Cotton Belt Depot, Commerce, Texas
Ed Cooper photo | Robert McFatridge engineer
The 7th Annual
Cotton Belt
Railroad Symposium
Sam Rayburn Student Center
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Commerce, Texas
Friday-Saturday
October 5-6, 2012
The 7th Annual Symposium is scheduled for Friday, October 5, 2012, 5:00pm-8:00pm and Saturday, October 6, 2012, 8:45am-3:30pm
Friday evening's activities include an informal "Show-And-Tell"/"Mix-N-Mingle" and a special motorcar operators' screening of the documentary film, "Weekend Railroaders." Railroad artifacts and information will be displayed by a number of museums, historical societies, and individuals. If you have items of railroad interest, particularly of significance to the Cotton Belt, you would like to display, 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, a discussion of the restoration and operational testing of the StLSW 819, a luncheon with musical entertainment, and a screening of "Weekend Railroaders" featuring a Q&A session with the filmmaker, Scott Peterson. Audience participation is encouraged.
Luncheon (RSVP deadline past)
A Luncheon, featuring live musical entertainment, will be held on Saturday. This year's Luncheon is being generously sponsored by the
was Monday, October 1. Anyone may still join us for the accompanying musical entertainment, with or without a meal ticket. Off-campus dining is available locally at a number of Commerce's fine dining establishments.Presented by
tamuc Department of Engineering & Technology
Sponsors
Luncheon Sponsor:
Gold Spike Sponsor:
Silver Spike Sponsor:
Alliance Bank
Bronze Spike Sponsors:
Mei-Ying Elaine Lin, Doctoral Candidate
Dr. Madeline & James Justice, TAMU-C
Cletis Millsap, Chair, Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District (NETEX)
Iron Spike Sponsor:
Cypress Bank, FSB, Commerce, Texas
Sponsorships Available...
You or your company could appear here and on our printed promotional materials! Multiple sponsorship levels are available. All are tax deductable and most include luncheon tickets. For more information on sponsorship levels or to become a sponsor, please see our fillable Sponsorship Form.
If you chose to become a sponsor, please let us know by sending a note to Jason Davis so that we may plan for your involvement accordingly.
Dedicated to Dr. Otha Cleo Spencer
Dr.
Spencer at the 2007 Cotton Belt Symposium | Photo: L.J. Davis
The 2012 Cotton Belt Symposium is dedicated to the memory of our
friend,
Dr. Otha C. Spencer.
April 27, 1920 - June 1, 2012
Past Symposiums
-
The 6th Annual Cotton Belt Symposium
September 23-24, 2011
2011 Media Gallery -
The 4rd (5th) Annual Cotton Belt Symposium
October 8-9, 2010
2010 Media Gallery - The 3rd (4th) Annual Cotton Belt Symposium
August 8, 2009
2009 Media Gallery
- The
2nd (3rd) Annual Cotton Belt Symposium: Railroad Legacy &
Lore
August 16, 2008
2008 Media Gallery
-
The 1st (2nd) Annual Cotton Belt in Commerce
Symposium
April 16, 2007
2007 Media Gallery
- Inaugural
(1st) Event
The Cotton Belt in Commerce Symposium
November 30, 2006
2006 Media Gallery
Abbreviated due to untimely ice storm and rescheduled
for April 16, 2007.