Chicago Transit Authority 2456




Facts and Figures


Current Number2456
Railway RepresentedChicago Transit Authority
BuilderBoeing-Vertol
Built In1977
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Illinois
--(Locality)Chicago
Totally out of svc daten/a
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypehalf of married-pair set
-designation
Statusoperated occasionally
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionstainless steel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length48'0"
Width9'4"
Height12'0"
Weight54300
#Seats45
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP440
TrucksWegmann
BrakesElectric
Compressorn/a
ControlGE SCM-2 (17KC113A1)
MotorsGE 1262A1 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesPaired with #2455

Car 2456 in operation in Chicago in 2015
Chicago Business Journal
photo: https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2016/06/03/chicago-transit-authority-moving-to-preserve-its.html

Car 2456 in operation in Chicago in 2023
The Trolley Dodger
photo: https://thetrolleydodger.com/2023/08/13/thanks-a-million/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Chicago Transit Authority (Illinois, Chicago)24561977 2015 NO NO
Chicago Transit Authority (Illinois, Chicago)24562015 present YES NO


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Car 2456 in operation in Chicago in 2015
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChWDK_GxoOY