Carolina Piedmont Division 13
of the
NMRA Mid-Eastern Region

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Paymaster's Report
Cary, November 7th, 2007

This report covers the month of October 2007:

Notes from the December 11 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, December 11, 2007

Board of Directors Meeting

The Board of Directors' meeting was opened at 6:04pm by Superintendent John Janosko with eight members present. The Clerk report for October and the Paymaster report for November were approved. For the AP report, Vic said that Gary Holly had earned his Golden Spike, which will be presented later in the evening. Vic also said that he would round up some folks to go visit Stephen Wood's layout for possible AP awards.
Due to some confusion regarding an earlier letter sent to Stephen Wood, John Janosko said that a draft of a formal warning letter would be written regarding past behavior in accordance with the CPD13 bylaws.
For the CPD13 Club car, it will be a 40' original Norfolk Southern "DF" grey boxcar. We will also have 100 N scale boxcars made as well for the North Raleigh Model Railroaders N scale/NTRAK club.
David Derway said he gave away one trainset for the Holiday Trains for Kids program so far. He has about 6 left to give away and will talk about it more in the main meeting.
So far for the elections in 2008, there were three people who expressed an interest in officer and board positions.
Under new business, Pete Slugg said that the February program will be about Appalachian coal mining. The March program may have Bill McDonald, who recently published a new book about the original Norfolk Southern Railway. And in April, Dick Buchan would give a presentation about the Steel Industry.
It was reminded that our January meeting will be held in the Ballroom at the Senior Center.
The Board of Directors meeting adjourned at 6:40pm.

Division Meeting

John Janosko called the Division meeting to order at 7pm with 26 members present. John gave an update for the CPD13 Club car. There would be 200 HO scale cars produced for CPD13. Another 200 HO scale cars would be made for the Norfolk Southern Historical Society. An additional 100 N scale cars will be made for the North Raleigh Model Railroad Club. In HO scale, there will be six different road numbers. In N scale, there will be three different road numbers.
Vic then got up and awarded Gary Holly his Golden Spike AP award [see photo below].

David Derway got up and told the group that he gave away one trainset for the Holiday Trains for Kids program and that he had six sets left, so please contact him if you know of any disadvantaged families in need this time of year.
John Janosko said there was about ten people interested in building the next raffle layout for Nov. 2008. They are slated to possibly meet at Dick Buchan's house.
Please be aware of the 2008 CPD13 Annual Meeting in January. There are several positions open for election. Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Paymaster, and Clerk. There is also one Board position.
After a short break, the members exchanged their brown bag Yankee Swap gift bags and a great time was had.
Dan Fisher won the Popular Vote Contest with his hand hewn cut logs in the shed out back [see photo left].

Notes from the November 13 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, November 13, 2007

Board of Directors Meeting

The Board of Directors opened at 6pm by Superintendent John Janosko. The approval of the Clerk's November minutes were put off until the next month. The Paymaster's report of October were approved.
Vic mentioned that Gary Holly would be receiving his Golden Spike award at the December meeting. He also said that the last weekend Layout Tours went very well.
The Club Car update was given next by John Janosko. He said that they were going to contact Bowser and were awaiting drawings from Bill McDonald of the Norfolk Southern Historical Society.
David Derway brought two trainsets to show and reported that the budget was now up to $600.
For the next year's elections, a Nomination Committee would be accepting nominations for the positions.
Under new business, it was decided that the December meeting would be the Chinese/Yankee Swap. Members would bring a $10 gift to swap with others. John Wallis said he would e-mail the group the rules for the exchange.
Pete Slugg would make arrangements with the Senior Center to have our next meeting moved to the Ballroom.
Gary Holly made some Layout Tour signs and he would be reimbursed $30.22.
Vic Bitleris made a motion to invoke CPD13 bylaws section 3.7.3 for Stephen Wood. John Janosko second the motion and it was so moved.
The Board of Directors adjorned at 6:30pm.

Division Meeting

John Janosko called the meeting to order at 7pm with 20 members present.
Vic Bitleris got up and spoke to the group about the Achievement Program of the NMRA. There are many good articles in the Scale Rails publication. In addition, one can volunteer to be an AP Judge with some guidance from senior judges. It is important to go to the Regional Conventions to get a feel for what the judging is like and see how models are submitted to the judging contest.
David Derway then displayed to the members a Life-Like and Walthers trainset, which is typical for the Holiday Trains for Kids Program of CPD13. He especially wanted to thank Kim Parker of Trainbuddy for nine trainsets. He also thanked Grif Bond for his financial donation to the Program.
John Janosko thanked Don Jennings for organizing the CPD13 Layout Tour. It was agreed that it was a success and many members enjoyed it.
John then spoke about the upcoming election, which would be held in January.
He then brought up the situation with Stephen Wood and his interactions towards other CPD13 members. It was voted on and approved in the Board meeting to invoke section 3.7.3 of the CPD13 bylaws for Stephen Wood.
John then reminded members of the $10 limit for the gift exchange in December. With that the group took a short break.
After the break, it was announced that Jim Murphy won the popular vote contest for his scratch built Berkshire Short Line boxcar [see photo above].

John Wallis and David Derway then gave their presentation about Decals. In photo from left to right: Ann Rorie, Jack Dziadul, Mark Blaustein, Jim Murphy, David Derway, John Wallis.

Notes from the October 23 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, October 23, 2007

Board of Directors Meeting

At 6pm, the BoD meeting commenced. Approval of the Clerks minutes and the Paymaster's report were approved.
Vic Bitleris reported that Jim Murphy would receive his Golden Spike award that evening.
John Janosko said that the 7 new counties were official after the MER Board meeting in Lynchburg, VA last month. They are Chatham, Hoke, Moore, Person, Robeson, Vance and Warren counties. NCmapCPD13new.gif vs. NCmapCPD13old.gif
Regarding the CPD13 club car, it was announced that a possible N scale version would also be produced of the NS PS-1 boxcar.
David Derway reported for the Holiday Trains for Kids that he was currently waiting for a list of available train sets from Kim Parker of TrainBuddy.
John Janosko said that the CPD13 would have 4 tables at the upcoming Neuse River Valley Train Show on Nov. 3rd & 4th.
Under New Business, it is announced that all Officer positions would be up for election in January including one Board of Directors position (end of term for David Derway).
Vic will work with Pete to produce a Popular Vote Contest list through July for 2008.
The MER Convention will be held next year in Reston, VA.
Dr. Charles Wood announced that he would be moving to Southern Pines, NC. Stephen Wood brought up some issues that the Board would review at the next meeting in November.
The BoD adjourned at 6:53pm.

Division Meeting

The CPD13 meeting started at 7:03pm with 31 members.
Vic presented the AP award for Jim Murphy for the Golden Spike.
Jim Murphy (on left) receives Golden Spike from Vic Bitleris.
John Janosko announced to the group that the 7 counties were officially added to the CPD13 territory. Vic suggested we add Wayne county since we've had some AP activity there.
Joe Getz introduced Joe Kanowicz, Jim Bertlet and Bill Free to the group. Jim noted that he moved to the east to spoil his grandchildren and models HO scale the Durango & Rio Grande. Bill is modeling the B&LB (Bill & Little Bill), a freelanced 4'x6' layout.
John Janosko talked about the NS boxcars for the Division club car. They would be based in the 1601-1699 series, a "DF" marking was on them. We would also produce 100 N scale cars. A 1973 Official Railway Equipment Register reports that the Norfolk Southern had 198 in total of these 40 foot boxcars ranging in numbers from 1500-1706.
A reminder for the next meetings in November & December would be on the 2nd Tuesday due to the holidays.
David Derway got up and spoke to the group about the Holiday Trains for Kids. He thanked Grif for his donation which would help to add another train set to the total.
The January Election of new Officers (Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Clerk, Paymaster) and 1 Board of Director position was announced. Please contact Dave Derway, Joe Getz or Vic Bitleris if you are interested.
For the December meeting, members are encouranged to bring a gift for a Chinese gift exchange between members according to these rules:
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• Each person brings a railroad-related gift already wrapped or bagged, maximum value of $10. No one should know which gift you brought. Items such as a bag of plastic sprues or leftover wood are not acceptable.
• You will be asked to select a slip of paper with a number on it. The number represents the order in which you will draw your gift.
• To start, the person with #1 picks a gift and opens it so everyone can see what it is.
• The person with #2 can either steal the gift from the #1 holder, or can select a new wrapped gift from the pile.
• The person who has had his gift stolen can either steal another gift or select from the wrapped pile of gifts.
• A gift can only be stolen once during each turn.
• The 3rd owner of a gift gets to keep it; it cannot be stolen again.
• The above process continues until the last person has completed stealing or selecting his gift, and any resulting steals are completed.
• You cannot select your own gift. You could end up with it, but not select it.

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Scott Rorie showed the group 2 paintings that he had completed.
Dick Buchan invited folks over to his house for a Golden Spike ceremony since he has completed the mainline.
Don Jennings passed out directions and bios for the CPD13 Layout Tour for Nov. 10th.

After the break, it was announced that Rob Rousseau's custom painted NS 703 diesel switcher won the Popular Vote Content.

Kim Parker then gave a great presentation about how everyone can build a layout.
The CPD13 meeting then closed at 9pm.

Notes from the September 25 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, September 25, 2007

Board of Directors Meeting

The Board of Directors meeting started at 6pm. The approvals for the minutes and paymasters reports were passed for August with an amendment for the Paymaster's report ending time corrected.
Vic Bitleris reported that Jim Murphy will receive his Golden Spike.
John Janosko reported for the Div NS club boxcar that they will contact Bowser and are awaiting drawings from Bill McDonald of the NS Historical Society.
David Derway spoke up about the Holiday Trains for Children and that he will get a list of trainsets from TrainBuddy.
John Janosko reminded us that we will have 3 tables for the NRV Train Show in November.
John also mentioned that he would talk to Kim Parker about a new CPD13 sign.
Don Jennings mentioned that the Layout Tour on November 10th is a "Go".
Pete Slugg said that he has secured the CPD13 meeting dates at the Cary Sr. Center for next year.
With no other current business, the BoD adjorned at 6:20pm.

Division Meeting
The CPD13 meeting started at 7pm with 28 members.
Vic announced the AP awards for Jim Murphy for the Golden Spike. Vic finally was able to give the Dispatcher AP award to Joe Kanowicz at Jack's (see photo in August minutes below).
Don Jennings gave the group the dates and times for the CPD13 Layout Tour. November 10th from 10am-5pm. Layouts on display are: Gary Holly, Jim Murphy, Gene Sing, and Bill Aulicino.

After a break, the results from the silent auction was announced and awarded.
Member Jim Murphy won the Popular Vote Contest. Thanks for bringing in your models Jim!

Future Program Topics:

October 23: Kim Parker will make a presentation "A Layout for Everyone" - 30 inches x 8 feet Against the Wall
November 13: TBA
December 11: a "Gag Gift" -- details to follow

The CPD13 meeting then closed at 9pm.

Notes from the August 28 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, August 28, 2007

Board of Directors Meeting

The Board of Directors meeting started at 6pm. John Janosko asked for the minutes and paymasters reports be approved for July. The paymasters report was then approved and the minutes were approved also.
Vic Bitleris reported that Gene Sing will receive his Golden Spike and Scenery AP awards. Also, Vic mentioned that he scored 88 points and 4th place (Honorable Mention) at the NMRA Convention in Detroit in the model contest.
John Janosko said that we will have 3 tables at the NRV Show in November.
The Board then nominated and voted in favor of Pete Slugg for Assistant Superintendent.
John also suggested we get a new CPD13 sign to display for future Train Shows. The current one is starting to show its age and wear & tear. We will need to try to find the original files for the logo.
With no other current business, the BoD adjorned at 6:30pm.

Division Meeting

The CPD13 meeting started at 7pm with 33 members.
Vic announced the AP awards for Gene Sing (see photo on the right) for Golden Spike and Scenery. He also mentioned that there is an Archive of old MER Locals online with AP articles (http://www.mer-nmra.com/).
David Derway got up and spoke to the group about the CPD13 Holiday Trains for Kids. CPD13 partners up with Tom's Trains and Train Buddy for train sets for disadvantaged kids. If you know anyone that may qualify for this, please contact David.
There were two guests welcomed at the meeting, Robert Westdyke from Wake Forest and Jamie Jordan from Cary. Welcome!
Don Jennings will be coordinating the CPD13 Home Layout Tours on Saturday, Nov. 10th, from 10am to 4pm.
Presenter are;
Gary Holly
Jim Murphy
Gen Sing
Bill Aulicino
After a break, the results from the silent auction was announced and awarded.
Member Jim Murphy won the Popular Vote Contest. Thanks for bringing in your models Jim!
Member Bill Cox then gave his presentation about Railroads & Canals.
Future Program Topics:

September 25: The "Silent Auction"
October 23: Kim Parker will make a presentation "A Layout for Everyone" - 30 inches x 8 feet Against the Wall
November 13: TBA
December 11: a "Gag Gift" -- details to follow

The next popular vote will be Flat Cars & Loads. The CPD13 meeting then closed at 8:30pm.

Image on the right shows Vic giving Joe Kananowicz his AP Dispatcher award at Jack Frame's Monon Layout where Joe has served various roles on the Monon. Taken on Friday, Sept. 14th.

Notes from the July 24 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, July 24, 2007

Board of Directors Meeting

The Board of Directors meeting started at 6:15pm with 5 members present. The meeting was located (unexpectedly) in the ballroom at the Cary Senior Center due to some last minute scheduling of another event that took our normal room. Dave Lynam asked for the minutes and paymasters reports be approved for June. John Rudisill noted a correction to the paymasters report that the 17 month CD should be a 7 month CD. The paymasters report was then approved and the minutes were approved also.
Dave Lynam announced that he would be moving to Murfreesboro, TN at the end of August and that the Assistant Superintendent and Herald Editor position would be open (note that Rob Rousseau has taken the Herald Editor position for the interim).
With no other current business, the BoD adjorned at 6:30pm.

Division Meeting

The CPD13 meeting started at 7:05pm with 24 members. Dave Lynam noted that several members were absent and were currently attending the National NMRA Convention. Dave then told the group that his position and the Herald editor positions were open due to his moving to Tennessee at the end of the month. There were two guests welcomed at the meeting, Ray Lambrecht and Bill Muller. Member Bill Cox showed a lighted photo of a steam engine complete with sound to the group. Another member, Scott Rorie showed his artwork of a science fiction/train painting. The winner of the popular vote went to Jim Murphy for his large paper-pulp mill.
After a short break, Don Jennings gave his presentation of "Making Railroad History", which required quite humorous audience participation. Thank you Don. The August meeting will by about Canals & Railroads by Bill Cox. The next popular vote will be Passenger Service Modeling - ANY KIND of passenger service structures, cars, etc.
The CPD13 meeting then closed at 8:25pm.

Notes from the June 26 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, June 26, 2007

Board of Directors Meeting

The Board of Directors meeting started at 6pm with 7 members present. The Board approved the Clerks minutes for May 2007 and the Paymasters report for May 2007. AP Chairman Vic Bitleris reported that Gene Sing will receive his Golden Spike and Scenery AP. In addition, Anthony Boyette of Goldsboro will receive his Civil Engineering AP.
Under Old Business, currently Bowser is not taking any new orders until August 2007 or so.
In New Business, there will be a Train Show at South Hills Mall (where Tom's Trains is located) on August 4th & 5th (Sat. & Sun.).
Paymaster John Rudisill reported that he will renew the CD since it expires June 30th.
Superintendent John Janosko noted that the Sept. CPD13 meeting will be in the Senior Center Ballroom in order to have enough room for the train auction.
The BoD adjorned at 6:21pm.

Division Meeting

The CPD13 meeting started at 7pm with 25 members accounted for. A plaque was given to the Senior Center from CPD13. This will be hung under the Friends of the East Broad Top Ted Rose painting (see http://www.febt.org/funddrv.html) that CPD13 donated to the Senior Center.
In New Business, the South Hills Train Show was announced to the group. Vic Bitleris reported on the latest AP acheivements (see above for details). Dave Lynam MMR, also noted that once one has attained Master Model Railroader status, that one cannot go back and get a Golden Spike if they hadn't gotten it earlier on.
Member Dr. Wood announced that one of his stamp and postal cancellations was missing from his talk in March. If you have seen it, or inadvertantly taken it, please return it ASAP to him.
Don't forget that we will have a Silent Auction for the recently donated train items in August & September.
Member Andrew Stitt noted that the latest Scale Rails has an article called "Anything but a Station" and that it was written by an old CPD13 member, Fred Plate.
Reminder that the next SER Convection will be held May 22nd-25th, 2008 at Lake Junaluska.
The winner of the Popular vote went to Mike Humble for his assembled TOFC model.
John Wallis then gave his presentation on Wiring Your Layout for DCC.
The CPD13 meeting then closed at 8:15pm.

Notes from the May 22 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, May 22, 2007

Board of Directors Meeting

The Board of Directors meeting started at 6:05pm with 8 members present. The approval of the Clerk and Paymaster's reports for Feb. 07 was passed. Vic Bitleris' AP report consisted of Peter Slugg earning his Golden Spike award. Also, Joe Kananowicz, who is an operator at Jack Frame's Monon layout, earned his Dispatcher AP.
CPD13 received another large donation of model railroad items, including code 100 flextrack and Atlas roadbed among other items donated by Mr. Smith.
Under new business, there was discussion of talking to Bowser regarding new club cars. A list is to be circulated among members to sign up for Refreshment Duty.
For upcoming Conventions, the next SER will be at Lake Junaluska, NC west of Asheville on Memorial Day weekend, 2008.
The BoD adjorned at 6:17pm.

Division Meeting

With 27 members present, the CPD13 meeting started at 7pm. A signup sheet was passed around among the members for Refreshment Duty. The display of donated model railroad items was in the back of the room. A brisk sale of items to members then ensued. After the dust settled Vic Bitleris awarded Pete Slugg with his Golden Spike certificate as shown in the photo to the right. Thanks to Don Jennings for the photograph.
Vic also said he would give NMRA member Joe Kananowicz at the next Monon operating session for his Dispatcher AP award. Joe is a member of the Fayetteville "gang", aka The Cape Fear Railroaders. Joe Getz spoke to the group about the club. They have about 23 members and currently meet on the third floor of Fascinate-U Children’s Museum in downtown Fayetteville where they have several working layouts on display. They are also Chapter 164 of the National Railway Historical Society. Their website is here: http://www.trainweb.org/capefear/. We thank Joe Getz for expanding our horizons with our friends to the south of us.
Superintendent John Janosko described his trip to the SER Convention "Trax to the Max" down in Georgia. All in all, the convention was a great success and a really good deal for the money.
Member Bill Cox then got up and spoke to the group about the Friends of the East Broad Top Open House on June 2nd & 3rd. He also passed around a photocopy of the flyer.
John Janosko then told the group that the Sept. meeting will be in the gym at the Senior Center.
With that said, the group took a break.
Assistant Superintendent David Lynam gave his clinic on carving rocks out of plaster and foam. He also demonstrated how easily trees could be created.
The winner of the Popular vote went to John Janosko for his crafted Derrick car. The CPD13 meeting then closed at 8:15pm.

Notes from the April 24 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, April 24, 2007

Board of Directors Meeting

The CPD13 Board of Directors meeting opened at 6pm with 9 members present. The approval of the Clerks minutes for March 07 and the Paymasters report for March 07 were passed all in favor of.
Achievement Program Report from Vic was an Electrical AP was being mailed to Anthony Boyette of Goldsboro.
There was a suggestion of having a donation jar at meetings, but this was deemed not neccessary due to current budget. A signup sheet for refreshments has been suggested to help coordinate that and alleviate any member burnout. A raffle/white elephant was also suggested to help bring in more members and raise money for CPD13.
New business was covered by John Janosko. He gave a detailed account of the Norfolk Southern Historical Society club car, which would be a gray 40' boxcar. There would be eight numbers and CPD13 would get 200 cars with the NSHS receiving another 200 cars. The eight numbers would be split among the two groups, but that a complete set could be ordered.
Andrew Stitt announced to the group the donation of a large amount of HO scale trains from Guy Foster. He suggested that CPD13 hold a white elephant auction for 2 boxes at a time at the next several meetings. Whatever was left over by November could be sold at the annual Neuse River Valley Club Train Show.
It was announced with great sorrow that the Lynchburg, VA hobby shop called Trains Unlimited would be closing. The next closest hobby shop up that way would be in Roanoke.
There being no other business, the BoD closed at 6:38pm.

Division Meeting

The Division meeting opened at 7pm with 30 members present and 1 guest. Superintendent John Janosko told the group that we would possibly have a white elephant auction with 10% of the proceeds going to CPD13. Next month would also have a refreshment signup sheet for members.
The NSHS 40' gray boxcar was then discussed as per the BoD meeting. Vic Bitleris gave his AP report. John showed the group a book called "Our Vanishing Americana: A North Carolina Portrait" by Mike Lassiter. There is a good review of it here: http://www.newsobserver.com/433/story/532371.html. It is "a pictorial guide to the state's commercial relics of the 19th and 20th century." John noted that it helped show some very good details of past American life.
A visitor from Melbourne, FL, Royce Lacey was welcomed to the group. He models LGB and N scale.
Andrew Stitt shared with the group the donation of the train collection. A possible listing of items to be at the next meeting would be produced in the Herald.
Dick Buchan told the group that a Baldwin road switcher for the NS could be made with a B truck, no C trucks.
After a short break, John Wallis and David Derway presented sound decoders in N scale. Afterwards Kim Parker demonstrated sound decoders in HO scale and showed his trials and tribulations of installing a sound decoder into an N scale steam engine.
The winner of the popular vote was Mike Humble's caboose. Thank you to all for participating. It was a very good collection of different types of cabooses.

Notes from the March 27 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, March 27, 2007

Board of Directors Meeting

Superintendent John Janosko opened the BoD meeting at 6pm with 7 members present. The BoD approved the Clerk minutes and Paymasters report for Feb. 2007. Vic Bitleris gave his AP report. He and David Lynam went down to Goldsboro and awarded Anthony Boyette the Golden Spike award and the Scenery & Electrical APs for his 5'x9' folded dogbone N scale layout.
Clerk Rob Rousseau had John Janosko sign a form to change the registered agent for CPD13. Rob also submitted the domain name renewal receipt for CPD13.org to John Rudisill for reimbursement. Rob was also waiting to hear back from interested parties for the American Flyer trainset that was donated to CPD13.
John Janosko reported that the MER board should be voting in favor of the additional CPD13 counties at their next meeting.
David Lynam suggested some fund raisers for CPD13. One of which might be a raffle at each meeting or every other meeting of scenery or electrical components, thereby being scale-free and usuable by everyone at the meeting. Also a Saturday mini-meet was suggested along with a possible Donation jar next to the food during meetings. Of course, all donations to the CPD13 are tax-deductible. John Rudisill noted that our current Budget is in good condition.
There being no more items, the BoD meeting was adjorned at 6:30pm.

Division Meeting

Superintendent John Janosko called to order the Division meeting with 28 members present. A few guests were introduced, Mason Cutchin who is currently modelling early first generation diesels, HOn3 and is influenced by CSX in Nash County. Also repeat guests Scott and Ann Rorie were also in attendence and submitted their applications to join. Welcome!
Vic Bitleris gave his AP report as mentioned in the BoD report concerning the Golden Spike and AP awards for a Goldsboro layout. Vic also noted that the Popular Vote Contest for next month will be bring your Favorite caboose. It can be any kind of caboose.
John Janosko reported that a raffle was suggested for additional income to help with refreshments and building rental.
Don Jennings asked about upcoming Layout Tours and was directed to Andrew Stitt who will be coordinating some later this year.
Following a question about what is the AP, Vic Bitleris got up and spoke to the group about the Achievement Program of the NMRA. The AP is a system of requirements for demonstrating a superior level of skill in various aspects of our hobby. More information may be found here on the NMRA website: http://www.nmra.org/achievement/. We also have our own section about the AP on our CPD13 website here: http://www.cpd13.org/ap.html.
Following a break, the group enjoyed a great and varied display of International Railroad Postal Cancellations by Dr. Charles Wood. There was a quiz held on the total number of cancellations and Scott Rorie won the prize with a total of 40.
Vic announced the winner of the Popular Vote contest was Trish Maxwell for her Anything but a Tank Car submission. It was a tank car converted into the NC Oak Island lighthouse.
Next month's program will be given by Kim Parker and John Wallis about Putting Sound in your Locomotive. May will be carving rocks out of plaster and in June, John Wallis will discuss DCC wiring for a layout.
The Division meeting adjorned at 8:25pm.

Notes from the February 27 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, February 27, 2007

Board of Directors Meeting

Clerk Rob Rousseau opened the BoD meeting at 6:10pm with 6 members present. Superintendent John Janosko was on his way but would be late and Assistant Superintendent David Lynam could not attend. The Clerks minutes and Paymasters report for December were approved.
For the AP Report, AP Chairman and now Director Vic Bitleris said there was a gentleman in Goldsboro who would like to apply for a Golden Spike and Scenery AP.
Clerk Rob Rousseau reported that the Registered Agent change has been made with the NC Secretary of State Corporations Division. Rob then showed the American Flyer trainset that had been recently donated to CPD13. He gave Don Bullock the inventory listing for Don to take to Tom's Trains for pricing. Dick Buchan suggested emailing J.R. of the NRV club to ask if he was interested in it. It appeared to be in good condition. It was also suggested to take it to Todd's Train Depot in Wendell for another estimate.
No further business pending, the meeting adjorned at 6:30pm.

Division Meeting

Clerk Rob Rousseau called the Division meeting to order at 7pm.
Vic Bitleris gave his AP report of the pending Golden Spike in Goldsboro.
Gary Holly announced that he will be having Operating sessions on his layout soon and if you are interested, then to please contact him.
Don Bullock said that Steve Benezra was looking for a roomate for the NMRA National Convention in Detroit. Rob also noted the upcoming Southeast Regional Convention on May 18th-20th in Cartersville, Georgia. Trax to the Max: http://www.piedmont-div.org/ser2007/
CPD13 welcomed two new guests, Ann & Scott Rorie of Cary model in HO scale. We also welcome new member Danial Fisher of Cary. Thank you for coming!
Rob reminded the group of the NSHS train ride excursion on April 21st and also of a new one down east on May 12th & 13th. Morehead City will be celebrating their sesquicentennial. Taken from their website: http://www.mhc150.com/:

A featured event of our MHC Sesquicentennial Celebration will be two days of passenger train service to and from New Bern, NC. The special Celebration train will leave from the MHC Ports Authority Terminal on Saturday, May 12 and again on Sunday, May 13. Upon arrival in New Bern, enjoy a stroll through downtown New Bern shops, the Fresh Market and Tryon Palace gardens. Then dine at one of New Bern's many fine restaurants. Roundtrip fare is only $50. Because seating is limited we need your reservation by Thursday, February 28. No payment is due on this date. Please email your reservations to director@mhc150.com

With that said, the group then took a break to vote for the $2 makeover car popular vote contest. After the break, the winner of the Popular Vote was announced and it was David Lynam with his Caboose Daycare Center. It was a very imaginative diaorama with two different scale cabooses that David won at the Yankee Swap in December.
The meeting then proceeded with David Derway talking about N scale track cleaning cars. Several other members got up and talked about their track cleaning cars including Kim Parker, Don Bullock, Dick Buchan and several other members. Varies cars were demonstrated along with the old sock with 90% isopropyl alchohol.
The Division meeting adjorned at 9pm.

Notes from the January 23 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, January 23, 2007

Board of Directors Meeting

Superintendent John Janosko called the BoD meeting to order at 6:05 PM with 11 people in attendence. The Clerks minutes and Paymasters report for December were approved. Achievement Program Chairman, Vic Bitleris, posted on CPD13 Yahoo Groups regarding brake rigging. Regarding the CPD13 annexed regions, John Janosko said that several positive comments had been sent in to the MER.
Under new business, it was passed that the Membership Chairman position be discontinued due to the redundancy provided by the NMRA membership rule changes. It was also noted that CPD13 has the highest attendance record in the MER region. We thank Don Jennings for his valuable time and efforts in this position.
Dick Buchan and John Janosko proposed CPD13 joining the Norfolk Southern Historical Society in producing the next CPD13 club car. This would work out to 400 cars vs. 200 cars produced, about a savings of $1/car for the increased bulk rate. Bowser has 2-bay wood chip hopper car that could be used.
Andrew Stitt reported that the Nominating Committee has selected Vic Bitleris and Jerry Mersh to run in the general election.
John Rudisill requested that all future name badges be paid for upfront ($7.50).
Grif Bond brought some paperwork to change the Registered Agent for CPD13.
They're 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 with 30 members and 2 guests in attendance. The first guest was Spencer Gay from Fayetteville. The second guest was John Ragan who likes to model the Clinchfield, Southern & Interstate railroads in HO scale.
Mr. Janosko then opened the Annual Meeting portion as required by the State of North Carolina. There was an attendance sheet passed around. Proof of notice was provided several months ahead with meeting minutes. An annual report of officers will be written and sent to the MER.
The election for the new Director on the Board was held. Rob Rousseau and Dave Lynam tallied up the votes.
Gary Holly announced that he was looking for folks to join his operating sessions on his layout in Apex. For anyone who is interested, please contact Gary Holly.
Bill Cox reported that he had brought a $2 car that he had left at home during the December meeting. This was given to one of the guests of the evening.
Joe Getz got up and spoke to the group briefly about the Fayetteville club that he is a member of. They have about 20 members with a diverse range of interests and scales. They currently meet in the Children's Museum in the old city hall in downtown. They are open to the public on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays from 12pm-4pm, no fee if you are only going to visit them on the 3rd floor. He welcomes anyone to come down to Fayetteville and visit them.
Vic Bitleris made an announcement that the Popular Vote for April in the latest newsletter was incorrect. The popular vote for April has not been scheduled yet. The $2 car makeover will be in February.
Jim Murphy told the group that he had access to some large flat file cabinets. Please contact him if you are interested. They are about 4' x 6' and 12" deep, about 100 lbs. each.
John Janosko congratulated Vic Bitleris for winning the election for the new Board position. It was a close race. The group then took a short break.

After the break Janosko told the group that the Aberdeen, Carolina & Western train ride will be on April 21st if anyone is interested. Please see the Excursions listed below for more information. This is a unique opportunity for some rare freight trackage through beautiful central North Carolina down near the golfing community of Pinehurst and the shortline Aberdeen & Rockfish RR.
The Popular Vote was announced that Gene Sing won with his scratchbuilt gas station as a laundry mat. Gene will have to show us how he made the tiny coat hangers from wire sometime.
The group then watched a DVD called "Building Craftsman Kits" from Dave Lynam. The video explained many technics and details to apply to wooden & plaster structures.
Next month, please bring your track cleaning cars as we will have a clinic on how to improve them.
The meeting adjourned at 8:45 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, December 11th at 7:00pm. (Please note change from 4th Tues. to 2nd Tuesday only for November & December)

Chinese Gift Exchange

Month

Topic

January

David Lynam - Building Craftsman Structure Kits

February

David Lynam - Bring Your Track Cleaning Cars 

March

Dr. Charles Wood - International Railroad Postal Cancellations

April

Kim Parker & John Wallis - Putting Sound in your Locomotive 

May

David Lynam - Rock Carving out of Plaster

June

John Wallis - DCC Wiring for Layouts

July

Don Jennings - Making Railroad History 

August

Bill Cox - Canals & Railroads 

September

Silent Auction

October

Kim Parker - A Layout for Everyone

November

John Wallis & David Derway - Decals

December

Bring a Gag Gift to exchange (no more than $10 worth)

Month

Topic

January

Anything but a Gas Station
Bring anything but a gas station.

February

$2 Car Makeover 
 Bring any $2 car that you have transformed.

March

Anything But a Tank Car
Bring a transformed tank car.

April

Bring your favorite caboose
ANY KIND of caboose, favorite, $2 makeover, derelict, etc.

May

Bring your favorite MoW
ANY KIND of MoW car, scale test cars, crew cars, derricks, boom cars, water cars, etc.

June

Intermodal Modeling
ANY KIND of TOFC, loaders, etc.

July

Paper mill & the railroad
ANY KIND of pulpwood cars, kaolin, paper mill structures, etc.

August

Passenger Service Modeling
ANY KIND of passenger service structures, cars, etc.

September

  Flat cars and loads
Bring your flat cars, loads, etc.

October

Switch engines
Bring your steam, diesel, or electric switch engines. 

November

Scratch built rolling stock
ANY KIND of scratch built rolling stock, etc.

December

  Scratch built structures
ANY KIND of scratch built structures, etc.

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.

Click here to see our list of Upcoming Train Shows

This is a listing of prototype excursions scheduled in the near future and departing from locations within a few hours drive of the Research Triangle Park area.

Tweetsie Railfan Weekend - Sept. 8th & 9th, 2007

Great Smokey Mountains Railfest - Sept. 14th-16th, 2007

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