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Limited edition of
180
1964
Chicago Transit Authority Pullman-Standard 2001-2180 series Rapid Transit
Car
In
1964 Chicago Transit Authority received 180 new rapid transit cars from
Pullman-Standard and numbered them 2001-2180. These "New Look"
cars had a fiberglass front end which allowed the designers to create
the unique look for the end of the car; large picture windows were also
incorporated. The aluminum was also widely used. New CTA-1 trucks, a join
effort of CTA and LFM Manufacturing Company, were installed and the General
Electric SCM-type propulsion control was a result of the several years
of tests on cars 6129-6130. 100 h.p. motors and 28" diameter wheels
were used, giving the high performance characteristics to these cars.
The interior used light colors with light blue seats; air conditioning
was installed. This series of cars introduced the Mint Green and Alpine
White livery to Chicago's Rapid Transit. Starting from 1972, the series
adopted a new Platinum/Black livery; a few were painted in the Bicentennial
scheme and later they were painted in red, white and blue "Spirit
of Chicago" scheme. Last of the 2000-series cars were retired by
the beginning of 1994; cars 2153-2154 were preserved at the Illinois Railway
Museum.
Available options for car numbers and destination signs
Scale 1:48
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100
180-1
1964
Chicago Transit Authority Pullman-Standard 2000-series Rapid Transit Car
- post'72 Platinum & Black livery
In
1972 cars 2053 and 2054 were repainted in the new Platinum & Black
paint scheme to de-emphasize the different window heights of the 2000-
and 2200-series cars when mixed together in the same train and soon all
Pullman cars received this new livery, except cars 2029-2030 which continued
to ran in old Mint Green and Alpine White.
Available options for car
numbers and destination signs
Scale 1:48
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10
180-2
1964
Chicago Transit Authority Pullman-Standard 2000-series Rapid Transit Car
- post'76 "Spirit of Chicago" livery
In
1974 cars 2175 and 2176 were repainted in the Bicentennial livery and
the set was numbered 1776. Two additional sets (2029-2030 and 2113-2114)
also received the Bicentennial livery in 1974 and 1976. The modified form
of the Bicentennial livery, called "Spirit of Chicago" was adopted
on all 2000-series cars soon and they kept this scheme for the rest of
their operational life.
Available options for car numbers and destination signs
Scale 1:48
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20
164
1950
CTA Chicago St.Louis Car PCC Rapid transit Car (6001-6130 series)
Chicago
Transit Authority ordered 200 PCC Rapid Transit Cars from St.-Louis Car
Co for $7.85 million and first batch, numbered 6001-6130 was delivered
in 1950 and 1951. Only these cars had the Mercury Green stripe around
the standee windows and twin headlights below the front windows. The remaining
70 cars were delivered also in 1951. The 6000s entered service in October
1950 on the Logan Sq.-Loop route. 28-inch instead of 25-inch wheels were
used on Clark B-2 trucks and the control was a higher-capacity Westinghouse
accelerator, adapted from surface car experience. First 200 cars were
very successful and CTA started a program of converting its postwar
PCC streetcars into rapid transit cars. Between 1953 and 1960 570 “Green
Hornets” were reincarnated as subway-elevating rolling stock.
Available also on order:
- Ref.164-1: post'56 simplified livery with Mercury
green roof and orange belt-rail.
- Ref.164-2: post'65 Mint Green/Alpine White livery.
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400
164a
1950
CTA Chicago St.Louis Car PCC Rapid transit Car (6123-6130 series; equipped
with trolley poles in 1955/56-60)
In 1955-56 eight PCC Rapid transit
cars of original batch (6123-6130) were equipped with trolley poles. These
cars operated on all-third-rail routes and trolley poles were removed
between 1958 and 1960 but on cars 6129/6130 they were restored in 1964
and used until 1974.
- Ref.164a-1: Mint Green/Alpine White livery.
Scale 1:48
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100
164c
1950
CTA Chicago St.Louis Car PCC Rapid transit Car (6127-6130 series in "Hot
Rod" paint scheme of 1960-64)
The 6129-6130 cars (last two cars
of first CTA Rapid Transit PCC order) were equipped with General Electric
MCM control and GE motors. During its life they were used for many equipment
tests. With recently delivered cars 1-4 and 6127-6128 set these cars reentered
testing program in 1960, being repainted in the "Hot Rod" painting
scheme of luxury maroon, silver grey and tangerine red. In 1964 these
two cars were repainted again into standard CTA colors.
Scale 1:48
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