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NORM Collection
Cleveland Transit System
Cars # 112 & # 201-202
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  The museum has three of the rapid transit cars built by the St Louis Car Co. for the Cleveland Transit System. Cars 201 and 202 built in 1954 are permanently coupled, sharing some electrical and air equipment. Because of this they are often referred to as a “married pair”. Cars 201-202 were the first cars to run on the system and also participated in the line’s opening ceremonies. Car 112 built in 1955 is a single unit car.
The CTS rapid rail line was coined the Red Line after consolidation into Cleveland’s RTA. All cars are high platform and use overhead for current collection. The Red Line shares some trackage with the former Shaker Heights Rapid Transit (RTA’s Green & Blue lines) which now uses modern LRV's. The few stations that the routes share have both low level and high level platforms.
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CTS 201-2 Specifications:
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Type:
Rapid Transit Car
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Description:
Double End, Double Truck, Arch Roof, Married-Pair Steel Rapid
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Builder:
St. Louis Car Company, St. Louis, Missouri
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Year Built:
1954
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Aquired by NORM:
1988
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Dimensions:
Length: 97ft., Width: 10ft. 4in., Height: 11ft. 9in.
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Weight:
107,100 lbs.
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Seats:
108
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Controls:
WH Cineston
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Trucks:
CSC
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Motors:
8 WH1432H, 55 HP
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Lines Served On:
Cleveland Transit System, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
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 This photo shows one of the married pair sets of the cars westbound at East 55th Street. The photo was taken in the mid 1960s as the destination is "West Park Station" which was the end of the line prior to the 1968 airport extension project. (B. C. Gage Collection)
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 Here is married pair 201-202 at the Museum on track #1 next to the Bennett Carhouse in November of 2010. (B. C. Gage)
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 This view shows the cab end of 202 and the end of track #1. (B. C. Gage)
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CTS 112 Specifications:
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Type:
Rapid Transit Car
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Description:
Double End, Double Truck, Arch Roof, Steel Rapid
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Builder:
St. Louis Car Company, St. Louis, Missouri
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Year Built:
1954
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Aquired by NORM:
1988
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Dimensions:
Length: 48ft. 6in., Width: 10ft. 4in., Height: 11ft. 9in.
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Weight:
56,000 lbs.
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Seats:
52
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Controls:
WH Cineston
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Trucks:
CSC
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Motors:
4 WH1432H, 55 HP
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Lines Served On:
Cleveland Transit System, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
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 This photo shows single unit 112 coupled to our Trackmobile for a move. 201 waits for its turn in the background. (S. Heister)
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 Here is 112 being moved by CRC 0711 to the storage track next to the barns. The rear of SHRT 31 is visible behind it. (S. Heister)
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 Here is 112 on track #5 behind the Bennett Carhouse in August of 2009. (B. C. Gage)
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Last Updated 01/13/2012
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