Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad - Preservation

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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