I grew up in the suburban area around Chicago Il. I belonged to many Model Railroad clubs, Salt Creek in Elmhurst at age 14 as a junior member, helped start the old Elmhurst Club under the Paradise Restaurant and for many years with the Midwest modelers in Batavia Il. also help start the Galesburg Il. model railroad Club. All the clubs Tuesday was a work night and Friday night was the operating or running night some 60 years later I still feel that tradition form time to time. The LE&S will try a Friday night session since all the Saturdays for Riverrail are taken for a while. That said.
Business is still strong the LE&S for a February in 1963, rumors about losing the mail contact are still just rumors, #11 and #12 still run in 2 sections. The meal at the break TBD.