I'm slowly adding long saved clippings to my web pages on the CA&E (See page 5). Glen Remembering the 'Ror'n' Elgin <http://homestaydenver.com/cae/>...
1996
glen brewer
gbrewer
Apr 24, 2010 5:33 pm
Way back in the late '50s or very early '60s, there was a CERA meeting in downtown Chicago where a CA&E manager gave a presentation about the railroad and his...
1997
Scott Greig
sbgreig_m1
Apr 25, 2010 6:32 am
I seem to recall Roy Benedict making reference to that meeting at a CERA meeting a few years ago. ... From: glen brewer <gbrewer@...> Subject:...
1998
roygbenedict@...
roy_g_benedict
Apr 25, 2010 3:01 pm
Almost certainly no transcript or sound recording was made. My specific recollection is that the speaker from the CA&E expressed that there was pressure on...
2000
glen brewer
gbrewer
Apr 25, 2010 4:21 pm
Roy, "Maybe the meeting in question was later than Glen Brewer suggests, as I think it was quite some time after the CA&E was dismantled." I couldn't have been...
2001
themats
themats...
May 3, 2010 11:18 pm
I put together an album of Mt. Carmel Branch remnants on my Flickr account. Here is the link: ...
2002
riispark99
May 4, 2010 4:32 am
Mike, Thank you so much for not only taking the time to shoot the photos but also sharing them with us. Ken...
2003
foxrivermotorman
foxrivermoto...
May 4, 2010 2:27 pm
Any have any know were the Elgin and Belvidere terminal was at in Elgin. Found a map on line and show it aroung Wing Street. I know Illinois Railroad Musemu is...
2004
Don Ross
thedepot75062
May 4, 2010 4:21 pm
http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/dr1275.htm...
2005
George
gfoelschow
May 4, 2010 5:16 pm
Elgin and Belvidere's Elgin terminal was in Fountain Square on Grove Avenue, sharing a station with the Aurora Elgin & Chicago, and tracks with Elgin...
2006
thegreatthirdrail
thegreatthir...
May 13, 2010 7:02 pm
The Christian Wuestenfeld house at 552 East Chicago Ave in Elgin went up in flames last night, a fire apparently caused by lightening. The historic home was...
2007
gauge18rr
May 16, 2010 5:59 pm
Bob Kutella writes in a recent IRM blog: "When the cars from the Trolleyville collection first arrived at IRM, you would trip over all the folks coming out for...
2008
JEFFREY WIEN
greenhornet4391
May 17, 2010 12:03 am
Interest in most IRM projects are like a Roman candle. The glow brilliantly for a short time and then peter out. The North Shore Line Electroliner was made...
2009
thegreatthirdrail
thegreatthir...
May 17, 2010 12:40 am
While there is certainly more than a bit of truth in Jeff's comments, the Electroliner project isn't really a fair yardstick to measure by. The motor repairs...
2010
hicksco2
May 17, 2010 3:18 pm
Bob may characterize interest in the CA&E cars at IRM as flagging, but the results speak for themselves. A lot of people in the IRM Car Department are still...
2011
Joe Stupar
stupaja
May 17, 2010 3:19 pm
I think it is great that there is still a lot of interest on this list in the CA&E cars from the Trolleyville collection. And I think Jeff makes some good...
2012
Don Ross
thedepot75062
May 17, 2010 3:40 pm
Interest is a matter of change. We got real busy on the Milwaukee interurbans 50 years ago. That's when I left the area and others got old. One guy went to...
2013
Kevin
carthusian1
May 17, 2010 6:49 pm
Hello, I think the IRM should just go for broke, and appeal to big deep pockets for funding. One idea would be Warren Buffets' Berkshire Hathaway, which just...
2014
Larry M
minnman55421...
May 17, 2010 8:21 pm
Sorry but Berkshire Hathaway bought the BNSF.  Unless IRM is doing this they might try for local and regional corporate sponsorship which is what Seashore...
2015
Scott Greig
sbgreig_m1
May 17, 2010 10:34 pm
While I don't have a lot of details, I know IRM has been working on this for years, and it's been a very hard slog. Part of the problem is being a...
2016
TrolleycarFan@...
May 18, 2010 3:59 am
Didn't he buy BNSF??????? In a message dated 5/17/2010 11:49:05 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, Carthusian1@... writes: One idea would be Warren Buffets'...
2017
RayCosyn
rpcosyn
May 18, 2010 4:25 am
Buffet bought BNSF Ray Cosyn Saratoga California ________________________________ From: "TrolleycarFan@..." <TrolleycarFan@...> To:...
2018
Larry M
minnman55421...
May 18, 2010 5:02 am
I think that is a very good point as to where IRM is located. If you go to Seashore's site and check out their corporate sponsors they're mostly in the area...
2019
thegreatthirdrail
thegreatthir...
May 18, 2010 12:32 pm
Good to see some good conversation again after a bit of a dry spell ! Couple thoughts to throw into the mix while reading this.. First, let's not forget that...
2020
dan_gornstein
May 18, 2010 1:49 pm
John, Well said, on both accounts. For as long as I've known Bob K. (4 decades +)he's been a bit of a pesimist. He knows it and so do the rest of us. His...
2021
thegreatthirdrail
thegreatthir...
May 19, 2010 12:12 am
Thanks Dan. I won't speak for Bob per se, because he's a big boy and can certainly defend himself if he deems so necessary. Having said that, I think you...
2023
John Almond
crystalvalle...
May 19, 2010 6:56 pm
This has no business being on our site. The webmaster must have been asleep on the throttle....
2024
steven heister
steven.heister
May 19, 2010 7:08 pm
Northern Ohio Railway Museum 2010 season opens this Saturday to the public for tours. While a bit "east" of great third rail territory, NORM is the new home of...
2025
thegreatthirdrail
thegreatthir...
May 20, 2010 12:22 am
You must receive email updates of postings... This was deleted and the poster removed before 9am CST. (Within less than 90 minutes) As it says on the home...
2026
thegreatthirdrail
thegreatthir...
May 20, 2010 12:27 am
Steve Good stuff and good luck, looks like you're off to a busy season. I promise to do my damndest to make it there before the fall. Can you do me a favor and...
