CONFERENCE NEWS
The first ATRRM SPRING CONFERENCE was a wonderfully successful event. Hosted by the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah, GA March 21 - 23, nearly 50 association members and guests enjoyed great seminars, tours, receptions, and networking opportunities in a beautiful, historic city.
Those arriving early had a chance to tour the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum while Board members worked on their 2013 strategic plan. The conference kicked off with a beautiful reception in the Savannah Visitors Center hosted by McCarthy Rail Insurance. This was a time to visit with friends and to catch up on each others' museums and railroads.
We had a chance to learn about the Georgia State Railroad Museum, how it came to be and how it was restored. Then we toured the shops and took a ride on the 1913 ALCO 0-4-0 Switcher Steam locomotive. Some of us even got to man the Engineer's seat! We learned about the restored streetcar in Savannah and took a backshop tour.
The closing event was a fabulous bus tour of Savannah and former Central of Georgia lines and a dinner at Old Fort Jackson, complete with the firing of a cannon and gun salute by civil war period-dressed soldiers.
Our thanks to our hosts, especially Terry Koller and his staff, and to our sponsors: McRail Insurance, Steam Operations Corporation, Precision Locomotive Services, Stone Consulting, and HMBD Insurance.
NEW REGULATORY INFORMATION POSTED
Thanks to Robert Opal who has agreed to represent both TRAIN and ARM on the RSAC Committee of FRA, we have new information that will be kept current for all TRAIN members on this web site. We encourage you to check back often for updates. To read the new information, please click on the "Regulaory" link to the left.
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