Projects
We have several restoration projects underway at the museum! See the left column below for more details.
We have completed a number of restorations over the past several years. See the right column below for more details.
We have completed a number of restorations over the past several years. See the right column below for more details.
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Current Restoration Projects
South Shore Line Car 107
Car 107 came to the museum via the National Park Service at Indiana Dunes. The interior of this car has been stripped and the seats removed to prepare this car to become a reserve Dining Car for our Dinner Trains. It will also be equipped as a mobile classroom, where we can accommodate STEM classes, field trips and charters needing audio-visual capacities. This car is the next priority after we complete Car 228 (see below). 
North Shore Line Car 228
The East Troy Railroad Museum acquired Car 228 from The Wisconsin Electric Railway Historical Society in 1988. At that time volunteers did preliminary work to restore the car, but did not complete the work. Starting in early 2022, restoration work began again and the car recently left the maintenance facility under its own power for the first time in over 50 years. The car looks practically new and will be available for viewing at several of our summer 2025 special events, including Railfan Day and Chicago Day. |
Recently Completed Restoration Projects
Chicago CTA Car 4439 This car was acquired from the Toledo, Lake Erie & Western Railway and Museum in 2020. The car has been completely restored, inside and out, and was painted to match the final color scheme worn by this car when it was retired from service in November of 1973. Photographic evidence suggests that this car ran on the last day of operation for these cars, which were built in 1924. This car was dedicated on August 13, 2022 during Chicago Day at the museum. Older Restoration Projects: You can read about several other restoration projects completed over the last 8 years buy clicking on the name of the car below. These articles were published in First & Fastest, the magazine of the Shore Line Interurban Society, and are used with permission. Chicago South Shore Car 9 Chicago South Shore Car 33 The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. Car D23 Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Car 761 |