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Current Number | 4439 |
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Railway Represented | Chicago Transit Authority |
Builder | Cincinnati Car Company |
Built In | 1924 |
Builder's order id | 2860 |
Currently in (State) | Wisconsin |
--(Locality) | East Troy |
Totally out of svc date | 1975 |
(Initial retirement date) | 1973 |
Car Type | rapid transit car |
-subtype | elevated car |
-designation | |
Status | operated occasionally |
More info | |
Gauge | 4'8.5" |
Construction | steel |
Roof type | AR |
Ended | DE |
Length | 48'6" |
Width | 8'11" |
Height | 13'3" |
Weight | 76800 |
#Seats | 52 |
#Wheels/Conf. | 8 |
Total HP | 340 |
Trucks | Baldwin 78-25A/72-22A |
Brakes | AMU (M23) |
Compressor | D3-F |
Control | WH ABLFM (XM110) |
Motors | WH 567R1 (2) |
Voltage (if not 600DC) |
Car 4439 in operation at ETER in 2022 Lake Geneva Regional News photo: https://lakegenevanews.net/entertainment/restored-98-year-old-cta-car-part-of-chicago-day-aug-13-at-the-east/article_0b24b916-1719-11ed-aa5e-9fd1dbd58641.html |
Car 4439 in operation at ETER in 2023 Flickr photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/19531332@N03/52941560935/ |
Owner | Car Num | From | To | Preservation? | Loan? |
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Chicago Rapid Transit (Illinois, Chicago) | 4439 | 1924 | 1947 | NO | NO |
Chicago Transit Authority (Illinois, Chicago) | 4439 | 1947 | 1975 | NO | NO |
Oakland County Parks & Recreation Commission | 4439 | 1975 | 1985? | YES | NO |
Grand Rapids Electric Railway (Ohio, Grand Rapids) | 4439 | 1985 | 2014 | YES | NO |
Toledo Lake Erie & Western (Ohio, Waterville) | 4439 | 2014 | 2020 | YES | NO |
East Troy Electric Railroad (Wisconsin, East Troy) | 4439 | 2020 | present | YES | NO |
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Car 4439 in operation at ETER in 2023 YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYZFLl0AaLw |