Gary Gurske takes Society Members on American Tour
Gary A. Gurske
Lowell, Mass., November 12, 2016 - The Society's monthly meetings in Lowell resumed today with a presentation of Trains Around the Nation by noted rail raconteur Gary A. Gurske.
Mr. Gurske who has traveled across the States every year since 1999, took the members on a tour of some out-of-the-way sites that many of us are unlikely to see as well as some of the major towns in the prairie States and the far west. Of particular interest were a video tour around the Nevada Northern shops in Ely, Nevada; the Truckee Donner Railroad Society in Truckee, Nev.; both the California and the Nevada Railroad Museums, and the Carson & Colorado Railway in Independence, California. The variety of locomotives and rolling stock, from near-junk to freshly restored was a treat as well as the ghost town appearance of some of the once-busy railroad shops in remote towns like Ely. Our thanks to Mr. Gurske for a well designed and narrated program.
Our next meeting will feature our traditional holiday party and presentations by members on December 17, at Rogers Hall. Note the change from the Second Saturday to the Third Saturday for this meeting only and the start time to Noon (luncheon).
