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EAST TROY

The Official 2016 Visitors Guide of the East Troy Railroad Museum 2002 Church Street, P.O. Box 943, East Troy, WI 53120 • 262-642-3263 • www.easttroyrr.org

ALL ABOARD!

Travel back in time with the East Troy Electric Railroad Museum Climb on board at the East Troy Electric Railroad Museum and visit a time when life was a little simpler.

Our historic rail cars travel a 12-mile trip through beautiful Southeast Wisconsin.

Board at the depot in East Troy or at The Elegant Farmer or Indianhead Park in Mukwonago.

Meander through the depot museum where kids can be a trolley motorman, discover the joy of model layouts and learn about electricity.

The gift shop features a unique selection of railroad souvenirs for all ages.

Delight your taste buds at Lauber’s Old Fashion Ice Cream Parlor next to the depot or enjoy a delicious meal at Ivan’s on the Square in East Troy.

The East Troy Electric Railroad is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization run by volunteers committed to the operation and preservation of historic trolleys and interurban railcars. All proceeds and sales benefit the education and preservation work of this museum. Your contributions are tax deductible as permitted by law.

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The amenities • Parking is free at the museum.

• Smoke-free trains run rain or shine.

• Discover, Visa and Mastercard are accepted.

• Public washrooms are available.

Train schedule, ticket prices and equipment subject to change without notice.

EAST TROY ELECTRIC RAILROAD 2016 Schedule FRIDAYS June 10 to August 26 Eastbound, departs East Troy Depot 10 a.m., Noon, 2 p.m.

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Westbound, departs Indianhead Park, Mukwonago 10:40 a.m., 12:40 p.m., 2:40 p.m. (not a round trip) Westbound, departs Elegant Farmer Depot 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. (not a round trip) SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS April 30 to November 6 Eastbound, departs East Troy Depot 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., Noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.

Westbound, departs Indianhead Park, Mukwonago 10:40 a.m., 11:40 a.m., 12:40 p.m., 1:40 p.m., (2:40 p.m. and 3:40 p.m. are not round trips) Westbound, departs Elegant Farmer Depot 10 a.m., 11 a.m., Noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., (3 p.m. and 4 p.m. are not round trips) FARES Ride to your heart’s content!

Adults $12.50 • Seniors (65+) $10.50 Children (3-11) $8 (all fares are plus tax) Children 2 and under ride for free.

All tickets are good all day long for as many rides as you would like.

All train schedules can be found online at easttroyrr.org/schedule.html.

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Above: The East Troy Electric Railroad’s Car 21 makes its way back into East Troy at Highway 20. Regular rides operate from April to November with regular service into Mukwonago’s Indianhead Park. Left: Kids of all ages enjoy riding the trains and learning the history of the railroad, which is celebrating its 109th year.

EAST TROY RAILROAD

Welcomes you to its 109th season

Welcome to the East Troy Railroad Museum! We hope that you enjoy your time here. Sit back and relax as we take you on a journey back in time where there was no road rage or gridlock.

As we roll into another year, we will be celebrating the railroad’s 109th year of continuous electrical operation!

Because we are an electric railroad, we ask that you do not touch anything under our cars. As safety is the most important thing, please inform any of our volunteers if you see an unsafe situation.

Like the experience so far? There is much more you can do at the museum!

Our award winning dining cars operate several times a season and offer you a first class dining experience with a four course meal.

Looking for a family night out? Look no further!

Back by popular demand is our Pizza Train service, which will be offered

May 14, June 4 (Lunch and Dinner), July 2, July 9, August 6 and 20. Looking for something different yet? Join us for one of our themed dining trains! June 25 – Burger and Beer, July 30 – Evening in Rome, August 27 – Viva La Mexico, October 1 – Oktoberfest. New this year, we are excited to offer dining charters seven days a week!

Visit our website (easttroyrr.org) to reserve your seats today!

Join Santa, Rudolph and his friends for a magical journey filled with stories, carols and hot chocolate on our Christmas Train! Our heated trolleys will take you on a journey to the Elegant Farmer where guests can visit Santa’s Workshop! (November 26 and 27, December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18).

The museum cannot function without it’s wonderful team of volunteers. As there are no paid employees at the museum, a group of very dedicated

volunteers do their best to give you a memorable experience.

Interested in joining the group?

Please ask a volunteer about opportunities. No matter what talent you might be able to bring to the table, we welcome your help!

Thinking about visiting us more than once? Consider buying a membership!

Benefits include unlimited rides for a year, 10 percent discount in the gift shop, bi-monthly member newsletter and access to special member-only events! Stop by the depot counter for more information!

On behalf of all the members of the museum, I would like to thank you for helping us preserve this wonderful piece of history! Please tell 50 of your closest friends about us and see you again soon!

Ryan Jonas,

PRESIDENT

East Troy Electric Railroad

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East Troy Railroad releases 2016

LINEUP of EVENTS Celebrating 109 years of riding the rails through Southeast Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine countryside, the East Troy Electric Railroad has planned a number of special events for the upcoming season showcasing its stable of interurban rail treasures.

The railroad will again be offering pizza and dinner train service allowing guests of all ages to enjoy dinning by rail on former coaches of the Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad.

A variety of antique trolleys and interurban coaches that once whisked passengers from major cities to surrounding towns and nearby summer retreats will be featured during the season, including Chicago’s workhorse “L” cars that debuted in the 1920s, a rare trolley built for the Milwaukee Transport Company in 1920 and a lavish interurban trolley from 1908 originally manufactured for the Sheboygan Light Power & Railway. The 2016 summer events calendar includes:

Bunny Train

March 19, 20 and 26 Join us for family fun aboard the East Troy Bunny Train! The ride is a ten-mile round trip starting at the East Troy Depot (2002 Church Street, East Troy, Wis.).

Board our heated train where kids can participate in Easter themed activities during the ride to the Elegant Farmer. Enjoy bunny displays by local 4-H Students and treats at the Elegant Farmer.

Railfan Day

June 25 Like to see pieces of equipment that don’t usually get taken out of the barn? This day is for you! Join us on Railfan Day to experience the more unique cars in our collection! Enjoy riding on a different piece of equipment for every trip of the day!

Chicago Day

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Join us for some family fun on the East Troy Electric Railroad’s Bunny Train March 19, 20 and 26.

July 16 Joint event with the National Park Service Celebrate Chicago’s railway history during Chicago Day Saturday, July 16 as the East Troy Electric Railroad features its collection of rapid transit cars that once transported people around Chicago and its suburbs.

Riders of Chicago’s “L” line prior to 1978 will remember the iconic 4000 series cars and historic Pullman-built cars of the famed Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad. Interpreters from the National Park Service will be joining us for a fun-filled day of history ending with a special locally sourced dinner train event!

Surely this is a day you won’t want to miss!

Milwaukee Day

September 24 Home of the last streetcar built by The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company still in operation, the East Troy Electric Railroad will celebrate Milwaukee’s rich railcar history during Milwaukee Day Saturday, Sept. 24. Joining the 1920 built streetcar, which once whisked residents from the greater Milwaukee area to the ballpark and shopping centers, is a 1907 line car equipped to respond to trolley emergencies.

Also featured during the weekend is L8, a stately locomotive built in 1935 that once served as a secondary work car called on to help in track maintenance and brush cutting, as well as serving as a yard goat and

backup locomotive.

Christmas Parade Train

December 3 Special heated passenger trolleys will pick up riders from Elegant Farmer in Mukwonago and transport them behind the East Troy Electric Railroad’s Santa Train to the Division Street crossing in East Troy. Riders will be able to walk to the East Troy Village Square for the community Christmas tree lighting. The trolley will leave at 8 p.m. from the East Troy Depot to take riders back to Elegant Farmer.

Christmas Trains

November 26 and 27 December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18 Our magical ride will take you a half hour from our East Troy Depot, 2002 Church St., East Troy, to Santa’s workshop located at the Elegant Farmer. Here children can visit Santa and get a photo taken with the jolly elf himself! Santa’s workshop wouldn’t be complete without a craft project and some hot chocolate and cookies to enjoy after working on those crafts!

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ike almost any other museum, the East Troy Railroad Museum exists because of its volunteers. The variety of tasks in the operation of a museum is amazingly wide.

From answering the telephone to operating trains, many different kinds of people using many different kinds of skills come into play.

What all of them have in common, though, is a desire to see things happen. This is the basis of the motivation that brings them out to the line and keeps them coming back regularly. They all know that whatever their time contribution, it’s needed to keep the line alive and growing.

Some view their volunteer time as an opportunity to expand their skills and life experience.

Many arrive with a skillset that they expect to use, and instead wind up assisting less-experienced workers while broadening their own skills in other fields.

Every one knows that they are doing important work, keeping this valuable piece of history alive. All have time constraints, of course; not every volunteer can put in 150 days a year (as some of the retired ones may).

Some can only find time for one day a month.

But all like the work. It is involving, challenging, and very satisfying.

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There are ways individuals are singled out for recognition in the volunteer events throughout the year, but any one of the honorees would quickly tell you that they don’t do it for the cheers of their peers. They get all the gratification they need by simply accomplishing something they know is important.

That’s how it is. People can see the need, and find it interesting, even fun, to answer the call. On just about any weekend, stop on out and visit the museum. Talk to one of the volunteers. You too have a skill that can be put to good use, and some interesting, involving, and rewarding task awaits you.

Or, call us at (262) 6423263 and ask about getting involved.

See you out there!

info box: For more information on becoming a railroad volunteer, call (262) 642-3263 or visit www. easttroyrr.org.

It takes about 115 volunteers to keep the East Troy Electric Railroad living history museum and its more than 20 rail treasures, including cars, locomotives, streetcars and interurban coaches, running.

We don’t run without our volunteers Ribbon Cutting around the corner The East Troy Railroad Museum (ETRM) would not be possible without the dedication and commitment of volunteers, which the organization depends on.

Each year at the Annual Appreciation Lunch, one devoted volunteer is chosen for the “Volunteer of the Year” award. This award is given to one truly outstanding and inspiring volunteer who has taken a leadership role to preserve and enhance ETRM and encourage others to do the same.

The 2015 award went to John Jonas, our Maintenance Facility Project Manager and Dinner Train Manager. John Jonas has been a committed member since joining the organization five years ago when he began as a bartender on our dinner trains.

“John was chosen by the volunteers because of his hard work and dedication to the success of the museum,” ETRM President Ryan Jonas said.

“You really get a sense of satisfaction when you volunteer here,” John Jonas said.

ETRM is extremely grateful for volunteers like John Jonas who take time out of their busy schedules to help the organization succeed.

Interested in becoming a volunteer for the East Troy Railroad Museum? We are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers in the depot, the car barn and around the premises. Volunteer opportunities range from – but are not limited to – conducting, operating the trains, selling tickets, refurbishing trains, marketing, and much more!

Contact the office at (262) 642-3263 or talk to one of the volunteers to see how you can help!

on new maintenance facility On July 25, 2015, the East Troy Railroad Museum broke ground on a new 7,000-square-foot maintenance facility to help secure rail history for future generations. The existing maintenance and storage facilities lacked good access around cars and greatly limit the ability to maintain or refurbish trolleys and interurban railroad cars during the colder months.

The new facility, constructed by Walters Buildings, contains a pit allowing the maintenance staff to work completely underneath the car – and it is temperature controlled.

The new facility, located across from the Elegant Farmer near Mukwonago, is 128-feet long by 56-feet wide. It will allow for easy access around – and above – an entire railroad car. Cars enter the facility, which contains a machine shop and wood shop, on rails.

“Historic trolley,

interurban and elevated commuter rail cars have come to us with millions of miles on them,” railroad museum President Ryan Jonas said, “and some of them are well over 100 years old. Electric,

wood and metal repairs are often required to keep these fine cars running down the track.” Walters Buildings, a family-owned company based out of Allenton, Wis., worked closely with East

Troy Railroad Museum to provide a high value solution that meets the unique requirements of the museum.

Walters has supported the railroad with other structures since 1996.

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The East Troy Electric Railroad’s new maintenance facility is located across from The Elegant Farmer in Mukwonago. The temperature-controlled facility will be able to house a car that requires maintenance work and will have a pit to service the undersides of the cars.

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Pizza Train returns for another run

Enjoy a family fun night out for pizza on a train! Back by popular demand, we will be offering seven Pizza Trains this season from May 14 to August 20.

Boarding is at the East Troy Depot at 2002 Church Street. The train takes a leisurely trip to Byrnes Park where guests are welcome to disembark from the train and take advantage of the park’s open green space and play equipment.

Reservations can be made online on our Pizza Train page at easttroyrr.org/pizza-trains. html.

Lunch schedule

Pricing

Check-in/boarding: 11:30 a.m.

Departure: Noon Return: 1:30 p.m.

Dinner schedule

Check-in/boarding: 4:30 p.m.

Departure: 5 p.m.

Return: 6:30 p.m.

Note: Departure times differ from Dinner Trains.

Pizza options

(Selected at time of reservation, one pizza per table) Cheese, Sausage, Pepperoni, Veggie, Veggie and Pepperoni All dinners also include a basket of garlic bread and soda.

Table for two – $57 Family of four – $72 Cost includes meal and gratuity. Bar service is available.

Onboard restrooms are provided. The entire train is a non-smoking environment.

Seating is provided in the form of tables for two and four, to a maximum of 50 persons per each of the two dinner cars.

Seating is limited and prepaid (non-refundable) reservations are required.

Discover, Visa and MasterCard accepted.

For more information, call (262) 642-3263.

Memberships:

The family friendly Pizza Train runs May 14, June 4 (Lunch and Dinner), July 2 and 9, August 6 and 20 on the East Troy Electric Railroad.

The East Troy Railroad Museum Inc. is not-for-profit educational corporation dedicated to the preservation of the rail heritage of Wisconsin and America. Memberships are available to support its mission:

One-Year Individual $40 One-Year Family of Four $75 (Each additional child, $12)

Benefactor $1,000

All levels include reduced fares for special event and free unlimited regular fare rides (dining trains excluded.)

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Ready to roll Car 9 joins the railroad’s operating roster

By Steve Thomas EAST TROY RAILROAD MUSEUM VOLUNTEER

East Troy Railroad Museum volunteers were proud when restored Chicago South Shore & South Bend Car 9 rejoined the operating roster on July 4, 2015.

Nobody was prouder than Ryan Barry, who served as the project manager and did the lion’s share of the restoration work. The interior of the car is beautiful. It has been redone to match what Barry believes the car looked like when it arrived at the South Shore from Pullman Car & Manufacturing in 1926.

Car 9 was one of the first 25 new cars ordered for the South Shore after utility tycoon Samuel Insull acquired the former Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend railway in 1925. Cars 1 through 15 were doubleended coaches constructed entirely of steel. They were 61 feet long from buffer to buffer and weighed about 67 tons – some of the heaviest cars of their length ever built.

Each car was equipped with four 210 h.p. Westinghouse No. 567-C motors and had Baldwin type 84-60 AA high speed, heavy-duty trucks. The cars also had Westinghouse electro-pneumatic multiple unit control and had both a pantograph and a trolley pole.

Most of the cars had a separate smoking compartment and two bathroom compartments. The interiors were described as being finished in rich brown mahogany woodwork, with

light cream ceilings and linoleum flooring. Interior trimmings were of statuary bronze, and electric fans and large dome lights were installed.

Fifteen of the original 25 cars were cut in half and lengthened to 80 feet between 1942 and 1950. But cars 1 through 10 remained at 61 feet long. Car 9 does not have a smoking compartment.

The East Troy museum has 10 South Shore cars on its roster, with five operational and a sixth (car 33) being prepared for operation during the 2016 season. Cars 24 and 25 were converted to dining cars for the railroad’s popular dinner trains. Cars 13 and 30 have been workhorses during the regular season and teamed with Car 9 for the railroad’s 2015 Christmas Trains.

It all started with the roof “I was just going to repair and refinish the roof,” Barry said. But what started with the roof in September of 2013 quickly moved inside the car. “I just kept looking at the interior, thinking about how great it would look if it were restored.”

Once the project started, Barry and other East Troy Railroad volunteers worked meticulously for almost two years on the restoration, finishing the job on July 3, 2015.

The roof turned out to be a bigger project than Barry had planned, even before he moved to the interior.

“At some point the roof had been painted with grey

latex paint and the paint had deteriorated over time,” Barry said. “Someone had also applied linseed oil, but perhaps not in the right order.

It appeared that the latex paint was put on top of the linseed oil. So the roof was very sticky.”

Barry stripped off the grey latex paint, repaired some minor holes in the canvas, and re-stained the roof in grey. But the coloring turned out very uneven. The sticky, linseed base was part of the reason, but it also appeared that part of the roof had been refinished a different way than the rest. It just didn’t match, and it didn’t look good.

At that point Barry, with the help of another East Troy volunteer, Fred Biederman, decided to use a darker stain.

The red oxide color they chose matched the color of the roof of South Shore car 33, also at the railroad. It covered up the discoloration of the grey, and it seemed to match several historic photographs found of South Shore cars with darker roofs.

Once Barry had a good look around the interior of the car, he knew that if he was going to do the project, he was going to do it right.

He started by taking all the seats out, taking the vents and luggage racks down, and tagging the all pieces to make sure each could be returned to the right place. He took down all the light shades and took the globes inside the nearby volunteer center to make sure they did not get broken.

After removing the luggage racks, the color of the original wood could still be clearly seen. The shellac had deteriorated and cracked, but Barry could see the original color. His goal became matching the original color and finish.

In theory, after applying the chemical paint strippers, it should have been possible to go through with a putty knife and peel off all the layers of paint. But in this case, only two or three layers at a time could be removed.

Since there were five to six layers of paint, the chemicals had to be applied and stripped two to three times for each section of painted wood.

When Biederman started stripping the bathroom doors, he discovered that they were lettered “Men” and “Women.” The layers of paint on top of the lettering were clearly visible.

The top layer was a thick brown color; tan was next, then olive green. It appeared that tan had been used as a primer or as a base below the green. Then there was a white layer, and finally the wood finish with shellac, which had deteriorated before the first layer of paint was applied.

Volunteer Adam Loeffler used a grinder to remove the heads of the bolts holding the seat bases in place.

The nuts holding the seat bases beneath the car were completely rusted and very difficult to access. The easiest way to remove the bases was to grind off the heads of the bolts and pound the bolts

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This is a diagram of the standard design for the first 10 South Shore cars.

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Project Manager Ryan Barry and other railroad volunteers spent almost two years working on restoring Car 9 (at top) and getting it back on the tracks last year.

through the bottom of the car.

After they were removed, all the seat bases were sandblasted and repainted.

Ryan Jonas, president of the railroad museum, redid all the cab switches. He had to remove the outside plate around the control box in order to remove and refinish all the plungers and contact fingers for the switches. The cabinet was also repainted and reinstalled with new brass labels for the switches.

In mid-summer of 2014, Barry and Biederman stripped the ceiling to prepare it for repainting. They decided to repaint the ceiling because there were sections where paint had peeled off in the past, and it had just been covered up with another layer of paint. The multiple layers were visible, as were all the joints and cracks where the old paint had never been removed.

As with earlier decisions, Barry was determined to

do it right. To remove the old ceiling paint, he and Biederman first tried using an “air needle” system. It did not work well. Then they tried a wire brush wheel/grinder combination, which did a pretty good job. They used a sandblaster to clean the hardto-reach areas, including the joints and the cracks.

Biederman did most of the sanding of the ceiling.

Barry did all the sandblasting while wearing an airsupplied hood to make sure he did not breath in the sandblasting medium. After the sand blasting, a good grade automotive primer was applied. The finish coat matches the light cream color believed to have been original to the car.

After the luggage racks were re-installed in early May of 2015, Barry and Biederman started reinstalling the seat bases

See CAR 9, Page 9

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Fine dining

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Guests enjoy an elegant meal in the East Troy Electric Railroad Museum’s Dining Cars. Special dining trains are scheduled throughout the season and are also available on a charter basis.

For more information, visit our website at easttroyrr.org.

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on the East Troy Railroad

Since 1992, the museum has been proud to present its dinner train service to guests around the globe.

Using two retired South Shore cars built in 1927, our volunteers remodeled these two cars, stripping chairs out,

EAST TROY RAILROAD

2016 Meal Trains

PIZZA TRAINS May 14 June 4 (Lunch) June 4 (Dinner) July 2 July 9 August 6 August 20

DINNER TRAINS June 18 July 16 September 17 September 24 October 8 October 15 October 22 THEME TRAINS June 25 – Burger & Beer July 30 – Evening in Rome August 27 – Viva La Mexico October 1 – Oktoberfest

installing bars and a lot of custom mahogany woodwork.

Both cars are decorated in the “art deco” style with car 24 displaying more greens and car 25 displaying more pinks.

These cars were also outfitted with new picture windows and upgraded air conditioning systems. Finally, it was time to name our two diners and what better names than the “Ravenswood” and “Beverly Shores”, two stations along the South Shore line, where these two cars originated.

Our Dinner Train takes riders on a two-hour journey on our picturesque line. Salads and appetizers are preset on tables as guests board the train.

After about a half hour, the train makes a brief pause as the main course arrives on tables.

The Dinner Train travels beyond the Elegant Farmer stop to the shore of Lower Phantom Lake. Here, passengers hear a brief speech about the history of the line, the cars they are riding in and of course, the famous legend of Lower Phantom Lake!

Sunsets can also be viewed from this spot over the lake.

If you plan on booking a ticket on our dinner train, make sure to bring your cameras as the landscape and atmosphere provide plenty of

Kodak Moments! It is also not uncommon to see swans on the lake along with other birds.

After visiting the lake, our train pulls across Highway ES and into Indianhead Park.

Here, guests are offered the chance to get off the train to stretch their legs, get some pictures and enjoy the park.

After 15 minutes pass, we head back to East Troy with Dessert and after dinner drinks. Since we are in Wisconsin, after all, bar service is available!

A common question we have got in the past is, “Can I bring my 5 year old on the Dinner Train?” Since our dinner trains are really setup for adults, we decided to start offering Pizza Train Service!

The volunteers really had fun designing what this family friendly service would look like. Using the same dinner trains, red-and-whitecheckered table cloths are used versus the usual white linen for regular trains.

Coloring books and crayons are available for keeping everyone entertained during the trip. Unlike the Dinner Train, we stop at Byrnes Park, which has a wonderful green space and playground.

Here, energy can be “burnt off” while those who would like to remain on the train are welcome to do so.

The trip totals about an hour and thirty minutes and includes a coupon for a scoop of ice cream from J. Lauber’s Ice Cream Parlor located directly across the tracks from our Depot in East Troy.

Tickets include your choice of pizza, garlic bread and bottomless soda. Advance reservations are required.

For more information, please visit our Dinner Train page at easttroyrr.org/dinnertrains.html.

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Beer flights are offered on dining events and give guests the opportunity to sample several different types of beer that they might not otherwise try. Of course, any of the featured beer selections can be ordered in a signature East Troy Electric Railroad pint glass!

Charter services

East Troy Electric Railroad Museum offers private charters catered to your specific needs, from business luncheons to anniversary parties!

Chartered trips may make stopovers with advance planning. You can customize your chartered event by providing live entertainment, bringing your own special food or selecting from the Dining Car menu options, adding displays, ceremonies, presentations or a variety of other features.

For special occasions, table arrangements may be reconfigured to accommodate musicians, wedding cakes, displays, or anything else you want. Just give them a call to work out the details.

If more space is needed, other interurban coaches may be added to the train.

Charters may be arranged to include any of our other vintage railcars.

The railroad operates charters from mid-May through October and may be arranged for any day of the week. Charters are two hours in length but can be extended for an additional charge. Docents aboard each train will also share the history of the railroad.

For more information or to make reservations, call (262) 642-3263.

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Santa Train opens holiday season in style Limited tickets are available each year for children of all ages who would like to ride in special passenger trolley cars that will follow the East Troy Electric Railroad’s Santa Train.

This year’s train departs on Saturday, December 3. Tickets go on sale in mid-October.

Presented by the railroad in conjunction with the East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce and Mukwonago Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Center, the beautifully lit four-car train travels down the century-old interurban trolley line between Mukwonago and East Troy.

Spectators, who aren’t aboard the train, can catch a glimpse of Santa along Highway ES. The train will

stop briefly at the following crossings: • 5:30 p.m., train departs at The Elegant Farmer; • 5:45 p.m., Army Lake Road – Army Lake Camp; • 6 p.m., St. Peter’s Road; • 6:15 p.m., Byrnes Street; • 6:25 p.m., Division Street; • 6:30 p.m., Santa arrives on Village Square via East Troy Fire Department truck.

The heated passenger trolley will pick up riders at 5:30 p.m. at The Elegant Farmer and follow the Santa Train to East Troy.

Riders are able to walk to the village square to watch Santa light the Bob Barutha Memorial Christmas Tree on the East Troy square. The return trip will depart the East

Troy depot at 8 p.m.

Tickets for the special ride, which must be purchased in advance, are available at the East Troy Chamber Office, 2096 Church St.

(on the Village Square) and the Mukwonago Chamber Office, 100 Atkinson St. For more information, visit www. easttroyrr.org.

In anticipation of Santa’s

arrival, East Troy’s Santa on the Square begins around 6 p.m. For more information, visit easttroy.org.

Midnight Magic, sponsored by the Mukwonago Chamber

of Commerce also takes place the same day as the Santa Train. The event runs from 10 a.m. until midnight. For more information, visit www. mukwonagochamber.org.

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Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive in East Troy aboard the East Troy Electric Railroad Santa Train. After traveling from Mukwonago on the Santa Train, the Clauses greet children in the downtown square in East Troy before the Bob Barutha Memorial Christmas Tree is lit for the season.

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By Vanessa Lenz

Welcome to East Troy!

EAST TROY CHAMBER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes you to East Troy.

We’re so glad you’re here.

We know you’ll enjoy your visit to the East Troy Electric Railroad, Wisconsin’s last original electric railroad line.

After your ride, we hope you’ll extend your stay and return often to discover all of the great places to go and things to do in the community.

East Troy is recognized for its unique attractions, recreational opportunities and fantastic events and festivals.

It is home to Alpine Valley Music Theatre, one of the largest outdoor amphitheaters in the country, and Alpine Valley Resort, featuring one of Wisconsin’s largest downhill skiing facilities and picturesque 9-and 18-hole golf courses.

You’ll find East Troy Municipal Airport, which houses more than 100 aircraft and Sky Dive Milwaukee that has been training jump students for 50 years.

Our most notable landmark is the historic East Troy Village Square, which has a long history as the backdrop for community events. If you journey to surrounding businesses, you’ll also find historic sights, high quality dining, cafés and everything you need for a perfect day or night away.

East Troy will capture your heart with its striking waterfronts and flourishing green space.

Ten local lakes and three state natural areas, including Beulah Bog, Pickerel Lake Fen and Lulu Lake, are all located within two miles of the village.

To help plan your visit, check out the chamber’s website easttroy.org, which has a complete listing of chamber members with Google maps to help you find your way around, as well as a visitor’s guide and community events calendar.

Things to do in East Troy CONNECT WITH LOCAL HISTORY

transforms into a cruise night hot spot attracting car lovers from all over the region and local customers who can enjoy the vehicles, music and drive-in menu.

The destination restaurant serves up the classics like burgers, shakes, Chicago dogs, frozen custard and more. For more information, call (262) 642-2929 or visit www.gussdrivein.com.

Racing Sausages, East Troy’s Slow Ride Bike Race and the popular Tour de Square Kids Fun Races.

This event is sponsored by the East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce and Dennis & Janice Klumb Family Foundation. For more information, visit www.easttroy.org.

Sunday, July 3. For more information, call (262) 366-1765.

ENJOY THE KNIGHTS CORN & BRAT ROAST

The Knights of Columbus will host a Corn & Brat Roast, July 29-31, Friday from 4 to 8 p.m., Saturday and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on SHARE YOUR the East Troy Historic Village Square.

SPEND THURSDAY LOVE OF CHEESE The event will feature brats, hamburgers, NIGHTS ON THE SQUARE The Elegant Farmer, on the corner of roasted sweet corn and live music. For The East Troy Community Band highways ES and J, will host its Wisconsin more information, call (262) 642-5198. presents free concerts on the historic Blue Ribbon Cheese Fest, featuring Village Square on Thursday nights in the award-winning cheeses from 11 a.m. to 3 TASTE WISCONSIN’S summer. p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 18-19.

BEST CHEESES 2016 performances by the East Troy Taste award-winning cow, sheep, Straight from the state fair, come taste Community Band begin Thursday, June 16 goat and mixed milk cheeses along with the best of Wisconsin’s finely crafted and will run through the end of July. hundreds of other cheese lovers. For more Grand Champion and Blue Ribbon award All concerts start at 7:30 p.m. information, visit www.elegantfarmer. winning artisan and specialty cheeses, Attendees should bring their own lawn com.

Aug. 20-21 at The Elegant Farmer, on the chairs. For more information, visit www. corner of highways ES and J. etband.com ATTEND AN OLD Unique varieties, sampling and special FASHIONED FARM FAIR pricing will be offered 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ATTEND THE MEMORIAL DAY The Elegant Farmer, on the corner each day. For more information, visit WEEKEND CORN & BRAT of highways ES and J, will host an Old www.elegantfarmer.com.

Fashioned Farm Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 ROAST, COMMUNITY-WIDE RUMMAGE AND BREWFEST p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, July 16-17. HAVE SOME Kids can play games like clothespin in DOWN-HOME FAMILY FUN The East Troy Area Chamber of a bottle, needle in a haystack or participate The sounds of Bluegrass music and the Commerce’s 40th annual Corn & Brat in the ever-popular pie-eating contest.

Roast will return on Memorial Day fans who love it have filled East Troy’s Enjoy the fair’s farm-fresh roasted corn, weekend, May 27-30.

Historic Village Square on the second grilled brats and hot dogs, ice cream in Roasted sweet corn, brats, hot dogs, weekend in September since 1994 for the hand rolled waffle cones, caramel corn burgers, soda and beer, as well as live annual East Troy Bluegrass Festival. and much more. entertainment will lure people to the The 2016 festival is set for Saturday The event will include an Ice Cream Village Square on Friday, from 4 to 8 and Sunday, Sept. 10-11. The rain Social on Saturday, July 16 from p.m., Saturday and Sunday, from 11 a.m. location is East Troy Middle School, 3143 noon-2 p.m. featuring tasting and sale to 6 p.m. and Monday, from 11 a.m. to 5 Graydon Ave. of artisan, handcrafted ice cream from p.m. East Troy’s first ever Brewfest will A full line-up of Bluegrass bands and Wisconsin’s own specialty ice cream be held on the square, Sunday, May 29 contests, plus lots of great food and East makers. For more information, visit www. Troy Marketplace vendors, will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. elegantfarmer.com.

The weekend events also include the from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. each day.

Chamber’s 25th annual Community Wristbands are $5 per person; children CELEBRATE THE FOURTH Wide Rummage Sale on Friday, May 15 and younger will be admitted free. For EAST TROY-STYLE 27, Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May more information, visit www.easttroy.org.

The East Troy Lions Club will hold 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For a listing of its annual Fourth of July Celebration the 50-plus rummage sales, visit www.

EXPERIENCE THE HARVEST Thursday, June 30 through Sunday, July easttroy.org.

The Elegant Farmer is offering a 3 at the Amusement Park, 2072 Graydon family-fun farm experience this fall with Ave. (next to the East Troy Lions Public GET CRAFTY its popular Autumn Harvest Festival Library) with a carnival on the midway, The GFWC Woman’s Club of East weekends, Sept. 10 through Oct. 23, from beer tent featuring live music daily and Troy will host its 40th annual Arts & 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. multiple food stands all four days.

Crafts Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Attendees can pick from its 12 varieties The East Troy Lions 15th annual car Saturday, June 11, on the East Troy of apples right from the tree or pumpkins show, staffed by the Kettle Moraine Historic Village Square. from the patch.

The event will feature fresh homemade Classic Car Club, will run 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy beautiful fall colors aboard a on Saturday, July 2 at 3143 Graydon Ave. tractor-pulled hayride or vintage trolley bakery, famous barbecue and hot Fireworks are scheduled for Sunday at dog plates, along with many new and ride. For more information, visit www. dark. The parade will start at 1 p.m. on talented art and craft vendors. For more elegantfarmer.com. information, call (262) 642-2326.

The East Troy Area Historical Society’s Kubicki Museum and Heritage Center on the village square provides a showcase of local history including changing exhibits, SEE HIGHartifacts, books, maps, documents, ENERGY photographs and other materials.

PROFESSIONAL Regular hours and days of operation CYCLING are Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more The largest competitive cycling information, call (262) 642-2642 or visit event in the United www.easttroyhistory.org.

States, the Tour of America’s Dairyland, SHOP LOCAL AT THE EAST will makes a stop in TROY FARMERS MARKET East Troy as a part of The East Troy Farmers Markets offers the 11-day series on the perfect mix of produce, local treats Friday, June 17. and artisan goods on Fridays from 2 to 6 The East Troy p.m. from May 20 through Oct. 7 on the Cycling Classic begins East Troy Historic Village Square. at 10:45 a.m. with The market features a full slate of free eight hours of highfamily activities, as well as live music. For energy professional more information, visit www.easttroy.org cycling around the or call (262) 642-3770.

East Troy Historic Village Square and FUEL YOUR LOVE OF nearby streets. The KARL HENDRIKSE Trolley Times CLASSIC CARS event will feature live The East Troy Cycling Classic will be part of the 2016 edition of the Tour of America’s Dairyland Every Saturday evening during the music, food vendors, on Friday, June 17 with nearly nine hours of high-energy professional cycling around the village summer, Gus’s Drive-In, 3131 Main St., the Brewers Famous square and nearby streets.

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and the flooring. They put all the seat bases in place first to make sure everything fit properly. There were fittings and air valves under some of the seats, calling for careful trimming.

Once they were sure

of a proper fit, they used rope to tie the seat bases to the luggage racks to allow them to install the flooring. The new flooring is durable transit flooring from a company named Altro (formerly Altro

Transflor). The East Troy Railroad worked with Altro’s Pennsylvania office previously to order flooring for CSS&SB car 30. Once all the floor covering was fitted and trimmed, it was glued. A heavy floor roller

made sure the floor adhered properly and helped remove air bubbles.

This beautiful car now operates on a regular basis at the museum including Bunny and Christmas Train Operations.

Donations from patrons like you make it possible for renovation projects to be completed. If you would like to donate to the East Troy Electric Railroad Museum, please contact depot volunteers or the office at

(262) 642-3263.

Description of original South Shore Car Order and the diagram of the car are from “Traction Classics,” Pages 216-217, by William Middleton, published by Golden West Books in 1983.

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2016 CAR ROSTER No.

Railway Company/City

Type

Built (rebuilt)

Builder

Seats

Received

Restored

6

Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad

Steel Interurban

Pullman Car Co.

54

2010

9

Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad

Steel Interurban

1926

Pullman Car Co.

54

1990

1993, 2015

13

Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad

Steel Interurban

1926 (1940s)

Pullman Car Co.

80

1998

2015

17

Milwaukee Street Railway

Horse Car

1880s

Unknown

2003

21

East Troy Electric Railroad

Single-truck Open Car

1975

ETER

45

1975

1985

23

Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad

Steel Interurban

2010

24

Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad * Restored as Diner No. 24 – The Beverly Shores

Steel Interurban Interurban Diner

1927 (1940s)

Pullman Car Co. ETER

80 50

1992 1992

1995* 1995

25

Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad * Restored as Diner No.25 - The Ravenswood

Steel Interurban Interurban Diner

1927 (1940s)

Pullman Car Co. ETER

80 50

1983 1983

1991* 1991

26

Sheboygan Light Power & Railway

Wooden Interurban

1908

Cincinnati Car Co.

44

1988

Est. 2005

30

Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad

Steel Interurban

1929

Standard Steel Car Co.

48

1983

1986

33

Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad

Steel Interurban

Standard Steel Car Co.

48

2010

107

Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad

Combine

2010

200

Milwaukee Street Railway *Originally a horsedrawn car, converted to parlor car in 1892 then hospital car 800 in 1908

Single-truck Parlor Car

1887

Jones

16

1986

203

Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad

Trailer

2010

228

Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad

Merchandise Car

1922

Cincinnati Car Co.

1988

Est. 2005

761

Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad

Steel Interurban

1930

Standard Steel Car Co.

2001

Est. 2005

846

Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. Streetcar

Double-truck Streetcar

1920

St. Louis Car Co.

48

2002

1986

978

Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. Streetcar

Double-truck Streetcar

1929

St. Louis Car Co.

48

2002

1583

Twin Cities Rapid Transit Company

1912

TCRT

48

1981

1985

1738

Former Milwaukee Road now ETER

1956

1985

1985

4420

Chicago Elevated (CTA)

Rapid Transit Car 1924

Cincinnati Car Co.

52

1982

1985

4453

Chicago Elevated (CTA)

Rapid Transit Car

1924

Cincinnati Car Co.

52

1995

1999

D23

The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.

Line Car

1907 (1929)

TMER&L

N/A

1989

1989

L6

The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.

Utility Crane Car

1911 (1929)

St. Louis Car Co.

N/A

1988

1989

L8

The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.

50-ton Steeplecab Loco.

1935

TMER&L

N/A

1989

1990

L9

The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport Co. Converted to East Troy Railroad Locomotive L9

50-ton Steeplecab Loco.

1944

TMER&T ETER

N/A

1988 1988

1990

13332

Soo Line (former Duluth South Shore & Atlantic)

Flat Car (Hobo Car)

1924

Pullman

1985

2002

Double-truck Streetcar Terminal Caboose

11

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