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Chicago Transit Authority 4391
Chicago Transit Authority 4391 is the last surviving postwar PCC from Chicago. Nicknamed “Green Hornets,” the 600 largely identical PCC cars the Chicago Surface Lines ordered after after World War II were intended to modernize the city’s more heavily-trafficked streetcar lines while more lightly-traveled lines would be abandoned or replaced
Shaker Heights Rapid Transit 18
Shaker Heights Rapid Transit 18 is a rare example of a center-entrance suburban streetcar. The car was built in 1914 for the Cleveland street railway system but the center-entrance fad in streetcar design was short-lived. In 1921 the car was resold to the Shaker Heights suburban line and it operated
Indiana Railroad 205
Indiana Railroad 205 is a suburban car that originally ran between Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana on the Interstate Public Service system. When that operation ended in the early 1930s, the Indiana Railroad rebuilt the car for one-man operation and moved it to Terre Haute, Indiana for use on the
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric 354
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric 354 is the last surviving streetcar operated by the North Shore Line. The North Shore was known primarily as an interurban, or inter-city, railway, but it also operated local streetcar service in Milwaukee, WI, and Waukegan, IL. Car 354 operated in Milwaukee until about 1942, when
Milwaukee & Suburban Transport 269
The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Co. served Milwaukee residents’ transit needs well, operating electric interurban lines to outlying towns and streetcars and motor buses in the city. Starting in 1936, they began replacing some streetcar routes with trolley buses, which they called “trackless trolleys” as in many Northeastern cities.
Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport 441
The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Co. served Milwaukee residents’ transit needs well, operating electric interurban lines to outlying towns and streetcars and motor buses in the city. Starting in 1936, they began replacing some streetcar routes with trolley buses, which they called “trackless trolleys” as in many Northeastern cities.
Chicago Elevated Railway 1754
Chicago Elevated Railway 1754 is a wood-bodied ‘L’ car built for the Northwestern Elevated Railroad, a predecessor to CER and later Chicago Rapid Transit. It is the only preserved rapid transit car built by the Jewett Car Company, an Ohio firm that specialized in interurban cars, and was one of
Waukegan-North Chicago Transit 11
The cities of Waukegan and North Chicago, Illinois, were served by streetcars for their local transit needs beginning in 1895. The streetcar system was owned by the North Shore Line, which operated an important electric interurban line linking Chicago and Milwaukee. (See Chicago & Milwaukee Electric car 354, also in
Connecticut Company 590
In New England, city streetcar systems and interurban railways were consolidated under relatively few owners, unlike the multitude of small companies operating these lines in the Midwest. The Connecticut Company, itself owned by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, acquired most of the electric railways in Connecticut during
Illinois Terminal 518
Illinois Terminal 518 is the only preserved coach trailer from the IT, which was the largest interurban network in Illinois. It has been restored to its appearance in the 1940s and early 1950s, including a fully stained-and-varnished wooden interior. It sees occasional operation on IRM’s demonstration railroad. Illinois Terminal 518