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.
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