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Subject: Info about CB&Q's Gallery Cars and Power Cars
From: "David Ulibarri" <davidulibarri@g...>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 18:22:39 -0000
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I have some information about the Burlington Route's Gallery and 
Power Cars.

First the Gallery Cars. The Burlington bi-level commuter cars, 
according to the commuters, are called "Dinkies". Cars 700-787 and 
790-795 were bought by the CB&Q and had steam heat and incandescent 
interior lighting. Cars 796-820 were built in 1973 with electric 
heating and fluorescent lighting, and at the same time, cars 700-787 
and 790-795 were rebuilt to those standards. There were plans to 
renumber those cars to the 7000's (cab cars 8000's) to conform with 
the numbering system adopted by the RTA, but the renumbering did not 
take place. Metra plans to retire 50 of the oldest of these cars by 
2005, when Metra expects to receive 300 new cars from Sumitomo and 
Super Steel.

Next the Power Cars. The cars were rebuilt from coach/baggage cars, 
and had diesel generators installed in the baggage sections. The 
generators provided power for the bi-level coaches, which were not 
equipped with the batteries and axle generators normally used on 
steam heated equipment. In 1949, cars 7200-7205 were rebuilt from 
cars 7147-7152, and in 1950, cars 7300-7313 were rebuilt from cars 
6100-6109, 6116, 6124, 6150 and 6153. All cars were retired by 1974, 
when modernization of the bi-level fleet was completed.

I will post two pictures of the gallery cars in the files section. 
Please reply to this message. Thank You.

David Ulibarri
davidulibarri@g...


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