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Sunset Hill's Illiana Train Society

Sunset Hill’s Illiana Train Society is a not for profit group of G-Scale model enthusiasts from the states of Illinois and Indiana. Society members are interested in all of aspects of large-scale model railroading. Among the groups goals are the education of the public about Garden Railroading. That Includes modeling, construction and running of garden trains, railroadiana and American railroad history.

A Sign of Things To Come

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June 07, 2018

A Sign of Things To Come

The new sign tells the story: Sunset Hill's Illiana Train Society is coming to Sunset Hill Farm Park in 2019.

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Illiana Garden Railway (IGRS) Is Gone

March 01, 2020

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 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) 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 “…

Sunset Hill's Illiana Train Society - New Name For A New Home

September 27, 2019

Sunset Hill's Illiana Train Society - The "Bull moose Line"

To more closely identify with their move to the Sunset Hill Farm County Park
located at
775 Meridian Road in Valparaiso Indiana. the membership of the Illiana Garden Train Society voted to change the groups name to

Here is the official tally for the 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) 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. Some of th…

Relocation Committee To Reopen Bull Moose Line May 10

April 08, 2020

The Sunset Hill's Illiana Train Society "Bull Moose Line" Relocation Committee:

Lance Molenda, Owen Todd, George Sarver,Dave Ransom, Dave Casey, Gary Barneko Sunset Hill's Illiana Train Society - Bull Moose Line Set To Reopen May 10 Although still incomplete, after four years of development, Sunset Hill’s Illiana Train Society is ready to unveil its reconstructed “Bull Moose Line” Railway Garden to the public on May 10, 2020. Weather permitting
Sunset Hill’s Illiana Train Society members
will show the layout to Sunset Hill Farm visitors
every weekend from
May through September.

Sunset Hill's Franville Township 2020
Sunset Hill's Rail Yard 2020

The overall design of the new Sunset Hill's Illiana Train Society venue is based upon the Original Model Railway Garden designed and built within three months
on the Samuelsons Greenhouse property in 2004.

Samuelsons Greenhouse Franville Township 2004

Samuelsons Greenhouse Rail Yard 2004

Some of the…