S1/S2 – North & East: This tour offers a morning at Hendricks Holdings in Beloit, Wisconsin, including the repurposed Ironworks, process tours at American Aluminum Extrusions and American Construction Metals, and lunch in a recently restored hotel. Afternoon will be spent at the Illinois Railway Museum, the biggest railroad museum in the United States.
Saturday - S1/S2 (This is now a combined tour of S1 & S2) Additional Links
Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IL – biggest in the nation http://www.irm.org/
Hendricks Holding, Beloit, WI – aluminum extrusion, stainless tank trailers, historic powerhouse. http://www.hendricksholding.com/portfolio
S3 – West: This tour will take a walk through the past with a visit to the Silver Creek Museum. While there, members of the Stephenson County Antique Engine Club will run their fully restored 130 ton Cooper Corliss Engine, as well as provide tour participants with a ride powered by a restored 1912 Heisler Locomotive Works steam engine. The museum features a cross section of rural America with numerous examples of local industrial products. Other stops include machine tool builder Bourn & Koch, the new Lowe’s Regional Distribution Center and an amazing Oliver Tractor museum.
Saturday - S3 Additional Links
Lowe’s Regional Distribution Center, Rockford– a state of the art logistics goliath
Silver Creek Museum, Freeport, IL – operating Cooper Corliss engine & Heisler steam locomotive http://www.thefreeportshow.com/cooper.htm
Bourn & Koch “Advancing the Technology of Metal Removal” – gear hobbing machines & shapers http://www.bourn-koch.com/pages/content/about_us.html
Please Note:
All Friday and Saturday tours depart from the Fairfield/Hilton parking lot and include lunch. Breakfast and dinner are not included in the Fall Tour package on either day. However, meals are available in the hotel or in nearby restaurants. There are several restaurants of various kinds and prices within walking distance of the Fairfield Inn, and there are many more within a short drive on State Street.
For more information contact Ron Petrie at siaevents@siahq.org.
