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(erielack) EL In Chicago
I have a question that came up recently regarding EL passenger operation out of Dearborn Station in Chicago. In the final years, trains usually consisted of nothing more than two coaches and a baggage car or two out of that terminal. But what if there was a sudden need for more cars, or what if one of the cars were bad-ordered? Did EL keep extra coaches at Dearborn? Or, did they borrow coaches from somebody else if they needed an extra car or two. I have to say that I never saw an Erie or EL train with a coach, sleeper, or food-service car from any of the roads that used Dearborn. So, how was the demand for the extra cars met? If bad-ordered, where were repairs made?
Ed Montgomery
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