Jasmine is one of our volunteers working to restore and maintain our fleet in the car department. She can often be found in our car barn and is one of the key people in our ongoing effort to restore Chicago Aurora & Elgin Car 316 to join car 458 in our active CA&E fleet. She is never afraid to tackle the hard problems that are solved by our car department and her expertise has enabled us to have the fleet we have today.
Her main work in the car barn is staining and sanding wood, but she also has been deeply involved with the roof work going on lately. Along with Kathleen, another one of our volunteer workers, Jasmine has secured all of the saddles onto the roof of CA&E 316. She also helped get the trolley bases onto the roof of 316 using a pulley system, and many times used a wire wheel to remove old paint from the brass pieces of the car, such as the door hinges and sconce brackets. Finally, she works as a groundsman to aid other car department volunteers in their work.
Jasmine first became interested in the museum after being introduced to it by her aunt and uncle when she was 17. At first she was helping with filling the eggs used for the Bunny Burrow Express, but as time went on her role grew and she gradually shifted into the car barn. Through her work she has found her passion for trains.