Scott G. Cessna

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  However, based on the information provided by our current employees and contractors, as well as our financial constraints, our only option is to drastically slow the pace of the K4 restoration project in order to properly complete the necessary engineering work on the boiler," said Scott Cessna, president and chief executive officer of the Railroaders Memorial Museum."This will allow, once and for all, for the proper testing, repair, and documentation of the work necessary to bring the K4's boiler into compliance with Federal Railroad Administration regulations."
  
  "There has been a change in reimbursement policy in Harrisburg as it relates to this project and we continue to work with the appropriate people there to obtain the reimbursement now properly due us in order to settle outstanding balances with our vendors.Those vendors who have already performed work on behalf of the project will be paid.This existing funding is secure and only the reimbursement method to obtain funds to pay for work already completed remains to be worked out with Harrisburg.Any level of additional funding over and above what we already have committed is tied to current budget negotiations in the Commonwealth," commented Cessna.
  
  Cessna continued, "The Museum's Board of Directors has decided that when daily shop work resumes in earnest on PRR 1361, it will be done in Altoona at the new Harry Bennett Center, the Museum's roundhouse complex currently under construction.
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  However, based on the information provided by our current employees and contractors, as well as our financial constraints, our only option is to drastically slow the pace of the K4 restoration project in order to properly complete the necessary engineering work on the boiler, said Scott Cessna, president and chief executive officer of the Railroaders Memorial Museum. This will allow, once and for all, for the proper testing, repair, and documentation of the work necessary to bring the K4s boiler into compliance with Federal Railroad Administration regulations. There has been a change in reimbursement policy in Harrisburg as it relates to this project and we continue to work with the appropriate people there to obtain the reimbursement now properly due us in order to settle outstanding balances with our vendors. Those vendors who have already performed work on behalf of the project will be paid. This existing funding is secure and only the reimbursement method to obtain funds to pay for work already completed remains to be worked out with Harrisburg. Any level of additional funding over and above what we already have committed is tied to current budget negotiations in the Commonwealth, commented Cessna. Cessna continued, The Museums Board of Directors has decided that when daily shop work resumes in earnest on PRR 1361, it will be done in Altoona at the new Harry Bennett Center, the Museums roundhouse complex currently under construction. This will allow for more effective and efficient oversight of the project. It has been an insurmountable challenge to manage the project effectively while the restoration work was being performed in Scranton. The Museum has completed the turntable installation and will shortly award the contract for the completion of the roundhouse itself. During a recent examination of the boilers roof sheet, the flat outer metal sheet on the roof of PRR 1361s Belpaire boiler, it was determined that portions of this sheet were too thin to allow the required safety factor for a boiler operated at pressure. The roof sheet must be in compliance with FRA regulations in order for the K4 to operate under its own power. I have the utmost respect for the current crew and contractors whose integrity demanded that they take the time to do the necessary calculations, examinations and measurements to catch this flaw before the boiler was completely closed and tubes/flues reinstalled. stated Cessna.

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  Scott CessnaRailroaders Memorial Museum

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  Mrs. Cessna has been the executive director of the Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation since 1998.She is a board member of the Leadership Blair County Alumni Association, and was awarded a Leadership Blair County Fellow in 2004.

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  Published on: 11/1/2007    Last Visited: 11/1/2007  

  Salone Management Group of DuBois will replace Chief Executive Officer Scott Cessna, who led the museum out of a financial crisis that almost closed it five years ago.
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  Cessna said he is disappointed but not bitter.
  
  "It's not about me," said Cessna, 45."The museum is bigger than me."
  
  Ironically, he invited Salone to become a museum event partner in 2006.
  
  Cessna learned the board was discussing a management change in August, but didn't learn he wasn't going to be part of the staff until two weeks ago, he said.
  
  Under a 2003 management contract with Westsylvania, Cessna was operations director.
  
  He would have been willing to work under Salone, but Salone wanted to make "unencumbered" decisions, Cessna said.
  
  "You can't fault a guy for wanting to do things his way," Cessna said.
  
  Cessna thinks SMG will be good for the museum, because it has resources he lacks, he said.He wants the museum to continue to push to become a "hub of community activity."
  
  During the last two weeks, Cessna has helped with the transition.He plans to volunteer with a local rail fan group to work in the yard on Saturdays.
  
  He has no regrets, although if he had it to do again, he would have delved into the K-4 project sooner than 2007, when a consultant discovered problems that resulted in a transfer of work from Scranton to Altoona and the eventual temporary shutdown of the project.
  
  He said he still believes the project will get done.
  
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  Predictions on when the Railroaders Memorial Museum would finish restoring its K-4 locomotive were the scourge of former director Scott Cessna's career - because he had to revise them continually as the unfinished project chugged past target date after tahttp://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/507531.html

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  Predictions on when the Railroaders Memorial Museum would finish restoring its K-4 locomotive were the scourge of former director Scott Cessna's career â€" because he had to revise them continually as the unfinished project chugged past target date after target date.
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  Not long after the state's decision, the museum board replaced Cessna with Salone's management company.

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  Published on: 8/6/2007    Last Visited: 8/11/2007  

  Despite speculation from railfans, the project isn't dead, museum Chief Executive Officer Scott Cessna told the Mirror.The project's future is uncertain because Cessna cannot say where, when, by whom, or how the job will get done.
  
  This spring, shortly after he started talking about a media event to mark installation of the driving wheels, signaling the project was nearly complete, Cessna received two pieces of damaging news.
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  Because modern safety standards are higher than when the locomotive was in regular service, the museum must build the boiler better than the original, Cessna said.
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  "Because modern safety standards are higher than when the locomotive was in regular service, the museum must build the boiler better than the original, Cessna said."
  
  I'm going to guess he Scott meant to say "rebuild" as I doubt most engines in service today are running with better, or rather more durable boilers then they originally had.

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  Judges Scott Cessna, Matt Parsons and Barry Wright

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  Scott Cessna, AMTRAN's Board Chairman, stated, "AMTRAN's Trolleyworks Phase I is a perfect fit for stimulus funding.

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