Railroad Days 2006
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Festival: 29th Annual Galesburg Railroad Days Various times and locations Street fair, food, carnival, railroad exhibits, city and rail yard tours, concerts, car show and much more. Call for a brochure outlining all of the events, 343-2485. Galesburg Railroad Museum 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 |
