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[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 172 Introduced in House (IH)]

105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 172

  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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 19, 1997

  Mr. Evans (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Costello, Mr. Davis of 
  Illinois, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
 Poshard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Weller, Mr. Yates, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Shimkus, and 
Mr. Jackson of Illinois) submitted the following resolution; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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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 State of Illinois;
Whereas the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc. 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 House of Representatives 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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