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NRRHOF Could Be Part of Tourism Corridor
GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) -- There's a plan afoot to combine the marketing power and attractions of the Quad Cities, Peoria and Galesburg to create a tourism corridor called Tractors, Trains and Tracks.

It would include the $30 million proposed National Railroad Hall of Fame in Galesburg, and supporters say it would create jobs and investment across the region.

Illinois State Representative Don Moffitt says the idea would be similar to the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area in Iowa.

The Tractors, Trains and Tracks corridor would use the John Deere Pavilion in Moline, the proposed Caterpillar visitor center in Peoria and the Railroad Hall of Fame to create a tourism hub.

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