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Museum Name Midwest Electric Railway
Location Mt. Pleasant
Museum Type Trolley
Operation Yes
# of Collection 8
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Transit Museums, North America
Midwest Electric Railway

This is a unique trolley museum. It is actually an operating people mover system on the ground of the Old Thresher's Reunion. The line connects the campgrounds with the show grounds. There are usually 5 old streetcars running at short interval around the grounds during this busy event

Southern Iowa # 9, rarely used in Reunion service (9/1/07) Chicago Aurora & Elgin # 320. The big, but slow loading car. (9/1/07)
Rio De Janeiro open car #1718. A people swallower (9/1/07) Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern # 381, built by Perley Thomas (9/1/07)
Milan # 1945 (9/1/07) Rio De Janeiro open car #1779 (9/1/07)
Maintenance-of-way #1100 (9/1/07) Boston MoW "Velveeta box" # 3279 (9/1/07)
Car barn (9/1/07) Steam train (9/1/07)
Shay locomotive (9/1/07) Steam farm tractor (9/1/07)
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Last Updated: 03/25/17

 

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