Re: [BRHSlist] Re: Good job on the Train Show - Galesburg RR days is dying ...

[wadegriffi@aol.com]

        The  people of Galesburg  have  not  gotten  over  the  merger  of  
1970 .  
       I  used  to  own  a  hobby  shop  with a  couple of  other  guys ,  
and  we  went           to  railroad  days  back  in  1983  with  BN  
tee-shirts 
 and  all  kind  of  BN          model   equipment .   Thinking  was  big  BN 
 town   -  might  have  big      community  following .    Result  --  what a 
 disaster .   All  comments  were        negative .   The  people  hated  the 
 BN  -  they  ruined  our  town .  " The  BN     treats  people  like  dirt " 
 ect. , ect ,

            I  suspect  a  lot  anti  -  BNSF  comments  are  being  made  
now .   The     railroad  doesn't   provide  a  lot  of  employment  for  the  
town  folks  now       either .   There  are  still  probably  many  townfolks  
employed  there ,  but       nowhere  near  the level  as  when  Railroad  
days  started .

             These  are  just  my  observations  after  going  to  Railroad  
days  6 -7        times  over  last  20  plus  years .


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