The Aloha & Western Oregon Lines is a not for profit corporation, registered in the State of Oregon. In order to satisfy the state, we have a President, a Secretary, a set of Corporate Bylaws, and an Annual Meeting. Most of our policies and procedures are spelled out in standing rules, rather than in our bylaws.

Our meetings are fairly informal. When we feel the need for formality, we follow Roberts rules of Order. Most of the time our group discussions end with some feeling of group concensus, and we then sort of 'forget' to take a formal vote.

When we are at home in our layout building, we try to constantly improve the layout. If a particular locomotive or car has difficulty at a specific place on the layout, we stop and fix the problem. We are targetting smooth operation during our shows, and this is one way to get there.