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Current Number | 1534 |
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Railway Represented | Metra |
Builder | St. Louis Car Company |
Built In | 1971 |
Builder's order id | 1F |
Currently in (State) | Illinois |
--(Locality) | Union |
Totally out of svc date | 2015 |
(Initial retirement date) | |
Car Type | rapid transit car |
-subtype | Highliner commuter car |
-designation | |
Status | stored inoperable |
More info | http://www.irm.org/player/metra1534 |
Gauge | 4'8.5" |
Construction | steel |
Roof type | AR |
Ended | SE |
Length | 85'0" |
Width | 10'6" |
Height | 15'10" |
Weight | 134000 |
#Seats | 150 |
#Wheels/Conf. | 8 |
Total HP | 600 |
Trucks | GSI |
Brakes | PS68 |
Compressor | |
Control | GE CM |
Motors | GE 1258A1 (4) |
Voltage (if not 600DC) | 1500vDC |
Car 1534 in storage at IRM in 2016 Flickr photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/57647425@N05/26686081935/ |
Car 1534 at IRM in 2015 Hicks Car Works photo: https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2015/06/set-up-running.html |
Owner | Car Num | From | To | Preservation? | Loan? |
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Illinois Central (Illinois, Chicago) | 1534 | 1971 | 1972 | NO | NO |
Illinois Central Gulf (Illinois, Chicago) | 1534 | 1972 | 1987 | NO | NO |
Metra (Illinois, Chicago) | 1534 | 1987 | 2015 | NO | NO |
Illinois Railway Museum (Illinois, Union) | 1534 | 2015 | present | YES | NO |
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Walkaround tour of car 1534 from 2023 YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owjc_VpmF4w |