East Troy Electric Railroad L9



Facts and Figures


Current NumberL9
Railway RepresentedEast Troy Electric Railroad
BuilderMilwaukee Electric Railway & Transport
Built In1944
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Wisconsin
--(Locality)East Troy
Totally out of svc date1979
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypesteeplecab
-designation
Statusoperated occasionally
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length31'8"
Width9'6"
Height12'10"
Weight105700
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP
TrucksTMER&L M100AB
BrakesAMM
CompressorNational CC4 (2)
ControlWH HL (15B2)
MotorsGE 207B (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Locomotive L9 at ETER in 2003
Wikipedia
photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Troy_Electric_Railroad#/media/File:Eterl9.jpg

Locomotive L9 at ETER in 2008
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/streetcarbrad/2881064680/
Car History by Frank Hicks


East Troy Electric Railroad L9
Wisconsin's great interurban system was TMER&L, also known as "the TM" and the Milwaukee Electric. The TM was well known for building its own rolling stock, including virtually its entire work car fleet, a series of locomotives and many of its passenger cars. The second-to-last in a series of half a dozen similar steeplecabs built by the TM's Cold Spring Shops was L9. Constructed during World War II, it was used on the Milwaukee Electric system until electric operations ended and WEPCO acquired what little rolling stock remained for use at its power plants. Locomotive L9 was used at the Lakeside power plant near Milwaukee, switching coal cars to and from the railroad interchange. In 1972 it was donated to TWERHS and moved to that museum's site at East Troy, however in 1974 WEPCO asked for it back. In its second career at Lakeside, L9 saw another five years of service until WEPCO donated it - again - to TWERHS and it was moved to East Troy - again - in 1979. When TWERHS went defunct in 1989 and its line inherited by ETER, the locomotive was acquired by the latter organization and pressed into freight service hauling coal cars and other freight cars to industries along the East Troy line. It was used in this capacity until freight service ended around 2002; it is still maintained in operating condition.

Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport Company (Wisconsin, Milwaukee)L91944 1963 NO NO
Wisconsin Electric Power Company L91963 1972 NO NO
The Wisconsin Electric Railway Historical Society (Wisconsin, East Troy)L91972 1974 YES NO
Wisconsin Electric Power Company L91974 1979 NO NO
The Wisconsin Electric Railway Historical Society (Wisconsin, East Troy)L91979 1989 YES NO
East Troy Electric Railroad (Wisconsin, East Troy)L91989 present YES NO