2005 Fergus Falls
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2005 Fergus Falls
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The 2005 GNRHS Convention was held in Fergus Falls, Minnesota from Sunday, July 17 to Wednesday, July 20. For additional day-by-day photos and accompanying text, click the buttons to the left. The agenda was as follows: CLICK HERE for a
trip report by
Lindsay Korst on the Fergus Falls convention.
Sunday, July 17 1200 - 1700 - Registration 1230 - 1400 - Set
up for Rail Fair, Model Contest, Casey Adams Photo Contest 1400 - 1700 - Rail Fair, Model
Contest, Casey Adams Photo Contest 1700 - 2100 - Bus
transportation to GN Depot and Restaurant, Fargo, ND Monday, July 18 0800 - 11:00 - Rail Fair 1100 - 1300 - Lunch on your own 1300 - 1330 - Welcome to the
GNRHS Convention 1330 - 1430 - Mr.
Jerry Hilton - Lee Pickett Photos 1430 - 1600 - Mr.
Norm Priebe on St. Cloud & Dakota Divisions 1600 - 1700 - Mr.
Steve Neuman on Pelican Rapids Line 1700 - 1845 - Dinner on your
own 1845 - Buses leave for Center
for Performing Arts theatre 1900 - 2100 - Showing of B&W classic movie, "The General". 2100 - 2130 - Buses return to Best Western hotel. Tuesday, July 19 0745 - 0830 - Load buses and travel to Otter Tail Valley Railroad Depot. 0830 - 1100 - Train ride behind Hustle Muscle from Fergus Falls to Fargo, ND. 1100 - 1230 - Sack lunch delivered to train at the depot. 1230 - 1530 - Return Fargo to Fergus Falls on train. 1530 - 1600 - Return bus ride to Best Western hotel. 1700 - 1730 - Business Meeting 1730 - 1900 - Dinner on your own 1900 - 2000 - Rocky's Rails presentations. 2000 - 2030 - Mr. Gary Brasch - The career of a railroader. 2030 - 2100 - Mr. Duane Buck - Modeling Clinic. 2100 - 2200 - Members slides. Wednesday, July 20 0800 - 0815 - Buses load for Breckinridge tour #1 (FF, Breck, Rollag). 0900 - 0915 - Buses load for Breckinridge tour #2 (Fergus Falls - Perham). 0915 - 1130 - Tour of Fergus Falls, Breckinridge, RRV&W Railroad 1130 - 1300 - Lunch and lecture at Eagles club, Wahpeton, ND. 1300 - 1530 - Tour of Rollag Western Steam Threshers Museum 1530 - 1600 - Return to Fergus Falls. 1700 - 1815 - Social Hour in Hotel lobby 1815 - 2100 - GNRHS Banquet and door prizes presented.
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