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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 |
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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 |
630-682-3936 |
| PAYMASTER |
JIM ALLAMIAN |
630-860-2432 |
Trainmaster Positions Terms expire 5/31/2012 |
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| 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. |
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| MEETING LOCATION | ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST |
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