Illinois Terminal 233 is an interurban office car. Originally constructed as a coach and named the “Missouri,” after only a few years it was rebuilt as a parlor and office car. It was fitted with a seating compartment at the front, a large open dining room, and a kitchen. The

Illinois Terminal 234 is a rare interurban observation car, built with an open rear platform and a parlor seating compartment. The car was used by the IT as a business car and parlor car, with the highlight of its career coming in 1912 when it carried President William Howard Taft

North Shore Line 251 is a combination passenger-baggage car built for high-speed service between Chicago and Milwaukee. Following a wreck it was put through the railroad’s “Silverliner” modernization program, which included upgraded seating and a faux-stainless-steel paint job, the only combine on the railroad to be modernized. It has been

North Shore Line 253 is a steel combination passenger-baggage car designed for high-speed service between Chicago and Milwaukee. It retains a largely original interior with stained-and-varnished mahogany walls. It is complete and is being held in storage awaiting restoration. FUN FACT: The North Shore Line had several combination passenger-baggage cars

Illinois Terminal 277 is the only interurban combine from that railroad preserved in operating condition. It was designed to be able to haul several trailers over long distances between St. Louis, Decatur, Bloomington, Peoria, and other cities in Illinois. Cars like this were often used to pull trains of coaches,

Fox River Electric 306 is a lightweight suburban car built for service along the Fox River between Carpentersville and Yorkville, Illinois. When the Fox River line was abandoned in 1935 the car was sold to Shaker Heights Rapid Transit in Ohio, where it operated into the early 1950s. It was

Chicago Aurora & Elgin 308 is a heavyweight wooden interurban coach designed for high-speed service between Chicago and the Fox River Valley. It remained in service for 51 years until the CA&E abandoned passenger service in 1957. It has been completely restored by IRM volunteers to its appearance in the

Chicago Aurora & Elgin 309 is a wooden interurban coach designed for high-speed service between Chicago and the Fox River Valley. It is the only preserved interurban car built by Hicks, a small car builder in Chicago Heights, IL. The car has the distinction of never having left the state

Chicago Aurora & Elgin 319 is a heavyweight wooden interurban coach designed for high-speed service between Chicago and the Fox River Valley. It was rebuilt by the CA&E in 1922 with upgraded electrical equipment and its body was modernized around 1950. It has been restored to its appearance at the

Chicago Aurora & Elgin 321 is a heavyweight wooden interurban coach designed for high-speed service between Chicago and the Fox River Valley. It was the last wooden car built new for the CA&E, and in fact when built it was already outdated because other companies had switched over to steel