CLEVELAND
RAILROAD CLUB BULLETIN
MEETING ON THE THIRD FRIDAY OF
EACH MONTH IN THE BASEMENT OF THE DOLLAR BANK,
15509 MADISON AVENUE, LAKEWOOD, OHIO
Meeting Room Opens at 7:30PM and meeting begins
at 8:00 PM
----------VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME!-----------
President: Robert Weisenberger: Vice President: Charles
Christian: Treasurer: Ronald
Leitch; Secretary: Mark Adamcik: Trustees: Gary Dillon, Chris
Vlisides, Richard Novak
-DECEMBER-
PROGRAM - FRIDAY, DECEMBER
15, 2000
There will be no program this evening, but instead
we will have our ANNUAL CHRITMAS PARTY. Member Bruce Young will
again host this and bring all the basic food and drinks and set
them up. However, members are urged to bring a little of
something extra to add to the table. The best bet would be
deserts, baked beans, salads, bakery. Nothing too elaborate or
expensive, just a little extra to make this one great wild party.
Santa Claus will not be there this evening as he is bus in North
Pole making Lionel Trains. If any of you have rail items you wish
to share with the others bring them along. Things like books,
photos, newspaper articles, hardware, timetables, etc, to share
with the others.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING FOR
NOVEMBER 17th, 2000
Meeting was called to order at 8:15 PM by President
Wiesenberger. Minutes for the October meeting were approved as
printed in the club bulletin. Treasurers report for the month of
October was given by member Richard Novak as follows; Beginning
balance $795.05. Income; none. Expenses $36.70; Net Worth
$758.35. Dick Novak reports that member and Treasurer Ron Leitch
is doing well with his wife, Mary is slowly improving. There was
one guest, Martin Surfyk. Under Old business Bob Wiesenberger
suppled an April 1955 NYC Railroad timetable which showed that
their train, the New England States, did carry coaches. Member
Bruce Young mentioned that a U.S., subscription for the English
Modern Tramways magazine as mentioned in last months meeting was
$59.00 in US funds. Under new business, concerning the December
Christmas Party, a motion was made by D. McKay and seconded by C.
Christian to instruct Bruce Young to supply a party tray for the
party. Motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by member
Bruce Young to set dues for the year 2001 at $10.00. This was
seconded by J. McMullen and passed by a vote of Eight to Four.
Trustees were reminded to come up with a slate of candidates for
office in the year 2001. There was no report from member Dave
Mangold on the proposed club website. Member Bruce Young
mentioned that the cheapest Cleveland to Chicago fare was on
Amtrak train No. 43 and the most expensive on Train #49-449.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:44 PM. Respectully submitted, Mark J.
Adamcik, Secv.
RAILNEWZ BY MARK
Amtrak has started to take delivery of 85 new locomotives from
G.E., Model P-42. It also placed orders for 100 new express
boxcars from Trinity Industries, said cars to be build in their
Springfield, Missouri factory. On the Hiawatha Service, Amtrak
started a 30 day experiment of cart snack and beverage services
in mid September. Acela Express publicity run will be on November
16th. They have had very favorable press coverage. COMMUTER RAIL;
September 16th saw the start of Seattle-Tacoma commuter rail
service. And the Richland Hills extension of the Dallas Trinity
railway express was also started up with 6000 daily riders.
HERE AND THERE;
Please add the following address to your 2000 membership list;
Dave McKay, 1322 Avondale Road, South Euclid, Ohio 44121, Phone:
(216) 381-4619. Dave was inadvertantly left off the list.
BLACKPOOL, ENGLAND tram No. 147 has been returned to Trolleyville
in America after a 33 year stay there. The top deck of this
doubledecker car arrived in Blackpool on October 21, and the
bottom deck, two days later. The two halves were quickly united
and transferred to the Blackpool fitting shop for assessment.
Local Blackpool television covered the even and showed the
vehicle looking quite shabby and unkempt minus internal fittings
which were removed at Trolleyville by the Blackpool transport
team overseeing the move. It is understood much of the
sponsership funding required to ensure the overhaul and return
No. 127 back to Blackpool service has been raised. ALONG WITH
THIS ISSUE you will find a copy of the newspaper article from
1958 so graciously supplied by Bill Vigrass. I finally located it
hidding under a magazine! NORTHERN OHIO RAILWAY MUSEUM has just
finished its new maintenance building except for floor and
electrical work. It is 36 feet wide, 72 feet long and 14 feet
high. The front has two 12 foot by 12 foot overhead doors and a
entry door. It is of pole construction with a shingled roof. The
building connects to the carbarn. One side of the building will
have a concrete floor and the other side will have a track going
to it and will be stoned even with the rail and concrete floor.
There will be about 100ft of stoned track running out from the
building. Most of the work was contracted out. The museum has
also acquired some good pieces of rail equipment which will make
it much easier for the working crews. REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY
is going to replace the West 69th St Rapid station. Although it
will remain on West 61st St the RTA plans to replace the present
station with a 4 million dollar street level facility on the
Lorain Ave. side. It will be larger, more visible and safer that
the present building. Demolition of four present buildings
between Lorain Ave., and the right of way ravine will begine this
month. RTA will build a plaza and possibly a new post office on
the site. Also to be developed will be "Eco-Village" a
new development of trendy townhouses that the locals can not
afford.
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Copyright 2001, The Cleveland Railroad
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