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ORM Annual Reports and Brochures 

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1949 Annual Report - The first Annual Report for the Central Ohio Railfans Association.  The members are toying with the idea of calling their new railroad the CD&M.  Later they would settle on Ohio Railway Museum (ORM).

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1950 The Return of the Interurban, the story of the Ohio Railway Museum - A history of the beginning of the ORM written by George Silcott.

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Progress Report No. 3 - 1945-1954 - The first annual report with photographs.  It celebrated the progress since CORA was founded in 1945.  The ORM now had six pieces of railroad equipment and was operational.

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1954-1955 Annual Report - The Detroit streetcar was acquired and more track built.  The track gang obtained the infamous track-truck built from a wrecked pickup truck.

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1955-1956 Annual Report - Marble Cliff Quarries steam locomotive #1 comes to the ORM. The track to Potter Street is completed, the Proprietors Road crossing is installed and the west end track extension is started.

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1956-1957 Annual Report - The west end track work was complete and a siding to hold #1 was added bringing the total track to about 1 mile.

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1958 Annual Report - The 600 volt motor-generator set and electric locomotive #2 were donated.  The N&W donated #578.

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10th Anniversary 1948-1958 Annual Report - a summary of the Ohio Railway Museum's first 10 years.

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1959 Annual Report - Land was obtain south of SR 161 and planning for a bridge started.  Track extended 300 feet to SR 161.  #578 operated four times.

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1959 A Date With The Past brochure - a Visitor's handout used instead of the annual reports as had been the custom.

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1960 Annual Report - The new substation with its 600 volt motor-generator is put into service retiring #5012 from generating duties.

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1961 Annual Report - Insulated box car 8010 arrives to be used as a shop.  1000 feet of track added to the south end in anticipation of building a bridge across SR 161.

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1962 Annual Report - Combine 1511 is obtained from the Norfolk & Western and two car bodies CD&M 501 and CRP&L #703.

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1963 Annual Report - Streetcar #1545 is trucked to the track south of SR 161 to start operations there.  PRR business car #7530 the Williamsport is donated to the museum.

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1965 flyer - The basics

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c1966 Flyer - A little nicer