Burlington Route Historical Society Meetings

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2019 Spring Meet
Lyon Farm, Yorkville, Illinois
April 6th, 2019

Lyons Farm Sign

Meet Hotel: Hampton Inn & Suites
310 East Countryside Parkway
Yorkville, IL 60560 Phone: 630-553-9805
Rooms blocked Wednesday through
Sunday nights at $99.00 plus tax
Block expires 3/13/2018

Meet Location: Lyon Farm
7935 Illinois Route 71
Yorkville, IL 60506

Activities: Swap Meet for Membership
Clinics, Banquet & Speaker

Registration is now OPEN!

Register Online Here - or - Print and mail in your Registration here

Plano Depot Hampton 13818

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!

TimberCreekResort

Meet Hotel: Timber Creek Inn & Suites
3300 Drew Avenue
One Redberri Plaza
Sandwich, IL 60548
Phone: (630) 273-6000

Group Room Rate: $129 per night
Block Expiration date is TBD

Activities: Wednesday:
Meet & Greet cookout trackside at the
Plano Depot

Thursday and Friday:
Tours to Chicago Union Station, Lisle,
West Chicago and Batavia Depots
A lunch at the Aurora Roundhouse

Saturday:
Annual Business Meeting
Swap Meet for Membership
Clinics, Banquet & Program
Ladies activities

Sunday morning:
A day at the Illinois Railway Museum

Fall Meet Contest Rules & Forms

Model Contest Rules (PDF Format*)
Model Contest Entry Form (PDF Format*)
Model Contest Certification (PDF Format*) 		Photo Contest Rules (PDF Format*)
Photo Contest Entry Form (PDF Format*)

 

Previous Meetings and Locations

Year Spring Meet Location Attendance Annual Meet Location Attendance
1980     Hillside, IL 23
1981     Galesburg, IL 37
1982     Hillside, IL  
1983 Red Oak, IA 50 Burlington, IA 103
1984     Lincoln, NE 76
1985     Aurora, IL 102
1986     Denver, CO 69
1987     Quincy, IL  
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   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 --> 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