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A discussion list for individuals interested in the history of the defunct Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad, Aurora Elgin & Fox River Electric and similar traction related operations in the Fox Valley area.

All the standard rules apply, common sense and decorum should prevail. Postings which are non-relevant, or deemed by the moderator to be offensive will be removed. This group is currently set as an open environment, ie, membership and postings are open to the public. In the event that a spam-type posting appears, please do not respond, it will be deleted by the moderator as the group postings are reviewed daily.

Home Page Photo - Shaker Hts Rapid Transit 304, ex Aurora Elgin & Fox River Electric sits on home rails in South Elgin, Illinois, in November 2009, after a 74 year absence.

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Fox River 304
Finally able to get out to FRTM this morning (Sun, 11/8) and see the Fox River car back on home rails. Pretty frustrating to have to wait so long since FRTM is
Posted - Sun Nov 8, 2009 11:08 pm
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Trainfest 2009 - Milwaukee
Time once again for Trainfest in Milwaukee. Now in it's 38th year, Trainfest, billed as the largest model railroad show in the United States, typically hosts
Posted - Sun Nov 8, 2009 2:53 pm
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Re: More Fox River car news
I remember seeing Ron Magers on KSTP-TV in Minneapolis-St. Paul, during my university years there. He was, of course, much younger then, as were we all. David
Posted - Fri Nov 6, 2009 6:46 pm
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Re: More Fox River car news
I did doiwnmload the entire video and converted it.  The size is 12.4 mb which might be too large for Yahoo.  I may be able to edit some of it - I can try -
Posted - Fri Nov 6, 2009 6:40 pm
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Re: More Fox River car news
its upped to youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGKMCod118E http://keepvid.com/ http://vixy.net/flv_converter http://converttube.com/ these are all online
Posted - Fri Nov 6, 2009 5:00 pm
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