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I am importing this post from another thread so it might receive more attention and comments. Please feel free in post your comments. QUOTE: Originally posted by Bergie (Why don't we plan a Trains.com family reunion for this summer? Pick a centrally-located railroad event like Galesburg Railroad Days and get together. What do you think?) Erik Erik Funny you should make a post about this. I have been thinking the same thing for about a month. Something else I was thinking about -- a special Amtrak trip for the forum members. Some of the staff and as many of the members as possible. Possibly regional in scope or maybe even on a national level. Of course there would be costs involved but it is something to consider. Forum members could spend a day or more, whatever their schedule would allow, and meet other members, while enjoying a nice trip aboard one of the thread topics--Amtrak. There could be displays, souvenir sales, maybe even the railroads would sponsor a special even somewhere along the way. This could also be an annual event taking in a different part of the Amtrak system every year. I know it would take alot of planning but it is something that could happen. Many of the forum members know that AARPCO does this every year. Of course they use their own private cars while we would be using Amtrak's cars. Forum members could be involved in the planning by telephone voice conference. There could even be a convention at some point in the trip. I am sure that other forums members will have some input on this idea. I know that not everyone would be able to do this every year but some might. And others might could do it once every 3 or 4 years. This is something to consider and work for. I am game to help anyway I can. Another thought would be to also consider using VIA and alternate between America and Canada. One year we visit the Amtrak system and the next year we visit the VIA system. Now that I have upped the anty, who will "jump on board" and help achieve this goal? Ok folks, the lines are open, let hear your comments and ideas.
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