NEW MUSEUM LIGHTS AND
RENOVATED
CABOOSE
TO HIGHLIGHT UPCOMING 2010 RAILROAD DAYS
(West Nassau
Historical Society Press Release)
The West Nassau
Historical Society will debut their new museum lighting system and
freshly renovated caboose as part of the various events at this year’s
2010 Railroad Days Festival. The two day signature fund raising
celebration will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 26th
and 27th in and around the
historic Victorian Style Callahan train station.
On Friday there will
be various food and craft vendors on the grounds starting at 12 noon. Mrs.
Kate, a local popular folk singer will perform at
4:30 PM Friday, highlighting an afternoon and evening lineup of live
entertainment from the front platform. Parents are encouraged to bring
their kids after school to hear her unique brand of family friendly
entertainment and to tour the bright red caboose and the depot’s new
lighting system.
The Historical Society’s members have been tirelessly
reconstructing the former ACL caboose which in 1967 was converted from a
1940s steel box car. The West Nassau Museum of History’s new lighting
system inside the depot was made possible by donations from CSX and
Rayonier.
On Saturday, the craft and food vendors
will reopen at 10 AM. The Shriners will lead a
procession of fire trucks, antiques cars and floats in the annual
Railroad Days Parade starting at 11:00
AM. A classic car show hosted by
Cochrane’s Collision Center will follow the parade.
The town of Callahan will
host a kids’ play area on the depot grounds and model and scale trains,
steam driven engines, Operation Lifesaver and photo contest entries
highlight the exhibits. A welcoming and sponsor
appreciation ceremony starts on Saturday at 1 PM followed by live
entertainment from 3 PM until 8 PM.
The West Nassau Historical Society is a
non-profit, tax exempt organization dedicated to the preservation of Western Nassau County’s rich
history and to the maintenance and upkeep of the historic Callahan
Depot. For additional information on the 2010 Railroad Days Festival or
on becoming a volunteer, sponsor, or donor on please call John Hendricks
with the West Nassau Historical Society at 904-879-3406.
See Railroad Days for Announcement Placard.
