Page 5 - Galveston RR Museum Newsletter - April 2023

The annual Rail Baron’s Ball funded the start- up for Serving as story tellers, the statues’ conversations may
construction and it is going to be a beautiful addition to the be overheard in the vintage telephone booths by lifting the
museum. Mark your calenda for the next Rail Baron’s Ball: handset. An ever- bustling 1932 train depot, travelers from
October 7, 2023. The library will be functional for use by all walks of life, bound for their own destinations,
scholars and members for research as well as the mode for congregated here to board their respective trains.
emergency evacuation if needed. If some appear familiar, it may be so, as live models
were used to depict the travelers. The full size figures
were made with plaster molds of real people. Visitors will
see the faces of the artists, their family, and acquaintances
among the statues whose models posed for up to 5 hours
with the use of wires to help support them and straws to
breathe through.
Elliot and Ivan Schwartz, Studio EIS, are sculptors,
object makers, and designers who have produced a
remarkable body of work for museums and institutions
internationally. The Galveston Railroad Museum is proud
to exhibit their creations.
The sculptures are being restored (refreshed and
repaired) by Galveston artist Cathy Cloud.

Upcoming Events
By Mary Jo Naschke
Publicist and Marketing Director
Library car under construction. .
On May 7, National Train Day and Hispanic Rail
Ghosts of Travelers Past
Workers Day, the Museum will honor the outstanding
Commissioned by the Galveston Railroad Museum, the contributions of rail workers nationwide.
white alabaster sculptures located in the Train Depot were
created by Elliot and Ivan Schwartz, founders of Studio EIS, The Museum is proud to collaborate with Texas Parks &
in 1981. Wildlife and the Battleship Texas Foundation to present
“Traveling the World on a City at Sea: The Story of the
Battleship Texas,” an exhibit on the history of the Battleship
Texas. The last remaining dreadnought battleship that
fought in both World War I and II, she participated in both
the Atlantic and Pacific theater, D-Day, Okinawa, Iwo Jima,
Operations Torch, Overlord-Neptune, Detachment, Iceberg
and Magic Carpet Ride. The exhibit opens to the public July
1, 2023 in the newly renovated Theater Building. The month
of June will be dedicated to member previews, receptions
and invited guests.

We are thinking of the North Pole even though the
temperature is rising. THE POLAR EXPRESS Train Ride is
on the way – bigger and better than ever!! Make plans now
to purchase your tickets on sale to members only beginning
August 1, and the general public August 21

Safety Around Railroads
By Don Harper
Editor and Board Member

While looking for some family history information, I
came across the PSA on the following page. It was in the
Devils Lake, ND, newspaper from 1922. It struck me that if
you replace the steam engine with a diesel, and the touring
car with a modern car, the message contained in this ad is

Three of the “Ghosts of Travelers Past” in the People’s as relevant today as it was in 1922.
Gallert at the Museum.