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From the Chicago Tribune...
This is a small but dedicated operation that operates over former AE&FRE interurban right-of-way. One of the damaged cars is 1902-built Chicago, Aurora & Elgin #20, the oldest operating interurban car in North America.
I'm not affiliated with FRTM, but they need all the help they can get. Something like this can knock a small museum out of business. I encourage anybody interested in helping FRTM to donate and spread the word.
https://www.gofundme.com/fox-river-trolley-museum
I had been hoping to save my 1,500th post for more positive news...
Two boys, ages 11 and 13, broke into the Fox Valley Trolley Museum and bashed out train windows and did other damage that could cost as much as $150,000 to repair, South Elgin police and museum officials said.
The pair were arrested July 8 after police were able to track a blood trail from the museum at 365 S. LaFox St. to a nearby home, where the residents helped identify them and assisted with the investigation, Sgt. Mike Doty said.
Museum President Ed Konecki said Monday the vandals targeted the eight trolley cars locked inside two secured buildings. The bulk of the damage was to the trolley cars’ plate glass windows, which can be replaced but is expensive because it must be done by professional glaziers, he said.
Contractors gave the museum replacement quotes of between $100,000 to $150,000, he said. ...
This is a small but dedicated operation that operates over former AE&FRE interurban right-of-way. One of the damaged cars is 1902-built Chicago, Aurora & Elgin #20, the oldest operating interurban car in North America.
I'm not affiliated with FRTM, but they need all the help they can get. Something like this can knock a small museum out of business. I encourage anybody interested in helping FRTM to donate and spread the word.
https://www.gofundme.com/fox-river-trolley-museum
I had been hoping to save my 1,500th post for more positive news...
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