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We hope those of you who attended Grand Rapids had a good time.

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Dave Thornton is VP-Admin, Mike Bartlett is Director - Pacific, John Roberts, Director - East & Miles Hale is Dir. At Large, North America.

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Ballot results are in: Charlie Getz is the new NMRA President, Bill Kaufman has been elected VP-Special Projects.

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Special laser cut HO model of Bridge Street Signal Tower will be available at GR2012. Only 100 avail. http://t.co/qtXCvVBP

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GR2012 will have a drawing for four cab rides among participants on the Little River Railroad Tour. How cool is that?

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Joint conventions are great! Both the PCR and PNR were able to hold their Board meetings at the same time before the convention starts.

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The PCR and PNR are having a joint convention starting Wednesday in Medford OR. Have fun & be safe all who are going.

[UP Steam @UP_Steam]

No. 844 will be staying in North Platte today so the crew can replace a bearing that overheated yesterday. Will depart July 2 at 8 a.m. CDT

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Think we have fixed the most egregious of the login issues on the Member site. Try again, if doesn't work, send another email.

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The July-September 2011 issue of the PCR Branch Line is now posted on
the PCR web site. Go to http://www.pcrnmra.org/pcr/branch/BL311web.pdf

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The Spring 2011 Issue of The SouthErneR is now online. http://www.ser-nmra.org/publications

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Updates to #NMRA Member area Prescar, Bulletin for April/May. Updated membership numbers. What happened to the BR??? http://bit.ly/3A2S8F

[Amtrak @Amtrak]

U.S. DOT awards Amtrak $450 million in funding to upgrade New York - Washington high-speed rail service. http://on.fb.me/jHe4zM

[Trains Magazine @TrainsMagazine]

Keep 'em coming! 144 images in our Natl Train Day 2011 Flickr Group: http://bit.ly/jJkCT0 And thanks for sharing!

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We just kicked off our 40th anniversary celebration! Be sure to check out our website for the latest news: www.amtrak40th.com

[National Train Day @natltrainday]

Hi everyone! Thanx for joining the celebration on Saturday! Tell us, what was your favorite part of #trainday11?

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Third hotel added for #NMRA X2011 West. See http://www.x2011west.org/accommodations.html for more details.

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#NMRA HQ communications will likely be down until Monday, 5/2 or so. We think all archives are in tact. More info to follow as we know more.

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#NMRA HQ was not spared from #tornadoes. Damage to HQ included roof and Jenny's farm. No injuries. HQ communications disrupted for a while.

[X2011West @X2011West]

X2011West hotel rooms getting low, so we added 3d hotel: Citizen Hotel. See X2011 West housing website: http://bit.ly/j2YgQH $115/night :-)