Tonight's contribution comes in the form of both traditional blog text and video narrative in an effort to expand word on our Whistles by the Depot multimedia programs held each Spring and Autumn in Saint Albans, West Virginia.
As a young, dinky and impressionable kid with more enthusiasm than common sense, I spent some of my earliest years of "railfanning" from the park benches of the Chesapeake & Ohio Saint Albans Depot. By the time I had already developed an interest in railroads and photography, the depot was being maintained and operated by the Women's Club of St. Albans with some participation from a local model railroad organization.
The model railroad group and its affiliated members served as great mentors in my teenage years and I attribute a great deal of that knowledge and information I learned from the core group of the organization.
As I developed an interest in community involvement and social gatherings related to rail preservation and photography, I wanted to feature Saint Albans in a project titled, "Whistles by the Depot". The multimedia program brings together some of West Virginia's most accomplished rail photographers, authors, and historians for an evening of railroad photography and art presentations twice each year.
Today, we have a continuous waiting list of railroad photographers and a consistent attendance that fluctuates between 60 and 75 people each program. While not a huge number, we are grateful for the participation we've received from the community and the awareness we've generated on preserving rail infrastructure and specifically, the St. Albans Depot.
Take a look at your new promotional YouTube video promoting Whistles by the Depot!
Join us in St. Albans on Saturday, October 4th, 2014 for our Fall '14 segment!
Also, check us out online at Facebook: www.facebook.com/whistlesbythedepot
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