Posted on 05/08/2013 5:00:26 AM PDT by TurboZamboni
Historian John Diers, author of the new book "St. Paul Union Depot," will be among the train enthusiasts who will welcome visitors to the Union Depot on Saturday, May 11.
The newly refurbished Lowertown depot, which is expected to provide Amtrak passenger service by the end of the year, is celebrating Amtrak's "National Train Day" with free family activities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Diers, who will deliver a presentation, will have copies of his book for sale.
The Radio Disney road crew, a vintage bluegrass railroad band led by Cannonball Paul, storeowner Choo Choo Bob and the St. Paul Saints' "John Train" mascot will be on hand to welcome kids into free bounce houses. Christos will be open from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., and free shuttle buses will take visitors to the Minnesota Transportation Museum. Radio personalities from MyTalk107.1 will lead the "World's Not So Biggest Train Dance."
The Twin Cities essayist with the best train-themed story will win two free Amtrak tickets to Chicago. Readers can vote on the short essays on "why trains matter" at www.uniondepot.org through Thursday, May 9.
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Willie Green will be reporting live from the event for FR...
he’s running the kids face painting stand
By all means let us celebrate a huge waste of taxpayer’s money.
Yippee!
Free family activities paid for with taxpayer’s money. Yippee!
The totally clueless will be on hand to suck up the FREE STUFF paid for with taxpayer money.
You may have noticed that I am stuck on this idea of taxpayer money being used to pay for Free Stuff; well that’s because I am a taxpayer and I don’t get Free Stuff and wouldn’t want it if I could get Free Stuff.
Let me keep my money and I will pay for my own stuff.
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