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Chicago GR stuff/people to see

General Discussion
#1

Partly to celebrate our 40th Anniversary, July 14-18th we will take Amtrak from Newton, KS to Chicago to spend a few days seeing the sites. Scheduled are visits to museums, landmarks, boat ride, perhaps a ballgame. Wifey has suggested that one day could be dedicated to seeing GR layouts/stores/exhibits. Do any of you have suggestions?

Thanks,
JimC.

#2

Chicago Botanic Garden
http://www.cbg.org

#3

Tom,
The link was to a hospital, not the Botanical gardens.
JimC.

#4

Jim

http://www.chicagobotanic.org/

http://www.chicagobotanic.org/railroad/index.php

#5

hehe

And if anyone should know :smiley:

#6

Thanks HJ. You posted before I could look it up. The Gardens are absolutely going to be on our list of places to visit.
Thanks for the reference, Tom.
JimC.

#7

There is also a great railroad museum not too far outside Chicago.The name escapes me at the moment.
Ralph

#8

Illinois Railway Museum in Union Illinois. Not far away.

#9

The excitement builds! Only three days until we leave. Amtrak SW Flyer is good-to-go here to Chicago.
JimC.