Museum offers trip back in time - 2 hours from Chicago

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  • @uscgtankerwhitmore8777
    @uscgtankerwhitmore8777 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Volunteered at the museum for 10 years. Still love it.

  • @tubeyou60601
    @tubeyou60601 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    This is awesome! Thank you for showcasing these locations. Will definitely go!

  • @michaelbyrne8860
    @michaelbyrne8860 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    As a kid i still remember the old CTA electric buses and the blue sparks they made crossing over electric street lines! They were very quite!

  • @peters1127
    @peters1127 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great story, thanks.

  • @Taylor-d5s
    @Taylor-d5s หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey! I work here! It's been such a pleasure working for you John this year! 😊

  • @marka5478
    @marka5478 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    The museum has one of the best regional collections of electric railway equipment. Incidentally, the Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad extends east to South Bend, ending at Michiana Regional Airport.

    • @8avexp
      @8avexp หลายเดือนก่อน

      They used to go all the way into downtown South Bend. I remember that.

  • @Wheelgauge-bt7ox
    @Wheelgauge-bt7ox หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    This whole presentation was well done👍

  • @five-toedslothbear4051
    @five-toedslothbear4051 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My goodness… Haven’t been there in so long. Thanks for the reminder, maybe this fall I’ll get out there.

  • @FatSquidward
    @FatSquidward หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My mother and I went on one of these trains back in October 2020. It was quite an experience!

  • @kimberlyandrews1384
    @kimberlyandrews1384 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Great video!

  • @Harveycartoonlvr11
    @Harveycartoonlvr11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It's so wonderful that they totally redone the old South Shore Line MU Cars...it looks like nothing in the Motorman's Cab was altered, (except they are now equipped with Trolley Poles instead of Pantographs at each end) so I can still operate one! I love the rich Cranberry Color. Even kept the same HORN on them too. Imagine, one of those MUs is a Dining Car...who would have thought that back when they were a daily staple for us riders! :)

  • @Jackcook27
    @Jackcook27 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Highly recommend interurban/electric railway very nice railroad cool info and a fun visit

  • @landonbenford8369
    @landonbenford8369 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    DUDE! And Dudettes. Is it me?!? The whipped cream in these Old School Ice Cream Parlors just Cannot be matched by ANYTHING on store shelves!!😍😋And I'll watch ANY report narrated by Mike Lowe. As someone who missed his calling into the Radio Industry, he has probably the Most soothing voice I've Ever heard!!😔

  • @NicholasCzyz-ks1je
    @NicholasCzyz-ks1je หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    Have you ever seen the Illinois railway museum?

    • @michelsmet2611
      @michelsmet2611 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      All transport museums are so interesting !

    • @Bonzi_Buddy
      @Bonzi_Buddy หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah, odd they'd go to East Troy vs. Union, IL. It is a nice little town but IRM is pretty epic.

    • @michelsmet2611
      @michelsmet2611 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, some years ago : fantastic ! Greetings from Brussels, Belgium.

  • @Thunder_6278
    @Thunder_6278 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Mukwonago has the Elegant Farmer. A great place to shop & eat.

    • @brucezimmerman9451
      @brucezimmerman9451 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is where the train stops for a bit prior to returning to East Troy.

  • @scanman975
    @scanman975 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Been there. Highly recommend going.

  • @UsmanJohnson
    @UsmanJohnson หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Very relaxing weekend trip 🚋🚋🚃🚃

  • @jhans3278
    @jhans3278 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks, WGN. I’ll have to check it out.

  • @nicholausbuthmann1421
    @nicholausbuthmann1421 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Western Railway Museum in Rio Vista, CALIFORNIA is the last REAL PIECE of the "Sacramento Northern Interurban". Much like the above in Wisconsin. I love this kind of thing. Thank you for this.

  • @Richard_K1630
    @Richard_K1630 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Back in April I visited the trolley museum in Scranton Pa. Really cool.

  • @JohnShields-xx1yk
    @JohnShields-xx1yk หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As you get old, watching things change isn't easy, at least for me, the 1960's was my youth, simpler times I guess.

  • @libertyvilleguy2903
    @libertyvilleguy2903 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I’ve been to East Troy. Very enjoyable.

  • @NickiManaj-x1q
    @NickiManaj-x1q หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes I love it them were days when life was so simple.

  • @alexmodern6667
    @alexmodern6667 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Absolutely beautiful ❤

  • @k4productions
    @k4productions หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Soooo what about the Illinois railway museum?

  • @marvwatkins7029
    @marvwatkins7029 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hey dude. Some conductors still say "All aboard". Try Amtrak

  • @marvwatkins7029
    @marvwatkins7029 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Been there.

  • @tomp8871
    @tomp8871 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That drug store looks great. reminds me of my childhood

  • @marvwatkins7029
    @marvwatkins7029 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The South Shore cars ran all the way to South Bend. Do your research.

  • @TheNorthwestWind
    @TheNorthwestWind หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    looks awesome

  • @marvwatkins7029
    @marvwatkins7029 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Is the Elegant Farmer still around (halfway down the line)?

  • @flightforensics4523
    @flightforensics4523 หลายเดือนก่อน

    VERY COOL!

  • @Deadbread515
    @Deadbread515 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    YOOOO i work at that ice cream place

  • @htubyfrdfcybrjdf8260
    @htubyfrdfcybrjdf8260 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lee Jeffrey Thompson Angela Young Mary

  • @jayplaz04brown34
    @jayplaz04brown34 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hopefully this town stay beautiful
    They making every city a sanctuary City
    You wake up one morning and have 20 thousand people in your town.

    • @3-Rail-Tales-Dad
      @3-Rail-Tales-Dad หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Really? A MAGA immigration comment to a video about trains? Turn it off for a moment.

    • @doomsdayrabbit4398
      @doomsdayrabbit4398 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@3-Rail-Tales-DadThey can't. They think the only thing that ever made America great was the racism.

    • @brucezimmerman9451
      @brucezimmerman9451 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It looked to me like the town has a mixed-demographic and is doing better than ever.

  • @carlsaganlives6086
    @carlsaganlives6086 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No mention of wi-fi. On the train? Parlor? Charging ports? No casino stop, either? Is bitcoin accepted for fare?

  • @yeoldeseawitch
    @yeoldeseawitch หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this place needs to get its head out of the 1940s and join the rest of us in the modern day. this is pathetic and embarrassing for america's image on a global scale.

    • @chooch1995
      @chooch1995 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      What kind of a knot-headed comment did you just make, seawitch? There’s absolutely nothing wrong with keeping memories & relics from yesteryear & showcasing them for younger generations to learn about our history. Remember, those who forget their history are condemned to repeat it. That can be a good thing & a bad one. We ( humanity ) deemed electric street cars as old fashioned & ripped them out in favor of the automobile. Funny, electric street cars & light rail are making a comeback in cities all over America such as Dallas’ DART system. It’s a huge success & it’s expanding. What’s old is new again. This town & museum are far from embarrassing America’s image on a global scale. That’s being taken care of in spectacular fashion by the current administration in Washington, DC!

    • @yeoldeseawitch
      @yeoldeseawitch หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@chooch1995 by "humanity" you mean america I assume? because europe certainly adores their socialist, anti-freedom electric railways. People who use public transportation are sheep willingly turning down something better. something that lets them travel in comfort and safety from being assaulted, harassed, r*ped, catching disease, and crammed like sardines inside, and its called an "automobile"

    • @SuperCandi82
      @SuperCandi82 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      You are completely missing the point. Some things deserve to be preserved. They are part of our history. People choose what they want to invest time in and clearly these lovely people think it's important to keep it going. I think it's awesome.

    • @SuperCandi82
      @SuperCandi82 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@chooch1995well said 👏

    • @scanman975
      @scanman975 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nah, this place is a reminder of America's long-gone heyday.