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5706 Director and founding member Dave Harling, and President Brad Clarke, receive the H. Albert Webb Memorial Railroad Preservation Award from donor Leigh Webb and President Bill Crawford of the Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts. The $10,000 award was granted to assist in the ongoing restoration of Type 5 Car No. 5706.
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Our 50th Anniversary Year

by Michael R. Prescott, 50th Anniversary Committee Chairman
(Originally published in Rollsign, November/December 2009 Issue)
 

While the meeting was the highlight of the year, it was far from the end of the BSRA's anniversary celebration. Just one week later, the Association ran a special trip to visit its streetcar "restoration-in-progress," bringing a busload of members down to Rail Technical Services in Guilford, Connecticut to see the progress of No. 5706 in person. After some time to explore the shop and examine the restoration's progress, a visit to the Shore Line Trolley Museum in Branford, Connecticut provided an extra historical experience and an opportunity to ride restored streetcars along the museum's scenic line.

As a final way to celebrate our first fifty years, and after three months of intense work, the BSRA released its 24th Bulletin. Boston Transit Equipment: 1979–2009, written by Michael R. Prescott. This was not only the Association's first "photo album" book since the 1970s, it was also our first full-color publication and our first publication produced entirely digitally. With the assistance of Brad Clarke and a team of contributors—including Nick Tomkavage, Tadd Anderson, Jim Devlin, Jim Teed, Jonathan Belcher, Danny Cohen, George Chiasson, and Larry Mills—the book was published in late October and has quickly won wide praise and popularity among members and the Boston transit community.

In addition to all of these special activities, we also conducted our "normal" business all year long—not the least of which included major advancements in the restoration of car No. 5706! As we enter our 51st year of operation in 2010, and look back on a busy and successful 50th Anniversary Year, we celebrate with our members, thank them for their continued support, and look forward to the centennial of the BSRA!

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