MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Calendar Year 2008 Please remit $40 for RPCA membership and, if desired, $5 additional for membership in the Cab Unit Preservation Society (CUPS). This application MUST accompany your payment. If you are an international member please pay an additional $5, for a total of $45/$50, in US funds. The information contained herein will enable us to keep track of your membership. Questions? Please contact Courtney and Elaine Shenkle, Membership Committee, at rpcaconf@aol.com or 410-672-6639. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Membership year is from January 1 - December 31 of each year. If application is received after November 1, your membership year will begin on January 1 of the following year. RENEWING MEMBERS PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS FORM. PLEASE USE THE RENEWAL FORM PRE-PRINTED WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, WHICH WAS MAILED TO YOU IN NOVEMBER 2006 OR CONTACT SHENKLES (ABOVE) FOR PROPER FORM. PAYMENT MAY BE MADE BY: ____ CHECK (PAYABLE TO RPCA) CREDIT CARD: _____DISCOVER _____ MASTER CARD _____ VISA Card Number:_____________________________________ Exp date:____________ Signature (authority to charge):____________________________________________ NOTE that this web site is not secure and cannot accept credit card information. Mail to: Ms STANLEE WELLER, TREASURER RAILROAD PASSENGER CAR ALLIANCE, INC. 1621 GREEN ACRES DRIVE KOKOMO, IN 46901 Fax 765-753-3024 PLEASE specify your membership type, based on the attached guidelines below. Individual _____ Non Profit Organization _____ Business______ Name: ______________________________________ Organization:_________________________________ Address______________________________________ City__________________________ St ________________ Zip______________ Home Ph: _______________________ May we publish in our Roster? Yes__ No__ Work Ph:________________________ Fax:_________________________________ If organization, following is additional representative name: ____________________________ Email:_______________________________ Website:_________________________ May we publish email address in our roster? Yes________ No______ Please note: every organization is tightening their spam filters. Please make sure your subject lines are legitimate. If you have an unorthodox email address, you should be aware if you don't get an email answer, you may have been snared by a spam filter. Try again with a different subject line, or use snail mail or phone.

Dear Members:

To eliminate any confusion as to which type of membership is right for you, following is a summary of the various memberships available at the RPCA. Your membership status may affect your ability to purchase insurance and/or sign up for RPCNB subscription services without having to purchase a second membership. The only time this can be corrected without extra cost is at our annual renewal.

INDIVIDUAL

This category is suitable for an individual who does not own rail equipment but would like to receive RPCA services such as the Newsletter (typically these members are 'railfan and spouse'). It also is appropriate for an individual who owns rail equipment in their own name and may desire access to RPCA services. If the individual wants to list the name of his/her business, or the name of a historical group with which they are affiliated, that is permissible.

NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

This category is suitable for any Non-profit or Not-For-Profit organization. (Note: we do NOT consider lack of profits in a business venture as being a non-profit organization, although we're sure at least some of us can relate to that situation!) In this category the Organization is the member and no more than two Representatives may be listed in the Membership Roster. These Representatives can be anyone the Organization prefers, but they need to be named on the Membership Application. Equipment owned by the Organization will then be eligible for RPCA services such insurance and UMLER.

BUSINESS

If a for-profit Business (industry supplier, equipment owner, etc.) wishes to support the RPCA and/or be eligible to participate in RPCA services, it should submit a membership application in its own name. The Business should supply the names of no more than two Representatives. They will be listed in our Membership Roster and be contacted by others in regard to products sold by the business and/or rail equipment owned.

NOTICE:

What can NOT be done "mid-membership-year" is to switch a membership from one category to any other, AT NO COST, in order to receive RPCA services such as Insurance or UMLER registration. These services require the equipment owner to be the member. A membership application in the new category MUST be submitted along with a $20 change fee.

PLEASE HELP!

E-Mail addresses are essential if you or your group has access to and/or uses computers. These provide a more efficient and timely method for the Membership and Equipment Roster Committees and the RPCNB to verify and/or obtain additional information. Your assistance will be appreciated.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Courtney and Elaine Shenkle
RPCA Membership Committee