Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris, California. 40+ years a member-volunteer. Currently I am on the Board of Directors; I the past I've also been Chairman of the Board.

Also editor for the Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge Historical Society.

Professionally, I am employed by an investor-owned water utility within the engineering department.

Member and volunteer at Oregon's narrow gauge Sumpter Valley Railway since 1977. At one time I was qualified as fireman & engineer on the line, but let my qualifications lapse when a job move took me out of state for several years. Currently serving on the organization's board of directors.

Co-founder and President of the Erie Lackawanna Dining Car Preservation Society, dedicated to recreating the experience of dinner in the diner as it was on the Erie Lackawanna and its predecessors.

I work on CNR 6167 and CNR 6213.

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum

Currently, Education Director, steam fireman in training, diesel engineer and conductor.

Previously, board member, interim executive director, and railroad superintendent.

Trustee and docent, Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse Trust.

Former docent, Portland Harbor Museum.

Graduate, Portland History Docent Program. Innovative 12 week docent training program sponsored by 5 Portland historical museums/societies.

Member, Portland Marine Society.

Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, Calera, AL
Safety Director, Conductor, and anything else that needs to be done.

Raised around RR yards of NYC and PRR as the steam era was ending. Grandfather and Great Grandfather both worked on PRR over 40 years.
Bill

Have volunteered for 20 years at the Pacific Southwest RR Museum, Campo, CA. Fill all operating positions on diesel trains, was certified as a fireman when we ran steam (1996-2000). Took a couple runs as student steam engineer just before we had to take SP 2353 out of service.

Do misc mechanical work (last several days were cleaning up the brake rigging on our GE 80-tonner)

Do initial training of new brakemen,

Present title: Steam Foreman. At present, this job means organizing work parties to clean up the boiler of Coos Bay Lumber #11 in preparation for ultrasounding to see if it might be a candidate for restoration to operation.

Previous life: analytical chemist

Founder and President of the Youngstown Steel Heritage Foundation.

Along with about 650 others, Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Inc., Washington, PA.

Trolley Museum of New York. Currently archivist and webmaster, former President and board member.

I also keep my operating certificate valid at McKinney Avenue Transit Authority.

Member of five museums and eight historical societies.

Participating in restoration projects and exhibit development at three organizations, publications support with two, and web support with two.

39 years in the railroad industry.

PC

Volunteer at Railroad Museum of New England, Thomaston, CT.

First put a hand on a railroad restoration project in 1969. It's been a long and very interesting trip since then.

Howard P.
More To Do, CT

I'm Russ Swinnerton and I'm a director with the Conrail Historical Society. I also am a relief engineer at the B&O Railroad Museum, although I didn't make it down there much last year due to my career as a truck driver for Swift Transportation.
Russ

Folks,

I have two different rail preservation interests.

I like Interurban street cars so I have been a member and Volunteer at the Western Railway Museum since 1988. Also the Illinois Railway Museum and the Seashore Trolley Museum.

I also like narrow gauge steam I am a member of the Colorado Railroad Museum and the WW&F Railway Museum in Maine; home of the narrowest narrow gauge.

Keep up the good work all you folks! The museums need us!

Ted Miles

Professionally, I design overhead wire for light rail systems.

In the off-hours, I am a volunteer EMT as well as volunteering at:
Baltimore Streetcar Museum, Baltimore, MD
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Washington, PA
WW&F Railway Museum, Alna, Maine
National Tramway Museum, Crich, England

Dave Crow