THE ELECTROLINER

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NSL 801+802, 803+804 1941 - costruttore St. Louis Car Company Gli Electroliners furono una coppia di eletromotrici tramviarie interurbane gestite dalle compagnie Chicago North Shore e Milwaukee Railroad, e collegavano Chicago, Illinois, e Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ogni treno era marcato con due numeri, 801-802 e 803-804. Una delle unità centrali era attrezzata a sala ristorante con 26 posti a sedere. Furono progettati per operare in tre distinte situazioni: 1 - con la piattaforma alta, le curve strette e lo stretto interbinario delle linee sopraelevate Chicago Loop e la Chicago 'L', con alimentazione a terza rotaia 2 - per correre alla velocità di 80 miglia orarie (130 km/h) e più sulla principale North Shore, con alimentazione a catenaria e presa di corrente ad asta e rotella 3 - per muoversi sulla tratta tramviaria urbana di Milwaukee fino al capolinea collocato in centro città. 1941 - built by St. Louis Car Company The Electroliners were a pair of electric passenger train sets operated by the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, which ran between Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Each train set carried two numbers, 801-802 and 803-804. One of the center units was a Tavern Lounge which seats 26. The Electroliners were cleverly designed to operate in three different environments: 1 - with the high platforms, sharp curves, and narrow clearances of the Chicago Loop and the Chicago 'L', with the elctrical contact by third-rail 2 - to run at speeds of 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) or more on the North Shore's main line, with catenary and trolley pole 3 - to make their way up Milwaukee city streets to the North Shore Milwaukee Terminal in downtown Milwaukee.

THE LIBERTY LINER

PSTC 801+802 'Valley Forge', 803+804 'Independence Hall' Dopo la chiusura della NSL del gennaio 1963, gli Electroliners furono venduti alla Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company, conosciuta come 'Red Arrow Lines', e i due treni vennero rinominati Liberty Liners. Asta e rotella furono rimosse, nuove porte aggiunte nella carrozza centrale, e vennero collocati nuovi pattini per la presa di corrente a terza rotaia per operare tra Philadelphia e Western Railroad, dove c'era la sola terza rotaia e le alte piattaforme delle stazioni tra Upper Darby, Pennsylvania e Norristown. I Liberty Liners vennero ritirati nel 1976. After the North Shore Line ceased operations in January 1963, the Electroliners were sold to the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company, then known as the Red Arrow Lines, and the two trainsets were renamed Liberty Liners. The trolley poles and steps were removed, new doors were added in the center coach sections, and updated third-rail contact shoes were installed in order to operate on the Philadelphia and Western Railroad right-of-way, which exclusively uses third rail and high-level platform stations between Upper Darby, Pennsylvania and Norristown. The Liberty Liners were retired around 1976.