The work done to date on the CA&E wood cars is amazing. Have ridden them several times on my visits. I wish I had thought to ride them as a kid, when they could be opened up.
I can tell you that these cars never looked as good in later years of service( 1954 or so) as they do now. I thought then the Patriot color scheme looked awful. But that is because by then it was old, faded and really dirty. The Pullmans then looked awful in those colors as did most of the other cars. But that was because the paint was so old and faded.
My favorite cars to ride then tho was the Pullmans and the Cincinnati's. Very fast and great gear and motor sounds. Really fun west of Wheaton when they broke the trains and sent one car each to Aurora and Elgin. Talk about rock and roll at 70 mph....
Here's just a small selection of the photos taken yesterday by our friend, photographer Chuck Amstein. Enjoy!
We will be there Members day. High hopes of seeing and riding some Trolleyville Cars as well as North Shore 749.
ReplyDeleteWhat this place has achieved in the last 15 years is simply miraculous.
The work done to date on the CA&E wood cars is amazing. Have ridden them several times on my visits. I wish I had thought to ride them as a kid, when they could be opened up.
ReplyDeleteI can tell you that these cars never looked as good in later years of service( 1954 or so) as they do now. I thought then the Patriot color scheme looked awful. But that is because by then it was old, faded and really dirty. The Pullmans then looked awful in those colors as did most of the other cars. But that was because the paint was so old and faded.
My favorite cars to ride then tho was the Pullmans and the Cincinnati's. Very fast and great gear and motor sounds. Really fun west of Wheaton when they broke the trains and sent one car each to Aurora and Elgin. Talk about rock and roll at 70 mph....
These colors look fantastic today.