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The Trains That Ran Through Rogers Park
ogers Parkers have had an inordinately great number of rail-based transportation modes available since before its founding. During that time, horse-drawn vehicles (horsecars), electric streetcars, steam- and electric-powered rapid transit (think the “L”), steam- and diesel-powered commuter services, and steam- and diesel-powered interstate passenger services have conveyed people to and from Rogers Park, both on the ground (at grade) and upon elevated structures.
Out in Union, IL, the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) has over 60 rail cars and locomotives that either actually ran in Rogers Park or are representative of others that did. No collection of such equipment can ever be complete. Many pieces were scrapped along the way, with no examples saved. However, the IRM has the largest collection extant. And, we’re planning to go there to visit these cars on Sunday, August 8, 2010. You can register for the event here.
he Society's annual house walk, this year located in the Indian Boundary Park neighborhood, provided a number of firsts and marked continued success for the popular, annual event.
