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Cleveland Transit System
Cars # 112 & # 201-202

RTA logoThe 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 and share 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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Here is a train of six of the original cars that opened the Cleveland Rapid Transit line in service.
This photo shows single unit 112 coupled to our Trackmobile for a move. 201 waits for its turn in the background. (S. Heister)
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)
Here is 201 on the storage track at NORM. The pile of ballast in the foreground can be seen to the left of the next photo.
This photo shows married pair 201-202 at the Museum waiting to be moved to the barns. (S. Heister)

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Last Updated 05/12/08

 

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