Virgil Gilman Trail Bridge over Galena Blvd. west of Barnes Road.
"The Golden Spike Ceremony at Promontory, Utah - May 10, 1849", Railroad
Picture Frame was made by Vern Graham (Postmaster 1971 ) from wood of destroyed C.M. & G [Chicago, Milwaukee, and Gary] Railroad Station.
"The Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary Railroad, a freight line, ran to the south of the Chicago, Aurora and DeKalb Railway. The two lines merged just north of Galena Blvd., before heading into Aurora. The entry to the [Village] Bible Church on Rte. 47 [at the location of the Bliss Woods Caretaker's House] was its road bed." Source: "Sin-Qua-Sip: Sugar Grove, A History of Sugar Grove Township, Kane County, Illinois" by Patsy Mighell Paxton.
Chicago, Aurora & Elgin 431 Electric Train/Trolley: Drawing
SOURCE: Fox River Trolley Museum https://www.foxtrolley.org/history Aurora, Elgin and Chicago Railroad: This line ran west from its connection with the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad Company and had four branches with western terminals along the Fox River in the same towns that the Fox River Line served. Even though the two divisions were part of the same company from 1906 - 1919, they were always operated separately with different equipment, repair facilities and employees. In August of 1919, the AE&C went into receivership, both divisions emerging from bankruptcy in the early 1920's. They were separated and renamed. The third rail division to Chicago (former AE&C) was renamed the Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad (CA&E) and the Fox River Division was renamed the Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Company (AE&FRE).
Bolster Family Photo Album: Lillian Eckburg and her home. Illinois Central Depot at Amboy, Illinois.
Handwritten Note: Please excuse the blue hair for my hair is shinned back so tight.
Amboy Depot, Illinois Central Railroad, Amboy, Illinois http://www.amboydepotmuseum.org/ The Amboy Depot Museum is located in a former depot and division headquarters of the Illinois Central Railroad located in Amboy, Illinois. The building is an architecturally unique two-story building built of brick and cut Joliet limestone and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It has been completely restored both inside and out, and includes the original brick tarmac surrounding the depot and the grounds of the former rail-yard, now preserved as a city park. Also reconstructed were the distinctive chimney caps on the building's eight chimneys, fully restoring the building to its original exterior configuration. Within the museum are artifacts of both the history of Amboy and the Illinois Central Railroad. The museum complex also contains a freight house with additional artifacts, a fully restored one-room country schoolhouse, a retired steam engine and a caboose. So, come in to see what's to be seen at one of the best small-town depot museums to be found anywhere! LOCATION Amboy is located on US 52, 2 miles south of US 30. The museum can be found downtown on Main Street, two blocks west of US 52 (turn at Casey's General Store). Source: http://www.amboydepotmuseum.org/
Sugar Grove Railroad Depot and Postmaster inside Depot
Ralph Hartman, Postmaster inside Sugar Grove Train Depot
SIGN: Aurora Municipal Airport Welcomes You
"IN LOVING MEMORY, CHARLES E. WICKMAN, IN APPRECIATION OF HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE AS A W.W.II B-25 PILOT, YOUR LOVING FAMILY