#4449 Motorized 1924 Chicago L Car

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#4449 Motorized 1924 Chicago L Car:
$18000.00

#4449 Motorized Chicago L Car

Built in 1924 by the Cincinnati Car Company

#4449 is one of the first orders of all steel cars built for Chicago Rapid Transit Co.

It was the last order of 100 cars with air brakes.

It came off the assembly line December 13th 1929 being only 6 cars away from the very last one made.

Length: 48.6\'

Width: 8.11\"

Hight 13.3\'

Weight 76,800 lbs

Seats: 52 passengers transverse seating.

Gauge: Standard

Trucks: Baldwin 78-25A/72-22A

Traction Motors: 2 Westinghouse 567R1

#4449 was transferred to Chicago Transit Authority in 1947

It was retired in 1973

Sold into private ownership in 1975.

#4449 is being sold as is, the car is complete.

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The last picture is of a sister car preserved at a trolley museum, it is NOT part of this sale.

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History of the The 4000-series cars

The 4000 series L cars were manufactured by the Cincinnati Car Company, between 1914 and 1924. They were the first steel cars on the Chicago \"L\" system. These cars were built in 2 distinct variants, with the earlier, metal-roofed cars being known as \"Baldies\" (due to their smooth iron roofs) and the later, wooden-roofed cars being known as \"Plushies\" (due to their more comfortable, green plush seats). The \"Baldies\" were equipped with 6 doors per car, however the center doors were never used regularly. The \"Plushies\" were equipped with only the end vestibule doors, but the cars internal structure was arranged to allow for the later addition of the center doors.

These cars were built as the result of several distinct purchases (dates are the date of the order, not the actual production date):

December 29, 1913: 66 Trailer (non motorized) cars, numbered (4001-4066) and 62 motor cars, numbered (4067-4128),\"Baldies\", Longitudinal seating (Car 4005 later motorized and renumbered 4456)

December 30, 1914: 122 Motor cars, numbered (4129-4250), \"Baldies\", Transverse seating.

September 1, 1922: 100 Motor cars, numbered (4251-4350), \"Plushies\", Transverse seating.

April 2, 1923: 5 Motor cars, numbered (4351-4355), \"Plushies\", Transverse seating.

December 13, 1923: 100 Motor cars, numbered (4356-4455), \"Plushies\", Transverse seating.

The 445 cars of the 4000-series were the last Chicago \"L\" cars purchased with air brakes.

When the State Street Subway opened in 1943, the older wooden cars were not allowed to operate through it for safety reasons. The only cars available to operate in the subway were the 4000-series, which eventually led to production of the 5000 and 6000-series cars.[1][2]

The last 4000-series cars were retired in 1973 after being in service for over 50 years.