The Dayton Daily News is reporting that the Republican Women of Warren County’s “Trump Train” fundraiser train rides, which had been set for October 5, were cancelled after the railroad which would have operated the trains, the Lebanon, Mason & Monroe Railroad, cited a conflict with the event in regard to the railroad’s non-profit status. The Daily News reports that LM&M released a statement saying that they railroad “decided to disassociate ourselves from this event due to our 501c(3) status” which prohibits it being “connected to an event supporting any political candidate or politician.” The railroad, the statement says, is not affiliated with any political party.
The Republican Women of Warren County, however, states in a Facebook post that “certain local organizations” involved in the “Trump Train” event decided not to take part in the event after they were “subject to a great deal of negative attention” and had been “threatened/harassed over (their) involvement in the Trump Train event.” The group called the event a family-friendly event with music, entertainment, and train rides. “All of these events will no longer happen due to the harassing and threatening behavior of certain individuals,” the statement said.
The “Trump Train” events, which would have operated near Cincinnati, would have had the capacity for up to 300 passengers per trip. A Cincinnati Enquirer report stated that the Warren County Democratic Party chair denounced any alleged boycott threats which would have caused the train rides to be cancelled and stated that the group had nothing to do with the situation.
The Lebanon, Mason & Monroe Railroad is operated by Cincinnati Scenic Railroad, which also operates the Ohio Rail Experience.
