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About the Garfield-Clarendon Model Railroad Club
The Garfield-Clarendon Model Railroad Club is currently housed in the Clarendon Commmunity Center
of the Chicago Park District. The Club occupies a 1300-square foot room at the Center, most of which
is taken up by the Club's Garfield Central Railroad, a fictitious Appalachian coal-hauler modeled in
HO scale and loosely set during the latter part of the 20th century.
The Garfield-Clarendon Model Railroad Club, Inc. is registered by the State of Illinois as a
non-profit corporation whose goals are:
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To provide members with the opportunity for model railroad building and operations.
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To provide members with aide and instruction in model railroad building.
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To provide education to our members, school children and the general public in the
historical signifigance of railroads in the development of our country through the display and
operation of railroad models.
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To research, compile, and preserve through models, photos and artifacts a historical record of
railroading for the benefit of our members and the general public.
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To develop through research and experiments new or improved ways of building and operating
model railroads.
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To disseminate the results of research, experiments and their practical application to model
railroaders.
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