Rails Around Northern Illinois at Naperville RPM!
The photographer’s Chevy Corvair stands guard as CB&Q GP20 #914, GP35 #987 and a GP30 head east on Main 2 leaving Naperville in November 1964. The overpass in the background is Columbia St, right at milepost 28, and is still a great spot to catch westbound BNSF traffic. (rick Schroeder)
Rails Around Northern Illinois is arriving in Naperville Friday October 16, 2026 at the Railroad Prototype Modelers meet Friday and Saturday at the Northern Illinois University Conference Center, 1120 E. Diehl Road, Naperville. Stop by my table and get your copies of the Northern, *Central, and *Southern Illinois books!
The shipment is being split with 80+ copies for the Naperville RPM meet, and the balance being trucked to St Louis to fulfill all orders (retail/dealer). Shipment is expected Monday October 19, and I will ship out all orders ASAP. All shipping labels have been printed, boxes labeled, and all that remains is signatures, packing, and transfer to USPS.
There’s still time to order yours today! *I have less than 100 copies of the Southern Illinois book, and 220 of the Central book still in stock. Now that the Northern book has arrived, I expect to sell through the remaining copies fairly quickly. Don’t miss out!
