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Burlington Route Historical Society Meetings |
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2019 Sandwich Fair
September 4 thru September 8, 2019
For the second year, the Burlington Route Historical Society is presenting our Society to the
public at the 131st Sandwich Fair (Dekalb County, IL) from September 4 thru September 8, 2019.
We need volunteers for manning the BRHS Tent. Click Here for details and for the signup. |
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2019 Fall Meet & Annual Business Meeting
Sandwich, Illinois
September 18-22, 2019
2019 is the BRHS's 40th Anniversary, as well as the 170th Anniversary of the CB&Q, so some special events are in the works!
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Meet Hotel:
Timber Creek Inn & Suites
(Montcler Hotel,
Trademark Collection by Wydham)
3300 Drew Avenue
One Redberri Plaza
Sandwich, IL 60548
Phone: (630) 273-6000
 
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Group Room Rate: $129.99 per night
Block Expiration date is TBD
Activities:
Wednesday:
Meet & Greet cookout trackside at the
Plano Depot
Thursday
Ladies Activity - or -
Tour of Depots at Batavia and West Chicago, then to St. James Farm to see Waycar No. 14351 and on to the Depot at Lisle and Watching the Dinky Parade
Friday:
Ladies Activity - or-
Dinky Ride from the Aurora Transportation Center to CUS and
Then a Behind-the-Scenes
Tour of
Chicago Union Station
Saturday:
Ladies Activity - or -
Annual Business Meeting
Swap Meet for Membership
Clinics, Banquet & Program
Sunday Cookout and Layout Tour
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November 9 and 10, 2019
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This year is a special year for the CB&Q at TrainFest!
The CB&Q is the featured railroad and as part of the program Trainfest will have a
spectacular museum quality, 32-panel, display on the CB&Q railroad.
And..., as the featured railroad, the exhibiting model railroads
will be running the CB&Q equipment. Also, Manufacturers and hobby shops will be selling special commemorative railroad merchandise.
This is a big deal for us, so we have been hard at work combing the archives
and personal collections for display materials and the history on the 2019 featured railroad. The display
is being sponsored by the BNSF Foundation.
To help make a good showing, and to help the BRHS reach many new railroad and modeling fans, we need a lot of friendly volunteers to man our display that weekend.
Click Here for more details and a link to the sign-up page. |
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2020 MILE HIGH SPRING MEET - April 30th - May 2nd, 2020
Joint Meet with the
Rio Grande Modeling & Historical Society
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Meet Hotel: Denver Marriott West
1717 Denver West Boulevard
Golden, CO, 80401-3144
(303) 279-9100
Standard Rooms blocked Thursday through
Saturday nights at $133.00 plus tax
Group Rate is available three (3) days pre- and post- contracted dates based on space and rate availability
Block expires 4/9/2020
Make reservations at:
(800) 228-9290 or
(303) 279-9100.
Activities: The usual
Clinics, Banquet & Speaker plus extra fare tour(s) and layout tours to be determined.
A Ladies Event is to be determined.
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Previous Meetings and Locations
| Year |
Spring Meet Location |
Attendance |
Annual Meet Location |
Attendance |
| 1980 |
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Hillside, IL |
23 |
| 1981 |
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Galesburg, IL |
37 |
| 1982 |
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Hillside, IL |
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| 1983 |
Red Oak, IA |
50 |
Burlington, IA |
103 |
| 1984 |
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Lincoln, NE |
76 |
| 1985 |
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Aurora, IL |
102 |
| 1986 |
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Denver, CO |
69 |
| 1987 |
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Quincy, IL |
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| 1988 |
Aurora, IL |
40 |
La Crosse, WI |
107 |
| 1989 |
Aurora, IL |
108 |
Omaha, NE |
106 |
| 1990 |
Aurora, IL |
107 |
St. Paul, MN |
110 |
| 1991 |
Aurora, IL |
132 |
St. Louis, MO |
152 |
| 1992 |
Aurora, IL |
141 |
Willowbrook, IL |
189 |
| 1993 |
Aurora, IL |
115 |
Galesburg, IL |
172 |
| 1994 |
Aurora, IL |
100 |
Kansas City, MO |
131 |
| 1995 |
Des Moines, IA |
430 |
Rockford, IL |
180 |
| 1996 |
La Grange, IL |
152 |
Denver, CO |
148 |
| 1997 |
La Grange, IL |
190 |
Lincoln, NE |
155 |
| 1998 |
La Grange, IL |
182 |
Deadwood, SD |
124 |
| 1999 |
Burlington, IA |
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Aurora, IL |
230 |
| 2000 |
Rochelle, IL |
157 |
Ft. Worth, TX |
227
(Q 107) |
| 2001 |
Mendota, IL |
220 |
Paducah, KY |
80 |
| 2002 |
Streator, IL |
225 |
St. Louis, MO |
135 |
| 2003 |
Mendota, IL |
180 |
St. Paul, MN |
95 |
| 2004 |
Oregon, IL |
181 |
Galesburg, IL |
130 |
| 2005 |
Moline, IL |
195 |
Dubuque, IA |
205
(Q 143) |
| 2006 |
Streator, IL |
210 |
Grand Island, NE |
76 |
| 2007 |
Creston, IA |
70 |
Kansas City, KS |
85 |
| 2008 |
Oregon, IL |
115 |
Macomb, IL |
58 |
| 2009 |
West Chicago,IL |
80 |
Rockford, IL |
100 |
| 2010 |
Streator, IL |
144 |
Geneva, IL |
58 |
| 2011 |
Batavia, IL |
110 |
Galesburg, IL |
90 |
| 2012 |
Batavia, IL |
100 |
St. Paul, MN |
65 |
| 2013 |
Batavia, IL |
120 |
Mendota, IL |
97 |
| 2013 |
Billings, MT |
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Joint Meet with the NP Railway
Historical Assn. |
17 |
| 2014 |
Batavia, IL |
105 |
Rock Island, IL |
95 |
| 2015 |
Batavia, IL |
125 |
North Platte, NE |
61 |
| 2016 |
Batavia, IL |
135 |
La Crosse, WI |
118 |
| 2017 |
Batavia, IL |
128 |
Rochelle, IL |
98 |
| 2018 |
Batavia, IL |
132 |
Quincy, IL |
114 |
| 2019 |
Yorkville, IL |
111 |
Sandwich, IL |
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| 2020 |
Denver, CO |
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