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1-1/2 scale in the Chicago area Brian Lawson 05-10-2006
Posted by D Murphy on May 11, 2006, 12:41 am
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> Hey guys,
>
> I was talking to a young guy at NAMES (he was with the CDCO Machinery
> fellow), and he was really thrilled at the big loco that arrived late
> Saturday afternoon and was near the back of the hall at the loading
> dock doors. I said I would try to find out where in his local home
> area he might go to see some engines in steam in action. Zip code for
> him is 60056, but I think he would travel a bit to see a regularly
> scheduled "Sunday rides" track site.
>
> Anybody help out here, or give me an email address to write to??
>

Not sure about 1-1/2 scale but... I would start here:

<http://www.irm.org/>

If nothing else I would think that one of the volunteers would know of a
place.

Now a very soft lead. On route 31 around McHenry or north of McHenry there
is a business on the east side of the road that has a "model train" and a
"Lionel" sign out in front. There are tracks laid in the field next to the
business that look to be 1-1/2 scale. Sorry I can't remember the name of
the place or even if it's in McHenry. I'm fairly certain it's north, maybe
as far north as Richmond. If that's the case it could be on rt.12. as 31
north will turn into 12 north around Richmond.

Might be worth a Sunday drive anyway. It's not too far from 60056.

--

Dan

Quid Aere Perennius

Posted by Mike Berger on May 11, 2006, 10:49 am
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If he wants to ride down to East Central Illinois, the
Monticello Railroad Museum has some nice pieces and live
steam engines. It's about 20 minutes south of Champaign
where the University of Illinois is located.

Brian Lawson wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> I was talking to a young guy at NAMES (he was with the CDCO Machinery
> fellow), and he was really thrilled at the big loco that arrived late
> Saturday afternoon and was near the back of the hall at the loading
> dock doors. I said I would try to find out where in his local home
> area he might go to see some engines in steam in action. Zip code for
> him is 60056, but I think he would travel a bit to see a regularly
> scheduled "Sunday rides" track site.
>
> Anybody help out here, or give me an email address to write to??
>
> Take care.
>
> Brian Lawson,
> Bothwell, Ontario.
>
> "cross-posted" to modeleng-list

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