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HEAR YE, HEAR YE!
The countdown has started to attend the 1st Annual “24 Hours @ BIG SANDY” 2023!!!
IT’S
TIME
TO
WATCH
SOME TRAINS
…In BIG SANDY, TEXAS!!! BIG EAST TEXAS RAILROADING!!!!
Dates are confirmed for the 1st Annual “24 Hours @ BIG SANDY” 2023!
7:00 pm Friday, September 22nd through 7:00 pm Saturday, September 23rd,
at the Big Sandy Heritage Center on Gilmer Street in Big Sandy, Texas (East, Texas).
THE BEST PART — One of the main reasons for building this Heritage Center was to have it as a
Railfan Park, where train enthusiasts can view trains… This is FOR REAL!!!
The Heritage Center is located next to a major rail crossing for the Union Pacific Railroad in
East, Texas. The former Texas & Pacific and the Cotton Belt rail lines cross here. It is reported that
50-60 trains pass per day including Amtrak’s Texas Eagle.
You can view this rail crossing via a live railcam linked here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNerDIcpFx8
Plan to join us in Big Sandy in September for Rail Fun with Rail Friends doing what we love to do best
and watch TRAINS from the back porch of the Big Sandy “Railfan Park” at the Heritage Center!!!
We are now accepting those who want to show a program or presentation that can be
done inside the Heritage Center! Video programs, Show N Tell, speakers,
demonstrations, or what have you, are welcome!
The Heritage Center comes with a Big Screen, seating, and restrooms….
YES, INDOOR RESTROOMS (but don’t get crazy).
POP-UP TENTS — We are not sure yet if POP-UP tents will be allowed on the grounds of
24 Hours at Big Sandy. Once we find out, we will let you know.
Come Play the Great Locomotive Race Trivia Game with new questions, and expect the usual
great fun, friends, and activities to keep you busy for 24 Hours… and lots of TRAIN WATCHING!!!
So mark your calendars for September 22nd & 23rd, and get your lawn chairs
ready (sleeping bags too), because it’s TIME TO WATCH SOME TRAINS… IN BIG SANDY!!!”
Join the “24 Hours @ Big Sandy” Facebook page for the latest updates,
(NOTE: This is also the Saginaw page, but that’s how it goes for now)
https://www.facebook.com/24hoursatSaginaw
PRESENTERS: We are now accepting presenters who would like to put on a program for
this year’s event. Please email Skip Waters: wgcrush@swbell.net to be on the schedule.
(We love live presentations, clinics, exhibits… it just has to be about trains and railroads.)