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RE: [CBQ] BRHS Vitality (Action Item)

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From: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:10:20 -0500
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There have only been TWO true joint meets - with RITS (Rock Island) in Texas 
some yrs ago and with IC in Dbq 3 yrs ago.  The other so-called joints have 
been us holding an normal meet & inviting another group to join in - typically 
they have a table or two and there is little difference between a pure BRHS 
meet & the 'joint' with NYC or AT&SF.  A true joint meet is where ea group is 
holding their annual meet with all the bells & whistles with full range of 
clinics, lots more swap tables, etc.  The obvious 'joint' would be us with GN & 
NP; having all 3 Hill roads would attract a LOT of railfans/modelers who are 
interested in 1 or more of the 3 but not to the extent of having mbrship - we 
potentially could have 3 times as many attendees, swap tables, clinics, etc 
with a LOT of cross-over (Burl. Escorted Tours was a joining of the 3; joinly 
marked brochures, train ops (Empire Buioder, No. Coast Ltd), heavy use of ea RR 
for the other's frt car to/from Pac NW & CHicago, etc.  Most Q fans have some 
GN/NP interest & vice-a-versa due to the joint ownership for 7 decades, shared 
passenger trains, shared frt/pass offices in off-line cities (New York, 
Atlanta, L.A., etc) and of course the founding of BN.  Can you imagine what a 
joint Hill Roads annual meeting could be like?  Each Society could have their 
own annual meeting, 'company styore' etc but share a large swap meet, access to 
ea other's clinics (modeling, collectibles, operations, etc) and have SO much 
more to buy, sell, swap and learn about.  I truly believe most mbrs of the 3 
socieites would like to do this at least once a decade.  We never have in the 
35 plus yrs the 3 RR's have had His. Soc's - a shame!


Gerald  

 



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From: rgz17@comcast.net
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:30:49 -0500
Subject: Re: [CBQ] BRHS Vitality (Action Item)







Lee - there have been joint meets before, I believe the latest was 
the AT&SF - Streator meet a few years back.

There are reasons that some are hesitant about the NP & GN HS.
At 01:40 PM 4/24/2009, you wrote:.

>For the life of me, I do not understand why the idea of sharing 
>expenses & doubling the size/attendance/offerings of a Meet with 
>another group of fellow railfans consistently falls prey to 
>nay-sayers, even when several members from each organization have 
>volunteered to take the reigns and make it happen.
>
>A joint meet is simply a WIN-WIN ~ attendance is multiplied and 
>costs are shared, thus resulting in the ability to feature many more 
>appealing events that would not otherwise be possible. Railfans 
>gain exposure to more material, new friendships, larger swap meets, 
>vast modeling ideas, varied clinics, etc. Just imagine the Hill 
>Road societies combining resources for a joint NP/GN/Q meet in a 
>common city such as Twin Cities ~ reserve SPUD, charter an 
>observation or dome in/out of Chicago ~ such are but a few of the 
>many possibilities when pooling resources. Best of all, 
>coordinating such a monumental meet will energize the membership of 
>each society and foster sustained growth/participation which would 
>in turn support these enhanced operations.
>
>WHY NOT!?!?
>
>As one of the youngest participants in BRHS, I'd like the Society to 
>be around for many more years. I hope that those at the helm will 
>take notice and schedule a big & exciting joint meet in 2010 to get 
>the boost BRHS needs.
>
>Lee Edgar

Bob Webber 

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