December 2012-January 2013 President’s Report

Since you are reading this in the New Year of 2013 I guess the Mayan calendar was incorrect! Thankfully and sadly we have to reflect on the loss of valuable volunteer members, all of whom contributed to the benefit of our Museum: former President Ed Blackman, former Vice-President and Project Leader Bill Britt, Ken Williams, Charles Cuniff, and a few that retain their privacy.

In 2012 we were able to succeed with many projects: extending our lease, relocating the rear gate which gave us an additional 83 ½ feet of running room, acquiring catenary arches, constructing two pavilions, initiating work on the burro crane, initiating work on a flat car for use as a ride on an open car, painting of the CN caboose (nice bright red, as a caboose should be), repairing the floor of the Reading coach #2001, continuing work on the Tonawanda Valley observation car and the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad wooden caboose. We continued participation in numerous outreach programs, and enhanced our Easter, Pumpkin Patch, and Santa events. The Museum made numerous acquisitions through donations and gifts. The Museum was the site of movie shoots, wedding and engagement shoots, CD cover shoots and music videos, tours, new and expanded Wednesday night programs, and birthday parties. Unfortunately a few planned projects did not come to fruition in 2012, but remain in the working or planning stages.

Even in a marginal economy the Danbury Railway Museum has continued to grow economically through innovative programming, careful and frugal spending and efficient project management. Our accomplishments in 2012, as you can see, were numerous. Why? Because of you, our members and volunteers! The sharing of our members’ talents, knowledge, expertise and cooperation is the main factor which contributed to a reasonable and respectable 2012. We must thank those familiar or maybe not so familiar faces/names and new volunteers who have jumped in to help with both feet! Apologies if I have missed acknowledging anybody.

Joseph Alves	Bob Andriola	Alan Baker	Roberta Ballard
Bob Bell	Gary Bentley	Marty Bishop	Ed Blackman*
Suze Blackman	Bob Boothe	Mary Ann Boothe	Bill Brett
Bill Britt*	Chip Brown	Harry Burke	Dan Carleton
Peter Celona	Justin Chapin	Don Collier	Dan Cordoso
Katie Corwin	Charles* & Nancy Cuniff	Jim Daly	Bob Detlefsen
Al Emanuele	Max Enis	Nick Ernst	Dan Foley
Dave Fuller	Bob Gambling	Paul Gassner	Franz Gerencir
Steve Gould	Greg Grice	Marty Grossman	Al Gruber
Gerry Herrmann	John Ivansco	Ian Jenner	Charles Johnson
Bob Kessler	Geoff Knees	Don Konen	Dave Kopycinski
Hans Dieter Krauter	Mike LaGue	Dana Laird	Joe LaPorta
Mike LaPorta	Jerry Lawlor	Harry Leeds	Tom Lenhart
Gil Letellier	Carl Liba	Dave Lowry	Ian Mdnsen
Mike Madyda	Stan Madyda	Joe Mato	Tom McCullough
Shannon McDonald	Jim McGeorge	Dave McKee	Pete McLachlan
Glenn Miller	Dan Milone	J.R. Mitchell	Elaine Mitchell
Bill Nicholson	John O’Hern	Patty Osmer	Shirley Peatfield
Andre Perez	Bob Pitcher	Ira Pollack	Bob Powell
Jeremy Rice	Dave Rist	Jeremy Rice	Wade Roese
Luis Roman	Dana Rosenbergen	Chuck Sager	Mike Salata
Marty Scatola	Adam Schwartz	Richard Shaboo	Elyse Shapiro
John Silbert	Dave Simington	Art Slothower	Lovett Smith
Nancy Sniffen	David Stavans	Judith Stavans	Terrie Stramiello
Frank Sullivan	Carolyn Taylor	Jim Teer	Sue Teer
Jeff Van Wagenen	Bill Waggoner	Joe Ward	Matt Wuensch
Roger Whitcomb	Tony White	Ken Williams*	Carol Wilson
David Wilson	Fiona Herrmann	Kristina Maceira	Victoria Maceira
Ashley Norkowski	Sam Steinbrook	.	.

An * following a volunteer’s name indicates that sadly the person has passed away.

As a member of any volunteer organization your reward is proportional to that which you put forth. The volunteers above should be proud to have exhibited the utmost of commitment and dedication to their/our own Danbury Railway Museum.

On behalf of the Danbury Railway Museum,

Thanks for your sharing,

Wade W. Roese