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Article: Riding rails takes on new life in East Troy museum plans
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- December 18, 2000
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Riding rails takes on new life in East Troy museum plans
By TONY ENDS
Special to the Journal Sentinel
Monday, December 18, 2000
East Troy -- Thick steel, polished wood, heavy nuts and bolts,
ancient wheels and motors all seem to speak to Rudy Puerzer, 70, of
West Allis.
Each time Puerzer steps into the "car barn" of the Electric
Railroad Museum, he's seemingly transported back in time.
He remembers riding to Milwaukee's downtown to shop at Christmas
when there were no suburban malls and everyone got around by electric
train. He remembers how much fun it was to see the holiday window
displays.
And now, a half century later, the retired aircraft mechanic
recalls one of his first jobs, working ...