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September 25-27, 2026

Amrail Chicago Ops Weekend 2026

Chicago, Illinois

Layouts / CNW Wis. Div.

CNW Wis. Div.

Superintendent: William Sieck

Chicago & North Western Wisconsin Division modeled from Chicago, IL to Green Bay, WI. The layout is set in mid-1950's. Operating positions include passenger jobs at Madison St. Terminal and two road crews running numerous scheduled trains. Freight jobs include State Street Sub, Galena Sub, Evanston, North Chicago, Milwaukee yard/Waukegan, EJ&E North Chicago transfer, and CNS&M Waukegan Transfer. Dispatching is currently TT&TO 'light' with scheduled First Class trains driving the operations and a Digitrax Simplex control system.

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Railroad Details

Superintendent
William Sieck
Locale
Chicago, IL to Green Bay, WI
Scale
HO
Era
Mid 1950s
Layout Size
25 x 34, double deck
Control System
Digitrax Simplex
Scale Clock
4:1
Session Length
2.5 hours (approx.)
Crew Size
11
Listed Jobs
Passenger jobs: Madison St. Terminal and two road crews running numerous scheduled trains. Freight jobs: State Street Sub, Galena Sub, Evanston, North Chicago, Milwaukee yard/Waukegan, EJ&E North Chicago transfer, and CNS&M Waukegan Transfer. Dispatching is TT&TO 'light' with scheduled First Class trains driving operations.

Location Details

Accessibility
Steep stairs to basement with handrail
Pets
None
Distance from Hotel
16 miles, ~27 minutes

Session Notes

Host contact info on file with organizers only.

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