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FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 5 - 7:30 PM
Our
monthly meeting will feature a program by nationally-published railfan photographer
and author, Paul Burgess, with a retrospective on the last ten years on
the Illinois Central since the takeover by CN. |  |
FRIDAY, MARCH 5 - 7:30
PM
Our regular monthly meeting celebrates the 40th anniversary of the creation
of the Burlington Northern with a presentation about this most successful
railroad by railroad industry expert Mike Blaszak. |  |
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SUNDAY, MARCH 7 -- 10 AM
to 3 PM
The Blackhawk Chapter and our computerized
Train Simulator will be at the:
Southwest Model & Railroad Memorabilia
Show, VFW Building, 1026 E. 9th Street (Route 7), Lockport, Illinois.
Admission
is $3; 12 and under - FREE! |
FRIDAY, APRIL 9 - 7:30
PM
Our regular monthly meeting -- program to be announced. |
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SATURDAY, APRIL
10 - 1 to 6 PM
Spring
Railroad Swap Meet and Program, Schererville American Legion Post 485
7485
Burr Stree, Schererville, Indiana. (North of U.S. 30, 1.5 miles east
of Cline Avenue.) Swap
meet begins at 1 PM. Program at 3:30 PM. Program will be a look
at the history of the last interurban, Northwest Indiana's very own South Shore
Line presented by Stefan Loeb. FREE parking and admission.
Vendor tables for the swap meet are $15.00 each or FREE to current
Blackhawk Chapter members. To purchase a table or for more information, e-mail
us, call Bill Molony at 815-834-0835 or write us at: Blackhawk Chapter
NRHS, 2009 Boehme Street, Lockport, Illinois, 60441
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SUNDAY, APRIL 11 -- 10 AM to 3 PM
The Blackhawk Chapter will be
at the 29th Annual Chicagoland Railroad Collectible Show at the College
of DuPage Athletic Building, Park Blvd. and College Road, Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
For show information, call Joe Mazanek at (847) 537-0891 or e-mail mazanek2@comcast.net
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FRIDAY, MAY 7 - 7:30 PM
Our regular monthly meeting will feature a speaker
from CREATE -- the Chicago Regional Enviromental and Transportation Efficiency
Program. CREATE is a public-private partnership between Chicago's railroads
and government agencies to plan, finance and construct solutions to historic railroad
bottlenecks in the Chicago area. |  |
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SUNDAY, MAY 16 -- 9 AM
to 3 PM
The Blackhawk Chapter and our computerized
Train Simulator will be at Homewood Rail Heritage Days,
Homewood
Village Hall and Auditorium,
Chestnut Road and Dixie Highway, Homewood, Illinois Other
Rail Heritage Days activities include the Saturday night slide show, equipment
displays and hosted railfanning from Homewood's Train
Watching Platform. |  | | For
more information, call Dan Gunderson at (708) 957-7944 or E-mail Paul Burgess
at unitlne@sbcglobal.net.
Village website is http://www.homesweethomewood.com |
FRIDAY, JUNE 4 - 7:30 PM
Our
regular monthly meeting -- program to be announced. |
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SATURDAY, JULY
10 - 1 to 6 PM
Summer
Railroad Swap Meet and Program, Schererville
American Legion Post 485
7485 Burr Street, Schererville, Indiana.
(North of U.S. 30, 1.5 miles east of Cline Avenue.) Swap
meet begins at 1 PM. Program at 3:30 PM. Program will be a look
at the Railroads of Northwest Indiana through the photography of Don
Ellison. FREE parking and admission. Vendor tables for the swap
meet are $15.00 each or FREE to current Blackhawk Chapter members.
To purchase a table or for more information, e-mail
us, call Bill Molony at 815-834-0835 or write us at: Blackhawk Chapter
NRHS, 2009 Boehme Street, Lockport, Illinois, 60441
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 - 10
AM to 4 PM
Railfan Open House hosted by the Beecher Historical
Society and sponsored by the Blackhawk Chapter at the restored C&EI depot
in Beecher, Illinois. Missouri Pacific caboose #13649 will also be open
to visitors. Admission is FREE,
but donations to the Beecher Historical Society will be accepted. The
depot is located at 620 Reed Street, near the intersection of Penfield and Reed
Streets, one half-mile east of Illinois 1, in downtown Beecher, Illinois. |  |
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 - 7:30
PM
Our regular monthly meeting -- program to be announced. |
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
25 & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 - 10 AM to 5 PM
The Blackhawk Chapter and
their Microsoft Locomotive Simulator will be at the: Southland Model Railroad
Show
H.L. Richards High School, 10601 S. Central Avenue, Oak Lawn,
Illinois. This
show includes over 20 operating layouts along with vendors and hobby shops. Also
featured will a special Scout program, Operating Lifesaver and CN's Little Obie. |
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 - 7:30
PM
Our regular monthly meeting -- program to be announced. |
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER
9 - 1 to 6 PM
Fall
Railroad Swap Meet and Program. Schererville American Legion Post 485
7485
Burr Street, Schererville, Indiana. (North of U.S. 30, 1.5 miles east
of Cline Avenue.) Swap
meet begins at 1 PM. Program at 3:30 PM. Program to be announced. FREE
parking and admission. Vendor tables for the swap meet are $15.00 each
or FREE to current Blackhawk Chapter members. To purchase a table or for
more information, e-mail us,
call Bill Molony at 815-834-0835 or write us at:
Blackhawk Chapter
NRHS, 2009 Boehme Street, Lockport, Illinois, 60441
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 - 7:30
PM
Our regular monthly meeting -- program to be announced. |
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 - 7:30
PM
Our annual business meeting and Holiday Party -- program to be announced. |
Look for more great programs & events coming in 2010! 
About
Our MeetingsWe
hold regular meetings at 7:30 PM on the first Friday of the month (except
July and August), at the Gladys Fox Museum on the southwest corner of 9th
Street (Illinois Route 7) and Washington Street in the historic downtown district
of Lockport, Illinois. Click here for maps to our
meeting place. Doors
open at 7:00 PM and there is plenty of free parking on Washington Street.
If there is no wake scheduled, additional parking is available in the lot of the
adjacent Goodale Memorial Chapel, in the 900 block of Hamilton Street.
Admission to all meetings is FREE and open to the public. Attendees
are invited to participate in our monthly raffle of rare and interesting railroad
memorabilia and models. Refreshments are available.
Meetings
include a presentation on railroads by noted railfans, authors, photographers,
historians, railroad professionals and advocates. Past
presenters have included: Mike
Blaszak, Paul Burgess, Norm Carlson, Ed
DeRouin, Gene Glendenning, Rick
Harnish, Steve Hyett, Roy Jackson, Joe Petric, Joel
Schweiterman, Nick Suydam and more. See
what you are missing -- attend the next Blackhawk Chapter meeting!
Giving
a ProgramWe
are always looking for quality programs from railfans, railroad professionals,
advocates, scholars and historians. We can supply a large screen, projection equipment
(slides, 16mm movies, video or computer) and an appreciative and enthusiastic
audience. If
you have a program to share, please E-mail
us or talk to us at one of our monthly meetings.
Programs
for Your GroupThe
Blackhawk Chapter can present programs on local railroad history for your organization.
There are many possibilities -- a discussion of local railroad history, historic
railroad movies and photographs, or even a visit from a 19th-century station agent!
For
more information, please send us an E-mail
or talk to us at one of our monthly meetings.
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