2023 NRHS Convention: My Experience
An Official Trip Report
©2023—Walter E. Zullig Jr.
This is a report of my experience before, during and after the Convention. It does not purport to be a full report of the Convention itself.
For some time I had been hoping to have our convention in Southeast Florida because of all the rail activity there. Finally the stars were aligned this year when the US Sugar Co. began operations out of Clewiston with former FEC steam locomotive #148 (4-6-2) and Brightline was running between Miami and West Palm Beach with the promise of operation to Orlando starting September 1.
Our convention activity really started during the winter of 2022. Since Suzanne and I live in Hallandale Beach during much of the winter we did a lot of the advance work starting with looking into some 40 hotels and visiting about 15 of them. From that we developed a short list of 3 hotels for consideration by the Convention Committee. We also rode a US Sugar steam powered public excursion between Clewiston and Moore Haven and had used Brightline for travel several times in the past. Finally, we visited the Gold Coast RR Museum in south Miami-Dade County and made
The two photographs:
Brightline’s Running Service and Inspection Shop andcU. S. Sugat’s Florida East Coastline Pacific and train on thevMooew Haven Bridge
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your report! Thanks for taking the time to post this!
Walter Zulig’s report. I just did the mechanics, but “You are welcome” for thanks for that vpart. Walter is a good friend, and helping him is an honor and a privilege. His msin professional life was Chief Council (lawyer) for Metro North.
David, the news is full of what’s happening over in Israel. Are you all right? Are you safe? It goes without saying I’m a bit concerned for you.
Be safe!
I’m OK. Have not been in any “shelter,” keeping my regular routine at the Yeshiva, am considered too old to volunteer for hospial or general safety durties. Although a USA Army Vet, with the proper training, have niot been issued a gun, like all my fellow students, half of whom are away at the war.
One young man who made Aliya with his parents, who were (and like me remain such) and are members of our New York City congregation (the oldest in North America, 1656) was killed in action yesterday. I knew the parents in New York, but for some reason did not contact here. Friends here also knew us.
See the Transit Forum, Jerusalem thread, for more comment.
Thanks for the response David, I can relax a bit.
Sorry to hear about that young aquaintance of yours. Should you contact his parents give them my sympathies. I’ll check the Transit Forum as well.