Interesting tag

[Digger_O'Dell]

Hi all,
While detecting an 1850s site I only found one interesting item, a pole tag from a now defunct electric rail line. I had always wondered about the many miles of abandoned rail beds across SE Wisconsin, now researching this tag it opened up that era of history.
The tag is reads T.M.E.R.&L. CO and 27-1275. That translates to The Milwaukee Electric Rail and Light company which ran from the late 1800s to 1951. I'm assuming the tag is probably from 1927?



Here's the link to a web site with lots of historical info and pics. http://www.tmer.org/Section/History/The_Milwaukee_Electric_Railway_and_Light_Company/index.html

Unfortunately there wasn't anything else I found there.

 

[BTV Digger]

Great finds. Rank those old local relics with writing more than a toasty LC any day! Thanks for the link. Railroad memorabilia can be quite collectible.

John

 

[milco]

Cool tag!

 

[Lodge Scent]

Pretty neat. I'm guessing they supplied the overhead power to the electric trains ?? I agree with John, there will be a collector wanting that.

 

[The Rebel]

That's really cool!