1971 Metra Electric Cars, Headed for Scrap

The Illinois Central bought these lightweight double-decker cars, then painted orange and gray, in 1971 to replace heavyweight cars that had been in service since the 1920's.

For a time, both types of cars ran on the same tracks, a fact which figured in a horrific 1972 accident in which a train of old heavyweights plowed into a new double-decker train that had overshot the 27th Street station and was backing up.

The rearmost lightweight car caught the worst of it; most of the 45 deaths and 332 injuries were in that car, which was telescoped by the heavier front car of the older train. You can read more about it here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Chicago_commuter_rail_crash

These "new" cars, now painted Metra orange and blue, have been replaced by cars that resemble the stainless-steel cars being used on other Metra lines, except with pantographs on their roofs to contact the overhead electric lines. Goodbye, "new" cars. You'll be sorely missed.

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Taken in: United States / Illinois / Chicago / Washington Park Court (show map)

Taken on: July 20, 2013

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