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06/10/2009
THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HARSCO TRACK TECHNOLOGIES-PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS FAIRMONT TAMPER,FAIRMONT RAILWAY MOTORS AND ORIGINALLY INCORPORATED AS THE FAIRMONT MACHINE COMPANY IN 1909- WILL BE CELEBRATED THIS SATURDAY AS A PART OF THE SUMMER FUN FESTIVAL. THERE WILL BE AN OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE CELEBRATION BEGINNING AT 10 AM AND LASTING UNTIL 11:30 AM. AT THAT TIME EXHIBITS WILL OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW BOTH INSIDE AND OUT OF THE HARSCO RAIL PLANT. THE FAIRMONT PLANT UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF FRANK E. WADE WAS DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A COMPLETE LINE OF RAILWAY MOTOR CARS BY 1920 AND IN 1923 ADOPTED THE CORPORATE NAME OF RAILWAY MOTORS. AMONG THE EXHIBITS WILL BE THE NORTH AMERICAN RAIL CAR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION DISPLAY OF UP TO 40 MOTOR CARS THAT ORIGINATED AT THE FAIRMONT PLANT. THE EXHIBITS WILL BE CLOSED AND THE MOTOR CARS DISMISSED AT 5 PM ON SATURDAY.
ON SUNDAY THERE WILL BE A MOTOR CAR EXCURSION BEGINNING AT 8 AM AT THE HARSCO PLANT AND MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH FAIRMONT, GRANADA,HUNTLEY,WINNEBAGO,DELAVAN ,EASTON.WELLS,ALDEN AND ALBERT LEA FEATURING NORTH AMERICAN RAIL CAR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION MEMBERS.
TODAY HARSCO TRACK TECHNOLOGIES IS A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SUPPLIER TO THE WORLD'S RAILWAYS OF TRACK CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT. HARSCO PROVIDES ENGINEERING,SALES,PARTS,SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE FROM FIVE MAIN LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES,ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA.
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ROD HALVORSEN
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