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CLEVELAND RAILROAD CLUB BULLETINMEETING ON THE THIRD FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH IN THE BASEMENT OF THE DOLLAR BANK,

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


-NOVEMBER-


PROGRAM -- FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2000
The program for this evening will be presented by Jim Mastromatteo of Akron. Jim will show his slides of his recent trip to Galesburg, Illinois and the BNSF operations there plus possibly trackless trolley operations in Dayton and other railroad slides. It should be a very interesting program.


MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 20, 2000
The meeting was called to order at 8:15 PM by President Bob Wiesenberger. Minutes of the September meeting were approved as submitted in the October bulletin. Treasurers report was given by Dick Novak in lieu of the absence of the Treasurer, as follows; Beginning balance; $812.05. Expenses $17.00. Ending balance $795.05. Under Old business member Dave Mangold made no contacts in establishing a club website. Dave said he will try to make new contacts and will report on it at the November meeting. Under New Business, member Chris Vlisides mentioned about a magazine called "Tramways and Urban Transit". It is about streetcars and transit lines throughout the world. He thought some members might be interested in it. Meeting adjourned at 8:40 PM. Respectfully submitted, Richard Novak, Acting Secretary.


NOTHING FROM OUR ACE CORRESPONDENT, MARK ADAMCIK THIS MONTH.


HERE AND THERE (and nowhere!)
From Ron Leitch; As club Treasurer, I regret not being able to attend the meetings at this time due to having to be a full time caretaker to my wife. However she is recuperating and I will be able to return eventually. In the meantime I will submit the Treasurers report to Dick Novak for the meeting. *** FROM THE ROVER BOYS, Don Woods, Bill Kubis, Tom Kendra, and Dave Sheppard who were canvasing their usual Sandpatch territory one weekend, they spotted the Capitol Limited headed for Washington D.C. with quite a few of the Pacific Surfliner cars attached. They could not ascertain if they had passengers in them, but wondered just what their purpose would be when they got to Washington. Anybody know, or read about them? These are used exclusively Amtrak's San Diego operations. Also Don and Bill went to Strasburg, PA. and watched the Amtrak Keystone operations at the Lancaster station. *** FROM BILL VIGRASS in New Jersey; he informs us that the he is recuperating from a recent operation for prostate cancer and is recovering well at about 80%. The surgeon was pleased with the result and predicted 100% recovery. Bill is returning back to work when conditions permit and is planning his monthly trip to Sacramento, California, and perhaps to Salt Lake City for its new TRAX light rail line. He says the operation of this line is neat, simple, and effective. Bill would like to hear from some of his old friends. Bill can also be reached (if you have a computer) at his Email address, billvigrass@aol.com.It is possible that the club might be able to see some of his old 16mm motion picture rail films that he made some time back for one of our programs. He enclosed a great article from an old Cleveland newspaper which I intended to copy and insert, however, it got misplaced, and when I locate it all you CRC members will get a good glimpse of the old past. *** THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL, a local non-profit group announced that it would renovate the old B&O railroad station on Canal Road in the flats as the Cleveland International Heritage Center. The organization said it would lease the building from Sherwood Williams Co., for $1 a year and raise $5 million for the renovation. They plan to use the building for films, live performances, education programs and community meetings aimed at celebrating Cleveland ethnic minorities. The first floor of the building could be open in 12 months. The B&O terminal was built in 1897 and resembles a medieval castle with corner turrets and Gothic-arched windows. It was once a central location for B&O passenger and freight service, but was superceded in 1930 by the moving of operations to the newly opened railroad station in Terminal Tower. The building has been vacant and boarded up for at least 45 years. The renovation may include reconstruction of the station's original clocktower and Mansard roof which had been destroyed by fire previously. The Ohio Canal Corridor and the National Park Service may also share the building. *** RIDER AT THE NEW TRISKETT RTA station will be able to see CNN news, scores, weather and RTA on time performance on new electronic signs just installed several weeks ago. Eventually RTA could use the new system to notify riders before they reach the station that their train is running late. The signs were installed by a private company and who sells advertising to run along with text and graphics. Signs will also be installed at Tower City for a 90 day trial. If judged a success, the new signs could be installed at other busy stops along the line. *** AS MENTIONED in last months bulletin, the reponse for tours of the old Cleveland Subway under the Detroit Superior bridge was so great that the county engineers office dropped the idea of having reservations and just invited people to come on down. Former CRC member Gerald Deucher, who works in the county bridge department was instramental in getting the old subway opened up for new tours. Over 3000 people came to the tours. Deucher remembers almost being eaten alive on the cars by live chickens being carried home by shoppers from the West Side Market. The chickens would nibble on your legs. (Note: eventually the people would nibble on the chickens legs!)

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