Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Interior view of a CTA 6000 series rapid transit car.
I took this photo during the March 1985 "Snowflake Special" chartered CTA rapid transit fantrip, that was sponsored by The Illinois Railway Museum from the town of Union Illinois.
Time was running out for the 1950's era Chicago Transit Authority 6000 series lightweight rapid transit cars in Chicago during the 1980's, and fantrip charters were being operated utilizing these cars.
The 6000 series cars, were built by the St. Louis Car Company, utilizing several "Like New" parts from scrapped CTA post war streamline PCC electric streetcars, that only operated for a decade or less on Chicago's city streets.
By 1986, several CTA 6000 series cars began arriving at The Illinois Railway Museum, and are operated occasionaly today during the museum's operating season.
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