Fox River Trolley Museum

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Fox River Trolley Museum
Aurora Elgin and Fox River Electric -5 at the Fox River Trolley Museum.jpg
AE&FRE #5 and CA&E #458 at the museum (2024)
Locale South Elgin, Illinois
Coordinates 41°59′27″N88°17′48″W / 41.99091320°N 88.29672780°W / 41.99091320; -88.29672780
Commercial operations
Built by Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Company
Original gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Preserved gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Commercial history
Closed to passengers1935
Closed1973
Preservation history
1961Railway Equipment Leasing and Investment Corporation (RELIC) founded
1966Began operating (on leased track from the Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Company)
1973 Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Company mainline sold to the museum
2002Extension into Blackhawk Forest Preserve (now Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve) finished
2018Vandals break in and cause more than $150,000 worth of damage
PresentContinues 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.
Website
www.foxtrolley.org
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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.

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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 [1] ) 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

The Woodcliff flagstop building in the backyard of the Woodcliff House (photo taken on a museum trolley). Woodcliff Depot (2790920082).jpg
The Woodcliff flagstop building in the backyard of the Woodcliff House (photo taken on a museum trolley).
The switch stands and the trail leading down to the tracks in the backyard of the Woodcliff House (photo taken on a museum trolley). Rail Signs (2790920178).jpg
The switch stands and the trail leading down to the tracks in the backyard of the Woodcliff House (photo taken on a museum trolley).
Castlemuir Depot on Members' Day 2024 (Oct. 5) Fox River Trolley Museum's Castlemuir Depot on Memeber's Day 2024.jpg
Castlemuir Depot on Members' Day 2024 (Oct. 5)
Fox River Trolley Museum's Blackhawk Station with a train (made up of two sections) on Labor Day Weekend Fox River Trolley Museum's Blackhawk Station on September 1st, 2024.jpg
Fox River Trolley Museum's Blackhawk Station with a train (made up of two sections) 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 [2] 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. [3] 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. [4] 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. [5] 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. [6]

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. [7] [8]

2018 Vandalism

Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric #5 at the Fox River Trolley Museum's Castlemuir Depot on October 5th, 2024. Aurora Elgin and Fox River Electric -5 at the Fox River Trolley Museum.jpg
Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric #5 at the Fox River Trolley Museum's Castlemuir Depot on October 5th, 2024.

On Sunday, July 8th, 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 8th. [9] [10]

Car Barn Extension

In Early November of 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. [11]

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. [12]

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. [13] Car #20 was constructed in 1902 and is the oldest electric interurban car operating in the United States. [14] 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. [15]

Chicago area interurbans

Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Company (AE&FRE) [16]
Chicago, Aurora, and Elgin Railroad (CA&E) [17]
Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad (CNS&M)
Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad (CSS&SB)

Chicago Transit Authority and predecessors

Chicago City Railway (CCRy) [18]
Chicago Rapid Transit Company (CRT) [19]
Chicago Surface Lines (CSL) [20]
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) [21]

Other railroads

San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) [22]

Warren and Saline River Railroad (WSRR)

Soo Line (SOO) [23]

Illinois Central Railroad (IC) [24]

Wilson Car Lines (WCL)

Chicago Tunnel Company (CTC) [25]

Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) [26]

Johnstown Traction Company (JTC)




Fox River Trolley Museum Equipment Roster

NameTypeImageBuilderBuiltStatusPrevious OwnerNotes
AE&FRE #545 Ton Diesel-Electric Switcher
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General Electric 1946Operational, In Occasional Service AE&FRE 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 #304Lightweight Interurban Car St. Louis Car Company 1923Operational, 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 #11Line Car
Fox River and Eastern Elecric Railway line car 11 at the Fox River Trolley Museum (when it was brand new and called RELIC), South Elgin, IL in July 1966 (25970131136).jpg
J. G. Brill Company 1910, Rebuilt 1947Awaiting 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 #20Wood Interurban Passenger Car
19680714 03 CA&E 20 Relic Trolley Museum (5791917156).jpg
Niles Car Company 1902Out Of Service, Pending Wheel Replacement CA&E It is the oldest operable electric interurban car in the United States
CA&E #316Wood Interurban Passenger Car
Chicago Aurora and Elgin 316 at the Fox River Trolley Museum.jpg
Jewett Car Company 1913Currently 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 #317Wood Interurban Passenger Car Jewett Car Company 1913Awaiting Restoration CA&E It saw service on the Chicago, Aurora and Elgin until the CA&E ceased passenger operations in 1957
CA&E #458Steel Interurban Passenger Car
Chicago, Aurora, and Elgin 458 at the Fox River Trolley Museum.jpg
St. Louis Car Company 1945Operational, In Regular Service CA&E, Trolleyville USA This car is one of the few CA&E cars preserved that has a toilet inside
CNS&M #715Steel Interurban Passenger Car
North Shore Line 715 at the Fox River Trolley Museum.jpg
Cincinnati Car Company 1926Operational, In Regular Service CNS&M One of FRTM's five regular service cars (CNS&M #715, CA&E #458, CTA #4451, CTA #40, and CTA #43)
CNS&M #756Steel Interurban Passenger Car
Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee 756 at Fox River Trolley Museum on Aurora Elgin and Fox River Electric (AE&FRE) trackage, South Elgin, IL in July 1966 (25999444755).jpg
Standard Steel Car Company 1930Awaiting Restoration CNS&M It is painted in CNS&M's "Silverliner" paint scheme, where the interurban cars were painted to look fluted stainless steel
CCRy #L-202Steel Electric Switcher Locomotive
Chicago City Railway L-202 at the Fox River Trolley Museum.jpg
Chicago City Railway 1908Operational, In Occasional Service CCRy, CTA 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-314Flatcar With Crane
Chicago City Railway S-314 at the Fox River Trolley Museum.jpg
Chicago City Railway 1907In Need of Servicing, Used For Non-Revenue Maintenance Work CCRy, CTA Latest rebuilt by CTA in 1953
CRT #4103Steel Center-Door Rapid Transit Car
Chicago Rapid Transit 4103 at the Fox River Trolley Museum.jpg
Cincinnati Car Company 1914Awaiting Restoration CRT, CTA 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 #4451Steel Rapid Transit Car
Chicago Transit Authority 4451 at the Fox River Trolley Museum.jpg
Cincinnati Car Company 1924Operational, In Regular Service CRT, CTA This car is a "Plushie" type with only two doors per side, and trolley pole on the roofs
CTA #4288Steel Rapid Transit Car Cincinnati Car Company 1922Currently Being Restored CRT, CTA 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 #6Street Railway Post Office American Car Company 1891, Modified Circa 1900Awaiting Restoration CCRy, CSL Rare example of a Street Railway Post Office, oldest trolley car at FRTM, heavily damaged in the FRTM 2018 vandalism
CTA #5001Steel Rapid Transit Car
Chicago Transit Authority 5001 at the Fox River Trolley Museum.jpg
Pullman-Standard 1947Awaiting Restoration CTA Rare example of an articulated CTA 5000 Series
CTA #40Steel Rapid Transit Car
Chicago Transit Authority 40 at the Fox River Trolley Museum.jpg
St. Louis Car Company 1959Operational, In Regular Service CTA Used for FRTM "Polar Express," one of the newest cars at the museum
CTA #43Steel Rapid Transit Car
Chicago Transit Authority 43 at the Fox River Trolley Museum.jpg
St. Louis Car Company 1959Operational, In Regular Service CTA Used for FRTM "Polar Express," one of the newest cars at the museum
CTA #45Steel Rapid Transit Car
Chicago Transit Authority 45 at the Fox River Trolley Museum.jpg
St. Louis Car Company 1959Awaiting Restoration CTA One of the newest cars at the museum
CTA #MS-6525 Ton Diesel-Electric Switcher General Electric 1942Operational, In Occasional Service CTA
WSRR #7370 Ton Diesel-Electric Switcher
Warren and Saline River Railroad 73 at the Fox River Trolley Museum.jpg
Whitcomb Locomotive Works 1948Awaiting Restoration WSRR
WCL #2013Steel Ice Refrigerator Car
Wilson Car Lines 2013 at the Fox River Trolley Museum.jpg
Unknown1956Operational, In Occasional ServiceWCL
SOO #130Wooden CabooseMissouri1887Currently Being Restored SOO Oldest car in the museum's collection
SOO #117Steel Caboose
SOO Line 117 at the Fox River Trolley Museum-Castlemuir Yard.jpg
International Car Company1973Awaiting Restoration SOO Newest car in the museum's collection, acquired in 2023
IC #9648Steel Caboose
Illinois Central Caboose 9648 at the Fox River Trolley Museum.jpg
IC 1957Operational, In Occasional Service IC Rare example of an IC Side-Door Caboose
CTC #7882 Foot Gauge Ash Car
Chicago Tunnel Company 788 at the Fox River Trolley Museum.jpg
UnknownUnknownStatic Display CTC, MSI 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 #7700-12Steel Motorcar (Speeder)UnknownUnknownOperational, in occasional service for track work CPR
IC #F8695Steel Motorcar (Speeder)Fairmont1958Operational, in occasional service for track work IC It was originally stationed at Lena, IL, on the Illinois Central Railroad

Fox River Trolley Museum Deaccession List

NameTypeImageBuilderBuiltStatusNew OwnerYear Sold
MUNI #1030Single-Ended PCC Car
Preserving History (2790924608).jpg
St. Louis Car Company 1953InoperableUncertain2024
AE&FRE #7Piggyback Flat Car Standard Steel Car Company 1927InoperableBob Harris (South Shore Line Collector) in Indiana2024
CSS&SB #7Steel Interurban Passenger Car
Trolley (3804300668).jpg
Pullman Car Company 1927InoperableBob Harris (South Shore Line Collector) in Indiana2020
CSS&SB #14Steel Interurban Passenger Car
(Car On The Left) 20140927 30 Fox River Trolley Museum, South Elgin, Illinois (23621370215).jpg
(Car On The Left)
Pullman Car Company Scrapped, no longer in existenceParts went to Bob Harris, car body was scrapped by FRTM2020
CTA #6101-6102Steel Rapid Transit Car
CTA6101 @FRTM.jpg
St. Louis Car Company 1950Operable CTA Heritage Fleet2018
JTC #362Steel Streetcar St. Louis Car Company 1926In StorageVintage Electric Streetcar Company2010
CSS&SB #24Steel Interurban Passenger Car
Note: Car #24 is on the rear of the train. East Troy Electric Railroad October 2022 19 (Chicago South Shore and South Bend No. 25).jpg
Note: Car #24 is on the rear of the train.
Pullman Car Company 1927Operable East Troy Electric Railroad 1992
Rio De Janeiro #441Single-Trucked Open-Air Trolley Car
Fox River Trolley Museum, ex-US, ex-Brazillian Brill open car at South Coleman, IL ob AE&RFC trackage on September 4, 1967 (25409245794).jpg
Rio De Janeiro1909In StorageMiddletown & Hummelstown Railroad1984
Rio De Janeiro #1719Double-Trucked Open-Air Trolley CarRio De Janeiro1909In StorageMiddletown & Hummelstown Railroad1984
CNS&M #415 [27] Steel Dining Car Cincinnati Car Company 1926In Storage Seashore Trolley Museum 1977
PRT #C-150Wood Rapid Transit Snowplow J. G. Brill Company 1912?????????

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