Vandals cover two museum trolleys with graffiti near Kirkwood

ST. LOUIS COUNTY — The nonprofit National Museum of Transportation near Kirkwood is trying to raise money to remove graffiti from two of its trolleys. Terri McEachern, executive director of the museum, said vandals damaged the trolleys Jan. 10. Video cameras show two people carrying bags and entering the property off Barrett Station Road about 6 a.m. that Friday, McEachern said. They walked in along train tracks of the Union Pacific mainline and climbed over rocks to get to the trolleys, she said. After defacing the trolleys, the vandals then spray painted the security cameras, Darryl Ross, president of the museum’s board, said in a statement. The vandals haven’t been caught yet. St. Louis County police Detective Calvin McClain said he has no suspects. People are also reading… “Stay tuned,” he said. “I’m hoping something will come to light.” McClain said the video images aren’t that great and he chose not to publicize the images in his effort to find the vandals. He said he can’t even confirm if the vandals were male or female. The cost to remove the graffiti from both trolleys will be $20,000, McEachern said.  “Our trolley volunteers, they do all the restoration work and they...