On the rail Traditional Cache
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To say this is a micro is on over statement. Perhaps a small nano would be more appropriate. Look for something the size of your finger nail.
The Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railroad came to Orland Township in 1879 when railroad workers began laying track to complete a connection between Chicago and St. Louis. The railroad built a station on 143rd Street and called it “Sedgewick.” Centennial Park’s Lake Sedgewick is named for Orland Park’s first train station.
Knowing the importance of trains in Orland Park’s history and wanting to share his lifelong love of the railroad, in 1995, Village Trustee William “Bill” Vogel led the drive to bring these two train cars to Orland Park’s 153rd Street Station.
The 1930’s Wabash Box Car and the 1920s E & J Caboose were once part of the Wabash Rail Line that ran between St. Louis and Chicago. Alice and Bill Mogielsky gave Bill the caboose and the Norfolk Southern Railroad gave him the box car. It became Bill’s mission to create a living history museum for Orland Park. He rallied the community, enlisting the help of individuals and organizations to bring both cars to where they now sit.
A World War II Navy Veteran, Bill was part of the D-Day Invasion. He was active in a number of Orland Park organizations and was first elected to the Village of Orland Park Board of Trustees in 1989. He was re-elected in 1993 and was serving his second term when he passed away on August 11, 1996. The Orland Park Civic Center is dedicated to his memory because of his extensive involvement in the community and for his being “Mr. Orland Park.”
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