Galesburg Railroad Museum

Railroad Days 2002

 

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Saturday, June 22 - Sunday, June 23

Festival: 25th Annual Galesburg Railroad Days

Various times and locations

Street fair, food, carnival, railroad exhibits, city and rail yard tours, concerts, mud volleyball, car show and much more. Call for a brochure outlining all of the events, 343-2485

 

Sports: Railroad Days Mud Volleyball

8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Saturday & Sunday

Fun in the sun with the annual Mud Volleyball Tournament; cash prizes and beer tent.

Public Parking Lot, 300 block of E. Main St., 343-9189

 

Exhibit: Railroad Days Model Train and Railraodiana Show.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Sat.; 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Sun.

20 train layouts and displays, 250+ vendor tables; swap meet, operating layouts, slide & video shows, books, hobby supplies, railroadiana.

There is a free shuttle bus from the Depot/Museum area to the College on both days of the festival. The Model Train and Railraodiana Show, although somewhat remote from the center of things, is a major attraction of the Festial and has raised in excess of $64,000 for the CSC Scholarship Foundation over the last seven years. It has grown to a point that it is now the largest display of its type help annually in the Midwest during the Summer months.

Carl Sandburg College, 343-2485

 

Flea Market: Galesburg Historical Society Flea Market

9:00 am - 6:00 pm, Saturday only

Vendors from three-state area selling almost everything up to and including the kitchen sink!

Standish Park, 342-9278

 

Fund-raiser: House Tour

1:00 - 4:00 pm, Saturday only

Tours of historically significant homes, all within walking distance of the Galesburg Woman's Club; refreshments at the Club House following the tour.

516 N. Prairie Street, 342-6452