Fox River Trolley Museum
{{Short description|Railroad museum in South Elgin, Illinois, US}}
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| locale = South Elgin, Illinois
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| stage = Railway Equipment Leasing and Investment Corporation (RELIC) founded
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| events = Began operating (on leased track from the Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Company)
| years8 = Present
| events8 = Continues to be open to the public on Sundays and special events from May–June, Saturdays, Sundays, and special events July–August, Sundays and special events September–October, and Special events November–December.
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|events7=Vandals break in and cause more than $150,000 worth of damage|years7=2018|years6=2002|events6=Extension into Blackhawk Forest Preserve (now Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve) finished|years5=1973|events5=Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Company mainline sold to the museum}}
The Fox River Trolley Museum is a railroad museum in South Elgin, Illinois. Incorporated in 1961 as R.E.L.I.C. (Railway Equipment Leasing and Investment Co.), it opened in 1966 and became the Fox River Trolley Museum in 1984.
Location
The museum is located at 365 South LaFox Street (Illinois Route 31), approximately two blocks south of the intersection of LaFox and State Streets.
Volunteers
The Fox River Trolley Museum is completely run by dedicated volunteers.
Heritage Railroad
Since 2003, the museum has operated a heritage railroad over a 2-mile line along the banks of the scenic Fox River to the Jon J. Duerr (formerly Blackhawk{{cite book |last=Alt |first=E. C. |title=South Elgin: A History of the Village From Its Origin As Clintonville |publisher=South Elgin Heritage Commission |year=1979 |isbn=0-9603430-0-8 |pages=40}}) Forest Preserve.
The museum operates its trolley excursions from Mother's Day to the first Sunday in November every Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. During July and August, the museum excursions operate on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Museum Main Line
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File:Fox River Trolley Museum's Castlemuir Depot on Memeber's Day 2024.jpg
File:Fox River Trolley Museum's Blackhawk Station on September 1st, 2024.jpg) on Labor Day Weekend]]
Since 2003, the Fox River Trolley Museum has operated the current 1.9 mile long mainline along the banks of the Fox River. This mainline, which is one of the few railroads in the country that operates within a forest preserve, has two termini. The northern terminus is located in South Elgin, IL, and it is the museum's main campus. This terminus is called "Castlemuir" by the museum (see photo below and to the right), and it houses two platforms, a large train yard, and the museum's maintenance facility and car barn. The southern terminus of the railroad is called "Blackhawk" (see photo below and to the right), and this station lies within the heart of the Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve. The station is named for the Blackhawk Forest Preserve, which is what the forest preserve used to be named. The museum's mainline also includes one major flagstop, which is named "Woodcliff." Woodcliff is a private residence that is located approximately 0.2 miles south of Castlemuir, and the home is located along the museum's mainline and the Fox River riverfront. Woodcliff, owned by museum member Ralph Treddup until his passing, was bought by the current head of the museum car department. There is a path down from the Woodcliff house to get to the museum's mainline and the adjacent Fox River Trail{{Cite book |last=Hochgesang |first=Jim |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4bpPxb0_IUAC&q=forest+preserve+extension+fox+river+trolley+museum |title=Hiking & Biking in the Fox River Valley |date=1997 |publisher=Roots & Wings |isbn=978-1-884721-05-2 |page=78 |language=en}} which is adorned with railroad switch stands and memorabilia, and a small flagstop structure on the mainline (see photos below and on the right).
While the stations and many of the buildings along the line are new, the line that the museum now operates over has been in non-stop operation since 1896.{{Cite book |last=Illinois |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s01PAQAAMAAJ&q=forest+preserve+extension+fox+river+trolley+museum |title=Laws of the State of Illinois Enacted by the ... General Assembly at the Extra Session ... |date=1996 |publisher=Illinois State Journal Company, State Printers |page=4326 |language=en}} The railroad line was built for the Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric interurban railroad in 1896, and it transported passengers up and down the Fox River until 1935.{{Cite book |last=Sadowski |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YTsvDwAAQBAJ&dq=fox+river+trolley+museum&pg=PA65 |title=Chicago Trolleys |date=2017-09-25 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-1-4396-6268-7 |page=65 |language=en}} In 1935, passenger service along the line was abandoned, and almost all of the line was torn up, with the exception of 3.5 mile of track in South Elgin, IL. The sole purpose of this line was to transport coal to the nearby Elgin State Mental Hospital, and the railroad was powered by two ancient home-built electric locomotives.{{Cite book |last=Sadowski |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YTsvDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA65 |title=Chicago Trolleys |date=2017-09-25 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-1-4396-6268-7 |page=66 |language=en}} The coal for the metal hospital was brought in by the Illinois Central Railroad via Coleman Siding on the Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric line, which is now a point on the museum's mainline. The Illinois Central Railroad would bring three hoppers of coal to Coleman Siding every three days, and these hoppers would be brought up to the mental hospital. This system of interchanging car between the Illinois Central Railroad and the Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric took place from when passenger service shut down in 1935 until the railroad itself shut down due to the lack of a need for coal by the mental hospital.
Until 1946, the railroad was powered by electric trolley wire. In 1946, the Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric purchased a 45-ton General Electric diesel switcher for use on the line, and that diesel switcher was the Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric #5 that is now in the collection of the museum (see photo below and on the right). The locomotive handled all of the fright on the line until 1973, when the last freight train on the line ran. In 1961, the Railway Equipment Leasing and Investment Company (RELIC) has founded using a small plot of land in the South Elgin, IL adjacent to the Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric line that was graciously lent to the museum by the then owner of the Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric, Bob DeYoung.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MqIrAAAAIBAJ&dq=Fox+River+Trolley+Museum&pg=PA8&article_id=7043,4881989 |title=The Telegraph |publisher=The Telegraph |page=8 |language=en}}
In 1966, the museum began operating under a new name: RELIC Trolley Museum. In 1973, when freight service finally shut down on the Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric, the last owner of the railroad Bob DeYoung sold the remaining line to the Fox River Trolley Museum. The last big development to the museum's mainline occurred in 2003 when the line was extended into the Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve. Before 2003, the end of track on the mainline was at Coleman Grove, about 1.7 miles from Castlemuir. The addition in 2003 added 0.2 miles to the track length.{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=Chicago |date=1999-12-15 |title=FOREST DISTRICT TO HELP EXTEND TROLLEY TRACK |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1999/12/15/forest-district-to-help-extend-trolley-track/ |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G5M1AQAAMAAJ&dq=forest+preserve+extension+fox+river+trolley+museum&pg=PP38 |title=Fox River Bridge Crossings: Environmental Impact Statement |date=2001 |page=2 |language=en}}
2018 Vandalism
File:Aurora Elgin and Fox River Electric -5 at the Fox River Trolley Museum.jpg #5 at the Fox River Trolley Museum's Castlemuir Depot on October 5th, 2024.]]
On Sunday, July 8, 2018, two boys, aged 11 and 13 broke into the museum's car barn and inflicted almost $150,000 worth of damage on the 8 antique pieces of history stored inside. They boys first broke into the Maintenance-Of-Way (MOW) Building to get pickaxes, which they then used to cut a hole in the wall of the car barn, allowing them access to the vary valuable and rare trolley cars. They then continued to throw rocks and destroy many train windows and relics. One electric car had 26 windows completely trashed, and another car, CA&E 20, had its extremely rare CA&E headlight almost completely destroyed. The two boys were caught by a woman who was walking along the Fox River Trail, which is adjacent to the museum, and saw one of the boys bleeding. The boy had cut his arm on a piece of glass inside the car barn, and the woman called the South Elgin Police thinking that this was suspicious. Upon investigation, the boys were caught soon after. The cars damaged during this act of vandalism included CTA 4451 (built 1925), CTA 4288 (b. 1922), CA&E 458 (b. 1945), CA&E 11 (b. 1910), CA&E 316 (b. 1913), CA&E 20 (b. 1902), AE&FRE 304 (b. 1923), and CSL 6 (b. 1891). In contrary to the damage created, this vandalism attract the attention of many well-wishers. Many Chicago news channels covered the vandalism including NBC 5 Chicago, ABC 7, and Fox 32 Chicago. This also prompted over 400 people to donate over $50,000 altogether, and glass companies Window Repair Guy and Chicago Window and Door Solutions to donate glass to help with the repair of many of the cars damaged on July 8.{{Cite web |last=Guerrero |first=Rafael |date=2019-01-04 |title=6 months after being vandalized, the Fox River Trolley Museum still seeks funds for repairs |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2019/01/04/6-months-after-being-vandalized-the-fox-river-trolley-museum-still-seeks-funds-for-repairs/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2018-07-17 |title=2 boys blamed for vandalism at Fox River Trolley Museum |url=https://apnews.com/bcf654790c9740d1a4c393da4e1de30a/2-boys-blamed-for-vandalism-at-Fox-River-Trolley-Museum |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=AP News |language=en-US}}
Car Barn Extension
In Early November 2024, the Fox River Trolley Museum announced a new plan to extend their current car barn, which was built in 1984, an additional 50 feet. This project will protect three additional trolley cars from the elements.{{Cite web |last=Danahey |first=Mike |date=2025-01-21 |title=Volunteers raising money to expand Fox River Trolley Museum’s storage barn |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/21/trolley-museum-barn-fundraising-elgin-expand-fox-river-trolley-museums-storage-barn/ |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}
Non-profit organization
The Fox River Trolley Museum is operated by the Fox River Trolley Association (FRTA). The FRTA is an educational, member-based 501(c)(3) tax exempt Illinois not-for-profit corporation.{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu, Brandon |date=2013-05-09 |title=Fox River Trolley Association Inc - Nonprofit Explorer |url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/363258106 |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=ProPublica |language=en}}
Collection
The museum maintains a collection of 30 antique electric trolleys, railroad cars, and locomotives which range in construction dates from 1887 to 1973. The majority of the museum collection is focused on railways and electric transit lines of the Chicago area. One of the most exceptional cars in this collection is the wooden interurban (inter-city) Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad car #20, purchased directly from CA&E after that railroad discontinued passenger service.{{Cite web |last=Banas |first=Emily |date=2023-06-01 |title="From force of habit": The Chicago, Aurora and Elgin |url=https://fromthevault.wheaton.edu/2023/06/01/the-chicago-aurora-and-elgin/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=From the Vault |language=en}} Car #20 was constructed in 1902 and is the oldest electric interurban car operating in the United States.{{Cite book |last=Brough |first=Lawrence A. |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt16gzkzk |title=The Electric Pullman: A History of the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company |date=2013 |publisher=Indiana University Press |jstor=j.ctt16gzkzk |isbn=978-0-253-00790-2}} The most recent collection acquisitions include the interurban electric railway car, Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Co. #304, that was built for the Fox River Line in 1923, and ran in daily service between Elgin and Aurora until March 1935. Between 1935 and 1954, it operated in Cleveland over the line best known as the Shaker Heights Rapid Transit. The car was then sold, with three other ex-Fox River Line cars, to real estate entrepreneur Gerald E. Brookins, whose family operated Trolleyville USA, in Olmsted Township, Ohio, in suburban Cleveland, until 2002. AE&FRE #304 made its first run over its original railroad on August 21, 2010, over 75 years after it last ran on the line.{{Cite book |last=Sadowski |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YTsvDwAAQBAJ&dq=trolleyville+usa&pg=PA65 |title=Chicago Trolleys |date=2017-09-25 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-1-4396-6268-7 |page=65 |language=en}}
= Chicago area interurbans =
Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Company (AE&FRE){{cite book|last=Peffers|first=Hopkins Stolp|title=Aurora-Elgin Area Street Cars and Interurbans v.2: Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company|year=1993|publisher=American Slide-Chart|isbn=1-883461-02-2|pages=62–63, 94–95, 97}}
Chicago, Aurora, and Elgin Railroad (CA&E){{cite book|last=Peffers|first=Hopkins Stolp|title=Aurora-Elgin Area Street Cars and Interurbans V. 3 The Third Rail Line|year=1993|publisher=American Slide-Chart Corp.|isbn=1-883461-03-0|pages=22–23, 31, 42–43, 213}}
= Chicago Transit Authority and predecessors =
Chicago City Railway (CCRy){{cite book |last=Lind |first=Alan R. |title=Chicago Surface Lines, An Illustrated History |publisher=Transport History Press |year=1979 |isbn=0-934732-00-0 |pages=145, 159}}
Chicago Rapid Transit Company (CRT){{cite book |last=C.E.R.A. |title=Chicago's Rapid Transit v.1: Rolling Stock/1892-1947 |publisher=Central Electric Railfans’ Association |year=1973 |isbn=0-915348-15-2 |pages=196–199, 202–213, 219–227}}
Chicago Surface Lines (CSL){{sfnp|Lind|1979|p=159}}
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA){{cite book |last=C.E.R.A. |title=Chicago's Rapid Transit v.2: Rolling Stock/1947-1976 |publisher=Central Electric Railfans’ Association |year=1976 |isbn=0-915348-15-2 |pages=8–71}}
= Other railroads =
San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI){{Cite web |last=left |first=Keli Dailey- |title=Muni History {{!}} SFMTA |url=https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/muni-history |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=www.sfmta.com |language=en}}
Warren and Saline River Railroad (WSRR)
Soo Line (SOO){{Cite web |title=Soo Line Railroad: "Ship Soo To And Through The Upper Midwest" |url=https://www.american-rails.com/soo.html |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=American-Rails.com |language=en}}
Illinois Central Railroad (IC){{Cite web |title=Illinois Central Railroad |url=https://mchistory.org/research/finding-aids/illinois-central-railroad |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=McLean County Museum of History |language=en}}
Wilson Car Lines (WCL)
Chicago Tunnel Company (CTC){{Cite web |title=Chicago's Freight Tunnels - Under Your Feet - The University of Chicago Library |url=https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/collex/exhibits/under-your-feet/chicagos-freight-tunnels/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=www.lib.uchicago.edu}}
Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR){{Cite web |title=Canadian Pacific Railway |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-pacific-railway |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |language=en}}
= Fox River Trolley Museum Equipment Roster =
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|+ !Name !Type !Image !Builder !Built !Status !Previous Owner !Notes |
| AE&FRE #5
|45 Ton Diesel-Electric Switcher | thumb |1946 |Operational, In Occasional Service |It was bought in 1946 to replace two electric locos, and hauled coal cars from the Illinois Central Railroad junction at Coleman to the State Hospital in Elgin until 1972 |
| AE&FRE #304
|Lightweight Interurban Car | |1923 |Operational, In Occasional Service |AE&FRE, Shaker Heights Rapid Transit |It is one of three pieces of railroad equipment in the Museum’s collection that are original to the line (the other two are the AE&FRE 7 and the AE&FRE #5) |
| CA&E #11
|Line Car | thumb |1910, Rebuilt 1947 |Awaiting Restoration |CA&E |This car was used to inspect, repair and construct the overhead trolley wire that is used to power electric railway cars, and it was damaged heavily during the FRTM 2018 vandalism |
| CA&E #20
|Wood Interurban Passenger Car | thumb |1902 |Out Of Service, Pending Wheel Replacement |CA&E |It is the oldest operable electric interurban car in the United States |
| CA&E #316
|Wood Interurban Passenger Car |1913 |Currently Being Restored |CA&E |It saw service on the Chicago, Aurora and Elgin until the CA&E ceased passenger operations in 1957, when restored it will be the only Coffee-And-Cream painted interurban car operating |
| CA&E #317
|Wood Interurban Passenger Car | |1913 |Awaiting Restoration |CA&E |It saw service on the Chicago, Aurora and Elgin until the CA&E ceased passenger operations in 1957 |
| CA&E #458
|Steel Interurban Passenger Car | thumb |1945 |Operational, In Regular Service |This car is one of the few CA&E cars preserved that has a toilet inside |
| CNS&M #715
|Steel Interurban Passenger Car | thumb |1926 |Operational, In Regular Service |One of FRTM's five regular service cars (CNS&M #715, CA&E #458, CTA #4451, CTA #40, and CTA #43) |
| CNS&M #756
|Steel Interurban Passenger Car |1930 |Awaiting Restoration |It is painted in CNS&M's "Silverliner" paint scheme, where the interurban cars were painted to look fluted stainless steel |
| CCRy #L-202
|Steel Electric Switcher Locomotive | thumb |1908 |Operational, In Occasional Service |A steel electric locomotive built by the Chicago City Railway in 1908 and rebuilt by the CTA in 1958 (renumbered S343 at this time), it was used in switching service at CTA shops and material handling yards. |
| CCRy #S-314
|Flatcar With Crane | thumb |1907 |In Need of Servicing, Used For Non-Revenue Maintenance Work |Latest rebuilt by CTA in 1953 |
| CRT #4103
|Steel Center-Door Rapid Transit Car | thumb |1914 |Awaiting Restoration |This car is a "Baldy" type, so named because of the lack of trolley poles due to the use of a third rail, and it is a rare example of a Center-Door CTA car |
| CTA #4451
|Steel Rapid Transit Car | thumb |1924 |Operational, In Regular Service |This car is a "Plushie" type with only two doors per side, and trolley pole on the roofs |
| CTA #4288
|Steel Rapid Transit Car | |1922 |Currently Being Restored |This car is virtually identical to #4451 except for a few minor differences, and when is it done being restored, it will most likely be used as a partner car to #4451 |
| CSL #6
|Street Railway Post Office | |1891, Modified Circa 1900 |Awaiting Restoration |Rare example of a Street Railway Post Office, oldest trolley car at FRTM, heavily damaged in the FRTM 2018 vandalism |
| CTA #5001
|Steel Rapid Transit Car |1947 |Awaiting Restoration |CTA |Rare example of an articulated CTA 5000 Series |
| CTA #40
|Steel Rapid Transit Car | thumb |1959 |Operational, In Regular Service |CTA |Used for FRTM "Polar Express," one of the newest cars at the museum |
| CTA #43
|Steel Rapid Transit Car | thumb |1959 |Operational, In Regular Service |CTA |Used for FRTM "Polar Express," one of the newest cars at the museum |
| CTA #45
|Steel Rapid Transit Car | thumb |1959 |Awaiting Restoration |CTA |One of the newest cars at the museum |
| CTA #MS-65
|25 Ton Diesel-Electric Switcher | |1942 |Operational, In Occasional Service |CTA | |
| WSRR #73
|70 Ton Diesel-Electric Switcher |1948 |Awaiting Restoration |WSRR | |
| WCL #2013
|Steel Ice Refrigerator Car | thumb |Unknown |1956 |Operational, In Occasional Service |WCL | |
| SOO #130
|Wooden Caboose | |Missouri |1887 |Currently Being Restored |SOO |Oldest car in the museum's collection |
| SOO #117
|Steel Caboose |International Car Company |1973 |Awaiting Restoration |SOO |Newest car in the museum's collection, acquired in 2023 |
| IC #9648
|Steel Caboose | thumb |IC |1957 |Operational, In Occasional Service |IC |Rare example of an IC Side-Door Caboose |
| CTC #788
|2 Foot Gauge Ash Car |Unknown |Unknown |Static Display |Rare example of a CTC ash car, 788 is the only car in existence that survived the Chicago Tunnel Company Flood of 1992. It is also the newest restoration at FRTM, having been restored in July 2024 |
| CPR #7700-12
|Steel Motorcar (Speeder) | |Unknown |Unknown |Operational, in occasional service for track work |CPR | |
| IC #F8695
|Steel Motorcar (Speeder) | |Fairmont |1958 |Operational, in occasional service for track work |IC |It was originally stationed at Lena, IL, on the Illinois Central Railroad |
| RDJ #1719
|Double-Trucked Open-Air Trolley Car | |Rio De Janeiro Tramway Light and Power Company |1911 |Awaiting Restoration |RDJ, Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad |This car was used by the museum until 1983, when it was sold to the Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad |
= Fox River Trolley Museum Deaccession List =
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|+ !Name !Type !Image !Builder !Built !Status !New Owner !Year Sold |
| MUNI #1030
|Single-Ended PCC Car |1953 |Inoperable |Uncertain |2024 |
| AE&FRE #7
|Piggyback Flat Car | |1927 |Inoperable |Bob Harris (South Shore Line Collector) in Indiana |2024 |
| CSS&SB #7
|Steel Interurban Passenger Car |1927 |Inoperable |Bob Harris (South Shore Line Collector) in Indiana |2020 |
| CSS&SB #14
|Steel Interurban Passenger Car |File:20140927 30 Fox River Trolley Museum, South Elgin, Illinois (23621370215).jpg | |Scrapped, no longer in existence |Parts went to Bob Harris, car body was scrapped by FRTM |2020 |
| CTA #6101-6102
|Steel Rapid Transit Car |1950 |Operable |CTA Heritage Fleet |2018 |
| JTC #362
|Steel Streetcar | |1926 |In Storage |Vintage Electric Streetcar Company |2010 |
| CSS&SB #24
|Steel Interurban Passenger Car |File:East Troy Electric Railroad October 2022 19 (Chicago South Shore and South Bend No. 25).jpg |1927 |Operable |1992 |
| RDJ #441
|Single-Trucked Open-Air Trolley Car |Rio De Janeiro |1909 |In Storage |Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad |1984 |
| CNS&M #415{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-dRdAAAAIAAJ&q=relic+trolley+museum |title=The Trolley Museum Dispatch |date=1977 |page=8 |language=en |access-date=2024-11-06}}
|Steel Dining Car | |1926 |In Storage |1977 |
| PRT #C-150
|Wood Rapid Transit Snowplow | |1912 |??? |??? |??? |
Citations
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References
- {{cite book|editor-last1=Krambles|editor-first1=George |title=The Great Third Rail|year=1961|publisher=Central Electric Railfans' Association|location=Chicago|oclc=228664428}}
External links
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- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/eddie-chicago-railfan/albums/72157633028019081 Fox River Trolley...] at [http://eddiesrailroad.blogspot.com Eddie's Railfan Page]
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