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The Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric (AE&FRE), was an interurban railroad that operated freight and passenger service on its line paralleling the Fox River. It served the communities of Carpentersville , Dundee , Elgin , South Elgin , St. Charles , Geneva , Batavia , North Aurora , Aurora , Montgomery , and Yorkville in Illinois .
This is a route-map template for the Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Company, an Illinois interurban electric railroad. For a key to symbols, see {{ railway line legend }} . For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap .
The railroad line was built for the Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric interurban railroad in 1896, and it transported passengers up and down the Fox River until 1935. [4] In 1935, passenger service along the line was abandoned, and almost all of the line was torn up, with the exception of 3.5 mile of track in South Elgin, IL.
The trail crosses the river in several places and between Batavia and North Aurora the trail splits and runs parallel along both sides. [2] [3] Some of the trail is dedicated-use on the former right of way of the A.,E.&F.R.E.Co. interurban railroad and the C.&N.W.Ry. railroad, but some has been purpose-built along the riverbanks. Using the ...
Fox River Trolley Museum: Wood Interurban Car Undergoing Restoration 317 Jewett Car Company: 1913 Fox River Trolley Museum: Wood Interurban Car In Storage 20 Niles Car Company: 1902 Fox River Trolley Museum: Wood Interurban Car Operational/Out of Service for Flange Issues 11 J. G. Brill Company: 1910, Rebuilt 1947 Fox River Trolley Museum
In 2015 yard switcher CSL #L202 and flat car CTA #314 are at the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin, Illinois. CCRy #209 cable trailer and CSL #9020 electric trailer are at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. Horsecar #10 and grip car #532 were on exhibit in Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry in 1979. [16] [17] [18]
Amboy Electric Interurban Railroad [citation needed] Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Company [2] 1972: Earlier Elgin, Aurora and Southern Traction Company; passenger service ended March 31, 1935, converted to diesel in 1947 Aurora, Plainfield and Joliet Railroad [1] October 21, 1904 [5] Bloomington, Pontiac and Joliet Electric Railway [2]