"Shades of Yesteryear" at the East Troy Railroad Museum, 2002 Church St., East Troy
The East Troy Railroad Museum currently has 27 electric trolleys, streetcars and interurban trains on its East Troy Electric Railroad car roster, including Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Railroad Car. No. 13 (1926) and Sheboygan Light, Power and Railway Car No. 26 (1908), seen here at the railroad’s Church Street crossing in East Troy. The living history museum railroad is celebrating its 50th anniversary of offering 14-mile round trip excursion rides between East Troy and Mukwonago.
Eric Johnson
East Troy Railroad Museum restoration crew volunteers with Car No. 761
East Troy Railroad Museum restoration crews with one of the East Troy Electric Railroad’s most recent projects, Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad interurban car No. 761. The circa-1930, 52-seat North Shore Line steel interurban car was restored last year.
Eric Johnson
East Troy Electric Railway dusk view of fleet
The East Troy Railroad Museum currently has 27 electric trolleys, streetcars and interurban trains on its East Troy Electric Railroad car roster, including the trains seen here in a 2016 dusk photo.
Members of the Lake Geneva City Council unanimously approves to pursue purchasing trolleys under the condition of developing a plan to maintain and operate the vehicles
