Cotton Belt Depot, Commerce, Texas
Robert McFatridge engineer | Ed Cooper photo
The 10th Annual
Cotton Belt Regional Railroad Symposium
Sam Rayburn Student Center
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Commerce, Texas
Fri. - Sat., October 2-3, 2015.
The 10th Annual Symposium is scheduled for the first weekend in October, 2015.
Friday evening's activities include an informal "Show-And-Tell"/"Mix-N-Mingle." If you have items of railroad interest you would like to display on Friday and/or Saturday, please contact Jason Davis so we can arrange for appropriate table or display space. Please note that this is NOT a swap-meet.
The formal event on Saturday will consist of a panel discussion; an update on NETEX/Blacklands Railroad operations on the Cotton Belt's former C-branch; and other activities to be announced. Audience participation is encouraged. North Texas T-Trak will have an operating model train layout on-site during the event on Saturday.
Dedicated to Dr. Harley Davis
1937-2015
Harley Davis working "The Dog" in Big Sandy,
Texas, in 1960.
W.
Estellene Davis photo
Harley Davis representing the NETEX Rail
District at the dedication of Lovier in Mt. Vernon, Texas,
Feb. 2, 2012. | J. L. Davis photo
The 2015 Cotton Belt Symposium is dedicated to the memory of
Symposium Co-Founder and Cotton Belt Fireman ('59-'64), Harley
Davis, EdD.
May 28, 1937 - Sept. 4, 2015
Luncheon
Presented by
tamuc Department of Engineering & Technology
2015 Sponsors
Luncheon Sponsor(s):
Opportunity Available
Contact
Jason with inquiries, 903-468-8682.
Keynote Sponsor:
Opportunity Available
Contact
Jason with inquiries, 903-468-8682.
Gold Spike Sponsors:
Wayne Defebaugh, President
Greenville Board of Development
tamuc
College of Science & Engineering
Dr. Brent Donham, Dean
Stephen & Marinelle Morrow
Silver Spike Sponsor(s):
Dr. Madeline & James Justice
Bronze Spike Sponsors:
The North Texas Chapter of
the
National Railway Historical
Society
Iron Spike Sponsors:
Opportunities Available
Contact
Jason with inquiries, 903-468-8682.
Sponsorship Opportunities Available...
You or your company can
be recognized as a Sympoisum Sponsor for next year's event! Multiple sponsorship levels
are available. All sponsorship contributions are tax
deductable. For more information on becoming a sponsor, please
see our Sponsorship Opportunities
page. Our new MarketPlace makes it easier than ever!!!
Sponsorships are accepted anytime, but must be confirmed by three
weeks prior to the symposium to ensure inclusion in our major print
materials in order to meet printing deadline for the event.
The Symposium Committee reserves the right to
decline any sponsorship application.
Symposium History
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Previous
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