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GG1 No. 4926 with Train  No. 33 The Juniata at Caln west of Thorndale on September 2, 1964. John M. Prophet photo.
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Local  PRRT&HS Chapters

  • Philadelphia

  • Northern Central

  • Pittsburgh

  • Middle Division

  • Arizona

  • Camden & Amboy

  • Grand Rapids & Indiana

  • Chicago Terminal

  • Penn-Texas

  • Lines West Buckeye Region

  • New England

  • Washington, DC

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    Please send your inquiries c/o:
    Mr. Steve Staffieri
    2963 Columbia Drive
    Bensalem, PA 19020-2109
    email:  
    interceptor92@verizon.net
     
    President: Steve Staffieri
    Vice President: Gus Minardi
    Corresponding Secretary: Kenneth C. Rideout
    Recording Secretary: Frederick Monsimer
    Treasurer: Thomas V. Lavin

    Please send your inquiries c/o:
     
    Mr. Ivan E. Frantz, Jr.
    1126 Hanover Road
    York, PA 17404
    717-225-5470
    email: 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
    Murrysville, PA 15632-8987
    email:  cizzo1@Comcast.net

    President: Carl P. Izzo
    Vice President: Frank R. Napoleon
    Secretary-Treasurer: Donald C. Coulter

     

    Middle Division Chapter

    Please send your inquiries c/o:

    Jacqueline McConahy
    310 W 5th St.
    Lewistown, PA  17044
    717-248-4696

    email:
    silverspyder123@yahoo.com

    President: Richard Ader
    Vice President: Mark Worley
    Secretary:
    Jacqueline McConahy
    Treasurer: Floris Lewis

    The Chapter operates the Lewistown Station for Amtrak patrons.
     

    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: Fred Stout
    Secretary - Treasurer: Phil Anderson

     

    Camden & Amboy Chapter
    Camden & Amboy Railroad Historical Group

    Chapter Website:

    John Kilbride
    W-11 Avon Drive East
    East Windsor Township, NJ 08520-5647
    email:  JKTRR@msn.com

    President: John Kilbride

     

    Grand Rapids & Indiana Chapter

    Please send your inquiries c/o:

    Robert Krikke
    4099 80th Avenue
    Zeeland, MI 49464
    email: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 for the latest information please contact Marv Cadwell at: ld_mlc43@comcast.net

     

    Penn-Texas Chapter

    Please send your inquiries c/o:

     
    President: Scott Sechrist  acoustic@airmail.net
    Vice President: Chuck Bowman bowman@spindletop.tamu.edu
    Secretary: Walt Van Arsdale
    varsdale@verizon.net
    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: Al Doddroe
    Vice President: Bob Flores
    Secretary: Gwennyth Fathauer
    Treasurer: John Barriga
     

    The Chapter is hosting the 2011 Annual Meeting in Columbus, OH.

     

    New England Chapter

    Please send your inquiries to:

    New England Chapter PRRT&HS
    PO Box 624
    Marlborough, MA 01752-0624
    email: t.a.garner@verizon.net

    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.
     

    Washington, DC Chapter

    Please send your inquiries c/o:

    Paul Schulz
    3200 History Drive
    Oakton, VA 22124-2209
    email:
    paullorett@cox.net

    President: Paul Schulz
    Vice President:
    Tom Kane
    Secretary:
    John Swanson
    Treasurer: Richard Camp