Cotton Belt Depot, Commerce, Texas
Robert McFatridge engineer | Ed Cooper photo
The 14th Annual
Cotton Belt Regional Railroad Symposium
Sam Rayburn Student Center
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Commerce, Texas
Saturday, October 5, 2019.
The Symposium is scheduled annually for the first Saturday in October.
Saturday, October 5, 2019.
The formal event will be held on Saturday, with a program consisting of railroad presentations,
a Luncheon, a book signing, railroadianna displays, and other activities to be announced. Audience participation is encouraged.
An informal dinner gathering will be held at 7:00pm at Lu Lu's
Burgers,
803 Culver St, in
Commerce for anyone who is interested in visiting casually on Friday evening.
If you have items of railroad interest you would like to display, please bring them. We have arranged for plenty of table and display space. Please note that this is NOT a swap-meet.
Dedicated to James "Jim" Conrad, PhD 1940-2019
Jim Conrad at the 5th annual Cotton Belt Symposium on Oct. 9, 2010.
L. Joyce Davis photo
The 2019 Symposium is dedicated to the memory of
James "Jim" Conrad, PhD. Dr. Conrad was one of the co-founders
of our Symposium and remained an active participant and great
promoter of the event even beyond his retirement from the
University. He came to A&M Commerce, then East Texas State
University, as a faculty member in the Department of History in 1967
and moved to the Library as University Archivist in August 1976
where he remained until his retirement in March 2010. In 2011,
he was honored with title "Archivist Emeritus" by the Board of
Regents of the Texas A&M University System.
July 13, 1940 - July 2, 2019
Luncheon
Presented by
tamuc Department of Engineering & Technology
2019 Sponsors
Luncheon Sponsor(s):
tamuc
College of Science & Engineering
Dr. Brent Donham, Dean
Opportunities Available
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Jason with inquiries.
Gold Spike Sponsors:
Stephen & Marinelle Morrow
Greenville Board of Development
Greg Sims, President/CEO
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Bronze Spike Sponsors:
South Central States (SCS) Chapter
Railway & Locomotive Historical Society
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Iron Spike Sponsors:
Carol Ann Davis
Granddaughter of Cotton Belt Conductor,
Charles D. "Charlie" Davis, Sr.
North Texas Chapter of
the
National Railway Historical
Society
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