Chicago Surface Lines Non Revenue Equipment

Don's Rail Photos

Chicago Surface Lines

Chicago Transit Authority

Non-revenue Equipment

"Sunbeam" appears to be a private car, but isn't on any of the rosters I've seen.

Some of the St. Louis cars were used as flangers.

1466 was built by Chicago Union Traction and later converted to a training car. It was used on the grade out of the Washington St. tunnel to help students learn car control on hills.

1457 and 1480 were from the same group and were converted to salt car service. They were later renumbered into the AA series.

2844 was built by Jewett in 1903 and rebuilt in 1910. It was later converted to service as a supply car.

2854 was built by South Chicago City Ry and rebuilt in 1907. It was later converted to work service.

The D series were sprinklers. Several, like D210 and D213, were equipped with snow fighting equipment since sprinklers had little use in the winter. Others had open cabs which precluded winter use.

Sweepers were in the E series. E1 was built by Lewis & Fowler in 1902. E223, built by McGuire-Cummings in 1908 is preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum. Most of the Chicago sweepers came from McGuire-Cummings.

For heavier snow, there were plows in the F series. F1 was built by Taunton.

The H series were mail cars. H2 appears to have been in storage for a long period before it was pulled out for a photo. H204 looks as if it was used in some other service.

K201 was a shop switcher.

L2 was a yard switcher. L202 is a locomotive which was used at the South Shops at 79^th & Vincennes. It was later rebuilt and is now at the RELIC museum at South Elgin. L203 was rebuilt from a passenger car.

The N series were dump motors.

The P series were also mail cars. P2 was used as a whitewash car in later years.

R202 was an oil car.

The S series were supply cars. S3 is shown pulling a trailer which were used in supply service in later years. S201 was built by Chicago City Ry in 1908.

V201 was a line car.

The W series included flat bed motors, some with side boards, and others with small cranes.

The X series were similar with cranes mounted on the cars.

The Y series appear to have been supply cars, but Y303 is equipped with a plow in this photo.

The surface division used a group of old cars for salt service. Wooden cars were selected because they lasted longer than the steel cars. AA4 was built by CUT and was formerly 1435.