News Release

Wisconsin Event to Feature Historic South Shore Cars

Date: July 3, 2019

Indiana Dunes National Park, Pullman National Monument, and the East Troy Railroad Museum are hosting a joint interpretative program featuring historic South Shore Railroad Cars on Saturday, July 13, during the Museum’s annual “Chicago Day” event in East Troy, Wisconsin.
 
Eight historic South Shore Railroad Cars were donated to the museum from the National Park Service in 2010. The cars had been conveyed to the National Park Service by the Chicago, South Shore, & South Bend Railroad in 1984.
 
Several of the restored historic South Shore Cars will be in operation during the event, departing from the Museum hourly from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Central Time. National Park Rangers and volunteers will ride in each car to answer questions about Indiana Dunes National Park, Pullman National Monument, and the history of the South Shore Railroad.
 
The East Troy Electric Railroad operates on 7.5 miles of track that has been in continuous operation for over 100 years. The Museum has been in operation since 1972 and is the only museum in the country that regularly operates historic South Shore Railroad Cars on an electric interurban line. Their operating season extends from April through October. To learn more about the museum, go to https://www.easttroyrr.org/ or call 262-642-3263.
 
The East Troy Railroad Museum is located at 2002 Church Street in East Troy, Wisconsin, approximately 15 miles north of Lake Geneva. For more information on this or other programs at Indiana Dunes National Park, call 219-395-1882 or visit our website at www.nps.gov/indu and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IndianaDunesNPS.