking with us.

The Popular Vote contest winner goes to Mike Humble for his detailed Shay steam locomotive.

The next CPD13 meeting will be 2nd Tuesday of December, the 12th. Please take note of the temporary holiday change. Please bring a $2 "junk" train car in a paper bag for exchange with other members for the $2 makeover in February.

Notes from the October 24th Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, October 24, 2006

Board of Directors Meeting

The BoD meeting was opened at 6:05pm by Superintendent John Janosko with an approval of the Clerk and Paymasters reports for September 2006.
Vic Bitleris said there was no news in the Achievement Program to report.
Don Bullock gave the Holiday Kids Raffle layout report. He said Dave Lynam sent out a message asking folks for small details that will help complete the layout. If you have any details to donate, please contact Dave Lynam.
John Janosko dropped off the EBT picture with the Cary Senior Center. They will now have to submit it for approval and committees. Until then we will wait.
John passed around the Division county additions letter for review before he mails it off to the NMRA for consideration.
John noted several dates coming up, most notably the James River Division will be hosting a tour of the Norfolk Southern's Portlock Intermodal Yard in Chesapeake, VA (Norfolk area) on Nov. 18th at 1pm. They will need names by the Nov. 12th. John put Rob Rousseau in charge of collecting the names and getting the information out to CPD13 members.
Another date of interest will be the Norfolk Southern Historical Society's train ride on the Aberdeen, Carolina & Western between Aberdeen & Candor on April 21st.
New Business included a request from Membership Chairman Don Jennings to distribute a current membership list. This was discussed among the officers and it was decided that due to privacy and legal concerns that this would not be distributed. If a CPD13 member needs a fellow member's contact information, then they can contact the CPD13 Clerk, currently Rob Rousseau.
Board member Andrew Stitt mentioned the upcoming election in January for his position on the board. Joe Getz will help Andrew form a nominating committee and will look for volunteers. It is a three year term.
John Rudisill mentioned had four new requests for Durham & Southern hopper cars, of which, we are now currently sold out. An update was made to the CPD13 webpage saying the cars were now sold out.
Finally, John Janosko said the Winston Salem Southbound Model Railroaders will be holding their open house on December 2nd.

Division Meeting

Superintendent John Janosko brought the meeting to order at 7pm. He first apologized to John Wallis for mispelling his name in the last issue of the CPD13 newsletter, The Herald. Next, he announced the NSHS train ride on the Aberdeen, Carolina & Western on April 21st. He said the train ride is $40 for non-members and $25 for members. Membership is $15/year plus an additional $7 for a family membership. The membership would include the biannual newsletter, the Eastern Carolina Despatch. Current CPD13 member Rob Rousseau is the new editor for the newsletter.
Another event coming up John told the group was about the NS Portlock Yard tour (see above) for Nov. 18th. More information about this will be sent out to the group.
Another date coming up is the MER Officers meeting in conjunction with the 2006 Tidewater Division Train Show. The schedule is here:
http://members.cox.net/chyde/MER/MER2006/2006-biz-mtg.html
John reported to the group that the EBT picture is now awaiting approval from the Cary Senior Center.
AP Chairman Vic Bitleris reported no APs this month. However he announced to scratchbuilders that he was getting a shipment of basswod in soon and you would like some, please contact him.
Don Bullock repeated Dave Lynam's call for detail parts for the Holiday Kids Raffle layout. There will be no more work sessions. He also passed around a signup sheet to work a shift at the CPD13 table at the Neuse River Valley Train Show coming up on Nov. 4th & 5th. He also asked members to take an envelope of raffle tickets to sell ($1 per ticket) to the general public. They will also need help transporting it to the Train Show on Friday, Nov. 3rd. Please contact Don or Dave if you want to help.
It was announced to the membership present that we will have elections in January for the Board of Directors position being vacated by Andrew Stitt. If you would like to serve, please see Andrew or Joe Getz, the nominating committee. Or if you would like to nominate someone, please check with them first. The Board member attends the Officers meeting held at 6pm before the main CPD13 meeting in the same room. The Officers meeting is open to all members.
Please note the change of dates for the next two months for CPD13 meetings. Nov. 14th (2nd Tuesday) and December 12th (2nd Tuesday).
Joe Getz asked about a Holiday party this year, but due to conflicting schedules it was suggested that there may be one in the Spring or Summer instead.
A signup sheet was passed around for the Moncure Progress Energy (formally CP&L) Coal Plant on Saturday, December 9th. Please see Jack Dziadul for more information.
Operation Sessions are currently open to all CPD13 members for three of our members layouts. The first two are rotated between Steve Benezra's CWRR layout and Ed Dougherty's PRR layout on the 3rd Sunday of the month. The third layout is Jack Frame's Monon on the 2nd & 3rd Fridays of each month. Please contact these individuals for more information.

Following the break, Gary Holly presented on how to design and build Helixs for your layout.
Pete Slugg won the popular vote contest with his tank car.
Join us next month for our speaker from the Sanford local shortline, the Atlantic & Western RR.
Also, don't forget to bring in your favorite steam locomotive for our popular vote contest!

Notes from the September 26nd Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, September 26, 2006

Board of Directors Meeting

The BoD meeting was opened at 6:05pm by Superintendent John Janosko.
Motions and approvals of the Clerks minutes for August 06 in the Herald and the Paymasters report were passed.
The D&S club car fund raiser appears to be now sold out due to demand.
Vic Bitleris gave his AP report. Vic said that Kim Parker would like to encourage more participation in the AP program with a Train Buddy Award. It would be roughly tailored after the AP judging. However, after discussion with the Board, it was decided that this would need to be discussed further to evaluate how this would impact meeting times.
Dave Lynam gave the Holiday Raffle Layout update. Since it is getting close to crunch time, he will have work sessions on both Oct. 7th and Oct. 14th at 9am. Scenicing will continue. There will be no work session on Oct. 28th.
John Rudisill asked for paymaster requests to be submitted to him in e-mail by the Clerk for future payments.
Home Layout Tour was a great success. We had visitors from Richmond, VA included in the count which was about 25-30 people. Much thanks was given to Andrew Stitt for organizing it!
John Janosko unveiled the East Broad Top painting with a nice frame for the Cary Senior Center.
New Business consisted of David Derway asking how much he should budget for the Holiday Trains for Kids. $500 was motioned by David Derway, 2nd by Joe Getz and approved by the Board.
For future considerations, this amount will need to be decided on by the Board in July next year.
BoD meeting adjorned at 6:50pm.

Division Meeting

Superintendent John Janosko called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. First he displayed the framed East Broad Top painting that we will present to the Cary Senior Center next month.
John Janosko noted the popular vote contest for August is for logging cars. He next discussed adding additional counties to the CPD13 region.
Vic Bitleris gave his AP update, he announced the "Anything but a gas station" contest for January and the $2 car makeover for February.
Dave Lynam gave his Holiday Raffle Layout update. The bridges, mountains are ready for the river to be poured. Please note the work session dates, Oct. 7th & 14th at 9am at his house.
John Janosko mentioned that the CPD13 will have three tables for the Neuse River Valley Train Show in November. If you want to sell anything at these tables, there will be a 10% charge on your sale. Please see John Janosko or Dave Lynam for more information.
John Janosko told members about the sign up sheet up front for the Burlington train ride to visit the North Carolina Railroad WhistleStop Shops exhibit. Members may remember Mr. Scott Saylor from the North Carolina Railroad during our May meeting. An exhibit is located in the Burlington Station called Whistlestop at Company Station Shops http://www.whistlestopncrr.com/. Members may join Rob Rousseau on this half-day trip on Oct. 7th. The train leaves Raleigh at 7:05am and will return by 11am.
John Janosko introduced two new members, Jim Roach and Al Guckes. Jim recently moved to Cary from Pennsyvania and Al currently lives in Chapel Hill but has been a long time member of the NMRA.
Don Jennings gave his members update. He had a large sheet with members information on it. He asked members to take a look at it and make any corrections. He also posted photos from the Lee Brick tour last month. Thank you to Jack Dziadul for successfully organizing the Lee Brick Tour!
With the additional cars brought in from Tom Cook, it was deemed that all of the Durham & Southern hopper cars are now sold out.
Kim Parker announced that orders for 30% (pre-paid) Digitrax equipment needed to be in by midnight, Sept. 29th.
Bill Cox won the popular vote contest, thanks Bill for bringing your models in.
After the break, we had our yearly Railroad Quiz by John Wallis. Afterwards, Dick Buchan won the contest by having the most points. Thank you John for supplying us with your wild railroad trivia!
The October Popular Vote contest will be tank cars. Bring in your best!

Notes from the August 22nd Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, August 22, 2006

Board of Directors Meeting

The BoD meeting was opened at 6:05pm by Superintendent John Janosko. Approval of the Clerks minutes for July 06 in the Herald and the Paymasters report were approved. There was no news regarding the club car although several orders have been made and completed. Vic Bitleris reported no new APs for this month. The Holiday kids layout meeting had a very good turnout. The next one will be on Sept. 9th at 9am at David Lynam's house.
Andrew Stitt has maps available for the Home Layout Tour on Sept. 10th between 1pm and 4pm. An e-mail invitation was sent to the James River and Charlotte Carolina Southern NMRA Divisions.
New business included suggestions from Grif Bond asking that our CPD13 "boundary" be extended to include several other counties, such as Chatham, Moore, and possibly Cumberland county. John Janosko will bring this up at the next Regional meeting. A tree building night for the Holiday Kids layout will be brought up with David Lynam. Also an update our of current registered agent and corporate office with the NC Secretary of State's office will be brought up with John Rudisill. Rob Rousseau submitted Durham & Southern hopper ads for the MER Local and NMRA Scale Rails. He also posted it to several regional e-mail lists. There is a webpage for it too: http://www.cpd13.org/clubcar.html. In addition he has posted back issues of The Herald on the club's website http://www.cpd13.org/info.html.
Our room use at the Cary Senior Center will need to be updated next year in February.
John Janosko talked about going to the Amhurst Train Show in January. He also mentioned that Train Buddy's Kim Parker will be making an order to Digitrax for 30% off for the club. More details to follow in the Division meeting.
David Derway motioned to reimburse David Lynam $50 for the model railroad kits that he gave out for the Holiday Kids Layout. This was seconded and so moved.
BoD meeting adjorned at 6:55pm.

Division Meeting

Superintendent John Janosko called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. First he welcomed a returning guest of Mike Humble, John Barr from Durham.
Jack Dziadul passed around a signup sheet for the tour of Lee Brick Company in Sanford, NC. The tour will be held on Friday, Sept. 8th at 10am. There may be groups carpooling beforehand. He reminded us that we will have a guest speaker from Sanford's Atlantic & Western shortline come speak to us in November.
John Janosko showed everyone the beautiful print from the East Broad Top Railway that will be framed and donated to the Cary Senior Center. He also invited anyone to go with him up to the Amhurst Train show at the end of January. He says it has about 20,000 people pass through in two days in three large buildings on the Massachusetts State Fairgrounds. He also announced to get in touch with Kim Parker of TrainBuddy to place an order for any Digitrax equipment for 30% off list price. He hopes to have the orders in by the end of Sept. with delivery in Oct.
Vic Bitleris gave an update of Jack Frame. He is doing much better now being assisted by a cane instead of a walker. He appreciates all of your phone calls and is looking forward to the NMRA Operations SIG meeting on Sept. 2nd and the Home Layout Tour on Sept. 10th. Vic said that they had a great time at Steve Benezra's CWRR. In fact, they will have alternating Operation Sessions between his and Ed Dougherty's PRR layouts every 3rd Sunday of the month between 1pm to 4pm. The next one being at Ed's on Sept. 17th.
Andrew Stitt got up to speak about the Home Layout Tours on Sunday, Sept. 10th from 1pm to 4pm.. He passed out maps and directions to the layout and described each of them.

• Jack Frame's HO scale Monon layout, http://www.monon.org/framelayout.html
• Paul Wisnosky's Garden scale layout
  
• Andrew Stitt's HO scale NS (pre-1974) layout
  
• Don Bullock's HO scale NS (modern) layout
  
• David Lynam's HO/HOn3 scale Clear Creek layout, http://cpd13.org/profiles/lynam.html

Rob Rousseau announced that if anyone wanted their photo on the website's Member pages, to see him after the meeting.
Jerry Mersch passed out a photocopy of a website that he enjoyed for railroad photos. It is called Somewhere West of Denver and is at http://www.somewherewest.com/.
John Janosko reminded us of next month's contest being for Logging Railroads' rolling stock.
Jack Dziadul asked to have newsletter material be submitted before Sept. 10th to be included in the September issue.
After the group had a brief break, it was learned that our guest speaker was unable to make it to the meeting due to car trouble. The group then enjoyed an informal ragchewing session with John Janosko. John gave his report of the NMRA National Convention in Philadelphia with various input and feedback from other members who attended. It was generally agreed that it was too expensive and
Two more guests were introduced who slipped by at the beginning of the meeting, Marty Steele and CPD13 member L.C. Green. Welcome!
Vic Bitleris announced that John Janosko won the Popular Vote contest for his logging diorama.
Next month will feature John Wallis' quiz on railroads, so be sure to study up!

Notes from the July 25th Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, July 25, 2006

Board of Directors Meeting

John Janosko called the meeting to order at 6:10pm. The Clerks minutes for June were approved. The Paymasters report as of June was approved.
Vic Bitleris gave the AP report that John Wallis would receive his AP Author certificate.
David Lynam needed to check with Don Bullock for the Holiday Kids Layout.
Andrew Stitt gave a tentative date of Sunday, September 10th 1pm-4pm for the Home Layout Tour. Five layouts will be featured in the south Wake County area. They are Jack Frame, Paul Wisnosky, Don Bullock, David Lynam and Andrew Stitt. This notice will be sent to other nearby NMRA divisions. Jack Frame is doing better and looks forward to the Layout Tours. He is planning to have an NMRA Ops SIG on the Monon RR on September 2nd.
CPD13 received a Thank You letter from the Friends of the East Broad Top for our donation.
David Lynam said the Neuse River Valley train show registration is $40 per table. It was recommended we have 3 tables this year. This will be Nov. 4th-5th 9am-5pm at the NC State Fairgrounds. Volunteers will be needed to staff the table.
New Business was brought up next. David Lynam mentioned that we need people to give two programs next year to the Bond Park Senior Center as part of our agreement to have meetings there.
Vic Bitleris said that member Steve Benezra has an open invitation to all members who would like to participate in an operating session on his Carolina Western Railroad on Sunday, August 20th from 1pm-4pm.

Division Meeting

Superintendent John Janosko called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Vic Bitleris presented the AP Author certificate to John Wallis (photo below).
Vic announced Steve Benezra's invitation for an operating session on his 24'x46' Carolina Western Railroad.
David Lynam announced that work sessions on the Holiday Kids Layout will begin on August 12th at his house at 9am.
John Janosko introduced a new NMRA member who has relocated to this area from New Jersey. We welcome Pete Slugg to the area!
Andrew Stitt announced the Home Layout Tours on Sunday, September 10th 1pm-4pm. He will plan to distribute a map with directions to the layouts at the August CPD13 meeting. He told members how Jack Frame was continuing to get better with lots of enthusiasm for his operating nights on the Monon RR.
Janosko showed members the Friends of the East Broad Top thank you letter that was sent to CPD13 for our donation.
David Lynam stood up and announced a new book that is being published about the Edwards Motor Car. These cars were manufactured locally in Sanford, NC. It is scheduled to come out in September. David also asked for volunteers for programs at the Bond Senior Center next year.
CPD13 will register for three tables at the Neuse River Valley Train Show this year. Please note the new dates, Nov. 4th & 5th, 1st weekend in November.
The August program will be about Garden Railroading presented by Paul Wisnosky. The September program will be our annual Quiz night. We need someone for October, November and December.
New Business included Don Jennings asking if we had a Membership Chairman. Upon hearing of none, Don volunteered to be the new Membership Chairman. Thanks Don!
For the Popular Vote contest, David Lynam won a certificate to Tom's Trains for his model of a stock car. Next month will be Logging Railroad Structures.

After our break, John Wallis presented Recommended Practices for 120 VAC Modular Layout Wiring. He passed out a handout which detailed the new rules according to the Fire Codes. He then explained what this has meant to other modular layout clubs and to the North Raleigh Model Railroad Club in particular.

Notes from the June 27th Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, June 27, 2006

Board of Directors Meeting

John Janosko called the meeting to order at 6:10pm. The Clerks minutes for May were approved. The Paymasters report as of May 6th was approved.
The Club car fundraiser is now at 34 cars. A note will be sent to Scale Rails for further sales. Vic
Vic Bitleris reported that he had the Volunteer AP to give to John Wallis.
Any members who want a CPD13 badge should see John Janosko. Update on the price, they are $7.50 from Cary Awards across from Tom's Trains.
The Ted Rose watercolor painting from East Broad Top which will be donated to the Cary Senior Center. John Janosko was able to contact someone from the Senior Center.
New business included hearing that Frank Mansfield is planning to downsize his layout.
Member Jamie Starling's house was hit by lightening last week and caught on fire. The house is unlivable as it sustained major fire damage along with smoke and water damage as well.

Division Meeting

Superintendent John Janosko called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
John announced that we have several badges ready for individuals to pick up from John Rudisill. Thank you goes to members who brought out their favorite boxcar to the meeting. Photos were available from the SER meet in Memphis, TN that John Janosko took.
Vic presented the Volunteer AP award to John Wallis. Congratulations John!
David Lynam said that he'll post a schedule for the Holiday Kids Layout next month.
Don't forget that next month contest is to bring your favorite livestock car.
John Wallis will present a clinic on 120 Volt Wiring for Modular Layouts.
Vic Bitleris gave an update on Jack Frame. He said Jack was doing much better and was able to stand and walk around a bit. We hope Jack continues his good prognosis.
Member Jamie Starling's house fire was announced by Rob Rousseau and gave a description of the extent of the damage. We wish Jamie and his family a speedy recovery with their house and valuables.
Jack Dziadul passed around a signup sheet for those who are interested in taking a tour of the rail operations at Lee Brick in Sanford. He noted it would have to be during a weekday Monday through Friday either in late July or August.
John Jonosko announced to the group that Frank Mansfield will downsizing his layout. More details will hopefully be forthcoming from Frank at the next meeting.
The group had a break for refreshments and to participate in the popular vote content. Jim Babcock won 1st place.

David Lynam engaged us with fascinating details of how to make rock molds and what does and doesn't work. He passed out some bag samples to members to try their hand at mixing plaster and pouring it into some molds he made. Much was learned and I'm sure many of us have a new appreciation for spotting rocks on the road that might make a good mold one day.

Notes from the May 23 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, May 23, 2006

Board of Directors Meeting

John Janosko called the meeting to order at 6:13pm. The Clerks minutes for April were approved. The Paymasters report as of March 6th was approved.
The Club car fundraiser is now at 34 cars. A note will be sent to The Local for further sales.
Vic Bitleris said that two APs (Volunteer & Author) were sent in for John Wallis. We should be getting them in time for next month's meeting.
The Holiday Kids layout will startup sometime in July. Please see David Lynam for more information.
Andrew Stitt reported that the fall home layout tour will center around 5 layouts in southwest Wake County possibly on Sunday, September 10th.
Any members who want a CPD13 badge should see John Janosko. They are about $7 from Cary Awards across from Tom's Trains.
A motion was passed to donate $50 to the East Broad Top http://www.febt.org/ for a Ted Rose watercolor painting which will be donated to the Cary Senior Center.
A number of railroad items was donated to the club for sale by the late Gerald Carlson. Proceeds would go to the club as a donation.
Don Bullock reports that Ed Dougherty's layout will be featured in Model Railroader magazine sometime in September. Congratulations Ed!

Division Meeting

Superintendent John Janosko called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Vic gave the AP report that John Wallis' Volunteer & Author were sent in and we're waiting for the awards to arrive in the mail. Andrew Stitt gave an overview of the layout tours for the fall and gave an update on Jack Frame. Jack is now back at home and the physical therapists were impressed with the wheelchair ramp that several members helped to build.
David Lynam told the group that the Holiday Kids Layout will begin in July. This layout will be raffled off at the Neuse River Valley Train Show in November. Money from the raffle will go towards purchasing train sets for underprivileged kids in December.
John Janosko mentioned to members that if they would like a badge, to see him. They will be ordered from Cary Awards for about $7. Cary Awards is located across from Tom's Trains in South Hills Mall. John also thanked members for their station entries for the Popular Vote contest. John Wallis introduced guest Don Cariss and Mike Humble introduced his guest, John. Thank you for coming!

The group took a break for refreshments and the winner of the Popular Vote contest was John Janosko. The 1st Sunday in June (the 4th) will be the 100th anniversary of the New Hope Valley Railway. The first revenue producing train was operated on June 4th, 1906 by the then Durham & South Carolina Railroad. Appropriate celebrations and events are planned to mark the day. See http://www.nhvry.org/ for more information. At the next CPD13 meeting, David Lynam will demostrate how to make plaster molds. The Popular Vote contest will be boxcars.

The group enjoyed the presentation from Mr. Scott Saylor from the North Carolina Railroad http://www.ncrr.com/. He answered many questions from members and passed out copies of the Annual Report. NCRR is the oldest Corporation in North Carolina, having been chartered in 1849. An exhibit is located in the Burlington Station called Whistlestop at Company Station Shops http://www.whistlestopncrr.com/. This would make a nice half day trip by train: http://www.bytrain.org/passenger/quicktrips.html, although a special tour would need to be arranged to have them open before 10am.

Notes from the April 25 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, April 25, 2006

Board of Directors Meeting

John Janosko called the meeting to order at 6:05pm. The Clerks minutes for March were approved. The Paymasters report as of March 6th was approved.
There was no news regarding the Club car fundraiser report. (Later reported
Vic Bitleris has no AP awards to hand out this month.
David Derway submitted a layout drawing based on the 2001 Model Railroader layout, Maggie's Cove for the Holiday kids layout. Looking to start work sometime in June, but will need a space to work.
No news on the fall home layout tours.
Don Bullock reported that Jack Frame was doing better. He is now located in Apex at Rex Nursing Care Center of Apex, 911 South Hughes St, Room 319. Hughes St. intersects with Hwy 55 next to the CSX railroad bridge. A group will be working at his house this Saturday morning to help build a ramp. As always, Jack looks forward to any visitors.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:30 PM.

Division Meeting

Superintendent John Janosko called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. John mentioned that Don Jennings was selling (for $8) HO scale boxcars from his NY club, the Orange-Ulster-Rockland (NY) Model Engineer Society (OUR MESS). Please contact Don Jennings for further information.
Unfortunately we had no models tonight for the contest. That just means that we will have plenty of passenger stations at the next meeting! John noted that the Local is always looking for articles. This is an easy way towards getting your Author APs. For members who would like a CPD13 badge made, please see John Janosko to sign up on his list.
Bill Cox passed around a flyer for the Friends of East Broad Top fundraiser. For a $50 tax-deductible donation they will send you a 20"x15" reprint of a Ted Rose painting. See http://www.febt.org/ for more information.
Don Jennings asked for volunteers who are interested in becoming a Boy Scout Railroad Merit Badge Counselor.
After the break, Don Hamrick presented how to airbrush clouds on backdrops. He passed out a four page handout and showed us techniques and tools to use to make it easy. Afterwards he had several members get up and try their hand at creating scenic skies. Rob Rousseau's aunt has a photo gallery of clouds here: http://www.amrousseau.com/cloudgallery.html.
After the presentation, member Jim Murphy asked if anyone would like to help him with his layout design. He had brought with him a blueprint of his planned Springfield, Mass. pike. Several members went to his aid and made helpful suggestions.
The meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM with a count of 28 folks.

Notes from the March 28 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, March 28, 2006

Board of Directors Meeting

1. Approval of clerk's minutes from Feb. 06 as printed in the Herald. Motion to accept by Dave Derway, second by Joe Getz. Motion passed.
2. Approval of Paymasters report as printed in the Feb. 06 Herald. Motion to accept by Dave Derway, second by Joe Getz. Motion passed.
3. Club car fund raiser report - Nothing at BOD, but later in regular meeting Tom reported he had sold more cars and also Don had sold more cars. John Rudisill reported that Bowser has not cashed the check sent in November. Tom to check on it.
4. Achievement Program Report - Vic has three awards to present.
5. Holiday kid's layout - will probably start in June on the layout.
6. Mini meet in spring with Charlotte - will not be until this fall with possibly a visit to the Spencer yard in Linwood.
7. Home layout tour in the fall - nothing was reported.
8. Old business - none.
9. New business - Motion by Joe Getz, second by Dave Derway to present a D & S hopper car on track to Mr. Saylor of NC Railroad after his presentation. John Rudisill asked about putting 4 to 5 thousand dollars in a CD? Motion by Dave, second by Joe that the paymaster could put up to 5 thousand in a CD. Motion passed. June clinic will be making rubber molds.

Meeting ends at 6:35 pm.

Division Meeting

At monthly meeting beside what happen at BOD. Dave Lyman won the popular vote contest. No MER convention this year by Southern Division will have one in Memphis. Vic presented AP awards to Dave Derway for Association Volunteer Program and Gene Sing was presented with Model Railroad Engineer - Electrical and Model Railroad Engineer - Civil. Vic presented the March program about NMRA Judging.

Notes from the February 28 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, February 28, 2006

Board of Directors Meeting

Superintendent John Janosko called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. Minutes of the January meeting and the Paymaster's report for January were approved.
Vic Bitleris noted that he posted some files to the Yahoo Groups website to show an example of conformity. There are three files, one is a word document describing the house model. The other two files are scans from the Model Railroader article. Vic also said that the popular vote contest for March will be interchange/switch and gate towers.
John Janosko mentioned that there was no interest in the Duke Children's layout. There was also nothing new in regards to the Charlotte mini-meet. Dave Lynam said it was still in progress and we are waiting to hear from Charlotte.
John Rudisill brought up the issue that the Director's term dates are not correct in the current Herald. The correct dates are: Joe Getz: Jan. 2009, Andrew Stitt: Jan. 2007, Dave Derway: Jan. 2008. He also gave his correct phone number and new location that he lives in.
Dave Lynam suggested that for this year's holiday kids layout may possibly be based on the 2001 Model Railroader layout, Maggie's Cove. A Chessie train set has already been donated. Or possibly the latest Model Railroader layout and have it cut down to 4'x5'.
Rob Rousseau proposed registering the domain name of cpd13.org for the club's website address. The site would still remain on trainweb.org, and the new domain name would point to it. This should make it easier to remember and lookup on the Internet. A motion to go ahead was brought up and passed by the Board and Officers.
Joe Getz brought up John Wallis' e-mail about Yahoo's spyware called Web Beacons. It was recommended to follow John's directions to protect your privacy from Yahoo.
Dave Derway asked if we were going to print new business cards. This may be pursued in the future.
Andrew Stitt suggested that we may have some home layout tours in the Fall. Dick Bucan suggested make part of a cookout.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:30 PM.

Division Meeting

Superintendent John Janosko called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. He thanked those who came in with cars for the popular vote contest. There were a total of 12 cars! Dave Lynam told the group that the trip to Charlotte was in the works.
Vic Bitleris announced his AP files that were posted to the Yahoo Groups. Rob Rousseau has since posted these here: http://trainweb.org/cpd13/ap.html#example. He said that conformity can count anywhere from 0 to 25 points. He announced the popular vote for March will be interchange/switch and gate towers.
A guest was introduced, Kelly Matthews. He models N scale and this was his second time at CPD13.
John Janosko thanked Joe Getz for refreshments. Dave Lynam presented Tom Cook with the Superintendent Award. We now have 55 D&S HO Scale hoppers left out of 250! Thanks Tom!
The winners for the Popular Vote contest was 1st Place: John Janosko, 2nd Place was Jack Frame. Thanks again for your entries!

After the break, Dr. Wood presented Postal Cancellations and envelopes. It was very interesting to see the many different types and values of cancellations. We also learned that a Pictorial Cancel can be made for a special event. More information about obtaining a Commemorative Cancel can be found here. "Officially they're called, "Cancellations for Philatelic Purposes," with details found in section 164 of the bible of US Postal Service (USPS) policy called the Domestic Mail Manual." Usually this should get started about 6 months ahead of your event.
The meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM.

Notes from the January 24 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, January 30, 2006

Board of Directors Meeting

Superintendent Dave Lynam called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM with 4 officers, 3 board members, and 1 guest present. He noted his activities since the last meeting. These included assisting the new Editor for The Herald, preparing the Division's Annual Report for the MER, preparing for the Annual Meeting, and helping to organize the election of new division officers and board members. The minutes for the November meeting were approved as published in the Herald. In addition, the Paymaster's report for December was also approved as presented.
Dave noted that the Board approved the proposed Division budget for 2006 by an e-mail vote of its members. He told the group that Don Bullock and Tom Cook have sold additional HO fundraiser cars since the last meeting. Since neither of them was present at this meeting, an exact tally is not known.
Vic Bitleris gave the board an update on the Achievement Program. He told us that Jerry Mersch has been awarded achievement certificates for Electrical Engineering and Scenery, which he expects to present to Jerry at the upcoming meeting. Vic noted that several members have submitted paperwork for achievement awards.
Dave suggested to the Board that the remaining HO equipment received by the Division in 2005 be used as part of a raffle layout for 2006 [for the Holiday Trains for Kids Program]. The Board affirmed that suggestion. Dave said that he is working of developing a track plan for that layout.
John Wallis told the Board that he had received a communication from PJ Mattson regarding the final financial outcome from the RTR Convention. The Division netted a profit of $1,417 from the convention, and $77 from the auction.
Dave noted that he had received the NMRA Certificate of Insurance for 2006.
Dave then proposed that the Board consider proposing a mini meet with the Carolina Southern Division during the Spring of 2006. Further discussions will be had on this matter.
They're being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:30 PM

Division Meeting

Superintendent Dave Lynam called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM with 29 members and 2 guests in attendance. He noted that the nominating committee has put together a slate of candidates for officers, and 1 board member for the upcoming elections. He told the group of the activities of the just completed Board meeting. These included a proposal under study to conduct a joint mini meet with the Carolina Southern Division, and a proposal to use left over donated items in a layout to be built to support the Holiday Trains for Kids program in 2006.

John Janosko made all attendees aware of a medical issue that has arisen for the President of the N&S HS. He told us that the society would be seeking members to step forward for office within that group.
Paymaster Dave Derway told the group that the Holiday Trains for Kids program would be starting 2006 with carry over of $350.
Achievement Chair Vic Bitleris presented Jerry Mersch with certificates for achievement awards earned for Electrical Engineering, and Scenery. He noted that other members have paperwork pending.
Dave Lynam called the Annual Meeting of the Carolina Piedmont Division of the MER to order. He noted that the requirements for the meeting, including prior notice, and attendance by a quorum had been satisfied. He presented a slate of nominees for the upcoming term. He opened the floor for other nominations. They're being none; it was moved and seconded that the proposed slate of nominees be accepted. The motion passed by acclamation. He then closed the Annual Meeting. Election results were:

After the break, John Wallis presented a final update on the RTR convention. Total registered attendance totaled 215. The Division netted out approximately $1,500 for the MER for it share of the profit. Bill Cox told the group that he had been invited to present his clinic on a "Railroad to Model" to the Potomac Division. He has accepted their offer, and will do the presentation later this year.
Dave noted that Joel McCurry has agreed to continue to head up the effort to provide refreshments for Divisional meetings.
Vic noted that Grif Bond won the popular vote contest for revenue cars. Vic told the group that the contest for February would be non-revenue equipment.
Dave presented Superintendent's awards to each of the outgoing officers, board members, and to John Wallis for their help during the most recent term of office. He then presented a clinic on using Spackle, and water putty as modeling aids.
The meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM

Kalmbach Publishing, along with the Model Railroad Industry Association and manufacturers such as Atlas and Walthers, has created The World's Greatest Hobby Campaign to promote the hobby of model railroading, and to help recruit new people to the hobby. The Campaign is looking for support at both the individual and club level. Individuals can sign up at http://greatesthobby.com. More information as well as a complete, downloadable booklet is available at this web site.

The next Division meeting will be:

Tuesday, January 23rd at 7:00pm.

Topic TBA

Month

Topic

January

David Lynam - Some Tricks with Spackling 

February

Charles Wood - Postal Covers and Cancellations 

March

Vic Bitleris - Judging AP Information 

April

Don Hamrick - How to Paint Clouds 

May

Mr. Scott Saylor, President of the NC Railroad

June

David Lynam - Plaster Molds  

July

John Wallis - 120 Volt Wiring for Modular Layouts 

August

NMRA Philly Convention update  

September

Quiz Night 

October

Gary Holly will be doing the program for October on Helix Design and Construction 

November

Atlantic & Western RR Shortline

December

Month

Topic

January

Favorite Piece of Revenue Rolling Stock
Anything (revenue cars) that travels behind a locomotive is acceptable. Non-revenue rolling stock (cabooses, MOWs, etc.) is not acceptable.

February

Favorite Piece of Non-Revenue Rolling Stock 
 Anything (non-revenue) that travels behind a locomotive is acceptable. Revenue rolling stock (freight cars, etc.) will not count.

March

Favorite Piece of Interchange/Switch or Gate Tower 

April

Freight Stations, Loading Platforms, and other facilites for loading/unloading Boxcoars and flatcars. 

May

Train Depots, Stations, or Shelters for passengers. 

June

Boxcars, bring your favorite or special boxcar. 
 

July

Livestock, Cattle, or Poultry cars. Let's see some different and unusual ones. 

August

Logging Railroad Structures. Anything logging related except rolling stock.

September

Logging cars, flats, log carriers, gondolas, stump cars, etc. 
 

October

Tank Cars 
 

November

Steam Locomotives 
 

December

Diesel Locomotives 
 

Directions to Cary Senior Center

Cary Senior Center is located in the Bond Park Complex at 801 High House Road, on the south side of High House Road between Cary Parkway and Northwest Maynard Road.

From the south via US 1 take the Cary Parkway exit and proceed west (left). Turn right at High House Road and proceed east. Bond Park is on your right just past the shops. The Senior Center is located on the first street (most westerly street) into the park.

From the west via US 64 take the Salem Street exit and proceed north. Turn left at Cary Parkway and proceed west. Turn right at High House Road and proceed east. Bond Park is on your right just past the shops. The Senior Center is located on Maury O'Dell Place (the first and most westerly street) into the park.

From Highway 54 west, turn right at Cary Parkway. Proceed to High House Road and turn left. Proceed east on High House Road. Bond Park is on your right just past the shops. The Senior Center is located on Maury O'Dell Place (the first and most westerly street) into the park.

From Highway 54 east, turn left at Northwest Maynard Road. Proceed to High House Road and turn right. Proceed west on High House Road. Bond Park will be on your left. The Senior Center is located on Maury O'Dell Place (the second and most westerly street) into the park.

From Interstate 40 take the Harrison Avenue exit (exit 267). Proceed south on Harrison Avenue to Northwest Maynard Road. Turn right and follow Northwest Maynard Road to High House Road. Turn right and proceed west on High House Road. Bond Park will be on your left. The Senior Center is located on Maury O'Dell Place (the second and most westerly street) into the park.

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