The new website design is active. In fact, if you are reading this old stuff, then you had to go through the new site to get to it. Go back to the new site, already! You can even leave comments there, now!
Regular operating schedule, without passenger trains. Dave, Bob, Eric and Cary operated the local freights, Harold worked on a locomotive in the shop. Power routing issue at South Obadiah in front of Surufka's Tools.
Regular operating schedule with small crew - Dave, Cary, and Harold - minor problems with some contact in the return loops, but a cleaning car consist was dispatched and alleviated the problem.
Added bio information.
Updated road crew and added bio information.
Regular operating session. The use of steam locomotives is helping to pinpoint some of the more troublesome turnouts; these will be fine-tuned as time goes on.
Minutes of the April 10, 2009 regular business meeting were received and are posted here:
Black Canyon Railroad Museum,Inc
Regular Business Meeting April 10, 2009
The meeting opened at 7:11 PM, President Cary Cartter presiding.
Members present: Bob Hedges, Dave Thuman, Richard Petrina, Ben Vernille and
Harold Shelton.
The minutes from the previous meeting, Jan 16, 2009, were accepted and approved.
Officer reports
President, Cary Cartter
Cary had no report at this time.
Treasurer, Bob Hedges
Bob gave his quarterly report. He also brought to our attention
those that were in arrears on their dues. His report was accepted
and approved.
Construction Superintendent, Harold Shelton
Harold reported on the maintenance activities of the railroad
which consisted of turnout repair, connections, track cleaning, and
additions and repair to the operations way bills. Harold mentioned
the on-going building of new buildings and turnouts. He also
mentioned that appropriations of new scenery materials was
necessary for the club to enhance the existing layout, but also to be
able to use some of the new products and equipment available to
perform these upgrades.
Old Business
The new mission statement was approved into section 1.4 of the by
laws. Statements will continue to be accepted to revise the
statement as the club sees fit.
The additions and corrections to the new bylaws were accepted as
written and approved. This includes all of the articles published in
the January 2009 minutes.
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A graphic design was to be pursued for the incorporation of a club
Logo. This would be put on stationary and business cards.
New Business
A motion was approved and seconded for the appropriation of
scenery materials from Scenic Express for $400.00
A check into types of business cards for the club would be looked
into and examples would be brought in for approval.
The form 1023, Application for Recognition of Exemption of the
IRS was reviewed at our CPA's request. This is in regards to the
Club petition for 501(c)(3) status. The various questions
concerning the disposition of the club were answered in
accordance with the club's activities and goals. The form would be
returned to Stacy for review and comments or changes if necessary.
Harold suggested that a Saturday be set aside every other month as
a railroad maintenance day. The 4th Saturday of the month was
suggested. This day would be used to get maintenance on the
railroad performed , but also club projects. Both projects at the
site and at home would be discussed and recommendations made.
The goal was to prepare us for the pending move and needs for the
new location.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:35 PM
Next meeting is scheduled for Friday, 7-10-09 at 7 PM.
Respectfully submitted
Richard Petrina - Secretary
Corrected date of previous entry. Added Articles and Bylaws of the Black Canyon Railroad Museum, Inc. Added Activity Archive for updates more than three months old. Updated Westbound Passenger operations.
Second Quarter Business meeting. Ben handed off a CD of the pictures that were not cooperating in the download department. New pictures incorporated into the area photos. If enough comments are received (hint, hint) descriptions will be added to all photos to better identify the locations on the railroad.
Visitor page view is well over 13,000. Thank you for your interest in the Black Canyon Railroad Museum.
The webmaster has determined that trying to keep two identical sites updated is a bit much, so the non-frames version will no longer be updated. If you see the April 3 entry below, then you are viewing this site with frames turned on in your browser, and we would like to thank you for your continued interest in the Black Canyon Railroad Museum.
Regular operating session. Bob, Richard, Harold and Cary in attendance. Abbreviated schedule of trains.
Photos are running into issues, as the webmaster's e-mail service won't let him download the pictures and the webmaster is pulling out what little hair he has trying to figure out why not. "Webmaster." Pfft. He can't even get simple attachments to download, and he refers to himself as the "webmaster."
Hey, at least I remembered to update this time! Tonight there was a regular operating session of the railroad. Ben took some pictures, as soon as they are available (that is, receievedsorted and uploaded by the webmaster) they will be posted here and in the appropriate areas.
Name is changed to "Black Canyon Railroad Museum, Inc." to better reflect our mission.
Regular operating session. Very smooth operating, very few problems cropped up. Two cars turned up with problems, both with coupler issues, one with detail issues. Reported and turned over to Construction Superintendent for repair.
Regular operating session, truncated by time constraints.
Once again, the WebMaster has fallen behind. A regular business meeting was held January 16, 2009, with the new officers. Operating sessions were held on the first and third Fridays. The Railroad will be operated on the schedule of first and third Fridays unless otherwise noticed.
Black Canyon Railroad Corporation
Regular Business Meeting January 16, 2009
The Meeting opened at 7:00 PM, President Cary Cartter presiding.
Members present: Richard Petrina, Bob Hedges, Harold Shelton and Ben Vernille
The minutes from the previous Nov 12, 2008, were accepted and approved
Officer Reports
President, Cary Cartter
Cary had no report at this time.
Treasurer, Bob Hedges
Bob gave the end of year report. He also brought to our attention that the
dues for 2009 are now payable. The one-month discount will apply if the
dues are paid before March 1st. The report was accepted and approved.
Construction Superintendent, Harold Shelton
Harold reported on the maintenance activity on the railroad which
consisted of Routine maintenance to repair turnouts and connections. He
also mentioned the on going clinic that is currently in progress to make
#8 & #6 Fast tracks turnouts
Committee Report, Layout & Development
Richard reported on his meeting with the Curator of the museum in Cave
Creek. A number of recommendations were mentioned and he was to
Follow-up on them to ascertain if there were opportunities that would
meet with the Club's possibility to move.
Old Business
Bob reported on the services and Arrangements by our CPA in regards
to the Club's name change and the paperwork needed to pursue this
with the Corporation Commission. He also reported on the progress of
the 501c3 rating and the changes that will need to be made to the
Bylaws at the time the new rating will go into effect.
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New Business
It was mentioned that with the changes in the Bylaws that a Mission
Statement should be included. The members were all asked to submit a
mission statement of their own. We would then incorporate all the
worthy ideas into the Bylaws as the Club's Mission Statement. Send all
of your comments, ideas or statements to Cary.
There also was the suggestion that an official Club Logo should be
designed which could be used on Club stationary business cards and
possibly shirts.
The following changes were made to the Bylaws to clarify and repair the
division of the offices of Secretary & Treasurer. The changes also reflect
the preparation of the Club name change that will be effective before the
next meeting. The changes will be voted on the next meeting and the
needed changes to the Bylaws to reflect the name change will be address
at that time. If you need a copy of the Bylaws to review these changes
let us know. Below are the articles or parts of articles that are due to be
changed:
Article #1
1.3 The 501(c)(3) change will be 501c (7)
1.4 Added to install Mission Statement
Article #4
4.1.1.3 Added to address the discount on the yearly dues
Article #5.3.2
5.3.2.1 thru 5.3.2.5 reflect the office of Secretary. This was
added to deal with the separation of the Secretary and
Treasurer offices.
Article #5.72
The word Treasurer is removed to clarify the division of
the Secretary and Treasurer offices.
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Article #6.2
The word Treasurer removed to clarify division of the
Secretary and Treasurer offices.
Article #7.1
The Regular Business meeting week has been changed
from the first to the second Friday of the quarter.
Article #9.1
Changed to keep the Bylaws in numerical order.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:11 PM
Next Meeting is scheduled for 4-10-09.
Respectfully Submitted
Richard J. Petrina - Secretary
The new design is up - more of a shuffling of elements and adding framesets. Still looking for just the right graphics to really make the site pop.
Over a month since the last update. Whoops. Sorry about that.
The redesign of the website is still in progress. The Webmaster apologizes for the delay and promises not to let life get in the way again. No, really.
A Regular Business Meeting was held on October 3rd, 2008, followed by a shortened operating session,
Regular Business meeting Oct 3rd, 2008
The Meeting opened at 6:58 PM. President Al Elsroad presiding.
Members Richard Petrina, Harold Shelton, Bob Hedges, Ben Vernille and Guest Dave Thuman were present.
Minutes from the previous meeting, August 15th 2008 were accepted and approved.
Officer Reports.
President , Al Elsroad.
No report at this time.
Treasurer, Bob Hedges
Bob reported the current financial status of the Club. All members are current with their dues.
The report was accepted and approved.
Construction Superintendent, Harold Shelton
· Harold gave an overview of what has been done on the layout in regards to
items that needed to be repaired and electrical system changes to
improve reliability.
1) New leds installed replacing incandescent lamps in the panels as the Twin coil machines are replaced
and new Tortoise machines installed
2) The various power supplies and extraneous unused systems are being removed in anticipation of the
layout move.
3) The area damaged by the monitor has been repaired.
4) The electrical problems that have occurred have been resolved as they occur
Committee Reports
Layout planning and Development:
We discussed the latest version of the layout based on the new space at
the Silver Spur, how the layout will be installed and the possible
configuration and track plan. A plan to move the existing layout was
tabled until exact time frames were known.
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OLD Business
· A report was given on the current situation with Marc Peagler of the Silver Spur.
The lease for the allotted space and its particulars were discussed. A lease with the
Proposed requirements of the club will be submitted to Marc for approval.
Also discussed was the amount of site renovations needed and the probable cost
involved. This included the probable replacement of the Air Conditioning unit, drop
ceiling, concrete work, framework and insulation. An assessment of 10K dollars as
ernest monies is required from Marc before work can be started.
We will continue to work with Marc to accomplish this. All agreements will be
submitted to the membership for approval .
· Al Elsroad will continue to investigate the possibility of gaining space at the
Childrens Museum. He will also be looking into the feasibility of putting the layout at
the new light rail facility.
New Business.
· Election of Officers for 2009
A slate of the new officers for the coming year was submitted for election.
The slate submitted by the Secretary:
Cary Cartter -- President
Bob Hedges -- Treasurer
Harold Shelton -- Construction Superintendent
Richard Petrina -- Secretary
Nominations for all positions for 2009 are currently being accepted by the
Secretary. Please do so by November 15, 2008.
The next meeting is scheduled for Friday 12/05/08
The meeting was adjourned 8:25 pm
Respectfully submitted
Richard Petrina - Secretary
Still working on the new format. Normal operating sessions on 9/5 and 9/18/08. No update on the possibility of the move.
Nothing new to report - the pageviews are nearing the 6K mark.
Special meeting, to induct the newest full-fledged member. Normal (yet shortened) operating session follows.
The pageviews continue to climb - over 5000 hits as of this writing. In light of this fact, a slight re-design has been undertaken and will be released when things get ironed out a bit.
Over 4,000 page views. This milestone was reached around noon today. Normal operating session.
Reciprocal link on RailServe.com and on 2 Guyz and Sum Trains.
Page views over 3000. Still no comments?
Added new photos in Obadiah, Isaiah, Jonah Jct. and Black Canyon Yard. Added photo essay on Scenicking. Pageview count at 2600+.
Pageviews went over the 2500 mark. Oddly enough, no comments or feedback recieved through the feed back form (that's the big envelope at the bottom of every page). Normal operating session.
Changed link to comment form from text link to graphic (great idea, Ben!). Over 1000 pageviews since the counter was installed at noon on July 12, 2008.
Added statistics counter from statcounter.com. Added pictures from visit to possible new home in The Satisfied Frog.
Quarterly Business Meeting at current location, 7:00 pm.