Johnson Collection - Cars 10 to 28

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10

Car 10 is best known for having been converted into a combine for funeral service. It was destroyed in a wreck in 1948.

(L) 1940's "Early American" livery

(R) 1939 CERA fan trip with 10 coupled to the 321, both in 1930's "coffee and cream"

(L) Coupled to 109, the other funeral car. (L) and (R) both in 1920's deep red

(L) 1920's deep red livery; (R) A fan trip with 10 coupled to box motor 5. These bizarre lashups were popular back in those days.

(L) 1940's "Early American" livery

(R) 1930's "coffee and cream"; #300 to the left.

12

Cars 12 and 14 were both converted to trailers at an early date. Both photos show the car in 1930's "coffee and cream." This car kept its one-piece stained-glass windows later than most of the 1902 cars.

Trailers didn't have sleet scrapers, because they had no compressors. I suppose the whistle could be run off the control pipe, but the scrapers would take too much air. Car is in 1940's "Early American" livery.

14

One of the few cars without Utility ventilators. In this picture it has the storm windows installed. Car is shown in 1920's deep red. Note the unusual trucks.

16

(L) Car is shown in 1930's "coffee and cream" livery. Behind it is car 12; photo 12-3 above appears to have been taken within a few minutes of this shot.

18

These two pictures were taken minutes apart.

(L) Note how loose the headlight conduit is!

Car 18 is seen above in badly weathered 1940's "Early American" livery; at left it is in 1930's "coffee and cream."

20

Car 20, of course, is the only one of this series to be preserved. Like all of the other cars in this series, it was built without a toilet compartment but had one installed by the 20s. It was later removed. The car is shown in 1920's deep red.

These two pictures are on a fan trip in the 1950's. Date?

At State Road

Near Illinois Ave.

Car 22 was destroyed in a wreck in 1911, and so is not pictured.

24

This car received bolts through the siding just above the side sill beams. The road was always trying different means of keeping the cars in service.

26

Some cars had large bolts installed through the letterboard due to structural problems, presumably. I think #20 is the only preserved car with this "feature." At left, 1920's deep red; at right 1940's "Early American" colors.


Westbound approaching Canal.

28

(L) 1940's "Early American" livery; (R) 1950's Brilliant Red.

(L) 1950's red and grey, as seen by orthochromatic film. (R) Westbound approaching Halsted, near the end of operation on the elevated. At least I think this is 28 -- it's hard to say.