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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 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 .
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.
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
The Chicago, Aurora and DeKalb Railroad was a 29-mile (47 km) interurban line which operated from 1906 to 1923 and connected the cities of Aurora and DeKalb, Illinois. The line made connections in Aurora with the Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Company , the Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad , and the Aurora, Plainfield and Joliet Railroad .
The third rail also was a problem for some steam railroad cars. Even so, freight traffic increased steadily until the 1950s. Express cars operated on the "L", locomotives and freight cars were built to steam railroad standards and could not operate on the "L". Because of an office fire in 1913 little is known about early freight cars. [1] [52 ...
CTA 4000-Series car #4451 at the Fox River Trolley Museum. The last 4000-series cars were retired in 1973 after being in service for over 50 years. Cars 4271–4272 are retained by the CTA as part of their heritage fleet.
Elgin is one of three stations on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Elgin, Illinois.The station is 36.6 miles (58.9 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line. [2]