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Chicago Transit Authority #53 was one of four three-car articulated trainsets built in 1947 by St. Louis and Pullman-Standard for Chicago Rapid Transit. Originally in the 5000-series (#53 was #5003), these cars served for most of their lives on the Skokie Swift line.
53 ended up at the Monticello Railroad Museum (as shown here) and was a stationary display. By the early 2010s, it was in disrepair and it was agreed that the Illinois Railway Museum would salvage parts from the car, and it was subsequently scrapped.
53 ended up at the Monticello Railroad Museum (as shown here) and was a stationary display. By the early 2010s, it was in disrepair and it was agreed that the Illinois Railway Museum would salvage parts from the car, and it was subsequently scrapped.
Additional data provided from PNAERC; Frank Hicks photo
