Taylor, The 3000 hours were just mine!
Total Volunteer hours as of dec 1 2002, were 8463 hours. down a bit from last year, but still pretty good.
You need to spend more time next year...Jerry

> It's been a good year. We picked up a

> D&RGW refrigerator car, stockcar,
> bunkcar, and RPO, plus a 70 foot turntable.
> Construction and grading is nearly complete
> on our brand new depot in Sumpter. The new
> carshop is nearly complete, concrete floor,
> new wiring, and insulation have been
> installed. The backshop is being graded for
> the floor, and is wired with doors hung. The
> McEwen depot was reworked and has an
> improved ticket office. Restoration was
> completed on our WP&Y side-dump car, and
> work was started on the 1352 boxcar and RPO
> number 122. Work is almost done on our 1883
> passenger coach number 20 (including a new
> paint job), she operated almost flawlessly
> the whole season. Repairs are also nearly
> complete on SVRy Mikado number 19, she
> should be back in full operating condition
> shortly. Our ROW was inspected, and the few
> faults discovered were repaired. Plus, plans
> were set in motion for the future, including
> a propsal for new coaches, and the surveys
> for the Union Creek extension. We got a
> great new website, many thanks to Andrew,
> and our archives have gotten some much
> needed attention. Landscaping and general
> clean-up of the yards got off to a great
> start as well. Volunteer hours were up,
> nearly 3000 last time I heard. All in all, a
> very good year for us.

> Thanks, Taylor


lmcx@eoni.com

IMPORTANT piece of information: the recall PASSED!!

> the three year, +$150,000 battle to recall
> the entire board and elect of board members
> again.

> Further accomplishments will happen again in
> future years!

Another report: the Western Railway Museum has painted and repaired a Key system Bridge Unit, so two are now running in passenger service.

Riveted frame repairs continued on SN 1005 and Glen Gurrea is expected back soon for more wood work.

A new Wheel Shop was started with concrete poured footings for over 40 tons of machinery. The Warehouse that is housing them has a new roof.

successful operation of our Interurban line for the year, with income above projections.

Ted Miles

ted_miles@nps.gov

Repatriating two historical passenger cars was a huge accomplishment, that I'll agree. But I believe an even larger accomplishment for FEBT was the re-institution of restoration and preservation work on the historic Rockhill Shops complex. With the probably irrevocable loss of public funding for such work (as long as the present ownership situation pertains), this is a very positive development for the long term (assuming the EBT contines to operate).


vck@andrew.cmu.edu