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316-321

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Car 316 after modernization
Collection of Jay Williams
Specifications
Manufacturer:Jewett1
Built:19131
Quantity:6
Numbers:316-321
Length:53'-10 ½"1
Width:8'-8"1
Height: 13'-2"2
Weight:100,000 lbs.2
Trucks:Large Baldwin3
Truck centers:34'-2"2
Truck wheelbase:7'-0"3
Wheel diameter:37"1
Motors:4 GE66B (316-318)
4 GE254 (319-321)4
Control:GE C215
Seats:52
Couplers:Van Dorn1

History:

Full history coming soon.

Additional Photos

Sources:

  1. "Car Inventory: 321." Chicago Aurora & Elgin Railroad, Jul. 1922: 1.
  2. "SEO - Y4964: Typical C.A.& E. RY. Cars." Chicago Transit Authority. 14 Mar. 1956.
  3. "Car Inventory: 321." Chicago Aurora & Elgin Railroad, Jul. 1922: 7.
  4. "Car Inventory: 321." Chicago Aurora & Elgin Railroad, Jul. 1922: 4.
  5. The Great Third Rail III-18