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420-Series: The Cincinnati Cars

Car 433 and a Pullman sit at the Aurora terminal waiting for the next trip east on April 24, 1957. Click here for a larger version.
Photo by P. Stringham, from the collection of William Raia.

Car 427, a product of the Cincinnati Car Company, in Wheaton Yard. The black smoke seen billowing up from behind the shops is from insulation being burned off of feeder cables for salvage. The young man hanging out of the car is a friend of the photographer. Click here for a larger version.
Photo by Jim Dyer.

In this shot we are looking at car 430, another 420-series car (at left) and car 300 in Wheaton Yard. The paint on the cars is badly faded making the long inactivity and lack of maintainence on the cars apparent. Click here for a larger version.
Photo by Jim Dyer.

Car 456 and another 450-series car are stored in Wheaton Yard sometime after the shutdown, On the next track ovver is car 427, a product of the Cincinnati Car Company. In the background on the right are the old and new dispatcher's towers. Click here for a larger version.
Photo by Don Bruno

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