[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 86 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 86

  Supporting the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc., of Galesburg, 
  Illinois, in its endeavor to erect a monument known as the National 
                         Railroad Hall of Fame.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 27, 1999

  Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Fitzgerald) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
                           and Transportation

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Supporting the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc., of Galesburg, 
  Illinois, in its endeavor to erect a monument known as the National 
                         Railroad Hall of Fame.

Whereas Galesburg, Illinois, has a profound link to the history of railroading 
        beginning in 1849 when the Peoria and Oquawka Railroad organized;
Whereas the citizens of Galesburg supported a railroad to Chicago which was 
        chartered as the Central Military Tract Railroad in 1851;
Whereas Galesburg and Chicago were joined by rail in 1854; as a result of this 
        union, the Northern Cross Railroad joined the Central Military Tract 
        Railroad at Galesburg;
Whereas in 1886 Galesburg secured the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway and 
        became one of the few places in the world to possess 2 mega-powers of 
        the railroad industry;
Whereas the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc. has been established in 
        Galesburg and has reserved the name ``National Railroad Hall of Fame'' 
        with the Secretary of the State of Illinois;
Whereas the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc. is organized and incorporated 
        as a not-for-profit organization under the laws of Illinois;
Whereas the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc. filed a service mark 
        registration with the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks of the 
        United States, covering the name and logo of the organization;
Whereas the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc. has applied for a charter under 
        the State of Illinois;
Whereas the objectives of the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc. include--
            (1) perpetuating the memory of leaders and innovators in the 
        railroad industry;
            (2) fostering, promoting, and encouraging a better understanding of 
        the origins and growth of railroads, especially in the United States; 
        and
            (3) establishing and maintaining a library and collection of 
        documents, reports, and other items of value to contribute to the 
        education of future railroad students; and
Whereas the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc. has resolved to erect a 
        monument known as the National Railroad Hall of Fame to honor men and 
        women who actively participated in the founding and development of the 
        railroad industry in the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate supports the National Railroad Hall of 
Fame, Inc., of Galesburg, Illinois, in its endeavor to erect a monument 
known as the National Railroad Hall of Fame.
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