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ctaS-300b.jpg
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Derrick car S-300 was rebuilt circa 1947 by the company
shops from South Side Division flat car S-6 to replace the
Lake Street Division's original S-300 derrick. S-300 II (as
the second derrick was technically known), seen here on July
4, 1971, was still in use a year later but retired by the
end of 1975. (Photo by Joe
Testagrose)
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ctaS-330b.jpg
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Line car S-330, seen passing Bryn
Mawr station on October 4, 1972, was created from
Northwestern wood car 1755 in April 1956. The car body was
built from 1755 and salvaged materials from the Skokie
carpenter's shop and the lift platform, which is raised by a
hoist, was salvages from a CSL truck. (Photo
by Steve Zabel, Collection of Joe Testagrose)
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ctaS-328b.jpg
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Work motor S-328 was created from wood motor car 1792
with minimal changes. It was the second
CTA work car to bear
the number; the first was a flat car, which was never used
and retired in 1955. S-328 II is seen here in Skokie
Yard on August 20, 1970. It was retired that month --
whether before or after this photo was taken is unclear --
and scrapped. (Photo by Joe
Testagrose)
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ctaS-332.jpg
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Derrick S-332, seen in Lower
63rd Yard on October 4, 1972, has an unusual history:
Wood car 1753 was converted to work motor S-332 in 1958.
That car was stripped down to its frame and rebuilt as an
unpowered derrick by 1965, christened S-332 II. It was
equipped with 6000-series
couplers in 1975. (Photo by Steve Zabel,
Collection of Joe Testagrose)
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ctaS-333.jpg
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Work motor S-333, formally Northwestern Elevated car
1754, is in Skokie
Yard on August 20, 1970. Retired the same month of the
photo, the car was preserved by the Illinois
Railway Museum as CRT car 1754, thanks to minimal
modifications while in work service. (Photo
by Joe Testagrose)
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ctaS-337.jpg
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S-337, which was a reincarnation of
CTA car 1812 (which
itself was a motor-conversion of Northwestern/CRT trailer
1273), is in Skokie
Yard, among a pile of scrap, on October 21, 1968. One
month later, the unit was scrapped. (Photo
by Doug Grotjahn, Collection of Joe Testagrose)
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ctaS-338.jpg
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Yet another work motor recycled from a 1950
CTA wood motor
converted from a Northwestern Elevated trailer (in this
case, car 1813 created from 1274), S-338 is in 63rd
Street Yard on July 3, 1966. The car was scrapped two
years later, in June 1968. (Collection of
Joe Testagrose)
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ctaS-341.jpg
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Tool car S-341 was recommissioned from wood motor 1750 in
1958 and outfitted with drawers and storage space. It is
seen in Skokie
Yard on August 20, 1970, the same month the car was
retired. It was later scrapped. (Photo by
Joe Testagrose)
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ctaS-343c.jpg
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Work locomotive S-343 is in Lower
63rd Yard on October 4, 1972, with the Chicago Skyway in
the background. (Photo by Steve Zabel,
Collection of Joe Testagrose)
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ctaS-345.jpg
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Work motor S-345 was created from car 1790 largely by
covering its side windows with plywood, painting it yellow,
and assigning it a new number. It is in Skokie
Yard on August 20, 1970 next to 6000-series
unit 6099, which gained a large hole in its side from an
accident at Howard
earlier that month. S-345 was retired the same month as
well. (Photo by Joe Testagrose)
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