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Burlington Route Historical Society Meetings |
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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!
In 2015, Trainfest introduced the Celebrate-a-Railroad program. As part of the program, they display a
spectacular museum quality, 32-panel, display on the featured railroad.
The CB&Q is the featured railroad this year! This is a unique and awesome opportunity
for our Society and a chance to grow our membership. 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 of the Q. Manufacturers and hobby shops sell special commemorative CB&Q merchandise, and the exhibiting model railroads
will be running Burlington equipment!
The display
is being sponsored by the BNSF Foundation.
The show is November 9th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the 10th from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The show is located at the Wisconsin State Fair Grounds at:8200 W. Greenfield Avenue West Allis, WI 53214.
To the Volunteer Sign-up Schedule, click HERE
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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 name: Mile High Meet
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.
A “Mile High Convention” shirt will be available for sale on our website and you will be able to order it before the convention and have it personalized with your name and drop shipped to you. Watch for more information on this in here and in the the Zephyr.
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SAVE THE DATE!!
2020 Fall Meet
September 10-13, 2020
Radisson Duluth-Harborview
505 W Superior Street,
Duluth, Minnesota 55802
Reservations Call 1-800-333-3333
and mention Burlington Route
Online: radisson.com/duluth
Type in dates, Select Occupancy and from the Special Rates dropdown, choose Promotional Code, then enter: BURLIN
Then click Check on Availablity
Our Group Rate is $99 per night
Cut off date is: 8/10/2020
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Activities in addition to our regular meet functions, may include a ride in the Silver Club
Vista-dome on the North Shore Scenic Railroad, a visit to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum and layout tours.
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SAVE THE DATE!!
FOBNR 2020 Convention
Vancouver, Washington
June 10-13, 2020 |
Each year the FOBNR holds a convention and membership meeting at some location on the BN/BNSF system. The convention includes tours of local BN/BNSF facilities (if there are any in the area), a display of BN historical information and items, HO and N-scale operating layouts, tours of local layouts, railfanning opportunities, a banquet with a speaker (usually a local BNSF official), and a board meeting. |
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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 |
Golden, CO |
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