SHOWS: Vintage Transport Extravaganza 2012, Union, Illinois
Just as Detroit is known for its automobile industry, Chicago has a rich railroading past and is still known the world over for our passenger and freight trains.
Working trolleys clanged by as the museum grounds were filled with classic cars and strolling spectators.
It is only fitting that these two unique forms of transportation come together each year at America’s largest railroad museum, located northwest of Chicago in Union. At the Illinois Railway Museum in McHenry County, you’ll find more than 150 acres of vintage rail memorabilia and four and half miles of working train track.
No other event immerses spectators in living mechanized history quite like the museum’s Vintage Transport Extravaganza, an annual car/train show that takes place the first Sunday in August.
During that special summer day, classic and collector cars fill the grassy knolls and winding roads around the property, set against a backdrop of massive steam, diesel and electric train behemoths.
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For more information about the museum, visit online at www.irm.org.
At the show, classic cars and trucks had the unique opportunity to cruise by antique trains and trolleys.
The museum has a diner on site. More old-time buildings are planned.
All brands were represented at the show, including VW.
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More than 400 classic and collector cars participated in the 2012 show.
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