In 1984 Mr. Wendell Dillinger bought the 441 Rio De Janiero Tram/Rio JT from The Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin, Illinois. This trolley was built in 1909.
In May 2007 it looked liked this:
By August of 2007 it was well into the restoration process. Here’s the newly restored inside:
In October of 2007 it was out of the barn and on the tracks again!
Since then it has been used for special occasions including the Middletown Autumn fests.
If you have never had the pleasure of riding in an open trolley you should come visit. Come hear the clang, clang, clang of the trolley!
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Dear MHRR,
If you’d have a big old flashing sign out announcing that you have stuff from Rio, we’d be down more often!!
Wendel, I am so glad after all this time you got your trolley up and running. I can’t wait to come home and visit and maybe take a ride.