I took this photo last year, at the Illinois Railway Museum located in the town of Union Illinois. Seen here rounding the curve on the east side of the trolley loop, is CTA car # 4391 wich was built by the St. Louis Car Company in the year of 1948.This car was from the "Last" order for Chicago city streetcars, as the Chicago Transit Authority was formed in November of 1947, and was begining a program to phase out streetcars in Chicago, and replace the trolley lines with buses.
This car was in operation in Chicago, untill the end of streetcar service on June 21st 1958.
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