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ctaS-309b.jpg
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Flatcar S-309, rebuilt by
CTA in 1953 from CSL
flat motor W-223 (itself originally built in 1908 for the
Chicago City Railways as C-30), is preserved at the
Illinois Railway Museum,
seen on April 30, 2002. (Photo by Frank
Hicks)
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ctaS-339.jpg
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Work motor S-339, built by American Car & Foundry in
1907 as Northwestern Elevated trailer 1276 (later motorized
and renumbered to 1814 in 1950), was converted for work
service in 1958. It's seen here at the Lower
63rd Street yard in March, 1965. (Photo
by Jerry Appleman)
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crtS-210.jpg
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The Metropolitan Division derrick S-210 is shown in this
August 1924 view at the Laramie Yards. It and the S-201 (a
1902 conversion from passenger car 761) handled the lifting
assignments on the system, along with the northside's S-100
and Lake Street's S-300 derricks. The S-210 was rendered
surplus by the arrival of the Industrial Hoist crane
(numbered S-216) in 1926 and it was scrapped before 1928.
Assignment of the cars by line or division really didn't
matter, except on paper. Most all of the derricks and cranes
could be found working at the Kenton Avenue material yard on
the Douglas Park Branch in this era, just as the derricks
and cranes in the CTA era tended to congregate around the Lower 63rd Street
material storage and handling yard. (Photo
from the Jeff Obarek collection)
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ctaS-104b.jpg
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Both ends of the Baldwin-Westinghouse steeplecabs are shown
in this mid-50's view at Howard
Yard. Closest to the camera is S-104's #2 end, while in
the distance the bell-equipped #1 end of the S-105 can be
seen. There are a couple of ways to date this view. It
predates the early 60s rebuilding of the locomotives, at
which time built-in headlights and markers replaced the
portable units. In addition, take a look at the cars in the
Howard Yard
off to the left of this view: those 6200s
look pretty clean, and there's the corner of a Baldie still
in orange and brown. (Photo from the Jeff
Obarek collection)
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ctaS-318.jpg
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Seen here is the second wood car to bear service car number
S-318, after the first was retired in early 1955. It is
unclear when this car, which originally bore the road number
3142, was converted; it is listed as 1954, but it was
probably not given the number S-318 II until shortly after
S-318 I's retirement. S-318 (along with S-319) were snow
plow cars assigned to the Lake Street route. It is seen here
in May 1964 parked in Hamlin
Yard, awaiting the next harsh Chicago winter. Note the
unusual blade configuration on the plow to accommodate the
third rail. S-318 was retired in January 1966.
(Photo by Jerry Appleman)
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ctaS-605.jpg
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As has become typical for the Santa Express train,
interspersed in the middle of the six passenger cars is a
flat car, in this case S-605. With its side sills painted in
red and white candy cane stripes, the car carries Santa's
sleigh (and does all the motive work for Santa's five
reindeer!), "tin" soldiers, snowmen, a gingerbread house,
and other decorations, as seen at 95th/Dan
Ryan from Lafayette Avenue across the expressway on
December 9, 2001. (Photo by Mike
Farrell)
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ctaS-338.jpg
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In January 1958, work motor S-338 was created by adapting
wood motor 1813, itself converted to a motor from
1907-vintage ACF-built trailer 1274 in 1950. The car served
in work service for just over ten years and is seen just a
couple years shy of decommissioning in Lower
63rd Yard in July 1966. (Photo by Jerry
Appleman)
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ctaS-105.jpg
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S-105, one of CTA's two is of Baldwin-Westinghouse freight motors, is in its
pocket track at Howard
Yard in June 1968, where it and sister S-104 generally
rested during the day. Most freight runs were done at night
and during off-peak times when they would not interrupt
passenger traffic. Thus, the locomotives had a lot of down
time. By this point, the unit has been retrofit with
sealed-beam headlights and marker lights.
(Photo by Leon Kay)
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ctaS-358c.jpg
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Work motor S-358, formerly Plushie 4000
car 4430, is in Lower
63rd Yard between runs in June 1968. The car was
converted to a work motor two and a half years before in
December 1965 and in winter was often equipped with a plow
to act as a snowfighter. (Photo by Leon Kay)
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ctaS-605-HolidayTrain03a.jpg
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On a layover at Linden
on November 23, 2003, the S-605 is decorated as customary
for Holiday Train service, with its side sills painted in
red and white candy cane stripes, Santa's sleigh, "tin"
soldiers, snowmen, a gingerbread house, and other
decorations. Note the crewman crouching inside the
gingerbread house on the left. The small wooden building
houses various equipment. (Photo by Graham
Garfield)
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