[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 28, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4622-S4623]
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                     NATIONAL RAILROAD HALL OF FAME

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 255 and 
that the Senate then proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the resolution by title.

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  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 255) 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.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
and preamble be agreed to, en bloc; that the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table; and that any statements relating to the resolution 
be printed in the Record, with the above occurring with no intervening 
action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 255) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 255

       Whereas Galesburg, Illinois, has been linked to the history 
     of railroading since 1849 when the Peoria and Oquawka 
     Railroad was organized;
       Whereas the citizens of Galesburg supported a railroad to 
     Chicago which was chartered as the Central Military Tract 
     Railroad in 1851;
       Whereas upon completion of the Central Military Tract 
     Railroad, 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 served by 2 major railroads;
       Whereas the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc., has been 
     established in Galesburg and chartered under the laws of the 
     State of Illinois as a not-for-profit corporation;
       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 all persons interested in 
     railroading; and
       Whereas the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc., is 
     planning to erect a monument known as the National Railroad 
     Hall of Fame to honor the 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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