Ken and Bill,
I think most of the appeal of RR Days is what goes on throughout the year
anyway - the chance to see the BNSF's major hub at Galesburg. As long as the
swapmeet is held at the college and fans can park on the Thirwell Bridge, I
think Galesburg can always have a RR Days. I miss the Metra train tour of
the yard and the City of Yates City though!
David P. Jordan
Peoria, Illinois
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth H Thompson" <KTHOMPSON4@wi.rr.com>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] RR Days is not dead at all!
> Bill,
>
> I'll second that. Any time I go to Galesburg it's "RR Days" for me. I'm
> looking forward to go there at the end of this month.
>
> Ken Thompson
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "billselleck" <buklyjuice@arq.net>
> To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 11:13 PM
> Subject: [BRHSlist] RR Days is not dead at all!
>
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> > I am greatly disturbed about all this talk of RR Days being dead and
> > the related negativity thus generated. I would not want any of the
> > readers of this list to think that Galesburg's RR Days is no longer
> > worth coming to. Surely the fact that there is no longer any 1/1th
> > scale rolling stock to climb on or no longer any yard tours being given
> > diminish what still exists in RR Days.
> >
> > It is true that there was a quiet at the depot this year. Without the
> > exhibits and displays that we have all grown used to seeing, there was
> > a diffent mood. But it is unfair to say that the event is "Dead".
> >
> > Did none of you spend any time at the museum tent? Maybe once inside
> > you talked a bit more with William Franckey or Ron Hatch on things CBQ?
> > Did none of you spend time talking with any musuem staff (many Q
> > employees among them)? I'll bet you heard some rather ambitious plans
> > for next year from them right? Did you take a bit more time looking
> > over the locomotive control stand in the tent? Did you more closely
> > focus on the 3006, waycar, and RPO still on the former depot grounds?
> > Did you not take take a second look at the "Meath" museum car? Suely
> > you spent more time railfaning about town? More time spent near Cameron
> > or in Peck Park? More time on Thirwell bridge watching things train in
> > the yard below? Did you meet some new railfans and enthusiasts? I'll
> > bet then you at least spent a bit more time at the train show. Did you
> > not see more dealers? Did you then spend more time going over those
> > 1000s of depot photographs? Did you talk with Dave Lotz, people from
> > RITS, or the CNWHS? Ok, well then you had more time to sample the food
> > around town. Did you see the train related diplays in some of the
> > downtown windows?
> >
> > NO?!?
> >
> > I did these things and had lots to see and do.
> >
> > Maybe you misssed something?
> >
> > Dead? I did not have time to notice.
> >
> > Bill Selleck
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