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The three cars on the left are part of the 1429-1505 series of cars, which were nicknamed "Bowling Alleys" because of their seating arrangement.
Originally built for Chicago Union Traction in 1899, they were heavily rebuilt around 1912. They are distinctive because of their tongue-and-groove siding, large single-pane windows, and unusual roof vent arrangement.
One car of this series (1467) is preserved at the Illinois Railway Museumin Union IL, and it remains largely disassembled as of this writing (March 2020).
The car on the right is CSL P5, which was a single-truck work car used as a wrecker. Originally built as a mail car, probably in the 1890's, and it is virtually identical to mail car #6 at the Fox River Trolley Museum in Elgin IL.
Originally built for Chicago Union Traction in 1899, they were heavily rebuilt around 1912. They are distinctive because of their tongue-and-groove siding, large single-pane windows, and unusual roof vent arrangement.
One car of this series (1467) is preserved at the Illinois Railway Museumin Union IL, and it remains largely disassembled as of this writing (March 2020).
The car on the right is CSL P5, which was a single-truck work car used as a wrecker. Originally built as a mail car, probably in the 1890's, and it is virtually identical to mail car #6 at the Fox River Trolley Museum in Elgin IL.
Caption from Frank Hicks
Bill Volkmer collection
Bill Volkmer collection
