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Chicago, car # 406

City:Chicago   United States
Operator/Facility:North Chicago Street Railroad Co.
Model:Brill cable car
Built:1887
Current state: Location and status unknown 
Purpose:Passenger vehicle
Metropolitan (combination) body with 10' open section. Length overall: 35'. Trucks: double, probably Brill. Deck roof. Single-end car.
Description: Chicago Tribune, Dec. 12, 1887, “The North Side Grip-Cars”.

Possibly rebuilt as a separate open grip car and closed trailer by 1898.


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