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The 2012 BRHS Calendar features the photography of BRHS member Bob Bullermann and is entitled "The CB&Q Through the Eyes of Bob Bullermann.
Robert W. (Bob) Bullermann was born in 1926 and raised in Hinsdale, IL. Bob’s grandfather was the village blacksmith and his shop was located one block south of the Q mainline on Lincoln Street, so Bob was exposed to the CB&Q early on. While growing up, Bob frequently rode the Q into Chicago and especially while attending Northwestern University, and has fond memories of the Q’s open ended commuter cars behind S1A and S2A Pacifics. Bob continued to commute on the CB&Q between West Hinsdale and Hollywood while working at the Brookfield Zoo. In 1959, Bob moved to Milwaukee when he started working at the Milwaukee County Zoo. He eventually became the Assistant Zoo Director of the Milwaukee County Zoo and held this position for 25 years before retiring in 1987. Bob has been married for 63 years to his wife Theresa and has a son, Tom, and a daughter, Nancy, along with 5 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Bob started taking slides in 1963 and the Q was a favorite subject to photograph on the frequent visits home to Hinsdale. He credits friends Dave Ingles and the late Russ Porter as influences in his learning the art. Besides the CB&Q, the Illinois Central, Gulf, Mobile & Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads were frequent subjects of photos as well. Over the years, Bob’s tools of the trade included Mirandas, Pentaxs and Nikons, with his favorite being the Nikon F3. Bob has moved into the digital age and currently uses a digital camcorder for shooting video. Bob continues to visit and photograph and video the now BNSF Racetrack three to four times per year, focusing on the area between Cicero and Aurora. The railroad will always be the CB&Q to him, no matter what the current name is.
Calandar Editor - Bryan Howell
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