Hi Gerald,
The meet flyer stated that a list of local sights and activities would be
available at registration on Saturday. If the organizers already have it
assembled, I would greatly appreciate its posting to the list. With any luck,
I will be off on Friday and plan to look around at West Chicago area sights.
The organizers' list would certainly be a great help, if it is not too much
trouble.
Gerald, what are your favorite West Chicago area sights? What do you recommend
as "must-see' RR attractions? What day will you be in town?
My only visit was during the 1999 Aurora meet. I saw the Turner Junction depot
museaum (& its O-scale diorama), the waycar (now in Mundelein, IL), and a
rather large model of a Q steam locomotive. I also had driven along the tracks
(as best as I could) on both sides of the river. I saw the waycar at
Mooseheart. Batavia has a museum in their depot with a fully restored wood
waycar. Of course, Aurora has the Walter Payton (Q) RoundHouse Brewery &
Restaurant and the Transportation Center with several RR historical plaques.
This is a bit far from West Chicsgo; the locomotive Pioneer was the first in
Chicago and also on the Q and is preserved in the city of Chicago at the the
Chicago Historical Museum.
Thanks in advance,
Bill
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@...> wrote:
>
>
> Any updates from the organizers??? Again, there is a LOT of CB&Q to see in &
> around West Chicago.
>
>
>
> Happy Easter!
>
>
>
>
>
> Gerald
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Windows Live?: Keep your life in sync.
> http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_allup_1a_explore_042009
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
------------------------------------
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:CBQ-digest@yahoogroups.com
mailto:CBQ-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
CBQ-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
|