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POLL: Who should be the first North Carolina Steam Train Association President??
Posted by Adam3291 on Mar-24-03, 08:49 PM EDT
Result after a total of 12 votes
Chris Love AKA cell0518 1 votes, 8% Vote for this choice Sean Summer AKA Poltergeist 4 votes, 33% Vote for this choice Danny Swartz AKA AlphaMaster 1 votes, 8% Vote for this choice Adam Parsons AKA Adam3291 6 votes, 50% Vote for this choice
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Who should be the first North Carolina Steam Train Asso... [View All], Adam3291, 08:49 PM, Mar-24-03, (0) Info, Adam3291, Mar-24-03, 08:51 PM, (1) RE: Info, Lone_Gunman_SG, Mar-24-03, 09:19 PM, (3) RE: Info, Poltergeist, Mar-24-03, 09:21 PM, (4) My position, Poltergeist, Mar-24-03, 09:13 PM, (2) RE: My position, AlphaMaster, Mar-24-03, 09:38 PM, (5) Running Mates, Poltergeist, Mar-24-03, 09:54 PM, (6) RE: Running Mates, Poltergeist, Mar-24-03, 10:45 PM, (7) RE: Running Mates, Macster, Mar-25-03, 00:49 AM, (8) Why did u do this, but anyway..LOL, Cell0518, Mar-25-03, 08:18 PM, (9) Election Null and Void, Poltergeist, Mar-25-03, 08:24 PM, (10) RE: Election Null and Void, ATF1224, Mar-26-03, 10:31 AM, (11) RE: Election Null and Void, CRSD40, Mar-26-03, 01:32 PM, (12)
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Just a little info about this pole.The North Carolina Steam Train Association is a group that is up and coming which is going to restore steam trains to operationaly service. Right now we need to decide who becomes President. Please vote on who you would like it to me. Thank You everyone for your voting. This Pole will end on 3/28/2003 at 12:00PM EST.Adam
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can i vote for myself? :pMy new e-mail is Arcanine241@yahoo.com
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lol, No sorry, but feel free to vote for one of the above. 
I know I've made a couple of Mistake(s), but I'm only human, at least I'm man enough to face them today! ~Eminem
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LAST EDITED ON Mar-24-03 AT 09:20 PM (EDT)
Before I get started I just want to say that NCSTA is a NON-profit organization, any money we make will go back into the organization. Now on to my plan. I believe that we should run this group like a business. If I am elected my first order of business would be to raise money to restore steam engines and other equipment. I would raise about half a million dollars, to start with, through grants and donation. During the process of raising the money, we would gather information on several steam engines, comparing them on all aspect and deciding which one fits our needs and requirement. We will then contact the owner of these steam engines to see if we can't strike up a deal. Also during the time we are raising money, I would set up relationships with several other organization for their help. One I have in mind right now is the North Carolina Transportation Museum. They have the equipment, the people, almost everything we could need to restore steam engines and other equipment. Other equipment includes tool car, and crew car. These cars and various other equipment will be purchase over time as the organization grows and prosper. I will have no plan of purchasing regular passenger cars, and the reason is this. Supply and demand, if we buy like 20 cars, but only use 15 of those 20 during our entire existent, well that just sound wasteful doesn't it? Therefore the cars will be rented prior to the demands of the excursion. Along with the relationship with other organization, I will also form relationship with major and minor railroad companies. Because, they can help us at servicing stops and provides us with rail rights, at a price of course. Now how many steam engine do I think we should run? No more than three and heres why. If you only have one, then every once in a great while you'll need to suspend service during an overhaul, that loses the organization money. So while one steamer is having an overhaul done on it, another one will take over. Now what about the third one? That will simply be use as a back-up, in case both of them breaks down. Also we may rent or borrow diesel helpers from NCTM or other railroad organization, which does include railroad companies. Finally, I do anything to make sure the passenger of the excursion have a good time. If they don't have a good time, then hey they aren't going to come again are they? I will establish a good relationship with the public and my fellow co-workers. Now the excursion itself, we will travel anywhere we are permitted to and money will allow. Every once in a while we may do a cross country run to the major railroad show in California, to show off our organization. I do however want to stress one more time that NCSTA is a NON-profit organization. All money we make will go into the organization itself. Any question you may have about my plan, please ask me and I'll be more than happy to answer them. Thank you for your time and God Bless.
I know I've made a couple of Mistake(s), but I'm only human, at least I'm man enough to face them today! ~Eminem
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LAST EDITED ON Mar-24-03 AT 09:44 PM (EDT)
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Danny - Pittsburgh
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Effective immediately Danny and I are running mates, our vote will count as one. We feel that with two people heading the organization, it will have a better chance of succeeding. That is all, Thank you and God Bless
I know I've made a couple of Mistake(s), but I'm only human, at least I'm man enough to face them today! ~Eminem
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bump.
I know I've made a couple of Mistake(s), but I'm only human, at least I'm man enough to face them today! ~Eminem
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Brian E. Bundridge
Seattle, Wa
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LAST EDITED ON Mar-25-03 AT 08:25 PM (EDT)
Well, truthfully guys, I don't know why we had to ask the public, especially when no one knows ANYTHING about this group. We need to give them some insight. We are a small group, who hopes to restore one or more steam locomotives to OPERATING Condition. We want this because, at the moment, there are not any operating ones, b/c 4449 is not going this year, b/c of expenses, we lost 1522, and UP(ee) is the only other one that I know of in the US, and I am not really sure they are going to run any either b/c of the large expenses involved in it.
Thanks,
ChrisPS: I understand, that being only 16 Years old, I won't be able to do that much, b/c I am not an ADULT. Heck, its worth a Try 
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Sorry guys but we decided to call this election Null and Void, which means that all of ur votes goes in the trash. Sorry. But Thanks for your time and patience.
I know I've made a couple of Mistake(s), but I'm only human, at least I'm man enough to face them today! ~Eminem
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>NON-PROFIT Organizationhmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......So I take it your 501(c)(3) status has already been granted huh?
Jake Mensel
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Hehe, that's what I was thinking. Sounds kinda far-fetched to me........
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