The Gregarious Railfan
Union, IL 60180 (population, 567 [2013])              

GPS:   N 42.22874, W 88.53053     Google map   

Scanner:  IRM 160.2750, F1 154.5150 F2, Main Dispatch 151.6850 F3, 151.9550 F4, 154.5400 F5

Description:  Located in Union IL, The Illinois Railway Museum is the largest railroad museum in the U.S.  It has an
impressive collection of operating locomotives and trolleys and equally impressive collection of prototype railroad
equipment, signs and signal devices. All the collection is well curated by a dedicated volunteer staff.

Approximate # trains per 24 hours: N/A

Photo opportunities: Immense  

Nearby RR stuff:  Rochelle Railroad Park, Rochelle, IL  N 41.92045, W 89.07119

There is a restaurant on site

Pub & Grub:  Checkers II in Union, N 42.23337, W 88.54298   

Lodging:  Super 8, Quality Inn and Best Western in Woodstock, IL N 42.29499, W 88.43322       
Illinois Railway Museum
Maps    
Map of the IRM grounds
Links  
.            IRM official website  
.            IRM - Wikipedia  
.            IRM - Google images   
.               OUT TRIP TO ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM, UNION, IL   
.               CB&Q 9911A Nebraska Zephyr ON BOARD    

                          You Tube has many more videos of the IRM in it's pages
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