| Volume VII, number 1: February 1942 National
Railway Historical Society Bulletin carried a gull page with the heading
"Welcome to Buffalo", indicating that on the 1st day of February the local
chapter had changed affiliation from Railroad Enthusiasts to the National
Railway Historical Society. (Note: the Rochester Chapter had always
been NRHS and the Syracuse Chapter had been Railroad Enthusiasts) There
were 26 members in the new Buffalo Chapter and their chapter was the
17th chapter to join NRHS. One alledged reason for changing the fact
that the RE National Bulliten was to be downgraded in quality due to wartime
paper shortages, and the NRHS was going to keep its quality of publication.
Charter members named on the Official Charter were: Russell H. Shapley, John M. Prophet III, Charles A. Erler,
and Albert D. Kerr. |
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| The Officers of the Chpater in 1942 were: |
Russell H. Shapely-President |
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Vincent Ryan-Vice President-Finance |
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William Kessel-V/P Publicity |
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John Prophet-Corresponding Scty |
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John Prophet-National Director |
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Roy Zimmerman-Recording Scty |
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| A later Bulletin recorded the fact that the
Buffalo Chapter had made a fan trip to Syracuse on the New York Central just
before the wartime ban on charter trips of any kind. |
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| By 1942 the Buffalo Chapter had shrunk to14
members due to the draft of the younger members. Meetings were held
every Wednesday at Russell Shapely's home as the meeting room at the Lehigh
Valley Terminal was no longer available. Incidentally, the National
continued to send Bulletins free of charge to all members of the Armed
Forces during the war, and gave free memberships as well. |
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