Carolina Piedmont Division 13
of the
NMRA Mid-Eastern Region

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Paymaster's Report
Cary, August 17th, 2008

This report covers the month of July 2008:

Notes from the July 22 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, June 22, 2008

Board of Directors Meeting

The Board of Directors (BOD) meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by Superintendent John Janosko.

Officers and board members present included Superintendent John Janosko, Clerk Grif Bond, Paymaster John Rudisill and Directors Vic Bitleris, Joe Getz and Jerry Mersch. Division members John Wallis, Gene Sing, Kim Parker, Stephen Wood, Dick Buchan and Dave Derway were present at the start of the meeting. Additional members came in during the next hour.

Motion made by Bitleris with second by Rudisill to approve the minutes of the June meetings with two corrections. Motion passed 6-0. Motion made by Mersch with a second by Bitleris to approve the June Paymaster's report. Motion passed 6-0.

Reports presented:

Layout tours - The schedule is planned for two weekends in October. The open house hours will be on Saturdays from 10 AM to 5 PM. For Saturday, October 4, the schedule includes Steve Benezera, Dick Buchan, Ed Dougherty and Stephen Wood. For Saturday, October 11, the schedule includes Jim Babcock, Bill Aulicino, Jerry Mersch and Bruce Faulkner. The schedule is subject to change. Don Jennings is coordinating the layout tours.

Norfolk Southern PS-1 box car - Superintendent Janosko advised the review of the artwork from Bowser has been completed. Production should begin within the next 2 weeks. The delivery of the car kits from Bowser is anticipated in late August.

Project raffle layout - The donated N scale layout will require significant work to refurbish and will not be used for the raffle. The project layout will be in HO scale and built on 2 luan doors. The "raffle layout" will be for sale at the Neuse River Valley Train Show in November.

New business:

CPD 13 will have 3 tables for the Neuse River Valley train show in November. No tables are planned for the Great Train Expo in September.

Paymaster Rudisill advised the existing certificate of deposit (CD) had been renewed at a rate of 1.74% at BB&T. Several BOD members suggested CPD 13 should be able to obtain a more favorable interest rate. Rudisill agreed to explore other renewal options.

The BOD discussed several ideas for providing funding for materials for educational workshops at future meetings. Superintendent Janosko appointed BOD members Bitleris, Bond and Mersch to a committee to develop ideas and report back to the BOD.

Meeting adjourned at 6:35 PM. Recorded by Grif Bond, Clerk.

Division Meeting

The Division meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Superintendent John Janosko. 25 members and 1 guest were present. Superintendent Janosko reviewed the discussion and actions from the earlier Board of Directors meeting.

Reports presented:

Norfolk Southern PS-1 box car - Superintendent Janosko advised the review of the artwork from Bowser has been completed. Production should begin within the next 2 weeks. The delivery of the car kits from Bowser is anticipated in late August. Member price will be $12.50 per car and the public price is $15.00 per car. A total of 200 cars (50 each of 4 different numbers) will be produced.

Project raffle layout - The donated N scale layout will require significant work to refurbish and will not be used for the raffle. The project layout will be in HO scale and built on 2 luan doors. The "raffle layout" will be for sale at the Neuse River Valley Train Show in November.

Layout tours - The schedule is planned for two weekends in October. The open house hours will be on Saturdays from 10 AM to 5 PM. For Saturday, October 4, the schedule includes Steve Benezera, Dick Buchan, Ed Dougherty and Stephen Wood. For Saturday, October 11, the schedule includes Jim Babcock, Bill Aulicino, Jerry Mersch and Bruce Faulkner. Don Jennings is coordinating the layout tours.

New business:

John Wallace provided an overview of the 2008 national N scale convention held in Louisville, KY. Wallace explained the challenges with setting up and running the largest N-trak layout ever. The layout was approximately 200 feet by 250 feet and included 702 modules with 3,828 feet of main line track. The N scale layout had the equivalent of a 116 scale mile main line. Wallace also shared information on new Digitrax products in the pipeline for release.

CPD 13 will have 3 tables at the Neuse River Valley train show in November. No tables have been reserved for the Great Train Expo (GTE) in September.

The division meetings will be held on alternate dates in November and December. The November meeting will be on the 18th (3rd Tuesday) and the December meeting will be on the 9th (2nd Tuesday).

Refreshment "volunteers" for upcoming meetings are Jim Murphy for August and Jack Dziadul for September.

Rob Rousseau presented a clinic on "Amateur Radio and Railroad Communications". Rousseau demonstrated equipment used to hear railroad radio transmissions and explained the operation of amateur radios. A handout with area railroad frequencies was distributed.

Clerk Bond advised that 29 of the 30 Life Like supply house kits had been sold for the "special modeling contest".

Jim Murphy won the monthly model contest with his "yard office" structure. He received a $10.00 gift certificate from Train Buddy Products.

The meeting adjourned at 8:35 PM. Recorded by Grif Bond, Clerk.

Notes from the June 24 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, June 24, 2008

Board of Directors Meeting

Officers and board members present - Superintendent John Janosko, Clerk Grif Bond, Paymaster John Rudisill and Directors Vic Bitleris, Joe Getz and Jerry Mersch. Division members Gene Sing, Kim Parker and Don Jennings and were present at the start of the meeting. Additional members came in during the next hour.

The Board of Directors (BOD) meeting was called to order at 6:10 PM by Superintendent Janosko. Motion made by Getz with second by Rudisill to approve the minutes of the May meetings with two corrections. Motion passed 6-0. Motion made by Mersch with a second by Getz to approve the May Paymaster's report. Motion passed 6-0.

Reports presented:

Achievement program (AP) - Bitleris advised the AP paperwork for "Volunteer" had been submitted on Jim Murphy's behalf.

Layout tours - Don Jennings reviewed the schedule planned for two weekends in October. The open house hours will be on Saturdays from 10 AM to 5 PM. For Saturday, October 4, the schedule includes Ed Dougherty and Stephen Wood. For Saturday, October 11, the schedule includes Jim Babcock, Bill Aulicino, Jerry Mersch and Bruce Faulkner.

Norfolk Southern PS-1 box car - Superintendent Janosko advised the first review of the artwork from Bowser has been completed. There was discussion regarding the prototype NS box car that has black ends. To produce the black ends on the car along with white numbers would be an additional $2.00 per car to our cost. Our cost is $9.25. No action was taken to make a change. The cars will be produced with gray ends. Superintendent Janosko will e-mail copies of the artwork to the BOD.

Project raffle layout - A N scale layout has been received and will be refurbished as the "raffle layout" for sale at the Neuse River Valley Train Show in November. The luan doors will be saved for the 2009 project layout.

New business:

Superintendent Janosko informed the BOD of a Division 12 event scheduled in Charlotte on September 20th. The Carolina Southern Division is hosting a "Railroad Modeling University" at the First Baptist Church in "uptown" Charlotte. Registration starts at 8:30 AM and the classes/clinics start at 9:00 AM. Admission if $5.00. The details are posted on the Division 12 web site www.bytedesign.com/CSDiv

Clerk Bond shared an idea for a special modeling contest using the HO scale Life Like Supply House kit. The concept involved CPD13 purchasing 30 of the plastic structure kits at a cots of $255.56 and then offering these to members for $5.00. Members have until the 28 October 2008 meeting to purchase a kit on a first come, first serve basis. Any remaining kits will be sold to the public at the NRV train show in November. The contest requires use of a minimum of 50% of the kit parts; building the structure as-is or kit-bashing; displaying the structure(s) on a base/diorama a maximum of 24 inches by 18 inches (or 432 sq. inches; identify the structure(s) with a sign or a note card explaining what it is. The special contest will take place in March 2009 and prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded. A motion to purchase the 30 kits was made by Mersch with a second by Getz. Motion passed 6-0. Motion made to approve the contest rules/guidelines made by Mersch with a second by Bitleris. Motion passed 6-0.

Meeting adjourned at 6:55 PM.

Recorded by Grif Bond, Clerk

Division Meeting

The Division meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM by Superintendent John Janosko. 24 members were present. Superintendent Janosko reviewed the discussion and actions from the earlier Board of Directors meeting.

Reports presented:

Achievement program (AP) - Bitleris advised the AP paperwork for "Volunteer" had been submitted on Jim Murphy's behalf.

Norfolk Southern PS-1 box car - Superintendent Janosko advised the drawings were under review and a copy would be send to the BOD.

Project raffle layout - A N scale layout has been donated and will be refurbished for the raffle at 2008 Neuse River Valley Train Show. The luan doors will be saved for the 2009 project.

Layout tours - Don Jennings reviewed the schedule planned for two weekends in October. The open house hours will be on Saturdays from 10 AM to 5 PM. For Saturday, October 4, the schedule includes Ed Dougherty and Stephen Wood. For Saturday, October 11, the schedule includes Jim Babcock, Bill Aulicino, Jerry Mersch and Bruce Faulkner.

Superintendent Janosko read a letter from Division 12 about and event scheduled in Charlotte on September 20th. The Carolina Southern Division is hosting a "Railroad Modeling University" at the First Baptist Church in "uptown" Charlotte. Registration starts at 8:30 AM and the classes/clinics start at 9:00 AM. Admission if $5.00. The details are posted on the Division 12 web site www.bytedesign.com/CSDiv

Clerk Bond reviewed the details of a "special modeling contest" using the HO scale Life Like Supply House. The BOD authorized the purchase of 30 kits at a cost of
$ 255.56 and CPD13 will offer the kits to members for $5.00. Members have until the 28 October 2008 meeting to purchase a kit on a first come, first serve basis. Any remaining kits will be sold to the public at the NRV train show in November. A total of 22 kits were purchased at the meeting. The contest requires use of a minimum of 50% of the kit parts; building the structure as-is or kit-bashing; displaying the structure(s) on a base/diorama a maximum of 24 inches by 18 inches (or 432 sq. inches; identify the structure(s) with a sign or a note card explaining what it is.
The special contest will take place in March 2009 and prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded. A notice on the "special contest" will be posted on the CPD13 Yahoo Groups board.

Dan Fisher presented a clinic on "Modeling Steel Frame Structures". His clinic included a detailed handout including the types of structures; a timeline of connection methods; basic structural shapes; built-up shapes; built-up structural shapes and connections. A scratch built styrene model and several wood shape models displayed and construction methods were explained.

There were two entries in the monthly contest. Jim Murphy won for his Norfolk & Western icing station. He received a $10.00 gift certificate from Train Buddy Products. Vic Bitleris came in second.

The meeting adjourned at 8:35 PM.

Recorded by Grif Bond, Clerk

Notes from the May 27 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, May 27, 2008

Board of Directors Meeting

Officers and board members present - Superintendent John Janosko, Assistant Superintendent Pete Slugg, Clerk Grif Bond, Paymaster John Rudisill and Directors Vic Bitleris and Jerry Mersch. Division members Dick Buchan, Dave Derway and John Wallace and were present at the start of the meeting. Chuck Hladick, Mid-Eastern Region Director, was a guest.

The Board of Directors (BOD) meeting was called to order at 6:10 PM by Superintendent Janosko. Motion made by Bitleris with second by Rudisill to approve the minutes of the April meetings. Motion passed 6-0. Motion made by Slugg with a second by Bitleris to approve the April Paymaster's report. Motion passed 6-0.

Reports presented:

Achievement program (AP) - Bitleris advised the BOD of the strong member turnout for the AP judging session held on Saturday, 26 April 2008 at Gene Sing's residence. Judging ran until about 7:30 PM. Merit awards were awarded to Gene Sing for his timber trestle and to Dan Fisher for his pulpwood mill storage "stock chest". The event also included 2 new apprentice judges.

Norfolk Southern PS-1 box car - Superintendent Janosko advised the CPD13 check has been sent and we are waiting for artwork from Bowser to review. The prototype NS box car has black ends. To produce the black ends on the car along with white numbers would be an additional $2.00 per car to our cost. Janosko advised he made an executive decision to not have the car made with black ends.

Project raffle layout - Luan doors have been ordered. Fording table legs will be used to support the doors.

Superintendent Janosko explained to the BOD the outcome of the meeting with the Mid-Eastern Region BOD and Stephen Wood on Saturday, 26 April 2008, at the Hope Lutheran Church in Wake Forest.

A motion was made by Bond with a second by Mersch to provide a $25.00 donation to the Hope Lutheran Church, Wake Forest, in appreciation of the use of their facility for the 26 April 2008. Motion passed 5-0-1.

Assistant Superintendent Slugg advised the meetings for June, July and August will be held in room 302 at the Cary Senior Center. The June program will be "Modeling Steel Structures", presented by Dan Fisher. The June contest will be "icing structures". The July program will be "Amateur Radio and Railroads" presented by Rob Rousseau. The July contest will be "yard offices and line side parts". The August program will be "Trucks, Wheels and Couplers" by John Wallace. The August contest will be "waterfront structures".

In support of our agreement with the Cary Senior Center, Kim Parker will provide a clinic/presentation for seniors in the fall of 2008 and a switching layout demonstration is planned for the spring of 2009.

The BOD discussed the appointment of an Audit Committee as outlined in the by-laws. Motion made by Bond with second by Bitleris to appoint Assistant Superintendent Slugg (representing a director position) and Dick Buchan (representing a non-director position). Motion passed 5-1. The Audit Committee will review the division's 2007 financial statements and records and report back to the BOD and membership.

Clerk Bond discussed the need to update the division's address of record and registered agent with the North Carolina Secretary of State's Office. Bond will complete the forms and make the filing.

Meeting adjourned at 6:55 PM.

Division Meeting

The Division meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM by Superintendent Janosko. He reviewed the discussion and actions from the earlier Board of Directors meeting.

Superintendent Janosko explained the outcome of the meeting with the Mid-Eastern Region BOD and Stephen Wood on Saturday, 26 April 2008, at the Hope Lutheran Church in Wake Forest. It was explained that the CPD13 bylaws were not followed properly with regard to Stephen Wood's membership status, thus the actions previously taken were null and void. Both parties acknowledged mistakes and inappropriate actions. It was agreed to "re-set back to zero" and/or "clean the slate". Stephen Wood remains as a member in good standing.

Reports presented:

Achievement program - Vic Bitleris informed the membership of the strong turnout for the AP judging session held on Saturday, 26 April 2008 at Gene Sing's residence. Judging ran until about 7:30 PM. Merit awards were awarded to Gene Sing for his timber trestle and to Dan Fisher for his pulpwood mill storage "stock chest". The event also included 2 new apprentice judges. Thanks were expressed to Gene Sing for hosting the event.

Norfolk Southern PS-1 box car - Superintendent Janosko advised the CPD13 check has been sent and we are waiting for artwork from Bowser to review. Four (4) individual numbers will be available through CPD13 and an additional/different four (4) numbers will be available from the Norfolk Southern Historical Society. A total of 400 cars will be produced, 200 for each organization. It was recently identified that the prototype NS box car has black ends. To produce the car with black ends with white numbers would be an additional $2.00 per car. Janosko advised he made an executive decision to not have the car made with black ends.

Project raffle layout - Luan doors have been ordered. Fording table legs will be used to support the doors.

Fall home layout tour - Don Jennings is coordinating. Timeframe is early-mid October, the first or second weekend. So far, 3 members have expressed interest in participating. Members interested in opening their home layouts for the tour should contact Don.

Holiday Trains for Kids - Dave Derway shared photographs of several of the train set recipients of the Christmas 2007 program.

2008 National N Scale Convention - John Wallace advised the N Scale National Convention will be held in Louisville, Kentucky on June 25-29. The NTRAK layout is projected to be 200 feet by 250 feet with a main line of approximated 3,850 feet. The main line equates to about 117 miles in N scale.

Superintendent Janosko advised the membership of the appointment of Assistant Superintendent Slugg and Dick Buchan to the Audit Committee to review the division's financial statements and records. The Audit Committee will review the division's 2007 financial statements and records and report back to the BOD and membership.

Assistant Superintendent Slugg advised the meetings for June, July and August will be held in room 302 at the Cary Senior Center. The June program will be "Modeling Steel Structures", presented by Dan Fisher. The June contest will be "icing structures". The July program will be "Amateur Radio and Railroads" presented by Rob Rousseau. The July contest will be "yard offices and line side parts". The August program will be "Trucks, Wheels and Couplers" by John Wallace. The August contest will be "waterfront structures".

The membership also discussed a possible August meeting location at the NCDOT rail yard in Raleigh. Tom Cook and Rob Rouseau agreed to check with their contacts to see if this is could be scheduled.

Chuck Hladick explained the new membership recruitment program offer by the Mid-Eastern Region (MER). The MER has allocated $2,000 to cover the individual $9.95 cost of "Rail Pass" NMRA memberships. The program runs until the end of 2008 or when the $2,000 limit is met. Details can be found the MER publication "The Local". Completed forms should be sent to Fred Miller, MER Business Manager, Charlotte, NC.

Superintendent Janosko presented a clinic on "Modeling Rock Formations with Ceiling Tiles".

There was one entry in the monthly contest. Vic Bitleris won for his pickle/vinegar car. He received a $10.00 gift certificate from Train Buddy Products.

The meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM.

Recorded by Grif Bond, Clerk

Notes from the April 22 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, April 22, 2008

Board of Directors Meeting

Officers and board members present - Superintendent John Janosko, Assistant Superintendent Pete Slugg, Clerk Grif Bond, Paymaster John Rudisill and Directors Vic Bitleris, Joe Getz and Jerry Mersch. Various division members were present for portions of the meeting.

The Board of Directors (BOD) meeting was called to order at 6:15 PM by Superintendent Janosko. Motion made by Getz with second by Mersch to approve minutes of the March meetings. Motion passed 7-0. Motion made to approve Paymaster's report by Getz and second by Mersch. Motion passed 7-0.

Reports presented:

Achievement program (AP) - Bitleris advised an AP judging session would be held on Saturday, 26 April 2008 at Gene Sing's residence. Start time is 3:00 PM. Division members should bring motive power, rolling stock and/or structures for judging.

Norfolk Southern PS-1 box car - Artwork has been mailed from Bowser for review.

Project raffle layout - No update.

Fall home layout tour - Don Jennings coordinating. Timeframe is October or November.

Assistant Superintendent Slugg reviewed the agreement with the Cary Senior Center and indicated the obligation of CPD13 to provide 2 programs of 1 - 3 hours each. Kim Parker indicated he was available for 1 or more programs.

Superintendent Janosko advised the BOD of a planned meeting with a quorum of the Mid-Eastern Region BOD at 10:00 AM on Saturday, 26 April 2008, at the Hope Lutheran Church in Wake Forest.

The BOD discussed "settings" for the Yahoo Groups website. Motion made by Slugg with a second by Rudisill to change the settings so a "reply" to a message on the board will go to the individual who posted the original message. Motion passed 7-0. All posted messages will continue to go to registered CPD13 users. Rob Rousseau, webmaster and moderator, will make the change and notify the group members.

Assistant Superintendent Slugg advised the meeting dates had been reserved with the Cary Senior Center for 2009. Meetings will continue on the 4th Tuesday of each month, except for November (3rd Tuesday) and December (2nd Tuesday).

Motion made by Superintendent Janosko to elect Grif Bond as Clerk. Motion seconded by Bitleris. Motion passed 7-0.

Meeting adjourned at 6:45 PM.

Division Meeting

The Division meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Superintendent Janosko. He reviewed the discussion and actions from the earlier Board of Directors meeting.

Superintendent Janosko advised the division membership of a planned meeting with a quorum of the Mid-Eastern Region BOD at 10:00 AM on Saturday, 26 April 2008, at the Hope Lutheran Church in Wake Forest.

Reports presented:

Achievement program - Vic Bitleris advised an AP judging session would be held on Saturday, 26 April 2008 at Gene Sing's residence. Start time is 3:00 PM. Division members should bring motive power, rolling stock and/or structures for judging.
Judges will include Mid-Eastern Region AP Manager Charlie Flichman and several MER officers.

Norfolk Southern PS-1 box car - Artwork has been mailed from Bowser for review.

Project raffle layout - Dick Buchan indicated the project layout would be constructed on 2 luan doors, making the size approximately 44 inches by 80 inches.

Fall home layout tour - Don Jennings coordinating. Timeframe is October or November.

Assistant Superintendent Slugg reviewed the agreement with the Cary Senior Center and indicated the obligation of CPD13 to provide 2 programs of 1 - 3 hours each. A suggestion was made to use the switching timesaver layout. September and December were suggested months for the programs.

The scheduled program for May will be "ceiling tile scenery" by John Janosko. The May popular vote contest will be "pickle/vinegar cars".

In lieu of a formal program, a silent auction was held during the break from 7:20 PM to 7:50 PM.

The meeting adjourned at 8:10 PM.

Recorded by Grif Bond, Clerk

Notes from the March 25 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, March 25, 2008

Board of Directors Meeting

The Board of Directors meeting was called to order at 6:10pm with eight members present. The Clerk's minutes and Paymaster's reports were both approved. Vic had some details to present during the general meeting regarding the Achievement Program.
Pete Slugg said that we would need to present something to the Cary Senior Center for two dates in September through December.
Pete suggested that for the next meeting we would have a Silent Auction.
Another Layout Tour was suggested in the Fall. Will check with Don Jennings to see about organizing that.
With no further business, the Board adjourned at 6:52pm.

Division Meeting

The Division meeting was called to order at 7pm with 21 members present. Vic Bitleris got up and talked about the Achievement Program and the current issues of Scale Rails covering this topic. He said these were very good articles and gives some good hints about the judging guidelines and what the judges look for.
John Janosko gave another update on the NS boxcars. The check will be going out this week to Bowser. Bowser will get the models from Accurail sometime around the end of May.
The Club Project Layout will continue over at Dick Buchan's house at 7pm on Thursdays.
April's Program will be an auction, read more about it in the message from the Superintendent on page 4.
Will will try to have more Layout Tours in the Fall.
Pete Slugg told the group about having presentations for the Cary Senior Center as part of our agreement to hold our meetings there.
After the break, Jerry Mersch gave a clinic about how to modify computer power supplies to use on the layout.
The winner of the popular vote was Bill Cox's Heinz '57 reefer.
The meeting adjourned at 8:50pm.

Notes from the February 25 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, February 25, 2008

Board of Directors Meeting

Superintendent John Janosko called the Board of Directors meeting to order at 6pm with ten members present. The Clerk's minutes and Paymaster's reports were both approved with minor corrections. Vic Bitleris had nothing to report for the Achievement Program.
An update was made regarding the club cars. According to Bowser, they could not locate any N scale shells for the boxcar.
Upcoming events were noted such as the SER Convention on May 22nd through the 25th in Lake Junaluska, NC. More details can be found at http://www.landofskydiv.org/
It was noted that a copy of the CPD13 Bylaws were posted to the CPD13.org website.
With no further business, the Board adjourned at 6:22pm.

Division Meeting

The Division meeting was called to order at 7pm. The update on the Club cars regarding the unknown N scale PS-1 boxcar shells was brought up and several members believed to be some in existence.
The Division's Project Layout was mentioned in needing volunteers. The size is set for 36" x 72".
The Popular Vote award (a gift certificate) will switch from Tom's Trains to Kim Parker's TrainBuddy. Tom's Trains was thanked for their donation of gift certificates for the Popular Vote contest over the past few years Kim Parker also mentioned that he was looking for ideas to encourage more models to be entered in the monthly contest.
John Janosko told the group that retired Norfolk Southern Conductor Bill McDonald and Bob Reisweber's new book called The Original Norfolk Southern 1883-1974 can be offered to members for $52 provided there is enough interest among the group.
Member Dan Fisher offered a Union Carbide HO scale module for the taking. Dan said that he was renovating his layout and could no longer fit it into future plans.
The South Eastern Railroad Prototype Modelers Spring 2008 Meet in Greensboro was announced. More information on this event on March 28th & 29th can be found at http://tonysissons.zenfolio.com/
Other events that were announced in addition to the SER Convention, was the North Carolina Railroad Expo in Hickory on April 5th and the Great Train Expo Show in Raleigh on Sept. 13th & 14th.
After a short break, members were treated to a video about mountain coal mining. Member Dick Buchan then got up after the video and gave a very in depth presentation about Modeling Coal Industries.
The meeting adjourned at 8:50pm.

Notes from the January 22 Board of Directors and Division Meetings
Cary, January 22, 2008

Board of Directors Meeting

A Called to order 6:05 pm
1] Rob Rousseau will be unable to do the clerks job because of work requirements.
He will continue to do the news letter. John Wallis will maintain the Yahoo Groups roster.
2] Minutes -Dave Derway / Joe Getz seconded -passed.
3] Financial -Joe Getz /Dave Derway seconded - passed
4] Achievement - no activity to report
5] Stephen Wood discussed - no action taken - he will be contacted by a CPD13 member
6] NS car graphics at Bowser Delivered to Lee English at the Springfield Meet
7] Holiday Trains - 9 sets given out
8] Elections tonight
Adjourned 6:20 pm
Submitted R. A. Buchan

Division Meeting

1] Guest - Gerry Law N scale
2] We need a Clerk - please let us know
3] NS car data delivered to Bowser - 4 numbers for each 200 car order
[8 numbers total]
4] Holiday Trains
5 sets to churches
4 sets to individuals
5] Elections
Supt John Janosko
Asst Supt Peter Slugg
Paymaster John Rudisill
Director Jerry Mersch
6] Project layout
4' by 6' We need help
7] Popular vote___________
8] Layout tour FEB10 email to be sent
Adjourned 7:20pm
Meeting to John Wallis for his annual quiz
The winner shall not be named but he has been banned from future willings.
Submitted R. A. Buchan

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The next Division meeting will be (usually on the 4th Tuesdays of the month):

Tuesday, September 23rd at 7:00pm.

John Wallis - Trucks, Wheelsets and Couplers

Month

Topic

January

John Wallis - Annual Prototype Questionnaire

February

Dick Buchan - Modeling Coal Industries

March

Jerry Mersch - "Making a DC Power Supply" and "Building a Variable Resistance Box"

April

Silent Auction

May

John Janosko - Ceiling Tile Scenery

June

Dan Fisher - Modeling Steel Structures

July

Rob Rousseau - Amatuer Radio and Railroads

August

Jerry Mersch - Model Railroading "How To..." DVDs

September

John Wallis - Trucks, Wheelsets and Couplers

October

November

December

Month

Topic

January

Offline Structures and Businesses
Bring anything not serviced by rail.

February

Coal Cars and Coal Structures
Bring anything related to the coal industry.

March

Billboard Reefers
Or just very colorful reefers!.

April

Water Towers / Tanks
Bring anything related to water towers/tanks.

May

Pickle Cars / Vinegar Cars
Bring anything related to the pickle industry.

June

Icing Structures
Bring anything related to the icing industry.

July

Yard Office / Lineside Parts
Bring anything related to the yard office.

August

Water Front Structures
Bring structures from the wharf.

September

News Stands
Bring all the news thats fit to print.

October

Cars from NC Railroads
Bring the local flavor.

November

December

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.

There are no excursions currently scheduled for this area Please check back from time to time.

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