East Troy Electric Railroad to host Milwaukee Day on Sept. 26
The East Troy Railroad Museum will feature historic Milwaukee railroad equipment and family friendly activities during its annual Milwaukee Day on Sept. 26. Anyone in period dress representing their favorite era of railroading (from 1900 to 1950) will be able to purchase “buy one, get one half-off” tickets for the regularly scheduled trains leaving from the East Troy Depot.
Trains will depart for the Elegant Farmer, 1545 Main St., Mukwonago, at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Family friendly activities, scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. include:
- Face painting;
- A coloring station;
- Photo opportunities with trolleys and railroad cars;
- Special displays from the Milwaukee Transit Archives and Museum; and
- Ice cream at Lauber’s – just across the tracks from the East Troy depot.
Also, free for museum members, a special photo train will leave the East Troy station at 4 p.m. and will stop at several attractive spots on the line where passengers can get off to take staged photos of the car. The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Trolley Car No. 846 is scheduled for this photo train.
Individual membership is $40 and allows unlimited rides for the member for one year on regularly scheduled trains.
The East Troy Electric Railroad operates 10-mile round trip excursions from its historic East Troy depot and museum to the early 1900s style terminal at the popular Elegant Farmer store and deli in Mukwonago. Celebrating 108 years of riding the rails through Southeast Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine countryside, this not-for-profit railroad continues to be operated and managed by over 100 volunteers committed to the operation and preservation of historic trolleys and interurban railcars.
The railroad is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization run by volunteers committed to the operation and preservation of historic trolleys and interurban railcars. All proceeds and sales benefit the education and preservation work of this museum.
For more information, visit www.easttroyrr.org or call (262) 642-3263.
