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(rshsdepot) 2005 RSHS CONVENTION ,ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA JUNE 3-6, 2005

 From Rich Ballash...

2005 RAILROAD STATION HISTORICAL SOCIETY CONVENTION
ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA  JUNE 3-6, 2005

What better place for the RSHS convention than in the "Railroad City" 
itself, Altoona, Pennsylvania!  And we're going to make it a very 
special one for all of our attendees.

We'll have three days of our "conventional" depot touring, all three 
days via motor coach, and I've added a fourth "optional tour" day to 
cover the museums and other mountain tour sites from Altoona westward to 
the peak of the Allegheny Mountain.

Our first day (Friday, 6/3/05) will head northward, along I-99, to the 
Williamsport area.  On Day #2 (Saturday, 6/4/05), we'll travel east and 
south, spotlighting the existing structures on the East Broad Top and 
the Huntingdon & Broad Top Railroads in south-central Pennsylvania.  Day 
#3 (Sunday, 6/5/05) will take us westward, through Johnstown and Derry, 
to Indiana, Pennsylvania.  (This route will butt us tight up and 
adjacent to the eastern limits of our 1993 RSHS convention in Western 
Pennsylvania.)   On Day #4 (Monday, 6/6/05), we'll car caravan to sites 
like the Altoona Railroaders' Museum, the Horseshoe Curve Visitors' 
Center, Tunnel Caboose Museum at Gallitzin, and the Allegheny Portage 
Railroad Lemon House, as time permits.

Our tours take us over routes parallel to live ex-PRR rail lines Of 
Keystone Heritage on all four days, so we will get in some good train 
spotting, while at most of our photographic points, we'll be safely "off 
the property!"  I'm really excited about what proves to be a fascinating 
2005 meet!  I really had a great time hosting the 1993 convention in 
Western Pennsylvania, and I am looking forward to treating you to some 
real Central Pennsylvania hospitality in 2005!  That is a great, 
historic, and very beautiful region over there, and I think you will 
really enjoy the weekend!  Hope to see you in Altoona!

Rich Ballash, RSHS 2005 Host

Members, please look for the yellow convention forms included with the 
Jan.-Feb issue.  New members will be sent a registration form with their 
welcome package.

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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org

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