2008 Woodie Awards
La Plata rail resort approaches groundbreaking
Charlotte Keenan
Issue date: 1/31/08 Section: News
Herron said the resort could revitalize downtown La Plata and cause dramatic changes to the town.
"It's bound to affect the people who live here," he said.
Herron said the resort might cause an influx of people, which could be slightly negative.
"We're used to a quiet lifestyle here," he said.
Ray Burns, president of TrainWeb, recently moved from Fullerton, Calif., and made La Plata the new national headquarters for TrainWeb, a train-enthusiast Web site that receives more than six million hits each month.
Burns said it was La Plata's tranquility that won him over.
"I like the serenity of the place," he said.
But he would exchange that calm environment to help the community out of an economic slump, he said.
Burns said he partnered with the Marshalls to develop their plans for Silver Rails Resort because he thought the project would attract tourists on a national and international scale and also could invigorate the northern Missouri economy.
"What if millions [of tourists] came here through a few years?" Burns said. "Certainly that wouldn't be so bad for the economy."
He said he wants the Silver Rails Resort to attract rail enthusiasts and tourists of all ages from all over the world.
"It makes the little boys happy, and it makes the big boys happy," Burns said. "And the wives will be happy, too."
"It's bound to affect the people who live here," he said.
Herron said the resort might cause an influx of people, which could be slightly negative.
"We're used to a quiet lifestyle here," he said.
Ray Burns, president of TrainWeb, recently moved from Fullerton, Calif., and made La Plata the new national headquarters for TrainWeb, a train-enthusiast Web site that receives more than six million hits each month.
Burns said it was La Plata's tranquility that won him over.
"I like the serenity of the place," he said.
But he would exchange that calm environment to help the community out of an economic slump, he said.
Burns said he partnered with the Marshalls to develop their plans for Silver Rails Resort because he thought the project would attract tourists on a national and international scale and also could invigorate the northern Missouri economy.
"What if millions [of tourists] came here through a few years?" Burns said. "Certainly that wouldn't be so bad for the economy."
He said he wants the Silver Rails Resort to attract rail enthusiasts and tourists of all ages from all over the world.
"It makes the little boys happy, and it makes the big boys happy," Burns said. "And the wives will be happy, too."
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