Each year, BNSF lends tremendous support to the festival. There is also a dedicated staff of volunteers who work hard making Railroad Days one of the nation's premier train festivals. Put it this way, if a busload of touring British railfans made RR days one of the featured stops, its safe to say its worth a look. A feeling of home. Galesburg just makes you feel at home.
Folks here are friendly and personable.
Everyone is almost always very nice to me. In summary, it seems that Galesburg really represents the pinnacle of everything I seem to like in trains. Its all the pleasures of mega train action in a small town setting. I don't think any place else can really substitute for Galesburg. Sure, there are more scenic places to watch trains.