Galesburg Railroad Days, BNSF Participation

[LittleGiant]

At the monthly meeting of the Calesburg Chamber of Commerce Railroad Days Council, the representative of the BNSF made some announcements regarding exhibits that the Company has arranged for this years Festival.

The Following are confirmed:
• 1 SD/70 MAC
• BN locomotive's 1 & 2, I assume these
are the F units.
• Amtrak Gensis unit.
• Once again the METRA equipment will
come down from Chicagoland and provide
tours of the Galesburg Yard.
• Various types of M of W equipment
including an antique hand pump
section car from the early 20th
century.
• Negotaitions are still underway for
an additional major attraction.

This year's Festival is scheduled for June 24th and 25th at Galesburg, Ill and is now in its 23rd year.

Watch this space for further announcements or
contact the Galesburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, PO Box 60, Galesburg, Il. 61401.
visitors@galesburg.org (please mention where you saw this item).

You may also pose questions on this forum which I will try and answer for the writer as well as others who check this site.

Planning on seeing you at Galesburg Railroad Days, the Midwest's Premier Railroad Festival.

Harry M. Grossman
Director, Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg Railroad Days Train Show.

[WC-SDL39]

Great!

I CANT WAIT!

No word if BN1 & BN2 would have any special equipment in tow?

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Mike Slater
President of WUJRRC
President of Tri-County MR Club Inc.
Dept. Manager og Gary's Hobby Center

[bnfan99]

SD 70 MACS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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bnfan99

[LittleGiant]

Regarding the locomotives to be displayed at the Depot/Museum area. Maybe I got the locomotive type wrong. My notes say that the representative of the BNSF said "they were going to display one of the new pumpkins I think they are sending SD/70MACs. It will be whatever they send us."

Harry M. Grossman
Director, Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg Railroad Days Train Show