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The Chairman of the Election Committee is pleased to announce that it is time for elections to the NMSL&RHS Board of Directors.   This year there are three terms on the Board that will expire at the end of June 2021: Dr. Michael Hartshorne, Mr. Don MacCornack, and Mr. John Gibbons.   Nominations for the Board of Directors, including self nominations, will include a statement by the nominee of his or her willingness serve and shall be submitted electronically to the Chairman of the Election Committee, John Roberts, at jhnrob63@gmail.com.   Each nominee shall have a minimum of 500 hours of service to the NMSL&RHS or, if this minimum requirement is not met, the Board of Directors may accept a nominee by a special 2/3 vote of approval.   Nominations will be received up to and including the date May 15, 2021.   Nominees are required to secure the seconds of two members in good standing who will vouch for the nominee.   The seconds shall also be emailed to Chairman of the Election Committee.   Voting for these positions will then proceed through the remainder of May and to the end of June using official written ballots provided to the members by the NMSL&RHS.   Ballots must be received before the Annual Meeting conducted at the general meeting July 3, 2021.

It has been a long pandemic year and it won’t be over until the AT&SF 2926 sings with her steam whistle.   The NMSL&RHS Board of Directors decided to delay our next steam up until all of our friends and members can witness together the 2926 move under steam power for the first time since 1953.   As Bernalillo County has been changed go GREEN status by the State of New Mexico larger crews are now back at work on the 2926.   The first principle for 'All Employers' in the 79 pages of New Mexico’s April 26, 2021 Covid Safe Practices is to “limit operations to remote work to the greatest extent possible.”   Thus, administrative functions for the NMSL&RHS are done off site.   Things that must be done at the restoration site have included work on new insulation and jacket segments for the boiler, installation of the electrical systems, repairs on the #3939 tool car, casting metal parts and more.   These are ongoing.   Visitors and bull sessions will not be allowed until the Public Health Orders are relaxed.

Born in May 1944 the AT&SF 2926 ran a million miles in the American Southwest before being retired in an Albuquerque City park in 1953.   Rescued from that park in 2000 the giant steam locomotive is being restored to operation by the all volunteer crew of the New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society.