A Ride on The East Troy Electric Railroad 5/30/09 Part 1 - East Troy to Elegant Farmer

The East Troy Electric Railroad runs from downtown East Troy to an interchange with the CN at Mukwonago on the last original electrified trackage in Wisconsin. They provide passenger excursions using old interurban equipment from the Milwaukee and Chicago areas.

Here, recently restored Milwaukee streetcar No. 846 crosses Division Street in East Troy, just after rolling out of the carbarn for the first excursion of the day. We get on board and ride to the Elegant Farmer station near Mukwonago. Along the way we stop to line the point trailing spring switch at East Army Lake Siding, and pick up a MoW crew with a brush chipper at Beulah Lake Siding.

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[Isochest]

How long is this line and what voltage is it electrified on?

[HighIronofWisconsin]

It's about 7 miles long. According to their website, it's 600 volts.

[basicbill1]

Nice shooting and editing!

Bill

[HighIronofWisconsin]

Thanks!

[rail64]

I love Fire Truck Horns... on FIRE TRUCKS... Just so wrong on this Milwaukee car. BTW, I rode last day in Milwaukee, and last car in Chicago...7213.

[spongebobsucks34]

I remember walking on those tracks when I was a youngin. The people on the trollies would yell at me to get away.

[Chrispy1990]

Yes we do have a fire truck horn on the east end of the car. However on the other end the original horn that came with it is still working.

[HighIronofWisconsin]

Not me personally, but I guess the railroad does.

[Trainmasterkreks]

very Nice Andy looks like you had fun