The Alberta Railway Museum

This begins a new stage in the museum's public relations strategy.

The website now may be updated by members.

Members of the APRA (Alberta Pioneer Railway Association), the organization that runs the Museum, meet regularly for reports, entertainment and information.

Attendance has been very low, so the meetings have been suspended for the present time. Contact us for more information.

As we progress toward the visit by the Museums Association advisors, there are a lot of activities taking place.

For information on the Alberta Museums Association and their role please see: http://www.museumsalberta.ab.ca/advisor.html

The railway tie bin is now full and ready to leave, and the metal scrap bin is loaded (thanks to Larry Zaharko) and ready to leave as well. The track will be sprayed next week (thanks to Jim Sexsmith, Ted VanGunst, Terry Wolfe and Dennis Pringle), Pacific Northwest Rail Works will complete the track work, a track inspector Tony Goulart, has been recruited (he does inspections for Fort Edmonton Park, Valley Zoo and Northlands), the waste bin has been moved behind Peavey Station, the pile of garden soil has been levelled east of the wash car, and the tie storage areas have been straightened up.

We have been fortunate to have the Fine Options crew out for several sessions. This is a bargain - for a few hamburgers, hot dogs, onions, buns, coffee and drinking water a lot of heavy work has been done. Thanks to Alberta Solicitor General Managers and Corrections Officers for their interest in the museum. Painting the station exterior is progressing, the grass has been mowed and the request for a string trimmer has been answered by Dave Stokes' generous offer to buy one!

Scrap batteries have been removed and the search is on for 20 fire extinguishers. We need 15 - 10 pound and 5 - 20 pound ABC extinguishers. Anybody have a good contact? My guess is that auctions are the best place to look.

Plans are in place to outline the parking area with a few of the remaining ties (thanks to Sharon Fieber), the levelled area will be seeded with grass seed and fertilized.

Thanks to Judy Wolfe and Debbie Harcourt for the good work done on the flower display at the entrance.

A major move of archives went from the Office to the City Archives last week. Thanks to Ernie Townend and Derek Sim for their energy in helping to make this happen. Further moves of archival and display materials went from the office to the newly completed area in the east end of Shop 1. That work was done over several weeks by Hans Huizinga and Sharon Fieber.