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PHOTOS: Century-old trolley found in Wisconsin back yard

Saturday, June 6, 2015
The building in the Krapils' back yard. After buying a retirement home, they wanted to have the building restored.
When the walls were peeled away, a century-old trolley car was revealed.
"If someone is interested and taking it out and restoring it, I would be very happy, because it's like a piece of Americana," Krapil says.
A piece of Chicago history turned up in a Wisconsin back yard when the restoration of an old build revealed a turn-of-the-century trolley car from Chicago.
Historians determined the trolley was built in 1905 or 1906 by the Saint Louis Car Company.
A sign warning riders not to board any trolley car when moving.
It was purchased and operated by Chicago Surface Lines, the predecessor to the Chicago Transit Authority or CTA.
What the trolley car would have looked like in 1905 when it was new and operating.
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The building in the Krapils' back yard. After buying a retirement home, they wanted to have the building restored.
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