These vintage black and white scenes were photographed by Myself on a June 1993 visit to the Illinois Railway Museum, wich is located 50 Miles northwest of Chicago in the town of Union Illinois. This operating railroad museum located in northwestern Mc Henry County features a large collection of vintage locomotives -buses -railroad equipment -and electric streetcars that can be seen and ridden during the operating season from April to October.Seen here is Chicago Surface Lines (A CTA predescessor)
electric streetcar number # 1374. This car was built in 1904 by the St. Louis Car Company, and used in trolley passenger service until approximately the mid 1940's. It spent it's final years in M.O.W or "Maintenance of Way" service as a work motor, mainly as a winter Salt Spreader on Chicago's streets.
After several years of restoration, this car now operates today.
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