Passengers boarding the restored Electroliner at the Illinois Railway Museum.
In service
1941–1978
Manufacturer
St. Louis Car Company
Constructed
1941
Entered service
1941
Refurbished
1963
Number built
2
Number preserved
2
Formation
A-B-C-A1
Fleet numbers
801–802, 803–804
Operators
Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company, SEPTA
Lines served
Skokie Valley Route, Milwaukee Division, Norristown High Speed Line
Specifications
Train length
155 feet 4 inches (47.35 m)[1]
Height
12 feet 7 inches (3.84 m)[1]
Doors
4 passenger, 2 cab
Articulated sections
4
Maximum speed
110 mph (180 km/h)
Weight
214,000 pounds (97,000 kg)[1]
Traction motors
8x GE 1443B
Electric system(s)
600 V DC third rail or overhead line
Current collector(s)
Overhead line: Trolley pole Third rail: Contact shoe
Bogies
Jacobs bogies
Braking system(s)
Westinghouse
Multiple working
No
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
The Electroliners are a pair of streamlined interurban trainsets built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1941. Initially numbered 801–802 and 803–804, they were operated by the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad from 1941 to 1963, followed by the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company (later SEPTA) from 1964 to 1978. Since their retirement, both trainsets have been preserved in railway museums.
^ abcInterurban to Milwaukee. Chicago, Illinois: Central Electric Railfans' Association. 1962. p. 79.
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