Burlington Route Historical Society Meetings

2020 MILE HIGH SPRING MEET
Joint Meet with the
Rio Grande Modeling & Historical Society

Canceled due to the Corona Virus (COVID-19)

We are announcing today that the joint BRHS & RGM&HS 2020 Spring Meeting planned for April 30- May 2, 2020 has been CANCELED.

As the situation around novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to evolve, we recognize that many of you have reached out and expressed concerns or hesitations about attending the Spring 2020 Meet in Denver, Colorado. 

We have been closely monitoring the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), federal and local government guidance along with the World Health Organization’s statements regarding COVID-19 cases and following guidelines from these agencies.  The changes to the spread of coronavirus are growing daily; crowd spreading & closed spaces are big factors for the spread of the virus.  We recognize that the age of many of us falls squarely into the high-risk exposure group according to the CDC.

Representatives from both society’s boards held conference call on 03/16/2020 and based on the latest information from the CDC here it was agreed unanimously that we are no longer confident, given the current circumstances, that holding the meet is without risk to our attendees.  Accordingly, we felt it is better to be pro-active than reactive during these challenging times and proceed with cancelling the event.

Online registrations have been removed and starting on April 1st, 2020 we will begin refunding the money collected from those who have registered for the meet. 

• If you registered online and paid through PayPal you will be getting a refund from the RGM&HS via PayPal.  You will receive an e-mail notice that a refund (credit) has been applied to your PayPal account.   
• If you mailed in your registration including a payment we will be returning your check (if not cashed) or refunding you by mail.
• If mail-in reservations are received after April 1st, they will be returned within three days after their receipt by the registrar.

If you already booked a hotel room from our room block with the Marriott you may can contact Marriott directly and proceed with cancelling your reservation.

If you have any questions regarding this announcement please contact rgmhswebmaster@rgmhs.org or webmaster@burlingtonroute.org.  

Thanks,
BRHS & RGM&HS Convention Team