There has been a lot of interest in the return of Chicago Rapid Transit 1797 to operation. From the archives, here is some penciled info taken down at the time.
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The CTA charged us $760.00 for 1024 in 1957 (paid $300.00 down payment,
final $460.00 Jan 31, 1958). CTA invoice shows delivered July 19, 1958. That
was a lot of money back then. Donations came in $5 to $10's at a time, so it was
slow. Plus the NSL charged $160.00 to move the 1024 and 1797 to our site in North Chicago. (The
two were shipped together.) CNS&M Ry invoice "For transporting two electric
railway cars on 7/19/58 on their own wheels and under their own power from the
Chicago Transit Authority shops at Weber, Ill., one car to be consigned to Frank
J. Sherwin and one car to be consigned to the Illinois Electric Railway Museum
at North Chicago, Illinois - $160.00"
1268 - Feb 1955 - $230.00 (to Frank Sherwin) No shipping
information.
1024 - Jul 1958 - $760.00 Used on April 20, 1958 trip with S-340 (1815) -
Fare $5.00. Shipped 7/19/58
1797 - Aug 1958 - $730.00 (to Frank Sherwin) Either the cost of scrap went
down, or more likely the cost of paying a CTA employee to strip it went up.
"Delivery of Car 1797: Sat July 19th '58. Lv Downey's 810 on 404, Arv Shops Skokie 835. Lv Shops Skokie w/1797
940 after 409, arv CHF 1030 special"
1808 - May 1959 - $897.98 (guess they didn't believe in rounding up)(to
Frank Sherwin) Shipped 5/16/59 via NSL $80.00 "Delivered via CNS 5/16/59. Left
Skokie Shops 8:55AM Followed # ___, Arrived CHF yard 940AM, Equipment OK"
From the CTA Jan 27, 1955 - Sale price of a 1700 series car is approx $775.
A trailer is $230. Additional $250 would apply for loading on a flatcar. A
Pullman type streetcar 100-700 is $856. The better 1700 series cars are not
scheduled for scrapping immediately, but perhaps a unit from the 3100 series
which we are in the process of scrapping now.
WOW!
Many thanks to Bill Wulfert who dug around and provided these notes. A great insight into the history and times.
Comments
Sun, 03-01-2015 16:46
That was sprayed on the cab while at East Troy. The locomotive is TE-1. It was built for Toledo Edison, and worked there its entire life until [...]
Sun, 03-01-2015 07:14
Thanks Roger... It seemed too good to be true. Bill McCoy Strasburg, PA
Sat, 02-28-2015 21:28
Hello Bill I hope someone from the Electric Car dept will respond to your question. I believe one of the members wrote that on the engine. It [...]
Sat, 02-28-2015 21:24
Hello Mr. Fan. I was wondering if you ever had conveyed your interest to the team restoring the plow? Not being involved but knowing the members [...]
Sat, 02-28-2015 18:16
while 428's cab is still on the ground, there could be some premature painting and decals that could go on the outside of the cab
Sat, 02-28-2015 15:50
The last picture in the woodsshop report shows the Electroliner and a yellow steeple cab with a CNS&M monogram and spray painted number 454. Could [...]
Fri, 02-27-2015 16:26
Thank you Nigel! We look forward to seeing 1630 in operation this season. Good luck with the repairs!
Fri, 02-27-2015 12:17
The UP sticker could be for a truck trailer. The headlight is neat. However for the accuracy nut, the plow originally had a style of Pyle [...]
Fri, 02-27-2015 11:44
Mike, Yep. We always like to think she may have been operated by Casey ...... but we will never be sure. Nigel
Fri, 02-27-2015 11:42
Zach, At this time we will not be offering "Take the Throttle" on 1630 this year. The issue is that, after not running for a number of years, we [...]
Fri, 02-27-2015 09:34
I am curious as to whether or not you will be offering cab rides on 1630 this coming season. I understand you did not offer any last year, as it was [...]
Wed, 02-25-2015 22:04
Hey I saw on the home page on the scroll ad for mother's day,is that shelter in the picture new? It looks as if it is right across the mainline by the [...]