A very simple explanation for the one car trains. MONEY. The Chicago Union
Station Company, a separate entity, charged $10 for every car operated on their
property.
BRAD
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From: mikebennidict
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 08/03/2005 4:23 PM
Subject: [CBQ] Commuter questions.
while it was in the early 50s the Burlington began odering the Bi-
Levels I read elsewhere it wasn't in 1964 they began using cab cars
for push-pull operations. why was that?
>
also I've seen pictures on other sites of what are probably mid-day
trains witch some had ony 2 or even 1 car trains. Now while it may not
be all that suprising for the reailroad to have less cars durring rush
and non-rush hours while the inner Chicago suburbs might of filled up,
the outer suburbs would of still been growing. and while we're at it,
I understand Route 59 just outside Naperville opened in 1989.
Interesting since most Metra stations were built at least when steam
was operating. but anyway, why would they even runs trains with so
little cars? 1 one car train I probably wouldn't even call a train.
just an engine pulling a car. if they ran non-rush hr. trains every
hr, I would of thought they should run them every 2 or 3 hours and not
waste fuel and money. so what was with that?
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