Does anyone know if Dave Lindberg, CB&Q Conductor, and one time Mayor of
Galesburg had anything to do with the Railroad Days?
BRAD
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Barber" <clipperw@EarthLink.net>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 8:16 PM
Subject: [BRHSlist] Re:Galesburg Railroad Days
> Keep things in prospective. The original RR days was a one time
> appreciation day for BN employees only at the Galesburg RR yard. The
> townspeople, many of whom then worked for the RR, convinced the RR to
> make it an annual event and involve the public. That was a different RR
> and a different management with different priorities. In today's merged
> RR, Galesburg does not play as important role in the current RR's
> operation as it once did. Today's management is more santa Fe oriented
> and the Santa Fe never choose to b e significantly involved with
> Galesburg RR days. I am sure that they, like some of the sponsors that
> used to participate, have a difficult time determining what real value
> they got from being a part of the event.
>
> Bill Barber
>
> On Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at 10:55 AM, BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com wrote:
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> > Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 21:56:00 -0500
> > From: Paul Kossart <misterkozy@yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: Good job on the Train Show - Galesburg RR days is dying
> > though
> >
> > So let's cut through all the crapola. Whose to blame here - the
> > railroad, the town, all, both? I would basically think they both
> > existed and flourished because of the other. Did one entity fall down
> > on their end of things and forget their roots, allegiances,
> > commitments,dare I say deal? This needs a finer point put on it in
> > order for the real culprits to be realistically and fairly targeted,
> > castigated, and put upon, in a manner of speaking, IMO.
> >
> > And lest I forget . . . a Big THANK YOU !!! to Harry for all his years
> > of hard work and commitment to this event. Sleep well young prince .
> > . .
> >
> > Paul - "The CB&Q Guy"
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