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Rutland Railroad Day 2008
July 26, 2008 10am - 5pm
Center Rutland Depot, Rutland Town, Vermont
Scenic excursions from Center Rutland Depot to Castleton!
Planning underway. More details soon. Watch this space!
Vendor and display inquiries
Junior Engineers Layout Running
 (6/5/08) - The
Junior Engineers Layout is now ready for operation. The HO model railroad committee spent several weeks
building a 4' x 8' rolling table for an HO-scale model
railroad in the museum for our junior members!
The cork roadbed and HO-scale track have been laid and the
wiring to the track and switches is complete. Power is now live, switches are
wired for remote activation. Test run worked great!
The first Junior Engineers operating
session was Thursday June 5th and it ran quite well. It's now ready for
ballast, scenery and detailing. We will be
teaching our Junior Engineers and their parents how to do ballasting, scenery (including creation
of mountains) and much more. More details in
the Model Railroad section.
It is located in front of the bay
windows in the museum's main room. Casters on the legs of the table
make it able to be rolled out from the wall for easy access to the
entire depth of the layout by our junior members and to allow access to
the bay windows and air circulation from the baseboard heaters.
We could use all sorts
of donations, rolls
of plaster cloth, ground foam and tree kits, building kits, beginner's locomotives and car sets and so forth.
We would also like to find a volunteer who
could serve as a youth advisor to work with our junior members to help
them build their layout and teach them along the way.
Trainz Railroad Simulator Running
Monty
has been steadily updating the library's computer. The older computer
has been replaced with a newer and far faster computer. A newer set of
speakers have been installed, a new 3-d video card installed inside the
computer and a fresh copy of Auran Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004 has
been installed and updated on the hard drive. You've got to try this!
(5/13/08) - Fabian Earthmoving is donating to the RRA their Boo Choo
Choo that was used in last year's Halloween Parade in Rutland. Now if
we can figure out where to put it so it fits.
(4/20/08) - The Rutland Railway Association is now a IRS-approved 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization!
Donations to the Rutland Railway Association are now tax-deductible!
More information about charitable giving for contributors is located here on the IRS website.
Donations we'd love to receive:
- Comcast Digital Voice telephone service at the depot
- Comcast High-speed cable internet service
- New Dell computers w/LCD flat panel monitors for the administrative office and the library.
- Credit at CVPS. Our monthly bill is in excess of $50
- Credit
at fuel company. Our heating bill consumes the majority of our annual
fundraising efforts, leaving little if any funding for programs and
educational outreach.
- We need our depot power washed, sanded, primed and painted.
- Lumber, paint and roofing supplies for caboose restoration.
- New carpeting or wood flooring for the depot.
- Office supplies including new copier/scanner, paper, ink jet cartridges, envelopes, business cards and much more!
- Any railroad related items including books, pictures, postcards.
- Any ex-Vermont railroad artifacts
- Any ex-Vermont railroad locomotives, rolling stock or other major items from any Vermont railroad especially local area items.
- Model
railroad supplies for either the museum layouts (HO & N) or the
Junior Engineers including scenery, accessories, locomotives, rolling
stock, power packs, DCC modifications or modules
- Scanner radio, rf cable, outdoor antenna. We'd like to stream scanner audio on our website.
- A new flagpole. Our old one is broken.
- Anything else? Just ask us. We don't normally refuse donations of any kind. We can usually put just about anything to good use.
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Field Trips & Railroad Shows
*Submit your upcoming railroad show to our events list! Email us!
June 21 - 29 Train Collectors Association National Convention at the Sheraton Burlington, Vermont. I-89 Exit 14.
July 26 Rutland Railroad Day 2008 10am-4pm Details To Be Announced Soon!
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| Meeting Schedule |
Monthly Business Meeting
Thursday June 12 @ 7pm
Board of Directors
To Be Announced
Committees
Saturdays @ 1pm
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| About The RRA |
We are headquartered at Center Rutland depot on Depot Lane in Center Rutland, Vermont, between the Whitehall and
Burlington main lines of the Vermont Rail System.The depot is the home of the museum of the Rutland Railroad,
as well as home of our HO and N scale model railroad layouts.
The Rutland
Railway Association is a public organization for railfans of all ages.
We meet every Thursday (except holidays). Monthly business meetings are
held on the second Thursday of every month from 7pm-9pm at the depot.
The Rutland Railway Association is an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. Donations are tax-deductible. |
Rutland Railway Association Charter
1. To further the recognition of, and interest in, railroading in
general. It shall serve as a medium through which members may exchange
information, skills, and experiences. It shall serve as an educational
vehicle in acquainting the general public with the historical
contributions railroads have made in the past and are continuing to
make at the present time;
2. To provide such educational information through meetings, exhibits,
shows and railfan trips, incurring such expenses therewith;
3. To support State, Regional and National Associations of railroading,
including financial support through dues and contributions;
4. To support local charities as part of our commitment to the community. |
Membership
Student: $15.
General Membership: $30.
Family Membership: $40.
Sustaining Member: $50.
Corporate Sponsor: $100.
Membership is open to the
public. The membership application is now available online here. Print it out and mail it to us with your check or money order. Make check or money order payable to "Rutland Railway Association,
Inc." and mail 79 Depot Lane, Center Rutland, Vermont 05736. |
Museum Hours
The Center Rutland Depot museum and model railroads are open every
Thursday from 6pm to 8pm. The museum is also available to educational
groups and schools for tours by appointment. To schedule the depot for
your tour, please email us. |
Special Events
The Center Rutland Depot is available for outdoor weddings, corporate
functions, special events, mixers, socials, civic organization meetings
and functions, and much more! To reserve the depot for your next
function, please email us. |
Research
The library and museum of the Rutland Railway Association is available
to Rutland Railroad historical researchers and article authors by
appointment on weekends only. For more information, please email us. |
Donations
RRA welcomes donations and/or loans of railroad items, especially
pertaining to the Rutland Railroad, Vermont Railway, Green Mountain
Railroad, Clarendon & Pittsford and Steamtown. We also need
donations of items such as computers, paper, janitorial supplies,
carpeting, woodwork and much much more. Donations can be made by
contacting us via email.
Personal donations, Estate donations or Corporate
donations are encouraged. For information, contact Donations are not tax-deductible.
Physical donations of railroadiana can be made in person by appointment,
or at a regular meeting of the Association. The depot is open every Thursday
night at 6:30 and regular business meetings are held on the second Thursday
of each month at 7:00 at the Depot. You can also e-mail the RRA
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Administration
President: Ron Butterfield
Vice President: Matt Rockwell
Secretary: Lindsey Johnson
Treasurer: Monty Butterfield |
Committees
Model Railroad:
Chairmen:
HO Scale: Monty Butterfield
N Scale: Matt Rockwell
Curatorial:
Chairman: Ron Butterfield
Physical Plant:
Chairman: Frank Cioffi
Note to Committee Chairmen and Committee Members: if you would like your email to be public on this list, please email webmaster@rutlandrailway.org
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Railroad Scanner Frequencies
Listen to your
favorite
Vermont area railroads in action! The following frequency list is being
constantly updated. You'll find the greatest amount of radio activity
on
the Dispatch channels. The "AAR" number you see next to the frequency
is
the 'Association of American Railroads' channel equivalent, used by the
railroads. Addition and/or corrections to this list are welcome.
Vermont Rail System
160.290 (AAR
12)
VRS Dispatcher (Main Channel)
161.185 (AAR
5)
VRS Dispatcher (North of Middlebury)
161.010 (AAR
60)
VRS Road Ch. 1 / Repeater Input
160.440 (AAR
22)
VRS Road Ch. 2
160.710 (AAR
40)
VRS Road Ch. 3 (Yard) "40-40"
161.355 (AAR
16)
VRS MoW
160.605 (AAR
33)
VRS MoW
Canadian
Pacific
(Former
Delaware & Hudson)
161.475 (AAR 91)
Road
Channel
161.100 (AAR 66)
Road
Channel
160.530
Yard
Channel
Amtrak
Ch 12 160.290 (AAR
12)
Rutland, VT to Whitehall
Ch 66 161.100 (AAR
66) Whitehall to Schenectady, NY
Ch 46 160.800 (AAR
46) Schenectady, NY south
New England Central
161.205
Road Channel
161.415
Road Channel
160.935
Yard
161.040
Road PBX
161.400
St. Albans Yard
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