Illinois Railway Museum
Union, IL
On the left is Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light #M-15, built by "the TM" in 1920.  The Mukwonago to East Troy segment (on which it operated as a freight motor after the Village purchased the line) was isolated from the rest of the rest of the system after Hales Corners to Mukwonago service was abandoned in 1939. Therefore, M-15 was converted to a "dual purpose" sort of vehicle by the addition of the roof platform so the isolated  railroad could maintain its overhead. The line also owned Differential dump motor D-13. Both units also saw duty as snow plows on the East Troy line.It later served with the Municipality of East Troy Railroad.  It is mechanically operational, but is not operated because of structural problems.  On the right is the beautiful Illinois Terminal center-entrance car #101.  This car was built as Alton, Granite & St. Louis #64 by the American Car Company in 1917.  These cars were pulled out of barn 6 for display on July 4, 2001.
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