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Conversations coming to Colorado on August 22

Join us for CRP&A’s special one-day conference at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado, on Saturday, August 22. Conversations Colorado will feature an outstanding lineup of railroad photography presenters, including Bill Botkin, Mel Patrick, Joe McMillan, Steve Patterson, John Crisanti, and Bryan Bechtold.

Registration is now available — Click here.

We will also co-host an evening reception for members of CRP&A and the museum on Friday, August 21, focused on the museum’s exhibition, “Traqueros: Mexican Trackworkers and the American Railroad.” This compelling exhibit highlights the vital, yet often untold, stories of Mexican and Mexican American laborers who built and maintained America’s railroads from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century.

The museum will be open to all attendees throughout the day of the conference, and diesel-powered trains will be operating.

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 9981B leads the Texas Zephyr at Spruce, Colorado, on October 24, 1964. Photo by Ronald C. Hill, who noted that he used a Leica M-3 with a 200mm f/4 Telyt lens. Hill-09-07-07.
Rio Grande F9 5771 leads the Rio Grande Zephyr no. 18 at Glenwood Canyon, Colorado, on April 3, 1983. 5771 is on display at the Colorado Railroad Museum. Photo by Bill Botkin, who will present at the conference. BOTKINW-008-WT-00851.
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