Gift Shops - 'Tis The Season

Boyd Owens · **Posted:** Mon Dec 15, 2003 2:53 pm

The Flimsies article on the National Railroad Museum's gift shop got me thinking, how many museums open their gift shops (or have mail order/online stores) to target gift givers this time of year? I believe the Colorado Railroad Museum does, any others?

Boyd

Flimsies Article
bowens@rypn.org

L Beckman · **Posted:** Mon Dec 15, 2003 11:08 pm

> The Flimsies article on the National
> Railroad Museum's gift shop got me thinking,
> how many museums open their gift shops (or
> have mail order/online stores) to target
> gift givers this time of year? I believe the
> Colorado Railroad Museum does, any others?

> Boyd

Our museum is open on Saturdays year-round, including the Gift Shop. Lots of stuff to buy; come see us!

Les Beckman (Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum/North Judson, Indiana)

midlandblb@cs.com

Ted Miles · **Posted:** Tue Dec 16, 2003 1:07 pm

Boyd,

The Western Railway Museum at Rio vista, CA is open weekends and can take orders by phone or fax.
Numbers are on the web site: WRM.org
For you traction fans, there is a new (the first) book on the Central California Traction Company available. It was a major Interurban using third rail and some overhead until 1947. The museum has several pieces of equipment from the line.

Ted

ted_miles@nps.gov