Facts and Figures
| Current Number | 251 |
|---|---|
| Railway Represented | Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee |
| Builder | Jewett Car Company |
| Built In | 1917 |
| Builder's order id | |
| Currently in (State) | Illinois |
| --(Locality) | Union |
| Totally out of svc date | 1963 |
| (Initial retirement date) | |
| Car Type | interurban |
| -subtype | "Silverliner" combine |
| -designation | |
| Status | operated occasionally |
| More info | http://www.irm.org/player/cnsm251 |
| Gauge | 4'8.5" |
| Construction | steel |
| Roof type | AR |
| Ended | DE |
| Length | 56'1" |
| Width | 8'8" |
| Height | 12'6" |
| Weight | 91000 |
| #Seats | 24 |
| #Wheels/Conf. | 8 |
| Total HP | 560 |
| Trucks | Baldwin 84-30A |
| Brakes | AMU (M23) |
| Compressor | GE CP28 |
| Control | WH HLF (28A) |
| Motors | WH 557A5 (4) |
| Voltage (if not 600DC) |
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Car 251 in operation at IRM in 2005 Illinois Railway Museum photo: https://www.irm.org/gallery/CNSM251/aaa |
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Car 251 in operation at IRM in 2011 Flickr photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomas-merton/5965283235/ |