Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society

Local Chapters


At a Glance...

The eleven active chapters are listed below.  You may click on any one of them to go directly to it or you may  browse the entire list.   Each selection has basic information on how to contact them; they will be more than happy to get back to you. 


Philadelphia Chapter
Please send your inquiries c/o:
Mr. Bruce R. Smith
161 Kentsdale Court
Malvern, PA 19355-2671
email: brsmith@gfnet.com
Chapter website: Philadelphia Chapter Web Site
 
President: Albert J. Giannantonio
Vice President: Bruce R. Smith
Corresponding Secretary: Kenneth C. Rideout
Recording Secretary: Frederick Monsimer
Treasurer: Thomas V. Lavin

Northern Central Chapter
Please send your inquiries c/o:
Mr. Ivan E. Frantz, Jr.
1126 Hanover Road
York, PA 17404
717-225-5470
musictrains@juno.com
 
President: William A. Lewis
Vice President: John S. Frantz
Secretary: Ivan E. Frantz, Jr.
Treasurer: Ivan E. Frantz, Jr.
 
The N.C. Chapter meets the second Sunday of February, April, September and November each year at Otterbein United Methodist Church, 301 W. Philadelphia Street, York, Pa. The meetings consists of a short business meeting and some type of program or presentation about the PRR and related subjects. A SIGNAL BRIDGE newsletter is sent out about two weeks prior to each meeting to keep Chapter members updated on items of interest concerning the Chapter, local railroad news, and national PRR T&HS information. N.C. Chapter dues are $10.00 a year.

Pittsburgh Chapter
Please send your inquiries c/o:
Mr. Carl P. Izzo
2245 Manordale Drive
Export, PA 15632-8987
email: cizzo@adelphia.net
President: Carl P. Izzo
Vice President: Frank R. Napoleon
Secretary:
Treasurer:

Middle Division Chapter
Please send your inquiries c/o:
George and Peg Stanley
558 Summit Drive
Lewistown, PA 17044-1252
email: prrths@verizon.net
President: Richard Ader
Vice President: Mark Worley
Secretary: Peg Stanley
Treasurer: Floris Lewis


Arizona Chapter
Please send your inquiries c/o:
Phil Anderson
Secretary-Treasurer
2967 S. Country Club Way
Tempe, AR 85282
email: ma393@aol.com
 
President: Wayne Broky
Vice President: Al Pukansky
Secretary: Phil Anderson
Treasurer: Phil Anderson

Camden & Amboy Chapter
Please send your inquiries c/o:
John Kilbride
W-11 Avon Drive East
East Windsor Township, NJ 08520-5647
email JKTRR@msn.com
 

Acting President: John Kilbride


Grand Rapids & Indiana Chapter
Please send your inquiries c/o:
Robert Krikke
4099 80th Avenue
Zeeland, MI 49464
krikkeklan@charter.net 
President: Martin Strang
Vice President: James Winslow
Secretary: Robert Krikke
Treasurer: Robert Krikke

Chicago Terminal Chapter
Please send your inquiries c/o:
Marvin Cadwell
28W 046 Country View Drive
Naperville, IL 60564-9643
email - ld_mlc43@comcast.net
President: Marv Cadwell
Vice President: Jim Burd
Secretary: Ken Kaczar
Treasurer: Andy Cich
 
The Chicago Terminal Chapter meets quarterly in the Pullman Visitor Center in Historic Pullman, Illinois.  The center is located at 11141 South Cottage Grove Avenue four blocks west of I-94 at the 111th St. exit.  Meetings run from 2:00PM until 5:00PM on Saturdays four times per year.  In addition outings have been planned as members can arrange schedules.  We have a number of experts in the chapter who are always willing to provide help and inspiration to anyone.  We have two former tower operators at Englewood, the former track Superintendent for the Chicago Division, A signal maintainer and several crewmen that were directly employed by the PRR.  In addition we have had over sixty people who have attended meetings to date.  Since meeting dates are set at the prior meeting please contact Marv Cadwell at ld_mlc43@comcast.net  for the latest information. 
 

Penn-Texas Chapter
Please send your inquiries c/o:
Dominic Mazoch, Corresponding Secretary - domemt@juno.com

 

President: Scott Sechrist acoustic@airmail.net
Vice President: Chuck Bowman bowman@spindletop.tamu.edu
Corresponding Secretary: Dominic Mazoch
Membership Secretary: Jeff Johnson
Treasurer: Lynn Zimmerman

Lines West Buckeye Region Chapter
Greater Columbus Ohio area
Please send your inquiries c/o:
Al Doddroe
12827 Commercial Pt Rd
Ashville, Ohio 43103-9630
Email- adoddroe@earthlink.net
 
President: Gary Cost (On Leave of Absence)
Vice President: Al Doddroe
Secretary: Gary Salzgaber
Treasurer: George Bilderback III

 
New England Chapter 
Please send your inquiries to:
New England Chapter PRRT&HS
PO Box 624
Marlborough, MA  01752-0624
Chapter website: http://prrths-ne.org/
President: Ralph Weischedel
Vice President: Andrew Miller
Secretary: Tim Garner
Treasurer: Keith Thompson
The New England Chapter serves members in all six New England states.  Official membership meetings are held quarterly in different locations in the region to "share the distance".  The Chapter sponsors additional activities such as home layout visits, group railfan trips, and other events between meetings.  The quarterly newsletter, The East Wind, covers a wide variety of topics including club news and schedules, modeling stories, photos, memorabilia, Pennsy history, and more -- all with a Pennsy flavor. 
 
Annual dues are $15 payable by January 1.  Dues cover mailing and copying expenses of the club.  Anyone living in or traveling through New England is invited to come to our meetings and check us out.  Contact Tim Garner at t.a.garner@verizon.net for the latest meeting information.
 

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