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Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
In the days before buss, and just after......Many Chicagoans commuted to and from their jobs and other destinations via these then standard double ended electric trolley cars. CSL car # 144 was built in 1908 by the Pulman Standard Car Company of Chicago, and operated in daily transit service on Chicago city streets until May of 1954. It stayed on the succesor company Chicago Transit Authority's roster...
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Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
I took this photograph at the Illinois Railway Museum, during the September 1982 Members weekend. Seen here is a preserved 1951 vintage Marmon Herrington trolley bus. This was from the "Last" order for new trolleybuses odered by the Chicago transit Authority in 1951. The city of Chicago Illinois had electric trolley bus service on some routes ( Mostly Northside.) from April 17th 1930, untill March...
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Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 21/05/2008
Historic railroad rolling stock preservation is wherever You find it in the Greater Chicagoland Area. This modern 1970's era Illinois Central wide vision caboose, is on display in southwest suburban Lemont Illinois. This caboose is located on the east side of Lemont near the north bank of the former Illinois and Michigan Canal, and is part of a Childrens safety City exhibit. During the 1970's and mid...
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Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 19/05/2008
I took this photo on a July 1988 visit to the Illinois Railway Museum, located in the town of Union Illinois. A speeding Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad electric interurban M.U coach, is seen passing over the trestle of a now dry creek bed. The State of Illinois and other parts of the midwest, were suffering from a very severe Drought condition. The normally shallow and flowing creek here,...
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Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 17/05/2008
I took this photo on an August 2000 visit to the Illinois Railway Museum, located in the town of Union Illinois. This was the corporate logo used by the Chicago Transit Authority during the 1960's. This logo was used on Buses, Rapid Transit Trains, Company buildings, and Maintenance equipment operating in and around the city of Chicago Illinois. This logo lasted on some buses into the 1970's, and on...
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Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 12/05/2008
Chicago's suburban bus operator Pace had been experiencing a shortage of available operable buses in 2002, and temporarily bought 20 of these used M.A.N diesel articulated transit buses from the city of Seatle Washington USA. Since that time, many new buses arrived at Pace and the Seatle Articulateds were retired. The Illinois Railway Museum located in the town of Union Illinois, recently acquired...
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Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
With the exception of the newer model automobiles in the background, and the style of clothing worn by the visiting patrons...This could be a scene on any electric streetcar line working at the city limits in decades past. Electric city streetcar lines, would often serve Beaches, Picnic Groves, Amusement Parks, Cemeteries, or in some cases Heavy Industry at or across the city limits borders in nearby...
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Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
I took this photo at the preserved CTA 50th Avenue rapid transit station from Cicero Illinois, at the Illinois Railway Museum. The bus in the background, is a 1951 vintage General Motors TDH series transit bus originally from the Chicago Motor Coach Company. The rapid transit train to the right, is a Pulman built CTA 2000 series rapid transit train built in 1964. Both served Chicago transit commuters...
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Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 04/05/2008
The weather is about to make a change for the stormy in the town of Union Illinois, as a 3 car train of Chicago Transit Authority 1920's era rapid transit cars heads east on the museum's mainline at speed. The Illinois Railway Museum is a beautiful outdoor operating museum that runs trains rain or shine. The train shown here isn't actually racing the approaching thunderstorm, but rather just performing...
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Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 30/04/2008
I took this photo at the museum's East Union depot during the September 1982 Members Weekend Celebration. It was a very active weekend in 1982, with plenty of electric equipment in operation on Saturday, as well as diesel and steam operations on Sunday. J.Neils Lumber Company shay locomotive # 5 built by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima Ohio, is getting some mechanical attention between demonstratioon...
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Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 28/04/2008
I took this working behind the scenes photo on a June 1983 visit to the Illinois Railway Museum. Frisco Railroad # 1630 is a Baldwin built 2-10 -0 Decapod type steam locomotive built in 1918. It is seen here backing out of the steam servicing area near the shop building on the wye track. Soon the locomotive will run around to the front or "East" end of the assigned passenger train at the East Union...
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Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 23/04/2008
I took this photo on an August 2000 visit to the Illinois Railway Museum, located in Union Illinois. These former Chicago Transit Authority lightweight rapid transit cars, were built during the 1950's using recycled electrical and interior components from retired and scrapped CTA PCC Green Hornet electric streetcars. These economical rapid transit cars worked all over the CTA Rapid Transit network...
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Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 21/04/2008
The Illinois Railway Museum located in the village of Union Illinois, is known for it's large collection of steam locomotives, 1st Generation diesel locomotives, elctric streetcars and interurban freight and passenger cars, mainline railroad equipment, or even a large assortment of railroad artifacts on display. Some actually operate too. An overlooked aspect of museum operations, are the many antique...
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Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 18/04/2008
I took this photo on a June 1993 visit to the Illinois Railway Museum located in Union Illinois. Illinois Terminal # 1605, is a preserved early 1950's vintage EMD model GP-7 roadswitcher diesel locomotive. These locomotives were primarilly used in freight train service, but some railroads did use them on secondary passenger trains as well. It was a versatile locomotive and very practical locomotive...
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Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
The real Illinois Central has unfortunately become a fallen flag railroad since the merger and acquisition by the Canadian National Railroad in the year of 1999. Despite the loss, there are several preserved pieces of former Illinois Central equipment that have made it into preservation circles today. This red steam era side door I.C caboose is preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum, as well as a...
