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Chicago Elevated (CTA) 4420

Picture
Type: Rapid Transit Car
Built: 1924, Cincinnati Car Co.
Acquired: 1982
Motors: Two 175hp
Length: 47'
Seats: 44
Weight: 38 tons

The Chicago Rapid Transit 4000-series cars have interesting interiors with old-time light fixtures, walkover leatherette seats and "bowling alley" seating at the ends. They help demonstrate both the interiors typical of the height of the interurban era, and the exterior of the coming state-of-the-art steel cars. Being high-level-loading cars, they have no steps and must load at either of the railroad’s two high-level platforms or at a special stairset. They feature early automatic acceleration technology, with controller points for switching, series, parallel, and field shunt, without the resistance points of the older cars, a precursor of the PCC control scheme to come in the Thirties.



Location
Board the Train at:
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East Troy Depot: 2002 Church Street, East Troy, Wis.
Elegant Farmer Platform: 1545 Main St., Mukwonago, Wis.

​Phone: 262-642-3263 
Mailing Address: PO Box 943, East Troy, WI 53120

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    • Contact
    • Locate
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    • Gift Certificates
    • FAQs
    • Tourism
  • The Ride
    • Tickets
    • Fares
    • Schedule
  • Special Events
    • Bunny Train
    • Railfest 2022
    • Milwaukee Day 2022
    • Chicago Day 2022
    • Trick or Treat Trains 2022
    • Night Photo Train
    • Christmas Train >
      • Christmas Day Trains
      • Christmas Night Trains
      • Christmas Parade Train
  • Dining Service
    • Dinner Trains
    • Family Picnic Train
    • Sunday Brunch Trains
  • Charters
    • School Charters
    • Pricing
    • Dining Charters
    • Route & Destinations
    • Booking
  • Volunteer
  • Endowment