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2021 Spring Meet
*** Canceled ***
After much consideration and concern for everyone's health and safety, and the restrictions put in place by the State of Illinois, we must again CANCEL our Spring Meet
scheduled for April 17, 2021 in Yorkville at Lyon Farm. This was a unanimous decision of the Board based on the gathering restrictions of 50 persons or less, the dining seating and serving of food and beverages.
Work is progressing with the joint meet this fall in St. Louis with the Missouri Pacific Historical Society, with both Society's meeting monthly via video chat. Things are not quite firmed up yet to be able to announce our itinerary, but a great meet is in the works. Kudos go out to the MPHS committee members for all of the leg work that they have completed to bring this meet to fruition.
Please watch for further updates and announcements, which are coming soon, as they become available.
Tom Whitt
President, BRHS |
3nd Annual - A Day for the Archives
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2021 Annual Meeting
Joint Meet with the
Missouri Pacific Historical Society |
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Mark your calendars and make plans to attend the 2021 BRHS Annual Meet. We are hoping to actually have a meet this year!
The Fall Meet is a joint meet with the Missouri Pacific Historical Society in St. Louis. The dates are October 7-10, 2021.
The timing of the meet will coincide with Missouri’s bicentennial. It will focus on the first two railroads that
crossed Missouri. The meet is already listed on the State of Missouri 2021 calendar. The host hotel for the meet
is at St. Louis Union Station, which is a Hilton affiliate.
The address is:
1820 Market St.
St. Louis, MO 63103
The direct phone number to the hotel is: (314) 231-1234
The following link has been made available to reserve a room with the BRHS/MPHS discounted rate, which are good for 3 days before and 3 days after the meet:
http://group.curiocollection.com/mphsbrhsmtg
Activities being considered include a visit to the National Museum of Transportation,
a TRRA excursion using Union Station’s private car fleet, a tour of Gateway Rail Services, the Iron Spike Model
Train Museum and Metro East Industries’ locomotive repair facility. Some of the activities will be limited to a
set number of participants. There will be more details will be coming soon.
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FOBNR 2021 Convention
On Hold Due to Covid-19
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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. |
Previous BRHS 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 |
95 |
2020 |
Golden, CO |
Postponed |
Dulth, MN |
Postponed |
2021 |
Yorkville, IL |
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St. Louis, MO |
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