[milwaukee-electric] Re: One Man 600s

[Ken and Tracie]

This is car 611 and it is on Oakland, south of Edgewood.

K.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don L. Leistikow" <DLeistikow at webtv.net>
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Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 1:21 PM
Subject: [milwaukee-electric] Re: One Man 600s


> Ken and list:   What is the car number and where was the photo, taken?
> I would guess that the car is southbound, probably on Oakland Avenue in
> the neighborhood of Oakland Car Station.
>
> The 600's (601 - 660) were favored with various modifications.  The
> original configuration remained intact for most of there operating life.
>
> The seven rebuilt to One-Man Safety Cars, were 611 - 616 + 660 in 1928.
>
> Back in 1924, John I. Beggs lavish progam of modernizing its rolling
> stock, brought the six Deck Roofed Interurban Cars (101 - 106) down to
> Cold Spring Shops for the initial rebuilding program and introduction of
> Green Special Coaches into the new Rapid Transit Program.  Replacing
> those six cars in Appletion were MIlwaukee's 651 - 660.      The cars
> were renumbered 201 - 210. Abandonment of service in 1928, brought these
> ten cars back to Milwaukee and reconfigured as City streetcars,
> regaining their original numbers.
>
> 1927 - 1928, saw several cars sent  through the Shops for improved
> servcie on the Suburban Cudahy - South Milwaukee Line.  Those were cars
> 601 - 608.  Improved seating and Central Lighting Fixtures were basic
> changes.
>
> So, the remaining cars; 608, 609 and 610 + 617 - 650, continued in
> service, unchanged.  Of record is that St.Louis Car Company built cars
> 601 - 630 in 1912.  MIlwaukee's Cold Spring Shops, built the balance of
> these cars (631 - 660) in 1913.
>
> Don L.
>
>