DuPage Division - NMRA

Officers

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The Crossbuck is now available electronically.

Click here for a copy of the 2011 Fall-Winter Issue

Click here for a copy of the 2011 Winter-Spring Issue

Click here for a copy of the 2010 Fall-Winter Issue

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Schedule of Events - 2010/2011

St. Paul's United Church of Christ
5729 Dunham Road
Downers Grove, IL 60516
(All Meetings start at 1:30)

Date Program or Activity Contest

September 18, 2011

Union Ave Switching District by Patrick Golden Two categories: 1) Open Loads: all applicable car types, including inter-modal. 2) Supporting Characters: the more unusual the more exciting.
October 2 , 2011 Scratch Building Cabooses by John Drozdak Two categories: 1) Favorite Tank Car, any type or era. 2) Favorite Refrigerator Car, any type or era
November 6, 2011 Operations on the Apple Valley Railroad by Fred Henize National Model Railroad Month: Favorite steam and/or diesel locomotive. Most overall votes is awarded Best in Show
December 4 , 2011 Annual Christmas Party – call Keith Lipske at 630- 989-0915 or Tim Schubert at 630-690-9757 to pre-register Pre-Winter Solstice Holidaze season Photo Spectacular: All types, models and prototypes, color, black & white, slides and modern digital formats.
January 8 , 2012 Steel Mill Modeling by Jim Gorski Steel Mills: All things related to the creation of steel: buildings, equipment, rail cars and related motive power…real or simulated hot furnaces and molten metal anyone? (requested from Division contest survey)
February 5 , 2012 Show and Tell Presentations by Division members – Take 10 minutes and talk about a current project, prototype, model, whatever you are working on or interested in related to trains. Favorite Train: Locomotive(s) with some freight or passenger cars in the division member's favorite time period (requested from Division contest survey)
March 4, 2012 TBA Annual All Categories Model Contest: Includes buildings, locomotives, cars, buildings, scenic vistas (dioramas), and photos.
March TBA , 2012 All American Railroad Show at Lyons Township High School Field house – 31st Annual! 9am to 5pm Admission $4 (under age 5 are free) Located at the corner of Brainerd and Cossitt in LaGrange IL. A short walk from the BNSF West Lines Stone Avenue Metra Station
April 1, 2012 Division Layout Tours of members in the "southern" end of the Division - Must present current NMRA membership card to attend tours due to NMRA insurance regulations. No contest this month
May 6, 2012 TBA TBA – Will be announced in the Winter Spring edition of the Crossbuck
June ?? , 2012** Division Outing to someplace railroad or model railroad related. It will be fun! No contest this month

**Note: Date subject to change

For more information on these meets, contact:
Tim Schubert, (630) 690-9757

 

DuPage Division Officers (2811)

DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT KIETH LIPSKE
lipsenior2000@aol.com
Term expires 5/31/2012

630-989-0915
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT ALAN BUSIC
mabusic@msn.com
Term expires 5/31/2013
630-789-3628
CHIEF CLERK

RICHARD STREBENDT
restrebendt@earthlink.net
Term expires 5/31/2013

630-682-3936
PAYMASTER

JIM ALLAMIAN
jallamian@aol.com
Term expires 5/31/2012

630-860-2432
 
Trainmaster Positions
Terms expire 5/31/2012
 
 
Division Membership & promotions Chairman

RoN Scharping

sue_ron_scharping@comcast.net
630-968-0157
All American Train Show Chairman

Patrick Golden

Pggolden@aol.com
708-482-8225
Crossbuck EDITOR TIM SCHUBERT
tijjr7@att.net
630-690-9757
Division Achievement Chairman

Rob Schiavone

robert_s_60188@yahoo.com
630-690-3262
Division Contests Chairman

CHARLIE LEWIS

630-325-0636
Trainmaster FRED HENIZE 815-467-2705
Trainmaster DOUG KRAHN 630-759-0345
  Other Division Information  
DIVISION SERVICE AREA

Includes the following counties in the State of Illinois: Cook not otherwise included in the Fox Valley Division, DuPage, Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kane (south of the westward extension of the Cook-DuPage county line), Kendall, and Will.

MEETING LOCATION

ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
5729 DUNHAM ROAD
DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60516

DIVISION NEWSLETTER THE "CROSSBUCK" - PUBLISHED TWICE A YEAR.  GENERALLY IN SEPTEMBER AND JANUARY
 
 

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