Forgot to add one thing.
For more information on Galesburg and their events,
check out Bill Selleck's wonderful site on Galesburg
at:
www.billselleck.net
http://billselleck.net
Either one should work.
Matt Phalen
--- Matthew Phalen <railfan04@y...> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I just got off the phone with Harry Grossman and he
> asked me to pass this info on to all the list's I
> belong to. Thanks.
>
> Matt Phalen / Wyanet, IL
> BNSF Mendota Sub MP 111 /IAIS 1st Sub MP 130
>
> Due to the many requests over the years, the BNSF
> Galesburg Railroad
> Days Committee is sponsoring two public excursions
> as
> part of this
> years 24th Annual Galesburg Railroad Days Festival.
> Details of these
> trips are as follows:
>
> One trip each day, June 23rd and June 24th. Trips
> depart Galesburg
> Seminary Street Station and travel to Yates City
> (about 30 miles on
> the Peoria line),
> turning at Yates City and returning to Galesburg.
> Approximately 2
> hours for the round trip.
>
> The the train will be made up of three cars.
>
> Dome car "Bay View" 90 seats.
>
> Full diner "Lake Superior" 45 seats
>
> Club Car "Valley View" 35 seats
>
> Total seats per trip 170
>
> No information as to the motive power for these
> trips.
>
> The trip includes a chicken Breast box lunch for the
> dome car
> passengers, and a beef tenderloin plate lunch for
> those riding in the
> club car or the diner.
>
> Dome seats are $25.00 per person, club and diner
> seats
> are $35.00 per
> person.
>
> Ticketing information:
>
> NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD IN ADVANCE OF GALESBURG
> RAILROAD DAYS!
>
> Tickets will go on sale at 8:30 AM on Saturday June
> 23rd in the tent
> adjacent to the Seminary Street Depot in Galesburg,
> Illinois. All
> ticket sales will be on a first come - first served
> basis.
>
> As this trip is sponsored by a group of volunteer
> BNSF
> employees,
> there are no provisions made for the use credit
> cards.
> Personal
> checks will not be accepted as the committee can not
> take the risk of
> taking a NSF check.
>
> NO TICKET WILL BE SOLD IN ADVANCE OF GALESBURG
> RAILROAD DAYS!
>
> It is clear that this is a wonderful opportunity to
> take an excursion
> in very unique equipment (BNSF executive train cars)
> over a line
> which has not seen public passenger service since
> the
> early 1960's.
> It is unfortunate that provisions for advance sale
> of
> tickets could
> not be arranged, but that is the way things are.
>
> These trips are an experiment. If they sell out the
> possibility of
> future trips is there, On the other hand if the
> trips,
> at such a low
> fare, do not sell out, I doubt that any future
> public
> excursions will
> be scheduled.
>
> NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD IN ADVANCE OF GALESBURG
> RAILROAD DAYS1
>
> Please do not contact me and ask if there is any way
> I
> can help you
> get tickets, I can't! I will respond to e-mail
> questions regarding
> the Galesburg Railroad Days Festival in general and
> the Model Train
> and Railroadiana Show at Carl Sandburg College in
> particular.
>
> Hope this will give you one more reason to join us
> at
> Galesburg
> Railroad Days, the Midwest's Premier Railroad
> Festival.
>
> Harry M. Grossman
> Director, Carl Sandburg College
> Galesburg Railroad Days Train Show
>
>
>
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