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Chicago, car # 254

City	Operator/Facility	#	Since...	Remarks
Chicago	Chicago Railways Co.	254	25.01.1908
Chicago	Chicago Union Traction Co.	254	01.07.1899	01.07.1899 ex West Chicago St. RR

City:	Chicago United States
Operator/Facility:	Chicago Railways Co.
Model:	Brownell cable car
Built:	ca. 1889
Current state:	Withdrawn
Purpose:	Passenger vehicle
Scrapped:	11.1908
Built: 1889–90. Metropolitan (combination) body. Open section: 11'. Closed section: 18'. Length overall: 32' 6". Bombay roof. Single-end car. Description: Chicago Tribune, Mar. 8, 1890, “Grips for West Siders”. Original owner likely West Chicago Street Railroad, as ninety North Chicago combination cars were rebuilt in 1898 into separate grips and trailers. Combination cars were reported in service on Milwaukee Avenue with and without trailers in 1901 (Chicago Tribune, Jan. 26, 1901, “Cable Service Found Faulty”). A group of 29 cars, remaining in 1906, was to be motorized under work order #69, but only #262 went through rebuilding.

↑ Withdrawn

City:	Chicago United States
Operator/Facility:	Chicago Railways Co.
#:	254
Model:	Brownell cable car
Built:	ca. 1889
Purpose:	Passenger vehicle
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↑ January 25, 1908 Renumbered or transferred within city

City:	Chicago United States
Operator/Facility:	Chicago Union Traction Co.
#:	254
Model:	Brownell cable car
Built:	ca. 1889
Purpose:	Passenger vehicle
Remarks:	01.07.1899 ex West Chicago St. RR
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↑ July 1, 1899 Arrived at the facility

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