Hi Ryan,
Thanks for your post. I took my two kids to RR museums, train rides, etc.
growing up, but they never developed an interest in railroads (and they both
hate history!). We need people like you to continue the interest going with the
CB&Q and other railroads. I hope you will remain a railfan in the future, and
appreciate your current interest!
I was lucky to have a mother who was a train buff. When I was 14, she and I
rode the "Denver Zephyr" westbound and "California Zephyr" eastbound between
Aurora,IL and Denver. We spent most of our time up in the dome car, watching
the block signals change, and the Mars light of the CB&Q E units shine up the
route ahead. My Mom took her first train ride out of the old CB&Q Aurora
station way back in 1916, and still liked trains right up until she died at age
96.
Merry Christmas and Happy 2010 to you and everyone on this list!
Verne Brummel,
Fitchburg,WI
http://trainsite.8m.com/slides.html
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "ryan_gash" <gasher28@...> wrote:
>
> That is exactly how I became interested in the Q. Born in 1984 I was way
> late on seeing any type of Q operations; it just so happened that my favorite
> color as a kid was green, so naturally I was drawn the BN with their big
> green locomotives! As I grew up I became more interested in the history of
> the BN and it's predecessor roads; as well as railroad and American history
> in general. I do find that in my generation and those that follow there is a
> huge lack of interest in history in general, but that's another topic for
> another day.
>
> What also helped was seeing the 9911 and it's train at Illinois Railway
> Museum for the first time, sitting outside reflecting the bright sunlight off
> the stainless steel made me want to see more photos and learn more about the
> great machine and the people that built it, operated it, and took great pride
> in their work.
>
> I still have a long way to go in my Q 'education' but hopefully I can learn
> as much as I can from those of you that actually experienced it. There are
> plenty of us young railfans out there, I run into them all the time while out
> trackside.
>
> So maybe if Mr Sandberg does choose to restore a Q steam locomotive there
> will be a surge in interest in the Q as I can imagine there was with the 261
> and the Milwaukee Rd, heck it got me looking into it the first time I saw it
> run!
>
> I do agree that making the past relevant to the present and future will draw
> in more members and interest in the Q, which many museums and historical
> societies do in a great way. I'm hoping to re-join the BRHS in the near
> future when I can free up some extra funds. There is hope for the young folk
> in this country so don't give up on us just yet!
>
> Ryan Gash
> Oak Park, IL
>
> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Robert McNay <CptMatt@> wrote:
> >
> > I"ve always thought the best way to get younger members is to make a club
> > more relevant to them.
> >
> > I'm probably part of the last generation that sees groups like the BRHS
> > relevant because of a direct experience, riding the CB&Q from Chicago to
> > Quincy as a kid in the late 1960's. For most people younger than me, its
> > old history. And, unless they are into history, it means nothing to them.
> >
> > So, how to make it relevant to younger people? Get involved in the present
> > day. Maybe rail groups should make themselves heard and felt on matters
> > like Amtrak's continued existence, and initiatives like Midwest High Speed
> > Rail Corridor. If they can get people enthused over these things it would
> > spill over into the history part, because there will always be a segment
> > that want's see what led to it.
> >
> > Without making ourselves relevant, we will become just a bunch old folks
> > pining over the past.
> >
> > Rob McNay
> >
>
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