The Chicago Aurora & Elgin Internet Resource
June 8, 2008
Work on GreatThirdRail.org continues!
We've only just begun to make a dent in the dearth of available information on the Roarin' Elgin. There's lots more work ahead, but since the July 3rd launch of the site we've managed to accomplish a few things. For one, we’ve provided a short list of the railroad’s substations. (In time this list will be expanded and each substation will have a link to an individual page with a history, pictures, and interesting facts about each one.) We have also assembled a growing list of the parts of the railroad which survive today and have gathered a host of useful links to other related websites. Finally, our section on the CA&E's stations continues to grow as we add information, histories and photographs for each stop.
What's on the not-too-distant horizon for GreatThirdRail.org? For starters, the Rolling Stock section. Eventually this will have specifications and histories for each type of car the railroad owned, photo galleries, and information on the railroad's various paint schemes. Also currently in the works is the creation of a vast archive of newspaper articles on the CA&E dating back to the very beginnings in 1899. More station profiles are, of course, also on the way as well as in depth histories of each of the railroad’s branches.
As always, we are constantly on the lookout for more memories, pictures, and information. If you happen to have any, please contact us and send it our way!
Thank you,
Don Bosan-Bruno: GreatThirdRail.org administrator
The Chicago Aurora & Elgin Internet Resource