Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum

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2010 Meeting Schedule

Updated 2/1/2010

Sunday February 7... Business Meeting
Sunday February 21... Membership Meeting
Sunday March 7... Business Meeting
Sunday March 21... Membership Meeting
Sunday April 4... Business Meeting
Sunday April 18... Membership Meeting
Sunday May 2..... Business Meeting
Sunday May 16... Membership Meeting
Sunday June 6..... Business and Membership Meeting
Sunday July 18... Business and Membership Meeting
Sunday August 1..... Business Meeting
Sunday August 15... Membership Meeting
Sunday September 19... Business and Membership Meeting
Sunday October 3..... Business Meeting
Sunday October 17... Membership Meeting
Sunday November 7..... Business Meeting
Sunday November 21... Membership Meeting
Sunday December 5..... Business Meeting
Sunday December 19... Membership Meeting

All meetings begin at 7:00 PM (unless otherwise noted)
Meetings are held at the Windham County Memorial Hospital in the Conference Rooms.
All members are welcome, and encouraged to attend the meetings!

Volunteer Worksheets Online
8/1/2007
You can now download the volunteer work sheets from here in PDF or Excel format. We all should keep track of our time as this will benefit the museum in the long run. If you can't make it to the museum to drop them off please send them to me in PDF (if you can fill them out and scan them), and I will see that Jeff gets them.

Website News

News that is fit to print
Monday May 28, 7:38 pm ET

Do you have news that you think everyone else should know? Please send it to me and I'll post it here.

RailAmerica agrees to be bought in $1.1B deal
Wednesday November 15, 4:40 pm ET

Another of South Florida's publicly traded companies is planning to go
private. This time, it's RailAmerica.The Boca Raton-based short line and regional railroad operator said it has agreed for an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC to buy it for about $1.1 billion, including a debt refinancing. The deal calls for each RailAmerica (NYSE: RRA - News) shareholder to
receive $16.35 in cash per common share.That's a 32 percent premium on the NYSE closing price of $12.38 on Tuesday and a 49 percent premium over the average closing price for the last 60 trading days.

"We view the transaction with Fortress as the best alternative for RailAmerica's shareholders and are excited about partnering with
Fortress going forward," RailAmerica Chief Executive Officer Charles Swinburn said. Fortress CEO Wesley R. Edens said his company is excited to have the opportunity to invest in the North American rail industry."RailAmerica has assembled a well diversified portfolio of short line railroads throughout North America and we look forward to working with the management team to grow the company," he said. Morgan Stanley & Co. was RailAmerica's financial adviser. The company's board has already unanimously approved the merger agreement. Closing is subject to approvals from regulators, from
holders of two-thirds of RailAmerica's outstanding common stock and other customary conditions. RailAmerica and Fortress said they expect to close their deal, making RailAmerica a privately held company, during the first quarter of 2007.

Published November 15, 2006 by the South Florida Business Journal

The Ghost Train Journal is seeking member's material
The editors of The Ghost Train Journal - the member's newsletter - are asking members to submit stories (including photos if necessary) of any type provided they are of a railroad theme. Contact Bob LaMay for more information on what and how to submit your stories!

Join the CERM Discussion Group!
We are starting a Yahoo group for CERM members where time-sensitive announcements will be made, and we all can discuss museum issues that would be outside the scope of the member and business meetings amongst members. Please email Tom Nanos ( webmaster@railfanzone.com ) your name & email address and he will add you to the group.