Sunset Hill's Illiana Train Society - Train Garden Progress

Two Years and Counting...



Unlike typical railroad G-scale modelers who construct their layout from the ground up, 
Sunset Hill’s Illiana Train Society's Relocation Committee 
is collecting $52,000.00 in donations to employ outside contractors to build the 
“Bull Moose Line”


Sunset Hill's Illiana Train Society Relocation Committee

 Lance Molenda, Owen Todd, George Sarver, David Ransom, David Casey, Gary Barneko


 Porter County Park District has provided assistance to build the railroad garden 
when equipment and staff were  available  




Subcontractors in the process of building the I T S Train Garden retaining wall for the "Bull Moose Line"
on the ground above the old septic field 





Final exterior touches to the prefab shed were made by Amish craftsmen
 after delivery to the site.




This she shed takes the place of the branch line train station that was originally envisioned by the group.




Send donations to:

Valparaiso, IN 63684
donations@illianaroad.com
Sunset Hill's Illiana Train Society
P.O. Box 2836

Or Via PayPal to:

 donations@illianaroad.com






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