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There are two significant dates coming up in October.
The first is October 28 when we do the next installment of the Kids ON TRACK program - Track or Treat - the pre-Halloween train ride we are co-sponsoring with CTrail and Springfield Union Station. And, the event is significant for several reasons.
Kids ON TRACK started out as a program to get kids involved in model railroading. But, as we saw with the July train rides, kids love to ride real trains, too. Amherst is somewhat unique in that we are a society that covers all the railroad hobbies. Not just modeling, or photography, or historical preservation. We are all things railroad, and giving kids the opportunity to ride trains is as important to us as teaching kids how to model trains.
Also, Track or Treat is another step in growing our partnership with CTrail and Union Station. We see all kinds of potential with this collaborative, and, quite honestly, we hope other railroad and model railroad organizations will join us in developing the Kids ON TRACK program.
And, an invitation - come ride the train with us on October 28. Seriously, come ride the train - just for fun. Everybody. Doesn’t make any difference how old you are. Dig up a fun costume, and come ride the train. What the hey, I’m riding, and I’m going to be in costume. It will be fun.
Next - October 29 - the day after Track or Treat - we are sponsoring a new train show in Vernon, Connecticut. And, what’s significant here is that this is the first time we have ever taught another organization how to run a train show. We have all this experience managing the Railroad Hobby Show - the largest railroad-themed trade show in America - and in Vernon we are using that experience to help another organization learn how to manage a train show.
Honestly, it’s a good feeling to be able to share our expertise.
Anyway, if you are in the Vernon area on October 29, stop by. It will be a fun show.
Thanks everybody.
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