Mountain State Railroad and Logging Historical Society

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Thank you Gordon.  That is sad news.  I can tell you that the survival
issues of a number of railroad historical societies is a major topic under
discussion with the NWHS BOD (and the BOD's of many similar
organizations).  Lots of discussion; no simple solutions.

Frank Bongiovanni

On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 6:37 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> I suspect that some NWHS members are knowledgeable about the Mountain
> State Railroad and Logging Historical Society and its fine journal, *The
> Log Train*, that has chronicled the railroad scene in West Virginia for
> some forty years.  Some NWHS members may even have dual memberships in the
> these two organizations, as I have.  Imagine my surprise when I received
> the latest issue of *The Log Train* with the header on the front cover,
> "THE LAST-EVER ISSUE!"
>
> An accompanying letter explained that the termination of the MSR&LHS was
> being recommended to its members for several reasons, including no editor
> for the Journal, difficulty get anyone to serve on the board, the demise of
> several researchers, and the change of the Cass Scenic Railroad from WV
> state operation to a private operator in 2015.  This last action curtailed
> many activities of the MSR&HS, such as sponsoring special events of
> interest to railfans at Cass and the restoration of Climax steam locomotive
> No. 9 by MSR&HS members in the Cass Restoration Shop (I even made several
> weekend trips to Cass to help with the restoration in a vary amateurish
> way!).
>
> Although there are many differences between the NWHS and the MSR&LHS, the
> impending demise of the the latter should be noted.
>
> Gordon Hamilton
>
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