A. The Car Department will keep a register of all types of revenue and non-revenue equipment. The Equipment Register Book is to be stored in the Car Department. The chief clerk is responsible for keeping the Equipment Register book and the database up to date. The Chief Clerk will also maintain backup files.

     1. Should a member resign and upon termination of membership not remove his/her equipment, the Car Department will change the car ownership to reflect the club number 99 and begin maintenance procedures in accordance with other cars designated as club property except as follows:

          a. Board of Directors informs Car Department Chairmen of desire to have said equipment stored out of service

          b. BOD directs Car Department Chairman to send equipment to former member (or former members’ family if member is deceased) and delete car from Club Equipment Register. In addition the Car Department is to post vacated numbers as they become available.

     2. The dates of car MaintenanceInspections and the presence of a track block occupancy detection system is to be recorded by the Chief Clerk. All new cars and cars returning to the layout are subject to a Maintenance Inspection before being placed on the Club layout.

     3. The purpose of the equipment register database is to keep track of what type and total of cars are on the layout by member number. This list is to be printed when directed by the Car Department Chairman or the BOD.

    4. The definition of a Unit Train, is a train which is composed of resident and/ or transient equipment. A Unit Train is comprised of a single type of car, i.e. coal, wood chip, covered hoppers, flats with special loads (Thomas, Military equipment), circus trains, passenger (Pioneer, Starlight) special purpose cars (MOW), and special purpose trains. Unit trains may have non-standard couplers, but must have Kadee couplers on each end. Unit trains are not to be broken up during show or in an operating session without the permission of the owner, show chairman or the officer in charge of the session. Detection is required in the middle and on the last car of the unit train. Unit Trains are exempt from meeting the Club Standards in regard to coupler height. The Unit Trains are subject to appearance and electrical standards as set forth elsewhere. In addition all Unit Trains are required to make 2 complete trips over the entire layout without a derailment or uncoupling to qualify for show operation.

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