

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: MCHS Speaker Series: Railroads
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: At the April Speak Series lecture on Sunday, April 12,  Kendrick Bisset, a retired railroad employee and a life-long railroad enthusiast will present a program on railroads.

While in college, Bisset was given co-operative education opportunities in the signal drafting group of the Milwaukee Railroad and the Chicago Transit Authority. These led to permanent employment in the CTA signal group, followed by work as a railroad signal system consultant. His entire 44-year career was in railroad signaling system design.

Since childhood, he has been a fan of model railroading, and has worked with several railroad societies and museums across the country. 

This free program will be held at the Main Street Community Center at 1003 N. Main St., Edwardsville.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edwardsville/mchs-speaker-series-railroads/200029802218647
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- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Edwardsville
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1003 N Main St, Edwardsville, IL 62025-1117, United States
- **lat**: 38.81774
- **long**: -89.96347
- **full address**: 1003 N Main St, Edwardsville, IL 62025-1117, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Madison County Historical Society (https://allevents.in/org/madison-county-historical-society/13659004)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1003 N Main St, Edwardsville, IL 62025-1117, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Madison County Historical Society
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about MCHS Speaker Series: Railroads ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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