Preservation
Besides the right-of-way, most of which has been retained as the Illinois Prairie Path, there are two depots, two combination depot/substations, and 19 pieces of rolling stock from the CA&E that still exist.
- Clintonville substation in South Elgin, Illinois is currently the home of the Valley Model Railroad http://www.vmrr.org
- Prince Crossing substation in West Chicago, Illinois is currently the home of the Salt Creek Model Railroad http://www.trainweb.org/sccsrr.
- Villa Avenue depot in Villa Park, Illinois is the home to the Villa Park Historical Society.
- Ardmore depot in Villa Park is the home to the Villa Park Chamber of Commerce.
- Traction Terminal Building in Aurora.
- Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois owns cars 36, 308, 309, 319, 321, 409, 431, 451 and 460.
- Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin, Illinois owns cars 11, 20, 316, 317 and 458.
- Rockhill Trolley Museum in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania owns car 315.
- Midwest Electric Railway in Mount Pleasant, Iowa owns car 320.
- Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine owns car 434.
- Connecticut Trolley Museum in East Windsor, Connecticut owns car 303.
- Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania owns car 453.
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