The $52,000.00 Model Train Project


Sunset Hill's Illiana Train Society "Bull Moose Line" Layout

Unlike typical railroad G-scale modelers who construct their layout from the ground up the Society's Building Committee: is asking for $52,000.00 in donations to have an outside contractor build the Passenger/ Freight Station and the G-scale Train Garden.


I T S Building Committee


Lance Molenda, Owen Todd, George Sarver, Dave Ransom, Dave Casey and Gary Barneko


 

Send donations to:
Sunset Hill's Illiana Train Society
P.O. Box 2836
Valparaiso, IN 63684

Or Via PayPal
to 
donations@illianaroad.com





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A Name Change To more closely identify with the move to the Sunset Hill Farm County Park the membership of the  Society voted to change their name to “Sunset Hill’s Illiana Train Society"
* Sunset Hill's Illiana Train Society Relocation Committee
Lance Molenda, Owen Todd, George Sarver, David Ransom, David Casey, Gary Barneko
* l Rather than build a layout as most G-scale modeling groups do, the Relocation Committee is seeking  $52,000.00 in donations  to use outside contractors toreplicate the original “Bull Moose Line” over the septic field 
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The Sunset Hill’s Illiana Train Society "Bull Moose Line" is being rebuilt within Sunset Hill Farm County Park located just off the intersection of  US Route 6 and  775 Meridian Road in Valparaiso Indiana.






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Here is the official ballot tally for the Society 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 …
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Sunset Hill's Illiana Train Society Building Program.



Unlike typical railroad G-scale modelers who construct their layout from the ground up, the Society's Building Committee chose to collect donations to employ outside construction firms to move the “Bull Moose Line” venue from the Samuelson Greenhouse property to Sunset Hill Farm Park. The Society Building Commettie: Lance Molenda, Owen Todd, George Sarver, Dave Ransom , Dave Casey, Gary Barneko



The move began in October 14, 2017 when the Building Committee Members staked out the parameters of the propoed I T S Garden layout  on the east side of Sunset Hill Farm above the septic field.




In May of  2018 the Buil
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