Electric interurban passenger cars from the former Chicago,Aurora And Elgin Railroad, are alive and well in preservation at the Illinois Railway Museum, located in the town of Union Illinois. www.irm.org
Chicago, Aurora And Elgin electric interurban coach #409, was purchased by the late Gerald E. Brookins for scrap value, after the Chicago, Aurora And Elgin ceased operating after 1957, along with several other former cars from this fabled Chicago area interurban railroad. Mr Brookins moved these cars to Olmsted Falls Ohio, were they operated for several years on the property of the Columbia Park trailer park as a seasonal trolley museum operation, that was known for many years known as "Trolleyville U.S.A.
After Trolleyville folded, the collection was temporarilly moved to Cleveland Ohio, where a much hoped for new trolley museum operation could be started. When this eventually failed to materialize...the collection was auctioned off to several interested railroad museums in the United States. Several former Chicago, Aurora And Elgin cars were purchased by the Illinois Railway Museum including car # 409, and a 4 wheeled open bench summer trolley car from Vera Cruz Mexico.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Chicago, Aurora And Elgin Railroad interurban coach # 409. The Illinois Railway Museum. Union Illinois. Saturday, May 18th, 2013.
Electric interurban passenger cars from the former Chicago,Aurora And Elgin Railroad, are alive and well in preservation at the Illinois Railway Museum, located in the town of Union Illinois. www.irm.org
Chicago, Aurora And Elgin electric interurban coach #409, was purchased by the late Gerald E. Brookins for scrap value, after the Chicago, Aurora And Elgin ceased operating after 1957, along with several other former cars from this fabled Chicago area interurban railroad. Mr Brookins moved these cars to Olmsted Falls Ohio, were they operated for several years on the property of the Columbia Park trailer park as a seasonal trolley museum operation, that was known for many years known as "Trolleyville U.S.A.
After Trolleyville folded, the collection was temporarilly moved to Cleveland Ohio, where a much hoped for new trolley museum operation could be started. When this eventually failed to materialize...the collection was auctioned off to several interested railroad museums in the United States. Several former Chicago, Aurora And Elgin cars were purchased by the Illinois Railway Museum including car # 409, and a 4 wheeled open bench summer trolley car from Vera Cruz Mexico.
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