South Side Rapid Transit 1




Facts and Figures


Current Number1
Railway RepresentedSouth Side Rapid Transit
BuilderJackson & Sharp
Built In1892
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Illinois
--(Locality)Chicago
Totally out of svc date1947
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypeopen platform motor
-designation
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeRR
EndedDE
Length
Width
Height
Weight
#Seats42
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP100
TrucksMcGuire
BrakesAMP (M23)
CompressorChristensen
ControlSprague K-3
MotorsGE 57 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 1 on display at CHM in 2018
Wikipedia
photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicago_L_System_South_Side_Railroad_Car_1_-_Joy_of_Museums_-_Chicago_History_Museum.jpg

Car 1 on display at CHM in 2014
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photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/76677346@N04/19998535135



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
South Side Rapid Transit (Illinois, Chicago)11892 1913 NO NO
Chicago Elevated Railway (Illinois, Chicago)11913 1924 NO NO
Chicago Rapid Transit (Illinois, Chicago)11924 1947 NO NO
Chicago Transit Authority (Illinois, Chicago)11947 2005 YES NO
Chicago History Museum (Illinois, Chicago)12005 present YES NO