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Remembering Warren Tisler

Warren M. Tisler, a Mid-Continent m em ber known for his dedication to “diligent work,” accom panied locomotive 1385 on m any of its travels throughout the m id­west. Mid-Continent employed him as a locomotive m echanic and engineer from April 1984 to Septem ber 1986 and again in May 1989. Mid-Continent m em bers honored him March 9 w ith a plaque nam ­ing him honorary chief m echanical officer for the 1385 program . He died March 18 at the Monroe hospital. His passing was noted in the obituaries in Trains (June , p. 11).

Tisler, who was born March 26, 1936, joined Mid-Continent in 1970. He w as a m achinist for Libby-Owens-Ford in Ottawa, I11., for 26 years before m oving to Brodhead in 1980. He worked for three southern W isconsin short lines: Chicago Madison and Northern, 1980 to 1982; Cen­tral Wisconsin, 1982; and W isconsin and Calumet, 1986 to 1990.

He m arried Lovina Roeder on Nov. 29, 1967, in Ottawa. He his survived by his wife; his father, Marshall, Ottawa; three sons, Marshall of Azie, Tex., Wayne of Houston, Tex., and Walter of Brodhead; and a brother, Dale of Marseilles, I11.Lovina and Wally are Mid-Continent m em ­bers; Lovina is superin tendent of operations.

Services were Thursday, March 22, at the Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, Mar­seilles, I11., w ith the Rev. Van McCullough officiating. Pallbearers were; Stanley Nor­deng Jr., Charles W iesner, Jo n Neumann, Robert Dorr, Ronald Roeder, and Greg Ver­tein. A rrangem ents in Brodhead were by the Newcomer Funeral Home.

Warren Tisler, at throttle of locom otive 1385 at Mazomanie in 1988.

McCullough, a Mid-Continent firem an from Jacksonville, I11., quoted from Jo h n 14:1-6 in the funeral sermon. Later, he prepared his personal thoughts:

“Warren Tisler was m y friend. Rem em ­bering him is one of m y life’s privileges. He contributed m uch to m y life w hich is wor­thy of rem em bering and practicing.

“He was dedicated to diligent work. As he made repairs and rebuilt our engines, we saw a m an willing to work, work, and work some more. We need th a t kind of example today. Life em phasizes ease, com ­fort, and convenience today. Warren Continued on page 5

The Mid-Continent Railway G azette is published by the Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 55, North Freedom, Wis. 53951, 608/522-4261, and is distributed free to m em bers and friends of the society. The contents of this publication m ay not be reproduced in whole or in part w ithout consent of the editor, John Gruber, 1430 Drake St., Madison, Wis. 53711. Vol. 23, No. 2, May 1990.

© 1990 Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society, Inc.

Roundhouse 1

Mid-Continent’s 28th operating season is well underway, and, if all goes well, the m useum will carry its 1,000,000th pas­senger in Sauk County before the sum m er is over. Since starting operations a t North Freedom in 1963, Mid-Continent has car­ried 968,044 passengers in the 27 seasons. The successful Snow Train ‘90 gives a good sta rt on the 1,000,000 m ark.

Another favorable indicator: School groups, more than in previous years, have been taking advantage of the special “steam train adventure” rates in 1990.

Diesel no. 988 opened the season May 14. The next day, D&R 9 retu rned to ser­vice after painting and reassem bly.

Mid-Continent continues to receive good news coverage. And, W isconsin Tourism Development displays photos in a range of publications, including Motion Picture Locations and the W isconsin A uto Tours, and helps arrange m edia visits (such as a film crew from Channel 9, Chicago, for

W eekends Away, being show n the first weekend in June , and syndicated nationally).

Plans are going ahead for theMazomanie Railroad Celebration, which includes excursions Ju n e 15-17 with loco­motive 1385. Trains leave M azomanie on a round trip to Sauk City Saturday and S un ­day a t 9 and 10:30 a.m ., and 12, 2, and 3:30. An additional train runs a t 6:30 p.m. Saturday. The four-hour photo run a t 2 p.m . Friday also covers Cross Plains and Prairie du Sac.

Fares are $9.50 in coaches, $19.50 for first class service. For the photo run, the charges are $19 for coach and $39 for first class. Information and tickets are available by calling 608-795-4550 in Mazomanie. The excursions are sponsored by Mazomanie’s village, cham ber of com­merce, and historical society; W isconsin & Calumet Railroad: and Mid-Continent.

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Greg Vertein, John Sorrel, and Jay Slide work on the Walnut St. crossing during the Spring Fling weekend.

Many m em bers tu rned out at Spring Fling April 21-22 for a major project, reconstruction of the three-track crossing at W alnut St. Mid-Continent purchased 160 tons of ballast and 100 tons of chips from the Rock Springs quarry for the pro­ject and 170 feet of 18-inch culvert, and rented a tamper. A 76-foot panel and two 39-foot panels of track and 99 ties were used. Crews, starting Wednesday, exca­vated below street level to place fabric under the ballast. Blacktopping rem ains to be done. Supt. Ja y Slinde thanked every­one for the help.

Some 53 people attended the banquet Saturday night. Orton and Signe Johnson entertained with a one-act play about a for­getful couple. In a mail ballot counted after the banquet a t the m em bers meeting, vot­ing m em bers approved revisions in the bylaws, 103-29. The revisions, proposed by the executive director search com m it­tee and unanim ously recom m ended by the board, will increase accountability and responsibility of the new executive direc­tor. About 25 voting m em bers were pre­sent; m any of them objected to the changes.

Phase one of the new, 310,375 cubic foot car repair building is finished. Track work is done, ballast is in place, and cars have been moved into the building. Addi­tional work, such as the electrical service, m ust wait for more funds. In a final inspec­tion May 9, the W isconsin D epartm ent of Industry Labor and H um an Relations noted: “Owner agrees to install illumi­nated exit signs to m ark required exits when electricity provided and provide por­table fire extinguishers.”

An addition to Mid-Continent’s steel passenger fleet, ex-C&NW com bine no. 7409, arrived in Janesville in April. W hen built by Pullm an in December 1915, the 68-foot, 8-inch car was painted yellow- green outside, finished inside in oak, and seated 60 passengers. It was one of five cars in Pullm an lot no. 4334. In 1928, it was repainted Pullm an green and p arti­tioned into 12 seat sm oking and 46 seat nonsm oking sections. A steam line under the car was added in 1931. The car has a self contained Baker heater.

C&NW sold no. 7409 to Empire S tate Railway Museum, Middleton, N.Y., in 1962. Empire S tate operated it un til 1966 on the Middleton & New Jersey. The car, stored until spring 1971, then moved to Essex, Conn. It operated on the Valley Railroad's first train, Ju ly 29, 1977, and in regular train service to 1987. Empire S tate’s equipm ent, including no. 7409, was transferred to the Connecticut Valley Railroad Museum th a t year. Mid-Continent purchased the car from CVRM in 1989. A sim ilar car, no. 7411, is a t the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay. Provi­dence and Worcester and Conrail provided reduced rates to Chicago. W isconsin and Calumet moved the car to Janesville at no charge. It will come to North Freedom with returning excursion equipment.

More than 1 3 0 ap plications were received for the executive director’s posi­tion. The search com m ittee conducted phone interviews, and plans to interview three candidates in person early in June , before m aking a recom m endation to the board of directors.

Edward K raem er & Sons, Plain, has approval to reopen the La Rue quarry. The com pany leased 224 acres from Darrell Klingenmeyer in January . After a public

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hearing April 26 in Baraboo, Sauk County granted a conditional use perm it for 144 acres. Mid-Continent Interim Manager Ed Minihan spoke a t the public hearing. The Wisconsin D epartm ent of Natural Resources does not object to reopening on the site closed in 1959. If bids are success­ful, operations would begin in late sum ­mer. To accom m odate heavy equipm ent, Kraemer has agreed to repair the town road to the quarry. The com pany expects to use the quarry production for non-local construction projects.

N ekoosa Papers donated its diesel loco­motive no. 21, an Alco model C415 built in 1966, to Mid-Continent. The locomotive, purchased second hand, had been used at the com pany’s Port Edwards paper mill yard since 1980. Nekoosa Papers will pro­vide a m etal plaque acknowledging the gift for the side of the locomotive. Among stip­ulations in a May 15 letter from J . Marshall Buehler, m anager of custom er relations and internal transportation for Nekoosa Papers, is a request th a t the engine rem ain Mid-Continent's property for a t least three years, “either in use at North Freedom or somewhere in W isconsin.” Donations are needed to tu rn the wheels on one of the trucks, before the locomotive is moved.

M em bers in V erm ont. Central Ver­m ont Railway General Manager Chris Bur­ger had good things to say about Mid- Continent to the Cham plain Valley Chap­ter of the National Railway Historical Soci­ety, Burlington, Vt. The April 11 program on the 1385 was well received. A special room at the University of Vermont was used to handle the crowd.

Although 1385 never operated in Ver­mont, it was constructed in nearby Schen­ectady, N.Y. The Rutland Railroad once operated Ten-Wheelers in Vermont that were very sim ilar to the C&NW’s R-1 class. The builder’s plates now on the 1385 are reproductions tha t were cast several years ago in Florence, Vt., by the late Dana Berg.

Mid-Continent m em ber Mark Sm ith is president of the chapter; Dick G ruber introduced Burger. Dick Gruber

Correction. The photograph in the Feb­ruary G azette is not a Vince Mathew photo. It was taken by Mrs. J a n Martin, executive secretary of the Middleton Chamber of Commerce.

Remembering WarrenContinued fro m page 2taught us th a t these are not the top drawer issues of life. Faithfulness to your skills is the im portant thing. Because I rem em ber Warren, I w ant to be a good worker w ith m y skills.

“He was dedicated to learning and teach­ing. Much of his ability and skills came from the school of personal experience. He would accept challenges, ponder them , and resolve them ultim ately in a satisfac­tory and responsible m anner. Relating to others, he would teach them and encour­age them by personal experience to develop the skills needed for the job. I have never heard him speak ill of those who were learning. He would rather have them do it again, until they learned to do it right. I w ant to be this kind of person. I w ant to rem em ber Warren and from him to learn to calmly and correctly accept challenges.I w ant to help others to learn the right way

“Warren was a m odest person. Though he accom plished very m uch in his life, he did not wear his achievem ents on his sleeve. He would seldom even speak about his achievem ents. Instead they spoke for themselves. Those of u s who have ever worked on an engine he repaired knew tha t his touch was evident in the improve­m ent. It was not necessary for him to advertise his accom plishm ents, they spoke for themselves. I w ant to rem em ber Warren for this reason. There is such an in terest today in people's achievem ents or the lack of them , th a t we tend to show off our achievem ents and cover up our m is­takes. I never knew Warren to be tha t way. His work testified loud and clear. T hat is worth imitating.

“If I can rem em ber these things about Warren, I’ll be a better person. If our m useum can rem em ber these things about Warren, our m useum will be better. We will go on in our m utual efforts better because we rem em ber Warren Tisler.”

D eaths. Warren Tisler, March 18 (page 2); F. Clayton Snyder, Lincolnwood, I11., life member. October 1989.

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Minihan Assesses Mid-Continent’s Future as Leader in Rail Preservation

In a prelim inary report to the board of directors May 20, Interim Manager Ed Min­ihan gave his suggestions for the future viability of Mid-Continent. He called on the board to use its leadership to bring m em ­bers together. “If you can get together, nobody can stop you” from becoming a world leader am ong historic, railway oper­ating m useum s.

But the m useum now can barely sustain itself on ticket and gift shop revenues, and cannot undertake m ajor capital im prove­m ents. To preserve and improve its collec­tion, Mid-Continent needs to begin an ambitious development/fund raising pro­gram, build its educational resources, expand its m em bership base, and show the public in words and pictures how the railroad of 1900 influenced the culture of the nation.

An advisory board of civic and railroad leaders would boost Mid-Continent's potential. Support for the new executive director is essential, said Minihan, who has served since February. He is moving on to a new job in Madison soon.

"You have som ething very unique. You have one of the best operations in respect to its potential in the world. You have an outstanding com bination of skills: a real steam operation, well grounded knowl­edge of steam m echanics, very dedicated volunteers, and a great deal of railroad his­torical knowledge, plus really great resto­ration work.

"I understand the factions somewhat. There is a great deal of feeling out there am ong mem bers. But the operating people and the restoration people should be able to work together, so both groups have ade­quate resources to reach their goals.

“You can draw upon a national m arket for giving, if you get everybody pulling together. If you don’t get m em bers pulling together, you have the real possibility of becoming a static display or closing. Nobody cares to hear about that.

Minihan estim ated conservatively tha t

Mid-Continent needs an additional $ 1 mil­lion in the next ten years, by the year 2000, for capital projects alone, and more to expand vital educational activities. “You can take th is organization a very long way w ithout m aking too m any changes. It’s necessary to get folks together, recognize m em bers for their work, establish a formal com plaint avenue, get strategic planning in place and move to careful budgeting.

“You have to understand th a t Mid- Continent’s day to day business is sub­stantial and tim e consum ing, a m ajor undertaking. You have no idea how m uch effort goes into keeping the m useum open."

As a concluding com m ent, he asked everyone to elim inate “I told them guys...,” a grem lin w hich haun ts Mid- Continent. ‘“I told them guys’ pops up every tim e anything goes the least bit wrong, and even w hen things go right. The irony is th a t w hat I have observed is th a t our m em bers h aven 't ‘told them guys’. Most often com plaints are m ade to every­one except the person being com plained about. We need to replace 'I told them guys’ with a new slogan for Mid-Continent, 'Take Pride.’ Take pride in w hat you have accomplished, take pride in the wide vari­ety of skills and abilities of your fellow m em bers, and take pride in w hat each of you has contributed to Mid-Continent.”

Mid-Continent ridership has not shown big increases sin ce 1971, although 1989 was a record.

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Board MinutesTom Hruska, Secretary

1990 minutes are being typed

November 19, 1989

Board members p r e s e n t w ere : B u h rm aste r, G ru b e r, B r i s t , P a r r , Em hoff, O seland , Bloohm, N ordeng, and H ru sk a . A lso a t t e n d in g th e m ee tin g w ere: D ick Goddard, Skip L ic h te r , L ovina T i s l e r , W ally T i s l e r , Skip P i e r c e , and C h ris B u rg er.

The m ee tin g was c a l l e d to o rd e r by P re s id e n t Bloohm a t 9 :1 0 AM in th e g e n e ra l o f f i c e .

Bloohm s a id th e m in u te s o f th e O ctober 14 m ee tin g s ta n d approved a s c o r re c te d The m in u te s o f th e O cto b er 22 m ee tin g s ta n d approved a s c o r r e c te d .

VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS REPORTBloohm in d ic a te d t h a t S te v e P ah l had n o th in g new to r e p o r t .

VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE REPORTB r i s t r e p o r te d t h a t th e check book b a la n c e was $ 2 ,8 4 7 .5 0 a s o f November 1,

1989. The Board w ent o v e r th e bank s ta te m e n ts and th e a c c o u n ts p a y a b le w hich le d to a long d i s c u s s io n .

SECRETARY’S REPORTH ruska r e p o r te d t h a t P a u l Swanson h as r e q u e s te d a change from r e g u la r to l i f e

m em bership. M otion by B r i s t , second by N ordeng, to re g ra d e th e m em bership o f P au l Swanson from r e g u la r to l i f e . P assed u n an im o u sly . Skip P ie r c e w ro te to th e Board w ith a p ro p o sa l to b u i ld a tw o - s to ry w atchm an’s tow er somewhere on th e Museum p r o p e r ty . P au l Swanson w ro te to t e l l ab o u t a M in n e ap o lis and S t . L ou is steam lo co m o tiv e t h a t m igh t be a v a i l a b l e f o r d o n a tio n . Mr. F rank H. G ild n e r , J r . w ro te se ek in g in fo rm a tio n on w here he m ight be a b le to a c q u i r e a wood cab o o se . A group of Museum members re q u e s te d p e rm iss io n to red o th e C ascade coaches f o r o f f l i n e e x c u rs io n u se a t no c o s t to th e Museum. The O shkosh P u b lic Museum w ro te to th e Museum in d ic a t in g th e y had a 19 th c e n tu ry caboose t h a t th e y would l i k e to s e l l . B e v e rly C lason w ro te a s k in g i f M id -C o n tin en t would c o n s id e r an e x c u rs io n in M cFarland, W isc o n s in , on th e weekend o f Septem ber 15-16 o r Septem ber 22 -23 , 1990. Skip L ic h te r h as r e q u e s te d p e rm is s io n to c o n s t r u c t an 8 ’ X 8 ’ room in th e depot basem ent f o r p e r s o n a l u s e . Edward J . S te in h a u s e r has donated a number o f item s to th e Museum. L a rry H inz d o n a ted th e p a r t s needed to r e p a i r th e Roof r id in g lawn mower. Labor to r e p a i r th e r id in g lawn mower was p ro v id e d by Lomira Farm Supply , In c . An anonymous donor gave c a sh ” in honor o f R ich a rd Goddard, Wava V e r te in , and Lovina T is l e r " to be u se d f o r th e p u rc h a se o f r a i l r o a d t i e s f o r th e new c a r shop b u ild in g in th e e a s t y a rd .

TREASURER’S REPORTNo t r e a s u r e r ’ s r e p o r t was a v a i l a b l e from R alph P ie r c e .

MANAGER’S REPORTGoddard p ro v id e d o v e r a l l sum m aries o f o u r in s u ra n c e p o l i c i e s and th e c o s t o f

each . The 1990 Steam C a le n d a r i s a t th e p r i n t e r s and should be read y in 3-4 weeks One thousand c a le n d a r s have been o rd e re d a t a c o s t o f abo u t $ 2 ,1 0 0 . I f c o r r e c t ly h an d led , th ey sh o u ld pay f o r th e m se lv e s . The Manager p rov ided c o p ie s o f a Baraboo News R epublic a r t i c l e d a te d 1 1 /1 0 /8 9 r e l a t i n g to r a i l developm ent a t Reedsburg and a s s i s t a n c e from th e P in k Lady R a il T ra n s i t Com m ission. Goddard would l i k e a d v ic e now from th e Board a s a w hole a s to w hether th ey w ish to have him c o n tin u e to r e p re s e n t th e Museum in any r e s p e c t a s f a r a s th e PLRTC i s co n ce rn ed . He w i l l a g a in be se rv in g a s V ice Chairm an in 1990. Two in v o ic e s have a r r iv e d from th e C&NW, c o n s t i t u t i n g a d o u b le b i l l i n g , due to c o n fu s io n re g a rd in g d e p a r tu re d a te fo r

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equipm ent going to th e Mazomanie e x c u rs io n . The Museum had a re c o rd perform ance y e a r in 1989. R id e r s h ip was 45 ,561 p e o p le a s o f th e c lo s e o f th e se aso n . T h is g e n e ra te d t i c k e t re v e n u e s o f $219 ,058 , up 5.8% ov er l a s t y e a r . G if t shop s a l e s had a rem ark ab le in c r e a s e o f 16.4%, e a rn in g $101,349 f o r th e y e a r . T o ta l rev en u e was $320,487 fo r 1989, an in c r e a s e o f 8.9%. We w i l l be r e q u ire d to have an a u d i t fo r f i s c a l 1989, s in c e th e s t a t e o f W isco n sin r e q u i r e s t h a t we in c lu d e a copy o f our a u d i t r e p o r t w ith t h e form 308 w hich i s p a r t o f th e annual c h a r i t a b l e o r g a n iz a t io n r e p o r t . The c o s t o f th e a u d i t th ro u g h o u r norm al a c c o u n tin g s e rv ic e w i l l be e s tim a te d a t $ 3 ,3 0 0 , w ith ab o u t th e same c o s t i f th e p ro ced u re i s to be re p e a te d a f t e r s ix months i f we go ahead w ith th e p lanned change in our f i s c a l y e a r . A le s s - e x p e n s iv e re v ie w r e p o r t can n o t be s u b s t i t u t e d . Jim Horman from F ish k in i s n o t en thused abo u t th e change to May 1 a s th e s t a r t o f th e f i s c a l y e a r as we have p roposed a t t h i s p o in t . The Board sh o u ld a u th o r iz e p ro ceed in g w ith a p u rc h a se o rd e r so F ish k in can p r e p a re f o r an a u d i t w ith f i e l d work p lanned f o r December.The c a r shop p r o j e c t i s p ro g re s s in g on sc h e d u le w ith s i t e p r e p a r a t io n , p e r m i tt in g , p la n c e r t i f i c a t i o n , and m ost o th e r d e t a i l s com p le ted . H oles f o r th e p o s ts and f o o t in g s w i l l be d r i l l e d on Monday o f t h i s week. A p re l im in a ry summary of th e Mazomanie e x c u rs io n r e s u l t s was su b m itte d . The n e t p r o f i t e s t im a te does n o t ta k e in to accoun t a s s o c i a t e d / i n d i r e c t c o s t s , such a s lu b e o i l s and g r e a s e s , b rak e v a lv e u p d a te s , equipm ent wear and t e a r , shop e l e c t r i c i t y , c a r r e p a i r , FRA s t e n c i l s , s t a f f tim e to r e p a i r equ ipm ent and to p ro c u re m a te r ia l s and s u p p l ie s , long d i s ta n c e c a l l s , g a s o l in e c h a rg e d to f e r r y v e h ic le to Mazomanie, s t a f f tim e to u p d a te FRA paperw ork and o v e rs e e in s p e c t io n s , e t c . A s id e b e n e f i t , o f c o u rs e , i s our h ig h e r in su ra n c e cov erag e f o r th e r e s t o f th e in s u ra n c e y e a r . The sump pump in th e depot basem ent i s le a k in g and w i l l need r e p a i r soon. S e c u r i ty rem ain s a prob lem . T here have been broken windows on th e p ro p e r ty and someone has been le a v in g th e p u b lic men’s restro o m u n lo c k e d . P au l W olff has n o t been a v a i l a b le t h i s summer to com plete th e work on th e f r e i g h t h o u se .

The Board to o k a 5 -m in u te b re a k .

COMMITTEE REPORTSThe Long Range P la n n in g Committee su g g e sted hav ing a r e p r e s e n ta t iv e o f th e

Museum on hand d u r in g th e c o n s t ru c t io n o f th e c a r shop to h e lp r e s o lv e im m ediate p rob lem s. B uhrm aste r su g g e s te d th a t Goddard cou ld be engaged a t h a l f wage.M otion by B uhrm aste r, second by G ruber, to r e t a i n D ick Goddard f o r fo u r a d d i t io n a l weeks a t o n e -h a lf wage p lu s f u l l in s u ra n c e b e n e f i t s to s u p e rv is e th e c o n s t ru c t io n o f th e c a r shop b u i ld in g . Passed unan im ously .

T here i s no w r i t t e n r e p o r t from Chuck W iesner co n cern in g th e Mazomanie e x c u rs io n . He i s g o in g to t r y to r e s o lv e th e d oub le b i l l i n g problem from th e C&NW r a i l r o a d .

B uhrm aster had to le a v e th e m e e tin g . He gave h is p roxy to P a r r f o r th e rem ainder o f th e B oard m e e tin g .

ELECTION OF OFFICERSBloohm asked f o r n o m in a tio n s f o r V ice P re s id e n t O p e ra tio n s . B r is t nom inated

O rton Johnson f o r VP o f O p e ra tio n s . Hruska nom inated Jon Neumann f o r th e p o s i t io n o f VPO. S teve P ah l was nom inated f o r VP of O p era tio n s by Nordeng. M otion by H ruska, second by N ordeng, to c lo s e n o m in a tio n s . Passed u nan im ously . M otion by O seland, second by H ru sk a , to v o te fo r th e e l e c t io n o f o f f i c e r s by s e c r e t b a l l o t . Passed unan im ously . The P re s id e n t a p p o in te d Lovina T is l e r to cou n t th e b a l l o t s . The r e s u l t s o f th e s e c r e t b a l l o t w ere: 3 v o te s f o r P a h l, 2 v o te s f o r Neumann, 2 v o te s f o r Johnson , and 2 v o te s a b s ta in in g . None o f th e c a n d id a te s r e c e iv e d a m a jo r ity as r e q u ire d by th e by law s. Each of th e c a n d id a te s was d isc u sse d b e fo re ta k in g an o th e r s e c r e t b a l l o t . The r e s u l t s o f th e second b a l lo t i n g were i d e n t i c a l to th e f i r s t b a l l o t i n g . The P re s id e n t d e c la re d an im passe . S tev e P ah l w i l l co n tin u e as VPO u n t i l th e Board f i l l s th e p o s i t io n . The Board re q u e s te d t h a t a l l th r e e c a n d id a te s be p r e s e n t a t th e December Board m ee tin g .

Bloohm asked f o r n o m in a tio n s f o r V ice P re s id e n t F in an ce . B r i s t nom inated B i l l Buhrm aster f o r th e p o s i t io n o f V ice P re s id e n t F in an ce . O seland nom inated Bob Ristow fo r VP o f F in a n c e . M otion by B r i s t , second by Nordeng, to c lo s e n o m in a tio n s. Passed u nan im ously . B uhrm aster was e le c te d V ice P re s id e n t F in an ce w ith 5 v o te s . R istow re c e iv e d 3 v o te s and 1 v o te a b s ta in e d .

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Bloohm asked f o r n o m in a tio n s f o r V ice P re s id e n t D evelopm ent and M a rk e tin g .No n o m in a tio n s fo r th e p o s i t i o n w ere made a t t h i s tim e . The P re s id e n t d e c la re d th e o f f i c e v a c a n t u n t i l q u a l i f i e d c a n id a te s a r e n o m in a ted .

Bloohm asked f o r n o m in a tio n s f o r S e c r e ta r y . O seland nom in a ted Tom H ruska f o r th e p o s i t io n o f S e c r e ta r y . M otion by B r i s t , second by G ru b e r, to c lo s e d n o m in a tio n s and to c a s t a unanim ous b a l l o t f o r Tom H ruska a s S e c r e ta r y . P assed u n an im o u sly .

Bloohm asked f o r n o m in a tio n s f o r T re a s u r e r . B r i s t nom in a ted S h i r l e y Emhoff f o r th e p o s i t io n o f T re a s u re r . M otion by B r i s t , second by N ordeng, to c lo s e n o m in a tio n s and to c a s t a unanim ous b a l l o t f o r S h i r le y Emhoff a s T re a s u r e r . P assed u n an im o u sly .

PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTSBloohm a p p o in te d R obert F. W elke, S r . a s M embership S e c r e ta r y . He a ls o

a p p o in te d Lovina T is l e r a s S team er E d i to r . M otion by B r i s t , second by Em hoff, to app rove th e ap p o in tm en ts o f Bob W elke, S r . and Lovina T i s l e r . P assed unan im o u sly .

Bloohm asked th a t a l l o th e r co m m ittees and com m ittee members to rem ain in p la c e u n t i l th e December Board m ee tin g when a p p o in tm e n ts w i l l be made.

BOARD APPOINTMENTSM otion by P a r r , second by G ru b er, to d e s ig n a te Don G in te r a s C u ra to r . M otion

p assed w ith B r i s t v o tin g no .

M otion by Nordeng, second by P a r r , to d e s ig n a te John G ruber a s E d i to r o f th e M id -C o n tin en t Railw ay G a z e tte . P assed u n an im ously .

CONTINUING RESOLUTIONSM otion by P a r r , second by N ordeng, t h a t th e fo llo w in g c o n t in u in g r e s o lu t io n s

f o r th e M id -C on tinen t R ailw ay H i s t o r i c a l S o c ie ty be p a s s e d :The Bank o f R eedsburg , N orth Freedom B ranch , be th e o f f i c i a l d e p o s i to ry

f o r th e M id -C o n tin en t R ailw ay H i s t o r i c a l S o c ie ty .The p r in c ip a l o f f i c e f o r th e M id -C o n tin en t R ailw ay H i s t o r i c a l S o c ie ty

be lo c a te d a t N orth Freedom , Sauk C ounty , W isco n sin .The Board m e e tin g s o f th e M id -C o n tin en t R ailw ay H i s t o r i c a l S o c ie ty be

conducted ac c o rd in g to th e P a r l im e n ta ry P ro c e e d u re s a t a G lance by 0 .G a r f ie ld Jo n e s .

To a u th o r iz e th e P r e s id e n t , V ice P re s id e n t F in a n c e , S e c r e ta r y , and T re a s u re r to h a n d le th e f i n a n c i a l b u s in e s s of th e B oard .

To a u th o r iz e th e V ice P re s id e n t F in a n c e , A s s i s ta n t T r e a s u r e r , and S u p e r in te n d e n t o f F in an ce to s ig n c h e c k s . A ll ch eck s w i l l be co s ig n e d by th e T re a s u re r .

The m otion p assed unan im o u sly .

OLD BUSINESSMonica B u r k e r t -B r is t had w r i t t e n to th e Com m issioner o f T ra n s p o r ta t io n

re g a rd in g th e Museum's fo u r p u b l ic r a i l c r o s s in g s . Mr. Jo se p h Sweda responded su g g e s tin g a j o i n t m eeting a t N orth Freedom on November 27 , 1989. The s h o r t i n t e r v a l o f n o t i c e f o r t h i s m e e tin g p r e s e n t s some prob lem s b u t th e Museum w i l l t r y to work o u t some k in d o f m e e t in g . M onica i s s t i l l t r y in g to g e t th e in su ra n c e fund to co v e r th e $10 ,000 p a id o u t by th e Museum. A rrangem ents have been made to d e la y f i n a l payment f o r l e g a l c o u n s e l b u t M onica su g g e ste d making a p a r t i a l payment a t t h i s tim e .

The C&NW combine c a r a t C o n n e c tic u t V a lle y was d is c u s s e d . The Board was concern ed abou t p ro v id in g s e c u r i t y f o r th e c a r d u rin g th e move. I t was suggested t h a t we t r y to w a it u n t i l s p r in g , b e s id e s i t would be d i f f i c u l t to make f u l l payment f o r th e c a r a t t h i s t im e .

The t i e i n s t a l l a t i o n p r o j e c t f o r th e m ain l i n e i s on ho ld a t t h i s tim e due to th e cash flow problem a t th e Museum.

The Museum has c r e d i t w i th N o rfo lk S o u th e rn f o r p re p a id f r e i g h t f o r th e movement o f lo co m o tiv e 4960 . To g e t a ca sh re fu n d o f t h i s c r e d i t a p p e a rs u n l ik e ly . Gary Benzman and th e Grand Canyon R a ilro a d m igh t be a b le to u se t h i s

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c r e d i t f o r t h e i r move and th e n M id -C o n tin en t m ight be a b le to r e c e iv e c a s h from th e Grand Canyon.

Mr. C h ris B u rg e r , fo rm e rly w ith th e C&NW r a i l r o a d , was asked ab o u t th e $7 ,000 o f fe r e d by th e r a i l r o a d tow ard r e p a i r s o f lo co m o tiv e 1385. He p o in te d o u t t h a t s in c e th e C&NW d id n o t u se 1385 s in c e th e r e p a i r s , he f e l t t h a t th e r a i l r o a d was n o t o b l ig a te d to pay f o r lo co m o tiv e r e p a i r s . He a ls o p o in te d o u t t h a t th e c o n t r a c t i s s t i l l in e f f e c t b u t he does n o t e x p e c t th e C&NW to ru n any t r i p s in th e f u tu r e .

The r o ta r y snowplow needs a hydro t e s t , a new b lo w -o ff v a lv e , and r e p a i r s to le a k s . The Board d ec id ed n o t to u se th e r o t a r y a t Snow T ra in ’90 . We have a d v e r t i s e d th a t we w i l l o p e ra te a plow t r a i n so we w i l l u se th e Jo rd an S p re ad e r t h i s w in te r .

I t h as been d e te rm in e d t h a t Bob S ladky p r in te d th e 1990 c o lo r c a le n d a r w ith th e ap p ro v a l o f th e H a s tin g s f a m ily .

A p e t i t i o n has been r e c e iv e d from f iv e members o f th e Museum r e q u e s t in g a change in th e p ro c e e d u re f o r e l e c t i n g d i r e c t o r s a s p ro v id ed in th e c u r r e n t by law s.

The m ain l i n e c ro s s in g a t W alnut S t r e e t needs to have th e low j o i n t r e p a ire d b e fo re Snow T ra in .

G ruber had to le a v e . H is p roxy was g iv en to P a r r f o r th e rem a in d e r o f th e m e e tin g .

The p ro p o sa l by a g roup o f Museum members to redo th e C ascade c a r s f o r o f f l i n e e x c u rs io n u se was d is c u s s e d . Nordeng i s to check on p o s s ib le lo c a t io n s on th e WICT r a i l r o a d where th e work co u ld be done.

M id -C o n tin e n t’ s b a l l a s t tam per i s s t i l l on th e W isconsin and Calumet r a i l r o a d . Ja y S lin d e i s to d e c id e i f i t sh o u ld be re tu rn e d in th e n e a r f u tu r e .

B r i s t co n sen ted to p re p a re a s e t o f g u id e l in e s f o r th e p o s i t io n o f G enera l M anager.

The k eep in g o f Jo n Neumann’s r a i l r o a d c a r on th e Museum p ro p e r ty was d isc u sse d Mr. Neumann f i l l e d o u t an a p p l i c a t i o n to keep h is c a r on th e p ro p e r ty and p laced th e a p p l ic a t io n in P a r r ’ s m a ilb o x . The a p p l ic a t io n i s now m is s in g . The Board d ec id ed to c o n tin u e w ith th e r e q u e s t a s i f th e a p p l ic a t io n was in hand. P a r r in d ic a te d t h a t th e Camp Car Com m ittee made a recom m endation to n o t app rove th e r e q u e s t f o r th e c a r to rem ain on Museum p ro p e r ty . M otion by B r i s t , second by O se lan d , to approve th e Camp Car C om m ittee 's recom m endation to deny th e r e q u e s t f o r Neumann’s c a r to rem ain on Museum p ro p e r ty . B r i s t , P a r r , G ru b e r 's p ro x y , and B u h rm a s te r’ s proxy v o ted in fa v o r to deny th e r e q u e s t . Emhoff, O se lan d , N ordeng, and H ruska vo ted a g a in s t th e m o tion . P re s id e n t Bloohm c a s t th e d e c id in g v o te to ap p ro v e th e m otion to deny th e r e q u e s t .

NEW BUSINESSSkip L ic h te r had re q u e s te d p e rm iss io n to b u ild an e n c lo s u re in th e d ep o t

b asem en t. M otion by B r i s t , second by H ruska, to ta b le th e r e q u e s t u n t i l th e December Board m e e tin g . Passed u nan im ously .

S u p e r in te n d e n t T i s l e r had w r i t te n to th e Vice P re s id e n t O p e ra tio n s c o n c e rn in g some problem s a t th e Museum. The Board i s w a itin g f o r a re p ly from S tev e P a h l.

John Jensw old has re q u e s te d a copy of th e Museum’s m a ilin g l i s t . The Board to o k no a c t io n a t t h i s tim e but asked Bloohm to f in d o u t f o r what p u rp o se Mr. Jensw old in te n d e d to u se th e l i s t .

M otion by B r i s t , second by N ordeng, to a u th o r iz e th e Museum’s a c c o u n ta n t to conduct an a u d i t f o r th e f i s c a l y e a r t h a t j u s t ended. P assed unan im o u sly .

The Museum i s n o t i n te r e s te d in th e caboose a t Oshkosh.The Board re q u e s te d more in fo rm a tio n concern ing Skip P i e r c e ’s r e q u e s t to

b u i ld a tw o -s to ry w atchm an’s tow er on th e Museum p ro p e r ty .The Board d e c id e d to t r a n s f e r $15,000 out of sa v in g s so we can pay some of

th e o u ts ta n d in g b i l l s .M otion by N ordeng, second by B r i s t , to ad jo u rn th e m e e tin g . P assed

u n an im ously . The m eeting was a d jo u rn ed a t 4 :10 PM.

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Board members p r e s e n t w ere: B u h rm a s te r, P a r r , B r i s t , Em hoff, G ruber, O se lan d , Bloohm, Nordeng, and H ru sk a . A lso a t t e n d in g th e m ee tin g w ere : H arley Vodak, Jay S l in d e , D ick G ruber, D ick Goddard, and S k ip L ic h te r .

The m eeting was c a l l e d to o rd e r by P re s id e n t Bloohm a t 9 :1 0 AM in th e g e n e r a l o f f i c e .

M otion by B u h rm aste r, second by O se lan d , to t a b l e th e November m in u te s u n t i l a f t e r b re a k . P assed u n an im ously .

VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS REPORTP ah l i s in Montana on b u s in e s s b u t he d id p ro v id e in fo rm a tio n f o r h i s r e p o r t .

Steam lo co m o tiv e 1385 w i l l be in s e r v ic e f o r Snow T ra in . The Saginaw #2 w i l l n o t be a v a i l a b l e by F eb ru ary n o r w i l l th e D&R #9 be f i n i s h e d . The WC&C #1 i s o u t o f s e r v ic e b u t th e m ech an ica l d ep artm en t sa y s i t co u ld be a v a i l a b l e f o r Snow T ra in a f t e r r e p a i r s a r e co m p le ted . Motion by G ru b e r, second by N ordeng, to a c c e p t th e r e p o r t o f th e VP o f O p e ra tio n s . P assed u n an im o u sly .

VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE REPORTB uhrm aster su b m itte d a w r i t te n r e p o r t show ing th e m on th ly summary. As o f

November 30, 1989, th e ch eck in g b a la n c e was $807, th e s a v in g s b a la n c e was $63 ,297 , and th e R ailw ay R e s to r a t io n T ru s t Fund b a la n c e was $ 2 9 ,0 7 8 . G en e ra l income f o r th e month was $2 ,084 and an a d d i t io n a l $22 ,354 from s a v in g s incom e. A t o t a l o f $23,047 was p a id in ex p en ses d u rin g November. The Museum c u r r e n t ly h as no o u ts ta n d in g lo a n s . A ccounts p ay ab le i s $ 5 2 ,7 2 1 . M otion by B r i s t , second by P a r r , to a c c e p t th e r e p o r t o f th e VP of F in a n c e . P assed u n an im o u sly .

SECRETARY’S REPORTH ruska r e p o r te d t h a t S tan Nordeng h a s r e q u e s te d a change o f m em bership from

r e g u la r to l i f e . M otion by B u hrm aste r, second by Emhoff, to re g ra d e S ta n N ordeng’s m em bership from r e g u la r to l i f e . P assed u n an im o u sly . B oth Jo h n O bst and K elv in R e t te r a th have r e q u e s te d u p g rad es from a s s o c i a t e to l i f e m em bership . M otion by P a r r , second by N ordeng, to re g ra d e th e a s s o c i a t e m em bership o f John Obst to l i f e m em bership . P assed unan im o u sly . M otion by G ru b e r, second by O se lan d , to u p g rad e K e lv in R e t t e r a t h ’ s m em bership from a s s o c i a t e to l i f e . P assed u n an im o u sly . An i n v i t a t i o n was re c e iv e d from th e o f f i c e o f G overnor Tommy Thompson a s k in g th e Museum to p a r t i c i p a t e in th e G overnor’ s C o n fe ren ce on T ourism on F eb ru a ry 13-15, 1990. The Museum re c e iv e d a p e t i t i o n s ig n e d by f i v e Museum members r e q u e s t in g a change in th e bylaw s c o n c e rn in g th e m ethod o f e le c t i n g members o f th e Board o f D i r e c to r s . R obert S ladky w ro te a sk in g p e rm is s io n to m eet w ith th e Board in Ja n u a ry to d is c u s s , i d e n t i f y , and d e te rm in e p r o j e c t s f o r th e R ailw ay R e s to r a t io n T ru s t Fund. John G ruber w ro te to th e P re s id e n t to p o in t o u t th e need f o r th e D ir e c to r s and O f f ic e r s to r e c e iv e th e ag en d a , m in u te s , r e p o r t s , and any new m o tio n s p r i o r to th e d a te o f th e Board m e e tin g . Jo n Neumann w ro te r e q u e s t in g a 90-day e x te n s io n on moving h is camp c a r o f f o f Museum p ro p e r ty c i t i n g th e s h o r t i n t e r v a l p re v io u s ly a u th o r iz e d d id n o t a llo w him tim e to make a r ra n g e m e n ts . David Wantz h as d onated a C raftsm an s a b re saw f o r u se in th e woodworking sho p . J . M a rs h a ll B u eh le r made a cash d o n a tio n toward th e p r e s e r v a t io n and r e s t o r a t i o n o f Pullm an c a r Mt. H arvard in memory o f h is m other H elen B ueh le r P o d ru c h . An u n a s s ig n e d cash d o n a tio n was re c e iv e d from Fred M. S p r in g e r . A rt O se lan d , Greg V e r te in , and Tom H ruska each made c a sh d o n a tio n s tow ard th e c o s t o f r e c r y s t a l i n g th e r a i l r o a d f req u e n cy r a d io s .MANAGER’S REPORT

Dick G oddard , who h as su b m itte d h i s r e s ig n a t io n a s Manager e f f e c t iv e November 30 , has been r e t a in e d a t th e r e q u e s t o f th e Board a s a p a r t tim e Manager u n t i l December 31, 1989, to o v e rs e e th e c o n s t r u c t io n o f th e c a r shop b u i ld in g . Goddard gave a v e rb a l r e p o r t . The C irc u s , C ra n e s , and T ra in s t i c k e t income was ov er $ 3 ,4 0 0 f o r th e 1989 y e a r -e n d t o t a l . The b a t t e r y ch a rg in g tim e r in d i e s e l #4 i s c a u s in g th e c h a rg e r to rem ain on c o n t in u o u s ly . The c o s t o f d isp o s in g o f w aste from th e bottom o f th e b u lk o i l ta n k s was ab o u t o n e -h a lf o f th e o r ig in a l e s t im a te r e s u l t i n g in a sa v in g to th e Museum. Mr. L eroy Mohlman s e n t to th e Museum a copy o f h i s " t h i r d amendment to d e c la r a t io n o f t r u s t . ’’ T h is l i v in g t r u s t w i l l p ro v id e f o r h is w ife u n t i l h e r d e a th o r re m a rr ia g e . At t h a t t im e , th e t r u s t w i l l make fo u r d i s t r i b u t i o n s a s p ro v id e d in th e te rm s o f th e t r u s t and a l l rem ain ing p r in c ip a l

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w i l l be d i s t r i b u t e d to th e M id -C o n tin en t R ailw ay H i s to r i c a l S o c ie ty to e s t a b l i s h a t r u s t e n t i t l e d th e "Roy Mohlman M em orial F o u n d a tio n ." The P in k Lady T ra n s i t Commission p ro v id e d a r e c e p t io n in th e W isconsin D e lls f o r s h ip p e rs along th e r a i l r o a d . R e p a irs a re c o n tin u in g on steam lo co m o tiv e 4960 a s funded by th e lo c o m o tiv e ’ s new ow ner. R e p a irs to t h r e e a x le s have been co m p le ted . Two a x le s w ere condemned and w i l l be r e p la c e d . Goddard d ec id ed to r e l e a s e one o f th e two d u m p ste rs lo c a te d a t th e Museum. Nordeng w i l l work on th e sump pump in th e d e p o t b asem en t. I t h as been con firm ed th a t th e re n te d "B obcat" was a t th e Museum f o r 29 d ay s betw een d e l iv e r y and p ic k -u p d a t e s . M otion by B r i s t , second by Nordeng, to a c c e p t th e r e p o r t o f th e M anager. P assed unanim ously

COMMITTEE REPORTSThe Long Range P lan n in g Committee r e p o r te d th a t a fou r-m an crew has been

w ork ing on th e c o n s t ru c t io n o f th e c a r shop b u i ld in g . The fram ew ork i s a lr e a d y in p la c e .

S te v e B r i s t , a t th e r e q u e s t o f P re s id e n t Bloohm, and E l io t K e l le r have b o th s u b m itte d in fo rm a tio n on s e le c t in g a new G enera l M an ag er/E x ecu tiv e D ir e c to r .

The S o c ia l Committee h a s $775.69 in e a rn in g s . T h e ir p rim a ry g o a l i s to f i x up th e a r e a used by th e members in th e dep o t basem ent.

ELECTION OF OFFICERSBloohm a g a in asked f o r n o m in a tio n s f o r V ice P re s id e n t O p e ra tio n s . G ruber

nom in a ted J e r r y P a r r f o r VP o f O p e ra tio n s but P a rr d e c l in e d . M otion by Nordeng, second by O se lan d , to c lo s e n o m in a tio n s w ith th e th re e names su b m itte d l a s t m onth. P a sse d u n an im o u sly . The r e s u l t s o f th e b a l lo t were: 3 v o te s f o r O rton Johnson ,2 v o te s f o r Jon Neumann, 3 v o te s fo r S te v e P a h l, and 1 v o te a b s t a in in g . No re p la c e m e n t has been e le c te d fo r th e c u r r e n t VP of O p e ra tio n s .

Bloohm asked f o r n o m in a tio n s fo r V ice P re s id e n t Development and M ark e tin g .No n o m in a tio n s w ere made to f i l l t h i s new p o s i t io n .

PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTSBloohm su b m itte d a l i s t o f com m ittee a p p o itm e n ts . In re v ie w in g th e l i s t , th e

B oard su g g e s te d add ing s e v e ra l names. Follow ing i s a l i s t o f com m ittees and th e members o f each com m ittee . The f i r s t member l i s t e d i s th e Chairm an of th e com m ittee

CENTER FOR RAILROAD ART AND PHOTOGRAPHYJohn G ru b e r, S tev e B r i s t , Tom O 'B rien J r . , Ralph P ie r c e , C h ris B u rg er, P e te r Bunde, D av id Morgan, and R obert M cM illan.

CAMP CARW illiam R a ia , R obert C. W elke, James N eubauer, Robert R istow , S ta n le y Nordeng J r .

LONG RANGE PLANNINGG e ra ld P i t z e n , B i l l B uhrm aste r, W arren T i s l e r , Jay S lin d e , R obert S lad k y , Don G in te r , J e f f Bloohm, David B ierm an, J e r r y P a r r , and C .P . Fox

PEER REVIEWWoodrow Gorman, F. A lan DuVal, G eo ffrey B la e s in g .

MEMBERSHIPA rt O seland , S h ir le y Emhoff, Doug C ra ry , R obert F. W elke.

SOCIALSharon C rary , Joanne E n g e lb re ts o n , S h i r le y E ngelke , Sue O se lan d .

NOMINATINGWoodrow Gorman, R ick P e te r s , R obert R istow .

RAILWAY RESTORATION TRUST FUNDTom O 'B rian S r . , R obert S ladky , J . M a rs h a ll B u e h le r, Lovina T i s l e r , J e r r y Mennenga.

RULES INTERPRETATIONJo h n W in te r , R obert C. W elke, S tev e P a h l.

MEMORIAL FUNDWava V e r te in , B e tty Gorman, Liz B u h rm aste r, B e tty O 'B rie n .

ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITIONDon G in te r , Ray B uhrm aster, J e f f Bloohm, R obert S la d k y , R ich a rd Goddard, W illiam R a ia , Ray Z i l v i t i s , A rt O seland.

ENDOWMENT FUNDTom H ruska, John Johnson , Tom O’B rie n J r . , E l io t K e l le r , S tev e B r i s t , Dick G oddard. M otion by B u hrm aste r, second by N ordeng, to approve th e com m ittee ap p o in tm en ts as p re s e n te d by P re s id e n t Bloohm w ith th e added nam es. P assed unan im o u sly .

The Board to o k a s h o r t b re a k .

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OLD BUSINESSH arley Vodak a sk ed to a d d re s s th e B oard . He e x p re ss e d sorrow t h a t th e g rad e

c ro s s in g a c c id e n t in v o lv in g h i s son happened in th e f i r s t p la c e b ecau se i t a f fe c te d th e Museum a s w e l l a s h i s so n . When he l e a r n e d t h a t th e M useum's p rim ary in su ra n c e c a r r i e r had gone o u t o f b u s in e s s , he a sk ed h i s s o n ’ s la w y e rs to back o f f . The l i t i g a t i o n h as now been s e t t l e d and H a rle y f e e l s t h a t b o th p a r t i e s have le a rn e d a s a r e s u l t o f th e i n c id e n t .

E n g in e e rin g d e p a r tm e n t S u p e r in te n d e n t Ja y S l in d e t a lk e d ab o u t th e e n g in e e r in g re q u ire m e n ts f o r th e coming y e a r . The p lan n ed t i e re p la c e m e n t and r e l a t e d work on th e main l i n e sh o u ld be c o n t r a c te d o u t on a b id b a s i s w ith a f ix e d f i n a l c o s t f o r th e p r o j e c t . The Museum’ s tam per i s s t i l l on th e W isco n sin and Calumet r a i l r o a d . S l in d e i s se e k in g th e d o n a tio n o f r a i l f o r u s e a t th e Museum.

The Chicago and N o rth W estern com bine co ach i s re a d y to s h ip from C o n n e c tic u t. Bloohm has n e g o t ia te d a p r i c e o f $50 p e r day p lu s ex p en ses f o r a r i d e r to accompany th e c a r w h ile i t i s in t r a n s i t . The q u o ted f r e i g h t r a t e s need to be ex ten d ed u n t i l March 1, 1990.

A rrangem ents a r e s t i l l t r y in g to be made so th e Grand Canyon R ailw ay can use th e Museum’ s p re p a id f r e i g h t f o r moving lo c o m o tiv e 4960 o u t o f f I n d ia n a . T h is i s one method t h a t may a l lo w th e Museum to g e t t h i s money back .

M otion by G ru b e r, second by O se lan d , t h a t th e P re s id e n t te rm in a te th e f iv e - y e a r c o n t r a c t w ith th e Museum’ s p r o f e s s io n a l fund r a i s e r , R obert S lad k y . S ince S ladky p la n s to be a t th e n e x t Board m e e tin g , m o tio n by B r i s t , second by Nordeng, to t a b l e th e m o tion u n t i l t h e Ja n u a ry m e e tin g . M otion to t a b l e p assed w ith O seland vo t ing n o .

M otion by B r i s t , second by O se lan d , f o r th e B oard to recommend to th e m em bership to ap p ro v e th e bylaw s change s u b m itte d by p e t i t i o n to change th e method o f e le c t in g D i r e c to r s . M otion by G ru b e r, second by B r i s t , to t a b l e th e m o tion . P assed unan im ously .

There has been some c h a l le n g e s to th e change o f f i s c a l y e a r a s approved by the bylaw change l a s t O c to b e r . S u p e r in te n d e n t o f F in an ce J e f f H a e r t l e in and h i s w ife Cindy say t he May th ro u g h A p r i l f i s c a l y e a r w i l l c o m p lic a te t h e i r o p e r a t io n and in v e n to ry o f th e g i f t sh o p . A p e rso n from th e a c c o u n ta n t ’ s o f f i c e a l s o e x p ressed o p p o s i t io n to th e change b u t d id n o t e x p la in why he was opp o sed .

M otion by B u h rm a s te r, second by Emhoff, to n o t ap p ro v e Skip L i c h t e r ’ s re q u e s t to b u i ld an 8 - fo o t by 8 - fo o t room in th e d ep o t basem ent f o r p e r s o n a l u s e . Passed u n an im ously .

No d a te has been s e t to conduct th e a u d i t f o r th e f i s c a l y e a r t h a t ended O cto b er 31, 1989.

L ast m onth, John Jensw old re q u e s te d a copy o f th e Museum's m em bership l i s t .The Board asked why and Bloohm s a id he would i n q u i r e . Jensw old d id n o t s p e c i f i c a l l y say why he w anted th e l i s t b u t d id a g re e t h a t he would n o t u se th e l i s t a g a in s t th e Museum. M otion by B r i s t , second by N ordeng, to p ro v id e a c u r re n t Museum m a ilin g l i s t to John Jensw old p ro v id e d he p r e p a re s and su b m its to th e Museum a p r in te d d i r e c t o r y o f Museum members. P assed u n an im o u sly .

V ice P re s id e n t F in an ce B i l l B uhrm aster w i l l s e rv e a s p u rc h a s in g a g e n t and a l l p u rc h a se o rd e r s w i l l be c o o rd in a te d th ro u g h h i s o f f i c e .

Mr. Johnson from S ta r S a le s w ants a d e f i n i t e d a te a s to when he w i l l r e c e iv e f i n a l payment on h i s b i l l . He would p r e f e r paym ent b e fo re December 31 so he may c lo s e h is books b u t i f t h i s i s n o t p o s s ib le , w hat d a te in 1990. V ice P re s id e n t B uhrm aster w i l l make a recom m endation a t th e Ja n u a ry Board m e e tin g .

Bloohm a p p o in te d a S e a rc h Committee to se e k a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r an E x e c u tiv e D ir e c to r f o r M id -C o n tin e n t. John G ruber was a p p o in te d Chairman w ith members S teve B r i s t , C h ris B u rg e r , Ken H o jn a c k i, and John O b st. M otion by N ordeng, second by H ru sk a , to app rove th e ap p o in tm en ts to th e S ea rch C om m ittee. P assed u nan im ously . M otion by N ordeng, second by O seland , f o r th e S ea rch Com m ittee to p re p a re a jo b d e s c r ip t i o n , s a l a r y , b e n e f i t s , e t c . and subm it t h e i r r e p o r t to th e B oard . Passed u n an im o u sly .

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The d i s t r i b u t i o n o f t h e sp a re LS&I lo co m o tiv e p a r t s was d is c u s s e d . R ecords show t h a t M id -C o n tin en t p u rch ase d 58.8% o f th e p a r t s . The owner o f lo c o m o tiv e #29 p u rch ase d 23.5% o f th e p a r t s . The o th e r 16.6% o f th e p a r t s w ere p u rc h a se d by th e ow ners o f lo co m o tiv e #22. M otion by B r i s t , second by Em hoff, to have R ick P e te r s and W arren T is l e r e v a lu a te th e p a r t s , p re p a re a l i s t o f item s w anted byM id -C o n tin e n t, and th en a u th o r iz e th e P re s id e n t to d i s t r i b u t e th e p a r t s p e r th e p e r c e n ta g e s o f o w n ersh ip . M otion to amend by B r i s t , second by Emhoff, to a u th o r iz e th e P re s id e n t to pay f o r T i s l e r ' s tim e i f deemed n e c e s s a ry . M otion to amend p assed w ith B uhrm aste r v o tin g no . The amended m otion p assed w ith B uhrm aste r v o tin g no.

M otion by H ruska, second by Emhoff, to a u th o r iz e a 90-day e x te n s io n on th e d a te f o r Jon Neumann to move h i s r a i l r o a d c a r o f f th e p r o p e r ty . T h is l e d to a lo n g d is c u s s io n . M otion by O se lan d , second by B r i s t , to c a l l f o r th e q u e s t io n . P assed u n an im ously . The o r i g in a l m otion f a i l e d w ith H ruska and Emhoff v o t in g y e s . M otion by B u hrm aste r, second by B r i s t , f o r Jon Neumann to remove h i s c a r from th e p ro p e r ty by F eb ru ary 16, 1990, o r th e Museum w i l l move i t o f f th e p r o p e r ty on Snow T ra in weekend. M otion by G ruber, second by B u h rm as te r, to c a l l f o r th e q u e s t io n . Passed unan im o u sly . The o r i g in a l m otion p a sse d w ith P a r r , Em hoff, and H ruska v o tin g no.

B r i s t would l i k e to p r e p a re , and m a il o u t w ith th e 1990 Steam C a le n d a r , a su rv e y s h e e t a sk in g Museum members to i d e n t i f y t h e i r t a l e n t s , s p e c i a l s k i l l s , and any o th e r in fo rm a tio n t h a t m igh t be h e lp f u l to th e Museum.

B r i s t had to le a v e th e m eeting and he gave h i s p roxy to G ruber f o r th e b a la n c e o f th e m ee tin g .

NEW BUSINESSThe Locom otive and R ailw ay P re s e rv a t io n m agazine has r e q u e s te d to u se th e

Museum mem bership l i s t to prom ote P h i l H a s t in g s ’ new book on th e B oston and Maine r a i l r o a d and o f f e r a d v e r t i s i n g space in exchange p r io r to Snow T ra in . M otion by G ru b e r, second by B u h rm as te r, to approve th e u se o f th e Museum m em bership l i s t by L&RP in exchange f o r a d v e r t i s in g space to be used a t th e Museum’s d i s c r e t i o n .P assed u n an im ously .

S e v e ra l Museum members in d ic a te d th a t th ey in te n d to p a r t i c i p a t e in th e G o v ern o r’ s C onference on Tourism an F eb ru ary 13 - 15, 1990.

No d e c is io n h as been made co n cern in g th e re q u e s t f o r th e Museum to o p e r a te an e x c u rs io n t r a i n a t M cFarland n ex t Septem ber.

S ix tho u san d more Snow T ra in b ro c h u re s have been p r in te d . Bruce P a r f i t t h as been handing o u t a b ro c h u re to each p e rso n th a t comes to buy a t r e e a t h i s C h ristm as t r e e farm .

T here was a b r i e f d i s c u s s io n on p r i o r i t i e s f o r th e coming y e a r and w hat to do abou t s e c u r i t y around th e p ro p e r ty d u rin g th e o f f se a so n .

M otion by G ruber, second by Nordeng, to in c r e a s e th e h o u r ly r a t e o f A s s i s ta n t T re a s u re r Wava V e r te in to $5 .50 e f f e c t iv e im m ed ia te ly . Passed u n an im ously .

M otion by B u h rm aste r, second by Nordeng, th a t e f f e c t i v e Ja n u a ry 1, 1990, Wava V e r te in w i l l be a u th o r iz e d to c o s ig n p u rch ase o rd e rs to show t h a t th e P .O . h as been v e r b a l ly approved by th e P re s id e n t o r VP of F in an ce . P assed u n an im o u sly . No p u rc h a se o r d e r s w i l l be a llo w ed to be used by th e i s s u e r w ith o u t be in g c o s ig n e d by th e P r e s id e n t , th e VP o f F in a n c e , o r Wava under th e v e r b a l d i r e c t i o n o f th e P re s id e n t o r VP of F in an ce .

C o n s tru c tio n i s p lan n ed on S ta te Highway 136 in 1990. T r a f f i c to N o rth Freedom i s ex p ec ted to be ro u te d ov er County Road W. Some co n cern has been e x p re ss e d abo u t t r a f f i c h a z a rd s a t th e i n t e r s e c t io n o f W and US 12 s in c e t h e r e i s no p la n s f o r tem porary t r a f f i c s ig n a ls o r 4-way s to p s ig n s . M otion by P a r r , second by Em hoff, to i n s t r u c t th e S e c re ta ry to d r a f t a l e t t e r to th e W isconsin D epartm ent o f T ra n s p o r ta t io n e x p re ss in g concern f o r th e s a fe ty o f Museum v i s i t o r s and members u s in g th e US 12 and County W i n t e r s e c t io n du ring work on S ta te Highway 136. P assed unan im o u sly .

Membership in to u r is m g roups was d is c u s s e d . The A s s o c ia t io n o f W isco n sin T ourism A t t r a c t io n s c o s ts ab o u t $1 ,000 . C irc le W isconsin i s a p p ro x im a te ly $750.The W isconsin T ra v e l G uide i s abo u t $300. M otion by G ruber, second by N ordeng, to a u th o r iz e fun d s to pay m em bership f e e s in th e A s so c ia t io n o f W isconsin T ourism A t t r a c t i o n s , C i r c le W isco n sin , and th e W isconsin T ra v e l G uide. P assed u n an im o u sly .

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M otion by B u h rm a s te r, second by N ordeng, to approve J e f f H a e r t le in as S u p e r in te n d e n t o f F in an ce and G if t Shop M anager. Passed unan im ously .

B u h rm aste r su g g e s te d t h a t C h a rle s W iesner be asked to pay $200 tow ard th e move o f h i s c a r , th e Dover P l a in s , in th e Museum’s e x c u rs io n t r a i n w h ile i t was in t r a n s i t to Mazomanie.

G ruber s u b m itte d a r e p o r t on c a p i t a l fu n d r a i s i n g . I t re a d :B u ild in g su p p o r t f o r developm ent and fund r a i s in g i s an im p o rtan t p a r t o f

th e P r e s i d e n t 's j o b . W ith d o n a t io n s , I h i r e d J o e l S k o rn ic k a to beg in a f e a s i b i l i t y s tu d y f o r a m ajo r c a p i t a l fund r a i s in g cam paign (se e my J u ly 3 l e t t e r ) .

A f te r o u r f i r s t m ee tin g in J u l y , hop es were h ig h . We d isc u sse d working tow ard a c a p i t a l cam paign g o a l o f $3 m i l l io n over a f iv e - y e a r p ledge p e r io d .A r e p o r t i s in S k o rn ic k a 's l e t t e r o f A ugust 1. In Sep tem ber, we v i s i t e d S tev e S e lb y , p r e s id e n t o f th e N a t io n a l R a ilro a d Museum, to l e a r n about th e G reen Bay museum’s s u c c e s s fu l cam p aig n . We a ls o t a lk e d w ith C hris B urger a t a m ee tin g in M adison.

S in ce my term a s p r e s id e n t h as e n d e d , we a re p u t t in g m ost a c t i v i t i e s on h o ld . The anonymous l e t t e r o f J u ly 15, m a iled in A ugust to a l l members ( in c lu d in g g ro u p s such a s th e W isc o n s in R a ilro a d A s s o c ia t io n ) makes i t d i f f i c u l t to b u i ld su p p o r t f o r fund r a i s i n g . The s i t u a t i o n a ls o i s clouded by th e a c t i v i t i e s o f Bob S la d k y , D i r e c to r o f D evelopm ent, on b e h a lf of S to n e f ie ld C a le n d a r C o.; a s a p o t e n t i a l c o n f l i c t o f i n t e r e s t , t h i s shou ld have been d is c u s s e d w ith u s a t o u r J u ly 7 m eeting and w ith th e M id-C ontinen t B o a rd .

We r e t a i n an i n t e r e s t in th e c e n t e r f o r r a i l r o a d pho tog raphy and a r t , and p la n to c o n t in u e w ork ing to im plem ent i t s g o a ls , a s approved by th e Board on August 28 , 1988. T h is h a s g r e a t p o t e n t i a l f o r b u i ld in g n a t io n a lv i s i b i l i t y f o r M id -C o n tin e n t. I t s s u c c e s s can be a b ig a s s e t fo r M id -C o n tin en t when M id -C o n tin en t i s in a p o s i t io n to resum e p lan n in g f o r a m ajor c a p i t a l cam paign.

The Board d e c id e d th a t th e money in t h e S o c ia l Com m ittee accoun t shou ld be d e p o s i te d in to and a c c o u n te d f o r in th e Museum’s e s ta b l is h e d bookkeeping sy s te m .

Bloohm s a id th e m in u te s o f th e November m ee tin g s ta n d approved as c o r r e c te d . M otion by N ordeng, second by P a r r , to a d jo u rn th e m e e tin g . Passed

u n an im o u sly . The m ee tin g a d jo u rn e d a t 3 :4 0 PM.

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ognized. Preserving it is so important that we have just completed a 12,500-square foot building to improve resto­ration work space and to protect more cars from the harsh Wisconsin weather.

Help pay off the loan for the new building and preserve our historic collection. Send contributions to Mid- Continent Railway Historical Society, P.O. Box 55, North Freedom, Wis. 53951.

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17 Board m eeting, 8 a.m ., Mazomanie 15-17 M azomanie excursions.

Ju ly14 M embers m eeting, 8 p.m.15 Board m eeting, 9 a.m.

A ugust11 M embers m eeting, 8 p.m.12 Board m eeting, 9 a.m.

S ep tem b er2 Members picnic, after last train 9 Board m eeting, 9 a.m .

O ctober6-713-14 A utum n Color weekends13-14

13 A nnual m eeting, election of direc­tors, 8 p.m.

14 Board m eeting, 9 a.m.21 W eekend operation ends.

19-21 Railway preservation sym posium , S trasburg, Pa..

N ovem ber1-4 TRAIN convention, H untington,

W.Va.3 A nnual banquet, Viking II, Baraboo

11 Board m eeting, 9 a.m .

Meetings are a t the office building unless announced. Phone 608/522-4261.

Cover. D&R 9, w ith Earl M annie a t the throttle, perform s May 18 for a publicity photo. The locomotive returned to service May 15. It had not operated since 1980.

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