Illiana Garden Railway (IGRS) Is Gone
The Garden Railway layout at Samuelson's Greenhouse in Valparaiso is gone. It closed in 2017 and was dismantled.No G-scale trains will run there again.
The "Bull Moose Line" outdoor G-scale venue
is being relocated to Sunset Hill Farm County Park located at 775 Meridian Road,
just north of Valparaiso.
In 2018 to more closely identify with this move to
Sunset Hill Farm County Park
the membership of the Society voted to change their name to
is being relocated to Sunset Hill Farm County Park located at 775 Meridian Road,
just north of Valparaiso.
In 2018 to more closely identify with this move to
Sunset Hill Farm County Park
the membership of the Society voted to change their name to
Sunset Hill’s Illiana Train Society.
Here is the official ballot tally for the groups name change to Sunset Hill’s Illiana Train Society.
Number of member ballots received after the 12:00 noon cut off time on February 14, 2018
and Society members solicited who did not respond = Thirteen (13)
and Society members solicited who did not respond = Thirteen (13)
Number of Ballots received before the 12:00 noon cut off time on February 14, 2018 = Seven (7)
Number of ballots with “Yes” votes received for the name change = Seven (7) “Approved”
Number of ballots with “No” votes received = Zero (0) “Not Approved”
The “Yes” vote majority passed the name change, 7 to 0, 100% of the votes submitted.
By a vote of 7 to 0 the name change to “Sunset Hill’s Illiana Train Society” was approved by the Society membership
That's how the the G-scale model train group became Sunset Hill's Illiana Train Society (ITS)
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Unlike typical railroad G-scale modelers who construct their layout from the ground up the
Sunset Hill's Illiana Society's Building Committee
Lance Molenda, Owen Todd, George Sarver, Dave Ransom, Dave Casey and Gary Barneko
employed outside contractors to rebuild the train garden
at Sunset Hill Farm County Park.
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