Illinois Terminal 518 is the only preserved coach trailer from the IT, which was the largest interurban network in Illinois. It has been restored to its appearance in the 1940s and early 1950s, including a fully stained-and-varnished wooden interior. It sees occasional operation on IRM’s demonstration railroad. Illinois Terminal 518

Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee 714 is a high-speed steel interurban coach designed for service between Chicago and Milwaukee. It operated until 1963 in daily service, in trains of up to eight cars.  Shortly after the railroad abandoned operations, car 714 came to IRM.  It has been restored to its

Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee 749 is a high-speed steel interurban coach designed for use between Chicago and Milwaukee. It is the only car of its series of Pullman-built cars to be preserved and has been completely restored by IRM volunteers to its appearance in the late 1950s. Chicago North

Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee 757 is a high-speed steel interurban coach designed for use between Chicago and Milwaukee. It went through the North Shore’s “Silverliner” modernization program in the 1950s which included upgraded seating, interior lighting, and a faux-stainless-steel paint scheme. This car was unique in the North Shore

Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee 763 is a standard high-speed coach designed for interurban service between Chicago and Milwaukee. In its later years it went through the North Shore’s “Silverliner” modernization program which included updated seating, interior lights, and a faux-stainless-steel paint scheme. Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee 763 Details

Perhaps the most famous piece of traction equipment at the museum is Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee 801-802, the “Electroliner.” This four-car high-speed streamlined train ran in express service between Chicago and Milwaukee. It had to operate over the Chicago elevated, through the streets of Milwaukee, and along the high-speed

Milwaukee Electric 1129 is the last surviving interurban coach operated by Wisconsin’s largest interurban system. Car 1129 was originally constructed in 1909 as a wooden coach, but in 1924 it was completely torn down and rebuilt by the Milwaukee Electric as a modern interurban car. Retaining only its basic wood

Milwaukee Electric 1136 is the only surviving interurban parlor car from Wisconsin’s largest interurban network. Originally built as a wooden coach in 1909, in 1924 it was completely torn down and rebuilt by the Milwaukee Electric. Retaining only its basic wooden frame, it acquired a new roof, interior, and steel

Lake Shore Electric 150 is a wooden interurban coach which operated between Cleveland and Toledo. It is a typical car similar to hundreds of others used throughout Indiana and Ohio on the Midwestern interurban network. The railroad retired it in 1938 and sold its body for use as a house.

North Shore Line 160 is a steel interurban coach designed for high-speed service between Chicago and Milwaukee. It is the oldest North Shore passenger car preserved and the only car at IRM from the railroad’s first order for steel interurban cars. It saw nearly 50 years of service, remaining in