Wonderful job on setting up the train show. I met Mr. Lotz and
purchased severl of the great "Burlington Bulletins". Fantastic
publications. I will be joining the BHRS and I am very impressed
with how the organization works.
Sadly - their are many in Galesburg which want Galesburg RR days to
go away and based on what I saw this year - it looks like it will
probably be the last year for this event, as I knew it...
I can't begin to tell you how many people that traveled hundreds of
miles to partake in this year's "non-event" RR Days. They won't be
back next year. Of course, based on what I have seen ? it doesn't
look like there will be a Railroad Days next year. The momentum is
gone. It would take years to rebuild the numbers of attendees from
previous years.
Anyway, I know many worked hard hours to bring the event to fruition
this year but unless the Chamber, Town Council, Railroad Museum,
BNSF, and the Local Area Merchants get their act together - it's just
going to be "The Train Show" in the future....
Again - this post is nothing against the BHRS nor the work that Harry
Grossman has put into this aspect of the RR days event at Carl
Sandburg. It's really just a shame that most of the local community
wants RR days to just "go away".
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