Nothing Could Be Finer . . . Than to be in Carolina
Traveling On The Aberdeen, Carolina & Western

Carolina Rails
2007 Annual Meeting Report

From The Editor Railroading Past & Present The 2007 annual meeting of our Society was one that offered tremendous opportunities to study and celebrate railroad history and modern railroading. Riding over the Aberdeen, Carolina & Western, which used to be part of the original Norfolk Southern Railroad, provided members with a first hand look at a modern short line railroad. Touring state of-the-art Linwood Yard on today’s Norfolk Southern provided an opportunity to see modern railroading at its best. Time spent in the North Carolina Transportation Museum, with its fine collection of steam, diesel and electric locomotives gave members a good overview of railroad history in the South. Top it all off with a presentation by Jim McClellan, retired Senior Vice President of Planning for Norfolk Southern, the man who was the central player in Rush Loving’s recent book, The Men Who Loved Trains, and who talked with us about his work on the New York Central with Al Perlman, and his work at Southern with Bill Brosnan, and you have yourself one heck of a meeting.

David C. Lester

Dr. J. Parker Lamb Elected Society President at Salisbury Meeting

At the annual meeting of the Board of Directors on June 8, Executive Vice-President J. Parker Lamb was
elected president to succeed Charles Zlaltkovich, who had served as president for four years. Addressing society
members at the annual business meeting, Lamb thanked Charlie for his dedicated efforts to the society over many
decades, beginning with his leadership of the Southwest Chapter in El Paso, and followed by a long tenure as Society
Treasurer.

Parker then thanked those who have been responsible for the wide range of initiatives now in progress.
These include a modernization of the Bylaws, data collection for a member survey, definition of a new society
web link to house important research records (such as locomotive rosters and old issues of Railroad History), and
selection of a new editor for Railroad History. All of these initiatives will help enhance the breadth and quality of
member services during the coming months.

The incoming editor of Railroad History will be Peter A. Hansen of Kansas City, who was selected from
9 nominees by Lamb and a committee composed of Bill Howes, Mac Sebre, and John White. Hansen will begin
service after Issue No. 197 is completed by Mark Reutter in September. Further details of the transition will be
included in this issue. [See Below - Ed.]

The new president also indicated that R&LHS faces a number of serious problems during the next few
years, primarily due to a downward trend in the general public’s interest in historic preservation and
heritage. Another major concern is the increasing cost of annual operation. Virtually all aspects of the
annual budget are affected, including collection of dues, archive storage, and publications. All must be dealt with
during the next year or two.

In closing, Lamb mentioned a forthcoming meeting of many stakeholders in the area of American Railway
Heritage. Our society, along with other historical groups, museums and libraries, as well as tourist line operators
and trade associations, will come together to begin planning a national effort to overcome some of the national
insensitivities mentioned above. [Ed note: the results of this meeting will be announced in separate releases.]

Pete will retain Dan Cupper as Deputy Editor, while the Layout Editor will be Kevin Holland of Ontario, a
widely published author on rail passenger service with extensive editing and layout experience with both publishers
and historical societies.

Lamb also announced that Hansen’s first issue will be No. 198, a Steam Special (similar to the Diesel Special
of 2000) featuring an expanded reprint of John White’s 1982 book A Short History of American Locomotive
Builders in the Steam Era. This issue should appear in early 2008, and will be followed by the two regular issues
scheduled for 2008.

Jacki Pryor and Jim Smith Tackle the Archives The photo at right shows R&LHS Archivist , Jacki Pryor and Director, Jim Smith working on the archives at a Sacramento, California storage location. They are  participating in the first annual Archive Work Session. Archival resources not presently located in the R&LHS archives at the California State Railroad Museum are housed in four units in a climate controlled warehouse. They contain a wide variety of historical materials that are used for research, or held at this site due to CSRM’s limited storage facilities. Most of you know that the CSRM has been working to acquire additional facilities at the former Southern Pacific locomotive ship in Sacramento. Until then, some of our material is stored in these units. Jacki and Jim were “archiving” - sorting, organizing like materials in order to be able to catalogue and enter information on the computer. Some of the specific jobs they completed during the 3+-day work session included:

R&LHS Archivist, Jacki Pryor, and Director, Jim Smith, work on sorting archive material at one of the storage units located in Sacramento, California.

Newsletter to Undergo Design & Mission Change

At the annual meeting in Salisbury, the Board of Directors approved a modification to the Society’s Newsletter
design, as well as a modification of its mission. Beginning with the Winter 2008 issue, the publication will
become the R&LHS Quarterly. The new publication will be a newsmagazine for the Society, and will feature
Society and railroad history news in one section, and short articles on railroad history in another. The final design
modifications are still under way, but the purpose of the change is to provide a more robust quarterly publication
that is in keeping with those offered by other historical societies, both in and out of railroading.

David Lester, the current Newsletter editor, will edit the Quarterly. In a recent discussion, Lester shared
his enthusiasm for the changes: “The new format of our quarterly publication will enable us to provide better coverage
of railroad history news, both within and outside of the Society. In addition, we will be able to expand our
offering of short feature articles which have proven to be very popular with members during the past two years.”
Lester went on to point out that the Quarterly will in no way compete with Railroad History - “Railroad History
is the Society’s flagship journal, and holds a unique place in the study and documentation of railroad history. The
Quarterly will focus on shorter features and news items, providing a different contribution to the Society’s publication
program. Plus, we will continue to print the Quarterly in black and white.”

Dignitaries at the Groundbreaking of the new $1.1 million Education Center: (l-r), Heath Garrett (Chief of Staff to Sen. Isakson),
Georgia State Senator Chip Rogers, Kennesaw City Councilman Mark Matthews, Kennesaw Museum Foundation President Paul
Chastain, Kennesaw Mayor Leonard Church, Georgia State Representative Ed Setzler, Kennesaw City Council members Bruce
Jenkins and Cindy Giles, and Kennesaw City Attorney Fred Bentley.

Paul Hammond Named Director of California State Railroad Museum
 

Carolina Railroading -
The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society 2007 Annual Meeting

Article and photography by David Lester, unless otherwise noted

Open gondola with tables and umbrellas for shade

A view of our special train from the rear. Courtesy of Cornelius Hauck

During the layover at Aberdeen, our train was parked close to the headquarters of the Aberdeen & Rockfish
Railroad, another successful North Carolina short line which operates between Fayetteville and Aberdeen. The A&R
also operates the Pee Dee River Railway in northeastern South Carolina, just over the North Carolina state line. Knowing
that our AC&W train would have a layover in Aberdeen, the president of the Aberdeen & Rockfish, Ed Lewis,
parked two locomotives outside of A&R headquarters building.

Two views from the tower - left, looking down on the diesel servicing area; right, cars rolling over the hump to the class yard

Piedmont & Northern electric boxcab 5103 provided motive  power for one of the few examples of electric railroading in the South, and is a treasured part of the museum collection .

Visitors to the museum also have the opportunity to enjoy thirty-minute train rides on the property, as well as a ride on a restored turntable. A list of references, as well as the museum’s website, can be found at the end of this article. Once the museum tour was complete, the next order of business was the annual banquet at the beautiful Salisbury station. The station is the former Southern Railway passenger station, which is now served by Amtrak’s Crescent, as well as North Carolina Department of Transportation commuter trains.

The guest speaker for the banquet was Jim McClellan, retired Senior Vice President of Planning for Norfolk Southern. Jim enjoyed a long and distinguished railroad career, which included time at New York Central, the Federal Railroad Administration, Amtrak, the United States Railway Administration, and Southern Railway. Much of Jim’s career is discussed in Rush Loving’s book The Men Who Loved Trains, (Indiana University Press, 2006), and it was a career that was involved in most of the seismic changes that occurred in the United States railroad industry during the second half of the twentieth century. The subject of Jim’s presentation was a comparison of two iconic railroad presidents with and for whom Jim had worked - D.W. Brosnan and Alfred Perlman. Needless to say, the presentation captivated the entire audience. Right - Jim McClellan compares Bill Brosnan and Alfred Perlman during his presenta- tion at the annual banquet at Salisbury’s historic Southern Railway passenger station.

Incoming Society president J. Parker Lamb (l) and Norfolk Southern Director of Strategic
Planning Bill Schafer at the Society’s annual breakfast meeting on Sunday, June 10, 2007
 

Recommended Reading

For those who were not able to attend the annual meeting in Salisbury, as well as for those who were, we
have put together a list books that focus on railroading in the Carolinas and the South. If you have questions about
any of these books, or would like help in locating a copy, please contact the editor.
Galloway, Duane and Jim Wrinn. Southern Railway’s Spencer Shops, 1896-1996. 1996, TLC Publishing Company.
Goolsby, Larry. Atlantic Coast Line Passenger Service - The Postwar Years. 1999, TLC Publishing.
Griffin, William E., Jr. Atlantic Coast Line - The Standard Railroad of the South. 2001, TLC Publishing.
Johnson, Robert Wayne. Through the Heart of the South - The Seaboard Air Line Railroad Story. 1995, The
Boston Mills Press.
Klein, Maury. The Great Richmond Terminal - A Study in Businessmen and Business Strategy. 1970, University
Press of Virginia.
Loving, Rush, Jr. The Men Who Loved Trains - The Story of Men Who Battled Greed to Save an Ailing Industry.
2006, Indiana University Press.
McQuigg, Jackson. History on Steel Wheels - Trains at the North Carolina Transportation Museum. 1996, North
Carolina Transportation History Corporation.
Morgret, Charles O. Brosnan: The Railroads’ Messiah (2 volumes). 1996, Vantage Press.
Stout, Greg. Southern Railway Through Passenger Service In Color. 2005, Morning Sun Books.
Stover, John F. The Railroads of the South, 1865-1900 - A Study in Finance and Control. 1955, The University of
North Carolina Press.
Thomas, William G. Lawyering for the Railroad - Business, Law ad Power in the New South. 1999, Louisiana
State University Press.
Trelease, Allen W. The North Carolina Railroad, 1849-1871, and the Modernization of North Carolina. 1991, The
University of North Carolina Press.

Steam & Diesel at Spencer Shops

As mentioned on page 10, the North Carolina Transportation Museum sits on the former site of Southern Railway’s Spencer Shops. The shops opened in 1896, and were a key facility for Southern for nearly 70 years. Located at the mid-point of Southern’s Atlanta to Washington, D.C. mainline, the shops completed heavy repairs for steam and diesel power, as well as other work. Diesel work began in the early 1940’s, and continued until the early 1970’s, when the shops essentially closed. We offer four views of work at Spencer Shops on these pages to provide a glimpse of the facility’s rich heritage. The definitive history of Spencer Shops is Southern Railway’s Spencer Shops, 1896-1996 by Duane Galloway and Jim Wrinn, which is included in the reading list on page 11. The photographs on these two pages are from the Southern Railway Historical Society Collection at the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History.

A view of the back shop on September 15, 1946. David Driscoll photo, SRHA Collection at the Southern Museum.

Steam locomotives resting in the Spencer roundhouse on June 13, 1948. Note the “Work Safely - Don’t Get Hurt” sign
in front of the third locomotive. David Driscoll photo, SRHA collection at the Southern Museum.

A machinist and helper run a bearing test on a diesel engine in the early 1950’s. SRHA Collection at the Southern Museum.

Machinists and helpers remove cam shafts and assemblies from a diesel engine in the early 1950’s. SRHA Collection at the Southern Museum.

A Note from Steamdome: In the next few installments of exploring the past, we will consider a few early railroad leaders. Most
biographical dictionaries include sketches of such men, but they tend to select the same individuals over and over, such as Vanderbilt,
Harriman, Gould, Huntington or Pullman. We will feature some lesser-known names, such as James Parks. He was entirely
new to me before finding his obituary in the Railway Review. Was he truly the father of the Panhandle? I suspect no living
person can offer a definitive answer. We also include a short item on Silas Seymour, who is commonly presented as an incompetent
troublemaker in most histories of the Union Pacific Railroad. Yet he receives a more positive rendering in this American Railroad
Journal memorial notice.
Ed. Note - As always, the Steamdome articles are printed just as they originally appeared, so you will see wording and usage that
is slightly different from that in modern writing.

James Parks - Railway Review, June 24, 1893

James Parks, the oldest continuous resident of this city, and “Father of the Panhandle”, died here this morning
(June 19). He was born in Mercer County, Pa., and came here with his mother in 1812. He worked at the carpentering
trade for years, and in 1830 engaged in the mercantile business, continuing thereat for 20 years. About 1840, the people
of Ohio began to cast about for some more rapid means of transportation of freight and passengers than the Conestoga
wagon or stage coach. Railroads were needed to develop the country around Steubenville, and James Parks, with
pioneer foresight, was one of the promoters of the special act which passed the general assembly in 1848, chartering the
Steubenville & Indiana Railroad. He shut up his store and went out soliciting stock and right of way, and in 1850 the
road was organized with Mr. Parks as a director, and J. Blickensderfer, of the Union Pacific, as chief engineer. Both men
almost lived on horseback between here and Newark during the construction of the road, until its completion in 1855.
The finances of the road were in a deplorable condition, and in 1859 the road passed into the hands of a receiver. Mr.
Parks was the moving spirit in the construction of the Panhandle bridge across the river at this point, and after the construction of the Pittsburgh & Steubenville and the Holliday’s Cove Railroad prior to 1865, they had an arrangement for
through traffic from Pittsburgh to Columbus. After being organized into the Pittsburgh, Columbus & Cincinnati and
P.C, & St.L. Railway, the Stuebenville & Indiana now forms the connecting link for the Pennsylvania system. Mr. Parks
was for 34 years the director of the Panhandle, and for 15 years its only living original director.

A number of knowledgeable members took the time to reply to the inquiries presented in the previous column.
Readers will recall that these were related to an eccentric crank attached to the rear axle of a Grant-built 4-6-0
for the St. Louis & Iron Mountain RR, as well as the small circular counterweights on an MP ten-wheeler, constructed
by Dickson for the New Orleans Texas & Mexico. Among the detailed commentaries were those of Charles DeVilbiss
of Louisiana, John Friend and Kyle Wyatt of California, John Baskin Harper of Nebraska, Ed Ozog of North Carolina,
and John White of Ohio.

As for the Iron Mountain engine, there was unanimity that the crank pin drove a feed pump. Friend and
White also cited two references. The former mentioned “Modern Locomotive Construction, 1892,” by J. G. A. Meyer of
Grant Locomotive Works, Wiley (reprint), while White mentioned a feed pump patent described in Railroad History
No. 58, May 1942 and noted that a photo similar to the one cited above appeared on page 410 of his steam locomotive
book.

The use of disk (“bob”) weights were discussed by DeVilbiss and Ozog. DeVilbiss mentioned that his observations
suggest Dickson was the only builder to use them (this is also the writer’s opinion). He also noted that use of
these adjustable weights might have stemmed from the use of “driver centers” left over from compound locomotives,
which generally needed weights at other locations than directly opposite the crankpin. He also recalled the migration
of Dickson locomotives among the three roads controlled by Benjamin F. Yoakum, namely Frisco, C&EI, and Gulf
Coast Lines (later MP).

Ozog presented a lengthy discussion of an 1898 patent by Phillip Z. Davis of Texas for the reduction of driver
pounding by arranging a series of small weights (either disk, triangular, or ring shaped) with an angular separation of
120 degrees. He cited further discussion of this idea in three issues of the American Engineer and Railroad Journal of
1903 (March, April, May).

My thanks to members who provided this enlightening information. A further note to all with an interest in
late 19th and early 20th century steam power - The first issue of Railroad History in 2008 will be devoted completely
to steam locomotive builders and their products. Many 19th century illustrations will be included.
 

Real Photo Postcards

Real photo postcards are a collector’s delight, representing images from across the country, especially small
town scenes and events as recorded by the people themselves.

Early in the 20th century, photographic paper sold in postcard size made it feasible to produce even small
quantities of cards. Studios or skilled amateurs and everyone in between could produce good-quality cards. Views
sometimes came from small town jewelers. This variety in scope is one of the reasons they are so valuable monetarily
and historically.

A book about the topic confirms what all railroad collectors know: real photo postcards are expensive. “Depots
are one of the most sought after topics in collecting circles, and their prices reflect their popularity,” according to Robert
Bogdan and Todd Weseloh, writing in Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography (2006).

Although railroad enthusiasts collect all types of cards, most prefer the real photo cards, the authors continue.
“In the heyday of photo postcards the railroad stopped at thousands of towns across the country. It is the small, out-of-the
way depots, the ones that were at the center of small-town life, that are the main subject of this collecting category,”
they state. Similar views of trolley and interurban lines also are popular.

But there is far more to the railroad collecting than depots. As so often happens with the collectors, structures
—including the standard designs for station architecture—take precedence over people in the search. But there
is more available, such as the group portrait of the line crew on the River Division of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul. While e-Bay is the favored source today, this card was purchased at a swap meeting before the days of widespread
computer use.

This card is one of the many types of images you will be able to see on the Center for Railroad Photography
& Art’s Internet archive, railroad heritage.org. The web portal, supported by the North American Railway Foundation
and private gifts, promises to be the premier site for illustrating and explaining the intersection of railroad life
and American life from the early 19th century until today. Another goal is to build a sense of community among
railroad museum and preservation groups and individuals alike.

Real photo cards became possible when manufacturers starting selling postcard stock and U.S. Post Of-
fice regulations made the mails more accessible. The colorful printed view cards dominated the large city markets,
while the photographic cards usually were concentrated in small towns. “In less populated regions, photo postcards
rivaled their competition and were sometimes the only postcards available,” say Bogdan and Weseloh.

Commercially manufactured postcard stock became available beginning in 1899, but their most popular
time was between 1906 and 1920 (when cameras were made to accommodate shutterbugs in cities, towns, and village),
reaching a peak about 1918, the year that World War I ended. Since many printed postcards were printed in
Germany, a problem during the World War I, real photo postcards stayed popular longer than the imported ones.
The details are in the book, but they all are a part of the Center’s efforts to understand the place of railroading in
America’s visual culture.

So treasure your real photo cards, and remember their place in the larger picture of the visual history of
railroads in North America.

Here is an example of the type of images and descriptions you will find on railroad heritage.org, the Center for Railroad Photography & Art’s Internet archive.

Real-photo postcard portrait of the telegraph line crew for the River Division of the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
that served the west side of the Mississippi River between La Crosse and St. Paul. Four men stand beside a handcar and ten
others sit or stand on the handcar. The clothing bears mention, since it exhibits variety. On the right, the standing figure wears a
Henley sweater, a belt with some tools, climbers chaps, and pole-climbing spurs. The figure on the left wears a bulky, light colored
cardigan sweater, and his belt holds more tools. His head nearly rests on the foreman’s shoulder and he has his arm at the foreman’s
waist. Everyone wears a wide grin, except the foreman who is trying to suppress one. Almost everyone else wears a jacket,
sometimes over bib overalls, and heavy gloves. One older gentleman smokes a pipe. All but one wear brimmed caps. Pants legs
are rolled into cuffs. Boots are heavy. In the background, a brick building with four-over-four sash appears, as do a freight car and
a work car. The postcard is postmarked, Winona, Minnesota, 1913.

Southern California Chapter Hosts Union Pacific Speaker

Lupe Valdez, Director of Public Policy and Community Relations with the Union Pacific Railroad presented a
program in June on UP’s plans for southern California. Among the topics covered were the green locomotive program,
track expansion, and enlargement of the Los Angeles – Long Beach harbor facilities. Ms. Valdez also spoke
about the need to find qualified employees to replace those who have retired or are about to retire.

The Chapter is working on their exhibit for the Los Angeles County Fair that opens September 7th and runs
through September 30th. The fair is open daily except Monday and Tuesday, and the fair will cover four weekends
this year.

New York Chapter Meetings Focus on Videos and Fellowship

The New York Chapter meets each month in the Williamson Library of Grand Central Terminal in New York
City. For the past several months, the group has enjoyed video presentations at the meetings, including the following:
Engines of Enterprise, the story of the growth of railroads in the United States and their influence on the growth
of the nation, the growth of its industry, and on the standard of living; The War Machines, which focused on the role
of railroads in the American Civil War (the first railroad war), World War I, and World War II (the latter two with British,
French, German and Russian input); and, Taming the Iron Monster, which deals with the development of railway
technology in Great Britain starting in the 19th century and continuing to the present.

Chicago Chapter Enjoys Slide Collections of Jim Bartke and Bill Volk

Recent meetings of the Chicago chapter have focused on slide presentations from Jim Bartke and Bill Volk.

Jim Bartke dipped into his vast collection of 35mm slides of American railroading to present us with a potpourri
of views of the glories of the United States railroad system in the period after World War II, when the diesel
locomotive superseded the valiant steam engine as the prime mover of freight and passenger trains in this country.
Jim emphasized the Midwestern area, including Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, but also had views from the East
Coast and the Pacific Ocean.

Bill Volk is one of those rare railroad aficionados who has a railroad running through his back yard. He
moved to Oak Lawn before the Wabash became, literally, a fallen flag, since “Follow The Flag” was the line’s motto,
and the railroad’s main line from St. Louis to Chicago ran just beyond the back yard fence. In those days, the Banner
Blue, the Blue Bird, and the Midnight rolled grandly past day after day. The local from Orland Park (once it ran all
the way to Decatur) provided a suburban service to several carloads of hearty commuters, too, and Bill was one of
them for several years. Nowadays he sees Norfolk Southern freights and METRA’s suburban service to Orland Park
and Manhattan roll by.

The meeting is held at 7:00pm in the Chapter’s regular meeting room, the Choir Rehearsal Room, on the
third floor of the Chicago Temple Building, 77 West Washington Street (on the southeast corner of Clark), across the
street from the Daley Plaza and “the Picasso”.

Before each meeting, members, guests and friends of the Chapter are invited to talk things over at our regular
pre-meeting get together at Maxim’s restaurant, located one block south of the Temple Building, on the northwest
corner of Clark and Madison. Cocktails from about 5:00pm, dinner ordered about 5:30 pm.

Southeast Chapter Participates in Jacksonville Train Show

The Southeast Chapter participated in the annual February train show in Jacksonville, at the convention
center which now occupies the historic Jacksonville Terminal station. The chapter has also been focused on the national
convention, with Paul Barnes and Bill Howes doing much of the planning, and expressed gratitude to CSX for a
$2500.00 donation to help cover the costs of the annual meeting in Salisbury.

Remembering the Southern Crescent. During my visit to the North Carolina Transportation Museum at the annual meeting, I spent a few minutes admiring the museum’s beautifully restored Southern Railway E8 6900, which was assigned to the Southern Crescent during the 1970’s. Graham Claytor’s decision to keep Southern out of Amtrak as long as possible, while providing first-rate service on the Southern Crescent, is one of the great stories of 20th-century railroading. Visiting with the 6900 in Spencer brought back a flood of memories, many of which are embodied in the photograph above. This image of the Southern Crescent was made in August of 1975. We’re in northeast Atlanta at 7:04pm, looking southeast at the northbound train which is just four minutes out of Southern’s Peachtree (Brookwood) Station, with E8 6915 on the point. This is Southern’s main line to Washington, D.C., and Peachtree Creek and the Seaboard Coast Line run beneath the bridge. The temperature is around 85 degrees, with 60% humidity; it’s been a hot day, but it’s cooled off to a muggy but pleasant evening. The sounds and smells of the E’s permeate the air, followed by a glimpse of travelers enjoying fine southern hospitality in the dining car, master bedroom with a shower, drawing rooms, bedrooms, roomettes, the lounge car and even in the coaches. Once the train crosses the bridge, the engineer will open the throttle a notch or two as the train continues to work upgrade, with the sounds of eight 567’s echoing through the air. All of this occurring on a prosperous railroad during a decade when many wondered if the U.S. railroad industry would remain in private hands. David C. Lester

The Friends Campaign

The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society’s Friends Campaign is worthy of your attention. A key component of the R&LHS is the quality of our publications. Our renowned flagship journal, Railroad History, sets the standard for the documentation of railroad history, and has amassed an impressive body of railroad research during the 80+ years of its publication. As our new president, J. Parker Lamb, points out below, we have an aggressive publication schedule for the coming year. Your contributions to the Friends campaign ensure that the Society will remain as the leader in research in and publication of railroad history.

The discipline of railroad history is fortunate to have many books and several quality magazines available to those who are interested in this historic and dynamic aspect of our nation’s history. However, despite the body of material that has been published, much more research remains to be done. The publications of our Society will lead the way in the efforts to research and document railroad history.

Our dues structure is among the lowest of historical societies focused on both railroads and other aspects of American history. With most historical societies having basic individual membership dues of $50.00, the R&LHS is quite a bargain at $25.00 per year. In order to maintain this very reasonable level of dues, yet continue to set the standard for railroad history research and publication, the Society needs your support through the Friends program.

As noted below, the next 18 months will generate ten issues of our publications for our members - four issues of Railroad History, two issues of the Newsletter, and beginning in 2008, four issues of the new R&LHS Quarterly. We encourage you to seriously consider a donation to the Friends program; your investment will provide a strong return for you and the Society. The form below has been perforated for your convenience. Simply remove it, note your contribution level, and mail to Parker’s address at the bottom. If you would rather not damage your copy of the Newsletter, simply make a photocopy of the form below and mail it with your contribution.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

WHY FRIENDS NEEDS YOUR HELP NOW

1. We are late in starting the 2007 campaign due to changes in society officers

2. Our publications expenses between June 2007 and January 2008 will expand greatly.
                      During this 18-month period, you will receive
                     O FOUR issues of Railroad History (including 3 in 2008)
                     O TWO issues of R&LHS Newsletter in 2007
                     O FOUR issues of R&LHS Quarterly (starting in 2008)

This requires us to cover production costs for TEN publications. As we have noted earlier, it CANNOT be
done by dues income alone. So pitch in and help cover our annual printing expenditures.
                                          &nb Parker Lamb
 

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