Chicago Surface Lines 1467




Facts and Figures


Current Number1467
Railway RepresentedChicago Surface Lines
BuilderChicago Union Traction
Built In1899
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Illinois
--(Locality)Union
Totally out of svc date1958
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypeclosed
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More infohttp://www.irm.org/player/csl1467
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeDR
EndedDE
Length43'3"
Width7'8"
Height11'7"
Weight42300
#Seats36
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP140
TrucksBrill 27GE1
BrakesStraight Air
Compressor[A4]
Control[K-35G]
Motors[GE 226A (4)]
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesRebuilt as salt car in 1931; body dismantled to frame

Car 1467 during switching at IRM in 2009
Illinois Railway Museum
photo: https://www.irm.org/gallery/CSL1467/aad

Car 1467 in storage at IRM in 2017
Illinois Railway Museum
photo: https://www.irm.org/gallery/CSL1467/aaj

Car History by Frank Hicks


Chicago Surface Lines 1467
CSL 1467 is the only survivor of a series of cars known as "Bowling Alleys" because of their seating arrangement, which was unusual on the Chicago city system. As built in 1899, the car was single-ended and designed for more suburban-type service, but it was rebuilt in the 1920's by CSL with double-ended capability and larger platforms for faster loading and unloading. After World War II, 1467 was taken out of passenger service; renumbered AA72, its seats were removed and it was modified for use in spreading salt. It was used in this capacity until the end of streetcar service, when the car was acquired by ERHS and moved to that group's Downers Grove, IL site. After several years of storage, the car was torn down to the frame in an aborted restoration attempt; most mechanical equipment and interior fittings were removed and stored, but the car remained in a skeletal state until ERHS went defunct in 1973 and the group's entire collection was donated to IRM. No work has been done on the car since acquisition by IRM, though the component parts are still in storage, and it remains a stripped-down frame to this day.


Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Chicago Union Traction (Illinois, Chicago)45141899 1908 NO NO
Chicago Railways (Illinois, Chicago)45141908 1911 NO NO
Chicago Railways (Illinois, Chicago)14671911 1914 NO NO
Chicago Surface Lines (Illinois, Chicago)14671914 1947 NO NO
Chicago Transit Authority (Illinois, Chicago)AA721947 1958 NO NO
Electric Railway Historical Society (Illinois, Downers Grove)14671958 1973 YES NO
Illinois Railway Museum (Illinois, Union)14671973 present YES NO


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