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3 was built by McGuire Mfg Co. in 1899. It was rebuilt from a single truck sweeper in 1904. It was retired in 1951 and sold for scrap to Chicago Hardware Foundry Co. The body was used as a shop by the Illinois Ry. Museum at North Chicago. I had a chance to ride this car during a sweeping operation in 1950, and it was an experience I will never forget. I then spent many weekends in the late 1950s working out of this car.
4 was built by Brill Car Co in 1898 as Bluff City Electric Street Ry 4. It became C&ME 4 in 1898 and later was used as a work car.
21 was built by McGuire-Cummings in 1908. The brooms could be removed for work service. It was retired in 1950 and sold to Chicago Hardware Foundry Co. as 238 in 1953.
70 was built by McGuire-Cummings in December 1909. It had a line tower at one time, and the brooms could be removed for work service. It was retired in 1948 and was sold to the Chicago Hardware Foundry Co. who renumbered it 237 in 1952.
131 was built as a coach by Jewett in 1907. In 1919 these cars received narrowed ends with train doors to allow operation on the Chicago El. In approximately 1930, 131 was converted to plow use. It was out of service in 1935 and scrapped in 1940.
201 and 202 were built by Jewett in 1909 as combines. In January 1917 they were converted to merchandise dispatch cars by removing the seating and adding doors at the former passenger end of the cars. In 1937 201 was converted for use as a plow. It was retired in 1947 and scrapped in 1948. In 1936 202 was converted to use as a supply car. In August 1946 it was sold to Chicago Hardware Foundry where the body was used as a storage shed for several years.
207 was built by Cincinnati in 1920 as a merchandise despatch car. In 1942 it was rebuilt as a tool car. It was retired in 1948 and sold for scrap.
213 was built by Cincinnati in 1920 as a merchandise despatch car. In 1940 it was rebuilt as a disc harrow ice cutter. It was retired in 1955 and sold to CHF as their 242.
215 and 216 were built by Cincinnati in 1922 as merchandise despatch cars. In 1948 they were demotorized for use as tool cars. 216 was purchased by Iowa Terminal RR as 31 in 1963. It burned on November 24, 1967.
217 and 218 were built by Cincinnati in 1922 as merchandise despatch cars. During WWII they were converted to cabooses and later rebuilt as sleet cutters. 218 is preserved at the Illinois Ry. Museum
219 was built by Cincinnati in 1922 as a merchandise despatch car. It was rebuilt as a work car in 1948.
220 was built by Cincinnati in 1922 as a merchandise despatch car. It was rebuilt as a sleet cutter.
228 was built by Cincinnati in 1922 as a merchandise despatch car. It was rebuilt as a sleet cutter.
229 was built by Cincinnati in 1922 as a merchandise despatch car. In 1944 it got 4 motors and was later converted to work service. It has been preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum.
231 was built by Cincinnati in 1922 as a merchandise despatch car. It was rebuilt as a plow in 1949.
232 was built by Cincinnati in 1922 as a merchandise despatch car and was later rebuilt as a tool car.
234 was built by Cincinnati in 1924 as a merchandise despatch car. It was rebuilt as a tool car in 1948. In 1965 it became Iowa Terminal RR 33 and was converted to use as a line car in 1968.
237 was built by Cincinnati in 1924 as a merchandise despatch car. It was rebuilt with 2 motors and later as a sleet cutter.
238 was built by Cincinnati in 1924 as a merchandise despatch car. It was rebuilt as a plow in 1949.
239 was built by Cincinnati in 1924 as a merchandise despatch car. It was rebuilt with 2 motors and later as a sleet cutter.
601 was built by Pullman in 1907 as gondola 2023. It was rebuilt in December 1910 as a single end plow. It was retired in 1936, but was not scrapped until 1949.
604 was built by the C&ME in 1914 and now is at the Illinois Railway Museum.
605 was built by Russell in 1921.
606 was built by Cincinnati in January 1923. In 1963 it became Chicago Transit Authority S-606.
607 was built by Cincinnati in 1925. It was retired in 1949 and sold to Chicago Hardware Foundry in 1950 and renumbered 239.
608 was built by McGuire-Cummings in 1924. It was retired in 1945 and scrapped in 1947.
609 was built by Haffner-Stack in 1924. It was rebuilt as a flat car in 1940.
611 was built by Hoskiss-Blue in 1925. It was rebuilt as a flat car in 1947. In 1952 it was sold to CHFCo as 237.
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