MYSTIC VALLEY RAILWAY SOCIETY
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By Fannie ChungBonjours,
Monsieur and Madame Train Fans! Have I grabbed your attention? I returned from
beautiful France with a broken hip but since I don’t type with my toes, I am
writing this column. So here goes! Ardath
Stafford of
Haverhill, MA has many a fish story to tell about her fishing trips with her son
Phillip
in
the Northeast. One trip she remembers well is her record catch of 25 fish. Gerry
Brauninger of
Peabody, MA thanks us for the quick response to his request for an old calendar.
We are sorry to hear of the passing of pet Rocky who was 15 1/2 years.
Praise came from Craig
Fossa of
Roxbury, MA about our 2007 34th Street Express to NYC. There are “more
choices/selection of food and beverages” than on another - ahem - mode of
popular transportation. The MVRS “employees” who “do an excellent job”
are all volunteers as are the Members of the Board. Craig is planning to join us
on the 2008 special Express. Thanks, Stuart
Miner of
Vero Beach, FL who reminisces of his many happy train travels all over the U.S.
and for his enthusiastic endorsement of Amtrak and hopefully for increased
passenger service, especially on Florida’s east coast. We say “Amen” to
that. Good luck on your future surgery, Stuart. Welcome back, Frank
Taylor of
Colonial Height, VA, formerly of Southington, CT, who with his late wife Carole
was
a spareboarder for MVRS. We are always glad to hear from old friends. We send get well wishes for return to good
health to Toy
Ken Lew of
Boston, MA who had a stroke in 2007. She misses “all those fabulous trips”
she took with us and we miss her too. Mary
Jane Ames of
the New Hampshire Gorham Historical Society which had its centennial celebration
of the Gorham Grand Trunk Station last year writes about the beautiful 2008
calendar and wishes she “lived closer so I could take advantage of some of the
very interesting trips advertised in the Waybill.” Lew
Merrill of
Asheville, NC sent a check to cover the second 2008 calendar he received. We
appreciate his generosity and promise not to send a third one. Best wishes to John
D. Jones of
Somerville, MA for a quick recovery of his broken wrist and dislocated elbow. If
you read my first paragraph, you know I sympathize.
Rambling Member of the Board, Charlie
Jack of
Natick, MA, recommends train spotting at Fallston, GA, everything from consists
from Amtrak to long unit trains. He and Carolyn
also
visited the Roundhouse Railroad Museum in Savannah. Congratulations to Carolyn
and
Charlie
on
the birth of their grandson, Connor
Thomas Jack,
on May 1, 2008. Ed
Snell of
Jersey City, NJ sent us an amusing newspaper item of the traditional rivalry and
competition between Boston and the Big Apple. Sometimes there just isn’t
enough real news to print. We send best wishes for a speedy recovery to Pat
O’Rourke,
who has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is currently undergoing
chemotherapy. Thanks again to all who write. You are the true contributors to this column.
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