1996-2000 - Director, Steveston Interurban Restoration Society. Involved in the rehabilitation of BCER 1220
2000 - 2010 - founding member/Director Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society. ( Surrey, B.C., Canada), chairman -2000-2005.
2005-2010 - vice chair and BCER 1225 Rehabilitation coordinator.

Robert Ashton
http://www.fvhrs.com

Returned to Canada: BCER 1225 from OERM
BCER 1304 from OERM (the other one)

38 years volunteering with the OERHA / Halton County Radial Ry., currently VP and Master Mechanic. Was a partner in a railroad contracting business, main trade was industrial electrical.

Current day job is consulting work on vintage streetcars and interurbans for museums and commercial operations with vintage cars. Work is mainly mechanical, electrical and air brake, running repairs and maintenance, component overhaul, locating parts and suppliers, etc.

Gord

I am the president of BAERA which operates the Western Railway Museum.

I'm also a friend to the Southern Michigan Railroad Society, was a volunteer in the early days, working nearly every job in the place at one time or another.

20 years restoring Diesel passenger trains in England, then an abortive attempt to save a 100 year old SP depot in Tucson, then moved to Cheyenne and got hold of the DT&FW Pullman car 45.

Mike Pannell
Cheyenne

1995-2000; Went from foamer n00b kid who had never even seen a wrench to qualified Steam Fireman at GSMR, NC. Bless their patience.

2001; Brakeman, Midland Railway, Baldwin City Kansas. A fantastic, well organized group.

2002-Today; Started out as a fireman/brakeman and now proudly serve as the head of steam operations and VP of the New Hope Valley Railway, Bonsal NC.

Been lurking here for years, but do post from time to time.

Mike MacLean
Vice President, Steam Operations
New Hope Valley Railway
http://www.nhvry.org
http://www.engine17.org
http://www.wvrails2010.com
(too many web sites!)

I am a member of the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society and the Byesville Scenic Railway. Professionally I'm involved with track design and construction. I've been lurking here for years and just recently decided to join - what a great board with tons of useful information.

Museum of Transportation in St. Louis since 1995 as volunteer, staff member, now volunteer again. Newsletter editor and later president of Chesapeake Division RRE in DC area. Member of Potomac and St. Louis Chapters NRHS, Pacific Coast Chapter R&LHS, NMRA, St. Louis Chapter RRE, CERA, Shore Line Interurban Historical Society, rode first of over 200 steam excursions in 1959, was on restoration crew of Reading 4-8-4 #2101 and C&O 4-8-4 #614.

Ron Goldfeder

As a volunteer: Vice President, Collections, Orange Empire Railway Museum, also a member of the Museum's Board of Directors. I also maintain membership with Illinois Railway Museum (having grown up in Chicago) and Seashore Trolley Museum.

Professionally I operate Railway Preservation Resources Inc., a consulting company specializing in streetcars and historic railways. Am also active with APTA's Streetcar & Heritage Trolley Subcommittee.

-John Smatlak

Hello folks new guy here, and to answer the question;well non really, I give money when I can, usually enjoy TVRM as often as I can get out there. But I'm not actively involved in preservation other then the afore mention monetary donation. Live in Alabama, and unfortunately my humble abode is not close to any organization. Heart of Dixie is about 90 miles from me. Back in the day I worked many an hour on NS extra board running freight on the AGS as a conductor. Great Grandfather was a fireman on the New York New Haven and Hartford a loooong time ago. Always been a railroad buff and I quess I will continue to support rail preservation in any way I can.

I have been associated with the Connecticut Trolley Museum in East Windsor (Warehouse Point), CT for the past 4 years working in the shop, doing anything needed.

I have also been tracking down remains of the trolley lines that ran in and around Worcester MA.

And I model in 1/24th scale on "G" scale track, trolleys from the same area.

Ted Roy

In and out of professional railroading from 1981 to present (GMRC, Conrail, CSXT)

Steamtown worker and volunteer 1979-1984

Member of: WW&F, Warehouse Point - CERA, Rutland Railroad Historical Society.

Others when money permits: NY Trolley Museum, Sandy River R.R., Danbury Railway Museum, Catskill Mountain & ESRM

Too busy with college and meeting expenses to volunteer at the current time, other than articles for the RRHS Newsliner (quarterly publication).

Romi Romano

I started off at the New Hope Valley Railway in Bonsal, NC back in 1987 when I was 14 or so. Stayed there until leaving for college.
In 1993 and '94 spent time volunteering and then working on the NS steam program. As a kid, I grew up riding the trains and to this day, still feel very lucky to be able to be involved with it a short time. After the shutdown, I went back to school and spent a couple of years at the GSMR firing, fixing, car hosting and the such.
In 1998, I started 2 1/2 years with NS on the ground and then running. Got tired of living in a hotel and was done with trains.
As we all know, you are never really done. Started going back to NHVRY in 2007 just before we hosted Flagg Coal #75 and met Mike MacLean (posted above). Have been going ever since and Mike even says I am the Assistant Manager - Steam Operations even though I have yet to get a business card saying so. We have a great program going with a great crew and hope to keep building it.

Started "rescuing" LIRR #35 in Eisenhower Park in 1973 - went downhill from there.

* Fireman [on steam] but only qualified as "Diesel" engineer service on a well known tourista RR

* Involved with approvals in a meeting for what turned out to be a very good marriage of a steam loco mechanic & certain tourista enterprise.

* In the preservation desert for almost the biblical 40 years before finding a site for "planting the flag" for a preserved railway

* Involved with the operations and management of a class 3

* Got my ticket [diesel AND steam ha,ha]

* Been there, done that, got a few t-shirts on the way

* One more fling with steam coming up shortly...

* Omar wuz here!

* Currently volunteering @ The Railroad Museum of New England in the southern nether region of New England.

George Jenista

President
Trinity Valley Railfans, d/b/a
Trinity Valley Railroad Historical Association
Fort Worth, Texas 76115-0743

TV is titulaire to Angelina & Neches River #208 (Baldwin 2-6-2, @1923), presently stored in Indiana awaiting repatriation to Texas..

I have no affiliation. I was for a time the moderator of the Chaski Railfan forum, but no longer. An altercation with a well known individual made that endeavor not worth the trouble. I also attempted to volunteer with the 1361 restoration at Steamtown before it ground to a halt, but I couldn't get anyone to return my calls or emails. If the rumor about the N.C.&St.L. 4-8-4 currently on display in Centennial Park in Nashville ever evolve into something other than rumors, I would likely volunteer some time simply because its local to me.