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Chicago, Brill cable car # 950; Chicago, 2-axle trailer car # 1253
  Chicago Brill cable car # 950  —  Madison Street
 2-axle trailer car # 1253  —  Madison Street
West Madison Street
Chicago Transit Authority Historical Photo Collection

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Posted by AlexSan · Odesa           Date: early 1890s

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Chicago, Brill cable car # 950

Operator/Facility:West Chicago Street Railroad Co.
Model:Brill cable car
Built:1889
Current state:Location and status unknown (1899)
Purpose:Passenger vehicle
Remarks:1899 to Chicago Union Traction Co. (?)
Open body. Deck roof. Double-end grip car.
J. G. Brill Co. order #2646.
Cars of this type were numbered 271–289, 298–320, 369–377, 382, 465–473 (possibly more) on the Chicago Union Traction roster.

Chicago, 2-axle trailer car # 1253

Operator/Facility:West Chicago Street Railroad Co.
Model:2-axle trailer car
Built:1890
Current state:Location and status unknown
Purpose:Passenger vehicle
Remarks:1899 to Chicago Union Traction Co. (?)
Built: 1890–92.
Closed body. Deck roof. Double-end car.
Probably built by Pullman or Laclede.

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