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Re: [CBQ] BRHS Vitality (Action Item)

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Subject: Re: [CBQ] BRHS Vitality (Action Item)
From: Albert Kamm <akamm3@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:05:05 -0700 (PDT)
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I don't know about the Texas meet, but wasn't the St. Louis meeting in 1991 a 
joint meeting with RITS as well?

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Al Kamm


 



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From: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 10:10:20 AM
Subject: RE: [CBQ] BRHS Vitality (Action Item)






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/participatio n 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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