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Illinois Railway Museum, McHenry, IL.
Illinois Railway Museum
The Illinois Railway Museum (IRM, reporting mark IRMX) is the United States’ largest railroad museum. It is located at 7000 Olson Road in Union, Illinois, 55 miles (89 kilometers) northwest of downtown Chicago, in the Chicago metropolitan region of McHenry County.
Waldron Construction, Kitchen & Bath is owned and operated by Joe and Tasha Waldron. Waldron Construction has Over 75+ Years Combined Staff Experience and a large knowledge base related to building and remodeling homes as well as overseeing commercial projects. We recognize that our largest asset is our team.
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The museum was established in 1953 by a group of ten people who came together to buy Indiana Railroad interurban vehicle 65. The Illinois Electric Railway Museum was originally located on the grounds of the Chicago Hardware Foundry in North Chicago and was known as the Illinois Electric Railway Museum. The Illinois Railway Museum was renamed in 1961 to reflect its expanding scope.
The museum relocated to Union, Illinois, in 1964, along the former Elgin and Belvidere Electric Company right-of-way. The museum’s first steam locomotive was operated in 1968. In 1972, the first storage barn was built. A one-mile (1.6-kilometer) streetcar loop was built in 1981.
The museum was built next to a right-of-way that still had back taxes in the 1980s. The museum paid back taxes and received 4.6 miles (7.4 km) of train track to add to its property portfolio in exchange for full use of the railway. The IRM paid $10,000 in 2016 for a 130-foot circular table from Union Pacific’s former Denver & Rio Grande Western Burnham Shops complex in Denver.
The round table will be used to store their steam locomotives, as well as a proposed roundhouse, and will be large enough for any locomotive in their collection. The museum currently owns roughly 450 pieces of equipment and more than 100 acres of land.
The museum’s operations are centered on its main site, which is located approximately east of Union. Train trips are available on both the mainline and the streetcar loop. From April to October, electric trains run, and from the beginning of May to the end of September, diesel and steam trains run.
On Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day weekends, as well as “Bus Day,” the final Saturday in September or the first Saturday in October, trolleybus service is available. IRM is one of only two railway museums in the country that runs both electric and diesel trains and the only one that regularly offers trolleybus rides. If you are in McHenry, you can’t ignore this attraction.
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We started off not knowing what we wanted, but knew we needed a new kitchen and flooring for most of our first floor, which was overwhelming to us. We worked with Liz to help us design what we wanted. She was fabulous and patient with us. Timelines were met and the crew who worked with us ended up feeling like part of the family. When faced with some pretty big “snags,” which were of no fault of Waldron Construction, Joe was professional, pushed to make things right, and kept his word; The team went above and beyond and did excellent work.
Such a great team of professionals. We had our kitchen remodeled and Waldron Construction was very helpful and thorough. A little future advice for anyone considering a major remodel is to expect delays and the need to make changes due to supply availability or unforeseen issues. Joe Waldron treats you with great respect and is very driven to make sure you are very satisfied and happy with your remodel. Some may feel the expense is too high…but you do get what you pay for. Thank you for a very beautiful kitchen, Nancy and Gary
We just completed our dream kitchen remodel with Waldron Construction. We are extremely pleased with the results. Angie helped us through the design and was always a text/phone call away. The trades were excellent and were great to work with. Of course there were hiccups in the process but nothing that couldn’t be worked out. Having the schedule in front of us daily through builder trend was great too. Joe was very responsive whenever we had questions or concerns. We would recommend Waldron for your next home improvement project..
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