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The Elmhurst Model Railroad club was founded in 1969. That year there were 15 members in a 1,000 square foot basement with plans for an HO layout. By the time 5 years has passed, the club had grown to over 200 members and 3 layouts; HO, HOn3, and N Scale. In the fall of 1978 the club was in need of new facilities. We were occupying 3500 square feet of basement space and were planning to expand all three of the layouts. After a lengthy search we secured a lease on a brand new 7500 square foot industrial building with an option on another 40,000 square feet in the town of Bensenville. The move to the new location was accomplished over the Memorial Day weekend in 1979. Construction then began on a new HO and HOn3 layout and the reassembly of the N-Scale layout which had been moved in sections to the new location. We changed the name to the "White Pines Model Railroad Club" to reflect the new location. By Thanksgiving the 10 scale mile long double track mainline was completed and scenery construction was started on the layout. By the spring of 1986, however, it became apparent that we could no longer remain in Bensenville due to financial considerations. We searched again for a new layout location. In the last half of June 1986 we moved into the basement location where we are currently located.

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