CTA Surface System History presented by the Illinois Railway Museum - North Shore Section

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This section is made possible by the countless hours of organizing and scanning material done by IRM President Joe Stupar. Thanks to his and others' efforts, we are able to provide this repository of North Shore Line historical information.

The list below outlines the documents available in this section. PLEASE use your "back" button on your system browser to return to this page.

Simple Blueprints

  • Cars 23-28 - 08/1920
  • Cars 29-38 10/1920
  • Cars 29-38 - 01/22/1947
  • Cars 62, 64-67 - 12/1922

  • Cars 62, 64-67 - 01/22/1947
  • Cars 62, 64-67 - 01/22/1947 (v2)
  • Open Trailer Cars - 10/1920
  • SE Control Trailer - 12/1922

  • Car 81 Control Trailer - 12/1922
  • Cars 121-124 - 10/1920
  • Cars 128-131 - 08/1920
  • Cars 138-141 - 12/1922

  • Cars MD 200-202 - 11/1920
  • Cars 300-302 - 10/1920
  • Cars 303-305 - 12/1922
  • Cars 400-402 - 10/1920

  • Car 403 - 12/1922
  • Cars 150-164 - 1920
  • Cars 165-169 - 1920
  • Cars 170-184 - 10/1920

  • Cars 185-197 - 09/1920
  • Car 251 - 1917
  • Cars 250, 252-254 - 1917
  • Old Car 255 - 12/1922

  • Car 255 - 1922
  • Car 256 - 08-1920
  • Parlor/Dining Cars 404-406 - 08/1920
  • Parlor Dining Trailer 407 - 07-1920

  • Parlor/Dining Car 408 - 07-1920
  • Dining Car 409 - 11/14/1922
  • Dining Car 409 - 1924
  • Car 409 - 12/1923

  • Observation Car 410 - 06/1922
  • Observation Cars 410-411 - 12/1922
  • Observation Cars 410-411 - 12/1923
  • Observation Cars 412-413 - 1924

  • Observation Cars 412-413 - 1924 (v2)
  • Diner Car 414 - 1924
  • Diner Car 414 - 1924 (v2)
  • Diner Car 416 - 1926

  • Diner Car 416 - 1926 (v2)
  • Diner Cars 415-417 - 1926
  • Diner Cars 418-419 - 1928
  • Observation Car 420 - 1926

  • Car 420 - 1928
  • Car 700 - 03/1922
  • Cars 700-706 - 06/1923
  • Cars 700-711 - 1924

  • Cars 707-711 - 06/1923
  • Cars 714-719, 721-725, 727-729, 731-733 - 1926
  • Cars 714-719, 721-725, 727-729, 731-733, also 712-712 low gear rated - 1926
  • Cars 714-719, 721-725, 727-729, 731-733 High gear ratio cars, before rebuilding - No Date

  • Cars 714-719, 721-725, 727-729, 731-733 High gear ratio cars, after rebuilding - No Date
  • Cars 720, 726, 730 - No Date
  • Cars 720, 726, 730 - 1926
  • Cars 734-736 - 1917

  • Cars 734-736 - 1926
  • Cars 737-751 - 1926
  • Cars 737-744, 746-751 - 1928
  • Cars 752-776 - 1930

  • Cars 752-764, 766-776 - 1930
  • Safety Cars 313, 315 - 10/1920
  • Safety Cars 316-325 - 08-1920
  • Safety Cars 316-325 - 07/1920

  • Safety Cars 326-337 - 05/1923
  • City Cars 352-356, 360 - 1928
  • City Cars 501-508 - 10/1920
  • City Cars 500-509 - 12/1922

  • Cars 510-511 - 1923
  • MD Car 5 - 10/1920
  • MD Car 6 - 10/1920
  • MD Car 11 - 11/1920

  • MD Car 12 - 11/1920
  • MD Car 16 - 11/1920
  • MD Cars 203-213 - 07/1920
  • MD Cars 215-229 - 1922

  • MD Cars 231-232, 224-239 - 1924
  • MD Car 240 - 01/1925
  • Reffer Cars 240-244 - No Date
  • Locomotives 450-451 - 11/1920

  • Locomotives 452-454 - 10/1920
  • Locomotives 455-456 - No Date
  • Locomotive 457 - No Date
  • Locomotive 458 - 01/1948

  • Locomotive 459 - 10/28/1948
  • Caboose 1000 - 09/1920
  • Caboose 1002-1006 - 1926
  • Sweeper Car 3 - 1899

  • Sweeper Car 21 - 1908
  • Sweeper Car 70 - 1909
  • Plow 601 - 08/1920
  • Line Car 602 - 11/1920

  • Line Car 604 - 1914
  • Plow 605 - 1921
  • Line Car 606 - 06/1922
  • Derrick 607 - No Date

  • Sweeper Car 608 - No Date
  • Service Motor 19 - 11/1920
  • Pile Driver 1 - 11/1920
  • Industrial Cars 565-568 - 09/1920

  • Sprinkler 603 - 09/1920
  • Steam Shovel 609 - 1924
  • Flat Car 610 - 1925
  • Reel Cars 611-612 - 1925

  • Side Dump Car 1218 - 09/1920
  • Side Dump Car 1219 - 12/1922
  • Side Dump Cars 1224-1254 - 09/1920
  • Sprayer Car 1265 - 1907

  • Side Dump Cars 1274-1293 - No Date
  • Flat Cars 1400-1402 - No Date
  • Flat Cars 1400-1402 - 12/1922
  • Flat Cars 1404-1417 - 1907

  • Flat Car 1410 - 1907
  • Flat Cars 1414-1418 - 1925
  • Derrick Car 1420 - 1907
  • Derrick Car 1420 - 08/1920

  • Flat Cars 1500-1503 - No Date
  • Flat Cars 1504-1513 - No Date
  • Flat Cars 1504-1513 - No Date (v2)
  • Ballast Car 2001 - 09/1920

  • Flat Cars 2010-2022 - 12/1922
  • Gondola Cars 2012, 2018 - 08/1920
  • Steam Shovel 609 - 11/1920
  • Gondola Cars 2030-2053, 2055-2059 - 10/1920

  • Substation Car 2056 - 09/1920
  • Flat Car 2060 - No Date
  • Camp Cars 3001-3002 - 08/1920
  • Camp Car 3003 - 08/1920

  • Camp Cars 3004-3017 - 11/1917
  • Box Car 301 - 1917
  • Tank Car 4000 - 12/1922
  • Tank Car 4001 - 1926

  • Gondola Cars 5000-5014 - 06/1923
  • Flat Cars 5002-5014 - 06/1923
  • Gondola Car 5015 - No Date
  • Drop Bottom Gondola Cars 6000-6019 - No Date

  • Ballast Cars 7001-7003 - 1947
  • Flat Cars 5002-5014 - 06/1923
  • Electroliners 801-804 - 1941



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