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Chicago Surface Lines "Blue Goose" PCC car 4021 (St Louis 1936 order 1602) @Illinois Railway Museum, Union IL 7-04-94
This is the only remaining Chicago prewar PCC just as 4391 is the only remaining postwar Chicago PCC. It is also one of the very few anachronisms at IRM. (maybe the only one-I'm not sure).
When the prewar PCC's were built, they were two-man cars with a Peter Witt boarding arrangement. One entered through the triple stream front doors, the conductor stood in front of the double-stream center doors. One paid him as one passed him, either to exit the center doors or to take a seat at the rear of the car where there was a single exit door. In the early 50's, the "Blue Geese" were converted to one-man cars, one of the center exit doors was removed, they were painted in Everglades Green and cream, and sent to the Cottage Grove line. The 4021 survived by being part of CTA's historic collection until 1985 when it was donated to IRM, still in Everglades Green. IRM did a fantastic job at restoring it to the original paint scheme--but it still has the single center exit that it did in one-man service.
Chicago's PCC's, both prewar and postwar, were larger than almost every other owner's (Pacific Electric's may have been bigger.) They were so large that they were built with the trucks off-center so they could clear the space between the tracks. They were also all built as 2 man cars with hand controls.
CTA "Green Hornet" postwar PCC 4391 (St Louis 1948 order 1662) @ Illinois Railway Museum, Union IL 9-3-84
CSL St. Laurent on the St. Clair River (August 10, 2018) - setting sun highlighting her mural (www.cslships.com/en/our-company/sea-keeper)
Put CSL splitters on the front bumper yesterday. Nice touch to the front end since I'm still not set on a front lip yet. Not 100% about this rig photo, but I'm too lazy to work on it tonight.
Both of CSL's SW1001s, Nos 28 and 29, head east on the B&O's Lake Sub, on a very foggy morning in April 1980.
1973 BMW CSL during Friday morning practice for Group 5 (Classic GT) at the 2012 Classic Motorsports Mitty. Driver: CH De Haan
"In 2022 BMW revealed an all new 3.0 CSL based on the BMW M4, paying homage to the original E9 3.0 CSL. It features a more powerful 3.0 inline-six cylinder engine producing 553hp and is being built to celebrate BMW M's 50th Anniversary. Only 50 units will be built".
A fairly surprising new casting from MSZ for their budget 1/64 Cool Chic Auto series and one which they've given a completely clean metallic white colour to highlight its crispness. Certainly not the prettiest of cars but then again what modern BMW is!
Great detailing front and rear plus working suspension.
Mint and boxed.
Chicago Surface Lines "Matchbox" 1374 (St Louis 1905 order 715) @Illinois Railway Museum 7-4-90
The Matchboxes were too small for even the lighter lines in Chicago. As more of the lighter lines were converted to bus and as the PCC's made larger cars more available, the y were gone from revenue service by the CTA takeover. 1374 survived by being converted to a salt car to de-ice the streets in winter. This is a good restoration job.
1973 BMW CSL driven by Dean DeSantis in Group 4A at the 2017 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.
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