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Chicago Aurora and Elgin

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A black-and-white photo of a vintage Chicago Aurora and Elgin interurban car, number 2157, on an elevated track with passengers visible inside; signs indicate routes to Douglas Park, Cicero, and Berwyn. A Chicago Aurora and Elgin interurban car numbered 2157, showing its destination to Douglas Park, Cicero, and Berwyn, on an elevated structure in Chicago. 1945 · Douglas and Polk St., Chicago, IL An orange and black interurban car with the number 261 is stopped at a brick elevated station platform, with a large 'Beatrice Foods Co.' billboard visible on a building in the background. A Chicago Aurora and Elgin interurban car, number 261, is pictured on an elevated structure in Chicago, likely in the 1940s or 1950s. July 1948 · Wilson 18th St, Chicago, IL An orange and white interurban railcar on tracks beside a gravel road, with trees and utility poles in the background. An orange and white Chicago Aurora and Elgin interurban car is captured on a private right-of-way in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, likely in the 1950s. 1950 · Prospect St, Glen Ellyn, IL A vintage brown interurban car numbered 2817 is parked on a private right-of-way next to a white building, with a trolley pole overhead and a 'LOOP.' destination sign. An Illinois-based interurban car, likely from the Chicago Aurora and Elgin, sits on a private right-of-way with its number 2817 and destination 'LOOP.' clearly visible. 1950 · Oak Park Ave., Garfield Park Two Chicago Aurora and Elgin interurban cars on an elevated track, surrounded by buildings. A Chicago Aurora and Elgin interurban car on an elevated structure in Chicago, with another car visible in the distance. 1951 · Wells St. Terminal, Chicago, IL A red electric interurban train car numbered 34 is on a set of tracks next to a grassy area, with a water tower and vintage cars in the background. A red Chicago Aurora and Elgin interurban car, number 34, heads toward Wheaton on a private right-of-way in Maywood, Illinois. 1953 · 1st Ave, Maywood, IL Two vintage Chicago Aurora and Elgin interurban railcars, 3003 and 3004, travel on a track bordered by grass and trees, with a large water tank visible behind them under an overcast sky. A pair of Chicago Aurora and Elgin interurban cars, numbered 3003 and 3004, on a private right-of-way with a water tower in the background. 1953 · Elgin Gas Work Spur Two bright orange CA&E electric locomotives lead a freight train on multiple tracks under overhead wires on a sunny day. Two CA&E electric boxcab locomotives, 2001 and 2002, lead a freight train through Hillside, Illinois, under the overhead wires of their private right-of-way. 1954 · Hillside, Hillside, IL A red and cream CA&E interurban car numbered 171 is stopped at a rural station platform with overhead wires, a person walking nearby, and a car parked in the background. CA&E interurban car 171, a wood-body electric car, is pictured at the Elmhurst station on a wet, overcast day. 1955 · York Rd., Elmhurst, IL An orange and silver interurban train car labeled 'Chicago Aurora and Elgin' and numbered 414 is stopped at a station platform beside a river in winter, with industrial buildings and parked cars visible in the background. Chicago Aurora and Elgin interurban car 414, a Master Unit built by Cincinnati Car, is shown at a station platform in winter, with the American Well Works and Mall Lumber Company buildings in the background. March 16, 1955 · Aurora, IL An electric interurban train with red front and cream sides, numbered 634, is on a curved track beside a wooden platform, with a parking lot full of 1950s cars to the right. A Chicago Aurora and Elgin Master Unit interurban car numbered 634, in red and cream livery, stands at the Forest Park station on an overcast day in the mid-1950s. September 2, 1955 · Deslaines, Forest Park, IL A row of three orange and grey interurban cars, numbers 452, 455, and 456, belonging to the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad, sit on tracks in a grassy yard under a cloudy sky. Three Chicago Aurora and Elgin Master Unit interurban cars, numbers 452, 455, and 456, parked in a yard under an overcast sky. 1958 · Wheaton, IL A red and cream interurban railcar, numbered 420, is shown from the rear three-quarter view, sitting on tracks with a decaying caboose labeled 'CHICAGO' in the background under an overcast sky. A derelict Chicago Aurora and Elgin interurban car, numbered 420, sits on overgrown tracks in a yard, its windows broken and paint faded. October 19, 1962 · Wheaton, IL